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

Several tslly-ho parties will 90 from
here next week to attend the reunion at
Wilmington.
The United Garment Workers union
held a meeting in Grand Army hall Mon
day evening.
Life insurance companies paid claims
aggregating S1,304, 100 in Vermont in
1899. The towns in which the four larg-
est amounts were paid were Rutland, $780,
676; Bennington, S12l ,032; Burlington,
$50, 1902; Brattleboro, S7S,649.
The Jennings block at Winchester, own
ed by W. G. Doolittle, which was burned
early Wednesday morning, was acquired
by Mr.. Doolittle only a few months ago,
when he traded his property in Dummers-
ton for it. Mr.. Doolittle's loss is $4,000,
with no insurance.
Mrs. Electa II. Squires, 70, widow of
Charles D. Squires, died suddenly We'd
nesday morning of heart trouble in North
ampton. Mrs. Squires was a native of
Whately aud had lived in Sunderland and
South Deerfeld. Her husband died six
years ago She leaves son, Hollis c.
Squires, of Brattleboro, two sisters Mrs.
Lsvinia Smith of northampton and Mrs.
Emery Wells of Springfield, and brother,
William c. Smith of Whately.
A Chicago broker recently sent circu-
lar letter TO the various certificate holders
in Vermont of the defuncl Granite State
Proyident association, Offering 20 per cent
for their claims against this concern. The
proposition was referred to David A. Tag
CART, receiver of the Granite State associa-
ton. He advises that he expects to be
able to pay from % to 80 per cent of the
claims of certificate holders. 1t will prob
ably be paid In two divideuds-one in Sep
TENDER or October and the other about
Jan. l, 1901.
A Bellows Falls correspondent suggests
"Tbe managers of the Bellows Falls nine
may possibly arrange game with the Hins-
dale nine at Brattleboro on some nearby
date, if Brattleboro people are interested
enough to warrant it, Brattleboro peo-
pie would welcome the opportunity to see
these two crack aggregations cross bats on
on the island grounds. A large attend
ance would be assured. Many people here
have not had an opportunity to see Hen
kel and Guiheen play since they got into
fast company.
Theodore Turner received injuries Mon
day while trying to stop runaway horse,
and has been confaed TO his bed since.
Mr.. Turner was working in his garden
across the river, when his horse was fright
ened by some pigs and started to run. Mr..
Turner seized the rens and was dragged
several rods to the old mountain road be-
fore he let go, the team passing over his
body. The horse was stopped near the
Brattleboro House with no damage to the
horse or team. Mr.. Turner's spinal cord
was badly strained, as were the nerves in
the small of his back, but he hopes to be
up by the end of the week.
The lumber and chair stock mill in
Westminster, owned by F. L. Pierce OF
Putney, was burned with contents between
s and o'clock last evening. The mill
was well filled with stock as Mr.. Pierce
was having an unusual rush of orders
The mill and contents were insured for
$500, or $1,000 less than the loss. The
mill employed 10 hands. These men will
go to Mr.. Pierce's mill in Putney, where
the logs now in Westminster will be taken,
and business will be rushed at the Putney
mill Mr.. Pierce does not contemplate re-
building at Westminster This is the
fourth or fifth time that Mr.. Pierce ha:
lost a mill by fire.