Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-25


Jones estate of Newfane.
d. p. Prescott has put in steam en-
CINE at his mill on the Brook road on &C
count of the low water.
Contrary to the notice of last Sunday,
the Rev. r. f. Lowe will occupy the pull
pit at the Methodist church, Aug. q.
The Brooks House stables are undergo
ing repairs which, when completed, will
make them equal to any stables in town.
The Miller family union intends to repeat
the corn roast early next week on account of
the storm making a failure Of the corn
roast last Wednesday evening.
Miss Ethel Waterman has been chosen
TO take the place of Miss Ida Partridge as
teacher In the fifth grade. Miss Gowing's
successor has not yet been selected.
A broken fange on one of the wheels Of
the tender delayed the south bound passen-
| ger train on the narrow gauge road about
two hours at Townshend yesterday morn
ing.
| @. +. r. Jenne has been elected a mem
Der Of the Military Order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States, Commandery
of Vermont, in the first class, by inherit
ence.
Two dances have been held at Brookside
Park this week, one Tuesday evening
which was very largely attended and one
Wednesday evening after the Miller family
reunion.
II. NJ. Whittier has torn down the L
of the Simonds house on Estabrook
street, which he recently bought, and he
will improve the premises by additional
building.
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formances at Brookside Park last Friday
and Saturday evenings. The last perform
ance was unusually interesting with sew
eral women on the stage as subjects.
F. j. Balley's agency has sold the
Mitchell place in Walpole, N. H., owned
by Miss A. W. Jennings, to Springfield
persons Miss Jennings takes the Chase
house on Webb Terrace, Bellows Falls, in
part payment.
Rev. Mr.. Chandler, who is preaching in
West Brattleboro during the absence of
Rev. j. II. Babbitt, conducted the open
air meeting on the common Sunday under
the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A. Music
was furnished by male quartet. About
| Is persons attended.
George Seney Styles of New York, who
is stopping at the Brooks House, bought
this week the $4,000 mortgage bond of
the Springfield, Vermont, Electric Rail
way company. The advertisement Of
these bonds in this paper should attract
the attention of investors.
There will be hearing in the United
States court at the Brooks House this
afternoon in the suit of the Great Western
Mining and Manufacturing company
against the B. d. Harris estate. Ex-Gov.
Dillingham; will appear for the plaintiff
company, and Waterman Martin for
the Harris estate.
About 40 members of Fuller Battery re-
sponded to the call of Capt. Weld to meet
in the armory Tuesday evening to take
action in regard to closing up the personal
affairs of the battery. The battery owns
a fine billiard table, some camp equipage,
etc., and Capt. Weld, Quartermaster Bur
nett and Lieutenants Connors, Waterman,
Henkel and Collins were appointed a com
mittee to dispose of it.
Business at the Estey Organ works is
very thriving. Not since the silver craze
struck the country and caused everybody
| to hoard gold and all other kinds of cur
rency have orders come in so freely as dur
ing this summer. 1t looks like old times
to see the three Estey wagons in constant
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| all parts of the United States and to al
most every country in the world. This is
a state of affairs in which everybody in
Brattleboro rejoices.
The next session of the Windham county
court will be held at Newfane beginning
| Sept @. Judge Munson will preside.
The court calendar will be issued next
week. There will be 1925 common law
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and 20 jury cases, making a total of 1872
cases. The first jury case is that of Helen
b. Clark against the Employers Liability
Insurance company. The petit jury will
be summoned for the Monday of the
second week at 2 p. NJ.
Postmaster Webster has received notice
that the post-office department has adopt
ed new form of domestic money order
which will be introduced gradually, or as
supplies of the old form become exhausted,
after Sept. 4. The new form is some
what smaller than the order now in use,
its dimensions being about those of an
ordinary bank draft. By a manifolding
process the order and the advice are pro-
duced simultaneously, thus saving time
and greatly essening the liability to mistake.
receipt for the amount is furnished the re-
mitter,-a feature which has hitherto been
| impracticable. 1t is expected that on or
about Jan. l the fee charged for orders
will be materially reduced
Edith Farr, II, of Elliot street left Brat
tleboro last Thursday actuated by the
promise of position in which she could
earn large sums Of money. AS she made
no definite statement as to what the posi-.
ton was to be her friends became suspi-
ciOus that she had been induced to 90
away under false pretences and they imme-
diately took measures to locate her and
bring her home Miss Farr went TO Deer
field, Mass, and from there to Rochester
and Buffalo, n. Y. She was accompanied
by man described as Claude Thardo, a
comedian, who had been in Brattleboro
about five weeks, appearing twice in the
Rustic theatre in Brookside Park. For
this reason it is supposed that the position
which the girl hoped to secure was of a
theatrical nature. From Buffalo she went
to Cleveland, o., from which place letter
was received from her yesterday AT.
Schwenk has gone to Cleveland aud 1t is
expected that Miss Farr will return with
him.
The bridegroom mentioned in the follow
ing paragraph from the Springfield Republi-
can of Wednesday left Brattleboro about
four years ago, previous to which time he
was employed at the Brattleboro Retreat
and in Retting Brothers furniture store,
and was a member of the Baptist church
and Christian EndeaVor society: