Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-01
BRATTLE BORO.

The Colonial MOVING Pictures COM
pany will give an entertainment in
Brattleboro Friday, August Is, under
the auspices of the Odd Fellows. This
company is regarded as the leading ex-
ponent today of all that pertains to
moving pictures.
Mrs. c. |. Stafford has leased the
west store in Retting building on High
street and will move her dressmaking
and children's clothing business there
at once. The building on Elliot street
which she vacates has been leased by
Fl. /. Dyke, who will fit it up as a
restaurant.
One hundred and fifty-one tickets
were sold in Brattleboro for the Cen
trail Vermont excursion to Block Island
last Saturday. The train down was
so late that the excursionists had only
half an hour at Block Island, but the
ride was enjoyable and the train re-
turned on time.
The quarters of the Vermont Savings
bank will be moved Monday from the
bank building to the office of the Yer
mont Loan & Trust company on the
second floor of Crosby block The
work of rebuilding the interior of the
bank building and installing a new
vault will begin at once, but probably
will not be finished until October.
The local milkmen met in the
Brooks House Wednesday to consider
a proposition to raise the price of milk
one cent a quart, but no definite ac-
ton was taken. Some months ago
the milkmen adopted the wine meas
ure at five cents a quart. Since then
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vanced several times, materially re-
ducing the profit of the milk business
Durham Brothers have bought the
shoe store in Greenfield which Walter
S. Pratt has been running several
months in connection with his Athol
store. Ossian Butterfeld has gone
from the Brattleboro store to take
the management of the Greenfield
store. 1t will now be in order for
Durham Brothers advertisements to
read "Brattleboro Bellows Falls, and
Greenfield"
Three taxpayers, John Retting, ST..
n. H. White and DR.. c. S. Clark, ag
grieved at the quadrennial appraisal
of their property by the listers, were
given hearing yesterday, in the town
clerks office, by the board of civil au
thority. Mr.. Retting asked to have
the appraisal on his property reduced
$780, DR.. Clark $500, and Mr.. White
5000. The petitions of Mr.. Rettine
and DR.. Clark were granted, but that
of Mr.. White was denied. This will
leave the appraisal in each case the
same as it has been the past foul
years.
The body of Mrs. Susan P. L. Taylor
was brought to Brattleboro for burial
Sunday. She was a native of this
town, being the daughter of Silas At
wood. The most of her life. since
leaving Brattleboro, had been spent in
Springfield Mass, and New Haven
Conn.,, where she lived until the death
of her husband two years ago. Since
then she had spent part of her time
with life long friend, Mrs. Lorinds
Miller of South Vernon, where she
passed away on Friday morning, July
25 She leaves many friends in New
Haven and Springfield.
Dr. George Spafford of Cavendist
was placed in the Brattleboro Retreat
Wednesday as private patient, suffer
Ing from mild form of insanity as
the result of a recent illness. The
doctor is physician of large expert
ence and long and active practice GOV
ering period of 40 years. He served
as first lieutenant and assistant sur
geon of the 10th Infantry, Vermont
Volunteers, in the civil war, partici
pating in many engagements, includ
ing the battle of Gettysburg. He has
been member of the board of pension
examiners in his district His friends
are very hopeful that the duration Of
his illness will be brief