Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-06


day designating next Thursday, Oct. IL,
Dewey day, as a holiday.
The travelling photographers, who have
been over Keuch's store the past month,
left Tuesday for Bellows Falls.
Mrs. w. f. Neal will not hold her usual
fall millinery opening, but announces her
readiness for business in another column.
The marriage of Edward Harvey of
Chesterfield, N. H., and Miss Ida Par
fridge, formerly teacher in the public
schools here, took place at the Harvey
homestead in Chesterfield Wednesday eve
ming.
DR.. G. F. Barber and family, while driv-
ing Sunday, saw in Sunset lake large
doe with only its head out of water. The
animal had evidently swum across the lake,
but when seen was in shallow water. In
few moments the deer waded ashore and
then disappeared in a clearing
Morris & Gregg have taken the agency
for wall papers for II. S. Dickinson of New
York, who is now the largest jobber in
the East. Mr.. Morris is now on the road
! placing orders, and he expects TO be away
two months or more. The firms territory
includes the larger part of New England.
Patrick Bannon of Hatfield, Mass, and
James Stoddard of Westmoreland, n. H.,
who were fined s. and costs each for in
toxication last week, were taken to New
fame jail by Deputy Sheriff Starkey to serve
the alternative sentence of 20 days, as they
were unable to pay their fiues. Bannon
has since been released, his friends paying
! his fine.
Percy NJ. Jones, manager of the Swift
Beef company's local branch, cut severe
| cash In his RICH; hand Monday morning,
nearly severing the thumb. He was at
work carving beef when the knife slipped
and came down between his right thumb
and forefnger, cutting through the fleshy
part of the hand and barely missing the
cords of the thumb.
The building of the Martin & Fits lime
kiln in Nottingham was totally destroyed
by fire Monday morning. the fire starting
near the chimney. II was insured for $500
in the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
company. The contents, including stock,
which we're also destroyed, we're insured to
J. II. Noble, the lessee Of the kiln, for
| $1,000, equally divided between the Yer
mont Mutual and the Union Mutual com
panies
The following officers were elected at the
! annual meeting Of the ladies circle of the
| Universalist church, held yesterday after
noon: President, Mrs. jerome AmidOn;
first vice president, Mrs. Harry Rowe; Sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Charles Reach;
secretary, Mrs. John Lindsey; treasurer,
Mrs. George F. Barber directors, Mrs.
William ellison, Mrs. Fred Tuthill, Mrs.
Charles Simonds, Mrs. Abbot Edwards,
Mrs. +. r. Vaughan.
Rev. z. Q. S. Osgood, Mrs. Dorman B.
Eaton, Mrs Mary Warder Mrs. Joseph
| ,v.I T,.nfa
among those who attended the meeting of
the Connecticut Valley Unitarians in
Turner's Falls, Mass, Wednesday. Rev.
Mr.. Osgood was elected one of the direct
Ors of the conference and Mrs. Warder a
member OF the missionary committee. Rev.
Mr.. Osgood, Mrs. Warder and Mrs. G. II.
Ryder, have been elected delegates from
the Unitarian church of Brattleboro to the
Unitarian conference in Washington.
The marriage of Miss Ethel Dalton, the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Dalton,
and one of the best cross-country riders of
the Myopia contingent, aud Mr.. Frederick
Swift of Cambridge, will be very quietly
celebrated in November. Mr.. Swift, one
of the youngest Boston stock brokers, is a
brother of Mrs. Joseph Dorr of Cambridge,
and the young people will live in that city,
Miss Dalton reminds one very strongly of
her mother born Tiero Hall, who was one
of the bellies of her day in the Boston fash
ionable set She has a superb physique
and much fascination and vivacity of man
ner.-[ Boston Herald.
States Attorney H. G. Barber, for the
prosecution, and Lawyer F. d. L. Stowe,
for the defendant, went to Putney yester-
day to try the case of the state against
John Barrett of Putney West Hill who
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff A. w. j..
Wilkins on a states attorneys complaint
charging him with neglecting to provide
his pigs with proper and sufficient food.
The defendant had been released on his
own recognizance, however, and did not
appear, so the trial was continued to Oct.
10 II is alleged that he left three pigs
for several days without food or drink
Barrett lives on the Winslow place, where
he went from Marlboro last spring.
A pleasant family reunion was held at
the home of A. V. Cox on South Main
street Monday evening, the occasion being
the 6lst birthday anniversary of Mr.. Cox
Besides the members of the household
there were present IA persons, eight of
whom were members of the Cox family.
They included Mr.. aud Mrs. Lyman Cox,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cox and Mr. and Mrs.
George Wheelock of Saratoga, Mimi,
Mrs. Luz Cox and son, Charles Cox, of
Brattleboro, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rowe
and DIR. and Mrs. G. S. Pratt of Brattle-
boro, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Royce OF
East Putney. A letter from DR.. Gardner
Cox of Holyoke, Mass, created much
merriment. A similar reiinion was held
at the Royce home in East Putney
yesterday, the members of the party being
practically the same with the exception OF
A. V. Cox and with the addition of Mr..
Cox's sister, Mrs. z. H. Dustin of En-.
field, N. H.