Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-12


his residence, No. IL Prospect street
Mrs. Moses Howe fell down stairs
at the Home for the Aged and Disabled
Sunday, breaking her nose and sus-
tanning several bruises.
The Y. M. G. A. basket ball team will
play the first game of the season in
Hoosick Falls, N. Y, Saturday night.
About IS men are trying for positions
on the team.
The railroad commissioners OF
Massachusetts have authorized the
Connecticut River railroad company
to issue $685. 900 in 315 per cent. 20
year bonds for funding floating indebt-
edness, which natures Jan. l, 1908.
Nine persons were injured by an ex-
plosion of gas on Merchants Row in
Boston Wednesday, one of them being
| Capt James M. Upton, who is the
father of Mrs. S. E. Lawton. He was
cut by the flying debris, but his con-
dition is not serious.
Miss Frances Guild. clerk in the
money-order department in the post
office, was unable to work the first of
| the week as the result of fall on
the ice in front of the American House
on Saturday. She sustained a severe
bruise over one eye, besides being
| shaken up.
The Congregational Sunday school
appropriated last Sunday $15 to the
Congregational orphanage in Glen
| fuegos, the work and needs of which
are known to members of the school,
and SIS to aid in the forward move
ment" in Vermont, which was launch
ed at the annual Congregational con
ference in Springfield.
The annual meeting of the Prospect
Hill book club was held Saturday
evening at the home of d. E. Tasker.
The usual sale of books was held and
these officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Miss Lillian C. Newton secre-
tary. d. E. Tasker; committee on
bound books, the president and secre-
tary and Mrs. C. G. Maynard.
Thomas Pentland was badly hurt
Saturday afternoon while putting
storm windows on to Mrs. j. j. Estey s
house. A ladder on which he was
standing slid out from under him, let
ting him fall to the ground. One ear
was torn so that several stitches were
taken in dressing the wound. his back
was hurt and his body was bruised In
several places. He was put in bed at
Mrs. Esteys, where he remained sew
eral days
Lieut. w. n. Batchelder is in Rut
land working with several clergymen
and others to form a club for advanc
ing the cause of prohibition. 1t is ex
pected that clubs will be formed in
other parts of the state to carry on the
| 6yh hn
will grapple with high license in the
vote of the freemen of the state the
first Tuesday of next February. Miss
Maude Carleton is with Lieut.. Batch
elder to act as stenographer
. The semi-annual meeting of the
Brattleboro branch of the United Irish
League was held in the rooms of the
Catholic Union Sunday. The report
of T. A. Austin, who was a delegate
to the national convention in Boston
was read and committee, consisting
of T. A. Aher, Daniel Shea and T. A
Austin, was appointed to devise &
way to raise funds for the league
. These officers were elected: Presi
dent, T. A. Aher; secretary, DAME
, Shea treasurer. John Calvin; first
vice president, T. A. Austin; second
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H. B. Haus, John Flood and B. o
Riley.
A hearing was held in the office Of
H. G.. Barber Friday, before Justice
T. ]. B. Cudworth, in the case of JohI
B. Manley against Mrs. Nellie Har
|, wood which was a suit to recover $3t
, for a photograph and records and fol
repairing a bicycle. In Mr.. Harwood':
schedule in bankruptcy the debt wa.
included as a liability, but the proper
ty was not included in the schedule
of assets. The defendant did not APP
!, pear. but her counsel, f. w. Gibson
claimed that the property was sold tC
Mrs. Harwood for her husband. Jus
tice Cudworth rendered judgment fol
the plaintiff to recover the bill witt
costs. The defendant appealed H
G.. Barber was counsel for the plaintiff
Judge Wheeler has rendered a de
cision in the cases of Agnes d. Ran
dali of Chesterfield against the New
; England Order Of Protection and the
Pennsylvania Casualty company, ant
In the case of r. G. Bacon. admins
traitor of the estate of Winfred Ran
dali, against the same companies
n The suits were brought over a yeal
| ago 10 recover $0UUU ACCIDENT lnSur
ance carried by Mr.. Randall, whose
death, it is claimed, was the result Of
an accident. The defendants filed g
petition asking that the cases be re
moved to the United States Circuit
court on the ground Of diverse citi
zenship. The plaintiffs moved that
the petition be dismissed, on the
ground that it was not filed within the
time required by the statute relating
to removals, and that the cases be re
manded to the county court Judge
Wheeler's decision overrules the mo
ton of the plaintiffs and refuses &c
remand the cases.
The best yet In the Y. NJ e. A. staI
course of entertainments was the con
cert Wednesday evening by the Chi
cago Marine band orchestra under TIM
leadership OF Thomas Preston Brooke
conductor and composer. Brooke s
fame had aroused in the townspeopfe
desire to see the conductor, no less
than his organization, and the result
was the largest house in the course &c
date. That the audience was pleased
was evident from the enthusiastic ap
plause after each number. The audi
tors could not be other than satisfied
with the excellent renditions. After
listening to group of selections from
the leading operas one Could readily
understand why the orchestra holds 9
position in the front rank Of the or
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