Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21

L. f. Adams has sold his house on
Spruce street to Mrs. Laura j. Haskins,
who will take possession at once.
G. p. Kimball has bought back the job
bling business which he sold to G.. j. sta
Piles about year ago. He took possession
Monday.
A. V. Mays agency has sold the w. G.
Stevens farm near Putney depot, owned by
George A. Little6eld, to o. j.. Perham of
Bellows Falls.
Clarence NJ. Miller was the winner of
the handicap cup at the recent tourna-
ment of the Florida East Coast Golf club
held at Ormond Mr.. Miller secured the
prize from field of 20.
The paper mill on Elm street, recently
occupied by the late Fletcher Carruthers,
was appraised the first of this week by
William Vinton of Brattleboro and Will
liam A. Cole OF Putney, both experienced
paper-makers.
John A. Bond of Burlington has recent
ly been appointed general agent for the
state of Vermont of the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance company of Newark, n. j.
Mr.. Bond is a we'll known Windham coun-
ty man, who has successfully devoted him
self to the insurance work for several years
past.
The April number of the American
Journal of Homeopathy, published in
New York, which is one of the three fore
most homeopathic publications in the
United States, contains an article on
"Some Thoughts in Making Homeopath-
ic Prescription" by DR.. II. A. Roberts of
| Brattleboro.
There will be a meeting of the Congre-
gational society in the vestry at 1880
o'clock this ev ming to vote upon the ques-
ton of extending call to Rev. Harry X.
Miles of Hartford, Conn. Rev. Mr.. Miles
preached in the Congregational church
week ago last Sunday. Rev. and Mrs.
Miles spent the day with Judge and Mrs.
j. NJ. Tyler.
The funeral of Mrs Casper Moran was
held at the house in Esteyville Sunday al
ternoon, Rev. F. c. Marble officiating. 1t
was very largely attended. Music was
rendered by Arthur Maynard and j. f.
Hall. The burial was in the Prospect hill
cemetery, the bearers being w. p. Eames,
w. j. Pentland, E. +. Blanchard, George
Brockington August Anderson and Fred
Burnett.
Edward Clark has recently taken a spec
ial agency for the Equitable Life Assurance
lington, the Vermont state manager. Mr..
Clark's wide acquaintance in the state
through his lifelong experience in the
music trade will make his services of much
value to this company which holds we'll
won place in the front rank of life insur-
ance institutions.
DR.. H. d. Holton, Gen. j. j. Estey, l..
w. Hawley, c. F. r. Jenne and Rev. F.
+. Marble have been appointed commit
tee to secure q charter for the incorpora-
ton of the Baptist church. 1t was voted
at the annual meeting of the church to
have such committee appointed, the OBJ
ject being to do away with the society and
have the affairs of the church controlled
entirely by the church.
Fish Commissioner Titcomb has issued
a circular in answer to inquiries made Of
him, saying that the commissioners cannot
lawfully stock privately posted waters
Under the amended law all privately post
ed streams will be open to the public on
May l, unless they or the posted portions
have been stocked with artificially Matched
or reared fish at the expense of the owners
or occupants who do the posting.
Deputy Sheriff +. w. Mcclure received
from Sheriff Reeves of Burlington this
week a photograph of Berry +. Stevens,
alias Benjamin Stevens, who is wanted in
Burlington for passing forged check. Mr..
Mcclure received description of the man
two weeks ago, and he was positive that
that was the man who passed a forged
check on NJ. G. Williams of Putney last
winter. By the use of the photograph Mr.
Mcclure has positively identified the man
who passed the check in Putney as the one
who passed the check in Burlington. His
real name is Walter p. May, and 500 re-
ward is offered for his capture.
f. c. f. Cramer, the pipe organist, who
has recently entered the employ of the
Estey Organ company, gave an organ re-
cital in the Baptist church Wednesday
evening for half hour preceding the lee
ture on Old Testament history. That Mr..
Cramer is an artist in his profession there
is no doubt. His playing Wednesday
evening was largely with the full organ,
and it was an excellent exhibition of tech
nique, but he made no attempt at fine
playing in the musical sense of the term.
One of the most interesting features of the
program was the rendering of Arthur Sui
livan's 1.-THE Lost Chord on a cornet by
c. n. Hackley, accompanied by Mr.. era
mer. In this number Mr.. Cramer showed
himself to be an excellent accompanist,
He played entirely without manuscript.
The clearance sale of footwear in the
store of Durham Brothers in Bellows
Falls, which was advertised last week, be-
gan at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning. A
crowd was waiting outside when the doors
were opened, and the store has been
crowded every day since. Eight statesmen
were kept busy Tuesday and nine We'd
nesday, including three from Durham
Brothers Brattleboro store, and yesterday
there was call for more help. The doors
have been locked at intervals each day
since the sale began so as to keep people
out while the clerks were waiting on the
customers already inside. The goods were
moved out of the store during the fire in
Towns Hotel last week and they became
scattered and slightly scratched, and some of
the boxes were broken so as to injure the
appearance of the stock, but the goods
were not damaged by fire or water.
HiplinR at Lakewood.
Rudyard Kipling went to the Laurel
House at Lakewood, N. j., Monday with
Mrs. Kipling and the children. F. N.
Doubleday, his publisher, who has been in
almost constant attendance during Mr..
Kiplng's illness, accompanied him. AL
though Mr.. Kipling had been out of doors
only twice before since his long illness, he
made comfortable journey of it and stood
it well. He drove from the Hotel Greno-