Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
<, BRATTLEBORO. FRIDAY, AUGUST "a 1900.

to cut their tobacco. They report excel
lent crops
W. L. Todd has received a Star wind
mill that he will erect on his premises on
High street
F. E. Field, Miss Florence aud Robert
Field returned home Tuesday night from
Brandon, Vt.
A new set Of Rand & McNallys maps
have been put in the grammar and sub
| grammar schools
Miss Florence Eames and Mary Brown
of Bratteboro have been the guests Of Miss
Caroline B. Howe.
Mr.. and Mrs William Royce and Clifford
Royce went to Charlestown yesterday to
visit relatives there.
Miss Hattie Spooner arrived home last
Wednesday. She was accompanied by her
friend, Miss Edith Stowell.
Dominick Belleville is again able to be
out, after being confined to the house about
four weeks with rheumatism.
Louis Roeder takes his annual vaca-
ton next week. He will make a short
stay in Easthampton, Mass.
DR.. c. H. Bailey and family of Gardner,
Mass, have been at Glensde for few
days, the guests of A. r. Davis.
Mrs. Della Boyden of Springfield, who
has been the guest Of Mrs. Julia Jones the
past week, returned home yesterday.
The estate of the late Geo. s. Wilder
was appraised Saturday by E. j. Temple,
Geo. W. Lewis and F. w. Robertson.
Mrs. Harriet A. Stone of West Brattle-
boro and Miss Maude L. Stone of Emporia,
Kansas, are in town for a short stay.
f. B. Thsyer and w L. Brooks left last
week for Hartford, Conn, where they will
be employed in the electric switch works.
Albert Mead went to work in the market
Wednesday c. A. Wood of Winchester
filled the vacancy during his confinement.
The Pearson Brothers of Keene have the
contract for putting the heating apparatud
into the High school building, and have al
ready begun work.
Mrs. W. S., Miss Margaret E, and Mrs
j. Leonard rsturned from Cambridge,
Mass last week They made a short visit
in Dublin on their way home.
Harry Smith AMI Frank Golden have
enlisted for service in the 9th infantry in
| China. Mr. Golden was a member of Com
pany D, lst Vermont Volunteers dur
ing the Spanish American war.
Napoleon Belleville of South Framing
ham, Mass, former clerk in the store Of
Jones & O'Brien, is spending a few days
here.
George Robertson aud Miss Elizabeth
A Robertson are at the Weirs for a few
weeks stay. 1t is expected that Mr.. and
Mrs. Nat Butler will Join them.
Thomas Raleigh's base ball team defeat
ed the Winchester team at Forest lake
| Friday last, IL 70 -. The two clubs will
meet again on the home grounds Sept. l.
Miss Myrtle Stafford, recent graduate
of East Greenwich musical institute. will
give piano instructions at {. W. Satford's
on Brattleboro street Friday of each week.
The Methodist church will give a lawn
party at the home of James Bridge We'd
nesday afternoon and evening. The band
will be present and furnish music during
the evening. All are invited.
Mr. and Mrs. c. f. Snow have closed
their house aud gone to Winchendon,
Mass Mr.. Snow has not made any def
mite plans as to the future, but it is not at
all likely that they will return here.
Mrs Daniel Smith and Mr. and Mrs.
Newton Stearns and daughter, Miss Car
RTE, went to South Hadley Falls Tuesday,
to attend the fvneral of Mrs. Stearus 5
brother, Levi II. Judd. They returned
Wednesday night.
The body of Miss Mary Hayes was taken
to Hinsdale from Peterboro on Friday, and
was buried in the Catholic cemetery beside
her father Miss Hayes had spent most OF
her life in Ashuelot, and was known as an
energetic, earnest, helpful woman, who
, spent her HE in doing good.
J Cowdry and Lilly of Ashuelot were
: brought before Associate Judge I. D.
Stearns Monday morning and we're each
j fined 1915 for disturbing the peace. They
were arrested Saturday night bv Officer.
/ Kinds and Metcalf on complaint of w. Il
H. Newton They paid their fines
The town hall building committee have
accepted a set of plans from the firm oil
Gardner, Pyne &. Gardner of Springfield
) The committee will receive sealed proposal:
3 for the erection of a town hall, for the
y heating, also for the plumbing, previous u
0 II o'clock, noon, Tuesday, Sept 4.
! Last Thursday afternoon a horse which
was hitched in front of A. W. Bliss's mar
ket was frightened at the BrightwooC
whistle when it was blown at o'clock and
broke loose. 1t ran across the street anC
started in between the hotel and HOLLAND
& Rchards's store The vehicle was a to
tai wreck and the horse was badly cut