Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-05

Fifty couples attended the dance at
Grange hall Monday evening.
Services will be resumed at the
Universalist church next Sunday
morning.
Harry Green took a %six-pound bass
from Spofford lake last week. 1t was
the largest bass caught in that lake
this season.
A. V. Mays agency has sold for
David s. Jillson of New York his
house in West Brattleboro to Charles
+. Williams.
Miss Parks private school opened
this week. An evening course of
shorthand has been added this year
with Miss Pearl Gibson as instructor.
Secret Service Detective Craig, who
was killed in the accident to the presi-
Dental party, rode on the seat with
the driver when the President passed
through the streets of B~rattleboro.
S. A. Phillips of Amherst has been
awarded the contract for plumbing the
Childs hotel in Wilmington. The
electrical equipment will be put in by
Leon c.. White of BrattleborO.
The flag which was displayed in
front of Houghton & Simonds' store
Monday was a genuine civil war relic,
having been used by Warren Eason
when he was a recruiting officer.
BY request of the operatives the
Sheridan wooden mill in Ashuelot ran
Labor Day, .the employees preferring
to AXE their day off at the time of
the Valley Fair in Brattleboro.
The horses and the equipment in
the livery formerly owned and con-
Quoted by c. S. Stockwell, and now
owned by Dunklee & Randoll, are adj
vertised in another column to be sold
by auction Saturday, Sept. 10, at 8
a. m.
A Clement ~stereopticon exhibition
was given in front of the American
House Saturday night. A large cur
tain. was suspended at an angle so
that it could be seen a long distance
up Main street and alleged funny pic
lures and inscriptions of trite sayings
by Clement were thrown upon the
curtain. A large crowd was attract
ed, but little enthusiasm was shown
except by boys.
The September meeting of the Audu-
bon society was held Monday even
ing with Mrs. A. ID. Wyatt. Reports
of birds observed during the summer
were given. Mrs. +. B. Davenport
gave a description of species seen on
Mt. Mansfield, and also gave IN ac
count of the delightful excursion and
meeting of the Vermont Botanical and
Bird club on the shores of Lake Cham
plain. The next meeting of the so
ciety is the annual meeting, and will
be held the first Monday in October
Brattleboro friends of Samuel Froth.
ingham, who was a member of the
class of sc in the High school here
are watching with interest the re
turns from the golf tournament in
Lenox, Mass, this week. The LenoS
cup one of the finest of golfing troph.
les, is the prize being contested for
and rockingham, who has won il
twice, will be permanent owner If he
wins this year. He has some of the
most expert amateurs in the country
pitted against him.
The Brattleboro Chapter of Daugh
tiers of the American Revolution pur
pose to erect a marker on the site
of the Old Court House in Westmin
ster on Sept. 18th. The United
States Daughters of 1912, the Colonia
Danes, and Sons of the American Rev
olution have been invited to be pres
emit. This will be a day of great in
terest to all citizens of the Connect
cut Valley. Hon. Alfred S. Hall o.
Boston will give the historical address
Judge H. H. Wheeler will speak OF
early history of Southern Vermont
All are cordially invited. Leave
your name at Thompson's jewelr!
store for the special train.
To the excitement of the election
Tuesday was added that of a runaway
about noon, when George C. Livesley
driver for the Valley Grain company
was dragged from in front of the town
hall building to the Brooks Hous,
badly bruised. While Livesley wa
backing his team out of Mrs. Hook
er's barn a nut came off one of thu
aXles. After the team had started
, down the street a wheel came off ant
Livesley was thrown in behind tn,
horses. The horses ran to the Brat
tleboro House yard, where they were
stopped.
The Crowell water main, eight inch
es in diameter, broke under the Whet
stone bridge Wednesday afternoon, tn,
entire section from one end of thu
bridge to the other falling into thu
brook. Chains which held the mai
) in position had rusted off. An eight
inch stream of water poured into tn
brook from both ends of the break, at
tracing the attention of employees il
the Brattleboro Hosiery company
mill. John Calvin, who was notified
sent word to Mr.. Crowell, and the ma
valve at the reservoir was closed
Soon afterward the valves neal tn
break were closed and the main valv'
was opened, so that the supply on tn,
, north side of the brook is not inter
l fered with. The supply on the soutl
} side of the brook will be cut off a da,
l or two. The water in the ~reservoi
2 was not lowered noticeably.