Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-06

The numerous strokes OF Jne nre alarm
Monday afternoon were caused by the
crossing of the electric light wires with
those of the fire alarm system.
The Universalist societies of Hnsdale
and Winchester, N. H., have extended a
call to Rev. j. p. Marvin of Weymouth,
Mass. a brother of Rev. h. X. Marvin of
this town.
M. E. Watson, formerly of Townshend
and Brattleboro, has sold his photo
graphic studio at Bennington, where he has
been in business several years, and will
locate in the Northwest.
Improvements are being made in the
fire department headquarters, which will
include partitions in front of the horse
stalls with doors through which the horses
will pass at the sound of the alarm.
The First Baptist church voted at the
communion service Sunday to invite the
Vermont Baptist state convention to hold
its next annual meeting in the Brattle-
boro Baptist church. The meeting will
be held next autumn.
The driver of the bay mare Venora at
the Valley Fair left town owing for his
board at the dining department. He made
himself generally obnoxious by swearing,
| insulting people, etc, until he was threat
ened with arrest and was ordered out of
the hall.
The water cistern in the rear of Crosby
! block has been covered with steel rails this
week to replace the covering of timbers
and plank which had become rotton so
that several pieces had fallen into the
water. This cistern has a capacity of %,
600 gallons.
Over so Vermont boys have enlisted in
the Add United States volunteers now be-
ing formed at Fort Ethan Allen for serv-
ice in the Philippines. James L. Elmer,
formerly of the 5th United States cavalry
and OF the First Vermont volunteers, is
enrolled as a member Of Company d.
Stephen T. Davenport has bought of F.
! A. Eels house on Federal street at Green
field. Mr.. Davenport will occupy the house
| in the near future. Mr. Davenport's son,
Lawyer VIM. A. Davenport, who has had
one term in the Massachusetts, legislature
from Greenfield, will again be the Demo
cratic nominee.
States Attorney H. G. Barber went to
Nottingham Monday and prosecuted two
Italians, Celana Marine and Bartolo
Bocagni, for shooting song birds, the ayes
in this case being robins The hearings
were held before Justice Charles Chase
Both men pleaded guilty and were fined
$40 and costs each amounting to about S27
apiece
The will of Edward B. Richardson was
probated and allowed at the September
term of probate court Saturday The will
bequeathed Mr.. Richardson's life insur
ance, amounting to $4,000, to Miss Min
ME Stockwell of West BIattleboro, anC
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Richardson family.
Beginning with the first of the coming
year A. w. Childs & Co. will have tn,
state agency in New Hampshire for tn,
Travellers Insurance company of Hartford
Conn, in addition to the state agency IL
Vermont which they now have. Child
& Co. have written about 81 900, 900 of in
surance for the Travellers this year anC
last in this state. The increase of terri
tory will not necessitate the removal of an,
member of the firm to New Hampshire.
The Brattleboro Street Railroad com
pany took 1911 ive-cent fares on the frs
day of the Valley Fair and Is, $50 on tn,
second day, making total of 81 ,271 fares
This number was slightly smaller than tn
number last year, which is due, in part, a
least to the fact that on Thursday afternoon
the rails spread on the extension track, stall
ing several cars when they were mos
needed. AS a rule the cars ran on SEIZED
ule time and handled the crowd in goo,
shape.
The combination chemical fire engin
and hose wagon which the balffs recent
bought has arrived and it has been tn
, object of much admiration by the member
of the department. 1t is a distinct
modern piece of fre-fghting apparstu
} and is very handsome with its nickle
r tank and bright red running gear and fiji
tings. 1t carries 1900 feet of water hos
} and 200 feet of chemical hose and weigh
$3.50 pounds independent of the fittings
The chemical tank has a capacity of
gallons.
On account of the change in the raj
t road schedule which went into effect thi
week the postal clerk from the Brattlt
: boro post Office who has heretofore gone I
: South Vernon at 9:10 A. NJ. and returne
s on the New London Northern train a
t 1925, sorting the Brattleboro mail on th
: way, will hereafter go to Greenfield, Mass
at 9:10 and return on the Boston & Main
b train at 11:06. The delivery heretofoI
e made at 1880, which is the largest bus
: ness delivery during the day, will Their,
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i hour later than formerly.
Maj F. W. Childs and A. P. Child
e have bought of Prof. William B. Clark {
d Johns Hopkins university the Barna
I Clark farm on Ames hill, just across til
line in Marlboro. Possession has bee
= given. The farm contains about 200 acre
: and its situation is one of the most charm
Y ing in this county, commanding excelleI
. views of scenery in three states Change
!. and improvements in and about the bull,
It ings have been begun this week, 1t bein
e the intention of the purchasers to increa'
/ the attractiveness of the place for SUNNI
It visitors.
u Recognition should be made of the e,
+ cellent manner in which the dining
partment of the Valley Fair was conduc
n ed by Col. Thomas Harmon and Col.
n E. Taylor. From 125 to $50 persons we
!, employed, and everybody went ava
e satisfied, having been served promptly an
v with only the best OF food. This depar
/ ment included the hall under the graz
d stand, the oyster tent and the lunch room
n and during the two days of the fair Ov
N 1000 people were waited upon. Besid
h this there we're about 200 regular boarde
e for one or two days before tn fair, duriI
:, the fair and one day afterward includiI
Y those who had stock in charge. The +
e ceipts were about $500. One of Il
% boarders, who has been at fairs in dffere
IS places regularly for 80 years, said that
other fair that he had attended furnisht