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

home Saturday evening.
The first meetings of the creditors of
E. l.. Holt of Putney and j. Dustin Reed
of Dummerston, in bankruptcy, will be
held in the office of A. f. Schwenk,
Dec. 2.
Eddie Quinn of Brattleboro, the cham
pion light weight boxer of Vermont and
Jack Hamilton of Elizabethport. n. j.,
have been matched for a scientific con-
test Thanksgiving day.
Rev. and Mrs. Dwight A. Ball of Bel
lows Falls addressed the Junior Union of
the Universalist church Wednesday after
noon. Many little ones were present. Mrs.
Ball is the state superintendent of Junior
Uniors.
Two carloads of Russian Jews, about
200 people, arrived in Brattleboro Sunday
morning. They waited here at the rail-
road station until Monday morning, when
they proceeded to New York via New
London.
The work was begun Monday of lay
ing a new sewer pipe on Walnut street
to replace the old pipe. The old pipe,
which was four inches in diameter, has
been a source of much annoyance to resi-
dents of that street for a long time.
The new pipe is eight inches in diameter.
j. A. Dummett, state secretary of the
New Hampshire Young Mems Christian
association, spoke to a large audience in
the Y. M c. A. Sunday afternoon He
spoke in the Baptist church in West
Brattleboro in the morning and in the
meeting of the Congregational Christian
Endeavor society in West Brattleboro in
the evening.
Gov. Suckney has given no decision in
the case of S. l.. Wetherell of Grafton,
whose application for pardon from a
sentence of Is years in states prison was
heard last week. Gov. Stckney is wait
ing for letters which were used in the
case, which are now in the keeping of
Charles II. Robb. Mr. Robb. who is in
Washington. was states attorney at the
time Mr.. Wetherell was prosecuted.
Sheriff A. w ]. wilkins went to
Windsor Saturday with Leon Canedy,
Peter circuit and Edward Gonyer, whom
he placed in the state prison to serve a
sentence of from two years and six
months to three years and six months
for perjury on Monday Sheriff Wilkins
took Winford Porter of Bellows Falls to
Rutland, where he will serve a sentence
in the house of correction for the theft
of $40.
Mrs. Ellen Mack 9S who died in South
Vernon Friday, was the widow of James
Mack and the mother of James Mack of
Brattleboro who is employed by the
Estey Organ company. Her death was
due to advanced age. The body was
brought to Brattleboro Monday and was
taken to the Roman Catholic church,
where the funeral service was held. The
burial was in the Roman Catholic ceme-
terry.
A truck under one of the freight cars
on the mixed train on the narrow guage
railroad broke down Saturday afternoon
between Townshend and West Towns
bend, delaying the train several hours.
A wrecking crew went up from Brattle-
borO to place a new truck under the car.
on Monday morning a part of the passen-
ger engine southbound, broke at West
Dummerston. but the delay was not long,
as the piston on one side was dsconnect-
ed and the train was hauled to Brattle-
boro with only one side of the engine
working.
The Brattleboro Hosiery company re-
ceived an order Saturday from one house
for 300 dozen pairs of hose, which alone
will keep the force of help busy about
four months. This company, which has
been spoken of several times in The
Phoenix, continues to expand its business
and has a pay roll of from $500 to $500 a
week regularly. The business is rapidly
becoming one of the important Industries
ceived the company has received another
order from another house for 1000 dozen
pairs. The total number of stockings
called for by the two orders is 100000
\ petition was filed with Judge Wheeler
Tuesday by j. H. Merrifield admnistra-
tor of the s. II. Sherman estate of Brat
tlebOro. l.. F. Adams and c. r. Crosby,
representing the firm of +. Crosby & Co,
and d. =. Dewitt. doing business under
ing him to adjudge bankrupt w. c. Hal
laday of East Dover. The petition stated
that Mr.. Halliday was owing the Sher-
man estate 1851, Crosby q Co. $3.50. and
Blodgett & Dewitt 5000 on notes. and that
he had already committed an act of bank
ruptcy in that on Nov, IS he stated in
writing that he was unable to meet his
obligations, and was willing to be adj
judged bankrupt on that ground
Boston and New York papers published
Saturday long stories to the effect that
DR.. Charles Manning Freeman and Miss
, Mary e. wilkins, the author, had been
married, and were now living a t DR.. Free
mans home in Metuchen, n. ]. The only
foundation for the story, however, was a
visit which Miss Wilkins made to the
home of her fiance last week. Miss Will
kins was at her home in Randolph, Mass,
Sunday. She was at home to everybody
succeeded in interviewing an intimate
friend, who said that Miss Wilkins had
not given out the date of her proposed
marriage, and that when she was to be
married she would announce the fact by
invitation.
One of the pleasantest meetings in the
/ history of the Brattleboro chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
was held Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs Abbie Estey Fuller. About so mem
bers We're present. After the usual bust
ness session very interesting paper was
read by Mrs. Fuller on THE Early His
tory of Namquag, Now Rutland. Mass "
1 The sketch was made doubly interesting
by a collection of pictures, both ancient
and modern, of some of the homes Of the
early settlers, also some hand-wrought
nails taken from the first house built
there. The story, written and read in Mrs.
Fuller's inimitable way, fully convinced
her guests that, Happy is the town that
has history, and fortunate the man or
woman who can point with pride to such
ancestors"
A hearing was held Wednesday in the
office of the county clerk before A Star
key and G. A. Boyden, commissioners on
the estate of the late Emery Knowlton.
The hearing was on a claim for $500,
presented by Mrs. Lizzie Rand of Towns
bend. 1t appeared that Mrs. Rand for
merly lived in the Knowlton family and
cared for Mrs. Knowlton, first wife of
the deceased and that she held a note for
$500 from Mr.. Knowton, payable within
81 days after Mr. Knowlton's death 1t
appeared from testimony that Mr. Knowl-
to-