Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-31

The HydrOfOuntaln club VIII nave
their second annual banquet on Satur-
day evening of next week in the
Brooks House.
1t is expected that the hearing on
the discharge of the bankrupt firm of
Knott & Closson will be resumed in
Burlington next week Lawyer c. c.
Fits of BrattlebOro will conduct the
Directing creditors examination, after
which Knott & Blossoms attorneys
will examine witnesses.
The dry goods. clothing. boxes, etc,
left in Vinton building by Henry w.
Marcus. the icwelry swindler. were
sold by auction Wednesday by Deputy
Sheriff Starkey on an execution in ia
vor of Harris & Clips of Albany. n. Y.
About 25 persons were present The
amount of the execution was about
$500. The amount realized from the
sale was about S35, before deducting
the cost of the legal proceedings.
Willie Wilson. II. son of e. D. vii
son. had both bones in his left fore
arm broken Wednesday afternoon
while practioing in the Y. VI. G. A.
gymnasium. The Junior class was pre-
pairing for drill when Wilson jumped
! for the flying rings. He missed his
hold and fell on to the cushion which
| is always under the rings, but struck
half way between the wrist and elbow.
/ The break was not a bad one. and the
boy will make rapid recovery
The fourth quarterly conference was
held at the Methodist church Monday
night. Rev. w. NJ. Newton, presiding
! elder. in the chair. Reports of the va
rious departments were handed in, and
! committees on care of church. finance
and music were consolidated. Follow
! ing are the stewards for ensuing year:
! F. A. f.. Beeman. f. A Bagg. F. +.
! Gleason, A. V. May, d. p. Webster.
! H. p. Matthews. c. w Weymouth, c.
d. Smith, C. G. Wheeler. w r. Geddis.
S. A. Daniels, G. l.. Shuts, J. L. IIg
! ley
A few cases of measles have broken
out in Brattleboro the past week, max
| ing in all about IS cases, mostly among
school children. The physicians do
not anticipate wide spreading of the
! disease. There are 10 or more cases
of whooping cough in Centreville and
West Brattleboro. Parents are re-
minded that the law requires that both
measles and whoOping cough must be
reported to the health officer. If the
case is not sufficiently serious to re-
quire the services of physician then
the duty of reporting the case devolves
upon the head of the family.
The official batting averages of SO
players who took part in II or more
games in the New England league last
| season have just been made public.
| The champion batsman was J. Kelley
of the Bangor club, with a percentage
of 800. Tommy Guiheen. the young
Bangor third baseman from Brattle-
| borO is thirteenth in the list with an
average of .33S. The three players
next above Guiheen are on the .339
mark. but in total bases Guiheen leads
them and several others. being nearly
at the top of the list as a heavy hitter.
| NJ F. Hickey. now one of the veterans.
| who was with Lowell. batted at a .346
| clip, with only six men above him.
| Guiheen expects to join the Man
| chester. n. H.. team early the coming
| season.
The Boston News Bureau states that
| the firm of HOlbrook, Cabot & Daily.
| of which two former Brattleboro BOYS
are members, has secured a contract
| for one section of the New York sub.
way; and one from the New York,
New Haven e Hartford railroad com
| pany for improved terminal facilities
| at Norwalk, Conn, involving an ex-
| penditure of between 100000 and
100000. This firm will also build a
draw bridge for the same railroad at
Providence. Holbrook. Cabot & Daily
are the contractors for the foundation
| and piers of the new Cambridge bridge
for which they have already been
paid about $1,000 and before the
work is completed they will receive
Sl5O,OOO more. The firm has contract
ed to build a coal pocket at Lintoln's
wharf in Boston for the Boston Ele-
waited company.
o. H. Ellis, J. A. Taylor and f. c..
Gale, defendants in suits of $4,000
each, brought by the widow and two
| daughters of stephen G. Ellis, have de-
INJURED and filed pleas in the county
clerks office. They say that they are
not guilty of any of the grievances
alleged against them by the plaintiffs
and that the plaintiff ought not to
have and maintain action against
them because, they say. the cause of
action in the declaration of the plain
ifs is cause of action created by the
laws Of New Hampshire and not a
cause Of action recognized by the com
mon law, and that the remedy there
for, given by the laws of New Hamp.
shire, is local and cannot be enforced
in the state of Vermont. They also
state that the remedy is an action on
contract and that the action of tort
as specified in the plaintiffs declara-
ton. is not authorized. created nor per
mitted by the laws of New HAMPSHIRE
or Vermont. Whcrefor for want of a
sufficient declaration. the defendants
pray Judgment and that the plaintiffs
NAV be barred from maintaining their
action.
The extra locomotive for the narrow
gauge railroad, promised last Novem-
Der by the Central Vermont railway
company, arrived this week and has
been put into service. 1t is of the
Mogul pattern, having three sets of
drlVe wheels, and is considerably
heavier and longer than either of the
other two locomotives in use on the
road. 1t is coal burner and formerly
was used on the Adirondack railroad
but has been narrowed in the railroad
shop in st. Adams to fit the narrow
gauge track. Eight fiat cars, ordered
some time ago. are expected in a few
days, and if the locomotive is salts
factory this new equipment will re-
lleVe the distress in the lumber mar.
ket TO some extent although it will