Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-25

The front of the grand stand on the
Valley Fair grounds has been torn out
this week because of the decayed condition
of some of the tlmbers. The repairs are
still in progress
II. f. Weatherhead, executor, has sold
the residence of the late Lovina Weather
head in Centrevlle to the Home for the
Aged and Disabled for $2500. Under
the bequest to the Home in Miss Wealth
erhead's will that institution will realize
very generous help TO the amount Of about
$1,000.
Judge Wheeler has issued an order citing
Alex @. Bruce of Barre, trustee in the
bankrupt estate of James G. King of
Barre, to appear before him at the Boroks
House next Tuesday, to show cause why
he should not be held in contempt for fail
ing to make his report in the King estate,
having been ordered so TO do by the trus-
tee
There is complaint In certain quarters
about the makeup of Gov. Smiths COM
mittee for the Dewey celebration, on the
ground that it is being turned into politi-
cal affair. The appointment of Col. Geo.
W. Hooker of Brattleboro as chief mar
shall of the occasion certainly does not go to
strengthen this impression. Col. Hooker is
no politcian.-[St. Johnsbury Republican.
Miss Mary Scobey, 49, died Tuesday
evening at the home of George K. Warner
on Whipple street after lingering illness
of over two years. Miss Scobey had lived
in Brattleboro since a year ago last Octo-
| Der, spending the last few months of her
| life with Mr.. and Mrs. Warner. She was
a native Of Greenfield Mass, where she
had lived until coming to this town. Brief
funeral services we're held yesterday morn
| ing at the house, after which the body was
taken to Greenfield for burial in the Fed
eral-street cemetery. Rev. w. H. Collins
OBLIGATED at both services.
The Vermont Wheel clubs second an.
nual field day, outing and clam bake will
be held Monday, Sept. 4, at Valley View
Park in Vernon. A special train will
| leave Brattleboro at $3.50 A. NJ, sharp, re-
turning at Z. NJ. 1t is desired that every
member who is to attend meet at the club
house at 8 \. NJ. to march in a body to the
station, accompanied by the Military band.
| Competitors in any of the sports, games
and pastimes are requested TO enroll their
names at once on the entry blanks now
ready at the rooms.
Grange Dramatic club elected these
officers at its annual meeting Friday even
! ing. President, Mrs. H. w. Sargent /:
ice-president, Mrs. G. S. Hopkins secre-
| tary, George Harris; treasurer, f. II.
! Spaulding; property man, c. w. Drown
| business committee, A. +. Miller, F. d.
Weld, Leon White; play committee, Mrs.
| S. w. Edwards, II. w. Sargent, Mrs.
George Harris; finance committee, w. NJ.
Robbins, A. f. Atwood and L. NJ. Goode-
nough. 1t was voted to change the time
of the annual meeting from August to
| May, and TO discontinue the meetings dur
ing July and August.
A benefit concert by Brattleboro talent
under the management of Robert Gregg
| was given in the church in North Hinsdale
Wednesday evening, the proceeds Of which
will be devoted to the needs Of the church.
The audience was large and apprecative,
about 40 persons going from Brattleboro
| Those who took part in the program were
Miss Izetta Stewart, Miss Emma Gregg,
Miss Christa Park, c. II. Thompson, l..
r. Clark, Harry Smith, Fred Adams, Fred
e. Gilbert and w. A. Gilbert. Miss Park
gave two readings and Mr. Thompson gave
several gramophone selections. The 9TH
ers gave musical numbers.
Work at the Snowflake corn canning
factory began Monday, but up TO yester.
day only a small amount of corn had been
canned. Sufficient corn has been brought
in to keep a small number of huskers busy
since Monday, but the work will not begin
in earnest until the first of next week
when a large force of huskers will be
given work. Some difficulty was expert
enced at the beginning of the season in Sc
curing large enough acreage TO keep the
factory running to its capacity, but this
difficulty will be overcome by shipping
corn to the factory from several of the
towns in the north of the county.
There was a hearing before Judge
| Wheeler in the Brooks House Tuesday af-
ternoon in the case of the Ii. c. White Co.
of Albany, N Y, against Henry S. Wal
bridge of Burlington, on a petition for
leave to file supplemental bill and notice
of hearing. 1t appeared that Walbridge
and his son and son-in-law had formed a
corporation. The court granted the petit
ton and ordered that the additional de-
PENDANTS appear forthwith He also order
ed that the answer of Walbridge be adopt
ed as the answer of the new defendants
within eight days, and that the replication
be filed on or before the first Tuesday in
| September. This action is in a stereopti-
con patent case which has been in litiga-
ton for several years.
The forest tent caterpillar pest which
caused so much annoyance the first of the
season has been brought to mind this week
by another pest which, although of a diff
ferent character, has been the cause of
much trouble especially to the housewives
of the town. The pest referred TO first
made its appearance in large numbers
Sunday and Monday and continued to
overun the village until Wednesday,
when it disappeared as suddenly as it
came. The common name for this para
site is tramp" although in many sections
it goes under the name of "hobo." More
tramps were located on the outskirts of
the town the first of the week than have
ever been seen in this region at one time
before. A camp of 80 or 40 was stationed
on the Wood farm below the depot yard
Monday and Tuesday, claiming to be wait
ing for the opening of the corn canning
factory, but very few of them actually APP
piled for work there. Another encamp-
ment was stationed on the Bradley farm
north of the depot, living on what food
they could beg in town. Most of the
"Wearies" left these parts Wednesday
and yesterday, going north by freight, al
though few stragglers are still left here.
J. II. Morgan Found at Rutland.
1t has been learned this week that jaw