Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-25

Inc annual meeting OF the Y Nj. I.
A. is set for Wednesday, May Z.
The repairs on the old toll bridge
were completed this week and the
bridge is now considered safe for or
binary travel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Willard of
Washington, d. c., have placed in the
treasury of the town of Westminster
$1,000, the interest thereon to be used
in caring for the Bradley tomb and
the graves of the Willard ancestors in
the old cemetery there.
Miss Halle Thompson entertained
the young men of her Sunday school
class at Miss Stewards, on Birge
street, Thursday. After a helpful dis
cussion of subjects appropriate to the
work refreshments were served and
the evening was spent pleasantly with
games and music.
The Carpenter Organ company re-
port that their shipments last month
exceeded those of any March in the his
tory of their business. while those of
the first quarter of this year show an
increase of about 10 per cent. over the
first quarter of 1901. Mr.. Mitchell,
the travelling representative of the
company, is on six weeks trip
through New York Pennsylvania and
Ohio.
An auction sale of household goods
was held in the American House yard
Saturday afternoon. A. Starkey Of
liclating as auctioneer. There was a
large attendance. The goods had
been stored several years in the Taft
building on Flat street and were the
property of Mrs. Carrie Wilbur. The
sale was on foreclosure proceedings
to satisfy a note for 500 given by
Mrs. Wilbur to the late I. B. Taft.
The warrant for the annual village
meeting, to be held Tuesday the 9Th,
at a. m, appears in another column.
In addition to the usual articles three
special questions will be decided. The
first is to see whether the village will
appropriate $500 for a series of 16 con-
certs to be given within the village
limits by the First Regiment band;
the second refers to adding pro
vision to the bylaws giving the bailiffs
control over hacks, coupes. job teams,
etc; and the third is in regard to con-
tinuing the Australian system of vot-
ing.
trouble coming and going. The .Hins-
dale correspondent OF the Springfield
Republican writes: Herbert Boyd of
West Dummerston, VT. and William
Halpin. a mill operative. were before
the police court on Friday. charged
with intoXication. Boyd disclosed
where he got his liquor and was dis
charged, and now the officers are look
ing for one Charley Cushman, who
lives this side of the Brattleboro line,
who, ii is claimed. does bottle bust
ness" on and near the Island bridge,
but thus far the officers have been
unable to locate him. Halpin paid a
fine and costs amounting to 1852
The auction sale of the livery equip
ment of Lewis S. Higgins at the Hig-
gins stable on Oak street Saturday
was attended by large number and
continued from 10 to 3 o'clock c. p.
Gibson was the auctioneer Good
prices were realized on both horses
and vehicles. Sixteen horses were
sold. five of the best ones being bought
by Henry b. Allen, who also bought
several carriages. Mr. Allen has
leased the stable and began operating
ii Monday. He was employed by Mr.
Higgins l6 years, so that he is thor
oughly conversent with the business
Mr.. Higgins retires after more than 20
years of active service and will take
well earned rest, He will board
with Mr.. Allen in his Oak street home
Chas. d. J. Leach of Three Rivers.
Mass, and Miss Laura NJ. Cutler of
Brattleboro were married Tuesday
evening at the home of the brides
mother. Mrs. Kate D. Cutler at So
Elliot street. Rev. II. r. Miles of the
Congregational church performed the
ceremony at 8 o'clock. Only relatives
were present. including Mr. and Mrs.
f. Bradford Cutler of Worcester. Mr..
and Mrs. Leach went north on the
1910 train. They went Wednesday to
Three Rivers, Mass, where Mr.. Leach
has a position in the electric light sta
ton. They will board for the present.
They received some handsome gifts
Mrs. Leach graduated from the Brat
tleboro High school in 1900. She is an
estimable young woman, and her many
friends, while regretting her departure
from Brattleboro, extend their con-
gratulations and best wishes. Mr.
Leach formerly was employed in the
electric light station in Brattleboro.
Sunday Sun" not the New York
contemporary, but a toiler in the tolls,
paid fine of IS and costs, amounting
to S1l.10, toJustice w. S. Newton Mon
day to square his account with the state
for being intoxicated. He disclosed that
he obtained pint of rum at John
ConnelPs, in Chesterfield, Saturday
He was arrested Saturday night by
Chiefof-Police Hall and was placed in
the lookup, where he remained until
his hearing. Only one question was
asked him direct. and then Lawyer
r. c. Bacon, counsel for the state, said
What is your name?" The reply,
with Polish accent, sounded more like
Sunday Sun" than anything else, and
his name was so written in the war
rant. One Of his countrymen acted
as interpreter for him. Sun" is en-
ployed on a logging job in Chester
field. He and another Polander
came to Brattleboro Saturday. Chief
Hall testified that he saw them come
out of Danyew's lunch room late in
the evening and go into Shea's shoe
store. Afterward Sun" left the store
and laid down on the sidewalk Chief
Hall went into the store to question
the companion, and, while there the
latter accidentally dropped a bottle
of beer on the floor, breaking the bot
tie. Sun" denied that he went into
the lunch room, Suns" companion
skinned hafnra ho