Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-27


Rutland, where he has spent several weeks
in the house of correction.
The probate court has appointed Frank
@. Wilder administrator of the Leroy
Wilder estate in Dummerston.
F. d. Williams, the carriage maker,
shipped one of his low-down delivery
wagons to a grocer in Nebraska Wednes-
day.
Sidney Hescock trapped silver grey fox
on d. M. Barber's farm Saturday. Foxes
of this kind are very rare, and their pelts
are quoted at from SIS to 500.
c. p, ellison, the auctioneer, is very busy
conducting sales. He has an engagement
a, Chester the 25th, at Westminster 26th,
Chesterfield 2Sth Guilford 30th, West
Brattleboro 31st.
A young doe has been seen on the island
several times of late. 1t is probably an
early fawn of this years bi:th from the
wooded country beyond the mountain. The
animal evidently comes down the noun
tain and across the dry bed of the little
river.
The Brattleboro Jelly company finished
grinding apples Saturday. The company
has ground less apples for vinegar this year
than usual on account of the shortness of
the crop, but it has made more jelly than
for several years and more boiled cider than
ever before.
There was a large attendance at r. j.
Fenton & Co.'S opening Saturday after
noon, and the store was kept open until
about IL 80 at night. The store was deco
rated with palms, and the goods were at
tractively displayed. John Fenton is clerk
| for Fenton & Co.
Alfred b. Bracewell will sell the Daniel
Mcclure farm of l72 acres in East Gull
| ford at auction Monday, Oct. 80 at 10 A.
NJ A large quantity of live stock, farm
ing tools, from produce, sugaIing tools,
dairy utensils, household goods, etc, will
also be sold at the same time.
The committee having in charge the
Star course of entertainments have decided
to reduce the price of course tickets for
the three remaining entertainments to
about the usual price of one admission,
thus giving the people all that they can for
| the money. Course and single tickets will
! 90 on sale Wednesday, Nov l.
Harry Knight, son of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
! W. knight of Pearl street, was given a
surprise party at his home Monday night by
about 20 of his playmates on Prospect
Hill. The occasion was the 18th anniyer-
sary of his birthday, and it was one OF
thorough enjoyment. Games were played
and refreshments were served.
Zion's Herald, in its conference news,
says of the Methodist church in Brattle-
boro: "The Epworlh League has placed
a screen in front of the orchestra, and a
beautiful sign on the exterior of the church
giving hours of service, etc. The evening
congregations are steadily growing and the
interest deepening. One young man had
just been taken on probation"
&. A. Boyden, as executor of the estate
of E. B. Richardson, has sold to Lucius
and Fred Richardson the ice plant and all
personal property connected Herewith
and One-third interest in each of the fol
lowing: Lots on Guilford road, pasture
in Newfane, Stockwell pasture in West
Bratteboro Sargent lot in West Brat.
tleDoro, farm on the road to Guilford
and in the personal property connected
with the meat market.
The High school football team will play
the Hinsdale High school team on the Is
land tomorrow afternoon, the game being
called at 80. The Brattleboro boys &c
feated Hinsdale last Saturday Ito, but tn,
game tomorrow will no doubt be close a.
the New Hampshire boys have put in some
hard practice during the week. The Brat
tleboro team will go to Bellows Falls Mon
day to play the High school team of tina
place.
Judge Waterman returned SATURDAY
from Boston, where he went on business
looking to the procurement for BrattleborC
of the half interest in the estate of Thomas
Thompson, the phlanthropist, as bequeath
ed in Mr.. Thompson's will. 1t is HOPED
that the matter will be brought before tn,
supreme court at its session next January
The Rhinebeck, n. Y, benefciaries ar,
looking after their interests as closely as ar,
those in Brattleboro.
Frank E. Howe, editor of the Barre
Daily Times, will leave with his family
about the middle of November for Paln
, Beach, Fla, where he has a fine situation
offered him on the winter daily on which
he was employed last season. 1t is tn,
earnest wish of host OF friends in thi
, city, and the newspaper fraternity, tina
this season in the Southland will complete
the work which was so happily begun
there last winter, and that he will return
in the spring with his health completely re
stored Barre Evening Telegram.
DIR. James w. Kesler, whose wife
was vi MI anu mTS
John NJ. Willis of this town, died las
week from apopexy at his home in Homes
dale, Pa. He served on ship with AID
miral Dewey during the civil war. II,
was known as a skllful practitioner. Hi
daughter, Mrs. Blanche Kesler Grambs o
Seattle, Wash, one of the most prominen
musicians of the Northwest, visited II
town with her children a year ago, AM
spent much time here years ago. DIR
Keser was brother-in-law of Leroy Will
lis of this town, L. X. Willis of Pittsfeld
Mass, and Arthur Willis of the Boston
Globe staff.
The organization of the professional
club was completed at a meeting in tn
Brooks House reception room Monda,
evening. These officers were elected
President, Dr. II. d. Holton; secretar,
and treasurer, Frank Stowe; executive
committee, the president, secretary anC
} treasurer, c. H. Davenport, Rev. II
r. Miles and Prof. II. X. Whitaker. Tn
constitution and bylaws presented by c
H. Davenport, Rev. II. r. Miles and Col
G. A. Miles were adopted. 1t was voted
TO hold meetings on the first Tuesday il
each month after the next meeting, which
will be held on the second Tuesday in No
vember, at which time Rev. Lewis Grou
of West Brattleboro will read paper up
on "The Boer and Briton of South Africa.
Shooting Ducks at spOfford Lake.
Brattleboro sportsmen who were at Spot