Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
LOCAL OVERFLOW

Mr.. and Mrs. Snow of the Franklin
Needle company of Franklin, N. H., have
entered the employ of J. B. Randoll. -Four
others have also begun work there this
week.
Word has just been received from India
announcing the engagement of Charles
Frederick Childs of Brattleboro and Miss
Edith harris Newell, daughter of Hon.
Octavus S. Newell, yale '61) of Kenosha,
Wisconsin.
W. H. Childs received telegram We'd
desday announcing the death in Kenosha,
Wis, of Hon. Octavius S. Newell, father
OF Miss Edith Harris Newell, who is the
fancee Of c. Fred Childs. Mrs. Newell
and her daughters are at present touring in
Palestine.
The foundation for the boiler at the
Centreville factory is being built under the
supervision of Frank r. johnson. Mr..
johnson was called to Montpelier the first
of the week for consultation in regard to a
foundation which was wrecked by runa-
way engine
The post Office received this noon some
of the books of stamps just issued by the
post-office department of size convenient
to carry in the pocket. They were at
at once put OH sale. The books contain
u, "a and As stamps in sheets of six inter-
leaved with paraffined paper and are sold
at an advance of one cent over the stamp
value.
Among the removals this week have
been: Mrs Woodard, from 25 Clark
street to SO Elliot street; Mrs Eta Her
rick, from 26 to 35 South Main street;
Sanders brothers, from Whitney block to
| the Waite farm; Mrs. Jaseph Perry, from
| Whitney block TO her house on Chestnut
street; A. W. Crouch, from 13 Reed street
to l. D. Bailey's house on Elliot street.
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Brown, IS, widow of
! John Liscom, died at the home OF her son
! George on the farm above West Brattle-
boro Monday afternoon. She appeared
perfectly well up to within few minutes
before death, being stricken with apoplexy
when walking from one room TO another.
| The funeral was held yesterday afternoon,
Rev. j. H. Babbitt Of West Brattleboro
officiating Mrs. Liscom had been a wid
ow for 32 years.
! The delegation which attended the dis
| trict and state conventions at Montpelier
and Burlington was composed Of DR.. H.
| D. Holton, Col. Kittredge Haskins, c. c.
Fits, H. G. Barber, Col. H. E. Taylor, B.
| G. Corser, Geo. E. Warner, n. S. Ransom
and +. W. Gibson. Gen. J. j. Estey and
Geo. W. Pierce we're present at the dis
trict convention but did not attend the
state convention at Burlington.
Business in the probate court this week
has been as follows: Joel Flagg, jr., has
been appointed administrator of the Joel
Flagg, sr., estate OF Guilford and of the
Delight Flagg estate of Guilford; r. E.
Gordon has been appointed guardian of
| Harriet c. HolbroOk; Joel Flagg, jr. and
George P. Miller have been appointed ap-
praisers and commissioners of the Russell
l.. Roberts estate of Amherst, Mass. S.
W. Estey has been appointed sdministra-
tor and John Townsend and George Field
commissioners Of the Asa c. Whitney es-
tate of West Dumrlerston.
There was a jury trial at o'clock this
afternoon before Justice T. J. B. Cud-
worth in the Office of the county clerk in
the case of the state against Landlord T.
Frank Turner of the Brattleboro House.
Mr.. Turner was arrested this morning on
the charge of selling liquor contrary to the
statute. 1t appears that Fred Turner
went to the hotel yesterday and demand
ed liquor, but was refused. A fight fol-
lowed in which Fred Turner came out sec
ond best He then entered complaint to
States Attorney Barber, and the arrest fol-
lowed. The following jurymen were drawn
this forenoon: Frank Il. Emerson, Fred c.
Sargent, Sewall Morse, George E. Fox,
Linn D. Taylor and Louis A. Gregg.