Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

John A. Thwing was the only local rep
resentative at the Grand Army encamp-
| ment in Chicago this week.
About 80 men took out their final natural
ization papers before Judge Wheeler last
Friday, and few took their first papers.
A corn roast attended by about 30 guests
was given 10y y. c. Elliott Tuesday even
ing near his residence on the North Ter
race.
The date of the field day of the Bellows
Falls, Brattleboro. Windsor and Claremont
| communicates of Knights Templar has been
set for Thursday, Oct 4.
j. E. Keefe, administrator of the estate
OF the late John j. Pierce. has settled the
estate, and a hearing upon allowance of
ms account viii occur at the probate office
the first Saturday in October.
The result of two games If base ball
! played this week with the Chesters was as
follows Tuesday, on the local field. won
| by Chesters, S to 4; Wednesday, at Ches-
ter, won by Bellows Falls, to 6.
A r Robinson, who was for MANY wears
well known as "A night Waterman for the
international Paper company, has this
week moved to Hartland which will be
his home in the future. His son. Byron.
remains here for the present, employed bv
the electric road.
Guy Brothers minstrels are to give an
entertainment this evening at the opera
house. They come here as benefit for the
base ball association and their band is in
attendance this afternoon at the ball game
with the keene team, which is being held
at BARRIERS park.
Hon. f. l.. Waterman of Brattleboro
was in town Wednesday taking testimony
in the case of Mr.. Short of Walpole VS. Mr.
Atchlnson of Westminster, the dispute be-
ing IN regard to mortgaged property. His
/ hndings are to be reported TO the next
term of county court
John H. Chapman is critically i'll at his
| home on Cherry street aud his death is ex-
| pected at any time. For many years he
was foreman of construction for the Fall
Mountain Paper company and for the past
~ years has been in charge of the cutting
OF logs in the woods and running them
down the river to the mills here.
The Boston Dairy company, which ships
two carloads of milk from this vicinity IN
Boston daily, and which has a large ice
house located near the railroad. back of the
Bellows Falls Machine company. contem.
| plates the erection of a creamery in the
same locality in order to reduce a portion
OF the milk to cream before shipment
Hoyt's "a Hole in the Ground. " is book.
ed for the opera house here next Friday
evening, under the management of G. %
Cspron. 1t is expected that Mr.. Howl
himself will be here as a spectator. This
Is reported to be one of the best of his
plays and has never been presented here
Those interested in light comedy will be
highly entertained by this funny produc-
ton.
The citizens at the north end of Green
street, living opposite the triangular lot be-
tween there aud Rockingham street, ex-
press indignation at the building of a 10
foot solid board fence in front of their
houses by the base ball association. The
fence is being put up this week enclosing
the grounds for base ball and athletic pur-
poses. They feel that having had to put
up for many years with an unsightly stor-
age of logs there, and later it having been
used for dumping and storing all classes of
Objectionable refuse, they hoped when it was
recently cleared up for celebrating the
Fourth it might remain so, but they are
doomed to disappointment. Henry w.
Hutchins has placed his house in the mar.
ket and will sell for whatever it will bring