Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-30

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Sedgwck post, G.. A. r., has engaged
Rev. r. X. Marvin, pastor of the Univer-
salist church, to deliver the Memorial day
address in Brattleboro.
f. j. Bailey has sold the Stoddard farm
in Dummerston this week for Judge
Wheeler to C. F. Williams. Mr.. Williams
takes possession at once.
W. H. and G. H. Jennings of Winches-
| ter, N. H., who bought farm of Warren
Doolttle in Dummerston recently, will put
a steam mill thereon and cut off large
amount of timber.
A check for $4,000 was paid to Mrs.
Mary Higgins Tuesday by the Catholic
Order of Foresters, representing the
amount of the policy held by her son, the
late Patrick Higgins, in that organization.
The Travellers Life and Accident Insur-
ance company, for which Childs Il Putnam
took the state agency about two years ago,
wrote nearly sos, 600 new life insurance
in Vermont last year. This was the largest
business of any foreign company doing
| business in the state last year, according to
the insurance commissioners report, lust
| published.
Col. NJ. A. Mcclure, the music dealer,
who is involved in the bank crash at Rut-
land through having received the $145, ZOO
Incorporated 10y Cashier Mussey, is well
known in Brattleboro. He was formerly
a lieutenant in company A, and is colonel
of the Vermont regiment, Patrarchs Mil
liant, having charge of that organization
| in the Odd Fellows parade in Braltleboro
last year.
The will of Rev. DR.. George Leon
| Walker. pastor emeritus of the Centre
| church at Hartford, which was probated
Monday, contains the following public be
| quests, in addition to $1,000 divided among
Connecticut church societies: American
board of commissioners for foreign mis-
| siols, $1,000; American missionary asso-
citation, $500; Brooks library of Brattle-
boro. $500.
The new Carnegie company, formed as
result OF the conference of Andrew Car
negie and H. G. Prick to settle their differ
ences, has been incorporated under the laws
OF New Jersey with a capital of Sl60 000,-
OOO, all of which is subscribed. Mr.. Car
genie holds a controlling interest. The
par value of the shares is $1,000 each.
William II, Singer, member of the Sing
er family of Pittsburg, who are well
known through visits to the Brooks House.
is holder of 1920 shares, and James Cav
ley, who bought the Dutton farm in DUN
merston as a summer residence, holds SSI
shares.
About May the post-ollice department
will be ready to supply postmasters, for
sale to the public. small books of 2-cent
stamps, interviewed with rarafiined paper to
prevent premature adhesion. The pages
are of six stamps each, making a book of
convenient size to carry in the pocket or
pocket-book. Only three different quaint
ties will be so furnished One book of II
2'cent stamps, one book of ~ 2-cent
stamps and one book of 4S 2-cent stamps.
the postage value being ~, As and 90 cents
respectively. Each book will be sold at an
advance of one cent on the stamp value,
to cover the cost of binding, i. e., a book
of II stamps will cost % cents, a book of
"a stamps will cost 40 cents, and so on.
Bratteboro will regret to lose so good a
citizen as Stephen Tabor Davenport when
he takes up his residence in Greenfield next
week, writes the Bratteboro correspondent
of the Boston Sunday Globe. A pretty house
has been built on one of the principal
streets within stones throw of the CEN
tire of the village and he and Mrs. Daven-
port will make their home there. Some
months ago Mr. Davenport purchased a
new house which had been built for f. A.
Ees, who is well known here and in Hins-
dale. After the trade had been made and
forfeit posted, Mr.. Eels concluded to lose
the forfeit and Mr.. Davenport made a tidy
sum. He has now a house built for him
that is almost exactly like the one he first
bought.
The Congregationalist, in an editorial
uOOO the late Rev nr GaOrOa apr Uo ill.,
recognizes his positive convictions, his clear
and lucid manner of expression and his
intense earnestness. "These characters
tics, when they accompany such signal, and
in some respects unusual, natural ability
as his, inevitably render their possessor a
leader among men, and this he was con
spicuously. It is surprising that one,
much of whose life was a prolonged fight
for health, should have left such a record
of important and diversified service. He
could be sharp and severe He was not TO
be provoked with impunity. Yet he was
as tender and gentle as he was fearless and
outspoken. He won love as easily as re-
spect. Although his lack of robustness
limited him more than most men to do.
nestle employments, there we're few more
companionable men, few who contributed
more to the genuine, appropriate pleasure
of any social occasion which he could at
tend"
There was hearing in Guilford Centre
Saturday in the suit of John Morse of
Guilford against Fred Akley of Marlboro
which was an action to recover the price
of horse which he sold to the defend
ant in 1896. The evidence tended to show
that Akley was to give in payment for the
horse 5000 feet of logs. The plaintiff
claimed that the terms of the agreement
had never been complied with and that he
was entitled to recover $50, the value of
the horse The defendant claimed that
the horse had been paid for. The defend
ant entered a plea in abatement on the
ground that the officer who served the
writ, Constable George Miller, was not du-
ly qualified at that time as he had not taken
the oath as prescribed by statute and that
his bond had not been approved by the Sc
lectmen. The justice oVerruled the plea.
and the defendant gave judgment and APP
pealed to the county court. II. e. Ward
and A. f. Schwenk for the plaintiff: III.
G. Barber for the defendant.
Thought They Were Tracking Dempsey.
The talk concerning the attempt which
it is believed the three young desperadoes
who assaulted Joseph N. Houghton near
Brattleboro planned to make an escape
from the Newfane Jail, has brought to
light the fact that the local police believed