Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-07-20

Protective Grange held school for mem
bers Wednesday night. The unwritten work
was exemplifed by Master Hopkins. AT
the close of the meeting refreshments were
served in the lower hall.
The ladies of the Unitarian society will
hold their annual fair and supper at FEES
tival hall Thursday, July 26. The supper |
will be served from 6 to g. and will be fol-
lowed by hurdy gurdy and tambourine |
concert and dance. The fair commences |
at o'clock. All are cordially invited.
The Street railroad company has bought |
a new $50 light dynamo and station equip
ment. The dynamo is now being put in
place at the Centrevile factory. Cross
arms are being placed on the poles along
the line of the electric road, and wires Will
be run to West Brattleboro to light the
new hotel and any other places which may
require electric lights.
The new summer schedule for the ex-
press messengers went into effect Monday
BY the change Messengers Hannaford and
Cantwell, who have heretofore been here
over night, will be here on alternate
nights. Messenger Melendy will now have
the short run between South Londonderry
and Milers Falls and Sub-Messenger Lind
sey will help the messengers here during
| the summer.
The report from Washington to the eff
feet that the government might soon call
upon the states for quotas from their mill
tia to act as a home guard has aroused con-
siderable interest among company l boys.
The purpose of calling the state troops in
to service would be merely TO garrison the
various posts and forts throughout the
country where regiments or battalions OF
the regular army are usually stationed,
and from which they have been ordered to
China or the Philippines. The officers
have received nothing more definite than
the newspaper reports from Washington.
Second Lieutenant James L. Elmer,
43d infantry, quartermaster, commssary
and ordinance officer, in the sub-dstrict of
Leyte, has :also been appointed discussing
officer of the district, his new duties be-
ginning June l. Lieut.. Elmer, in his new
position, will handle all the civil funds of
the district. At the time of his appoint
ment about $2j, 900 was turned over to
him, in addition to a small fortune in post
age stamps. The civil fund is that from
which all incidental expenses-pay OF
school, teachers, civilian labor, etc.-is
paid, and it takes about $4,000 per month
to pay for what is necessary in the IL
towns of the district at present.
Michael Sevigny, barber who was I'M
der arrest in Bratteboro several years ago,
was taken into custody at Barre Saturday,
charged with beating and kicking his wife.
lie was released under bonds, and the case
continued. On Tuesday night Sevgny
, and his wife had trouble again, when, it is
alleged Sevigny attacked her with knife
which he had been using TO cut a water
melon. Mrs. Sevigny escaped, and noti-
fed the police, who at once began search
for her bellicose lord, but he had disap-
peared. Sevigny was fined in Barre for
beating his wife some time ago. The
Barre Times says Sevigny is a quiet, peace
able citizen when he is not in liquor, and
that he was badly intoxicated Tuesday
night.
Hills Standard theatre company, which
was engaged for appearance at the rustic
theatre this week, cancelled the engage.
ment last week Wednesday. K. NJ. Goode-
| nough went to Boston Thursday and en-
r gagged a vaudeville company, which ha:
l been giving entertainments all the week
7 free to people who go to the park on the
/ electric cars. The program includes Eddie
r and Josie Evans in a comedy sketch en-
| titled Little Sweethearts," in which their
trained dog, dude, is introduced. Mr.
7 Evans also does an amusing single turn
( j. NJ. Clifford, wooden-shoe dancer and
10 trick warbler Miss Annie Southland, serio
comic and descriptive singing. The enter.
S tainment closes with farce by the com
D pany. These entertainments have been
r attended by large audiences each evening
4 and the performances are pronounced high
a ly satisfactory.
A force of men has been engaged since
Tuesday moving the small generator owned
by the Brattleboro Street Railroad company
from the electric light station to the com
pany's new power plant in Centreville
The generator was gotten out of the cleo
trio light station and on to truck Wed
nesday night, and all day Thursday was
J devoted to drawing it up on to Main stree,
1t was drawn up by means of tackle block:
to which were hitched three pairs of horses
The generator weighs II tons. 1t will
be put in position as soon as possible anC
D connections will be made preparatory tC
a furnishing power for the railroad Aug. /
J, as the railroad company's contract with thu
i Gaslight company expires at that time
The companY's other generator, which il
T. larger than the one moved this week, viii
be moved to the Centrevlle plant afte
= Aug. l.
The New York Times, in noting the ad
n mission of 240 young men TO the bar afte
Z taking examinations in the appellate divi
:. sion court house in Madison Square, men
II tions six who were high in the class, thu
second name being that Of James Fisl
q Hooker. On account of the law regulat
I ing the admission of attorneys to the New
!. York bar-three years practice in anothe
a state in order to be admitted on motion
I Mr.. Hooker was obliged to spend a yea
i in the New York law school and take hi
: examinations for the bar, as he had prac
! ticed only two years in Massachusetts. Mr.
9 Hooker's high rank in competition with tn
! students of the Harvard, Columbia, New
Il York law, and other law schools was il
: keeping with his standard in the academic
~ department at Yale, where he was al
p. honor man when he took his degree in '95
Il Mr.. Hooker will begin the practice of Law
n in New York Sept, 1.
q Work on the MaeRdnm Road.
:. Road Commissioner Perry is at worl
Z | with the steam roller this week on TN