Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-13

Boston d Maine mileage book. Chief OF
Police Thompson was called who, ON iu-
vestigatiOu. found the thief had sold the
Rutland mileage book To- Blakeiy, the
clothier, for Sl7 and skipped the town, and
no trace of him has yet been found.
p. T. Clair has left the employ OF the
Continental Clothing company in Boston
and goes to Lynn, Mass, into the employ
of another large clothing firm there.
The net proceeds to the Woman's Aux
iiarv of the Y. NJ. G.. A by their lawn
party of a week ago was Sl3.Sj, owing TO
the poor weather and the frequent postpon-
ments.
The insolvent estate of a. II. Bissell has
this week paid its creditors 20 Z-lOths per
cent of their late Indebtedness, checks
having been mailed by Assignee Eugene 5.
Leonard
The firm Of Tidd ~ Goodeu owners Of
the fish market has been dissolved, Mr..
Goodel retiring. Mr.. Tidd is to continue
the business at the same location on Rock
ingham street.
A despatch from Washington Thursday
SAYS: "Drs. j. 5. Hill, george Spoiford
and H. /. Waterman were today appointed
members of the board of pension eXamin-
ing surgeons at Bellows Falls
Prof. and Madame Boux's summer school
in French at SaxtOus River closed Wed
nesday and the is or more pupils in at
tendance left tor their homes. There have
been four there from this village.
Henry G.. Fleming, manager of the Lit
tie Rock and Memphis electric railroad, has
filed the necessary papers with the probate
court here as executor OF his fathers es-
tate, a hearing upon which is to be held
Sept. 4.
It is stated that the Keene Sentinel
made an error last week in saying that the
Keene Wood Rim company had gone into
insolvency, it being the keene Furniture
company, instead, in which no local par
ties are interested
Will ;. Durham assumed Saturday the
entire control of Towns hotel. MI Green
wood, who had been associated with him.
retiring from the trm Mr.. Durham VII.
Continue the management as well as his
market business as heretofore.
Business has had a lively look at the de-
pot this week, owing to the extra business
caused by the muster at Chester \ large
number of special trains have been run
from here, taking trains which come down
north.
Tuesday evening the Universalst Schurch
were to give lawn party on their grounds,
but the afternoon and evening being rainy
it was held in the church parlors. 1t in
cluded the usual refreshments OF cake, ice
cream and pop corn. and in addition a
nicely arranged literary and musical pro
gram
An outdoor meeting by the \. NJ. c. a.
was held last Sunday afternoon in the
grove above Oak Hill cemetery, and was
addressed by Rev. T. A. Wilson OF AndOver,
Mass The Kurn Hattin homes are hold
ing Sunday meetings out of doors at their
grounds in Westminster each week, and
they are attended by a number from here.
Clarence Berry one of the winners OF a
large fortune in the klondike region, who
has been exploited as a former resident OF
Bellows Falls, never lived here. Henry
Berry, barber, was a resident here 70
years ago He would now be a man 80 or
more. Clarence Berry is a young man
about 30, according to the accounts given
by san Francisco dispatches,
A special corporation meeting was held
Monday evening which was not largely at
tended. The meeting voted TO lag new
system of sewers from near Derby & Ball s
snath shops to the main sewer on Rock
ingham street to take of the surface watei
which has caused so much loss the past
few months The cost is estimated by th'
bailiffs to be about $500 and work vii
be begun at an early day. The size of tn
sewer pipe is to be 10 inches
A survey of the plain in Little Egypt,
on the south side of the basin, on the farm
II Ia vii
a view 10 laying ont there a half-mile trOt
ting park The roads in all that vicinity
which have been put in by Mr.. Thompson
during the past year, are in fine shape, ant
the drive through that section of the farm
is beautiful one, fully appreciated by al
who 90 there, IL will make an ideal plac
for athletic and trOtting purposes.
A petition for foreclosure of mortgage
on the property of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L
Amadon has been brought by Lancaster
n. H., savings bank, and Mr.. and Mrs
Amadon summoned to answer thereto a
the term of Windham county court mex
10 be held This covers the old AmadOl
homestead on School street, a building 10
on South street, and the old Bradley plac
i'm Westminster, which was Mrs Amadon'
homestead. The petition states that IN
two now live in Ticonderoga, y. y.
The birthday anniversary of George a
Smith of Bellows Falls was celebrated Aus
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. N
Holt of Beech Hill, Keene, by family II
union, at which all his children and grand
children were present. Two OF his sons
in-law were unavoidably absent. Tn
party numbered 20. Lunch was served i
the shade of the large naples near tn
house, after which a pleasant social tim
was enjoyed BY all. At the close of III
afternoon all adjourned to the house wheI
two or three hymns were sung by tn
family
H. W. Thompson and j. j. Patterso
started for North Dakota Monday. The
go there TO arrange for the harvesting
the very large crops on the farm owned b
Mr.. Thompson and others. Mr.. Thoml
son will stay a week or two TO see II
work well under way and then return. NJ
Patterson will stay and take full charge
the men doing the harvesting, which wi
take some weeks. The reports of the croI
of wheat and oats are, that they are muC
larger than ever before, and the who
West is rejoicing in the prospects OF n
turning prosperity therefrom.
The Woodstock Standard says: "ArthI
G. Howes, alias Howe, alias Howard, VIZ
arrested at Hammondsville Thursday nigl
on complaint of Herbert l.. Brown of HUI
son, Mass, who charges him with the la
ceny of a photograph outfit HOwes WI
lodged in jail here Friday, 10 wait until r
QUESTION papers can be obtained for his T
turn TO Massachusetts,. HoWes was at Il