Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-28


third and fifth heats being the fastest,
, 231.2. Tom Thumb won the third heat
and was second in the last heat, but in
the Others did not finish better than fifth.
Miss Grace Birch was given a surprise
party at her home on the Vernon road
Wednesday evening the occasion being her
18th birthday anniversary. The evening
was enioyably spent in games and other
amusements. Miss Birch was presented
with a gold ring by a number of her
friends.
Rev. c. b. F. Pease of West Troy, y.
Y, will preach in the Congregational
church next Sunday. On Friday evening
he will deliver the preparatory lecture and
on the following Sunday he will again
preach and will ofliciate at the communion
service. Rev. Nj. Pease is man of I'M
usual brlliancy.
An important sale will take place at J.
O. Frost's residence in Vernon Friday.
Nov. H. beginning at 10 a. NJ, when his
thoroughbred herd of registered cattle,
flock of horned Dorset sheep, registered
herd of small Yorkshire swine, and 40
varieties of poultry, pigeons, ducks, etc,
will be sold by auction.
The work of moving the Stevens house,
recently bought by L f. Adams, from its
present site to the lot in the rear Of II. c.
Streeter's house was begun Wednesday.
The work is being done by c. L. Sexton
Of Greenfield, Mass As soon as the
building is moved Mr.. Adams will begin
work upon new house.
The property of the Milestone Hosiery
company was sold by auction at the com
pany's factory Monday afternoon to salts
fly personal property mortgage of 5000
The sale was made by Sheriff r. L. Cor
don in the absence of +. W. Mcclure.
The property was bid off by Charles A
Smith for $50. Only eight or ten persons
were present.
The High school foot ball team will go
to Bellows Falls tomorrow t. play the
High school team Of that place. Bellows
Falls has strong team on the field this
season and the Brattleboro boys are ex-
pecting a hard tussle On the following
Saturday game will probably be played
with either Bellows Falls or Springfield,
Vt on the home grounds.
Leroy Corser and Arthur Spencer have
issued 2S-page pocket guide and business
| directory of Bratteboro, giving the time
tables of the electric and steam railroads.
the time of closing of mails departure of
stages, distances from Brattleboro of towns
within radius of 12j miles and railroad
fares thereto, location of letter and fire
alarm boxes, etc 1t is well filed with 10.
cal advertising.
Dr. g. F. Barber and c. A. Harris re
| turned Sunday night after a hunting trir
of nearly TWO weeks in Aroostook county.
Maine. They brought back two deer each
all that the law allowed them to bring on,
| of the state. One was a buck and the
other three does. They report deer in the
section where they camped "as thick as
rabbits in Marlboro, and they could have
shot several other animals
The famous German Brothers, John.
| James and George, will bring to the Au.
/ ditorium on Wednesday evening next the
mirthful and effervescent version Of "Mr
Beane from Boston" The stars are the
only members of this company who have
ever appeared in Brattleboro, but it i:
said that the supporting company is supe.
rior TO any the Germans have ever had
Some 20 odd musical numbers will be in.
| troduced during the action of the play. a
large part of which are new and original
The amount due for the final payment OF
| the state money from October Ii. the lAst
even date TO which orders were drawn. Il
! the date when the companies are mustered
out of service, will be computed on the
table OF % cents for one day and s. fol
| 30 days The time will be figured from
Oct IL, counting Oct. l. the first
day and including in the number Of
days the date on which the company was
discharged. Orders for the amount dine
may be drawn as usual and forwarded
to the state treasurer's Office for payment
The apple crop this season, although
not so large as last year is considered by
local merchants to be of about the average
size. There is scarcity of good apples in
the local markets, however, due to the fac
that several shippers to large firms in tn,
cities have bought up nearly all the large
lots OF first quality fruit. Many farmer.
who raise large quantity of apples hav,
sold their entire crops TO be sent TO the
cities The price OF apples is about tn,
same as last year. The Brattleboro jelly
company is making about the usua
amount OF cider Jelly this year although i
is more difficult TO obtain apples this yea
than last.
Martin, the two-year-old son of Mr.. anc
Mrs. j. l.. Snyder of Stock bridge, Mass
! 81. In
! Corser of this town, was drowned Thurs.
day, Oct. IL, in singular manner. Tn,
child was out playing in the morning and
instead OF returning home wandered in tn,
| opposite direction. He was found shortly
afterwards face down in a small pool OF
water only three or four inches deep. Hi,
| hands were outstretched and it was evil
! dent that the child had stumbled and fel
into the water. He was probably stunned
and therefore unable to save himself
Mrs. Corser is in Stockbridge with hel
daughter.
The services of the veteran auctoneer
| c. 7. Gibson, are in good demand this sea
son. He conducted large sale of cows,
nearly POO and other personal property al
the stockyard of w. NJ. Ware on the great
meadow in Putney, Thursday, Oct 20
| He was assisted by Willis ID. Stearns of
Hinsdale, n. II. Mr.. ellison now has the
following engagements The DR.. Beddy
property at Westminster on Saturday. Oct.
20, sale at Greenfield, Mass, on Monday,
Oct. 81, the church property at Westmins.
ter on Tuesday, Nov. /, the extensive sale
of Mi White at Putney, on Saturday.
Nov. ., the property at the Gorham farm
in Putney on Wednesday, Nov. 9, and the
sale of j. O. Frost in Vernon on Friday.
| Nov. II.
Killed by Fail In an Elevator shat
Irving Brown, "a, shipper in the en-
ploy of +. g. Higgins d Co., of Worces-
ter, Mass, was fatally injured the 10Th inst
by falling from the third story of the build
ing to the basement down the elevator
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