Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-15

Cheerful Alsy, the trotter formerly
owned by Chas. Miner, was sold at auction
In New York last week TO Virginia
sportsman for $780,
1t is expected that members of the Yer
mont Wheel club and ladies will have
corn roast and dance at Brooksde Park
next Wednesday evening.
j. A. LaFleche & Brother have moved
their tailoring business from the third floor
of Crosby block TO the rooms on the second
floor formerly occupied by DR.. Fl. II.
Dinsmore.
Martin Brown has brought from Win
chester, N. H., large steam mill which
has been erected on his wood lot In Dunn
merston, where he expects to cut about
600, 900 feet of pine lumber.
W. II. Haigh has filed in the cellar
holes in the building lot which he recently
bought on Washington street and has
sowed grass seed over the entire lot. Over
! 200 loads of earth were used in filling the
| holes. The result of the work Is an i'm
provement to both the lot and the street.
N. II. White, H. b. Willis and G. II.
Harris are clearing off their lot on the
north side Of Sunset lake preparatory to
building cottage upon IL. The lot is
next east of A. M. Merrifields cottage and
between the cottages of Mr. Mortified and
K. NJ. Goodenough of West Brattleboro.
A locomobie containing two men passed
through here Saturday afternoon on its
way to Greenfield, Mass. The vehicle,
which arrived here about o'clock, had
come from White River junction, a dis
lance Of nearly 20 miles, during the day.
1t was propelled by gasolene.
Judge Tyler is at Guildhall holding the
Essex county court The case, Allen VS..
Maidstone, brought TO recover for injuries
received upon bridge, was put on trial
the second day Of the term, and that with
the other business, will make the term the
longest held in that locality for several
years.
James B. Eustis, x-Unted States sena-
tor from Louisiana and ex-ambassador to
France, who died at Newport, r. l., Sat
urday night, Is remembered by older resi-
dents as one of the Southern colony who
spent much time in Brattleboro during the
palmy days of the water cure, when the
Buckner family of New Orleans owned the
place now called Lindenhurst, the home of
Geo. f. Crowell.
Frank Brasor took part in three per-
formances Of Zephra at Athol last week,
and was also there this week, the specta-
Gle being during the fair, The Athol
Transcript says:-"Mr. Frank Brasor of
Brattleboro, as King, was a powerful
addition to the cast. He comes of a noted
family of vocalists, and has a superb bari
tone voice, besides being an actor Of tine
capa6ility. Friday night was his 43d APP
pearance in the part Of King, and his
work showed the experience he had had,
as we'll as his remarkable skill as a singer.
Ila 10, ,s..l,s
and he quickly established himself as a
favorite."
VIM. n. Batchelder, late of the First
United States Volunteer cavalry, has been
appointed first lieutenant in the new 46th
regiment; and VIM. Ii. Burt, late Of com
pany NJ, Burlington, LIST Vermont Volun-
teers, has been appointed second lieuten-
ant in the 43d regiment. Mr.. Batchelder
is Chester boy, and a nephew of NJ. d.
Batchelder of Brattleboro. He was for
merly principal OF the High school at Ches-
ter. and was the only Vermonter in Roose-
velt's Rough Riders. He did not arrive at
Tampa in time to go into the Cuban cam
paign, but spent last summer on duty at
Montauk Point. He has been an lnsur
ance agent at Barre during the past year.
Geo. II. Bailey, late sergeant of company
+, Mortified, has beeu appointed second
lieutenant in the 4lst regiment.
There we're three hearings before A. f.
Schwenk, referee, Tuesday. The first was
on the petition of Susan f. Jacquith of
Weston for a homestead out OF the lands
of the Stratton Lumber company, bank
rupt, on the ground that she did not sign
the deed conveying the property including
the homestead from her husband TO the
company. The second was on the petit
ton of Rollin B. Jacquith asking TO have
allowed and paid as a preferred claim of
$500 for labor performed within three
months prior to the adjudication of the
company as bankrupt. The third was on
a petition of Rollln B. Jacquith asking
for an order TO have the trustee reimburse
him for necessary expenses in preserving
the estate prior to the appointment of the
trustee. The petitions in the first two
hearings were allowed. The other was
taken under consideration.