Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-27

The listers are making the quadren-
NAL appraisal of real estate in Brat
tleboro.
Hobart K. Whitaker has been re-
elected principal of the Brattleboro
High school for another year.
G. e. Gilman has sold tos DR.. c. c.
Bruce of New York city a pair of
Michigan bred coach horses for $500.
DR.. II. d. Holton was in Rochester,
this state, last week to investigate the
scarlet fever epidemic, There are 10
cases in the town.
The Bartlett-Prescott hearing. set
for Monday. was continued to July 8
at the request of the referee, Judge
Merrill of Rutland.
Chief Engineer Sanders went to
Springfield Wednesday to look at some
extension ladders. as it is proposed
to buy some new ladders for the use
of the Brattleboro fire department.
The 1.4O and 2O2 passenger trains
from the North were delayed until 3.15
Monday by a landslide at East Putney,
where workmen are engaged in lay
ing double track. The two trains
came to Brattleboro together.
Mary Perry. 8, daughter of John and
Elizabeth Perry of Elliot street, died
Friday of spinal meningitis. The
funeral was held at o'clock Sunday
at the house and was largely attended.
The burial was in the Roman Catholic
cemetery:
George S. Holden of Londonderry,
manager of the Mount Lake farm.
filed this week a schedule in bank
ruptcy. His liabilities are 1898 and
his assets $25, the latter being per-
sonal property. Holdens creditors
are mainly in Londonderry.
Members of the Audubon society
who wish to go to the old cemetery
Orchard street-to hear the hermit
thrush sing will take the car that
leaves Prospect hill at o'clock Tues
day afternoon. Plans for a Junior
meeting will be announced later.
The tangle of logs was cleared in
the river Saturday, and on Sunday a
number of the logmen received their
wages here and finished work They
went during the day to Boston, and
from there to Bangor Maine. 1t is
estimated that the jam here caused
an expenditure of $4,000 before it was
removed.
I Through the agency of Col. John
Hunt, w. II. Miles of Townshend has
secured a rerating of pension, his
present grant being $50 per month
/ with $3.50 arrearages. Col. Hunt also
! secured a widows pension of $40 per
month for Eta Fairbanks of Whiting
! ham and the increase from So to $40
per month for Lieut.. George II. Burns
of Brattleboro.
Several hearings in bankruptcy
matters were held Friday in the Office
/ of Referee A. F. Schwenk. The West
minister Pulp and Paper company de-
clared a dividend of AZ ca per cent.
The creditors of H. n. Gum of Brat.
tleboro and William A. Gorham of
Jamaica failed to choose trustees. In
the matter of Clarence Hildreth. there
being no assets the referee ordered
that no trustee be chosen.
The Springfield. VT. electric rail.
way company, at its recent annual
meeting. elected these directors: f.
C. Crosby of Brattleboro. F. S. Cool
idge and NJ. A. Coolidge of Fitchburg
c. w. Wyman of Brattleboro, w. w
Brown of Springfield. The directors
chose f. C. Crosby president. NJ. A.
Coolidge vice president and treasurer
and A. ]. Crosby superintendent
The business of the year showed a
small increase over previous years
The company is now expanding $25.
600 in erecting bridges and making
other improvements.
The observance of Children's day in
the Baptist church Sunday was of a
nature which was deeply interesting to
the adults as well as the young people
Dr. Marble preached in the morning
from the text Eph. vi. 10, Wherefore
take unto you the whole amour OF
God" The text was interpreted in its
best sense and as DR.. Marble pro
crossed with his sermon he illustrated
his points by placing portions of an
armor upon Edward Crosby. son OF
c. r. Crosby, the lad standing on the
platform with the minister. The plat
form was attractively decorated with
daises, buttercups and other wild flow
ers. In the afternoon children's
concert was given, consisting of music
and recitatiOns and exercises by the
primary department. There was q
large attendance at both services
Good progress is being made by the
contractors for the construction of the
Brattleboro Gas Light company's dan
across the West river above West
Dummerston. A Golfer dam has beer
built and the work of preparing the
foundation for the dam on the west
side of the river is well advanced
About 25 men are employed in this
part of the work. The granite blocks
for the dam are being taken from the
ledge close by John Taft's house OF
the West Dummerston road The
logs, from which the timber for the
dam will be cut. are already on the
ground. They will be cut up by
portable saw mill soon to be erected
The total height of the dam will BIZ
221aft., with a surface width at the tol
of it. The contract calls for com
pletion in September, but it is prob
able that an extension of time of {
few weeks may be necessary.
larrow Fined for Selling Liquor.
Justice T. j b. Cudworth on Wed
nesday imposed fines and cost,
amounting to $201 ,66 on Frank Lar