Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-07
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July was the hottest day since July 3,
1898
The new hymn books which the Baptist
church ordered several weeks ago will be
used for the first time next Sunday.
The Grange store clerks and their fam
lilies hed picnic at the home OF Emory
Eddy in West Brattleboro on the afternoon
of the Fourth. The afternoon was spent
in games and general sociability. Refresh
ments were served.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Baptist church elected these officers Sun
day for the coming six months; President,
Mrs. Nora l.. Kenney; vice president,
Harry l.. Gale; secretary, Fred K. Gil
bert; corresponding secretary, Mrs. G. f. r.
JENNIE; treasurer, Miss Florence Douglas
The suit of d. NJ. Barber against the
town of Dummerston to recover 5000 dam
age done by dogs to sheep in 1898, which
was to have been tried before Justice Mer-
riheld Saturday, was continued to July
% on account of the absence of one of the
plaintiffs witnesses and of j. l.. Martin,
one of the plaintiffs attorneys.
The west sidewalk on the new iron
bridge across MILESTONE brook at Main
street, which has been the subject of much
adverse comment because it is so low, is to
be raised. Long strips of iron will be
bolted to the irons which form the edges
OF the wall in such manner as to raise
the edges from three to four inches. The
space between the edges will then be filed
in.
Speaker Haskins and ex-Secretary of
state Brownel were in Montpelier Thurs
day and with Sergeant-at-Arms Phinney
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the proposed annex to the state house.
| Two bids were submitted, Geo. K. Lyon
Granite company of Brattleboro, SS7G0 and
Mason e Co. of Burlington, $3.50 Mason
& Co. have practically completed the city
hall building in Barre and 1t is understood
that they will at once transfer their work
men to Montpelier and begin work upon
| the annex.
Oscar William Anderson, 10, son of
August Anderson of Chestnut street,
| died Sunday morning after an i'll
ness of over a year from consumption.
Short services we're held at the house at
| o'clock Wednesday afternoon, after which
| funeral services were held at the Swedish
Lutheran church, Rev. Mr.. Audrle officiat-
ing. Oscar was the oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson, and besides his parents,
leaves three brothers. He had been pu-
pill at the Canal street school, and about a
year ago was confirmed at the Lutheran
church.
The cars of the Brattleboro Street Rail-
road company were equipped with tenders
Monday in accordance with a recent leg
islatiue enactment. The tenders should
have been put on June 49, but they did
not arrive and the state railroad commits
sioners granted 10 days extra time. The
Tenders are about eight inches from the
ground until they are released by the
touch of a lever by the motorman's foot,
when they fall to the track. The forward
edges of the tenders are fitted with iron
rollers which roll on the track when the
tenders are down.
The first of the vesper services into
which the evening services at the Baptist
church have been merged was held at )
o'clock Sunday and was preceded
by an organ recital by Prof. f. G. f. era
mer. The service was of a patriotic ma
ture, and the attendance was large. These
services will be kept up until September
and perhaps longer. At the morning serv.
ice it was announced that S1490 of the
church debt had been paid in. The clos
ing feature of the service was the installa-
ton by Rev. DR.. Marble of the superin-
tendent, officers and teachers of the Sun.
day school.
Passenger traffic has been unusually
large over the Boston IL Maine railroad fol
several days, due in part to the rush from
the cities to the summer resorts. The
White Mountain train has contained extra
cars each day for more than a week, and
the train of Saturday consisted of II par.
lor coaches, while large amount of bag
gage could not be carried. A special train
of six cars carrying Christian Endeavor ex,
cursionists to Detroit went through here
Monday. Two cars filled largely with
summer visitors went up on the Brattle-
boro d Whitehall railroad Saturday. The
freight traffic through Brattleboro during
the past two weeks has been very large.
There was a hearing before Judg,
Wheeler in the Brooks House Friday after
noon in the case of Straine against the
Bradford Savings Bank and Trust com
pany on a motion attaching contemp
against Hale, receiver of the bank, Good
win and Leonard, bank officials, for violat
ing an injunction against the sale of Sc
curities. The securities were produced il
court and were ordered into the hands o
the clerk Goodwin was discharged with
out costs. Hale and Leonard were ordered
W pay tuC COoIS VI Jlt proceedings as OF
court in equity. NJ NJ. Stockbridge q
Boston was counsel for Straine; w. b. c
Stickney of Bethel for the respondents.
Little Irene Long, aged 4, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Long of Ellio
. street, was run into and knocked down by
a bcyclst Friday afternoon. Her cola
bone and shoulder were broken and sh,
received several severe bruises. The &C
cident happened on Elliot street in from
, of p Griffin's. The little girl was walkin,
along the sidewalk and looking around tC
+ see If her father was coming, when sh,
stepped in the bicycle path, directly il
front of the rider. He made an effort tC
turn out but the child started the sam,
way and the collision was unavoidable
, No blame for the accident is attached tC
the rider as he did all in his power to avoiC
, striking the child.
, Cheap Excursions to Burlington.
DR.. e. A. Smith will have three cheaI