Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-13

| gOtlen out souvenir calendars containing IN
teresting views of Brattleboro, etc, is plan
ming 1900 calendar which will eclipse all
that he has issued thus far.
The administrators of the +. w. Stod-
dard estate have sold the Stoddard house
on Western avenue to z, f. Crown and K.
l.. Roberts who will repair It and offer 1t
for rent. The price paid was $4,000.
E. b. Bissell has sold his house on
Washington street to Geo. z. Kimball, the
expressman. Mr.. Blssell has bought a
building lot on the opposite side Of the
street, east of N. L. Staples's, and will
build him a house on 1t, which is good
news to the residents of Prospect hill.
The following is from the Londonderry
Sitter: 1.-THE Baptist society are having
their church steeple and spire reprinted,
'Steeple Jack of Brattleboro, the artist
BY the way what a nice business that is
gives one chance TO get nearer heaven
than will be attained by most of u.s. Sc
lahr
The meeting Of those interested in anna
teur photography, which was to have been
held in the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms Tuesday even
ing for the purpose of forminga camera club
was postponed on account of other attrac-
tions, and unless notice is given to the con-
trary the meeting will be held at the same
place Oct. %.
The annual meeting of the Prospect Hill
Aqueduct association was held Tuesday
evening at the house of Z. b. Bissell.
These officers we're elected: President, w.
| II. Adams; secretary and treasurer, G.. II.
Burns; directors, w. II. Adams, S. II.
Farr and A. X. Harris. II was voted TO
levy an assessment of 25 cents share to
pay the running expenses. The associa-
tons springs are to be repaired.
H. G.. Barber was in Windham Tuesday
to appear for the plaintiff in the suit of
VIM. Barber against Z. r. Shaw which
was brought TO perfect a mechanics lien
on the defendants property for repairs
that the plaintiff made on the property to
the amount Of $55 so. Lawyer Cudworth
of South Londonderry appeared for the
defendant. Justice Gould returned a YER
dict for the plaintiff to recover $3.50.
James H. Gayley of Pttsburg, Penn,
has bought SO acres of land in Dummer-
ston Of Stephen Dutton, and will build an
elegant summer residence thereon another
year. He is also negotiating for the pur-
chase of adjoining land owned by DR..
Fremont Hamilton. The location is one
of the most slightly in Windham county.
Mr. Gayley is connected with the Carnegie
steel works. His family have been sum
mer boarders at Deacon Prouty's in Put
ney several years.
The suit Of George NJ. Ellis of Brattle-
boro against the Boston & Maine railroad
for $50, 900 will be heard on demurrer in
the supreme court in Boston next week.
G. c. Fits, attorney for Ellis, will be pres
ent. The suit was brought in February
of this year TO recover for injuries which
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by an engine owned by the defendant
company. Mr.. Ellis had one arm and one
leg cut off, his head was badly cut, several
teeth were knocked out and he was other
wise seriously injured.
Chief-of Police Hall has restored to its
owner this week horse and carriage which
have been at Liveryman Whites stable
since Valley fair week. The team was
turned over TO Mr.. Hall Monday. The
name of II. c. Ballou of Enfield, Mass,
was found on the carriage, and telephone
message by Mr.. Hall elected the reply
from Mr.. Ballou that the man who left the
team at the stable had been sent out to
peddle blankets, etc. The man said he
would call for the team the next day, but
he has not been heard from since.
Three petitions were presented TO the
Northampton, Mass, board of aldermen
Monday evening by the Northampton and
Amherst street railroad company, of which
Z. C. Crosby is one of the leading mem
bers. One was for the renewal of the fran
chise for demonstration of road TO the
Hatfield line, which franchise the railroad
commissioners compelled the company to
surrender some time ago, and the others
were for privileges of making certain ar
raugements with the Northampton COM
pany for joint use OF poles supporting
wires, for stringng wires OF the Hadley
bridge and for building car barns. The
two latter petitions were granted, and a
hearing on the first was set for Oct "a.
The Springfield Union published Tues
day an interview with +. j. Bailey, the
real estate agent, concerning the recent
report that Rudyard Kipling intended to
sell his Brattleboro property. Mr.. Bailey
is quoted as saying: 81 believe, that that
report is simply newspaper advertising for
Mr.. Kipling. know that he hasn't said
that he wants to sell, and, If he did want
to sell out, don't see how he could easily
do 1t. You see the land-15 fine acres
and the house are two separate things.
He built the house and owns it, but the
land is a part of the Balestier estate.
When j. n. Balestier died the estate was
put in the hands of trustees, and the land
cannot be sold until the widow Balestier
dies. OF course some deal might be made
by which the property could be sold to a
member of the family, but as for any OBJ
jectional outside party stepping in, why,
that's out of the question"
The members of the Grand Army post
and the Woman's Relief corps, who com
posed the Brattleboro delegation which at
tended the Grand Army encampment in
Montreal last June, held a notably pleas
ant reunion in Grand Army hall Monday
evening. The meeting was strictly infor-
NAL and was thoroughly enjoyed. An ex-
cellent supper was served, after which it
was announced that Mrs. James p. Elmer
would give a recitation. The recitation
consisted chiefly of the presentation, in
very felicitous manner, of an ebony gold
headed cane to Col. H. K. Taylor in recog-
milton of favors done by him during the
Montreal trip. On the head of the cane
was engraved the coloners name and the
date of the trip. Col Taylor protested
that his services were not deserving of any
such recognition, but he accepted the hand
some gift with the assurance that he would
prize It more highly than II it were the
gift Of the state, coming as it did from his
own circle of acquaintance.
A COntented Woman.
The appearance in Brattleboro for the
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