Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-04

at the first Joint Tuesday morning while
at work al one OF the circular saws in the
Estey Organ factory.
Phelps d Wareo East Putney announce
a large auction sale of cows and heiters,
some 25O in all, TO be held at their place.
Wednesday, NOV, TO-
The body of Mr.. Nichols. who died at
the Brattleboro Retreat over a month ago,
is still at the undertaking rooms of II. 4.
Bond. 1t is understood that the family of
the man sailed for Europe Just before bis
death so the body was embalmed and is
being held until orders can be received
from them.
W. II. Minors Belle NJ won second
money in the 2:2g race at Westfeld. Mass.
Tuesday. There we're -four starters. Belle
NJ. took the first heat in 2:2G Ia. and Al
cyoro was first in the next three heats
Belle NJ being a close second, fourth and
second The time was :23 / 4, 2:24 Ia
and 2:25 Ia. The purse was $500.
The day session of the Woman's club
will meet with Mrs. c. F. r. JENNIE this
afternoon Miss Helen Fletcher will give
paper upon "The Analytic Develop
ment of the Novel, This paper is the
second in the series regarding literature.
The evening session will meet Monday
evening instead of Saturday, with Mrs.
Nora Kenney on Canal street.
Miss Ruby Clary gave an informal re-
ception at the home of her mother, Mrs
Flora Clary, on Oak street Saturday night
from 7:30 to 10 clock. About 40 of her
young friends were present besides three
OF her school teachers. including Miss
Jeanie +. Stoddard of Westtell. Mass.
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eral sociablity. and excellent refreshments
were served Miss Clary and her mother
will leave soon for Buffalo, y. \
Sheriff K. +. Gordon and Deputy Sher-
III Mcclure raided the premises of John
Frost of Vernon. near Central Park sta
ton, Saturday forenoon on complaint of
States Attorney Bobb of Bellows Falls
/ The premises were searched thoroughly.
| but no liquor was found a dance was
/ held at the park on Friday night when
/ there were indications that some of the
/ visitors obtained liquor somewhere The
/ result was complaint to the states attor-
/ ney.
/ Mrs Il. +. Bond received Wednesday a
/ dress suit case which she lost at Montpelier
/ a week before when she attended the meet
/ ing of the Vermont society Of Colonial
J
/ ued at over $50 Mrs Bond left the case
/ in charge of a clerk at a hoteI while she
went TO dine but upon her return it could
not be found although no train had left
the city upon which guests of the house
could 90. The case was found in the house
a week later, having gotten misIaid.
Fort hummer Colony OF Pilgrim Faith
ers voted at its last meeting 10 change its
1,E a.
ha to Red Mems hall The first meeting
in the new quarters will be held on the
first Tuesday in December when chick
en-pie supper will be served Supreme
1 Governor j. 5. Taft of keene, y. H.. and
Sergeant-at-Ar O. /. Holton of heene
and their wives will be guests OF the col
ony at that time. The headquarters OF
the colony have been III Grand Army hall
for the past l. years.
An iron safe arrived at the Brattleborc
express office on the . 10 train Monday
afternoon in which were many thousand,
of dollars to be used in paying of the
men in several companies of the First Yer
mont regiment The officers who were &c
muster out the men in company did not
arrive in Brattleboro until Tuesday morn
ing so that 1t was necessary TO keep the
Manager Tyler and Clerks Brown anc
Henkel OF the express office sat up with
the treasure all night
"Mr. Beane from Boston" the attrac
tion at the auditorium Wednesday evening
attracted only small audience. Tn,
comedy included in its cast the three Cor
man brothers OF minstrel fame, Jane
German being the author of the play
no y,ln old hut ha f,A "a
actors rendered their parts with a dasl
which held the attention of the audienc,
and was satisfactory TO most Of the hearers
The real life of the play was TO be fouuC
in its speciaties. the original fancy steI
dancing by the German brothers and th,
dancing by the Barrow sisters being note
worthy. The honors OF the evening wer
easily with George German as Chaunce,
Maguiness.
The following item from the Springfield
Mass, Republican OF last Saturday will in
terest a number OF people in Brattlebor
and vicinity "A bit OF local building Ell
terprise on Walnut street will H. a lev
days take from the city one Of her oldes
landmarks. Edwin Smith has bought o
Alfred P. Cobb the house and property a
1915 Walnut street and will in a few week,
begin the erection of a large tenemen
house on its site The destruction of th
house in which Mr. Cobb lived 81 year
was begun yesterday by c. II. Annabl
and within few days the entire buildin.
will be removed. The house was built al
most exactly 100 years ago By Alexande
Chaplin of Chicopee,'
There was a hearing before Justice j
II. Mortified Monday in the suit of Me-
len d Proctor of BrattlebOrO against A Y
Kerr of Putney and the Vermont Nationa
bank as trustee, The suit was brought I,
recover a bill of SAC. j. T. Perkins 0
Antrim, n. H., engaged Mr. Kerr TO bu
apples for him Mr.. Kerr engaged severa
lots and then wrote TO Mr.. Perkins TO
cash to advance for the apples Mr. Per
kins sent a cheek for 500 with direction
that il be used solely for buying apples
and Mr. Kerr took it to the bank for cash
but the bank would not accept il withou
an endOrser, Mr.. Kerr then asked Mel
len Il Proctor to endorse the check
which they did, but with the reques
that MI. Kerr pay his bin out of ii
Mr.. Kerr replied that he was no
privileged TO do so. The bank sent In
check for collection. Meanwhile Melen {
Proctor brought suit against Mr.. Kerr an,
trusteed the bank. Mr. Perkins appeared
as claimant for the funds and proved tina
they belonged to him. The court held tina
Mellen q Proctor were entitled to recove
their bill but that they could not collect /
out of the 500 in question, and the trus
tee was discharged The plaintiffs entere
| an aDneal & O. Fits for the DIaintif