Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-14
MT PHCENIX BRATTLEBORO. FRIDAY. JANUARY IA, 1898

The 9th annual meeting of the Brattle-
boro Savings bank will be held next Thurs
day, Jan. 20, at IL A. NJ,
Protective Grange Dramatic club will go
to Guilford Centre this evening by request
of the people there to repeat THE Naga-
bonds. which they gave there two weeks
ago. The cast will be made up as before.
The village bailffs voted Tuesday night
to replace the incandescent light at the |
corner of Spruce and Myrtle streets with |
an arc light and to put the incandescent !
light at the corner of Cedar street and !
Western avenue.
Conditions were favorable for watching
the eclipse of the moon from 1880 to $3.50
/ Friday night. The shadow became notice
! able on the moon at G:3O, and the eclipse
was at its height at 1885. although only
/ small part of the moon was concealed.
These officers were elected at the semi
annual meeting of the Christian Endeavor
society of the Baptist church Tuesday
evening: President, Miss Mabel Freeman;
vice president Fred E. Gilbert; secretary,
Miss Susie Batcheder treasurer, Miss
Minnie Dietrich
Sheriff futile of Keene raided the brew
cry on the island again last Saturday after
noon He found beer in the establish
ment. The present proprietor, Martin ..
Leonard, was not on the premises, how
ever, and for this reason no date has been
fixed for the hearing. This raid was not
made on the complaint OF Brattleboro citi-
zens. but at the behest OF eX-GOv. ID. II.
Goodel OF Antrim, president OF the state
Law and Order League.
1t is expected that G. W. Dlckerson of
Chicago will be elected the next president
N..f do f.f mn IA &C.
turers, an organization which includes i'm
its membership all of the leading makers
Of bicycles of this country. Mr.. Dicker-
son is now the second vice president OF the
board He Is president of the Sterling
J Wheel company of Chicago Mr.. Decker
son is a former Brattleboro hoy. who went
to Chicago about 20 years ago.
p A b ston * Maine caboose was burned
e on the rails III the local freight yard about
D | 7 o clock Tuesday morning brakeman
Z built a fire IN the stove and then went
to the freight depot for q nod OF coal
70 When he returned the caboose was enve-
, oped in flames, and he called out the lrt
.. department by pulling IN an alarm from
- box 3G. The caboose was remodeled
e freight car and contained bedding, cloth
3, ing. lanterns, oil waste and other para
;, phernalia The loss was from 500 tC
= 5000.
. The United States circuit court, which
o held a session at the Brooks House FRIDAY
r. on a Central Vermont railroad case, grant
If ed a petition presented by c. G. Fits ask
:, ing permission to bring SUIT against the re
u celver of the Vermont Central railroad Il
I recover damages for the death Of Veto
Butterfield of Dummerston. Mr. Butter
w field was killed at Jamaica last August b.
4,II "a a Ia mot %
A. to sue the receivers for damages was mad
n. IN behalf of Merrl. L. Hodgklns. admin
,a istrator of MI Butterhelds estate.
or Tyler camp. sons of Veterans held its an
No. uual installation of officers in Grand Arm
e- hall last Friday,eveuiuc. Past Division Con
us mander 4. !. Howe installed these officers
ST Captain. +. G.. ellison, nrst Lieutenant
as George T. Bishop: second leutenau
III james F. Ferriter; chaplain, Z. l.. Know
49, / ton: first sergean'. l.. a. Whitney; qua
ed termaster. sergeant, Alison Harris. sersear
er OF the guard, j. Leslie Elmer; color SCI
pin geant. Harry stone; corporal OF the guar.
be w W Bennett: camp guard, John
TOWNSEND ir.. camp council, w W. BeI
,. nett, A. l. Howe. L. l. Knowiton pick,
-. guard, @. y. Barber; musician, kaymor
,ai Elmer
"a, The eases against Landlord 7. Fran
-as Turner J. j. Higgins and George
nm Cakes OF Hotel Brattieboro, charged VIII
De- keeping and selling intoxicating liquor co
no trary to law, were mol pressed 10y Couu
IA. Clerk j. II Merrihell Saturday mornil
ma / by order Of States Attorney RObu. II
We order was given after consultation uetwe'
nd the states attorney and Druggist Chap
his as to the result of the latter $ analysis
air the beer seized at the raid. The result
81 .-uA il. f| ma H.
36 fact tina, the cases were moi pressed in,
,uf cate that the beer was found TO cor
A. within the requirements OF the Nermo
prohlbtOry law
en- Announcement is made OF the maria
ted engagement of Miss Ethel Chids. daugh'
Il | of a. =. Childs OF Bennington, aud Pr
ten Thomas Cochran of the faculty of t
nd | Brooklyn polytechnic institute. Pr
M Cochran is an Amherst graduate Of t
VS.: class of loS3 and Is A son of Dr. David
Per- Cochran. president OF the Brooklyn pc
lids techuic. Prof. Cochran has the class
so / mathematics IN the institution and a
bali gives instruction in history lie is
lids member of the Hamilton club of Brookll
ST: The wedding, which, IT Is expected, Y
so take place soon. will be a quiet one, Owl
ok TO the recent bereavement Miss ChIlds
on sustained in the loss OF her mother.
rs, A hearing was held at the Brooks Hol
ooi, Friday afternoon before Judge II.
dry Wheeler OF the United States circuit co
on the petition of Col. +. c. Smith of
NAL AlDans. and other executors of the est
, 10 of the late ex-Goy. j. Gregory Smith,
.ont leave TO sell Central Vermont railr,
Ion. bonds 10 a total value of $500, 600. II
F will be bid in and taken up by the est
c. as pledges. Judge Wheeler will give
Her. decision later. b. F. Fiheld of Montpe
Sow and c. NJ. Writers of St. Adams appea
Di- for the executors Charles NJ. Wilds
her Middebury for Receiver Hays, and L.
+ Powers of Boston for the American IL
an: Il Trust company of that city A hear
O. OF the Circuit court was held Satur
EFT; morning for the adjustment OF accoul
ley: etc.
mo- An Electric Railroad Fight.
OF The Northampton correspondent of
wing Springfield Sunday Republican writes 81
ven interesting things in regard 10 the con
loH' between the Northampton and ANN
ion. Electric Railroad company, of which L
onal Crosby is a member, and the Amherst
unts Sunderland company. The Northamp
IS TO and Amherst company has been gran
dian franchises by the selectmen of Northa
New ton and Haley and has asked the sci
his men OF Amherst for a franchise TO b
sent in that town along the proposed state T
bags and thus join Amherst with Northamp
Rev. by running through Hadley. The /
, the herst and Sunderland road has score