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

o. BraJlleOOTO, bellows fGNS, OpIlnguelu,
Windsor and Caremont will hold field
day at Bellows Falls in September or
October.
A. w. Rockwell has bought a building
lot between the Horton and Pelerin cot
tages on the Siverdale side OF Spofford
lake and will build a cottage thereon the
coming autumn.
A team driven by Samuel Hudson Of
North Hinsdale became frightened by the
cars at the railroad station Saturday morn
ing and in his efforts to get away, kicked
the shafts 20 pieces and smashed one
wheel.
The check list to be used at the free
mems meeting, Tuesday, Sept 1, has been
posted in the town hall corridor. The
board of civil authority will meet in the
selectmen's room Saturday, Sept l, at ?
p. NJ, to revise the list.
! The Boston q Maine railroad company
will run an excursion to Sunapee lake from
| Brattleboro aud other stations, Sunday,
Aug II The fare for the round trip will
! be 81 p, tickets good for Sunday only.
| The train will leave Brattleboro at s \, NJ.
and return at 3. Is =. NJ.
| Among the speakers selected by the Re
! publican state committee to stump the
state in the present campaign are Col. X.
! Haskins, Hon. j. l.. Martin, James Fisk
Hooker and +. w. Gibson Of Brattleboro,
! Judge l.. NJ. Read c. II. Williams and
Charles II. Robb of Bellows Falls
The Republican town committee has de-
cided upon Aug. 20, a week from next
! Monday, as the day for the Republican
caucus for the nomination OF town repre-
sentative and - justices of the peace The
] n will no hnl in a
the ballot box will be open from , to :
o'clock p. NJ.
Chief-of. Police Hall has located several
small boys who have committed deprida
tons on Williams street and other streets
about town recently and has notified them
of the punishment which will follow the
continuance of lawless acts. Some of the
boys had hut on the bank on Williams
street in which several stolen articles were
hidden.
Company l, Vermont National Guard,
will go into camp at Essex junction to-
morrow for the annual muster. The mem
bers will fall in at the armory at $50
| o'clock in the morning and will leave at 9
! o'clock, it being the first company in the
state to start. A detail consisting Of
| Quartermaster c. c. Turner, Corporal
Slater. Corporal Toomey, Private w.
Ahrens and Private \. Aherns, went TO
Essex Junction Wednesday night to make
camp.
Officers raded w. b. Aliens house in
Chesterfield Saturday night and secured
five gallons of whiskey and quantity of
| beer. Allen was arraigued before Justice
Slade Monday, Lawyer II. G. Barber of
Brattleboro appearing for the defendant.
The case against Allen growing out of the
seizure of the whiskey was mol pressed,
but Allen pleaded guilty to first offences
of selling beer and was fined for each Of
fence $40 and costs, the whole amounting
to about $40, which he paid.
The Vermont Wheel club voted Tues
day night to have the annual field day and
clam bake on Labor Day, and George +.
| Fox, c. A. Harris, Dr. George +. Barber,
A. F. Schwenk, NJ. j. Moran, George f.
Foster were appointed a committee to
make the arrangements The club voted
500 for the use of the committee in ar
ranging the field day. The club also voted
to lease the present club rooms for a term
of five years, with the privilege of remov-
ing at any time, and settling with the
owners on the terms named for single
year.
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per at the Brooks House Wednesday even
ing to a party consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. NJ. Dexter, Mrs. Charles Dexter, Mrs.
Leon Dexter, Mr.. and Mrs. John Lewis
Morse and Miss Sarah Morse Of Phladel-
phia, Mrs. Milton Kirk of Chicago, Mrs.
aanscom and Miss Hanscom Of Somer-
vile, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. William LAWN,
Lucien Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Dun
ham, Col. and Mrs. c. A. Miles and DR..
and Mrs. ). +. Lawton. Later in the
evening a musical was given at the Howe
residence on Harris Place by Mrs. Harriet
Brasor Pratt, Mrs. Hanscom, Mr.. and Mrs.
LAWN and Mr.. Howe.
Edward Root Price died Sunday in Chi
cago, five days after he left Brattleboro.
He recently spent several weeks here and
at Spofford lake, hoping the change would
be beneficial to his health, which had been
poor for long time. Mr.. Price was ma
tive of Brattleboro born here Nov. 3, lS43,
the son of the late Samuel II. Price and
Catherine Root Price. His father was a
lawyer, who at one time taught in the old
academy in Chesterfield. The elder Price
went West about 1854, and the son who
has Just died had lived in Illinois since he
was about l. years old. He became a very
successful business man, and conducted a
live stock commission business and at one
time owned large ranch in Wyoming. In
recent years he had engaged in real estate
operations. Mr.. Price served in the war
of the rebellion as sergeant in the 9th Hill
nos cavalry. He was a member of the
Grand Army and the Loyal Legion. He is
survived by wife and two sons.
Many young men who have become q
years OF age since the last general election
have made inquiries recently as to the
qualifications necessary to allow them to
vote at the coming general election. Every
native male citizen p years of age, or
more, having lived in this state one year
next preceding general election has a
right to vote for state officers Every male
citizen 2l years of age, or more, has a right
to vote for town representative and justices
of the peace if he has lived in the town
where the election takes place three
months next preceding the election. On
Sept. 4 the Republicans of Brattleboro
will vote for town representative and Is
justices of the peace, also an entire state
ticket Any young man who desires to
vote at this election, who has not already
fulfilled the requirements, should go to
Judge Newton before Sept. to have the
freeman's oath administered. He should
also ask some of the selectmen or justices
of the peace, on or before Sept. l, to enter
his name on the check list.