Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-01


their semi-annual dividend.
The annual meeting of the Universalist |
parish will be held In the Universalst yes
try week from next Tuesday evening.
S K. Miner has shipped 10 carloads of |
apples the present season, most of them |
going to points in Massachusetts. Six car
loads we're barrelled fruit and the remain !
der cider apples.
Tickets for the Booker T. Washington |
entertainment in the Y. M. G. A. course,
which will be held in the Auditorium Dec.
10, will go on sale at the Y. M. @. A.
rooms tonight at 1880.
The United States transport Meade, car
ryng a portion of the 43d regiment of vol
unteers, arrived at Gibraltar Monday on
its way to Manila. Lieut.. j. Leslie Elmer
is on board the Meade.
The hearing In the case of John b. Man
ley against A. @. Fellows of Brookline,
which was begun before Justice Mortified
Nov. Is and continued was finished Satur-
day. Decision was reserved.
Mrs. Jarey's wax works will be given at
Grange hall next Wednesday evening un
der the direction of Miss Mary Seldom
McCobb who has made such marked
success in the part of Mrs. farley. The
entertainment is for the benefit Of the Fes
sender Helping Hand society.
The Brattleboro post-ofiice was closed
from 2 to o'clock Saturday in accordance
with an order from the post-ofiice depart
ment at Washington directing the post
offices throughout the country to suspend
business during the funeral of Vice Presi
dent Hobart. The flags on the public
buildings were kept at halfmast during
the same period.
Michael Cunningham of Amherst, who
was injured at the cavern at the West
river bridge about two weeks ago and who
has since been confined to his room over
Hopkins's restaurant, was taken to the
Springfield, Mass, hospital Tuesday after
noon. He was accompanied by G. w. Ray.
Cunningham's injuries consisted of
sprained ankle and several broken bones
in the instep.
A steam boiler of 150.horse power ca
pacity for use In the Centreville factory ar
rived at the local railroad station the last
of last week and was taken TO the factory
Monday. 1t should have arrived in Octo-
Der, but on account Of the delay it will not
be put in place until next spring. A boil
er house will be built as soon as the boiler
is set, foundation for the house having
already been constructed.
Speaker Kittredge Haskins went Mon
| day TO Windsor where he met Gov. Smith
and Lieut.. Gov. Bates, and together they
made the annual visitation to the state
prison with two of the directors, Hazen of
St. Johnsbury aud Perkins Of Windsor. On
| Tuesday forenoon they visited the Brattle
boro Retreat, and at noon they went to
Rutland where they spent the afternoon
and evening inspecting the House of Cor
rection. At the latter place the board of
commissioners decided to grant paroles to
three prisoners, and the governor decided
to pardon two others on Thanksgiving day.
The visitation of the state insane asylum
at Waterbury and the industrial reform
school in Vergennes was postponed until
after Thanksgiving.
There was a hearing before Justice Mer-
riield Wednesday afternoon in the suit of
Miss Annie Lawrence, the nurse, against
George Fl. Hail. the slater, for professional
services in the care of Mrs. Hall. K. w.
Gibson appeared for the plaintiff and II.
G. Barber for the defendant. The original
suit was TO recover S73, but after the suit
was brought the defendant made tender
of $50 which Miss Lawrence accepted in
settlement for her services to Sept. 10.
The defendant refused TO pay for Miss
Lawrence's services from Sept 10 to Sept.
2S, the date when she left, on the ground
that he notified her on Sept. 10 that her
services were no longer wanted. Justice
Merrheld decided in favor Of the plaintiff
and the defendant appealed.
The Thanksgiving entertainment by the
Congregational Sunday school Tuesday
evening brought out crowd which filled
the vestry, and as each person was charged
an admission consisting of something
available for Thanksgiving dinner an
abundance of turkeys, chickens, fruit and
vegetables was realized. These supplies
we're distributed by committee the follow
ing day and gladdened the hearts of nu-
merous families. The entertainment itself
was much enjoyed. 1t consisted of a
Thanksgiving reading by Miss Ethel Wa
terman, a number of gramophone selec.
tions by G. II. Thompson, a sleight-of-
hand exhibition by II. r. Jordan, an exhi-
bition of American and English bayonet
drill by Capt. w. T. Haigh, and the play
ing of games.
Gov. Smith, in accordance with his de.
cision announced in another item, yester.
day pardoned Harry Ellis of Westminster,
who was serving a sentence of 10 years in
the house of correction in Rutland. Ellis
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feloniously assaulted Mrs. John Jeffrey in
the woods in Putney Oct 6, 1896, the
others being Perley Baker and Charles
Ellis. The boys were arrested after long
chase, and at the trial in Newfane in No
vember Judge Tyler sentenced Charles
Ellis to IA years at hard labor in the state
prison, and Baker and Harry Ellis to II
aud 10 years respectively in the house OF
correction. Baker was pardoned by Gov
Grout in March of last year. Harry Ellis
who is now pardoned, has been the com
manding officer of the battalion composed
of the prisoners In the institution.
The evening with MendeIsshOn."
The Evening with Mendelssohn" al
Pine Heights Tuesday evening, which was
arranged and conducted by Prof. F. G. f
Cramer, organist and chOirmaster. of the
First Baptist church, proved to be graft
flying diversion from the usual character OF
the Baptist social entertainments, success
full as they all have been. The concert wa:
largely attended, which made 1t success
financially as we'll as from musical stand.
point. The program consisted of II mum
bers, all from works by Mendessohn, the
first part of the program being composed
of secular and the second of sacred selec.
lions. Following are the names of those
who participated in the concert: Piano
Mrs. j. Gray Estey, Miss Ethel Bruce
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