Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-16

The first dividend of % per cent has
been declared to the creditors of the STRAIT
ton Lumber company. 1t will be paid
June %.
p. Fleming bought the personal proper
ty formerly owned by Peter Joyce which
was sold by auction Saturday at f. d.
Williams's shop by Deputy Sheriff Nc
Clure. Mr.. Fleming was one of the mort
gagees.
A team of local ball players went to
Putney Saturday and defeated the Putney
ball team by a score of 65. The feature
of the game was Guheen's home run in
the last inning, which brought in two
runs and won the game for Brattleboro.
Frank II. Burt of Newton is to continue
the publication of "Among the Clouds"
on top Of Mt. Washington in the White
mountains this summer, the enterprise
which his father, the late Henry NJ. Burt,
has conducted so successfully many years.
The final meeting of the creditors of
William K. Corse of Springfield, this state,
was held before A. f. Schwenk, referee,
Saturday. The account of the trustee
was allowed. No creditors appeared, AMI
no objection was made to the granting of
a discharge.
Shrubbery will be placed in some of the
larger flower beds of the village which are
controlled by the Rural Improvement So
ciety. 1t is believed that attractive shrubs
will make permanent improvement, and
one that will be more pleasing for an en-
tire season than plants.
A. Augustine Butterfeld has been APP
pointed administrator of the Hosea b.
Ballou estate of Nottingham, and S. d.
Faulkner and +. l.. Fuller have been APP
pointed commissioners. Sylvester +. Mi
ner has been appointed administrator of
the Caroline w. Miller estate of Brattle-
boro.
F. j. Neal has leased G. p. Gilson's new
pavilion near Silverdale at Lake Spofford
and will serve meals and lunches at all
hours. He will make specially of Sum
day dinners. A full line of campers sup
plies In the way of cooked food, fruit and
groceries will be carried. He will also
have boats to let.
William s. Porter, Charles p. Merrill
and Fred Parmenter of Windsor county,
Fred r. Woodward of st. Adams and Ed
ward II. Blossom of St. Johnsbury have
been adjudged bankrupt by Judge Wheel
er. Daniel f. Olney, c. d. Barnard and
been granted discharges from bankruptcy.
n. 7. Ryan went TO Pittsfield, Mass.
Monday to figure on a contract for work
on government building. John Calvin
went to Burlington to represent Mr.. RYAN
at meeting of the committee of arrange
ments for the International convention of
Foresters. The meeting of the committee
Monday night was the last before The con-
vention.
The question, "Resolved, That Spirit
uality in Vermont is Decreasing Tor in
the New England States)," will be dis
cussed at the Baptist church this evening.
Mrs. l. o. p. Smith, Mrs. George G. viii
son and Dr. II. d. Holton will defend the
affirmative side of the case and Mrs. l.. II.
Dearborn, l.. W. Hawley and Carl Hop
kins will be the speakers in the negative.
Prof. Cramer will preside at the organ.
and selections will be sung by Mrs. Cram
er and mixed quartet.
The Congregationalist contains half-tone
cuts of Revs. II. r. Miles of Brattleboro
and Clarence p. Emery of New Bedford.
Mass. Mr.. Emery, whose pastorate was
in Guilford during the summers of 1897
and 1898, has accepted a call TO pastor.
has been studying for the ministry in Ban
gor seminary. The Congregationalist
says: "Mr. Miles is a scholarly and earn
est preacher and a devoted pastor. He
has fine presence, an attractive manner,
is sympathetic and approachable. His
marked intellectual and social gifts have
been developed by unusual opportunities
for culture. Both he and his accomplished
wife have been highly esteemed in their
earlier parishes"
Five cars of the south-bound mixed
train on the narrow gauge road were de-
rallied about mile below Jamaica Mon
day afternoon. The accident, which took
place about 800 feet south of what is
known as the twin culverts, was due 10
the breaking of journal on a box car
loaded with lumber, directly behind the en-
CINE. Five cars were thrown off the rails
by parts of the broken truck, and the
track was torn up. One of the box cars
was overturned. A wrecking train was
summoned from Brattleboro, but the road
was not cleared until early Tuesday morn
ing. The regular passenger train which
should reach South Londonderry at s
o'clock Monday evening did not arrive
there until about 1870 Tuesday morning.
There was hearing in the United
States circuit court before Judge Wheeler
at the Brooks House Monday in the case
of Jonathan w. Brown, receiver of the
Sioux National bank of Sioux City, Iowa.
against Rosette h. Ellis, executrix. on a
motion to dismiss the bill for want of iu-
risdicton, the sum involved being less
than $4,000. The defendant contended
that the United States statutes required
that the amount involved in suit must
be $4,000 or more in order to come within
the jurisdiction of the circuit court. The
complainant cOntended that the statute
did not refer to cases in equity and that
this suit, which involved $780, came
within the jurisdiction of the court as it
was case in equity. Decision was re-
served.
Seymour Scott, whose wife was Mary At
kins of BrattleborO, is at the head of the
movement for the formation of a brewing
trust to include practically the brew
cries of this country. Mr.. Scott perfect
ed the American Mailing company, which
has monopoly on all the malt produced
in this country. Mr.. Lieber, manager
of the syndicate which controls the
three largest breweres at indianapolis,
says a deal involving 800, 900, 900 has been
completed, whereby all the breweres of
PENNSYLVANIA are consolidated. Options
have also been secured on several brew
cries in Indiana and other states. Mr..
Lieber says the scheme is a tremendous
one and will not be perfected in less than
three years, that 81 100000 capital