Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16

Centre church next Sunday.
Owing to protracted illness Henry |
o. Carpenter has been obliged to sur
render the lease of Hotel Bardwell in |
Rutland. He is succeeded by Wallace |
w. Nichols.
The Standard Oil company has Of
fered three prizes, $25, SIS and $40, to
the grocery clerks in Brattleboro who
shall sell the largest quantities of oil
during September.
A meeting of Wantastiquet Golf club
will be held at the Brooks House Mon
day evening, Aug. 10, at 7.30, to or
ganize under the charter, and to trans
act other business.
The body of Ernest A. Grout, who
died in the Philippine Islands last De-
cember, Is being taken from San Fran
cisco to Cavendish, where it is expect
ed to arrive the last of this week.
The funeral will be held in Cavendish
and the burial will be in Proctorsville.
Mr.. Grout was brother, by adoption, of
Miss Gussie A. Grout of Brattleboro.
Mrs ]. F. White entertained a num-
Der of young women Tuesday evening
at her home on Forest street in honor
of her niece, Miss Grace Hayden, of
Hollis, n. H., who was formerly asso-
ciated with the guests while attending
school in Brattleboro. Refreshments
were served and the evening was
pleasantly spent with fascinating
games.
Col II. S. Greenleaf, who command
ed the SD Massachusetts regiment in
the civil war, attended the reunion
held in Hatfield, Mass, Wednesday,
this being the first time in 10 years
that he has met the men of his old
command. Col. Greenleaf, who is a
native of Guilford, served two or three
terms in Congress from the 18th New
York district.
The Central Vermont railway com
= pany will run another excursion to
Watch Hill and Block Island from all
stations, Brattleboro to Palmer inclu-
sive, on Saturday. August "a The
same privileges will be given as on
the excursion July 81. The fare will
, be $1.25 to Watch Hill, $3.50 to Block
, Island, the tickets being good returning
Monday, while the payment of an ad-
ditional SO cents will make the tickets
good returning for 10 days.
! Sumner Sherman of Boston, the we'll
. hllOMu DlttllO luliGl, WIZ Mio III INCL ~
I ! located in Brattleboro. has been en-
= gagged by the Estey Organ company to
I succeed z. F. Leitsinger and will ar
$ rive to begin his engagement Aug. 10
' The company consider themselves for
r tunate in securing his services. Mr.
- Sherman has the reputation of being
5 an expert workman on pianos, and is
regarded by the Estey Organ company
as one of the best tuners in their EN-
ploy.
l. Eight caddies participated in tour
, nament on the grounds of the Wantas
s tiquet Golf club Wednesday morning
@ prettier contest is seldom seen thar
: the one between Fred Harris and Bir
/. Young, who we're tied at "A strokes fol
s six holes. They played the SECOND
n hole, 315 yards. Young trimmed the
t cup on his sixth stroke, the ball finally
@ lying six inches away, while Harri!
run down his put in six and was a win
ner of the first prize, a Vardon brassie
5 Young received the second prize,
u Wright e. Ditson brassie. Both prizes
l. were offered by James Fisk Hooker
$ Crosby Adams was third in 46.
!. The probate court has appointed H
g G.. Barber and Burr Taft administra
n tors of the |. B. Taft estate of Brat
: tleboro, and d. NJ Barber and o. T
Il Ware appraisers and commissioners
- Francis Cabot has been appointed trus
n tee of the S. Louisa Higginson estat,
~ of Brattleboro for Anna Higginson am
Agnes G. Fuller. Peter A. Howard
minor child of Zeba Howard, has beer
r adopted by Eddie L. Wilder and Inc
II F. Wilder of Dover. At special Sc
d sion of the court John Smith of Brat
l. tleboro was adjudged insane and OF
r. dered taken to the Brattleboro Retrea
e to be supported at the expense of tn
l. state.
Drinking a solution of potash by mis-
3 take for water gave George Bishop
= day of extreme nausea Tuesday
% Bishop was at work for the Vaughn (
% Sargent Electrical company and wen
into the store of Manley Brothers afte
d drink of water. He was directed t.
s. go into the back room, where he woul
s. find tank of ice water. It happene,
IA that two tanks sat side by side, on
10 containing water and the other potash
n Bishop took drink from the tank O
IS potash and straightway his stomacI
lie rebelled to an extent that brough
e. Bishop to his hands and knees at FIRE
lie quent intervals during the day. ply
h stefan gave him dose that Increase
1t his misery for time, but by Wednes
S. day morning he was able to go {
Pittsfield, Mass, where he has a pc
sition with the New England TelC
?; phone and Telegraph company.
. News has been received Of the deaf
n of Mrs. Caroline A: French at the HON
o of her son, Frank A. French, in KeC
n kuk, Iowa. Mrs. French was born 1
r Dummerston in March, 1916, younges
y. daughter of Amasa Clark. for years
r resident of Brattleboro. She was maj
p. ried to Rev. Alvin Duncan French, ais
ot a native of Dummerston, in 1887. Sey
10 eral years of their married life wer
n spent in the states of New York an
n, Pennsylvania. They moved to Iowa
II 1855. Her husband died in Denmark
n. Iowa, in 1866. Since that time she ha
made her home with her children, fou
of whom are living in Iowa, Mrs. Gee
. c. Sackett of Winterset, Frank A. an
Ellen M. French of Keokuk, and Mrs
James Keithley of DesMoines. Sh
of also leaves half brother, Charles A
W Clark, of Springfield, Mass Mr.
il French had been an invalid for severe
w years, the result of a broken hill
q which had kept her closely confine
a. -. mi. :.