Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-10

Eight horses, making one OF JHe
finest lots ever unloaded in Brattle-
boro, were received this morning by
I.iveryman II. r. Brown for use in his
stable. 1ney were bought in st.
Lawrence county, New York, by John
road, the expert horseman.
DR.. d. p. Webster, who has been
confined to the house most Of the time
for several weeks, is slightly more
comfortable today. His daughter,
Mrs. Harriet Webster Cary, and her
young son, who have spent the winter
as usual in Cuba, arrived last night.
w. Walter Mckee, who has recently
finished a two years course in Belle
vue hospital in New York city, has
received an appointment as first as
sistant in one of the contagious hos
pitfalls at the foot of East 10th street
in New York Mr.. Mckee was for
merly a student at Mt. Hermon and Ia
ter was employed in the Brooks
House Pharmacy.
Corporal Ned c. Marsh, who went to
the Philippines with the 26th United
States Volunteers, re-enlisted in Bat
terry o, of the 9Th United States Ar
tillery. The battery is now on guard
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2600 prisoners are confined in the city
of Manila. Ned writes that he is in
fine health and has never seen a sick
day since he left the United States.
d. w. Reeves descriptive novelty,
THE Night Alarm" will be one of the
striking features of the concert by
the First Regiment band at the Audi
forum next Thursday evening. The
music will show the sounding of the
alarm, the experience of the fremen
in going to the fire and in fighting
the flames, and the recall. The finale
will introduce a quintet of local sin
gers in costume.
Elgin A. Jones, who assisted
George e. Fox in the work in his store
during the winter four or five years
ago, has been chosen president of the
Keene, NARROW and Newport Electric
railroad company, just organized un-
der a charter granted by the New
Hampshire legislature at its last SEES
sion Mr. and Mrs. Jones lived with
Mrs. o. w. Sherwin during their stay
in Brattleboro.
The '9S club will hold the last meet
ing of the season with Mr.. and Mrs.
7. A. Austin next Wednesday evening.
The Twentieth Century club held
the last meeting of the season Tues
day evening at Melrose Landlord Sar-
gent providing an excellent supper.
Tickets for the conceru by the First
Regiment band next Thursday even
ing will go on sale Monday evening
at Z O'Clock at the box Office in the
Auditorium.
Road Commissioner Perry will begin
WORK next week with a force of men
to put Ames Hill road into good condi-
ton. Seven carloads of tile have ar
rived for the underground drainage on
Canal street. The tile is from II to "a
inches in diameter, and extends total
length of 5000 feet. In about ten
days Mr.. Perry and 20 men will begin
putting the tile into position. None
of the work VIII be contracted. as Mr..
Perry intends to supervise all the
operations. 1t will apparently be
necessary to build only one new
bridge in town the coming seasonal
stone structure on the West Dunn
merston road beyond the Brattleboro
Retreat
The case of George H. Barrett of
Brattleboro against William NJ. Smead
o. Greenfield. Mass. for $4,000. for al
legged conversion of goods. a list of
which is given. was entered in the
superior court in Greenfield Monday.
Warren Kingsley. administrator of the
estate of Orrin Kingsley, has brought
suit against the HOosac Tunnel & VIII
mlngton railroad for $1,000, and Ger
trude Kingsley, widow of Archie
kingsley. has also brought action for
the same sum. The Kingsley broth
ers. residents of Wilmington. were
Killed on the railroad near Hoosac
Tunnel station last January. n. !.
ana l.. 1. LaWlor, managers of the
opera house in Greenfield, have
brought suit against Della Fox for
railing to appear in The Little Host"
April 10, 1899.
Silverdale, the well-known summer
resort at SpOfford lake, was sold yes
terday by Stratton & Foster through
the agency of S. w. Edgett & Co., to
James A. Pullen, the merchant, of
Brattleboro, who took immediate pos
session. The property includes the
TWO large hotel buildings, skating rink.
six cottages, barns, 80 acres of land
and the island in the lake. STRAIT
ton Foster have been the owners
the past five years and have made
many improvements. They have
buiit one new hotel building contain
ing 80 rooms, and have furnished and
ntted the whole establishment in mod
ern and attractive style Mr.. Pullen
VIII begin renovation and improve
ment at once and will open the estab-
llshment early in June. The manage
ment or the resort will not be a new
experience TO him as he has sDent
10 years in the hotel business. Mr.
Stratton will return to Indiana where
he is a large property owner. and NJ
roster VIII probably live at Spofford.
ms ola nome. Under the terms of
the sale Stratton & Foster become
owners OF Wyontha lodge, Mr.. Pullen's
cottage on the west shore OF the lake
MI Pullen will buy 20 new row boats
at once and is planning for a number
OF ADDITIONS to provide entertainment
Tor his guests.
me most beautiful bunch OF arbutus
winch The PhoeIiX Office has ever seen
Was-Sent last week by Charles l, stod-
dard of Westmoreland. II Is nor ,,~,,-,.S,
10 md an occasional sprav 40 t-i 5-Ai
coIored blossoms, but here was "A IaTgo
bouquet or fresh and fragrant blooms aH6
an Oh them OF so deep a pink thar tba,,
color. d "risht rose
The employees of the Boston bouso -
Brown, Durrell q Co. of vvbiob W. Oh
ile,lley Is one of the travelling renvesan,
,aINes' gave an entertainment al TTnior,
hali Boston, Monday EVENING II 49,.