Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-12

Inc Grand Army post In Johnson,
this state, has sengqgeds God. Hgsldns
as Memorial day orator next year.
Mrs. f. d. Clark Of West Brattle-
boro, who recently moved from Green
field, will take the census of school
children in Greenfield in September.
d. L. Crandall, formerly printer
in Brattleboro, has sold the Enter.
prise-Journal in Orange, Mass, to John
s. Whitman, his business associate.
The rite of baptism was conferred
at the Congregational church Sunday
morning, The new communion SER
vice was used for the first time at this
service.
The house on Elm street, owned by
Harry L. Emerson, and formerly the
property Of D. w. Tenhey, has been
sold through A. V. Mays agency to
Henry F. Brown.
The trustees Of the board of trade.
who had charge of the canning factory
project, have sent out this week
checks for a dividend OF per cent on
the subscriptions. 81
George e. Newman of Keene has
sold through s. w. Edgett & Co.'s
agency the house in Centreville,
known as the tannery property, to
Christopher Hertzburg of this place.
Judge H. H. Wheeler, who has stud.
led the history of Windham county
towns more extensively than any
other man, has promised to give a pa
per on "Brattleboro 100 Years" ago be-
fore the Professional club next season.
A meeting of the Congregational
ministers was held in the Y. NJ. G. A.
rooms Monday to arrange for the an
nual meeting of the Windham associa-
ton Of Congregational churches,
which will be held in Saxtons River
in September.
Burnham, the trotter owned in
Brattleboro, won second money in the
2.20 class at Westfield, Mass, Friday.
Burnham was first in the first two
heats and then finished sixth fourth,
fourth. Burnham got a mark Of
2.1SA in the second heat.
There was a small fire in West
Brattleboro Friday in the house of
G. c. Johnson, occupied by Edgar Car
penter and family. The baby got
hold of matches and lighted them.
Damage to the furniture and wood
work amounted to about $40. The loss
was covered by insurance in the
agency of c. F. r. Jenne.
Charles A. Smith has bought loco
mobile. Mr.. Smith and Mr.. lager,
the agent, went to Springfield, Mass,
on the early train Sunday. They left
Springfield early in the forenoon and
reached here about l O'Clock, having
made two long stops en- route. They
made an average run of II miles an
hour, although the roads were rough.
Careless driving resulted in
smash-up at the corner of Main and
Elliot streets about o'clock Sunday
night. Herbert Johnson and two
young women. with a horse and sur
rey owned by Liveryman White at
tempted to turn the corner without
slackening their speed. The strain
was too great for one of the rear
wheels, which broke down, throwing
the occupants to the ground with
out hurting them. The horse was
caught a few rods farther on.
New rules are in effect on the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad, which will more
rigidly restrict the use of alcoholic
beverages and tobacco by the men.
The rules are along the lines OF those
formerly in force, but are made more
stringent, and announcement is made
that they will be rigidly enforced for
the safety of patrons of the railroad
and the company's property. The
clause relating to the use of intoxi-
cants reads: 1.-THE use of intoxicants
by employees while on duty is pro-
hibited. Their habitual use or the
frequenting of places where they are
sold is sufficient cause for dismissal"
The employees are also prohibited the
use of tobacco while on duty.
E. L. Wrisley of West Brattleboro
was arrested Saturday night by Con-
stable Stockwell with the assistance
of one or two other men, and was
placed in handouts and brought to
the town lookup in this village. He
was arraigned Monday morning be-
fore Justice Newton, pleaded guilty
to a second offence of intoxication
and was fined $40 and costs amount
ing to about ST. Wrisley was given
some money by his wife with which
to buy some provisions. He appar-
emily concluded to lay in a supply suf-
ficient to last over Sunday, as he had
two quarts of whiskey when arrested.
One bottle was broken in the scuffle
and piece of the glass cut deeply
into Wrisley's arm. necessitating
medical treatment. He was arrested
at the home of his father-in-law,
where. in his gyrations he had over
turned a stove and had otherwise
created a commotion.
Unpaid bills to the amount of sew
eral hundred dollars we're left by A.
C. Davis. agent of the Atlantic and
Pacific Tea company, who left town
June 81. Davis canvassed for the
Crescent Tea company three days be-
fore his departure. His destination
is unknown, but he is reported as
saying that he was going to the
Klondike or to the devil" 1t is sus-
pected, however, that he may have
intended to join Mrs. Davis and chill
dren, who went from this town to
western city about two months ago.
Davis had an unsettled account with
the tea company of about $500, and he
was also owing ]. B. Manley about
$3.50. He bought a house in Estey-
Vile OF Manley, but the trade was
afterward declared off, and the money
was due as a result Of the purchase,
and also for rent, as Davis occupied
the house some time. There are
number Of other smaller creditors.
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