Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-14

A special meeting o' Brattleboro lodge,
No. 1922 +. & a. NJ, will be held this .
evening at Masonic hall. The third degree /
will be worked
The second and third meetings Of the
creditors OF II. C. Liscom will be held in
the probate office at 10 o'clock tomorrow
forenoon. F. W. Putnam has filed his &C
count preparatory to declaring the final
dividend.
Tickets will 60 on sale next Wednesday
night at the Brattleboro News cOmpany's
store for The Sunshine of Paradise Al
lev Denman Thompson's latest success,
which will be given at the Auditorium
Friday evening. the 2lst
Ellis & Boswell have completed the but
tress wall which they have been building
for several weeks against the north wing
OF the railroad arch over Milestone brook,
and they have removed their engines.
The wall is eight courses high and about
so feet long.
II is'expected that the annual fall run
Of the Vermont Wheel club will be held
next Sunday afternoon. the destination
being as usual the Bloody Brook House at
South Deerfeld. Supper will be served
there and the wheelmen will return on the
evening train.
Brattleboro friends Of Edwin O. Griffin
of New York have received cards announc-
ing his marriage on Oct TO Miss Lena
NJ. Henwood Of Angola, Ind. They will
live in Cambridge, Ohio. Mr.. GritiiH is a
son Of Henry Griffin Of Halifax. II for
merry lived in the family Of A. r. Harris
on Prospect Hill.
The San Francisco CORES pondent of
Musical America speaks of the grand
opera in that city, "excellenily staged and
costumed, sung by a double company Of
/ principals, including Anna LIGHTER, al
/ most counterpart Of the younger Adelina
/ Patti pleasant reference is also made
/ 10 Mr.. Schuster as one Of the bassos.
The Current Literature club held its an
nual meeting Monday evening at the
home Of Mrs. Fremont Hamilton. These
officers were elected for the ensuing year
President, Rev. Z. O. 5. Osgood; secre-
tary and treasurer, Miss Izelta Stewart ::
book committee, Mrs. F. II milton. Miss
Florence Fits and Miss Emma Du.ton
The auction sale Of books Melted about
S12. Refreshments were served
f. j. Henkel played his first game Sat
urday as half back on the University Of
Vermont foot ball team. in a tie game be-
tween the cOlegians and the Rutland In
stitute team, -. Rutland is very strong
for preparatory school, containing sever
al old players, including Botsford, the all
around athlete, who was with the Rut-
land Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball team last
winter, and Jourbett, formerly Of Bellows
Falls.
James II. Flagg, who is the Republican
candidate for commissioner in Berkshire
county, Mass, was born in Wilmington in
1884, being a son Of Gen. Stephen =.
Flagg, who studied law in the Office Of O.
l.. Shafter. Mr.. Flagg has been the pro-
prietor Of large livery business in North
Adams many years. He has held public
Office continuously the past % years, serv-
ing as constable special sheriff, selectman
or city councilman.
There will be hearing in Jamaica on
Oct. % in the case of NJ. c. Skinner and
others of Jamaica against the towns of ia
maica and Windham. The case is petit
ton for the disconlinuance of certain
highway in the two towns. The hearing
will be before the commissioners, II. G..
Barber Of Brattleboro, J. W. Meendy OF
South Londonderry and Z l.. Hastings OF
Townshend. The petition was brought at
the last term of the county court
The Castle Square Opera company,
which heretofore this season has confined
its efforts 10 comic opera, is now being
heard in grand opera at the American
theatre in New York. The first perform
ance was Aida, in which William LAWN
appeared as Rhadames. The title role
was taken by Yvonne de Treville, who APP
peared in one of the concerts in Brattle-
boro as harpist, and whose photographs
by Howe have attracted much attention.
Otto T. Barnard, receiver Of the New
England Loan and Trust company, says
that it will probably take several years TO
wind up the affairs Of that corporation.
This is chiefly because many mortgages
held by the company on Western farm
lands have from three to six years TO run.
Aside from the fact that the officers made
many injudcious loans, there is no indica-
ton, Mr.. Barnard says, that the affairs OF
the company were not conducted honestly.
Walter Inman, 30, of Wilmington was
arrested Saturday on a charge of rape on
the person of his Ii year-old sister in-law,
Helen Morris, and hearing was held
Monday afternoon before Justice Titus, O.
+. Butterfeld of Wilmington appearing
for the prosecution and &. G. Fits Of
BrattebOro for the defence. Inman is a
laborer and lives near the village. Miss
Morris lived at his house. The charge of
the prosecution was that the crime was
committed at Inman's house. 1t was stated
that the girl ran to the house Of a neigh
Dor who took her to her mother. A medi-
cal examination was said to have revealed
evidences tending to sustain the charge.
The defence introduced witnesses to i'm
peach the testimony of the plaintiff child
and her mother, and the court rendered a
verdict of not guilty.
Two Of the horses which won purses at
the Valley Fair races were ringers. Nor
gan, bay mare, entered by S. f. Allen of
st. Adams, was first in the BPS and = 30
classes, making one heat in 2.2l. She is
Thalma, ? IL Ia, and started in central
New York the past season under her real
name in the 2 - class. Norval M, enter
ed by j. II. Howe of West Swanzey, y. H.
took the first heat of the 2 20 class here
in 2. Is IA, but finished second in the next
three heats, which were won by j. A.
Taylor's Frank K. NOrval NJ. was a win
ner at the races in Keene, Athol, Green
field, Lebanon and White River Junction.
This horse is an old campaigner, formerly
known as Little Joker and later as Tar
Ter, with record of 2.13 IA. This horse
is a consistent performer, and made an ex-
cellent showing last year, when started in
II races.
Death Of Francis d. Ryan.
Mrs. j. G. Ullery received a telegram
Sunday from her sister, Mrs. +. G. Ryan
| of Santa Monica Calf announcinO tho