Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-18
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, JULY

The Brattleboro Ice company lost
a valuable horse last week.
Bids for the construction of the
steel bridge across the Connecticut
river will close a week from next
Tuesday.
Shea, the shoeman, is distributing
to his customers convenient note books
containing the fire alarm signals and
other useful information.
The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the S. A. Smith company
will be held at the Office on Frost
street Tuesday, July %, at 10 a m.
At the regular meeting of the d.
rectors of the Peoples National bank
| Monday o. J.. Sherman of Williams
Vile was elected president, j. Gray
Estey vice president and c. l.. Stick
ney assistant cashier.
The steamship Kensington, of the
Red Star line landed safely at South
ampton Friday. On board were Miss
Lillian G. Newton and Miss Della
Sherman members of the l.. d. Tenn
pie party of European excursionists.
Officers from Hinsdale raided the
East Eagle brewery Friday night.
They found beer, but no hard liquors
a representative of the establishment
furnished bonds in the police court
at Hinsdale Saturday for appearance
in court at Keene.
A flock of rs Southdown sheep
owned by d. S. Pratt were attacked
by dogs Thursday and Friday OF last
week. Two sheep were badly bit
ten, one Thursday night and one Fri
day night. The dogs were seen, and
an effort has been made to identify
them, but without success.
One of the largest catches of black
bass this season was made Saturday
at Spofford lake by G. A. Harris, c.
w. Durham and Dr. G.. f. Barber.
They fished six hours on the east side
| of the lake, threw away all small
ones. and when they had finished their
catch weighed over As pounds. the
best specimen weighing Az pounds
The old Weatherhead house. a lit.
tie one-story building which has been
a landmark for years at the corner
of South Main and Hudson streets
and which has been occupied by a
Chinese laundry few years, is being
torn down by Z. b. Stewart of Ley
den, the owner. who is planning ex-
tensive improvements on his property
in the rear.
News has been received of the death
in Grace hospital, New Haven, Conn,
July 9 of Mrs. Barrett. mother OF Miss
| NJ. l.. Sumner, the physical culture
teacher who had large classes in Brat
tleboro and Hinsdale a year ago last
winter. Mrs. Barrett was here sew
eral months and assisted the daughter
in her work. and both formed many
pleasant acquaintances. Miss Sum
ner is now in Mobile, Ala
Thirty-six members of the Grand
Army post and the Woman's Relief
corps were entertained at basket
picnic at the cottage Of Mr. and Mrs
Camden Smith at Spofford lake last
Saturday. Some of the members
were staying at the lake and others
went in a tally-ho and in carriages.
At the conclusion of the picnic Mr.
and Mrs Smith announced that the
occasion was the 40th anniversary Of
their marriage.
The b. Souto Furniture Manufac-
turing company. which is arranging to
move its plant to Brattleboro. sus-
tanned another loss by fire Saturday
night at Randolph. The flames were
discovered about II o'clock, and in
few moments the whole upper story of
the finishing building was in flames.
and the fire spread so rapidly that it
was impossible to save building, or
contents. A large quantity of finish
ed furniture. including a carload just
packed ready for shipment. was
burned. The building and the stock
were insured. The cause of the fire
is unknown. This mill was partially
burned several weeks ago.
The wedding of Miss Jessie Adora
Scott of Brattleboro and Ernest Good
enough Brown of Amherst. Mass. took
| place at o'clock Tuesday at the home
of the brides grandfather, Martin
Scott, 20 Forest street. Only rel
atives of the two young people were
present. Rev. r. X. Marvin, pastor
of the Universalist church, performed
| the ceremony, using the single ring
| service. The house was tastefully
decorated with ferns and wild flowers.
| The bride and bridegroom were I'M
attended. The bride wore a becom-
| ing gown of white muslin with lace in
| sertion. After the ceremony con-
| CALCULATIONS were extended and Mr..
and Mrs. Brown started on a short
carriage drive. They will begin
| housekeeping in Amherst where they
will be at home after October l. Mrs.
| Brown is the elder daughter of Frank
| Scott. who is an engineer in Texas.
She formerly lived in Indiana. She
attended a business college in Louis
Vile, KY. coming to Brattleboro six
years ago. For the past FIVE years
she has been stenographer and book
| keeper in the local office of the New
York Life Insurance company. Mr..
Brown is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chand-
| Ter A. Brown of Centreville For a
number of years he was employed in
the local Office of the American Elk
press company, but for the past year
he has been manager of the Ameri-
can express Office in Amherst. Mr..
and Mrs. Brown received number of
handsome gifts.