Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29

town with his family, starting on a west
ern trip Saturday
There will be a regular business meeting
of the Epworth league tomorrow night in
the Methodist chapel
Charles Bean, jr., proprietor of drink
ing Joint across the river, paid fine of $40
and costs, amounting to S2122, at Hins
dale recently
w. c. JENNIE, the insurance agent who
was killed by lightning while driving from
South Londonderry to Chester last week,
carried insurance policies aggregating
$4,000.
No news has been received from Lieut..
j. H. Estey of his appointment as aide on
the staff Of Gen. Colby, which was an
nounced in a despatch to the Burlington
Free Press.
Tobey Bean is a member of the st. Je-
rome base ball team of Holyoke which
will cross bats with Manager Amidons
crack players at Hinsdale Saturday. There
will be base ball dance there in he even
ing.
Many people make the mistake of put
ting the new revenue stamps upon letters.
These stamps are not for postal purposes,
and letters which are stamped with them
have to be held at the post-otlice the same
as unstamped letters.
The Standard Oil company has staked
off land near the railroad yard for a loca-
ton for an oil tank which is to be erected
soon and from which the local dealers will
be supplied The details of the plan were
given in The Phoenix some time ago.
Manager Fox has received assurances
from Denman Thompson that he will per
al ,,,11 ~ In, -
cold Homestead" which is to be present
ed in the Auditorium before the close of
the coming theatrical season.
A call has been issued to the Demo
cratic voters of Bratteboro to meet in
caucus Friday, July 20, in Festival hall, at
o'clock, to elect delegates to the county
convention to be held at Newfane Aug. 3.
A town committee will be chosen for two
years.
A base ball team composed of Cobb,
3b.; Waite, catcher; Devine, c. f.; Park
ess, %. &. Tasker, SIS. Guiheen, pitcher;
j. Tasker, |. f.: Dowley, ID. Clarke, r. f.,
went to Hinsdale Saturday and was de-
feated by the Reserve team of that place
by a score of 15.3.
The revenue stamp law is causing the
druggists larger amount of inconve-
nience, probably, than any others of our
business men. They are compelled TO lay
in large stock of stamps from the one
eighth cent denomination up, and the
cancellation for small purchases is tedi-
Gus task.
Private Leach of Company b, st. Al
bans, died at the hospital at Chickamauga
Park Monday at ; o'clock of typhoid
fever. He has been sick two weeks. He
was 26 years old. His home was in Fair
field. He leaves a widow and one child.
This is the fourth death in the First
Vermont regiment.
No trace has been found of Leslie c.
Fuller, who got possession Of his two chill
dren at West Dover last week and disap-
peared, and it is probable that he has re-
turned 10 Massachusetts,, where he has
been living for some time. If he is found
in that state Mrs. Fuller will probably
have to bring action there.
Mrs. George Harrington, who lives on
the Lindsey place near West river had
her left leg broken last Saturday. She
was riding on hay wagon which was 90
ing after the last load of hay on that farm
for the season when in some way not def
initely known she caught her leg in one of
the wheels, breaking one bone below the
knee
Al the afternoon session of the United
States court at the Brooks House Tuesday
arguments were made relative to the paw.
ment of certain accounts of the receivers
of the Central Vermont railroad during
and Just preceding the receivershp. Moth.
ing else of Importance was done. The
court convened again this forenoon TO fin
ish some matters of minor Importance
Dr.. Jacob 5. Sinner, 63, father of Mrs.
W. y. Thompson of the Bratteboro Re.
treat, died suddenly in Philadelphia We'd
nesday from apopleXy. DR.. Sinner was
graduate of the academic and medical de-
partments of the University Of Pennsylva.
mia, and practiced his profession in Phila-
delphia many years, retiring less than two
years ago. Besides Mrs. Thompson, who
is physician, he leaves two other daugh-
tiers, and a son, who is also physician, in
Philadelphia.
Letters from Rev. c. O. Day and Capt.
W. T. Haigh were read in the Congrega-
tional Sunday school Sunday. Capt.
Haigh said there were four cases of Ger.
man measles among the boys of Company
l. George Brockington is rapidly recov-
ering from his illness and is now able to
write home. Rev. Mr.. Day said there was
less prospect man Formerly That the ' er-
mont troops would be sent to Porto Rico
as a smaller number would be sent than
was at first intended, and there are plenty
of troops who are better equipped than the
Nermonters.
George f. Johnson, clerk of the United
States court, who was in attendance at
the session at the Brooks House Yesterday.
makes the important announcement to the
bar of the United States court for the dis
trict of Vermont that section 80 of the
United States bankruptcy law of 1898 pro-
viding, THAT all necessary rules, forms
and orders as to procedure and for carry
ing this act into force and effect shall be
prescribed and may be amended from time
TO time by the Supreme court of the
United States" cannot be carried into
effect, owing to the fact that the United
States Supreme court having adjourned
for the term at the time of the passage of
this act, and not being in session again
until the 10th day of October next; there
fore, no action can be taken by the court
under the above quoted section before that
date.
Youthful Jesse James.
Carl Schorling has sent back to the
waits home in Boston Edward Lord, a
boy who came to Mr.. Schorling last Sept
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