Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26


in the Universalst church next Sunday.
A. V. May has sold the lot on Common
street owned by j. r. Hildreth and l.. E.
Holden TO Mrs Laura j. Haskins WHO will
erect house upon 1t Immediately.
Liveryman Higgins will take tally-ho
load of women from the north part of the
village to Mortified, Macs, tomorrow on
picnic. There will be II in the party.
The Congregational women will hold a
sewing meeting in the chapel at o'clock
next Thursday afternoon. A full attend
ance is desired, as work is to be done for
the fair which comes June %.
Arthur Adams and Frank Barber cap
tured six young foxes Wednesday near the
Barber farm in district No. g. The little
rascals had been seen haunting the poultry
house and were tracked to their hole and
dug out.
The 18th anniversary Of the marriage of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tuthill occurred We'd
nesday evening, and in honor of the occa-
sion party of their friends spent the eve
ming with them, leaving a handsome lamp
as souvenir of the event. Card playing
was the principal feature of entertain
ment.
The United States fish commission will
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Forest and Stream club at Wilmington this
year. The club will open its house about
June 30. The Vermont Fish and Game
league will begin the shipment of trout fry
from the hatchery at St. Johnsbury to va
rious parts of the state in two or three
weeks.
Mdlle. Rhea, who appeared at the Au-
ditorium last season in Camille, died Mon
day at her home in Montmorency, France.
She was So years old and had spent the
greater part of her life on the stage. On
a previous occasion, on the old town hall
stage, Mdlle. Rhea played Galatea to the
| Pygmalion of Charles Otis, now one of the
leading actors on the New York stage.
The members of Sedgwick Woman's Re-
lief corps will meet at Festival hall on
Sunday at 10 A. NJ, to attend services at
the Baptist church. They will meet at L.
Retting's store Monday at $3.50 A. NJ, to
| attend the exercises at the High school.
| Tomorrow afternoon will be devoted to
making wreaths in Grand Army hall. The
members of the corps will have memorial
exercises for their dead the last week in
June.
News was received in Brattleboro yester-
day of the death at Massillion, O., of Rob-
ert II. Folger. Mr.. Folger was in Brattle-
boro two years ago as contestant in the
Martha Barker will case, he being cous-
in of Martha Barker Mr.. Folger's father.
Capt. Mayhem Folger, was captain of the
ship Topaz. Capt. Folger sailed around
the globe three times, and was the discov-
erer of the mutineers of the British ship
Bounty on Pitcairn's island.
The third and last meeting of the credit
ors of Israel l.. Hall of Halifax. insolvent,
was held in the probate Office Saturday.
p. F. Crown, assignee of the estate. rem.
dered his account, which was allowed
One preferred claim was paid in full, and
a dividend of s IL per cent on the balance
of the claims proved was declared The
assets in the hands of the assignee were
not equal to 80 per cent of the debts
proved, therefore the debtor failed to get
| his discharge.
States Attorney H. g. Barber was in
Windham Tuesday to appear for the state
| in the case against Carl Whiden charged
with selling intoxicating liquor. The case
was tried before Justice +. L. Hastings
and a jury, which, after being out four
| hours, disagreed. The case will be retired
June 20. While in West Wardsboro
States Attorney Barber appeared against
John Telford, who was fined 50 and costs
mitted TO Jail for ten days, being unable
to pay his fine.
The committee appointed by the Brat
tleboro East society Congregational to So
lict subscriptions for the building of a
new parsonage, c. f. Thompson chair
man, have had splendid success in secur-
ing pledges. Mr.. Thompson states that
he has never seen manifested greater unan-
unity of sentiment than has been shown
in connection with this matter. The fig
ures will be given out publicly at the praise
service in the church this evening. All
members of the Congregational society and
any others who choose are urged to be
present at this meeting, which will be of
the nature of sacred concert.
Electric CRnceIIIng Machine at the Post
ONCE.
The electric cancelling machine which
was received at the Brattleboro post-office
last week was set up Saturday by an agent
of the American Postal Machine company
of Portland, by whom the machine was
made, and it has since been in regular use,
doing fine work. This machine is a valu-
able addition to the equipment of the post
office. 1t not only saves time, but it does |
away with the hand canceller, thereby saw |
ing much physical labor 1t is owned by |
the manufacturers and is rented by the |
government. The letters, the stamps on |
which are to be cancelled, are arranged so |
so that the stamps will be in the same rela- |
tive position. They are then dropped one |
at time edgewise upon a leather belt |
which carries them into contact with the |
canceller. The canceller consists of steel |
cylinder an inch or more in diameter, on |
the face of which is fastened the die, con- |
tanning the date and the name of the post |
office, and the flag canceling stamp. AS |
the cylinder revolves the die and stamp are |
brought in contact first with an ink roller |
and then with the letters. The letters are |
then automatically carried to receiving |
table and piled evenly thereon. The ma |
chine weighs about 300 pounds.
Memorial Day Services In the Schools.
In accordance with established customs
Memorial day will be observed in the pub
lie schools Monday. At the High school.
exercises will be held at 10 O'Clock in the
morning. Special music will be furnished
by chorus and quartet from the school
and the list of speakers include the Hon.
j. l.. Martin, Col. H. f. Taylor, G. II.
Thompson and Prof. j. H. Tufts Of Chlca-
go University. A special effort has been
made to secure large attendance from
Sedgwick post, G. A. R, and cordial in
vitation is extended to the Relief corps,
the Sons of Veterans and other orpaniza- |