Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-22

Leroy G. Davis of Londonderry has filed
a petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities
are $3l219, and his assets $3.50. The liza
bilites are store bills, principally
The New London division of the Ii
o'clock train yesterday did not reach
Brattleboro until nearly 8 o'clock, having
been delayed by a broken down freight
car in Belchertown, Mass.
Francis Breslin of Mllers Falls, Mass,
who has been employed on the railroad in
| BrattlebOro a few weeks, and Miss Mary
| Heffernan of Millers Falls were married
Tuesday evening by Rev. Patrick Cum
! ningham.
The bodies of Rev and Mrs. Alonzo
| Webster, parents of Postmaster ID. i.
| Webster, and the body Of Mrs Webster
| DR. Webster's first wife, were moved this
week from Prospect Hin cemetery to
! Morningslde cemetery.
Johanna Swanson was ordered by the
| probate court Saturday to be removed to
| the Brattleboro Retreat and supported at
the expense of the state. The order was
| the result of a court of inquiry held on
| petition of the selectmen.
y. V. May has sold a house, barn and
! II acres of land in West Townshend,
| owned by Nelson w. Goddard of Bratte-
| boro, to Abbie E. Trussel of Sterling,
| Mass. Possession has been given. The
| place will be occupied by Mrs. Trusselis
son.
The United States Daughters of 1912
! held their regular monthly meeting at the
residence of Mrs. G.. b. White last Sat
| urday afternoon. After the transaction
| OF business, historical readings were Civ
| en-. Refreshments were served and there
was social hour.
a series of dances will be held in Mel
rose House in West BrattlebOro during
the winter. Music will be furnished by
! Dugan and Leitsinger, and \. H. Hines
will prompt The dates are: Dec. 4, Dec.
Is. Jan. /. Jan. Is. Feb. ., Feb. 10. March
3. March 10, April ? and April 16.
The work Of blasting for the stand pipes
near the railroad station was finished
| yesterday and the derrick, drill. etc. have
been shipped away. The work was begun
, about two months ago. 1t will require
probably another month to erect the tank
| house, complete the pumping station and
make the pipe connections.
i. u. Morris and L. A. Gregg have
been I'm Boston this week buying a new
I stock of crockery, wall paper etc, with
which TO replace their stock, which was
| damaged by the recent fire in their store.
! They expect to reopen their store the
latter part of next month. Repairs are
now being made in the building.
The body of Mrs. Jennie NJ Russell of
| Medford, Mass. whose death was mem
! toned last week, was brought to Brat
| tleboro Saturday and was buried I'm Pros
| pest HIN cemetery. Mrs. Russell died OF
cancer OF the stomach. The body was ac-
companied by Austin Russell formerly a
clerk in the Brattleboro post-ofice.
There was fire in the Barnes house on
| Prospect Hin Wednesday night. in the
tenement occupied by Michael Murphy,
which would have been serious but for
| the timely arrival of Mr. Murphy. Mrs.
! Murphy sat a lighted lamp on a table
| in the back kitchen and went to the store
| on Central street. Soon after she left
| Mr.. Murphy returned from his work and
! found one side Of the room on fire from
the floor to the ceiling. He promptly ex-
| tinguished the flames with water. 1t is
| supposed that the dog overturned the
| lamp during Mrs Murphy's absence.
The ladies of the First Baptist church
! held an informal reception Monday even
| ing for the members of the church and
! congregation. The reception took place In
! the vestry, where a special effort was
! made to get acquainted with the young
| people, after which refreshments We're
! served in the church parlors. a musical
| program was rendered during the even
ing. consisting of vocal solos by Miss
| Louise Coates and Arthur l.. Maynard.
| violin solos by Miss Ethel Randall and
Robert Mitchell. and a piano solo by Miss
, Ellen Hunt. Miss Izetta Stewart was the
! accompanist.
The special agents of the state society
| for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
| wish to call attention to the provisions OF
! the law in regard to the cruel treatment
| of young colts which are being broken,
and also of balky horses A case has
recently come to the attention of these
| officers in which colt which was being
| broken was balky. The animal was
| cruelty beaten with a trace chain, a
| biting cord was put in its mouth, and he
was tied to another horse by rope about
| his neck. This particular case was pro-
| nounced by the justice of the peace be-
! fore whom the man was taken TO be the
most disgraceful that he ever witnessed.
| All such cruel practices are contrary to
the law, and those who use them will
! positively be prosecuted If they come to
the attention of these agents.
The Baxter Brothers Corn Canning COM
! pany Of Biddeford, Maine, after several
| Intellectual efforts to locate here have now
! purchased of ]. II. Baldwin a tract of
land near the railway tracks. West
street, and will erect buildings to accom-
modate removal of their Maine plant here
which they will operate in connection
with those already established by them al
Windsor and Westminster, VT. Canvass
is now being made to secure the acreage
of corn planting required $3.50 acres) in
, which the farmers of this town and
Springfield are responding CALAMITY As
| soon as completed work will be begun on
the buildings. This is doubtless one of
| the most important branches of business
in this section and will be permanent,
disbursing here annually, with employ
, ment for men, women and children
! lCharlestown, N H, correspondent in
! Springfield Reporter
Nearly 100 new volumes were added TO
the library of the Congregational Sunday
school the past week. and a supple
I mentary catalogue of the books has been
published. The list includes some inter-
esting volumes of fiction by ]. NJ Barrie,
Ernest Seton-Thompson, Winston Church.
i'll, Eliza Orne White, Frank B. Harris
and others, some miscellaneous volumes
! by Horace Bushnell, James Martneau,
/ Phillips Brooks William Newton Clarke
and others, and in the list of biographical
and historical books are "Ten New Eng
land Leaders" by Professor Wnliston
Walker: Life of d. L. Moody" by his
son; How They Succeeded" life stories
Of successful men, told by themselves;
three volumes on the life of Phillips
! Brooks, by Alexander V. G. Allen;
"Chaplain's Experience Ashore and
| Ahoat," by II. w. Jones, u. S. N; true
stories from English history by Brown
ing, etc
Charles Miners Vega, 2.1Ola, the fastest
stallion in Vermont and the finest ever