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

VI July anu AUGUST
David Downer is nursing two ugly
wounds on his arm, caused by Walter
Harvey striking him with a clenchbar.
Winchester Star.
Rev. Luther M. Keneston of West
Brattleboro will conduct the A o'clock
meeting on the common in this village
next Sunday under the auspices of
the Y. M. G. A.
A. L. Perham has been appointed spe-
cial policeman to succeed A. w. Rock
well. Mr.. Perham was formerly en-
ployed by the Swift Beef company,
but is now employed in the Estey or
gan factories.
There have been no developments
the past week to throw light upon the
mysterious death of James ]. Griffin.
No effort is being made to unravel the
mystery, and probably nothing further
will be done about it.
A. V. May has sold for Hosea Mann
a building lot on Northern avenue to
| s. G. Estabrook of Gardner, Mass, for
/ merly of Wardsboro. He has also sold
an adjoining lot owned by Mrs. N.
| Cressy of Hartford, Conn. to Mrs. Es-
! tabrook. Mr. Estabrook, who is a car
/ penter, will erect a cottage on each lot
the coming autumn and will occupy
one and rent the other.
The 13-year-old son Of Frank Fisher
of Western avenue was badly burned
about the face Wednesday afternoon
while playing with powder He con-
nected a fuse with a charge Of powder
and then attempted to light the fuse
with a piece of burning paper. A
spark from the paper ignited the pow
der and the lads face and the back
of one hand were so badly burned
that the skin peeled off. The flame
was of such short duration that proba-
bly, it did not burn in deep enough to
leave noticeable scars.
A settlement was reached before
the trial had closed of the case of
George H. Barrett of Brattleboro
against William H. Smead, deputy
sheriff, in the superior court at Green
field Tuesday. Barrett had mortgage
of 1916 on the Burt restaurant that
was conducted in the Warner block for
a time. March IS Mrs. Sarah c. War
ner. the owner of the block, made an
attachment on the restaurant for rent
Mr.. Barrett through his attorneys
made a demand for the release of the
property for the face of the mortgage
The case of Sarah E. Warner against
Jennie L. Burt, appellant, which was
connected with the preceding case
was settled The terms are not
known.
Gentry Bros Famous Shows, with
their multitude of trained animals
will soon be here. All the dogs
ponies. elephants and monkeys, that
have long paid this city yearly visit
will continue their annual custom. a
, multitude OF new artists have augment
ed the pay, or rather feed roll of the
Gentry Bros Shows this season. Ba
by animals from far-off lands, an6
pretty dogs from every cline have
succeeded in learning some new
laughable and startling performance
which they will display for the appro
baton of their children patrons The
old and new members of the company
participate in friendly rivalry for the
applause of their youthful visitors
: The shows will exhibit in all their en-
! tirety, two performances, afternoon
and night, near the s. A. Smith fac
i tory, Monday, July %.
George A. Boyden has been APP
pointed administrator of the John /.
Ray estate, and r. f.. Gordon and c. F
Thompson have been appointed ap
, praisers and commissioners. Mrs
Lucia S. Foster has been appointed
Administrative of the estate of her hus
band. the late Edwin a. Foster. Johl
T. Moynihan has been appointed ad
, ministrator of the James j. Griffin es
tate. Thomas Judge has been appoint
ted administrator of the Nora Judg
l. estate of BrattlebOro. Marion Rutl
: Huntoon has been adopted and mad
heir at law of George II. and Netti
, NJ. Chatfield and her name has beef
= changed to Marion Ruth Chatfeld
= In the John NJ. Willis estate of Brat
: tleboro John E. Gale and NJ. ]. Moral
have been appointed commissioner
= at the request of a creditor. In tn
Il John d. Watson estate of Wardsbor
L. NJ. Newell has been appointed Ad
a ministrator and Spencer Robinson an
0 Fred Underwood appraisers and con
h missioners. Marcia E. Dix has bee
J. appointed administrators of the Osca
= Dix estate of Dummerston. John +
e Whitaker has been appointed guardia
3 of Harold Whitaker of Newfane,
g minor.