Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-25

nual picnic as SponOrd lake Wednes-
day.
C. f. r. JENNIE, agent, has adjusted
the insurance in Jennell & Sons mill
and boiler in Williamsville, wrecked
by an explosion last week, at $795,
which has been paid.
The annual meeting of the windham
conference of Congregational churches
will be held in the Congregational
church in West Brattleboro Wednes-
day and Thursday, September 10 and
IL.
The first excursion of the season
to Block Island and Watch Hill will
be run tomorrow by the Central Yer
mont railway company, with fare to
the former resort $1.50 and to the
latter $1.25.
Edwin Haskell, who recently return
ed from the Philippines, entertained
the boys of Mrs. G. f. r. Jennes Sun
day school class one evening by telling
of some of his experiences, illustrating
his talk with photographs.
The project of the Central Vermont
Railway company to establish at New
London an elevator, which would have
Il capacity of 100000 bushels and
which would involve the expenditure
of nearly 100000 has been indefinite
ly postponed.
A carload of Percheron horses sent
to G.. f. Gilman by J. II. Chamberlain
of Indianapolis arrived Saturday and
were taken to the Thayer farm In
Esteyville by way of Canal street
None of them had halter on, and as
they went through the street on q
run they made very pretty sight.
The Congregational Sunday schoo
appropriated, last Sunday, $40 to hell
pay for rebuilding the Congregations
| parsonage in Lowell, this state. which
| was burned few months ago, and $2I
to the work of Rev. Mr.. Fairbank il
| India. who spoke in the church las
winter while a guest of Rev. H. r
Miles
Albert Gay. So who died in Brook
line, Mass. Sunday was the senio
member of the firm of Timothy Gay
4 Co.. wholesale grocers, in Boston II
years, and was connected with the
concern more than half a century. HI
was widely known throughout New
| England and for many years was +;
salesman, coming to Brattleboro an(
other Connecticut river towns once il
two weeks.
A report was circulated Monday t.
| the effect that the Golfer dam. con
structed by Spence & Coombs in Yves
river for the Brattleboro Gas Ligh
company, had been washed away foi
the second time. Manager c. +
| hon,
of operations and found that some o
the earth-work had been washed gu
| by the heavy rains of Sunday, bu
that the Golfer dam was intact.
A conference of the Clement sup
porters in Brattleboro was held Wed
nesday evening. Charles T. Grout o
Bellows Falls. who is acting as Mr.
Clements manager in this county, wa,
present. The Rutland Herald an
nounces this morning that Mr.. Glenn
ent will start on his speaking cam
paign on Wednesday evening wher
he will deliver an address on the is
sues of the day at Manchester Centre
| He will come to Windham county a
an early date. not yet fixed. and viii
probably go from Brattleboro through
the West river valley towns.
The barn on the Charles STAG!
! place was struck by lightning abou
| $3.50 o'clock last night and was burned
together with a large quantity of hay
| The property was owned by II. G
Smith, the milkman, who recently
bought the place of Otis futile. Mr.
Smith estimates his loss at $500 t
| $4,000. The insurance was $500
When the bolt struck the barn Mr.
Smith was in the field a short distanc,
away. Almost Immediately flames
burst out on all sides. Twelve heaC
of cattle were tied in the barn and Mr.
Smith rushed in to release them
He found that one had been killed by
the lightning, but the others he sue
ceeded in getting out. Mr.. Smith
had nearly finished haying, and hi:
crop. from 80 to 35 tons, was burned
The barn was situated some distanc,
from the house, which was not dam
aged. The Stacy place is next be
yond the Herrick place on the Gull
ford road beyond the Centrevill'
creamery.