Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-26

new plank walk has been built this
week on Birge street near the iron bridge.
Charles f. Policy has sold the Hinsdale
stage route and outfit to Henry Stock we'll.
Protective Grange will hold its next regu-
lar meeting Nov. Z. No meeting will be
held Oct. 81, owing to the fair to be held
Oct. 80.
Work was completed this week on the
sewer which runs through Highland, Cen
trail, Pine and South Main streets, thence
through Morningslde cemetery into the
river.
Judge Wheeler has confirmed the order
Of deportation made by the commissioner in
seven out Of the eight Chinese cases tried
in Brattleboro three weeks ago. The
eighth celestial is discharged.
A committee appointed by the Methodist
Sunday school TO investigate the advisable
ity of grading the school made favorable
report Sunday, and the school will be
graded, beginning next Sunday.
The sale Of course tickets for the Y. M.
G. A. star course the coming winter began
Monday morning, and there has been a
good sale. Many of the best seats in the
house are still obtainable, however. The
general sale of single tickets will begin at
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Brattleboro friends have received news
Of the sudden death a few weeks ago of
Mrs. John Todd of Tarrytown, N. Y.
Mrs. Todd formerly lived in Brattleboro,
and was Miss Sadie Nash, daughter of F.
A. Nash, who was in the insurance bust
ness here and lived on Terrace street.
A writ was returnable before Justice j.
H. Merrifeld Saturday in the suit of A.
V. May against Sidney Bellows of Spring
field, Mass, TO recover 500 which Mr..
May claims as his commission for selling
Mr.. Bellows's mill property in Marlboro
Mr.. May confessed judgment and appealed
to the county court.
j. G. Baker has sold his bay mare, Rose
Almont, TO X. W. Rowland Of New York
city, who has spent the summer in Lenox,
Mass. Mr.. Baker took the horse to North
Adams last week, and received there anoth-
er horse from Lenox. Rose Almond will
be taken TO New York to drive on the
| Speedway the coming winter.
United States District Attorney Martin
and Lawyer @. G. Fits went to Montpelier
Monday toiattend the annual meeting and
banquet of the Vermont Bar association.
Mr.. Fits was one of the speakers. Col.
kittredge Haskins went to Montpelier
| Tuesday to deliver an address at the dedl-
cation of the new Masonic hall.
A livery team driven by A. V. May and
Springfield, Mass, real estate agent, ran
away Wednesday forenoon, but no serious
damage was done. The men were driving
in West Brattleboro when they met a
flock of sheep which frightened the horse.
The horse turned around, throwing the &C.
cupants to the ground, and ran TO Centre
| Vile, where IL was caught,
The Brattleboro Woman's club will meet
at the Brooks House Friday, Nov. 2, as
guests of Misses Mary Gordon and Emma
Gregg Owing TO the illness Of Miss
Burk, who was expected to give readings
Nov. s, the meetings of that date will be
omitted, and the gentlemen will be invited
in December TO hear Miss Rogers. Due
notice will be given later Of the date.
1t is expected that the granite work on
the foundation for the addition to Durham
Brothers store will be completed this week.
| The brick work is already under way on
one side. The excavation for the founda-
| ton for the building TO be erected on Flat
street by Il. L. Emerson is practically COM
! pleted, and +. G. Rogers, contractor, will
begin at once the work of putting in the
! foundation, which Is to be of granite.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. G.
! A. observed its 10Th anniversary Tuesday
evening by supper and sale in Grange
hall. The hall was crowded with appre-
ciatlve guests, and the affair was a COM
plete success, the organization netting over
S7O The supper was excellent There
was large sale of aprons and fancy arti-
Giles from tables in charge of Miss Dorothy
Mitchell, Miss Stedman, Mrs. Larkin and
Mrs. Lowe.
G. A. Boyden's young road horse, which
he bought In Burlington last spring, and
has since been the envy of Brattleboro
horsemen, has been sold by him the past
week to George Powers of Brooklyn, n.
Y, and was shipped to that city on Mon
day. The animal Is a four-year-old, sired
by Alexander out of Lambert mare, and
is fine specimen of the Alcantara stock.
Mr.. Powers will hitch him double with a
mate already owned by him.
The company representing The Christ.
ian here is under the immediate direction
Of Liebler IL Co. The cast embraces a
number of the leading artists from their
extensive list of well-known players. Lie
bier & Co. control directly over Is leading
attractions this season, all of them pro-
nounced successes, but 1.-THE Christian"
probably ranks first as a money maker
It's presentation in Brattleboro, Monday,
Oct 20, will be noteworthy event.
The newly organized foot ball team will
play its first game of the season on the
island grounds tomorrow at $50. Bellows
Falls will be the opposing team and as the
team has beaten Vermont Academy the
boys will have TO hustle to win. Brattle-
boro's line up is as follows: Ends.
Mann, Clune and Beeman; tackles, Cor.
ser, L. Allen and Toomey; guards, r. AL
len and Ahrens; centre, Horton; quarter
back, Stolte; half-backs, Williamson and
Conland; full-back, Cooley.
Augustus +. Howell, the reciter and en-
tertainer, will give selections from David
Harum at the Universalist church this
evening. The Lynn Item says: "a. F.
Howell, of Boston, a reader of marked
talent and excellent ability as a character
impersonator, interpreted the shrewd.
genial, rough, but kind-hearted David to
the life. The audience was in sympathy
with the reader, and the continuous
laughter showed how we'll the crisp humor
of the tale was appreciated. He is a mas
ter of pathos as well as character.
The post Office in Guilford Centre will
be discontinued Oct. 81 by an order of the
post-office department issued Saturday.
Patrons will be served by rural free deliv-
cry route No. 3 from the Brattleboro post
office. Postmaster Ward of Gulford Cen
tire has been wishing some time for an op-
portunity to relieve himself of the Office.