Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-12


W. G. Doolittle has sold his farm
about two miles north of Brattleboro
to Edward A. Lord, taking Mr.. Lords
house and building lots on Maple street
in exchange. Mr.. Lord has taken pos
session and is now living at the farm.
Wantastiquet Golf club held ger
man at the Brooks House Tuesday
evening which was one of the most
successful social dances of the sea
son. About 100 people were present.
Leitsinger's orchestra furnished music.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. G. Corser quietly
observed the 40th anniversary of their
marriage on Thursday evening of last
week About 25 neighbors and
friends were present and presented
Mr.. and Mrs. Corser with several
handsome gifts. The evening was
full of good cheer.
A pretty wedding took place at the
home of Mrs. Edith Stark in West
Brattleboro at 10 o'clock Wednesday,
when her daughter, Miss Ellen Mel
vina Stark, was married to Ruel
| George Boyd of Dover. Rev. II. II.
Shaw of Marlboro performed the cere-
mony. The bride was dressed in
white. After the ceremony refresh
ments were served. Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyd left amid a shower of rice for a
visit of two weeks in New York, after
which they will live in Dover. They
received a number Of pretty gifts.
Tommy Guiheen, the young profess
sional base ball player, came home
Monday. The Dover club of the New
England league, with which he played
a large part of the season, disbanded
Saturday. Guiheen will probably or
ganize a Brattleboro base ball team to
play two or three games. He pur-
poses to bring here battery from the
New England league. Guiheen will
play one of the infield positions and
pic the other players from the clubs
in the local league March first. Bean
second, Allen third. Guiheen short.
with Johnson, Ferrter and Stolte in
the outfield, would make lively COM
bination with all good hitters.
The closing state league base ball
game at Syracuse. n. Y, Sunday was
followed by riot, melted by some hot
headed Syracuse partisans, who vent
ed their feelings against Binghamton
for shutting out Syracuse by attacking
the players, first with cushions and
later with sticks and stones. Third
Baseman Collopy was badly hurt, one
stone gashing his cheek and another
one mangling his ear. He revenged
himself by hurting a stone at a man
whom he claims hit him, laying him
out. The Binghamton bus drove
away from the park in a perfect show
er of stones Every player was hit
and all more or less injured. but none
badly, except Collopy.
The canvass for the sale of seats for
the Y. NJ. c. A. course of entertain
ments is now in progress. The ad-
vance tickets will be exchanged for re-
served seat tickets Sept. 81. A pro-
spectus has been made up and is being
printed, copies of which will be dis
tributed throughout the town. Copies
, may be had at the Y. NJ C. A. rooms.
, The entertainment committee consid-
ers the coming course one of the best
, that ever has been booked for Brat
tleboro. There will be six entertain
ments, one more than last year, with
} no increase in price. The dates are
= as follows: Oct. s, May Parker's Little
Pickaninnies and Concert company;
Oct. %, the Grand Concert company,
! consisting of soprano, baritone, harp
and piano solosts; Nov 25, John Tenn
quent orator in the South; Dec. 10,
!, Brooke and his famous Chicago Marine
, band orchestral Dec. 81, Senator
John p. Dolliver. one of the brightest
men in Congress; Jan. 70, the Cecilia
string quartet and the Pierces, Harry
and Zulette, impersonators.
t The First Regiment band will give its
, Z concert Thursday aVnninR the
, Common.
John Nesbitt of West Brattleboro is
: marketing several varieties of late peach
es of excellent quality.
Brattleboro lodge, No. 1O2, F. & A. NJ,
, will work the first degree this evening.
, Fort Drummer Royal Arch chapter held
, a meeting last evening.
Frank Lafrinea, who is employed on the
railroad and Miss Annie Bailey, who has
been waitress at the Brooks House,
We're married by Rev. Father Cunning
7.SO o'clock Wednesday evening. Daniel
Lafrinea and Miss Mary King stood up
? with them.
The contract for decorating the streets
? for the fair and the Knights Templar
) field day has been given to the American
l Decorating company, representatives OF
. whom are already here to solicit busi-
, ness. They have shipped to Brattleboro
eight tons of stock, practically all of
which is new.
The frost Saturday morning did little
damage in Brattle boro. The tobacco
growers In Vernon, Hinsdale and Putney
had a worried night, but the fog saved
the crop. On high lands vines We're
} killed and the corn crop damaged Some
! corn fields in Chesterfield were of but
, little value after being hit by the frost
Sidney Woodward and the Florida
5 Academy jubilee singers gave n concert
; and dialect readings in the First Baptist
church last evening in the interest of
, their normal and industrial school. The
/, merits of the school were presented and
a collection was taken. The concert was
particularly good and was heard by a
. large audience.
hearing in the United States court
was held before Judge Wheeler In the
! Brooks House Tuesday on the petition
! of Samuel Williams. Ernest Jose and J..
A. Stiles, purchasers of the White River
J Valley electric railroad for a confirma-
ton of the sale The order was signed
, and issued. The deed was executed by
, the receivers, but is retained by them
, on account of certain unfinished matters
Mrs. Ada Dowley and Dr. and Mrs. e.
S. Bowen returned Wednesday from a
particularly pleasant trip of eight weeks
across the continent and into Alaska
r They left Brattleboro July 10 and went
: into Canada, going west by way of the