Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-07
ERMONT PH03NIX BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY JUNE Z, 1901

Windham County Pomona Grange
will meet with Vermont Grange in
Wardsboro next Thursday, June 10.
George p. Miller will be the auction
Ger at the sale of the household goods
of the late Mrs. G.. w. Heath tomor-
row afternoon.
Mr.. Booth, a representative of the
Buffalo Forge company has been in
Brattleboro this week to submit plans
for heating and ventilating the High
school building.
The Maiden, Mass, school board re-
elected John l.. Howard supervisor OF
writing in the public schools of the
city at a meeting held last week.
= his is Mr.. Towards seventh term in
that Office. During the past year, he
has devoted only half his time to the
work in the Maiden schools, but for
the coming year, he is reinstated on
full time with a salary of $l400.
Supreme Governor Henry S. Tread
well. postmaster of South Boston, at
tended the meeting of Fort Drummer
colony of Pilgrim Fathers Tuesday
evening. He addressed the members
of the order and afterwards spoke
to a number of invited guests. Re
freshments were served and a social
hour enjoyed. Mr.. Treadwell was in
Fairlee Wednesday night. He will
address Riverside colony in Hinsdale.
At a business meeting of the direc-
tors of the Y. M. c. A. Monday even
ing Gen. ]. ]. Estey and General Sec
rotary G.. c. Wilson were elected dele
gates to the Y. NJ. c. A. Jubilee con-
vention to be held in Mechanics build
ing. Boston, June II to l6. The round
trip rate from Brattleboro is $4.26.
Full fare will be charged for the trip
from Brattleboro to Boston, but GER
tificates viii he issued at the local tick
ct Office which will entitle the holders
to return for one-third of the regular
| rate.
1t is the intention of the Carpenter
Organ company to run the factory
full time and full force throughout the
summer and endeavor to stock up
somewhat for the fall trade This
may be taken as a fairly good index
| of the condition of business in Brattle-
| boro at the present time. The Car
/ penter company's business for last
month was the best it ever had, in
point of shipments, and the output
is running about % per cent ahead of
last year. The company will issue a
new illustrated catalogue early in
! July.
The work of improving the grounds
OF the Wantastiquet Golf club will be
completed this week under the direc-
ton of Arthur Burton. the professional
connected with the Wright q Ditson
| establishment of Boston, who has been
here the past three weeks. The first
| hole will be the one across the gully.
The present second hole has been
heightened Is yards and the present
fourth hole shortened an equal dis
/ lance, the green being south of the
road. The fifth green, which will
be the home green, has been moved
across the road. to a point near the
club house. The entire course. with
six grass greens, will be ready for use
tomorrow. The grass is being cut
this week on the fair green. New
direction flags will be placed as soon
as the work is completed, There is
talk of arranging a team match with
clubs in Greenfield, Bellows Falls and
other places.
The supreme court handed down a
decision Monday in the case of Perry
against Shumway of Jamaica-a case
where the question of legality of q
proceeding of the town against a de
lnquent tax collector was involved
Perry was elected tax collector in the
years 1893, 1894 and 1895, and gave
bond secured by mortgage on per
sonal property. In 1899 extent pro
ceedings were begun against him anC
the amount of the delinquency was
ascertained by a justice. Afterward.
the town foreclosed the mortgage
and the property was sold by Mr.
Shumway as deputy sheriff, and as
result Perry brought an action FOL
tresspass against Shumway. 1t wa:
claimed by the plaintiff that the tow
in proceeding on the extent had elect
ed its remedy and could not foreclose
The defendant claimed that he haC
not proceeded far enough so that i
could be called that the town elected
its remedy. The judgment of tn,
county court was for the plaintiff
The supreme court reversed the de
cision and remands the case TO
another trial.
A hearing before Judge J. NJ. lyle
was held in the Brooks House las
Friday on the petition of the Boston
* Maine railroad company to dissolv
the injunction restraining the com
, pany from building a double tracl
through the town of Westminster
Some years ago highway was bull
! from Westminster to Bellows Falls
| sections of which the railroad con
pany claims are on land owned by tn
company. The proposed new trac
will necessitate throwing up thos
sections of the highway. The tow
! petitioned Judge Tyler to enjoin tn
company from proceeding with tn
new track, which was done. At tn
hearing Friday Judge Tyler announce
that he would dissolve the injunctio
: if the railroad company would file
bond of $500 to pay the town of Yves
e minister for rebuilding the hghwa
: provided it was finally determined tina
\ the railroad company could be holde
i for the expense. The bond wa
! promptly filed and the injunction wa
i dissolved. Zina Allbee and F. 4
Bowles of Bellows Falls appeared fo
t the town of Westminster and job
Young of Newport and ]. L. Marti
e of Brattleboro for the railroad con
pany
d Four Children Run Over.
+ Four children were run over by
c rapidly moving team in front of tn
o | Congregational church yesterda