Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-04

Col. Richards Bradley is to equip his
residence with an elevator
Harry Smith broke the forefnger of his
left hand Monday by getting 1t caught in
the sprocket of his bicycle.
Michael Fleming returned to Brattle-
boro the last of last week, having served
his sentence in the house of correction at
Rutland.
A. V. May has leased the G. W. John
son house in West Brattleboro TO II. G.
Smith of Wilmington who will occupy 1t
Sept. 1. Mr. Smith expects to run an eX-
press team.
The Roman Catholic society decided at
a meeting Friday night to hold picnic in
Central Park, Vernon, Aug. 10 Com
mittees were elected to make the necessary
arrangements.
The hearing of Harry Pike, who is
charged with selling intoxicating liquor at
the night lunch rooms year ago, was con-
tinued Friday owing to the absence of some
of the witnesses.
Arthur Lewis, the veterinary who was
imprisoned in Newfane Jail July Is for
failure to make a satisfactory disclosure be-
fore Justice Newton, has been released up
on the order of States Attorney Barber.
S. II. Farr has filed thesettlement of his
final account as administrator of the esta e
of Laura Prentice. The heirs have
waived notice of the settlement, they hav-
ing agreed as to the distribution of the es-
tate.
The exterior of the buildings composing
the S. A. Smith company's plant has been
completed this eek with the exception of
gIvf
arriving and many of them have been put
in place and are running. The office
rooms and show rooms, which are in a
separate building, are being lathed and
plastered. They will probably be finished
in cherry.
c. Henry Ryder of Halifax was arrested
by Constable j. L. Stockwell in West
Brattleboro Wednesday night for intoxica-
ton. He drove into a cellar hole and was
tipped out, losing his jack-knife and bot
tie partly filled with whiskey. He was ar
raigned before Judge Newton yesterday
morning. He pleaded guilty and was fined
So and costs amounting to S1026, which
he paid. He said he obtained his liquor
in Greenfield.
The repairs on the Esteyville school
house have been completed, practically,
| this week under the supervision of K. l..
| Parker. A new room has been finished
| off, which will contain the plumbing, a
new stairway has been built, and other
minor improvements have been made. The
| old plumbing has been taken out, and 1t
will be replaced by new plumbing by Pat
rick Fleming. A new furnace will be put
| in before cold weather
The Vermont Wheel club voted Tues
day night to have the second annual field
day on Labor day, and George E. FoX,
George F. Barber, G. l.. Stickney, NJ. j.
Moran, c. A. Harris and A. F. SchwenB
were appointed a committee of arrange
ments. w. II. Childs and H. r. Law
renee were appointed a Valley Fair com
mittee to report at the next monthly meet
ing regarding coach in the fair parade
Three members were voted into the club
two residents and one nonresident.
There was hearing in the United
States court, Judge II. II. Wheeler, at the
Brooks House Monday afternoon on the
petition of Fred J. Reed of Hartland, trus
tee of the estate of Charles M. Sanborn o.
Norwich, TO make perpetual the tempo
rary niunction restraining B. F.MacDowel
on Boston, mortgage of the Sanborn farm
in Hanover, n. H., from cutting the gras
of said farm. The MORTGAGE failing to ap
pear the temporary injunction was mad
perpetual pending a further order of tn,
court.
About 40 guests left Pine Grove Spring
Hotel Saturday, Sunday and Monday, tn
greater part of them going to thei7 home
in Brooklyn ard Boston. Their places ar
filled, however, by over so new arrival
who have registered at Pine Grove Spring
the past week. The present season at tn
lake has been one of the best ever know
by the hotels. Silverdale has an unusual
ly large number of guests at present ant
many more are expected to spend tn
month of August and part of September
The Lakeside cottages on the south shor
of the lake are also filled.