Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-10

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DR.. Louis Pettee has laid out a golf
course at his home in West Brattleboro. 1t
| is II hole course and is nearly two miles
! long.
The stockholders OF the Brattleboro
Street Railway company will hold their
annual meeting IN Grange hall next Mon
| day evening.
The drug store of G. f. Thomas-the
former Durgin store-is being renovated
and painted, and a large stock of new
goods has been added.
All caucus nominations for town repre-
sentative and justices of the peace must be
placed on file on or before Aug. 20,-15
days before election day
The club house of Wantastiquet Golf
club is nearly completed 1t is on the
west side of the grounds, near the woods,
and a short distance from the third tee.
The probate court has appointed Joel
Flagg administrator and John + Gale and
John f. Hubbard appraisers and commits
sioners of the Isaac b. Eddy estate of Yer
non.
A. p. Eddy of New York, formerly of
West Brattleboro, has been appointed car
rier for the rural free delivery route in
West Brattleboro, Bert Sargent having re-
signed.
Mr.. Estabrook, superintendent of Morn
ingside cemetery, is grading section 10,
Westwood avenue, where he has lately
sold lots to Merrick j. Dowley, A. b.
Stone and Mrs. Lorenzo Frzzel
Fred Adams and Evan Goojell who
were riding rapidly on their bicycles to
avoid the rain Monday night collided near
the Unitarian church. Goodell was bruised
about the face. Adams escaped uninjured
but his wheel was smashed.
The granite foundation for the Brooks
House boiler house has been completed
and two boilers, manufactured by d. NJ.
Dillon Il Co., Of Fitchburg Mass, have
been placed in position. The work Of
building the boiler house proper will be
begun at once.
Merrick J. Dowley has bought a lot 20
feet square on Westwood avenue In Morn
ingside cemetery, and has placed a granite
monument on it. He will remove the bod
les of his family he has buried in Wards
boro cemetery and place them in his new
lot this week. The body of Masie c.,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Z. Bish-
op, was removed from the Prospect Hill
cemetery Friday to Mr.. Dowley's lot in the
Morningside cemetery.
Arrangements are being made for three
Republican rallies TO be held in town be-
fore the September election-the first at
West Brattleboro, abou, Aug. Il, and the
other two in the town hall or Auditorium,
about Aug % and Sept. l. 1t is expected
that Hon. Frank Plumley Of Mortified,
and Hon. j. l.. Martin will speak at West
Brattleboro, and James Fisk Hooker and
ex-Gov. Dillingham; at the second rally
At the final rally the leading speaker will
be a man of national reputation, and spe
cial efforts will be made TO secure Congress
man Littletield of Maine.
From the Music Trade Review: 1.-THE
EsteY piano, like the Estey organ, is meet
ing with great favor in foreign lands. FIT
teen Estey pianos have been shipped to
Australian dealers so far this month,
and many more are yet TO follow. Estey, on
a piano or organ, is a synonym for highest
excellence, and this fact is recognized in
all parts of the world. Like this great
country of ours, the Estey interests. as ex-
emplifed in piano and organ manufactures,
are steadily expanding, and like our starry
emblem, wherever the Estey flag goes it
stays, bringing happiness and culture and
shedding lustre on American industry"
The funeral OF L. II. Dearborn was held
at his late residence, % Western avenu
at 2;30 Saturday afternoon, Rev. F. K.
Marble officiating. The singing was by j.
f. Hall and L. W. Hawley. The bearers
were Deacon j. J. Estey, Deacon J. f.
Hall, Deacon l. o. p. Smith, Deacon S.
II. Warren, George S. Phillips and c. F.
K. Jenne. The burial was in Prospect
Hill cemetery. Out of town people who
attended the funeral were Miss Jennie
Dearborn of Springfield, Mass, Mrs. Ma
ry Haynes of Bennington, Mrs. A. A.
Haynes of Bennington, Mrs. A. A. Hines
and Henry Croft Of Leominster, Mass,
and Mrs. Jennie Sturtevant and Floy
Sturteyant of ST. Adams.
The Brattleboro Bird club spent IAN
Evening with the Hermit Thrush last
Monday at Lindenhurst. Mrs. F. X. Bar
rows gave clear and brief outline of the
genera classification Of birds. Mrs. era
mer read from Chapman's BIRD Life a
description of our three best known
thrusles, called by Chapman "a peerless
trio of songsters;n the Wood, Wilson's and
Hermit. Miss Emma Gregg reviewed de-
lightfully trip taken one afternoon and
evening last June by party Of bird lovers
to the old cemetery on Meeting House hill,
TO hear the "hermits' sing. Miss Hill
read an article by Emily Tolman entitled
"Haunts of the Hermit Thrush" from a
recent number OF the Congregationalist.
Mrs. S. o. Miner read selections from the
poets on the thrush and Mrs. Horton
showed a specimen of the bird.
Under the heading early Breeding Of
the Pine Siskin," the August number of
Bird-Lore contains the following paragraph
written by Mrs. W. c. Horton, president
of the Bratteboro Bird club: "Small
tiocks OF pine siskins have been frequent
visitors at my home for several weeks. On
April IA, 1900, | observed them as before,
and while enjoying their presence heard
an unusual sound which instantly remind.
ed me of young birds. took my glass to
find, if possible, the cause of the outcry,
when, only few feet from where l was
standing, l saw parent siskin feeding its
young, and near by sat another waiting to
be fed, There may have been still more
young in the evergreen trees close by, but
| was only sure of two. They were quite
small and looked like little round balls of
feathers. On the morning of April II Mr..
Horton observed them in the same loca-
ton while being fed by the parent bird"
Death OF George +. KnOwItOn.
George +. Knowlton, 81, died at his
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