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

Jerry Dodge's farm buildings were burn
ed in Dummerston Wednesday noon, the
FIRE starting from a spark. 49,
County Examiner II. D. Ryder's an
nouncement of the examinations of teach
ers in several towns appears in another
column.
The Epworth league will have basket
picnic at Sunset lake, next Wednesday,
the 10Th. The picnic will be held the fol-
lowing day if the weather is stormy We'd
nesday.
The rear of the log drive went over the
dam at Bellows Falls Monday. The log
men will probably pass through Brattle-
boro tomorrow. The drive contains about
A, 900, 600 feet.
Rev. Father Griffin of Washington, D.
c., celebrated O'Clock mass in St. Mi
chael's Roman Catholic church last Sun
day. Rev Father Griffin is visiting at
Michael Bakers on Birge street.
Will F. Collins of the Worcester Even
ing Gazette has accepted the position of
literary editor of the Hartford Courant
and will enter upon his duties on Aug. l..
The position is a very desirable one, the
Courant being one of the highest class pa
pers in the country.
G. NJ. Holbrook, the marble and granite
dealer, who makes a speciality of cemetery
work, has moved his establishment from
Centreville to Q Frost place. Mr.. Hol-
brook set up last week in the Roman Cath
lie cemetery for B. Gregware handsome
tablet over the grave of his wife.
Ralph Cain had one knee badly jammed
Monday while at work about the saw mill
at the S. A. Smith company's factory.
Young Cain was rolling the logs on to the
carriage of the mill when his knee was
caught between one end of a moving log
and stationary timber. His knee was
severely pinched before the machinery
could be stopped, and the injury will dis
able him for some time.
The fire which attracted so much atten-
ton Tuesday night destroyed the buildings
on the David Bemis farm, later owned by
Mr.. Currier, three miles from Townshend
village, near the Brookline line. A Mr..
Reynolds of Londonderry moved there To
do the haying, but he was found dead in
the barn two weeks ago, death having re-
suited from heart disease. The family then
moved away and the property was vacant.
Lightning struck the buildings. The farm
was owned by jerks & Lovejoy of Boston.
Rev. E. Q. S. Osgood and family have
gone this week to their summer home in
COhasset, Mass, TO be gone until the first
of September. Mr. Osgood will return to
Brattleboro to preach the next two Sun
days, but the last Sunday in the month,
July 80, Rey. S. NJ Crothers of Cam
bridge, has kindly consented to take his
place During the month of August the
Unitarian church will be closed for the
usual summer vacation, although the pas
tor can always be called upon for any nee
essary service by addressing him as above.
Ole hundred of the HOO acres of to-
bacco in Hatfield we're ruined by the hail
storm Tuesday night, and 400 acres more
were damaged The loss is estimated at
$4,000. G. A. Billings, agent for Suffer
Brothers, had ten acres ruined. The
storm was the severest of the season in
several Massachusetts towns. Henry La
Montague's barn was struck by lightning
and burned at Hatfield, causing a loss OF
$500. ID. N. Shumway of Belchertown
sustained loss of $4,000, his buildings
and contents being burned. This is the
third time in five years that Mr.. Shum-
ways buildings have been struck by light
ming and burned