Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-16

Dummer Colony of Pilgrim Fathers at the
last meeting of the colony.
The board of village bailiffs at their last
meeting rejipponted c. G.. Fits attorney
for the village of Brattleboro.
Leitsinger's orchestra went to Hinsdale,
N. H., Tuesday evening to play at a recep-
tion to the graduating class of the Hins-
dale High school,
The members of Company G of the I'd
Vermont volunteers, the old Brattleboro
company, and their families, will hold
their annual reunion at Grand Army hall
Friday, June %.
Travel on Elm street was stopped yes
terday to allow repairs to be made on the
Elm-street bridge. The floor and the
joists of the bridge will be taken up and
an entirely new roadway will be laid.
The street letter boxes have been coated
with aluminium by c. G. Turner. Wher-
ever the government letter boxes are be-
ing reprinted aluminium is used so that
in time they will be uniform in this re-
spect.
The trustees of the Saben estate of Bel
lows Falls, in insolvency, met at the Brooks
House yesterday to prepare their report.
lt VI hobtto arc a W - Niihii9 N'iN
Mark Wark of Putney and A. e. Cudworth
of South Londonderry.
c. F. r. Jenne is making extensive re.
pairs in his insurance office. A new floor
is being laid by Holden IL Martin, and a
steel ceiling will be put on. A private Of
flee will be built, and that and the main
office will be heated by radiators.
The people of the village will be asked
within the next few days to make small
cash contributions to be used by the RuraI
Improvement society. The society's work
appeals to all who take pride in the APP
pearance of the village and subscription:
ought TO be made freely.
Company F of the 21st infantry, which
was surrounded by the Filipino insurgents
Tuesday, and cut its way out with grea'
loss, accompanied by Company |, is the
company which was in camp with the
Vermont National Guard several years, in
Guiding the last muster held in Brattle
boro.
The Barre Daily Times makes a point
in regard to the growth and wealth Of
Barre by comparing the prices paid at 2
recent land sale in that city to those re
ceived at a similar sale in Brattleboro, but
adds: NO disrespect to Brattleboro is in
tended in this comparison. for BrattleborC
is one of the cleanest, most progressiv,
and in every way likable towns in New
England"
Charles A. Franklin, who has been pos
tai clerk between Brattleboro and Soutl
Londonderry for nearly two years, has
been given a position as clerk on the nigh
run between Newport and Springfield
Mr.. Franklin will begin work in his new
capacity Monday night. His place on the
narrow gauge road will be taken by w. j
Willard of Sutton, who came to Brattle
boro yesterday.
The trustees of the Congregational so
ciety, who were appointed by the society q
committee to dispose Of the present par
sonage and to arrange for the building OF
a new one, have sold the parsonage to l.
+. Holden, of the firm of Holden Il Mar
tin. Mr. Holden will tear down the
building and move it away. The worl
will be begun at once so that the new par
sonage may be built before cold weather
comes again.
Charles Grant was arrested by Chief-of
Police Hall Saturday afternoon. He wa!
thrown out of his carriage on Elliot stree
while intoxicated and his horse ran away
but without doing serious damage. Gran
found his way to Whites livery stable
and soon after Chief.of Police Hall tool
him to the lookup. He pleaded guilty be
fore Judge Newton in the evening anC
was fined s. and costs. He disclosed tina
he obtained his liquor in Boston.
Saturday was Children's day in Protec
tive grange. About o'clock Liverymar
Higgins took several loads of them to the
Valley Fair ground, accompanied by
enough older people to keep them within
bounds. To an ordinary person a rid,
from the village to the fair ground is no
great treat, but TO the little folk it wa.
as good as a trip down the Hudson. The
party had headquarters at the pine grove
and the afternoon was spent in playing
games, recting, singing and general merry
making. Lunch was served on the has.
ket plan.
William Long, messenger at the Posta
Telegraph office, was riding swiftly down
Main street hill on his wheel yesterday
morning when he suddenly came in con.
tact with l. X. Allen, who was walking
across the street. Mr.. Allen had gotten
beyond the bicycle path but turned back
suddenly and was struck by the wheel
man before the latter could get control OF
his machine. Mr.. Allen was thrown to
the ground and cut severely on the fore.
head, while young Long sailed into space
for a distance of several feet before gravi-
tation got the upper hand. Long received
several bruises but otherwise was unhurt.
An iron railing has been put up on De-
pot street next to MILESTONE brook in
place of the Old tight-board fence. The
walks on both sides of the street are being
raised up to the top of the granite curbing
which has been put in, and they will be
covered with concrete. Granite curbing is
also to be put in in front of Hotel Brattle-
boro, after which the street from Main
street to the railroad will be paved with
granite which will be furnished by the
Lyons Granite company. More heavy
trucking is done on that street than any
other in town, and the paving of the
street will undoubtedly prove saving in
vestment.
Petition for the Pardon of Thomas
Manning.
A petition to Gov. E. c. Smith has been
circulated by the selectmen this week ask
ing for the pardon of Thomas Manning.
who is now serving a sentence of 525 DAYS
in the house of correction in Rutland.
Manning was arrested in February for
peddling whiskey by the "pocket" method.
He pleaded guilty before Judge Newton TO
two first offences, and was fined 500 and
costs. He also pleaded guilty to the charge
of keeping with the intent to sell, and he
was fined $50 and costs, the whole amount