Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28

IS. w. Edgett mas SOLD MarSnall II.
Fishers house on Western avenue to
Alvin Coombs, who buys for an invest
ment.
]. A. Taylor's Frank s. was one of
the starters in the 2.20 class at
Nashua, N. H., Tuesday, finishing
fourth.
The Bird club had a delightful trip
to Meeting house Hill Tuesday. They
observed several species and a few
young broods.
Rev Father Reynolds of Bellows
Falls. was in Brattleboro the first of
the week to assist Rev. Father Gun
ningham in examining the children of
the parochial schools.
The auction sale of the utensils in
the Hopkins restaurant Friday after
noon was not largely attended, and
the receipts amounted to only about
one-third of the amount of the mort
gage of $500 held by John Taft of
West Dummerston.
A hearing was held Tuesday before
F. A. Bolles of Bellows Falls, referee,
in the suit of Million Perry of Wards
boro against N. ID. Allen of Stratton
over a book account involving about
500. G. G. Fits and e. l.. Water
man appeared for the plaintiff and A.
f. Schwenk for the defendant.
The work of putting in place the two
new switchboards in the telephone ex
change was begun this week under
the direction of John Colvln of Port
land, Me. Three or four weeks will
be required to complete the job. Mr.
Colvin was one of the men in the
company's office in Portland some
weeks ago when an employee named
George H. Brainard drew a revolver
| and shot several of his fellow EN-
ploes, killing two and seriously wound
ing two others.
Sixteen members of Wantastiquet
| Golf club were handsomely entertain
ed by members of the Greenfield
| Country club Saturday. Most of the
party went from here at 1925, the
| train stopping al the golf links about
| 21A miles north of Greenfield, and &
smaller number left on the afternoon
| Wheeler to be deported. He was
served and a large part of the time
was spent socially, the intense hea
making playing on the links less at
tractive than usual. The Greenfield
cub has a large club house, will
broad verandas, and the club house II
well furnished
The Central-street grocery store OF
Prospect Hill, recently owned and
conducted by c. NJ Wheeler, was SOLE
Friday to A. F. Roberts & Co., whit
took possession Saturday. Roberts
q Co. will continue the meat business
and in addition will put in a full lint
of fruit and vegetables. Arthu
Birch will remain in the store for tn,
present, but the store will be il
charge of Will Hudson, who has beer
employed in Roberts & Co.'S store OF
Main street. Mr.. Wheeler will return
| to his former position as engineer TO
the Central Vermont Ranway com
pany. The sale was made through A
V. Mays real estate agency.
Another hearing in the case of tn,
| Bibber-White company VS.. the Whit,
River Valley Railroad company wa
held before Judge Wheeler in tn
United States circuit court in tn
Brooks House Monday. Two peti
tions were presented, one by Samue
| Williams of Boston, who furnishe,
iiOAltg ~ lANlp bullu iilG IOdu, anu On
in favor of one Of the receivers o
the road. The petition on the part o
Mr.. Williams asked for an order 0
the court for the sale of the road OF
the ground that the receivers had eX
nausted the resources of the road. tina
the road was not completed and II
running order and that the best in
terests of all concerned demanded
that the road be sold. Mr.. Wlniam
assisted Mr.. Bibber, who took tn
contract to build the road. and he ha
put in money from time to time. 81
that he now has about $4,000 in
vested in it. The petition of the RI
ceiver was to compel Mr.. Williams t.
complete the road as it was elaine,
he agreed to do after Mr.. Bibber fat
ed to carry out his contract. Mr.. Wi
liams denies the allegation in this DC
tition and says he only furnishe
money with Mr.. Bibber and neve
agreed to assume Mr. Bibber's cor
tract. The court ordered that an
swers to both petitions be filed. an
appointed A. F. Schwenk examiner I
take testimony. The hearing wa
then continued to July 90.