Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

The w. G. T. U. will meet at the Y. M.
G. A. parlors next Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock.
The Washington dispatches announce
that widows pension has been granted
to Mary A. Walker of Brattleboro.
The young peoples society of the Baptist
church will hold an informal sociable at
the church next Thursday evening. There
will be no special program
A number of the teachers of the graded
schools have gone to Amherst today to at
tend the third annual meeting of the
Hampshire county teachers association.
The Estev Organ company has received
from the Dillon Boiler Works of Fitchburg,
Mass. a new 72-inch boiler to be used in
the factory 1t is II feet long, and is 100
horse power.
The first of series of monthly meet
ings for instruction was held by the Estey
Guard last evening. This is another in
novation with the Vermont militia, and
one that is expected to be of great benefit
to the guardsmen.
The annual meeting of the Oak Street
Neighborhood Whist club was held We'd
nesday. The club went to Spofford lake
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| tanned at the Souhegan cottage by Mrs.
H. L. Emerson. Supper was served at 9,
the return trip being made in the moon
light. At the business session of the club
Mrs. H, F. Bruce was elected president
and Mrs. Fred Swift secretary and treas
| urer.
The Windham county cases to come be-
| fore the state supreme court now in session
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| EMPLOYERS Liability company; Daniel
| Kellogg ct ais. VS.. the Boston & Maine
railroad company and the Vermont Valley
railroad company of 1871. The latter case
is in regard to the establishment of a suit
able railroad station at CIRCUITS. The case
of the George f. Lyons Granite company
VS.. the town of Hartford is left open.
The motion for a new trial for VIM. G.
Buzzell and Mrs. Isabelle Marsh, convicted
of murder in the Washington county court
last spring, was overruled, and the case
was placed on the docket for an early
hearing.
Charles Jewett of Bennington shot a
2OO-pound buck about mile from the
Forest and Stream club house in Whining
ton last Thursday. Frank Ray secured q
15O-pound specimen in Stratton, making
three deer shot in that town. Two have
been shot in Windham, one in Jamaica
and one in Wardsboro. One shot by M
ii. ingalls, of Windham weighed 25C
pounds, one by Roswell! Lowe in Strattor
Dps. and one by Chas. Crofut of East Arl
ington in Stratton over 200 pounds. Sew
eral deer have been shot in or near Win
hall. The largest buck reported this
. season is from the town of Bolton, weigh
} ing 275 pounds. 1t is believed that on
5 doe has been killed in Somerset, ant
E another in Searsburg. Two does from
which the hind quarters have been Gu
, were found near Barton in Orleans county
4 few days ago. The hunting ior deer ma
= attracted so many sportsmen that it is be
: Iieved that the open season of one mont
will be repealed by the next legislature.
+ The WAYNE Democratic Press OF Lyons
e n. Y, under date of Oct. ID, states tina
v Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Scott Will NOV
!, soon to New York. This change is III
doubtedly due to the formation OF tn
maltsters trust with $30,000,000 capita
= under the direction of Mr.. Scott. IN
y press also has this notice which Brattlt
; boro friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott wi
II read with interest: "One evening la
10 week there was a banquet at the MAMMA
i tan hotel in New York participated In :
lie about two dozen gentlemen interested
ID the new enterprise known as the Amer
" can Mating company. Mr.. Seymour SEQ
e of this village was present, and in fact
y. was the lion of the evening. When ciga
st were reached the first speaker, DR.. Gu
k tiss, president of the company, paid o.
townsman a high compliment upon b
IT keen business sagacity and industry
Ie having accomplished his purpose and pr
y. sented to Mr.. Scott handsome diamoI
" ring. Another followed, presenting
n travelling case, which was marvel in !
or line, containing toilet articles OF rare rlc
ie ness and beauty. A third officer OF =
a, company capped the climax with case
10 table silver fresh from Tiffany's and wor
$1,000"