Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-04

The local court OF FOresters VIII hOld
another dance in Red Mems hall this even
ing,
H. G. CLARK shipped from South Lon
donderry last week Is cows which he
bought in that place and vicinity.
An electric call bell has been placed in
the general delivery window at the post
office so that patrons can notify the postal
clerks of their presence.
The Country Bankers club, which was
started with members in Brattleboro,
Greenfield and Athol, afterward extended
its membership to Northampton and plans
are now being made to include Amherst,
Easthampton and other towns.
The petit jurors who served at the term
of the Washington county court which
ended last week extended to Judge j. M.
Tyler resolution expressing thanks to
him for the kindness and courtesy which
he extended toward them as jurors.
D. P. Cobb has on exhibition in Robbins
& Cowles's store window a blacksmith s,
hammer, two sizes of shoeing hammers
and jewelers. hammer, all of which he
made without the aid of machinery.
They are model pieces of workmanship.
The body of Marshall E. Taylor, 50, who
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brought here for burial Monday. Mr.. Tay-
lor was formerly a resident of st. Adams.
His widow, who accompanied the body
here, was Miss Susan Atwood Of this town.
The northern forests have furnished 3d.
0OO,O feet of spruce logs this year, which
will be RATED down the Connecticut. The
AmmOnoosuc and White river drives are
destined for pulp mills, but of the Connec-
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at the mills of the Van Dykes at McIndoes
Falls, and the remainder go to mills at Mt.
Tom and nearby towns in Massachusetts,.
There was a hearing before A. f.
Schwenk, referee in bankruptcy, Monday
afternoon on the petition of w. j. White
of Williamsvlle to annul the setting aside
of homestead by j. II. Merrifcld, trus-
tee of his estate, on the ground that the
homestead as set out was not of the value
of $780, The referee ordered the petition
dismissed on the ground that there was
nothing in the bankruptcy law to author
ize any such proceedings before the ref
cree.
Fred Marsh and Arthur Hughes were
driving a spirited horse down the Centre
vile hill Saturday night, when one of the
reins broke and the horse turned upon the
sidewalk, throwing Marsh out. The horse
then started on the run with Hughes in the
carriage. Hughes climbed out over the
dashboard on to the horse and got hold of
the reins and would probably have stopped
the runaway, but at d. S. Pratt's the car
riage came in contact with a tree and the
horse was thrown and was then easily
caught. The damage was not serious.
The firm of Holbrook, Cabot IL DAILY of
Boston has taken a contract to construct a
mile and one-half, or about one-tenth of
the entire tunnel for the rapid transit
system in New York city. The firm is
called upon to furnish bond of 100000,
and will receive over 81 ,000,00 on com
pletion of the work. Their section runs
from Christy street to above Both street.
Mr.. Holbrook is a grandson of ex-Gov.
HolbIook and Mr. Cabot is a son of
Treasurer n. F. Cabot of the Vermont
savings bank. The total amount to be
expended on the tunnel is Sl0,0O0,OOO.
In the New England Magazine for May
is 20-page article by George Willis Cooke
on Unitarianism in America" 1t is illus
trated by over so half-tone portraits and
pictures, among which is one of Rev.
Samuel M. Crothers, formerly pastor of
the Unitarian church of Brattleboro. The
article says: "While Robert Collyer, Minot
j. Savage, Thomas r. Slicer, W. w. Fem,
Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Charles G. Ames and
Samuel M. Crothers are in the pulpit, II
cannot be said that the Unitarians have
lost anything of their influence as the
spiritual leaders of their time and country"
George Holden, Montpelier's prize crazy
man, has been taken to the Retreat at
Brattleboro, being among the % inmates
taken down last week to relieve the crowd
ed condition at Waterbury. The officials
at Waterbury say there was no man they
| ever desired to get rid of more than
George, as he was the most ANNOYING
patient they ever had. George had the
whole asylum nearly frantic over an in
ventory he endeavored to make out, and
which the officials had to finally take away
from him in order to get relief. rBurling-
ton News.
A. V. May, real estate agent, has brought
| suit against Harland Il. Howe for $40
which Mr.. May claims is the amount of
commission due him for the exchange of
Mr.. Howe's three building lots in Estey-
vile for Luther Dustin's farm in district
No. @. Mr.. Howe claims that no com
mission is due Mr.. May because he took
his lots out of Mr.. Mays hands before a
trade had been made. Mr.. May claims
that he started the trade and that it was
nearly consummated before Mr.. Howe with
drew the lots. The case will be tried
Monday before Justice j, H. Merrifeld
and jury.
The First Baptist church held special
meeting Friday evening when the reports
of the officers were heard and adopted.
The following committees were elected for
the coming year: Music, H. H. Hackley,
Il. f. c. Todt, Miss Izetta Stewart !;
baptism, j. II. Allen, E. j. Langille, G.
b. HarwOod, Mrs. S. w. Edgett, Mrs. W..
E. Banks, Mrs. II. B. Chamberlain /:
benef cence, H. F. c. T0dt, j. M. Thurber,
G. c. Wilson, G. A. Wheaton, Miss Nellie
Cheney, Miss Florence Douglass, Mrs.
Clarence Whitaker, Mrs. E. p. Foster;
ushers, Harry Gale, Harry r. Horton,
Jesse E. Haynes, Harry C. Freeman, E.
j. Langille, Leon Mixer, Percy Crowell,
Win Douglass, Robert Mitchell, H. A.
Coburn, Frank Baker, Harry Pratt, David
Shaw, Ethan Hescock, Howard Wellman,
Harry Strong and C. E. Boyle.