Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-01
PHOENIX BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER l. 1899.

The regular meeting Of the directors of
the Y M. G. A. will be held In the associ-
alton rooms Monday evening.
About 25 couples enjoyed a dance at
North street hall Tuesday evening. Music
was furnished by Miss Mollie Austin.
The six Guy brothers Of Springfield,
Mass, left Tuesday on their Both season
with their minstrel company of 80 people.
The George Sargent farm in West Dunn
merston was sold this week to s. s. Wash
er for the Taft brothers of West Dummers-
ton, they taking in part payment two
! places In Green River. The sale was made
through Baileys agency.
j. o. Smith announces that his bill
against the Brattleboro Street Railroad
company for damages to his horse, har-
ness and wagon by the collision on Oak
street a few weeks ago is S1jS instead of
$50 as previously announced.
The open season on partridges and
woodcock began this morning and nearly
all of the local sportsmen have gone to
try their luck in the field. cartridges are
more plenty this year than for several sea-
sons and large number of birds probably
will be brought in tonight
The body of Sarah E., wife of Geo. W.
Pierce, formerly of Brattleboro, was brought
here for burial Tuesday from Fitchburg,
Mass. Mrs. Pierce died in Fitchburg Sun
day from perltonitis. The body was &C
companied by MI. Pierce and his son, Roy
B. Pierce. The burial was in Prospect
Hill cemetery.
Greenfield and Brattleboro will again
have big coaching parades at their annual
fairs. Their public spirit Is to be com
mended, and it shines brightly in compari-
Id t.a hoe
places where IL is considered "too much
trouble" to do anything Of this kind
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l A meeting of the committee having in
charge the coaching parade of the Valley
Fair was held Saturday evening, but no
! definite arrangements were made in re-
gard to this years pageant. Several mat
s tiers of Importance which are TO be looked
, up this week will be discussed at the next
d meeting which will be held next Satur'
i day evening.
: The Congregational church was filed 10
It overlooking Monday evening to listen to
o the singing and Rotations OF the Atlanta
i University quartet. The entertainment
e given by these representatives of the
colored race is of a high order, the
o recitation OF Paul Lawrence DUNBAR
J. poems being especially worthy of merit
e At the close of the entertainment a collec
+ tion of nearly $50 was taken.
e William F. Carlisle, for the past year and
t, a half one Of the managers of the Brooks
Il House, has resigned his position in the no
or tel, the resignation TO take effect Sept. Is
10 Mr.. Carlisle has no definite plans for the
ID future. He will be succeeded by John d
Austin, a well-kDown Brattleboro boy, who
/ for the past Is months has held the posi-
Il g-I.s II. -. Ioeal
IT Springfield, Mass, and who formerly work
a ed as bookkeeper in the store of o. j
he Pratt.
?. 1t has become known during the pas
s. week that negotiations are in progress,
d which will probably result in the purchas,
e. of the Bliss farm by Mr.. and Mrs. F. u
n Dickinson. There are great many peo
" pie who will welcome this announcement
r. as meaning that the unrivaled natural fea
[. lures of that widely-known spot will b,
Is preserved and developed. Brattleboro PEG
a pie will also be glad to know that it doe
d not mean the removal from town of tn,
l. family who have been so long the occu
n pants of the farm.
,e Col. HE. Taylor and C. p. ellison will
attend the national encampment of tn
q Grand Army 10 be held in PHILADELPHIA;
r next week. Julius Whitney will go L
le Fitchburg to accompany members of thu
Al company OF which he was lieutenant L
le the convention. II is expected that abou
: 200 Vermonters will go TO Philadelphia
Il A large part of this number are expecte,
a to arrive in Brattleboro tomorrow on tn,
!. White Mountain train. They will have a
r wait here of about two hours and will theI
n proceed, probably, by special train, to New
,e London, to take passage from there TO New
l. York by steamer. The fare for the roun(
Il trip from Brattleboro to Philadelphia i
IF S0.T0.
sr A Boston despatch quotes promlnen
D. New England railroad man as saying tina
IN President futile of the Boston & Main
h railroad has received a tentative offer I,
ii succeed President Clark of the New Ha
N ven road, as Mr.. Clark has been slated TO
l. retirement, but that he will not leave tn
ye Boston & Maine road. 81 have the hes
ID of reasons" said the railroad man, $50
re saying that the Vanderbllts are today il
control of the Boston q Maine system
ID This may not be noticeable from the stool
" list, but l feel confident that it is true
lie Frank Jones will, l am told, enter the di
ID rectorate of the company at the annua
r, meeting, If not before, for he has large In
he terests in both the Boston q Maine an,
e. Concord & Montreal"
u The August session of the probate cour
e was held Saturday before Judge Water
I. man. In the Lydia j. Watson estate o
~ Wardsboro the will was allowed. Ella A
~ Underwood was appointed administrator
VI with the will annexed, and l.. NJ. Newell
~ and Spencer Robinson we're appointe,
u commissioners. In the Hannah Davis es
n tate of Nottingham the will was allowe
~ and Frank E. Davis was appointed execu
IN tor. In the Royal G. Wood estate of Brat
Z tleboro license was granted to Lucy A
10 Cox, Administrative, to sell the real estate
B. In the George A. Walker estate of Dunn
u merstQn the account of the administrator
ne Adm f. Miller, was allowed. In the Ss
~ rah NJ. Horton estate of Brattleboro tn
e account of John G. Dewitt, administra
u tor, was allowed. A partial settlement o
~ the Ernest l.. Faulkner estate Of Whining
Is ton was made. G. E. Aliens account a
d executor of the will of Asenath T. Camp
AZ bell of Brattleboro was allowed.
n. Annual Meeting OF the Windham Con
ference at DummerstOn.
The 5Sth annual meeting of the Wind
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