Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24

The Sunshine society, Branch /, will
meetswith Mrs. e. s. Bowen next week
Friday afternoon at O'Clock.
A flock of 35 wild geese, evidently
bewildered by the fog, flew around
Main, Elliot and Flat streets early
Sunday morning, only short distance
above the buildings.
The Vienna Cafe on Elliot street
served a coon supper to about 35 peo-
pie between 8 and IL Saturday night
and on Monday evening a choice pri-
vate' banquet was served there.
Sheriff Stearns and Constable Kinds
of Hinsdale made another raid on the
brewery Saturday. The proprietor
was ordered to appear before Judge
Howe at Hinsdale Monday.
The Brooks Free library will be
open hereafter from 10 to 1890 in the
forenoon, from to in the afternoon
and from, to 80 in the evening. On
Saturday evenings the closing hour
will be o clock.
James Henry of WATERFOWL, Mass,
shipped 10 fat steers to market from
Brattleboro Monday morning. They
were driven to Brattleboro from Mr..
Henrys farm in Chesterfield, where
they were in pasture all summer.
w. G. Doolittle has bought from the
Weatherhead estate large tract of
timber land, estimated at a million
feet, near the lily pond in Vernon.
John Field has moved his mill there,
and Lyman May has contracted to do
the cutting and hauling.
The John Aher property on Elliot
street, adjoining the William Martin
house in the rear, has been sold by Dr.
James Conland, administrator, to Will
liam Martin, who bought it for an in
vestment. The sale was made
through A. v. Mays agency.
A special session of the probate
court was held Saturday. The will
of Bracket G.. Corser was probated
and allowed, William II. Corser was
appointed executor, and Charles +
Bingham and V. o. Jones were ap
pointed appraisers and commissioners
The annual meeting of the Profes
sional club was held Monday evening
in the Brooks House. These officers
were elected: President, H. X. Whita
ker; secretary and treasurer, Rev. K
T. Mathison; executive committee
Rev. H. R. Miles, C. c. Fits and C. II
Davenport.
Hon. T. N. Hastings of Walpole ha!
sold his pair of black leaders, Duches!
and Princess, together with his gol
cart and tandem harness to John Film
of Bellows Falls. This breaks up tn,
famous black fourin-hand which hav'
been admired by many for severa
years here in coaching parades.
Ed. E. Stowe, referee in bankrupt
cy, has appointed A. F. Schwenk trus
tee of the Walter M. Ware estate il
Putney, and G.. H. Phillips, A. w.
wilkins and w. c. Crawford apprais
ers. The first meeting Of the credit
ors of John H. Black, jr.. Of Below
Falls was held in Mr.. Stoves offic
| Monday.
| The lowest net score in the prelim
| mary round for the presidents cup a
the Springfield, Mass, country club
links on Saturday was made by e. A
Stoddard, with 92, which by his hand
cap of Is, was reduced to II. Hi
brother, DR.. Mortimer Stoddard, wo
a cup in his class on the Springfield
links recently.
The Wantastiquet cup, the principa
| trophy for the men of Wantastique
Golf club, was won Monday by Charlie
F. Bingham 90, who defeated w. I
| Hubbard 80, up and 2 to play. Il
the semi-fnals Saturday Hubbard wo
from Harold Whitney 90 up and
to play. Mr.. Bingham was the wiz
ner of the Wantastiquet cup last veal
Three wins are necessary before tn
cup becomes a permanent possession
E. A, Starkey & Co.'S store wa
closed Tuesday. There will be col
test over the question as to whethe
the stock can be held by the H.
Smith estate under the mortgage O
whether it will revert to the creditor
who sold Mr.. Starkey the goods. TIL
store will be closed until this questio
is settled. F. D. e. Stowe, referee /
bankruptcy, has appointed John l
Knowlton receiver of the estate unit
a trustee is appointed
Joseph l.. Jones, who recently wa
seriously hurt by a fall on the Walnu
street bank, was given surprise Wis
by a number of his friends and neigl
| DOlS hOHudy tNChlu6 lio HOilC "
Elliot street. He was warmly col
graduated on his recovery from hi
injuries, and the visitors left a gel
erous number of reminders Of the o,
casion, including money and other us,
full gifts.
The largest shipment of apple
made in any one day this season wa
on Monday of this week, when Is ca
loads, over 1900 barrels, were loaded
This is about 500 barrels more tina
were shipped on Monday of last weel
This with the regular business at tn
railroad station made Monday a bus
day. In all 35 carloads of freigf
were shipped. At one time in tn
forenoon there were rs loaded team
in the freight yard, besides cattl
enough to fill three cars.
Mrs. Emily o. Kimball, wife of job
C. -Kimball, a Unitarian clergyman
Sharon, Mass, died Thursday at tn
home of her daughter, Mrs. Lyman v
Griswold, in Greenfield. Mrs. Kin
balls maiden name was Barrett sh
was a native of East Alstead, N. H
and was for years a successful schot
teacher in Northfeld, Brattlebor
Keene, Rochester and Marietta, Obi
She was married to Mr.. Kimball
1860. She had beeh a promineI
worker in women's causes, especial
while resident of Hartford. Conn.
Hon. William G. Ewing of Chicag
will deliver a lecture in the Audit
rum next Thursday evening under tn
auspices of the Christian Science s.
ciety of Brattleboro. Judge Ewin