Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-19

pail teams VIII CROSS DdJS Ill the IuD- !
Der game at Hinsdale tomorrow after
noon.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the S. A. Smith company |
will be held Tuesday, July 90, at |
8 p. m.
Rev. e. T. Mathison preached in the
Episcopal church in Guilford last Sun
day. An effort will be made to raise
money with which to make some re-
pairs in the church.
Burnham won the first two heats of
2.23 pacing race in Worcester Satur
| day in 2.1SAand 2.21A, but then fin
ished tenth, tenth and fourth in heats
trotted in 2.201a, 2.20% and 2.201a.
The grocery store on Prospect Hill
changed hands again Monday, A. F.
Roberts, who recently bought the store
! of G. NJ. Wheeler. selling out to Will
| liam Winslow Of West Brattleboro.
A subscriber living in Nebraska
writes under date of July 13: Every
thing is drying up here. If the pres
ent hot winds continue, there will be
a drought equal to the one of 1894"
A handicap tournament for women
for silver cup will be played at the
Wantastiquet Golf clubs links Satur-
day. June 20. The handicap tourna-
ment for men for a silver cup will be
held Friday and Saturday. July 26
and 81.
Washington dispatches have recent
ly contained the following announce
ments regarding pensions: Renewal,
Edwin H. Putnam, Brattleboro, Sc;
additional, Charles e. Wood, London
derry, $40; original ewidows, Ellen
Jacquith Londonderry, S12.
]. w. Melendy of South Londonderry
was elected trustee or the bankrupt
estate of Archie w. Bemis of Wards
boro Saturday. In the estate of
David Morris no creditors appeared
before the referee, there being no as
sets, and no trustee was elected.
John Howe, one of the conductors
for the Brattleboro Street Railway
company, has been appointed substi-
tute letter carrier. Mr.. Howe was one
of two persons who took the eXamina-
ton for the position several weeks ago.
He began learning the routes this
week.
The case Of Warren G. Doolittle
against Henry Couillard was called in
the superior court in Greenfield, Mass,
Monday. The plaintiff claimed that
he owned lumber valued at about 800
which Mr.. Couilard claims to have
bought of c. S. wilkins formerly land
lord at the American House. The
jury returned a verdict for the de-
PENDANT.
The funeral of Edwin A. Foster was
held at the house, l Organ street, at
o'clock Friday Rev. H. r. Miles Off
ciating Two solos were sung by
Frank H. Brasor. The burial was in
Prospect Hill cemetery. the bearers
, being shopmates of Mr.. Foster in the
Estey organ plant. there was pro
fusion of flowers, including a very
! large pyramid from the Estey EN-
ployes.
The board of bailiffs has under con
sideTation a plan to reduce the number
:, of men in the fire department. as there
is no doubt that there is now in the
department some deadwood that needs
l. to be weeded out. After an eXamina
? ton of the village records, however
S the bailiffs find that they have moi
:. the authority to reduce the number OIL
l men without a vote of the village, and
: it now seems probable that a specia
' for that purpose.
e Alden Bass began Monday to play
a summer engagement at the Castl,
d Square theatre in Boston in Peaceful
Y Valley" one of the plays that made
Sol Smith Russell famous. All of the
I Boston papers speak in complimentary
terms of Mr.. Bass's appearance. TIL,
n Record said: The cast was reinforced
= by Alden Bass, who for some time ha'
o played parts originated by Mr.. Russell
and has scored many successes of hi
k own. Naturally he played the role o
@ Hosea Howe, and the fine inter
Y mingling of uncouthness with strength
/. was brought out by him in a yer,
clever manner. The part is one tina
n appeals to the sympathies of an audi
q ence in a unique way sometimes sadly
d but more often by its quaintness will
original humor.
e c. w. Puffer, who has conducted
n grocery store on Elliot street over /
2. years, has sold the business through
) S. W. Edgett & Co.'S agency to ].
It Gleason, who was recently in partner
n ship with A. F. Roberts in the sam
e business. The store was closed Tues
2 day while the inventory was bein
n taken, ana MI. OledSOu lOOh pOSSts
e sion Wednesday morning. Mr.. Glea
4. son will conduct the business alon
n the present lines and will probably re
tain the present force of clerks. Nj
Puffer has made no definite plans 70
the future except that he will endeavo
y to find something that will keep hiI
in Brattleboro, which the citizens of tn
town will be glad to know. Mr.. Pu
fer established the store which he ha
y just sold in 1890 in partnership wit
y the late Emory Knowlton. Nj
!, Knowlton afterwards sold his interes
~ to George Lane and the latter sold on
1t to Mr.. Puffer. Mr.. Gleason dispose
"a of his interest in the firm of A. F. Rol
N erts & Co. early in the present mont
=, after being with the firm two and
~ half years. During this time he ha
" become we'll acquainted with the Bra
~ tleboro trade, and has made man
20 friends, who will be glad that he is
20 remain here, and whose good wishe
~ he will have for success in his bus
~ ness.
ly H. S. Josselyn of Brattleboro, +,
Of Gently superintendent of the Gill Cd
r. Fellows Home in Ludlow, was give
tn judgment to recover $50 from tn
n trustees of the home in a lawsuit b.
lie fore Justice Merrifeld Monday NJ