Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-23

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mare, Lorna Doone. 2.26A. to a well
| known manufacturer in Leominster.
| Mass
Howard c. Rice gave bachelor sup
per to few of his intimate bachelor
friends at the Brooks House Tuesday
| evening.
Rev. Thomas Cain of Windsor. for
merry of Brattleboro will lead the
| / o'clock meeting in the Y. NJ. c. A.
rooms Sunday.
Mrs j. B. Randoll has sold the knit
ting needle manufacturing business in
| Harmony building to Harry Freeman,
who has been employed by her.
The tickets for Frank Daniels and
his great company in his comic opera
! success. Miss Simplicity" will go on
| sale next Monday morning at s o'clock
| sharp at the box Office.
Ten lake trout caught in Caspian
! lake. Greensboro, by Fred w. Putnam
| Wednesday were on exhibition in
| Thomas's pharmacy yesterday after
| noon. The largest specimen weighed
seven pounds.
Mrs. c. F. r. JENNIE and Mrs c. H.
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the Brattleboro Womans club to the
| annual meeting of the state federation
| of Woman's clubs which will be held
in Waterbury next October
On Thursday afternoon, May %,
regular meeting of the Vermont So
| ciety United States Daughters of 1912
was held with Mrs. Nellie w. Prouty
at her home on South Main street.
After the usual routine business, the
meeting closed with a social hour.
The equipment to be used in con
| structing the West river dam has ar
rived from Somersworth. n. H.. and
| is being moved to the site of the
proposed dam. Mr.. Coombs. of the
| firm of Spence q Coombs. contractors.
| is in Brattleboro and will supervise
the work of building the dam. which
! will be begun at once
\ young mems Republican club was
organized in the Office of Waterman &
Martin Tuesday evening with these
officers: President, Wallace ~ Batch
elder; vice president Arthur L.
! Maynard; secretary and treasurer.
Fred S. Knight; executive committee,
Ernest j. Waterman, J. F.. Mann. c. b.
| Crowell. George c. Wilson and j. f.
Haynes.
The tearing down of the Park house
has been completed this week. Work
on the new house to take its place
will begin early in June. The house
will be colonial in design. the col
onial idea being consistently carried
out both outside and in The plans
are by Taylor of Springfield. an archi-
tect who has already done several
good pieces of work in Brattleboro.
The case of the state against
Charles Cushman, charged with sell
ing Intoxicating liquor. was mol pross-
ed Monday in accordance with an
agreement made between counsel two
weeks ago. Cushman was arrested a
month ago as a result of disclosure
in Hinsdale. The case was continued
two weeks as an important witness
for the state could not be found. Two
weeks ago the case was continued
again, but the witness was not pro
! duced.
William A. Gorham of Jamaica. for.
merly merchant and postmaster in
Guilford. was adjudged bankrupt Mon.
day. His liabilities amount to s1S23
and his assets to $2S3S. The largest
Brattleboro creditors are Blodgett &
Dewitt. $3.50; E. Crosby & Co., $40:
H. E. Taylor & Son, SIS. unsecured
Secured claims include the Jamaica
Savings bank, $3.50, and Ellen F. Wy.
man of Jamaica, $3.50. The assets in.
clude property valued at $75S, which
is claimed to be exempt; bills. promis.
sorry notes and securities, $3.50. real
estate, $500; debts due on open &C.
counts, 1877.
Herbert n. Gum, real estate agent
whose office is over the Y. NJ C. A.
rooms, was adjudged bankrupt by
Judge Wheeler Monday. His sche
dule shows liabilities amounting to
about $1,000 and assets from 5000 to
$500, most of which is claimed to be
exempt. Brattleboro creditors have
bills amounting to about $500 and
their claims are unsecured. w. D.
Stockwell is creditor for S140, Emer
son & Son for $50 H. R. Brown for
$50, F. G. Taylor for $45 and f. D.
Williams for $40. Some of the larg
er claims are: F. X. MERCER of Lowell
Mass. account, S1625; B. |. Conyers
of Boston, note, $1,000; F. r. King
Springfield, note, 800; NJ. H. Warner
Springfield, note $500; Abbie j. Har.
vey, Barnet, this state, note, 5000;
Scion d. Goodell of Athol, note, $3.50