Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-12

CulOsls.
John Vivier cut of one finger with an
ak last Friday while mending fence at
his farm on the West Dummerston road.
All Brattleboro people who are interest
ed in a coaching parade for the Valley
Fair are asked to meet at the Brooks
House next Saturday evening at 7:30
o'clock.
Seven persons appeared before the board
Of civil authority Saturday and appealed
for an alteration in the valuation of their
property as appraised by the listers in
their quadrennal appraisal
Justice Mortified rendered his decision
this morning in the case of George Hall
against o. Peltier to recover Sl2 for car
pentpr work on some OF Pelter's buildings.
The decision allows Hall to collect the
full amount Of his bill.
Rev j. +. Cross of Brattleboro pastor
of the Advent church. delivered the sell
mon at the opening OF the Advent camp
meeting in Springfield Mass, Saturday
afternoon. His subject was "Seek out
the Old Path The attendance was large.
L. Z. Stone, a Windham county boy
who has many friends here especially in
Wilmington and Brattleboro. announces III
business circnlar that he has resigned
his place with J. +. Burns ~ Co. OF Phila-
delphia, with whom he has long been con
nected As salesman, and has accepted the
position of manager Of the spice, baking
powder and extract department in the well
known concern of Jas. II. Forbes of ST.
Louis.
Ward ~ Douglass, the contractors for
the masonry for the new Main street
l.rf
and they will probably do 50 every sunday
until the abutments are completed. The
date set for the completion Of the stone
work is Aug "a, and it is only by working
Sundays that the company can avoid pay
ing the forfeit of so day which begins
after that date.
The Cheshire county grange fair will be
held Sept. g. 7 and al keene, y. H..
The racing will comprise . IL class, >. 20
class, ~ class and 2.2S class, trotters
and PAGERS, and , 40 trotters, with purses
Of $500 for each class, and a purse Of 500
for Cheshire county horses that have new
er raced for money. This meet will be
held in connection with the three state
racing circuit which includes Lebanon,
White River Junction, keene, Athoi.
Greenfield and Brattleboro.
The story of the fake sprinting match
at Bellows Falls makes interesting local
reading. No one here has ever heard Of
Charles Parker, Splinter whose residence
is given as in this town. Tie man re
ferred to as Doyle may be Jack Doyle, the
former base ball player and professional
Splinter, who is well known here lie has
been connected with hippodrome events
before. He is one Of the best sprinters In
the country, however, and has made two
or three successful trips 10 England.
Seven of the "Junta" boys were given
an unexpected ducking in Spofiord lake
Sunday afternoon. They gathered on the
wharf in front OF their cottage for the pur-
pose of being photographed by Commo-
dore Crosby, when the horses supporting
the wharf gave way, precipitatlng the boys
into the deep water. The commodore was
so elated that he neglected TO photograph
his comrades a. they were struggling in
the deep, thereby missing a picture which
would have been worth infinitely more
than the one he was seeking.
Judge Field handed down decision In
the United States district court al Gard
ner, Mass, Saturday in regard To 5000
bail in thu case Of John Reed, who is sup
posed TO be the man who buncoed DennI-
son Davis of Putney ont OF 5000 a few
years ago. Reed skipped after furnishing
bail. and the loca. court declared the
bail forfeited. \ petition was then car
ried 10 the district court. cs.miug that the
local court had no right To- declare the
cash bail forfeited and asking for a re-
turn Of the 5000, Judge Field refused
To reopen the case.
The United States Civil Service com
mission announces that an examination for
the customs service will be held at New
port VI on some date between OCT.
and -, lS9s. All persons who desire to
be examined should apply to the secretary
of the board of examiners at Newport for
examination blanks, and full information
relative TO the scope Of the examination.
Applications on form lOl must be filed in
complete form with the secretary OF the
board prior 10 the hour OF closing business
on Sept. ! 4; otherwise the applicants can
not be examined. Soon after filing appli-
cations applicants will be notified as to the
exact date of examination.
a gang of six or seven "hoboes" got
into a scrap in the freight yard Friday night
about 10 o'clock and for a time made
Kilkenney panorama. The men came to
town yesterday and had been hanging
around the station all day. They got into
a dispute during the evening about some
trivial matter and ended with a regular
rough and tumble fight. Several people
watched the fun until sticks and stones
began to fly in all directions, when 70 was
thought time TO call the assistance Of the
police Chief Hall was summoned, but
when he arrived on the scene of the bat
tie the participants had left.
Rev. John b. Deyins of New York,
who occupied the pulpit at the Congrega-
tional church sunday preluded his ser
mon by a reference TO the work which is
being done at the military camp in Chick
amauga Park by Rev. c. O. Day chaplain
OF the Vermont regiment. Rev. Mr.. Dev-
ms said that while in Mortified, Mass,
he had some conversation on that subject
with Mai Whttle, who had come direct
from the camp. He said the opportunity
for Christian work among the men was
much greater than we imagine and that
the people of the church from which Mr..
Day went had reason to be proud of their
pastor for the work he is accomplishing.
Mr.. Devins said he had seen pen pictures
of certain scenes at Chickamauga which
were the equal of some of the lowest
places in New York.
Deacon Estey Paid the Difference.
The following anecdote is told by a
Brattlehoro correspondent in the Spring
field Sunday Republican? "a story of
interest to BrattlebOro people is told by
Boston business man, whose remembrance
of the late Dea. Estey always will be most