Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-01


return trip the train ran over and killed
COW near Newport, n. II.
Funeral services over the body of the
late Henry N. Rawson we're held at his
home on Canal street Saturday afternoon
at 2:30, Rev. N. A. Wood officiating.
The burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery |
The bearers we're Geo. A. Hines, W. ii.
Bracket, Ira Higgins and Geo. NJ. Taylor. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smonds will cele-
brate their 50th marriage anniversary, |
Saturday, Sept. 3, at their home on Flat |
street. A reception will be held from . |
until 8 in the evening. No cards will be |
issued, but all of Mr.. and Mrs. Simonds's
friends are cordially invited to be present.
II. X. Bush Brown, the designer of the
figure of Commodore Hull on the Dewey
triumphal arch which is to be erected In
New York city, is a nephew of Miss X. g.
Udall of this town. Mr.. Bush Brown was
also sculptor Of the equestrian statue of
Gen. Reynolds which was recently dedl
Gated at Gettysburg.
George D. Kingsbury Of Surry, n. H.,
who recently had his wheel stolen, receiv-
ed the machine last week by express from
this town. The employees Of the local ex-
press Office remember shipping the wheel
and say that it was brought to the Office
by man who evidently had ridden it
some distance. The stranger tied pair
of trouser guar Is TO the wheel, paid the
one-cent revenue stamp and, after giving
the address, Immediately left the Office.
The hotel property at Chesterfield Cen
tire, formerly owned by A. 7. Cobb and
sold by him at auction TO George Webb,
has been bought by Thomas J. Heaphy,
| the well-known porter at the Brooks
| House. The property includes the hotel
and large barn and a fine farm of 100 acres.
Fred Neal has leased the premises and will
take possession at an early date. He will
refurnish the hotel completely, and will
make 1t an attractive hosiery. Mr.. Neal has
had extensive experience in hotel work,
and as a clerk of the hotel at Chesterfield
was popular with patrons and townspeople.
Rev. Charles o. Day, formerly of Brat
tleboro and chaplain of the First Vermont
volunteers, now of Boston, preached two
forceful sermons at the Congregational
church yesterday before appreciative
audiences. In the morning, he preached
on the influences that have contributed to
the religious growth of Vermont. He sum-
med these upa as nature, its homes, separate
ness, personality, patriotism and love of
God. In the evening he preached on the
soldierly character of the religious life,
eight the good fight of faith" 1t
was particularly appreciated by number
Of Company A men in the audience "a
whom it was especially directed Rutland
News of Monday.
DR.. II. d. Holton was in Burlington Fri
day to attend a meeting Of the state board
of health. Gov, Z. G. Smith was present
to confer with the board on the rules
TO be established regarding a quarantine
against Cinnamon coming TO this country,
The matter was the principal topic of dis
cussion at the meeting and 1t was decided
to adopt certain rules and regulations re-
garding the admittance of the Cinnamon
which would prevent their bringing in any
infectious disease. The committee are DR..
j. II. Hamilton of Richford and DR.. II.
d. Holton of Brattleboro. The reports
from different parts of the state show a
few cases of typhoid fever, dphtheria and
measles, although the diseases are not gen.
eral. The laboratory was found to be in
excellent condition and doing a large
amount of work.
From present appearances BrattleboTo'
football team will be the strongest in sever
al years. More interest is taken in the
game than ever before, and the material
from which the team will be picked is made
up almost wholly of experienced players.
Following are the men included in the list
of candidates: Horton, Stickney, Thorn
as, Crowell, Waterman, Mann, Dunlevy,
Parkess, Williamson, Cooley, Thurber,
Stolte, Heaphy, Monroe, Cundlff, Mellen
and Holmes. Practice was held on the
Common Tuesday evening and last even
ing, and it will probably be held at least
: twice a week until the opening game OF
the season, which will take place either
the last of this month or the first of Octo-
Der. There are several strong teams in
the nearby Massachusetts towns, with
which the Brattleboro aggregation will
, have no trouble in securing dates, and an
interesting schedule will be arranged Shell.
burne Falls, Gardner, Athol and Orange
: have always had strong teams in the field
and no doubt will be pleased TO receive
challenges from here.
There was a hearing in the United
, States court in the Brooks House FRIDAY
afternoon before Judge Wheeler in the
case of the Great Western Mining anG
Manufacturing company, by its receiver
. against the b. d. Harris estate. The
action was on bill of revivor. The de
. PENDANT objected to the bill, and the prin.
cipal question was as to whether the cause
of action survived after the death of Mr.
Harris. 1t was claimed by the estate thai
: the action did not survive, on the ground
that it was an action of tort instead of al
. action of contract. The suit was based
upon Mr.. Harris's action as a director
and stakeholder in the company, in con
) nection with other stockholders, in wha
|, was claimed to be a fraudulent action II
using the stock of the company and divert
: ing the proceeds from the company to the
benefit of the stockholders themselves
Ex-Gov. DILLINGHAM; appeared for the com
pany, and Waterman & Martin for tn,
Harris estate. The company demands very
large amount of money from the estate
over 100000, for the benefit of the com
r pany's creditors, alleging a fraudulent
a issue of bonds. Mr.. Harris, before hii
t death, filed an answer denying any fraud
r ulent issue of bonds, and claiming tina
= the money realized from the sale was uset
y for improving the property. Moreover
e 1t is stated that none of the present credi
. tors were creditors at that time.
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