Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-15

4 ton. Mass was celebrated in st.
Michael's Roman Catholic church at
9 o'clock.
James Grady had his arm dislocated
at the elbow in the railroad yard yes
terday. In stepping back when the
cars came together he fell heavily,
striking his arm upon stone.
A special meeting of Sedgwick
Grand Army post will be held Satur
day evening to consider plans for at
tending the county convention to be
held in Wilmington next Wednesday,
meeting of the Brattleboro High
! License-Local Option club will be held
in Grange hall tomorrow night at
$50 o'clock to hear the report of the
executive committee on the question
of a candidate for town representa-
tive.
The passenger traffic on the rail
roads is large and trains have been
late frequently within a few days.
Freight business, in all items except
coal, shows a large increase this year
at the local station as compared with
1901.
Miss Julia Patton, teacher of sciences
in the High school two years, sailed
from New York Wednesday, en- route
for Constaninople, where she will
have position as teacher in the
American College. She will meet the
dean of the college in London and will
accompany him to Constantinople.
One of the prettiest base ball games
seen at Spofford lake this season was
played yesterday, the Pine Grove
Springs team, which includes several
academy players of note, winning 8
to from a picked team from Brattle
boro which contained two Catholic
Union and two Y. NJ. C. A. players.
The Republican caucus for the nomi-
nation of a candidate for town rep
resentative and 10 justices of the
peace will be held in Festival hall
tomorrow from to o'clock. The
Democratic caucus will be held tomor-
row evening at o'clock. BY agree
ment the justice tickets made up by
both parties will be the same.
The trustees on the part of the
Bratteboro subscribers to the B.
Souto Furniture company have re-
ceived this week blue prints of the
ground plan of the buildings, and eX-
pect to receive full working drawings
and specifications within a few days.
1t is probable that work on the cree
ton of the factory will begin early in
September.
These games have been played in
the round robin" tennis tournament
Rice beat Tasker GA SO, CO; Miller
beat Rice Ga, GA, 40; Head beat
Bingham go, 90. 60; Miller beat
Bingham G-2. 60. Ga; Tasker beat
Greene 6-1. 6-1, 4-6; Rice beat Greene
60, 10, 6-3; Rice beat Bigelow Go,
G-3, SO; Miller beat Greene 36. Co..
GA; Bigelow beat Greene Ga. 1912.
GA.
Miss Bertha Sheldon, %, died at
the home of her sister in Cavendish
Thursday, Aug. Z. Miss Sheldon for
merly sewed for Mrs Howe, the dress
maker. and was employed by Hooker,
Corser G. Mitchell. She went home
= last February and since then had been
i'll with consumption. She leaves
father in the Soldiers Home in Ben
nington. The funeral was held Sat
urday Miss Agnes Whitney of Cen
= trail street attended, returning yester-
= day
There was hearing before c.. II.
Williams of Bellows Falls. referee.
in the county clerks Office Tuesday
in the case of Emma f. Prenney of
Cambridge, Mass. against A. j. Bel
den OF Marlboro. The plaintiff claimed
that the defendant trespassed on her
land in Marlboro and cut spruce tim
Der to the value Of from 5000 to $500
The defendant claimed that he had
license to cut the timber. c. c.
Fits appeared for the plaintiff. and
| Haskins and Schwenk for the defend
, ant.
The state court of the Catholic Or
} der of Forresters, which includes the
officers and directors of the state or
ganization. met for the semi-annual
= meeting in Brattleboro Tuesday
= Those present were Chief Ranger John
Calvin of Brattleboro Vice Chief
= Ranger Louis Allapa of Winooski, Sec
: II. A. Dupue of Montpelier Treas. f.
) w. Sault of Morrisville, and State
t Directors Austin of Brattleboro, Cos
2 griff OF Burlington, Lecour of Rutland
: and Payette of Highgate. The bust
t ness was largely of a routine order.
4 The reports of the deputies throughout
t the state were acted upon. These
showed a good gain in membership.
One new court has been established at
, Shoreham, since the last state meet
ing, and two or three other courts are
, now in process of organization. There
are about 5000 members in Vermont.
E Nellie NJ. Ellis, 2s, died Friday at
Y the home of her grandmother, Mrs.
e Stephen Ellis, in West Brattleboro,
i from consumption. She had been in
e failing health about a year, but the
e fatal illness dated from last June, and
. since then she had been cared for
1 by her sister, Mrs. ]. b. Wilson of
2 New York Miss Ellis was born in
e South Boston, but came to Brattle-
e boro at the age of three years, and
t was brought up in the home of her
!. grandmother. She attended the
I academy at West Brattleboro, and
? later took a course of study in Bryant
A & STATIONS business college in Bos-
a ton. She worked for time in the
office of Mr.. Huntley's laundry, but
4 for the last eight years had been en-
e ployed as stitcher by Hooker, Cor
p ser & Mitchell. Prayer was offered
: at the house Sunday, and the funeral
service took place in the Baptist
church in West Brattleboro, Rev. Mr..
Osgood, the Unitarian pastor, officiat-
ing. The casket was covered with
[ beautiful flowers. The burial was in
e the cemetery at West Brattleboro.