Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14


The Boston & Maine and the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroads are
surprising all past records in the volume
of summer travel this year.
August johnson secured black bass
which weighed 8 ga pounds at Spotford
lake Tuesday, and friend with him
caught one which tipped the scales at a
trifle over three pounds.
The site for the new Congregational par
sonage has been staked out this week, and
as soon as the specifications and plan are
complete the work on the foundation will
be begun. The parsonage will probably
be built under contract.
Flora D. Young of Brattleboro, widow
OF Lewis Young, has been granted petit
tion for the assignment of the personal
property of her late husband. John E.
Gale has made his final settlement of the
estate of Velonia p. Reyes.
A large number of people from here
went to Greenfield, Mass, Wednesday to
ate nd the Buffalo Bill show Many went
down on the 9:10 train to attend the after
noon performance while others left here in
the afternoon and remained in Greenfield
over night.
Nicholas j. Heaphy of South Deerfeld,
Mass died at the home of Patrick Ryan
in Guilford last Friday. The body was
taken tc South Deerield, Mass, Saturday
for burial Mr.. Heaphy had been in
Guilford only a short time, coming from
his home in an effort to regain his health.
The Boston & Maine railroad will oil a
part of the roadbed of the Connecticut
River division during the next three weeks.
The oil car will cover the road between
Springfield and Northampton, and the
sprinkling may be done as far north as
Greenfield. Oiling the roadbed settles the
dust completely. The cost OF oiling is
800 a mile.
There was a hearing in the Brooks
House Tuesday before Judge Wheeler in
the case of Charles NJ. SanbOrn, bankrupt,
of Norwich Sanborn owned a farm in
Lebanon, n. H., and lived on it up to a
year ago. Before he moved to this state
| Dorrance Currier attached his hay and Sc
cured judgment. A temporary injunction
was ordered to prevent the sale Of the hay
| At the hearing Tuesday the parties agreed
that Currier should sell the hay and hold
, the proceeds pending further considera
| ton by the court:
Repairs were completed on the Wash
| ington- street schoolhouse Wednesday un
/ der the supervision of Z. L. Parker The
house is now in irstclass condition. A
new room has been finished off in the real
part of the building, and modern plumb
ing has been put in with sewer connection
The building has been fitted Throughout
with a new hard wood floor. Mr.. Parke
will begin work on the Esteyville school
house next week, making the same repair
there as in the Washington-street building
with the exception of the floor.
The directors of the Y. NJ. C. A. held ;
business meeting Monday night. Tn,
secretary and heads of committees mad
reports showing that the work of the as
ISOLATION is progressing, with encouraging
prospects. The devotional committee re
ported that the Sunday afternoon meet
ings would be held on the common and a
West Brattleboro during July and August
Eight new members were voted in. Tn
price of the limited in the junior depart
ment was increased from so cents to 81
and the price of the full membership wa
reduced from SO to 81.
Arthur E. Torrey of Hinsdale, n. II.
was appointed, Saturday, guardian o
Allie L., Ernest D., Eula T., Herman A.
Nav E. and Grace A. Torrey, minor child
rem of Jennie S. Torrey, deceased, VIII
are interested, as legstees, in the estate o
William Z. May, deceased, they, as well a
the guardian, living in New Hampshir
and said guardian having shown to tn
probate court his appointment in Ne'
Hampshire. The appointment was mad
so that the guardian might receive frou
the executor of W. E. Mays will tn
amounts due the minors.
Arthur C. Pratt, former Brattlebor
boy who is now telephone inspector i
Greenfield, Mass, had narrow escap
from being killed by lightning last Satur
day while at work in the Greenfield office
He was in the rear of the switchboar
making some slight repairs when fash Q
lightning came in on one of the line
which was at that moment unprotecte
and rendered him nearly insensible. Hi
left coat sleeve was burned off and tn
flesh on the arm blistered. The shoe
was sufficiently severe TO stop his watch
Young Pratt is son of Barney Pratt Q
this town.
The north bound trains Monday were a
more or less delayed on account of tn
large traffic occasioned by the excursio
over the Boston & Maine railroad to Mon
treal, The mail train due here at IL %
was over a half hour late. 1t reached her
with two engines and IA cars and was d
vided into two sections, one of which too
three cars from the New London division
The White Mountain express, made up G
IA cars, was also late. The Montreal even
ing express went through here in Tire
sections, two of II cars and one of 10 car:
Very few Brattleboro people took advar
tage of the excursion.
There is a prospect that a camera clu
will be organized in Brattleboro during th
next two months. The matter has bee
brought to the attention of the directors G
the Y. NJ. c. A. with view to secure tn
use of the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms for the us
of the club. The expenditure of smal
amount would provide ample facilities TO
a dark room, etc, down stairs. The direC
tors are favorable to the scheme. 1t
thought that by charging a nominal fee
perhaps 81, and by giving those who joine
the club the privileges of 81 member
ship in the association in addition to tn
privileges of the club sufficient numbe
would join the club so that the association
would realize a benefit from it. The oil
ganization of a camera club in Brattlebor
would seem to be the natural sequence O
the widespread interest in amateur photog
raphy.
G. o. ChamberIain's Loss Was $4,000
Later reports concerning the burning
July 4, of the Bay View House at Well
Beach, Me-, owned by G. o. Chamberlai
| oF DrattlahorO confirm tho rapOrt as O.