Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-18


in few days on plans for the pro-
posed Connecticut River dam.
DR.. George Roberts has leased an Of
fee in Crosby block, room 8, for
merly occupied by LaFleche Brothers,
which is being fitted with a private
office.
The Y. NJ. C. A. meeting Sunday
afternoon will be held on the common
in this village and will be conducted
by Rev. l.. NJ Keneston of West Brat
tleboro.
The heaviest thunderstorm of the
season. accompanied by hail-stones as
large as peas. passed over Brattleboro
about 1890 Tuesday afternoon. A
halfmile out of the village no rain
fell. and two miles out the sun was
shining at the time of the storm.
A. " Mays agency has sold for
Martin l.. Johnson his farm, known as
the Otis Adams farm, including the
stock and tools. to George W. Tanning
of New York city, who will take po-
session at once. Mr. Tanning has
carried on a large farm in Canada
several years.
There will be a hearing in the
United States court in the Brooks
House next Monday on the petition of
Samuel Williams. principal owner of
the White River Valley railroad, for
the sale of the road. The matter was
brought before Judge Wheeler last
Monday and continued one week.
Mr.. Lighthall for 25 years connected
with the Clough & Warren organ fac
tory in Detroit, entered this week up
on his duties as mechanical superin-
tendent of the Estey Organ factory.
He was accompanied here by his wife
and two children and the family are
living at Mrs. Fairs on Linden street.
The case of Charles Bartlett against
Edwin Dodge and Nina Streeter of
Dummerston, to recover a balance of
$50 on note came before Justice
Merrifield for a hearing Monday Ar
thur G.. Spencer, who appeared for the
plaintiff, confessed judgment and APP
pealed j. L. Martin appeared for the
defendants.
John p. Washburne of Brattleboro.
who has been at the soldiers home
much of the time the past two years,
has been granted reissue of pension.
his new rate being s24 per month.
Mr.. Washburne has been crippled by
rheumatism some time. He has re-
Gently spent two or three weeks in
Brattleboro.
DR.. George F. Gales meteorological
record for June shows the following
interesting figures: Clear days s. fair
days 10, rainy days 10; total rain for
the month, 3.21 inches; coolest morn
ing, June 9Th, SO degrees; warmest
midday, June Sd, sc degrees: mean
morning temperature, 1888; mean mid
day temperature, 71.3; frosts on morn
ing of 23d and oath.
w. o. Powers, who recently bought
the Montague Tavern in Montague,
has sold the hotel to a Boston wo-
man and has bought the Maplewood
Tavern in East Whately, on the bank
of the Connecticut river His house
hold furnishings were shipped from
Montague to East Whately this week.
Mr.. Powers expects 25 summer board
ers from Boston in few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Chase of Spring
field, Mass, were given a surprise visit
on Thursday by relatives and friends
from Springfield, Westfeld and Hol-
yoke, who remembered them gener-
ously with gifts in recognition of their
25th wedding anniversary. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chase moved about five years ago
from Brattleboro to Springfield. where
Mr.. Chase carries on a large lumber
business.
At joint meeting of the committee
of arrangements of the Young Mems
hn nft c
advisory committee last Saturday
evening it was decided to entertain
President Roosevelt at the clubs room
in the Brooks House. A committee
composed of Wallace n. Batchelder,
president of the club, Leroy F. Adams,
chairman of the citizens advisory
committee, and Ernest j. Waterman,
chairman of the executive committee
of the club, was elected and instruct
ed to prepare a program for the re-
ception and entertainment of the
President August 80, and to make
nominations for the subcommittee
that may be deemed necessary.
f. G.. Crosbys barn, attached to his
house on High street, was burned
Wednesday morning, causing a loss of
about $500. The light awoke Harry
and Ray Greene, who occupied a room
in their Green-street home nearest the
fire, and Harry Greene rang in an
alarm from box No. 43 on Green street
The alarm sounded about 1890
o'clock. The combination chemical
and hose wagon, steamer No. and
Hose company No. 15 responded. The
steamer took water from the hydrant
near Moves Whites. The fire soon
was under control, but the roof of the
barn had been destroyed and the
frame work badly burned. The cause
of the fire is a mystery. The
barn had not been used for some time
and there was no hay or other infiam-
mable material in it. The door was
locked, but a small door opening from
the hay loft was open. People on
both High and Green streets smelled
smoke during the evening, even as
early as o'clock. and it is thought by
many that the odor may have come
from the Crosby barn. The house
and barn were insured together so
that Mr.. Crosby will recover the
amount of the actual loss.
House and Barn Burned on Putney
Road