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

e. Crosby has contracted with S. w.
Dart of Gilsum, n. H., to put up mill
on the site of the one destroyed recently
at Springfield.
c. f. Thompson has adjusted the loss
occasioned by the burning of the barn,
sheds and produce of the II. o. Bruce es-
tate in North Wardsboro at $500.
Mrs. f. E. Samson received a letter
Friday from her son Eugene, who has
been in Pattsburg, n. y. He said that
five of the general service men including
himself started for Fort Crook, Neb., the
18th to join the It'll infantry, Company d.
Rudyard Kipling has brought suit in the
United States court at Utica, n. Y, under
the copyright law for damages and injunc-
ton, against Gilbert G.. Hubbard of East
Aurora, n. Y, publisher of the Philistine
and proprietor of the Roycroft printing
office. The complaint alleges that Mr..
Hubbard has issued book containing Sc
lections from the authors works without
his knowledge or consent
Three new pictures have been placed in
the High school building. Two were given
| by the ninth grade and have been hung in
their room. These are 1.-THE Chariot Race
| from Ben Hur" by Checa, and "ScOtch
|
third was the gift of Mrs. Warren's class
and is hung in the sixth grade room. 1t
is "The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur.
Fifteen pictures have been given to the
school the past year.
! Judge Wheeler granted a stay of 10 days
Saturday in his order of deportation of the
Cinnamon Lee Pom and Lee Fat Chung,
whose cases were tried in Brattleboro a
few weeks ago. The deportation order ex-
pired Sunday. The stay was granted at
the request of Il. +. b Of Burlington,
counsel for the China %, who claims to
have new and important evidence in favor
of his clients and who will petition the
court for a rehearing
The suit of l.. X. Fuller ct al of Brattle-
boro against William Willard of Stur-
bridge, Mass, a portrait painter of note,
was decided in Worcester last week, the
verdict being for the plaintiffs to recover
81. The verdict is considered, however,
as a victory for the defendant inasmuch as
the suit was brought to recover balance
of 5000 due on piano. The defendant
made crayon portrait of Jacob Estey for
the plaintiffs, to cover the balance, but
the portrait was not accepted and suit
was brought b recover the balance in cash.
| LIE SpTlDHu6lu, ' l.. EltClTlC hdllTOdu
company elected these directors at its re-
cent annual meeting: Adna Brown, e. c.
Crosby, NJ. A. Coolidge, +. S. Coolidge,
| c. w. Wyman. The directors chose f. C.
Crosby president and general manager,
and A. j. Crosby clerk and treasurer. The
gross receipts the past year were 500, 32T.-
81, and after deducting expenses the
amount left was S9467.64. The general
manager reported that $3S7792 had been
expended in new construction during the
year. The number of passengers carried
exceeded $4,000.
The case of Clark VS.. the Central Yer
mont Railroad company, which was on
trial in the Bennington county court at
Manchester last week, drew several wit
nesses from this county. Mrs. Clark, who
was visiting her daughter at South Lon
donderry, attended the Valley Fair in
BrattlebOro last September, and it is al
legged that in attempting to move from an
open box car fitted with seats to a regular
passenger car at Jamaica on the return
trip she fell and sustained injuries which
resulted in her death few days later. The
railroad company denies the claim in toto.
There was a hearing before j. II. Merri-
field Friday afternoon for the assessment
of damages in the case of II. +. Gordon
against G. p. Gibson. About year ago
E. l. Perry brought an action of trover
against ellison & Chandler and secured
judgment for about $50. The case was
appealed to the county court. Mr.. Gordon
attached the property in his capacity as
sheriff. At the March term of the county
court verdict was rendered sustaining
the verdict of the justice court and the
county clerk was directed to assess the
damages at the value of the property,
which consisted of three seated carriage
and an express wagon, as the property
could not then be found. The damages
were assessed at $40 and costs. the latter
being about $50. G. c. Fits appeared for
Mr., Gordon, and G. H. Robb of Bellows
Falls for Mr.. ellison.