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


Tuesday, Aug. ~, at o'clock to see
if the town of Brattleboro will vote
to raise additional money to pay for
the Brattleboro and Hinsdale bridge.
The amount needed is mentioned
elsewhere in this paper.
The general committee of Beau
seant commandry, Knights Templar
met Monday evening to make plans
for the field day Oct. l. 1t was voted
! to invite the commandry at Orange to
be the guests of Beauseant command
cry.
DR.. c. T.. Severance was arrested
by 'Chief-ofP Police Hall Saturday for
violating the village ordinance pro
hibiting riding bicycle on the side
walks. He was arraigned before JUS
tce Newton, pleaded guilty and was
fined s. and costs, amounting to about
$40.
George Barker and Charles Cakes
brought from Spofford lake Friday
one of the handsomest strings of black
bass of the season They had 20
fish. none smaller than one pound.
The largest specimen weighed Az
pounds and several others from 2 to
31a pounds each.
A round robin" tennis tourna-
ment is being arranged, open to all
players in Brattleboro. The contest
will take place on the courses of the
North End club and the Wantasti-
quet Golf club. Each man will play
a series of two out of three sets with
every other contestant. The entry
fees of so cents each will be used in
buying the prizes. Entries may be
left with Howard c. Rice. 1t is eX-
pected that more than a dozen play
ers will enter.
Mrs Emma J. Cook. 65 died Satur-
day night at Sc Elliot street after an
illness of two years or more with can
Ger. The funeral was held at l
o'clock Tuesday. Rev. F. w. Lewis,
pastor of the Methodist church, Off
ating. The burial was in Guilford
Mrs. Cook came to Brattleboro from
Guilford about two years ago and has
lived with her daughter, Mrs. Isaac
Sprague. on Elliot street. She leaves
a daughter in Guilford and another in
Bernardston She was a member of
the Methodist church.
Day headquarters for all people
from Brattleboro who wish to attend
the conference in Mortified will be
established by the First Baptist
church. A large tent will be open
throughout every day, where lunches
may be eaten and wraps and packages
left while people are attending the
meetings. West Brattleboro people
will occupy tent during a part of the
conference. and two or three parties
from Brattleboro will also enjoy tent
life during the conference. The meet
ings will open today. and continue
until August II.
A hearing was held Monday before
Judge Waterman on the petition of w.
H. Kent. through his counsel. F. d. f.
Stowe to have the commission in the
|. B. Taft estate reopened. The pc
tition was made on the ground that
Kent had a claim against the estate
which was not presented to the com
missioners on account, as he claimed.
of a promise on the part of one of the
administrators that the claim would be
paid. II. G. Barber appeared for the
estate The court agreed to reopen
/, the commission provided Kent would
pay all the costs.
The canine department at the next
Valley Fair will be a high grade bench
classes of regular breeds and in two
miscellaneous classes, and the prizes
will be the largest ever offered by
the association. Five special prizes,
. aggregating SIS, will be offered by
friends of the association. DR. James
E. Hair of Bridgeport, Conn, has been
: engaged to judge the CANNES, and the
judging will be done in a show ring
J as at high class shows. DR.. Hair
is widely known as a breeder of Eng
J lish settlers and has acted as judge at
| Danbury, Middletown Springs. Phila-
delphia, the New York ladies' show,
! and other places.
F. S. Pearson of Great Darlington,
Mass, has organized a company with
! a capital of S10,000,000 to acquire
, large iron ore deposits on the Orinoco
river, Venezuela. The company has
secured title to the Venezuela prop
critics, which are estimated to have in
sight 100. 100000 tons of high grade
[ iron above the water level. They
have contracted with the Dominion
Iron & Steel company, in which Mr..
Pearson is a director, for the sale OF
800 900 tons of ore annually and will
build a large fleet of steamers to
transport the ore. Mr.. Pearson is
: well known in Brattleboro through
his visits to Linden Lodge. Deid-
rich Stolte. jr., of Brattleboro. is physi-
cal instructor of Mr. Pearson's child
rem the present summer.
! Russell c.. Calhoun, principal of the
{ Robert Hungerford Industrial school
in Eatonville, Fla. spoke in the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening on
the work of the colored people in
Eatonville, showing in an interesting
7 talk what the capabilities of the ne
groes are and what is needed to lift
: them in the scale of civilization. Mr..
Calhoun is carrying on work along the
lines taught in the school inaugurated
: by Booker Washington at Tuskegee,
! in which school he was a student.
2 Eatonville has a population of $50
people. Every inhabitant is a negro,
consequently every white person who
goes to the town has to transact his
! business with negro The negroes
continually initiate the white folks, -
= hence it is essential to their well be-
ing that the standards which they
, must follow be of the right kind. A
collection was taken up for Mr.. Cal
houn's work.
, The closing session of the probate
court for July was held Saturday,
Judge Waterman presiding. The will
o.