Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-29

DR.. and Mrs. C. S. Pratt have bought
w. H. Brackets residence, the Cune
place on Main street and will occupy
it May l.
The Bellows Falls correspondence
gives an account of the athletic car
nival, which 40 from Brattleboro at
tended yesterday.
Bert Smith a Newfane hunter, has a
record for the past season of % foxes,
IS skunks, two minks, one coon and a
large amount of smaller game.
A petition has been presented to the
selectmen asking that the stairway
leading from Frost place to the EStey
factories be rebuilt at the expense of
the town.
The Rutland Herald says that F. L.
Britton and d. A. Clark the latter
from Hartford Conn, will run mile
race at the fair grounds in Rutland
Saturday for a purse of 5000 a side.
Fourteen members of the local court
of Foresters went Wednesday to White
River Junction, where they conferred
the adjunct degree on about so can
didates in st. Anthonys court. A
large delegation from the Woodstock
court was present. A fine banquet was
served in the Junction House.
The first Brattleboro assembly, held
at the Brooks House Monday evening,
proved a highly enjoyable affair for
the so couples in attendance and as
sured the success of the series. Lett.
singers orchestra furnished music for
the dancing from $50 to 70. Card ia
bles were placed in the parlors. The
next assembly will be held New Years
eve, Dec. 81.
D. H. Forester of Stratton has
brought suit against w. G. Johnson of
Guilford for $5000 alleging that John
son alienated the affections of Forces
ter's wife about two years ago. The
suit will be tried at the March term
of the county court The case is
another phase in the Forester case
which had been before the county
court for some time.
The heating and ventilating ap.
paratus installed in the High school
building during the past summer by
the Boston Blower company is not
working satisfactorily, and although
good fires are kept under the boilers
it is impossible to get the temperature
of the rooms up to the proper point
Just what the trouble is has not yet
been determined, and the apparatus
will be overhauled as soon as the
committee are able to get the com
pany to send expert workmen here.
S. H. Warren was given a reception
in the Baptist church parlors Monday
evening by his Sunday school class or
account of his decision to move away
from Brattleboro. He was presented
copy of the American standard edi
ton of the Bible, recently published
Mr. Warren has gone to Auburn, Mass.
taking possession of the property
where his father, who recently died
had lived. He was a resident of Au
burn years ago, but has lived in Brat
tleboro continuously nearly 80 years
making many friends who regret tha
he has left town.
The annual gathering of the Put
nam family was held yesterday at e
M. Smiths. Twenty-Five persons were
present, those from out of town beinf
Hon. and Mrs. A. N. Swain and Mrs
Goddard of Bellows Falls, Mr.. and Mrs
E. F. Putnam of Fitchburg. Mass, w
e. Clark and family of Charlestown
~ iiEt WI anu WI D. JOll NJ. Lane u
Lebanon, N. H., and Mrs. Carl Hamil
ton and child of Palmer. Mass. Thii
was the 47th consecutive year IL
which Mr.. Swain has taken Thanksgiv
ing dinner with the family.
Relief from the condition of affair,
which exists on the narrow-gaugt
railroad with respect to both freigh
and passenger traffic, has been prom
Used by the Central Vermont Railwa!
company. AS stated in The Pheni,
last week the directors of the Brattle
bOro e. Whitehall railroad, at a meet
ing Nov 16, voted unanimously tina
immediate steps be taken for relief
Since then Hon. j. l.. Martin, one 0
the directors, having been selected b.
the executive committee, has been t.
st. Adams, where he laid before tn
officials of the Central Vermont com
pany the urgent need of better service
The officials promised to see that bet
ter service was given, and they nov
have in process of reconstruction
brOad-guage locomotive in first elias
condition, which will be placed at tn
service of the Brattleboro & Whitehall
company. It Is a powerful, Coal-burT
ing locomotive and will be narrowe
to fit the narrowgauge track.