Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-07-13
H. L. Hadlock has sold his farm in

! SJaDles winch nave Deen Ill WIN plnk-eye
| have recovered.
Lawyer F. d. Stowe was appointed a
! justice Of the piece Wednesday to succeed
| S. 7. Davenport, who has moved to Green
! field.
The lawn party on the Episcopal church
! grounds Wednesday evening was attended
by from 200 to 800 persons. The grounds
were lighted by an arc light placed there
for the occasion. Cake, ice cream and
homemade candy were sold.
Protective Grange will hold a special
meeting next Wednesday evening, July 10.
! The unwritten work will be exemplfed
followed by a social. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake will be served. The women
are requested to furnish cake.
One of the attractions at the Unitarian
! fair this month will be a hurdy-gurdy and
tambourine concert, to be followed by a
dance. The music is bright and catching,
and excellent for dancing, so a gay time
may be predicted for the young people.
The work of laying the foundation for
the Brooks House new boiler house was
begun Monday and will be completed in
about two weeks The work is having
the personal supervision of superintendent
Rogers of the West Dummerston granite
| quarry.
G.. +. Gilman has sold this week a pair
of black PAGERS to Dr. Lynch, and single
| driving horses to Fred Il. Dickinson, Mr.
| Chatfield and Mr.. Bushnell of Brattleboro,
| George Ware of Brookline, G. w. Jones of
West Dover, and j. E. Morse of South
| Newfane.
County examiner II. ID. Ryder announces
in another column that teachers examina-
tions will be held in South Londonderry,
July 2425; Townshend, July 26-27; Bel
lows Falls, July 30-31; Jacksonville, Aug
% 20; Brattleboro, Aug. 30-31; Bellows
Falls, Sept. 8 4.
The mixed train on the narrow gauge
railroad seemed to be fated yesterday. 1t
ran off the track In the yard in the morn
| ing and in the afternoon ran into land
slide three-quarters of mile this side of
! Williamsville. The landslide was caused
| by yesterdays heavy shower, and covered
the track over with gravel and stones for
distance Of go feet. Two hours of shovel.
ing were required TO remove the slide.
Hervey T. Jakeway whose sudden
death is recorded by our Bellows Falls cor
respondent, lived in Brattleboro three or
! four years, and his wife was Valera
johnson, a well-known school teacher.
daughter, Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
johnson of West Brattleboro. Mr.. Jake
way had charge of the engine at the stone
crusher in this town some time. In addi-
/ ton TO his wife and two children Mr.. Jake
way left father and mother, two sisters
and brother living in Brandon. He was
an Odd Fellow, a 32d degree Mason, and a
member of the Methodist church in White
hall, n. Y. The body was brought here
Sunday, and the burial was in the Meeting
House Hill cemetery, Rev. Mr. Babbitt
conducting services at the grave.
verdict was rendered by the Jury in
the suit of the John L. Banks estate, c.
l.. Field, administrator, against Charles l..
Banks in the superior court in Greenfield
Wednesday,, for the plaintiff to recover
5000. A motion to set aside the verdict
has been entered. John l.. Banks former
ly lived in Bratteboro, Bernardston and
Mortified. He accumulated good sized
estate which he transferred to his son, the
defendant in the suit. After Mr.. Bsnks's
death the administrator brought suit to
get back the estate, claiming from $4,000
to $4,000, on the ground that it was given
to the son to be held in trust during the
life of Mr. Banks The son claimed that
1t was given TO him unreservedy on con-
father as long as he lived. Col. Kittredge
Haskins was one of the plaintiffs attor-
neys.
The entertainment in the pavilion in
Brookside park last evening furnished
nearly two hours of fun to 800 people.
There was not dull number on the pro- !
gram. Applause was loud and frequent |
and the performers, II in number, were |
generous with encores. The male quartet. |
consisting of Myron p. Davis, Arthur l.. |
Maynard, Fred c. Adams and Arthur
Brasor, was in good form and was heard
to excellent advantage in the selection
"Old Folks at Home" John Stewart and
Perley Holmes, in their original sketches,
were the star performers, and they were
recalled A pleasing feature
was the string quartet, consisting OF Miss
Grace Eels and Miss Grace Hurley of
Northampton, Mass, violins, and Miss
Lena Eels and Miss Amy Jones, mando-
Inns. Miss Hurley was well received in
her solo work. Mr. Davis and Mr.. Brasor
rendered vocal solos with excellent effect.
and Mr.. Davis convulsed the audience
with comic readings. The accompanist
throughout the concert was Mrs. A. V.
McLane, whose faultless work is always
10 be commended.