Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-23

The FIRST meeting of the creditors of
the Lafleche Brothers. was held Saturday.
M. j. Moran was chosen trustee.
A meeting of the members of the Wan
tastiquet Golf club will be held at the
Brooks House next Tuesday evening, at
1880.
Three deer from Jackman, Me, were
objects of interest at the railroad station
Monday. Their destination was Norwich,
Conn.
The fire loss In the Vernon hotel Nov.
H. caused by a spark from a fireplace, has
been adjusted at $25 through G. +. R.
Jenne's agency.
e. d. Nash, who has been trainmaster
of the Central Vermont railway, has been
appointed assistant superintendent of the
Southern division, with headquarters at
New London.
A party of Boston g. Maine officials, In
Guiding President TCttle and Vice Presi-
dent Kenney, were in town Monday. They
left Tuesday morning on their special train
for Sherbrooke.
Road Commissioner Perry has bought a
fine building lot near Summer avenue,
Springfield, Mass, of r. r. Brough of that
city. He expects to build upon It, but not
before next spring. The sale was made by
A. V. Mays agency.
Henry Shepard, 80, who died In North
ampton Tuesday, was in Brattleboro only
a few weeks ago on one of his long equest-
rian trips, accompanied by two friends.
He was an erect and striking figure on
horseback, in spite of his years, and able
to ride long distances without fatigue and
in thorough enjoyment.
Two teams, one containing Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Gushing, and the other Charles
Clark and Andrew Kugge, collided on the
West river road, short distance above Ar
thur Wyatt's house Sunday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Cushing were thrown out, the
former receiving severe shaking up. His
carriage was also damaged. The occupants
of the other team escaped injury.
Hugh Il. Hackley, who recently sold his
interest in the firm of Hackley & Moran to
his partner, NJ. J. Moran, has been APP
pointed agent for the New York Life In
surance company. He will work for the
Springfield, Mass, agency and will cover
Franklin county, making his headquarters
in Greenfield. He will move to Greenfield
as soon as he can find suitable tenement.
j. A. Allen, who resigned his position
as station agent three weeks ago to take
the position Of freight agent for the Cen
trail Vermont Railway company in New
London, has resigned the latter position TO
become manager of the New London house
of Allen, Worth & Co., wholesale produce
dealers, who have stores In New London
and Norwich. He is brother Of the SEN
ior member of the firm. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Allen resigned at New London
on account of dissatisfaction with the way
the company fulfilled its promises.
The electric heater which was placed in
one of the street cars recently as an ex-
pertinent has proved so satisfactory that
the two other cars which will be used reg
ularly during the winter months will be
similarly equipped. The four radiators in
different parts of the car give a very uni
form temperature. Superintendent Jones
has ordered one overhead searchlinght,
containing ten small lights, or double the
number in the overhead lights now in use,
Clarence A. Tenney and George W.
Merrill arrived home from the Philippines
this week, having received their discharge
papers. Both men were in the govern
ment hospital at San Francisco for some
time. 1t will be remembered that Tenney
and Merrill, together with A. V. d. Piper,
who is still in the service, and ErnestR Lon
gueil, who has been at home for the past
two months, made up the party of Brattle-
boro boys who enlisted in the 46th United
States Volunteers last October, for service
in the Philippines. Their story agrees
with that of Longueil who said that the
climate was unfit for white people to live
in. They were in several skirmishes and
one battle.
The following despatch from Lyons, N.
Y, will be read with interest by the many
Brattleboro friends of Mrs Scott, formerly
Miss Mary Atkins: A serious runaway &C.
cident took place here this morning at the
New York Central railroad. Mrs. Sey.
mour Scott was driving out with her coach
man, Mr.. Moffat of Sodus Point. When
near the railroad the team ran away. Moi
fat was dragged from the seat to the
ground, but not before he had shouted to
Mrs. Scott to jump This she did, sustain
ing only slight bruises. The horses ran
into telegraph pole One was killed in
stantly by the force OF the collision, and
the other died during the day.
Conductor and Mrs. George L. Spofford
have moved their household goods this
week to New London, where they will
make their home. Conductor Spofford
now has a run from New London TO White
River Junction, alternating with a run
from New London to Palmer and return.
Conductor Spofford is one of the veterans
of the railroad service, and his home has
been in Brattleboro the past 80 years. He
has been genial and obliging in his relations
with the public, and there are many peo
pie in Brattleboro and vicinity who will re-
greet that change In his run also necessi-
tates a change in residence. Mr.. Spofford
will still maintain an interest in the Ma
sonic bodies here, with which he has been
identified many years.
Patrick Gregg, 90, died at his home on
Williams street Tuesday afternoon after an
illness of five days with pneumonia. His
death occurred just eight days after the
death of Mrs. Gregg. The funeral was
held at the Roman Catholic church at 8
o'clock yesterday morning, and the burial
was in the Roman Catholic cemetery. Mr..
Gregg was born in Irelend. He came to
this country when he was II years old, and
settled in Bridgeport, Conn. During the
war he came to Brattleboro, and he had
lived here ever since. He learned the
trade of a painter, and was employed in
the finishing department at the EsteY organ
factories for several years. He gave up
that business on account of its effect upon
his health, and for a number OF years past
he had been employed on the town high
ways. He leaves q sister in Bridgeport,
and three children, Mrs William Howard,
James Gregg and Miss Annie Gregg, all OF
Brattleboro.
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