Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02


due the estate of Belle II. Emerson is
advertised in another column.
At meeting of the Freme circle of
the Unitarian church Tuesday it was
voted to hold the annual fair Sept.11.
The Young Peoples Christian I'm
ion of the Universalst church cleared
about $50 from their rummage sale
in Vinton building last week
II. b. Larkin has repaired and i'm
proved the home of his daughter.
giving her the use of the entire house.
He has also removed the barn.
Rev. Charles Scott of Reading,
Mass, a Congregational minister, was
in town Wednesday. He is native of
Halifax, and So years ago, when Hal
flax was a lively town of 1000 inhab-
itants. he was for two years principal
of the seminary there.
An auction sale of furniture and
furnishings owned by the Emory
Knowlton estate was held at the Amer
lean House Wednesday and yesterday,
c. p. ellison auctioneer. The goods
had been in the hotel some time and
had been leased to successive pro-
prietors.
Two building lots, owned by An
drew Horton and situated in the rear
of Horton place on Canal street. run
ming back to Prospect street, were sold
by auction Tuesday by f. w. Mcclure
to p Fleming for $10050. Mr. Elem
ing contemplates erecting a tenement
house thereon.
The selectmen have called a special
town meeting to be held Saturday,
May 10, at 2 o'clock to see if the town
will vote to build a new bridge across
the Connecticut river in conjunction
with the town of Hinsdale, and if so,
to see if the town will vote to raise
| money to pay for it.
A meeting of sympathizers with the
Irish cause in parliament was held
| in the American House in Boston
| Tuesday evening, when Timothy Aher,
| president of the Brattleboro branch of
| the United Irish League, made an
address. Hon. Joseph Devlin, who
was in Brattleboro two weeks ago,
was one of the speakers.
The supports of the cords of the
West river highway bridge, which
were knocked out by the ice in March,
are being replaced by w. H. Cray.
The bridge is probably safe, although
in shaky condition. 1t has settled
somewhat in the centre. The Little
river bridge is also in a bad condition
and will need attention at an early
date.
The annual meeting of the Woman s
Alliance of the Unitarian church was
held yesterday afternoon at the home
| ~ - inc httc
mess was transacted money was APP
propriated and these officers were
elected President. Mrs. Charles Ward
er; vice president, Mrs. c. NJ. c. Rich
ardson: secretary, Mrs. E. Q. S. Os
good; treasurer, Mrs. George E. Eos
ter.
Mary E. Mather of West Brattle
boro has brought suit against the
Brattleboro Street Railroad company
through Lawyer F. d. Stowe, to recov
er damages in the sum of $500, She
claims that on Aug. 30. 1901, as she
was alighting from a car the cal
started too soon and that by reason
of what is termed "wanton. careless
reckless and improper conduct" OF
the part of the defendant she wa!
thrown against and from the car Il
the ground with great force and wa
thereby injured about the arms
shoulders, head, neck. limbs and body
and that her clothes were torn an(
damaged.
The docket of the May term of TIL
Vermont supreme court contains tn
following Windham county cases
George H. Davis ct ais. of London
derry VS.. William j. Moyles, trespass
A. p. Carpenter, administrator, VS.
Israel Stoves estate of Halifax, ar
peal from the probate court; DAME
kellogg ct ais. of Westminster VS.. tn
Boston & Maine Railroad compan
and the Vermont Valley Railroad con
pany of 1871. petition for the relocs
ton of a railroad station; Jason W
Rice of Stratton VS.. Frank D. Chas
and .Hermon Lord, trespass; Edward
, Bissell of Brattleboro VS.. Horace
. Walker, assumpsit; state VS. Edwar
Gonyer of Brattleboro. perjury; stat
D.. VS.. Peter V. circuit of BrattleborC
b. perjury; state VS.. Leon Canedy, pc
jury.
: The following is from the edtora
: page of the last issue of the Musici
. Courier of New York; The pipe o.
: gans made by the Estey Organ con
J. pany, at Brattleboro, VT are a decide
and progressive advance over the III
! ual pipe organ. We heard one i
! Philadelphia last week which prove
Il revelation in certain particulars, tn
+ oboe stop having a marvellous degre
- of musical quality, free from the usu;
- nasal character that infects stops {
that kind IN short, the Estey pip
Il organs are distinctly artistic musici
, products of strong and impressiy
?, nature sure to the tastes of the cultu
k ed musician and organist, and the
= should be welcomed not only in tn
/ music trade and profession but h
s those institutions whose directio
d make pipe organs a part of the nece
d sarv system"
e There was a hearing Saturda
e morning in the county clerks OftiC
d before County Examiner II. d. RydC
S of Bellows Falls on a question as
It whether seven children living in IL
v town of Marlboro near the Dumme
e ston Hill school in Dummerston shoul
|. attend that school. The director
s of the two towns did not agree on Il
s terms for their tuition there, so Maj
2. boro decided to carry the children
Q some school in their own town. I
D. this the parents objected, and Il
n matter was brought before the count
examiner, who decided that the CHI
dren should attend the DummerstC
e Hill school and the town of Dumme
:, ston should be allowed s22 for Il