Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-07-13

George Cnatneld mas placed another
coupe on the street this week.
Five Paulist Fathers stopped here We'd
nesday while on their way from New York
to Canada.
A number of the Pine Grove contingent
arrived here from Brooklyn, Tuesday on
their way to the Lake.
The Swedish Lutheran society will hold
basket sociable at the house of John
Strand next Thursday.
Cobb and Amidon's new cottage at Spot
ford lake is practically completed. Mem
bers of the families have occupied 1t since
Saturday.
G.. f. Thompson has adjusted for the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance company
the loss on the Park cottage at the Brattle-
boro Retreat by fire, July LIST, at SS5.
A party of twenty fresh air children from
New York came Tuesday for a two weeks
stay at Highland park. Another party
will follow when the children now at the
park leave.
The Central Vermont railroad company
will run an excursion from all statisns on
The New London Northern division to Que
beck and ST. Anne de Beaupre Monday,
July 49, the fare for the round trip being
S10.50
The largest shipment of footwear ever
received in Brattleboro was received this
week by Durham Brothers. 1t consisted
of 754 cases of Mishawaka rubber and belt
goods for the fall trade. The Mishawaka
company has recently called in SO of its
statesmen, as the limit of the capacity of its
factories has been reached.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Baptist church has elected these officers for
the next six months President Arthur l..
Maynard; vice-president, Ethan Hescock
secretary, Miss Izetta Stewart; recording
secretary, Mrs. G. f. Il. JENNIE; treasurer
Mrs. f. " Morse; superintendent of ju-
nior work, Mrs. Edith Smith.
A race for small side bet was contest
ed at the fair ground Tuesday evening,
when Frank Turner's Ellen T. won from
A. r. Cobb's Rodney. The distance was
mile, the time 2:56, and Ellen T. finish
ed about 80 yards in the lead. The horses
were driven by their owners. 1t is ex-
pected that the same horses will meet
again at an early date.
David Downer of Canal street intro
duced the first spirit into the campaign
Monday evening, by raising the first Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt banner in Brattle-
l.
Downer's house, attended by Is to 100 citi-
zens. The crowd was entertained for an
hour or more with orchestral selections,
after which Col. Hooker called for three
cheers and invited the citizens into the
house to be treated to cigars
Adiutant General Peck has issued orders
for the annual encampment of the First
Vermont Infantry, Vermont National
ri TO n hal OF ha Of a
near Fort Ethan Allen from Saturday.
Aug. II, to Wednesday, Aug. -, inclusive,
with additional parades 10 be held from
Thursday, the 18th, to Saturday the 18th.
Col. j. G. Estey is assigned the duty at the
encampment as post commander. He will
issue the necessary orders.
Rev. Lewis Grout has received this week
from the secretary of the International
Peace Bureau, Berne, Switzerland, re-
quest for a copy of his monograph on
1.-THE Boer and the Briton in South Afri.
ca" The Peace Bureau wishes this ad-
dress to be placed on file in its office and
to be mentioned in its semi-monthly pub.
LEGATION; and also to have a place in the
societys autobiography of Peace" The |
society makes a record in this way of all
the works published concerning the move |
ment in favor of peace, and it counts Mr.. |
CIRCUITS paper one of these.
A party of guests from the Montvert |
hotel at Middletown Springs were on their
way to the Prospect House at Lake Bono
seen Monday, when the tally-ho on which
they were riding was overturned little
way out of Castleton village on the road to
Poultney. Fred B. Alvord, proprietor of
the Montvert hotel, was the most seriously
injured, sustaining broken arm and dislo-
Gated shoulder. Others in the party were
shaken and bruised Mr.. Alvord was
brought to the hospital in Rutland. The
accident was caused by part of the road
being left in a dangerous condition. Mr..
Alvord was manager of Pine Grove Springs
1t Spofford lake several seasons.
Judge Wheeler again heard the case of
Bibber, White IL Co., against the White
River Valley electric railroad company at
he Brooks House Tuesday. Ex-Gov. W.
?. Dillingham; of Waterbury, William f.
Johnson of Woodstock and Frank Plumley
If Mortified appeared for certain creditors.
md Mr. Leonard of Boston represented
he receiver. William Batchelder of
Woodstock was appointed special examin-
II to take testimony relative to land
lamage claims against the road. The
ase was continued until the goth. Judge
Wheeler heard the applications for dis
barge in bankruptcy of Spear & Wilson
II Woodstock and Charles E. Hall of
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