Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-10-11
c. M. Park, Tutor,
RRATTLER ORO.

The engagement of Fred Crosby
Adams and Miss Marion Ruth Hunt
is announced.
Mt. Sinai Temple, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, will journey over the
hot sands of Brattleboro. Friday
Nov. 1.
David Downer's house and barn at
the corner of Canal street were bid
off at auction Saturday by his daugh-
ter Mrs. Walter Harvey, of Westport,
N. H., at $4,000.
Lafleche Brothers, the tailors, have
moved today from Crosby block to the
Richardson block on Main street into
the quarters formerly used by the
Bacon restaurant.
Protective Grange will hold it's
annual fair in Grange hall Wednesday.
Oct. %. Committees have been APP
pointed who are specially energetic
in making preparations.
An original pension of Sc month
has been granted to Charles F. Brown
of Putney. Myron H. Johnson of
Jamaica has been granted an increase
from Sc to IS per month.
Griffith Axtell & Cady Co. of Holy
oke. have had the last speech of Will
liam Mckinley published in attractive
pamphlet form. The Estey Organ Co.
presented one of these pamphlets to
each of it's employees this week.
RYAN Brothers have the contract for
roofing the Boston & Maine machine
shop and roundhouse at East Deer.
field. Ryan Brothers have the con.
tract for stating the mill of the Inter.
national paper company at Franklin
Falls, N. H.
Albert d. Jacobs and Miss Lucie
Salisbury of Guilford, both of whom
are well known in Brattleboro, were
married in bingham, Mass, Wednes
day by Rev. Merrill Ward, formerly
of Guilford and a cousin of Mr.. Jacobs
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobs will return next
week and will live in Guilford.
Irving Batcheller, the author (ant
creator) of Eben Holden, has re
Gently made inquiries about the story
of "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" Of
old-time Brattleboro fame. 1t is the
Yankee way to guess that this means
that Mr.. Batcheller has another move
in view and is looking for a local set
ting.
The Frost street book club met las
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
c.. G.. Staples on High street and
elected these officers: President, Miss
Mary Croker. vice president, Miss
Florence Pratt; secretary and treas
urer, H. G. Clisbee; book committee
Miss Ella Newman, Miss Sarah Nc
Weigh and the officers; refreshments
committee, Mrs. A. E. Atwood. Mrs
Albert Rockwell and Mrs. H. w. Sar
gent. It was voted to include bount
books in the reading matter the com
ing wear, Three new members wer,
voted in.
A hearing on the discharge of Knot
& Closson of Burlington was hell
Tuesday for the purpose of allowing
the creditors to enter their appear
ance in opposition to the discharge
F. w. Putnam of Brattleboro and P
c. Dodge of Burlington, Represented
bv C. c. Fits of Brattleboro, an,
Mrs. p. c. Dodge of Burlington, reT
resented by Henry Ballard appeare
in opposition. The time for film
specifications was continued until Oct
25. Shortly thereafter the refere
will fix a date for hearing the same
On that date the bankrupts will b
present in person and all matters vii
be considered and reviewed.
David Demars, Is, of South Mai
street. was arrested Tuesday mornin
bv Policeman E. r. Thayer on con
plant of the states attorney chars
ing him with attempted rape on tn
person of Helen Sears, 4-vear-ol
granddaughter of Michael Sears c
South Main street. The girls HON
is in Holyoke, but at the time of tn
alleged attempt she was visiting a
her grandfatheT's. Demars wa
placed in the lookup, but on the TO
lowing day he was released by Lawve
James F. Hooker, acting for State
Attorney Weston, the evidence agains
the boy being slight. Demars's brotl
ers were ready to testify that the
were with him at the time it was a
legged the attempt was made and tha
there was no foundation for tn
charge.