Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-05


The Miller family reunion will be held
at Central park, Vernon, Tuesday, Aug
ust 9.
The Bratteboro Overall company's shop
starts up Monday after Two weeks idle
| ness while the annual inventory was being
taken.
The Boston Herald has this base ball
note: "Tommy Dowd is said to be booked
for decapitaton, for good and sufficient
reasons
Charles Adams had two fingers of his
right hand very badly acerated Friday after
noon at Holden Il Martins shop, by
catching them in planer.
The railroad men who played a close
game with the Millers Falls team at Mil
lers Falls recently, expect to have return
game on the island grounds at an early
date.
Miss Marian Minor, Miss Izetta Stewart
and E. H. Miller will take part in the
annual concert of the Congregational
society of Putney on Friday night of this
week
The local owners of Charles NJ. traded
that horse recently at Bellows Falls for
"Howdy," a promising racer. There is
talk of taking Cheerful Alsy to one of the
tracks near Boston.
George Eddy of Chicago came to Brat
tleboro Monday. He is nephew of Mrs.
A. A. Stearns, and left his home to come
here on receipt of telegram announcing
Mr.. Stearns's critical Illness.
No action was taken in the insolvent
estate of Dana Stratton of Guilford Sat
urday as none of the creditors appeared.
The assets of the estate are about $40
and the liabilities between 500 and 5000.
Mrs. VIM. Russell has no definite plans
for the removal of the Elliot street laundry
to Mrs. F. w. Grauhering's house, which
she bought last week. 1t is probable that
the removal will not take place until Sept
ember
A. O. Caswel, who has been employed
in the office of j. G.. Ullery during the
summer months, has been engaged as
principal of the High school in Hayden
vile, Mass, for the term beginning Au-
| gust 20.
There is probably no electric railroad
ride in this country which exceeds in pic
| turesque attraction that to the top of Mt.
Tom, in Holyoke, Mass. The advertise
ment printed elsewhere is for this reason
of special interest.
Edgar A. Stoddard, who has been clerk
in the grocery store of Freeman Scott the
past five years will enter the employ of
| Pratt, Wright IL Co. Aug - as. bookkeeper,
taking the place of Walter s. Pratt, who
recently bought store at Athol,
The Slack house on the north side of
Western avenue is to be moved to the east
side of the lot on which it now stands in
order that the view from Mr.. Slack's new
house farther up the hill may be improved,
1t will be moved by Mr.. Sexton of Green
field, Mass. The ground is now being
staked out.
The cash prizes in the dairy department
of the Valley Fair will amount to 500
this year. To the COW producing the larg-
est amount of butter fat in "a hours the
prize is S25, second prize Slj; to the six
cows producing the largest amount of but
ter fat, owned by one man, $50; with
second prize in this class of S25.
Frank p. Homer, the bicycle repair err
whose shop is in the Carpenter Organ
companys factory, has manufactured a
bicycle for his nephew. Alfred Jordan. The
entire work was done at Mr.. Homer's
shop. The wheel is specially easy running
and it is a specimen of fine workmanship.
Rev. John B. Devens, managing editor
of the New York Observer will preach at
the Centre Congregational church next
Sunday. Rev. DR.. George w. Phillips of
Rutland will preach there the 14th inst,
and Rev. p. NJ. Snyder Of Burlington lat
er in the month Rev. A. r. Merriam
will preach in Hartford, Conn, next Sun
day.
A screen was accidentally tipped over in
the house of II. F. c. T0dt on Terrace street
Friday morning and in consequence two
oil stoves were overturned. The oil ran
out and was ignited and lively blaze en-
sued which was put out by the milkman
by the use of rugs. The loss was about
$l5. The insurance was in c. F. r.
Jenne's agency.
Durham Brothers recently received the
following letter from Athens, Greece:
"Dear Sir: Please send us by return of
mail all your samples and your last prices
for quantities, net cash. In the hope that
we shall have reply as soon as possible,
we remain, yours truly, Joseph Arnopoulo,
Athens, Greece" 1t is needless to say
that no samples were sent as the cost by
mail for all the samples would be several
hundred dollars. - "a
The annual meeting of the BrattleborO
Street Railroad company will be held in
Grange hall on Tuesday night of next
week at : 80 o'clock. Reports of the
years business will then be made and five
directors will be chosen. The directors
will then choose president if they care to.
The road has had no president the past
year, but Judge Waterman, the vice presi-
dent, has acted in the capacity of presi-
dent.
The question of holding field day was
discussed at the regular meeting of the
Vermont Wheel club Tuesday night, and
the following were appointed a committee
of arrangements: George f. Fox, G. L.
Stickney, G. A. Harris, NJ. j. Moran, A.
f. Schwenk, G. F. Barber, w. f. Hub
bard 1t is expected that there will be a
base ball game between the married and
single men, sprlnting and jumping con-
tests, etc, and a CLAM bake or some form
of barbecue
The following Fitchburg, Mass, de-
spatch concerning the son of former Brat
tleboro people appeared in the Boston
Globe Sunday: "FOrest Tiff, aged 49, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert l.. Tiff of Park
street has been heard from. A letter was
received today by his parents, saying he
| was in Westminster and all right. He
| left his home last Friday evening, saying
he was going to a neighboring house, and
/ as he did not return there was great anxiety
on the part of the parents"
There was a big fall in baking powders
and spices ON Clark street this forenoon.
Merton Staples, who delivers goods of this