Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-23

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S. w. Edgett & Co. have sold the Eu-
gene Bemls farm in Townshend to Adel-
bert Carpenter of Stamford, Conn.
Ginger Wilkes, 1928, owned by l.. c.
Lowell of Bellows Falls, has been added to
the string now being trained at the Valley
Fair ground track.
The guard pole at the railroad crossing,
which was broken last winter, has been
sent to st, Adams to be repaired, after
which it will be replaced.
Will Powers, foreman of Whites livery
stable, was kicked by a horse Tuesday on
his left knee and right shin. The injuries
will disable him several days.
Judge Wheeler has adiudged bankrupt
James Randel and Norris E. Edwards of
| Springfield, and has granted a discharge to
Ernest j. johnson of the same town.
Gen. Estey will speak at the Baptist
church tonight about the May meetings of
| the missionary societies of the Baptist de-
nomination, which he attended in San
| Francisco.
Our Newfane correspondent records the
| purchase of a farm in that town by Wes-
| ley X. Phillips of Keene, formerly of Brat
tleboro Mr.. Phillips will move at once
| to Newfane.
The insurance loss on the Universalist
church lat Vernon which was burned
last week, has been adjusted at $1,000.
! The church was insured for this amount
| only, through A. w. Childs ~ Co.
The free kindergarten supported by the
Brattleboro Woman's club closed its spring
term Friday. Miss Simmons, the teacher,
is spending her vacation at her home in
Adams, Mass. She has been reGngaged
to teach the fall term.
The Odd Fellows of Brattleboro will OBJ
serve next Sunday as Memorial day. They
will meet at the lodge rooms at 2.30 and
will proceed from there to the cemetery,
| where prayer will be offered and the graves
of deceased members of the fraternity will
| be decorated.
The music committee of the Y. NJ. c. A.
met Tuesday evening and arranged for
special music for the o'clock meetings
| Sunday afternoons from now until Oct. /.
Heretofore the singing of hymns has been
practically the only music furnished at
| those meetings.
Fox, the newsmap, is giving away 5000
boxes of pocket matches this week They
are called safety matches from the fact
that they can be ignited only on the edges
of the boxes containing them. Mr.. Fox's
object in giving them away is to advertise
his cigar specially, the Elliot.
The closing meeting of the Woman's
club was held Monday evening at the home
of Mrs. G.. +. Barber on High street, both
sessions of the club being present. A pa
per on early History of Bratteboron was
read by Miss Annie Grout, after which a
social hour was spent. Refreshments were
served.
c. l.. Cobb is "dead shot" either with
or without gun. While out walking last
! Sunday he suddenly found himself between
a woodchuck and its burrow. He had no
weapon but his jack knife, but he hurled
that at the animal and separated its soul
and body. A year ago Mr.. Cobb caught
! partridge in his hands.
! Denson Cowles of Brattleboro lodge,
| No. 102, Brattleboro, was elected district
deputy for district No. S of Vermont at
the session of the Grand Masonic lodge in
| Burlington last week. The officers were
installed by Past Grand Master Kittredge
Haskins. Col. Haskins was elected presi-
dent of the Order of High Priesthood.
No news has been received from the
| Shelburne Falls bicycle thieves who stole
| Walter Herricks wheel week ago last
! Saturday night. The probability is that
the wheel has been exchanged by this
| time, and wheels are so cheap now that
! Herrck does not feel justified in expend-
! ing much money in searching for his lost
! property.
The pumping station on West river be-
| gan running two weeks ago yesterday, and
| during the first week the water in the res
! eryoir was raised only eight inches After
the rain of Thursday people evidently
| stopped using a large amount of water on
their lawns and gardens, the gain in the
reservoir from Thursday to Monday being
80 inches.
G. +. Thompson has this week adjusted
the loss caused by the burning of the barn
and hay owned by Calvin Coleman of
Hinesburg at 5000, and that of Leslie
Lawrence of North Windham, who lost a
barn and hay by fire, at $500. Both barns
were struck by lighting, and both were in
sured in the Vermont Mutual Fire Insur-
| ance company.
A new steamer arrived the first of the
week from Seneca Falls, n. Y, for the use
of fire department while the. Brattleboro
steamers are being repaired. The steamer
is much larger than the local engines and
probably twice as powerful. 1t is what is
known as the Silsby Rotary. The first
steamer TO be repaired is No. 4, which was
sent to Seneca Falls Wednesday. 1t will
be gone about two months.
Mrs. Bacon has sold her restaurant on
Main street to Mrs. Annie Hopkins of
West Dummerston, who took possession
this morning. Mrs, Hopkins has had ex-
perience in this line of business and she
has two daughters who are experienced
mattresses. The sale was made through
the agency of s. W. Edgett & Co. Mrs.
Bacon has made no definite plans, and for
the present will live with her daughter,
Mrs. Alonzo Mack, on Grove street.
The new Brattleboro directory, publish
ed by w. f. Shaw, is being distributed
this week. The directory of 1896 contain
ed 29ll names, while in the new book are
3467 names, in addition to a complete
Hinsdale directory, which will be useful to
Brattleboro business men. A list is given
of business organizations, town, village
and county officers churches, fraternal Or
CARNATIONS and officers. New features in
clude the game laws of the New England
States, map of Brattleboro, diagram show
ing all the seats in the Auditorium, etc
There are some errors in individual names.
but on the whole the directory is more
complete and satisfactory than those which
have preceded it.
Trouble for the Manager.
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