Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-26

took out full papers and one man took out
first papers.
Baxter Brothers made a single shipment
of corn from the canning factory at West
minister recently which filed seven cars,
and consisted of 1000 cases, or 10000
cans.
Damage was done by water to the cloth
ing in the basement of H. p. Wellman &
Co.'s store last Friday evening from leak
In the steam pipes. When the store was
opened Saturday morning the floor was
covered with two or three inches of water.
The selectmen met last Saturday after
noon to make additions and corrections to
the check list to be used at the presidential
election Nov. 6. Only three new names
were added to the list.
The Pilgrim Fathers have issued invita-
tions for series of dancing sociables to
be held this winter in Red Mems hall.
The date of the first one is Tuesday, Nov
g. If this Is successful, a series of six
will be given, on the first Tuesday of each
month until April.
E. H. Hildreth and W. B. Medlicott of
Springfield, Mass, members of the New
England Fire Insurance exchange, and L.
d. Taylor and G. +. X. JENNIE of Brattle-
boro went to Putney Friday to look over
the new fire department, in response to a
request for a reduction of 10 per cent in
the rates.
II. F. Jordon will place on exhibition in
his window tomorrow Filipino officers
sword taken from an officer on the island
of Leyte by Lieut.. j. Leslie Elmer of
Brattleboro. This sword is priced by Lieu
tenant Elmer more highly than any other
in his collection, for which reason he sent
it home for safe keeping. 1t is made of
fine steel with solid silver mountings, has
hand carved hilt and is inscribed with
various initials. The sheath is woven BAN
boo.
At a meeting of the Congregational
church of West Bratteboro Tuesday night
it was voted to extend a call to Rev. Lu-
ther NJ. Keneston of Shelton, Conn, to
succeed Rev. J. II. Babbitt as pastor of
the church. Mr.. Keneston preached in
West Brattleboro two weeks ago, and was
pleased with the place, and it is believed
he will accept the call. He wishes to
leave Shelton on account of the health of
Mrs. Keneston, who has a bronchial affec-
ton.
A hearing in the United States court
was held before Judge Wheeler in the
Brooks House Tuesday in the matter of an
intervening petition brought by one Coffin
of Boston in the case of the Grand Trunk
Railroad company against the Central Yer
mont Railroad company, asking the court to
direct payment in cash of the interest due
on certain Central Vermont coupons. The
Central Vermont company claimed that the
party was entitled to stock in payment as
decreed by the court. Hollis r. Bailey of
Boston appeared for the petitioner and c..
M. Wilds for the Central Vermont COM
pany.
H. K. Chamberlain returned last week
from an extended visit to his son in Indian
opols, bringing a gratifying report of
Jenner's continued prosperity in business
and of the good health of his family. The
business of selecting and buying horses for
the firms trade devolves largely on him
While there, Mr.. Chamberlain attended
the Indiana state fair held at indianapolis.
At the risk of discouraging all further eff
forts on the part of Mr.. Roel, we regret to
be obliged to record the fact that Mr..
Chamberlain saw at the fair squash
which weighed 342 / 2 pounds. Under
the circumstances we are bound to believe
that that squash was "loaded."
G. II. Thompson and John Taft have
nearly completed their steam mill, which
is located near the railroad track about half
a mile south of the Williamsvile depot,
and they will put it in operation at once.
They recently bought of Isaac Taft tract
of timber land, containing from SEQ to 600
acres, near the Williamsville depot, and a
force of men is at work cutting logs and
cord wood. 1t is estimated that the tract
contains from 100000 to 100000 feet
of timber, mostly hard wood, large part
of which will be converted into chair
stock Cakes & Perry of Brattleboro have
contracted to saw the timber. The work
of clearing the lot will probably keep from
Is to 20 men busy two years or more.
The Wayne Democratic Press of Lyons,
ILL.,, contained in its issue of Oct. II an &C
count of the completion of the Empire State
sugar factory in Lyons, the most complete
plant of the kind in the country, built at a
cost of 100000. One of the three capital
lists owning the plant is Seymour Scott,
whose wife was Mary Atkins of Brattle-
boro. The work of slicing $4,000 tons of
beets and converting them into 1900 tons
of sugar has already begun at the factory.
Mr.. Scott is treasurer of the concern, and
on Nov. Is, will pay about $3.50 to the
beet growers in Lyons and vicinity. The
Press states that Mrs. Scott and family ex-
pect TO remain at their summer home at
Sodus Point until after Thanksgiving.
The Torrington, Conn, Evening Regis
ter of Saturday contained a two column
article, with handsome illustration, show
ing the new Torrington National bank
building, in which the institution opened
for business Monday. Receptions were
held in the bank to visitors Monday and
Tuesday. The bank building is of the
Corinthian order of architecture, three
stories high, built of buff pressed brick
with galvanized iron cornice. It. is one
of the finest structures in Torrington and
the banking rooms are handsomely furnish
ed. The bank was opened year ago, and
was very successful from the start. Its
deposits now amount to $4,000 and it
has total assets of more than 100000.
Hosea Mann, formerly of Wilmington and
Brattleboro, is the cashier of the bank.
A committee representing the board of
trade met Saturday to consider the propo-
sition of John r. McLaren, jr., of Bur
lington relative to moving his chair manu-
featuring business from Burlington to
Brattleboro. Mr.. McLaren's proposition
was that the board of trade raise loan of
$40, 900 to be used in the extension of the
business and to pay the cost of the remov-
al of the plant, and also to build factory
to cost about $4,000, plans of which we're
submitted. The committee decided that
while the investment would undoubtedly
prove profitable they would be unable to
raise the desired amount They stated