Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-17

The usual dance Saturday night will fol-
low the stage performance at BroOkside
park tomorrow evening.
A new carriers case has been placed in
the post-office this week for the use of the
Guilford rural delivery carrier.
Another concert and dance will proba-
bly, be given by the First Regiment band
at Brookside park at an early date.
New water pipe is being laid this week
connecting the Brattleboro Gaslight COM
pany's works with Crowel's water system.
Nelson o. Wiley of Mortified has been
granted an original pension of So per
month, through the agency of Col. John
Hunt.
A regular meeting of Protective Grange
will be held next Wednesday evening
when the third and fourth degrees will be
worked.
The 07 mail train was half an hour
late Tuesday, as the eccentric of the en-
CINE broke down, and necessitated change
of engines.
The water in Milestone brook rose very
rapidly yesterday morning and ran over
the new dam in the rear of Vinton's paper
mill for the first time.
A matinee, especially suited to the ladies
and children, will be given at Brookside
park Saturday afternoon at o'clock, if
the weather is favorable.
About % couples enjoyed the hop given
at the Brooks House Tuesday evening by
the management of the hotel. Music was
furnished by Knapp and Hines.
Sand on the street railroad track near
Mrs. p. K. Whites on North Main street
derailed a south bound car Yesterday
morning, causing delay of about half an
hour.
On account of the extremely low water
in the Crowell reservoir the pumping sta
ton at West river ran 20 hours a day all
last week. In six days the water in the
reservoir was raised two feet.
W. K. Ware of Chesterfield sold Friday
to Mr.. Griswold of Greenfield his bay road
horse, Don. This horse won the blue rib
bon twice at Keene and once at Brattleboro
in the gentlemen's driving class.
The picnic of the Roman Catholic So
ciety which was postponed yesterday on
account of rain, will be held tomorrow.
Aug. Is, at the Central park in Vernon,
with the same arrangements as announced
for yesterday.
A large crowd attended the concert and
dance given in Brookside park last Friday
evening by the First Regiment band. The
concert proper took place in the open air,
after which dancing was enjoyed in the
pavilion. The proceeds of the entertain
ment-about $25-went into the treasury
of the band.
Warren Doolittle, who owned the build
ing destroyed by fire last Wednesday
morning, owns large amount of property
and insures none OF it. He says that he
can stand several losses like this, and still
be ahead of the game. Mr.. Doolittle tells
the Star that he shall erect a modern two
story block, either this fall or early next
spring, on the old site Winchester Star.
o. G. futile, an employe of the Brattle-
boro Ice company sustained painful inju.
ries Friday at the ice house at the Frost
pond. He slipped and fell from the runway,
distance of only few feet, but one leg
caught on ice tongs which hung on the
side of the runway, tearing a deep hole in
the flesh. His side and face were also
bruised. Several stitches were taken in
closing the wound in his leg.
j. S. Tanning of San Francisco, who
holds the worlds record in trap shoot
ing, having broken 233 clay pigeons
without miss, gave an exhibition on the
island Monday afternoon, when he made
80 consecutive shots perfectly. Several
crack local wing shots also took part in
the sport Mr.. Tanning travels in the in
terest of a powder manufacturing concern,
and during his visit of three days in Brat
tleboro he agitated the subject of forming
a gun club here. 1t is probable that a
club will be formed here at an early date.