Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-08

hall in Guilford Centre Friday even
ig, Aug %. Supper will be furnished
by the ladies'.
r. c. Bacon lost one of his valuable
dogs, a Boston terrier, on Sunday.
The animal was a winner in the puppy
class at the Boston show. and was
valued at 500.
The banks will close at / o'clock
tomorrow on account of the funeral
of Col George w. Hooker. All
places of business will be closed dur
ing the funeral.
Stewart, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter s. Stearns. will give a
party to some of his baby friends
! from to 5 o'clock this afternoon at
the home of his grandparents on Pearl
street.
Frederick Main, the violin soloist
of Boston, will play at the Mary Howe
! concert August 2S, and Oliver Wheat
on of Concord, N. H., has been en-
! gagged to play the flute obligato in the
mad scene from Lucia"
The annual reunion of the 14th New
! Hampshire Regimental association
will be held at the Weirs Aug. 26-29
| 1t is expected that President Roose-
welt will be present the 2Sth. c. p. Gill
! son of Brattleboro Is president of the
/ association.
Rev. Howard w. Pope of the North
( field extension movement will be the
speaker at the open air service at
West Brattleboro next Sunday at 5
y. m. Mr.. Pope is a forceful speak
er. and is secured through the person
| Il TIA Af fnf1
All who attend are sure of hearing
be held on the common If the weather
is pleasant; If stormy, in the Con-
gregational church at West Brattle-
boro.
Hon. Felix w. McGetterick Of St.
Adams, Democratic nominee for gov
ernor Of Vermont, and c. II. Daven-
port. candidate for state senator will
speak in the Auditorium next We'd
nesday evening They will start
Monday on a stumping tour through
Windham county. The schedule as
far as it is completed is as follows:
Monday night at Bellows Falls. Tues
day afternoon at Jacksonville, Tues
day night at Wilmington, Wednesday
afternoon at Newfane and Wednesday
night at Brattleboro!
Lawyer A. F. Schwenk, for the
plaintiff, and Lawyer F. d. Stowe, for
the defendant, were in Dummerston
Saturday at the trial of the case OF
the state against Prucius Manley. In
a complaint issued by the town grand
Juror Mr.. Manley was charged with
allowing his sheep to run in the high
way. The hearing was before JUS
tice d. L. Mansfield. The state
claimed that Manley did not maintain
good fences and that since last au-
tumn his sheep had run at times In
the highway and on other peoples
land. The defendant claimed that he
had kept his fences as well as he
could, but that they had been torn
down by certain people at various
times. The court found the defend
ant guilty and imposed a fine of Sc
and costs. The defendant appealed.
Miss Taylor, IS, of North Hinsdale,
few days ago demonstrated that she
was not lacking in nerve. A little
boy at play in the yard at her home
rushed into the house saying there
was big snake in the yard. Miss
Taylor seized broom stick and
rushed forth. Before the ancient rat
tier could strike. the broom handle
fell upon him with great force, and
few more blows put him out of
business. II was the biggest rattle
snake which has been killed in Hins-
dale in years, perhaps the biggest
that has ever been killed in that town.
1t measured 5ia feet long, was as large
around as the upper part of mans
arm, and had IA rattles. The skin
will be preserved as a trophy in the
Taylor household. Miss Taylor al
ready has one relic of this kind, hav-
ing previously killed a smaller rat
tlesnake which entered the yard.
Mrs. Lestina Miller Reed, TO- wild
ow of James NJ. Reed, died Wednes-
day night at her home on Green
street after an illness of six weeks.
Mrs. Reed was born in Dummerston
Sept. 25, 1922, and was a daughter
of Thomas and Harriet Miller. Her
father was one of the early settlers
of Dummerston and was for several
sessions one of the assistant judges
of the county court. Mrs. Reed spent
her childhood days on the farm. and
afterwards graduated from Glenwood
Seminary in West Brattleboro. She
taught several terms of school in
Dummerston, Marlboro and Brattle-
boro On March 6, 1854, she was
married to James M. Reed of Brattle-
boro, who was a well known mason.
She had lived in Brattleboro ever
since. Mr.. Reed died Oct. II, 1892.
Mrs. Reed had been a member of the
Centre Congregational church since
1857. She leaves a son, William j.
Reed of Auburn, n. Y. who arrived
home a few minutes after his mother
died, and daughter. Miss Addie l..
Reed who has lived with her mother.
She also leaves a brother, Rev. r. d.
Miller, a retired minister in Maiden,
Mass, and three sisters, Mrs. Lucy
Cate of Waltham, Mass, Mrs. Clark
WOODBURY. of Proctorsville and Mrs.
Lavinia Dwinnell of Grafton. The
funeral will, be held at the house at
$50 o'clock Sunday and the burial
will be in Prospect Hill cemetery.
New Interests in the Estey Piano
Company.
The music trade papers stated re-
Gently that the Messrs. ]. G. and j. H.
Estey have recently returned to the
piano business. On inquiry, it is
learned that with the death of Mr..
Proddow, the treasurer of the Estey
Piano company, the management of
the business would naturally have de-
volued upon the president, j. B.