Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07
BRATTLEBORO.

A band of gypsies are in camp near the
Brook road.
NJ. 1. Reed, administrator, has sold the
T. B. Deming house to Mrs. Helen Miller
of West Bratteboro for $1,000
The late Hermon G. Harvey of Chester
field carried insurance to the amount of
$4,000 in the New York Life Insurance
company.
The National Rife club held their an
nual shoot at Vernon Tuesday. Mr..
Fletcher of Claremont made the best five
string score ever shot at Vernon. Knight
and French were the only Brattleboro con-
testants.
Mr.. Baxter, proprietor of the Sunset
corn canning plant, has recently received
a locomobile. Gasoline is used for fuel
and the carriage is run by steam Mr..
Baxter came down from Walpoe yesterday
morning in an hour and 20 minutes.
Charles H. Hoyt's funny farce, "a
Brass Monkey" is revived by the author
this season with duplication of the elab-
crate scenery and mechanical effects used
in the original production, and is present
ed by large company of artists whose
ability exactly fits them for the portrayal
of Hoyt characters. Maize Trumbull the
pretty and talented soubrette, plays bag
gage"
On account of the heat only a small
amount of game has been bagged since the
open season began, Sept. 1. II. G. French,
Robert Aldrich, Charles Cox and Charles
Bemis brought in ten partridges Monday.
Frank Turner, N. II. Kinson and Bert
Ware secured nine birds Saturday. DR..
Barber and friend got nine woodcock and
several cartridges Labor Day.
j. B. Palmer of Jewett City, Conn,
will exhibit his herd of thoroughbred
Guernseys at the Valley Fair which took
nearly all of the blue ribbons in his classes
at the recent New England fair at Old
Orchard. he claims to have the finest
herd of Guernseys which has been exhibit
ed at any fair in the United States this
year. W. II. Neal of Meredith, n H.,
whose exhibits have not been seen here in
the past two years, has already entered
his herd of thoroughbred DeVons.
One of the oldest voters who came to
the polls Tuesday was James NJ. Sherwin
of Grafton who first voted in 1892, and has
voted at every state and presidential cleo
ton since that time. If be lives until No
vember, he will cast his 18th vote for presi-
dent of the United States. He is Repub-
lican and firm believer In the protective
tariff. Mr.. Sherwin recently celebrated
his Goth birthday anniversary He was
born in Chester, the oldest of II children.
He has brother and sister living-Daniel
Sherwin of Jamaica and Mrs. Minerva
Amsden of Clinton.
The Sunset corn canning factory has
been running to its full capacity for the
past two weeks, and evening work has been
necessary to can all the corn that has been
husked during the day. Up to yesterday
$50, 900 cans of corn had been put up,
which is about half of the number to be
canned this fall. The factory will run at
least two weeks longer and possibly more.
About 10000 cans is the average number
turned out daily when the factory is run
ming at its full capacity. At present about
40hands are employed in the factory proper
and from so to rs huskers in the yard.
The corn is nearly all supplied from near
by towns, although a carload is sent down
from Westminster frequently on account
of the surplus corn there. Additional ma
chinery has been added this year consist.
ing of another capper, silker, and two
cutters. Out of doors another large husk
ing shed has been erected,