Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-07

Seville" She was given tremendous
ovation,
Since the dividend of SO per cent on the
preferred claims against the insolvent es-
tate of Gould q Helyar was declared other
preferred claims have been allowed so that
it has been necessary to levy an assess
ment OF 16 per cent on the preferred claims
already paid. This brings the dividend
down to ~ per cent.
A relic on exhibition in II II. Thomp-
sons window, which will be of interest to
many people, is a section OF the vertabrae
of a buffalo, which contains an Indian ar
row head firmly imbedded in the bone
The bone was taken from skeleton of
buffalo near the mouth of the Yellow
stone river in 1865 by NJ A. Brown of
Winchester, n. II.
The Central Vermont railroad company
announces that it's popular autumn eXcur-
sion to Montreal will be run Wednesday,
oct. Il The fare for the round trip will
be 500. Tickets will be good returning
until Oct. %. No stop over privileges
will be allowed. The excursion will be
from all stations on the New London
Northern division.
The Rev. DR.. d. j. Stafford of Washing
ton, D. c., has refused $4,000 for 40
weeks York made him by managers of
the Passion Play. He was wanted for the
purpose of preaching as the pictures were
shown. Father Stafford is the eloquent
preacher and lecturer who has appeared
before Bratteboro audiences twice under
the auspices of the Catholic Order OF
Foresters
The hearing Of Sylvenus Fox of West
Bratteboro, who was arrested by Police
man Rockwell on the first day of the Val
lev Fair was held before Justice Newton
Saturday morning. G. c. Fits conducted
the prosecution. Fox was arrested for in
toNicatiou, but he pleaded not guilty and
the hearing was set for Saturday On
Saturday he was charged with disturbing
the peace. To this charge he pleaded
guilty AID was fined $40 and costs, amount
ing to Sl5.0l, which he paid.
Justice j. II. Mortified has rendered
his decision this week in the case of Geo
Hidden for Mary Corhett against the Brat
tleboro Overall company giving the plain
tin the right to recover the amount of his
claim. Mr.. Hidden made out bill against
the company for services and expenses and
gave an order for its payment to Mary Cor
bett The order was presented to Il. p.
Wellmau, treasurer of the company, but
the payment was deferred. A few hours
later the Peoples National bank brought
suit against Mr.. Hidden and trusteed the
Brat;leboro Overall company for an amount
/ due. The main question at issue was as
to the validity and priority Of the assign
ment to Mary Corbett.
Rices Comediens. who are billed for a
weeks engagement al the Auditorium,
beginning next Monday night, will bring
an entirely new repertoire, and complete
/ equipment OF new scenery for every play.
/ 1t is limited indeed, that some genuine
/ surprises are in store for the company $
patrons in this respect The opening play
will be "A Fool and his Money the
/ great London success. Up-to- date spec
/ ialties will he given between the acts, and
/ an added attraction will be the latest NOV
| ing war pictures. This company has a
/ good reputation in Brattleboro, the man
/ agement having always fulfilled every
| promise, and given dramatic presentations
/ of real merit Seats are now on sale at
| the News store
/ BY the last will OF DR.. Thomas Seton
| Robertson, filed in New y ork last Thurs
day, the University of Vermont is to re-
| ceive the proceeds of part of his eatate,
| 10 be devoted 10 the creation of a trust OF
| 5000. ANY surplus remaining after this
/ trust has been created the testator leaves
to the faculty and medical department OF
| the university and directs that 1t buy i'm
mediately large cabinet Of microscopes
| for the use of the students in the medical
| department. Although the testator left
a widow, no bequest to her is made in the
! will. Dr. Robertson is the noted atheist
who formerly spent much time in Brattle-
/ boro. An account was given in The
| Phoenix few weeks ago of his strange
/ funeral, al which an address written by
/ Robert lngersoll was read.
The basket ball committee of the amateur
athletic union are getting ready for a stifi
contest for the control of amateur basket
ball this winter. which they want 10 keep
/ free from Objectionable practices. The
new rules for the season will be out in a
few days. They make one important
change. A player after catching the ball
cannot handle it again with both hands
until after another player has had it. This
is to prevent running with the ball, prac-
tlce which is dangerous on hard floor,
and which gives heavy players too great
advantage, thus making the game degener-
ate into something like contest of weights,
The old rules forbade running with the
I
vision by running along and bounding the
ball as they went and catching it with
both hands, which will be prevented by
the new rule.
The official report of the Brattleboro
Street Railway company for the two days
of the Valley Fair shows that the number
of tive-cent fares taken during the first day
was 1850. The number taken during the
/ second day was lG, 997 making the total for
the two days "a, 6S3, an excess over last
year Of 1913. But seven of the company's
eight cars were used this year, it having
| been found last year that the use of the
trailer was drag upon the power and was
| inconvenient to handle. The manner in
/ which the public was accommodated needs
| to be commended. Not one person has
kicked for any cause whatever. There
/ were no miscalcuations no fuses were
| burned out, no car got of the track. The
only accident was when Conductor Gage
was knocked from a car by coming in con
/ tact with a telephone pole, and for this the
company was not responsible although it
| footed the doctors bills Conductor Gage
was able to be on the street Saturday, two
/ days after the accident.
Looking for His Man.
Deputy Sheriff F. W. Mcclure has sent
out postal cards this week giving a de
scription of William Daley and a horse
formerly owned by Thomas Walsh of
| Chesterfield, y. H., and asking for infor-
nation which will lead to the recovery of
| the horse and the capture of the man.
His reasons are these: On Sept. p Daley