Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-22
Abraham b. Chidsey of s Walnut street

The choir of the Roman Catholic church
are enjoying a vacation which will extend
to Sept. l.
Rev. II. D. Maxwell will leave after
next Sunday for his usual summer vaca-
tion of Tour or five weeks.
The parochal school building is undergo
ing extensive repairs which will include
new floor and some new brick work.
The probate court has appointed r. +.
Gordon administrator of the estate OF the
late Mis-. Sarah Kinson of Brattleboro.
The listers will file their report Satur-
day of the quadrennial appraisal of real
estate. which they have just completed.
The Methodist Sunday school picnic has
| been postponed one week, and will be held
next week Thursday at Central park, Yer
non.
Ruth Brown, the six-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. X. Brown rode to
! Spotford lake Saturday on her wheel, ac
companying Miss Flora Hiljreth
A regular meeting of Dennis Rebekah
| lodge will he held in Odd Fellows hall
next Tuesday evening at $50, after which
| there will be a sale of ice cream and cake to
members only. A large attendance is de-
sired.
M
toes cooked for his cable the Fourth from
a field planted by him March ~. They
were large, ripe. and of excellent quality,
despite the fact that they were under the
snow some days.
Jack Doyle OF Adams, Mass, the pro-
fessonal sprinter, who is known in Brat
tleboro through his base ball playing, was
defeated at Brookfeld, Mass. Saturday by
Mace Williams of Cambridge for purse OF
$3.50. The time was given on, as " 4-jths
seconds,
The chime of bells which are to be
placed in the tower of the Roman Catholic
church arrived the last of last week from
Methuen, Mass. They cover an octave
and half. A representative of the COM
pany of whom they were bought is here
10 put them in place.
One bent in the tres.le of the narrow
gauge railroad bridge just this side of West
| ToWnshend caught fire from a spark from
locomotive Friday afternoon and was
burned. A wrecking train went up from
the local yard and repaired the damage
without delaying the regular trains.
A service in memory Of Miss Ethel Du-
gan was held in the Uniyersalist Sunday
school Sunday. Miss Dugan was mem
Der of the class taught by Miss Minnie
Haskins, and the classmates read one of
Whittier's poems. This is the fourth me
mortal service held in the Sunday school
during the present year.
The Boston Globe of Monday published
portrait of Chief Musician Fred Swift of
the Firstly ermont regiment. Perley Holmes
of the hospital corps was also reproduced
in a group picture. Lieut.. j. Harry Estey
is acting regimental quartermaster in place
of Capt Greed, who is at his home in Rut
land on a so days leave of absence.
The Central Vermont employees, includ-
ing those Of the New London division, APP
peared with new caps Monday. These are
straight visor with metallic plate and gold
cord. New uniforms are also prescribed
to be worn by all the employees of the road,
including station agents, clerks and others.
On the collar is the monogram &C. W in
silver and gold, surrounded by a silver
cord.
Marion Maynard, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. c. G.. Magma d, entertained six of
! her little friends at her home on Thomas
street from 3 to o'clock Monday afternoon
| by way of an observance of her third birth
| day anniversary. Not the least enjoyable
were the refreshments which were served
| The little guests presented their hostess
with several birthday gifts
y. l.. Staples, who runs the engine of
| the stone crusher on Flat street. had
narrow escape from serious injury las, week
| Thursday. He was tending the en-
| CINE when some part of the machinery
broke, and in stopping the engine sudden
| ly, the pressure blew off the cylinder
| head. The pieces came very near Mr..
Staples's head, but luckily did not hit
him.
Prince Lavelard, the horse owned by
Mr.. Swan of Athol, which has appeared in
the Valley Fair races several times won
first money in the 2. IA class for a purse of
$1,000 at Providence Thursday, being first
in the two first heats, third in the third,
and first in the fourth. The time was II,
2. Il Ii, PIP IL, :. II l.. Prince Lave
lard won second place in the PA class at
the last Valley Fair.
Judge II. II. Wheeler of the United
States District court has filed his decision
in the objections of the American Loan
and Trust company to payment of p per
cent of the preferred claims of the Grand
Trunk railroad against the Central Yer
mont railroad for supplies for the six
months previous to its going into the
hands of receivers. The objections are
overruled with few minor exceptions.
The Metropolitan Telephone company
of New York has made a ten per cent re-
ducion in rates. The new revenue Jaw
provided tax of one cent on each mes
sage costing - cents or more. The reduc-
ton was not brought about wholly by the
tax, but the tax played an interesting part
in the change. The New England COM
pany, according to statements from the
Boston office, will not make reduction.
The Springfield Republican has the fol-
lowing Saturday: "Jeweler Hubbard, not
having closed out his entire stock during
his recent clearance sale, has retained one
half of his store at 40S Main street. where
he will continue to keep his usual line of
goods until he finds customer for the en-
tire stock. j. B. Spruill, for the past 2 1-2
years in charge of the watch and diamond
departments, will act as manager of the es-
Enlistment which will be called the Hub
bard jewelry and diamond store"
There has been some delay in the cree
ton of the boom derricks at MILESTONE
bridge by Ward & Douglas and it is said to
be due to the failure of the telephone COM
pany to have the wires out of the way as
soon as the granite company was ready to
erect the derricks. The wires have all |
been removed now, however, and if the
granite company have things in readiness |
at the quarry in Dummerston there is no |
reason why the work should not progress |
rapidly.
Oliver NJ Fisher PHI u of Nau Yorl, |