Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-06

cross bats on the island tomorrow.
f. II. Howard sold two fancy driv-
ing horses this week to r.. b. Prince
of Brooklyn and took them to Coven-
try, Conn, returning Wednesday
night
Col. j. Gray Estey and J. Harry
Estey have presented a piano to Nor
witch University for the new Dewey
hall as a memorial to their father,
the late Gen. j. j. Estey.
The season of 19O1-O2 in the Audi
forum closed last Thursday night
with the performance of Miss Sim
plicity." The next season will open
Sept. 2 with VIM. A. Brady's com
pany in Way Down East"
j. E. Halls Sunday school class
made Mrs. w. B. Eddy a surprise visit
one evening last week and presented
her handsome mahogany chair. Re-
freshments were served, and the even
ing was spent very pleasantly.
M. w. Howard is now the head
agent of the Equitable Life Assurance
society which has a large clientage in
Vermont Mr.. Towards advertise
ment of his insurance and real estate
business will be found in this paper.
A hearing was held before Judge
j. NJ. Tyler, chancellor Saturday, on
the petition of the receivers of the
Stowell Manufacturing company of
Putney for permission to sell the
plant The petition was granted
there being no opposition.
Edgar d. Sanders, son of W. d.
Sanders of Putney and Miss Annis
Crawford, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Crawford of the same town
were married by Rev. E. T. Mathison
in St Michaers Episcopal church at
A o'clock Wednesday. They left for
short wedding trip. Mr.. Sanders is
employed by E. L. Hldreth & Co.
The annual meeting of the Western
Aqueduct association was held in the
| office of c. F. Thompson Tuesday even
ing. These officers were elected
President, for the 4Oth time, c. F
| Thompson; clerk and treasurer G.. C
Averill; directors, C. F. Thompson. f
c. Crosby and G. A. Boyden. 1t was
| voted to levy an assessment of sc
cents a share.
The work on the Main street drair
! is progressing well. Tile has now
been laid to the top of the American
House hill, with three granite mar
holes between that point and the
bridge. The drain will be laid acros.
the street to the Vermont Nationa
bank corner and thence to the foot O.
High street. The tile already laid i!
two feet in diameter. From the banl
corner to High street it will be Is in
ches in diameter.
The Catholic Union minstres CAV,
a successful performance in Bellows
Falls Tuesday evening for the benefi
of st. Charles's parish in that town
The house was filled and the audienc,
was enthusiastic throughout. mum
Der besides those who took part il
the performance went from Brattle
boro. The members of the troup
were given a reception in Hibernial
hall, after which they returned t
Brattleboro by special thain. reaching
home about 2 o'clock in the morning
Arthur Henry Longueil and Mis-
Alice Elizabeth Finch were marie,
Thursday evening at the home of tn
brides father. Conductor c. |. Finch
on Pine street. The ceremony wa
| v. r.
Marble. The bride was unattended
She wore a white lawn gown, and cal
rled a bouquet of pink roses. TIL
house was decorated in green an
white, and the ceremony took plac
in front of bank of ferns. The wed
ding march was played by Miss Lii
liam Higley. An informal reception
was held, after which Mr.. and Mr..
Longueil went to their home on West
ern avenue.
The stockholders of the Brattlt
boro & Whitehall railroad held thei
annual business meeting in the Brook
House Saturday at 1920 O'CLOCK
After the reports of the treasurer an
board of directors had been rea
these officers were elected: Pres
dent, G. F. Thompson of Brattleboro
vice president, E. l.. Waterman c
Brattleboro; clerk and auditor. j. |
Martin of Brattleboro: treasurer
Charles H. Thompson of Brattleboro
directors, the president, vice pres
dent, Francis Goodhue of Brattlebort
o. l.. Sherman of Williamsville, 7
B. Batchelder of Townshend, j. "
Taft of West Townshend, j. Q. Shun
way of Jamaica. J. w. Melendy of Sout
Londonderry and ]. H. Merrifleld c
Williamsville; executive committe,
c. F. Thompson. e. l.. Waterman an
j. w. Melendy. About rs stakeholder
; were present, and after the bushes
| meeting the annual dinner was serve
by the house.
Jacob Cohen, an itinerant vender {
handkerchiefs and spoons. was arres
ed Saturday night by Chief-of- Polio
Hall on complaint of a merchant VIII
alleged that Cohen was selling withou
license. Cohen had taken a stan
near the American House and ha
gathered good sized crowd Chic
Hall asked to see his license. Cohe
replied that he had tried all the afte
noon to get one, but was unsuccessful
whereupon Mr.. Hall told him to sto
selling. Cohen did so, but later i
the evening he began selling again an
was arrested. He was taken befor
Justice c. C. Fits, who placed hil
under bonds to appear Monday morl
ing. Cohen put up $50 bail, and O
4" Monday morning he was released afte
paying the costs and $50 for a licens,
as required by law. One of the ba
lifts gave him verbal authority Satu
day to conduct a sale, but told hil
that he must stop if the officers S
requested.
} Cecil G. Brown, 81 native of Bra
! tleboro, died May 80, in New Yor
, citV of nnpumOnia He was tho alde