Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-07

Columbian lodge, No. SO, F. & A. NJ,
worked the master mason's degree |
upon three candidates at a special |
meeting last evening.
The report of the ladies' association |
of the Centre church, given at a meet |
ing Friday, showed that the net re-
ceipts of the fair held in Grange hall
were S2O7.
James A. Pullen has engaged the
First Regiment band to give a concert
during the afternoon of the goth, when
Silverdale will be opened at Spofford
lake. The band will furnish music
for a dance in the evening.
Presiding Elder Newton, who
preached at the Methodist church in
this village last Sunday, will hold a
quarterly conference every week day
and preach three times every Sunday
until July 9, at which time he eX-
poets to complete his first tour of the
Montpelier district.
The acreage for the Snowflake corn
canning factory of Brattleboro the
coming season is over 500 acres, and
the product will tax the full capacity
of the factory during the packing sea
son. The weather this spring has not
been favorable for raising sweet corn,
but a full yield is hoped for.
The jury at Keene, n. H., in the
case of Oliver Levi Son of Fitzwil-
liam VS.. Reuben L. Angler for aliena
ton of the affections of the plaintiffs
wife. rendered verdict of $500 for
the plaintiff This was the case in
which Hon. f. L. Waterman and Law
yer Stowe of this village were retain
ed for the plaintiff,
The 4Gth regiment, of which a. V. d.
Piper of Brattleboro is a member, was
mustered out at San Francisco Sat
urday. Afterwards a member of the
regiment, named Morgan, was found
unconscious near a saloon, having
been drugged. The regiment moved
against the saloon. a la Carrie Nation,
completely demolishing it.
The Western Aqueduct association
! held its annual meeting in the office
! of c. F. Thompson Tuesday evening
! and elected these officers President,
! c. f. Thompson; secretary and treas
urer, G. c. Averill; executive commit
! tee. c. F. Thompson, +. c. Crosby
and G. A. Boyden. An assessment of
| 81 a share was voted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert E. Thurber
have issued invitations to the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Minnie
! Emily Thurber, to Jesse Ezra Haynes
Tuesday. June is. at - o'clock at SO
| High street. The wedding will be
followed by a reception from 1890 to
. o'clock The cards state: AT home
after July 16, 25 Western avenue"
The Riverview Student, published
by the students of Riverview Acade-
my, Poughkeepsie n. Y, publishes in
it's last issue a portrait of Samuel T.
r. Cheney a native of Brattleboro,
born in 1867. He fitted for college
at West Brattleboro Academy, was
| graduated at Colgate in 1894, and af-
ter taking a years special course for
college graduates at the Westfield,
Mass. State Normal school, went to
| Riverview in the fall of 1896, taking
charge of the business department
and teaching mathematics and chemis-
try. The Student says: Thorough
in his school work his method of
teaching has proven him to be a valua-
BILE instructor and one who deserves
and receives the respect and esteem
of all who have ever come under his
tutorage."
The annual inspection and field day
of Company | was held Saturday. In
the morning the company was inspect
ed by Adjt. Gen. w. H. Gilmore of Fair
lee and Mai. F. l.. Howe of Mortified
and the equipment was accounted for
Afterwards the company went by cleo
trio cars to the Miner farm in Centre
vile, where the annual drill was held
followed by target practice at the com
pany range. The company made q
very good appearance and passed ia
vorable inspection. Capt. w. T
Haigh was in command his lieuten
ants being E. j. Waterman and Fred
c. DunKlee.
The ownership of the grocery store
of Clark & Miller passed Saturday into
the hands of Fred C: Clark the senior
member of the firm, to whom j. War
! rem Miller, the junior member, sold hi.
, interest. The store will be conducted
hereafter in the name of F. C. Clark
Mr.. Miller has no definite bushes:
plans except that for the present hC
! will remain with Mr.. Clark. Mr.
| Clark and Mr.. Miller bought the store
of f. d. Whitney two years ago las
month Mr.. Miller was then employ
: ed in Freeman SCOTS grocery store
Mr., Clark has been in the store Il
years. first with Pullen Brothers, thel
, with Pullen & Whitney and then will
Mr.. Whitney.
The suit of Osceola Goodenough 0
Brattleboro against Peter Clark o
Springfield, Mass, brought early il
May to recover $50 for a horse whicl
the plaintif claimed he sold the de
PENDANT, was tried Saturday befor
a Justice H. G. Barber, Bacon q HoOke
S appearing for the plaintiff and A.
= Schwenk for the defendant. Tn,
= evidence tended to show that Clar
+ bargained for the horse and he and tn
= plaintiff went to the Hunt farm, wher
: the horse was in keeping, and took
1 to blacksmith shop in the village
f Then for some reason Mr.. Clark bach
l. ed out of the trade. Mr.. Goodenoug
had Clark arrested and he was oblige
=, to give bail for his appearance in cour
Saturday. The plainuffs cOunst
" claimed that the act of going to tn
Hunt farm after the horse, under tn
~ conditions, constituted a delivery c
.. the horse. The court held that tn
horse had not actually been delivere
and that Clark could not be held fo
IL the $50, the statute providing that in
IS case of that nature, where the amour
g involved is over $40, a verbal contraC
is is not binding unless the property ha