Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-20

N. I. Hawley is now in New York for
fall purchases.
The annual rally of the Baptist Sunday
school will be held next Sunday.
The boys of the High school began
practcng this week for the foot ball
season.
The parochial schools closed Thursday
in respect to the memory of the dead
President.
The program which was to have been
given at the meeting of the Daughters of
the American Revolution Monday even
ing will be given at the regular meeting
in November
Mr. Day, the proprietor of the plating
works at Centreville, has put in a new
dynamo lathe and other EQUIPMENTS and
is ready to do his business in a modern
and serviceable way.
The committee on the Valley Fair
! coaching parade renew their request that
owners of single teams decorate them and
appear I'm the parade. They request this
in the most urgent way, recognizing as
they do that the success of the event
+ must depend on the personal interest thus
! shown.
All the public schools are now in ses-
sion. The attendance in the High school
is large, over $50 pupils, and the number
in the grades is about the same as usual.
! All of the schools closed at II o'clock
! yesterday and before dismissal the teach
ers in each school made remarks on the
/ hitting observance OF the day.
The Woman's club. day session. will be
entertained al the Brooks House this af-
| ternoon by Mrs. James p. Elmer, and
! the evening session will meet tomorrow
evening with Mrs. w. p. Jones. At both
sessions the Introductory paper on art
| will be given by Mrs Whitaker. and n
paper on the art treasures of New York
will be read by Mrs. S. o. Miner.
William Searles. blacksmith for Arthur
O'Leary, and Miss Margaret Clarity were
! married at the brides home on Vernon
| street Wednesday morning, Rev. Father
| Cunningham performing the ceremony.
The brides sister was bridesmaid and
! Thomas Smith was best man. A reception
was held after which Mr. and Mrs.
Seares left for a short wedding trip.
o. ]. Pratt has leased his vacant store,
Formerly occupied by Pratt, Wright &, Co.
to Goodnow & Pearson of Keene, who will
take possession at once. They will open
a mems clothing and furnishing store,
y which will be in charge of II. G. Pearson,
the Junior member of the firm. The firm
operates stores of the same kind in
Keene. NARROW and other places. In
some of them they carry a stock of boots
and shoes and may do so in their new
store.
Members of the Perry. Barrett and Mil
Ter families, about 50 in ALL held the most
pretentious corn roast of the season
Tuesday night at David Perrys in West
Brattleboro The grounds were brilliant
ly lighted with Chinese lanterns. and at
the entrance to the grounds was n trans
parency with the words Corn Roast" on
each side. a large bonfire was built at
the forks Of the road near the house and
soon some fine large ears Of roast corn,
coffee and doughnuts were ready. After
the roast the company returned to the
house and spent an hour singing familiar
tunes with Mrs. George =. Miller as the
accompanist.
Eli Taft %. died Monday morning at
the town farm. He came to Brattleboro
% to 80 years ago from Westmoreand
and did odd jobs about town besides cul-
tvatng a garden which helped him TO
obtain a living. He was twice married,
but for many years he lived alone in a
small house on South Main street. he
Yond the south entrance to the Valley
Fair grounds Some four years ago he
was run over on Main street by rum
away horse and one leg was broken. He
was then taken to the town farm, and
had been in i'll health ever since. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
l.. NJ. Keneston officiating, and the burial
was in West Brattleboro.
The fire at Dummerston Hill. recorded
by our correspondent from that section,
and also by the one from Williamsville
Is very mysterious affair. and an in
vestigation is now being made by the
states attorney. The barn was destroyed
about o'clock Wednesday. with 10 tons
of hay. The neighbors, who saw the
flames and rushed TO the scene. found a
blaze in the ell of the house which had
plainly been started by an incendiary
The farm was owned by John A. Eisnor
of Roxbury, and had been occupied the
last summer by a man known as Fred
| H. Bidwel. 1t is known that Eisnor and
Bidwell had had serious differences. II
is understood that Eisnor had been stay
ing recently at the house Of one of the
neghbors while Bidwell was alone on
the farm. Bidwell says that he started
for Willamsvllle Wednesday morning to
get meal, and on his way back he met
Eisnor and at his request carried him to
the Williamsvile station. Bidwell was ar
rested by Chief-of- Police Hall and taken
to the Newfane jail He admitted that
his real name was Bush. The fire was
probably set through spite, as It is I'M
derstood that there was no insurance on
the buildings or contents.
The sale of the Windham County Re-
former to ]. G. Unery was completed
last Saturday, and on Tuesday announce
ment was made of the change of owner
/, ship and of the continuance of the bust
ness under the style of Ulery & Co. Mr.
Ullery brings ripe experience to a business
which is by no means new to him. His
| preparation began in the right way and
place-in the country newspaper office in
his native place-where he Learned the
trade" and afterward followed it for a
J term of years. He has since been con-
nected with several publication enter
prises-notably the Men of Vermont
and the Pettingill Newspaper Directory
Mr.. Ullerys wish to count himself a per-
manent resident of Brattleboro had much
to do with his decision to enter on his
present venture. He has the good wishes
of the community for his success, and
The Phoenix takes pleasure in introduce
ing him to the men of the craft in Yer
mont as one to the manner born and en-
titled to the right hand of fellowship.
Col. John Hunt, the pension attorney
announces that William T. Patch OF
Brattleboro has been granted an in.
crease of pension from Sc to So per
month, and Albert c. Stetson of Jack
sonville an additional pension from Sc
to $12 per month.