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


liot street stables today 20 unbroken
Percheron chunks, bought especially
for this market by Jenner Chamber
lain.
Wantastiquet Golf club will hold a
medal play handicap for men members
Wednesday, July 90, beginning at
800 Twenty members have entered.
The prize will be a stein,
The marriage of Miss Clarabelle
Eddy of Boston to Nash Kerr Berger
of the same city took place Wednes-
day. Mrs Berger formerly lived in
Brattleboro with Mrs A. j. Stearns of
Clark street
About 80 people from the Unitarian
society and Sunday school attended
the picnic at Central Park Wednes-
day, and had a very enjoyable time
Music was furnished by A. H. Hines
c. NJ. Dugan and Floyd Johnson.
BEST show ever in Barre" is the
way the Barre Times described the
Pawnee Bill Wild West attraction
which was in the granite city Satur-
day, and which will give two perform
ances in Brattleboro next Tuesday
July %.
tenement house on Canal street, west
of the one he occupies. together with
the lot in the rear to A. f. Boynton.
Mr.. Boynton bought for an investment
He will erect a Involvement house on
the lot next summer.
The street railroad power plant is
being run entirely by steam this week
The water in the mill pond has been
drawn off in order that repairs on the
dam may be made. A new water
wheel is being put in to replace one
which was broken some time ago.
About 20 young people from West
Brattleboro were guests at J. e
Mann's on Western avenue Tuesday
afternoon and evening. A pleasant
time is reported by all After show
ers which came at nOpportune time
indoor amusements were enjoyed.
Sandwiches. fruit, cake and sherbet
were served. The tables were deco
rated with sweet peas and nastur-
tiums.
The annual picnic Of the Universal
list Sunday school was held Wednes-
day. About 40 members went to
Spofford lake in a tally-ho and teams
and had basket lunch at Silverdale
They chartered the steamer Enter
prise for a ride around the lake and
the captain of the steamer gave them
an additional ride. The weather was
fine and the occasion was enjoyed
thoroughly.
Alexander Allen complained to
Chief-ofPo Police Hall Tuesday that
tramps VINO were staying in the
shanties near the canning factory
were digging his potatoes and milk
ing his cows. Chief Hall visited the
camp Tuesday night and caught one
hobo, but the others disappeared.
Said hobo was given to understand
that to linger longer would result in
imprisonment, and he hastily sought
his comrades outside of the state.
The junior department of the Con
gregational Sunday school held a pic
mic in Brookside park yesterday, and
some 80 were present Notwithstanding
the unfavorable weather. A special
car was engaged to take the children
from the chapel at 10 o'clock, and
from then until late in the afternoon
the time was very pleasantly spent
Dinner was served on tables at noon
and ice cream was served during the
were enjoyed by the children.
The hearing on the discharge of the
bankrupt brokerage firm of Knott q
Closson, adjourned from last fall, was
resumed at Burlington Monday before
Referee George w. Deberville The
attorneys present were c. c. Fits of
Brattleboro, r. w. Taft and Henry
Ballard of Burlington. The princl-
pal witness was Frank s. Pratt of
Brattleboro, the expert bookkeeper
who worked Is weeks upon Knott Il
Blossoms books and accounts. Mr..
Pratt's testimony showed that dur.
ing the partnership Knott & Closson
deposited with Bache & Co., the sum
of 1929. $50 and withdrew only 1926
905. The difference in those amounts.
the witness said was lost in specu-
lation. 1t was shown that in 1899
the firm lost $4,000 on January cot
ton. Mr.. Pratt testified that the
transactions whereby that sum was
lost were individual dealings of the
concern and not for customers. but
that customers money was used to
cover the margins on the transactions.
The midsummer fete of the Wantas-
tiquet Golf club Wednesday was one
of the most successful social events of
the season. Rain prevented holding
the fete on Tuesday, as planned. but
on Wednesday the weather was per-
feet. At $50 o'clock there was gen
eral tennis and golf playing, the set
matches with out-of-town clubs hav-
ing been given up on account of the
postponement. A large number of
visitors were present, including del
egations from Hinsdale and Mortified
and two tally-ho loads from Spofford
lake. Tables for supper were set in
front of the club house on the lawn.
and a fine supper was served to over
200 people. During the supper music
was furnished by the mandolin club.
After supper a putting contest was
held, resulting in tie between r. C.
Bacon and c. II. Thompson, Mr..
Thompson winning the play-off In
the evening the grounds and club
house were Illuminated with Japanese
lanterns The tennis court, covered
with canvas, made an admirable
dancing floor, and dancing was en-
ioyed from to 10 o'clock, music being
furnished by the First Regiment band
Mr.. 5atcheIder's searsburg Mine.
Hon. j. X. Batchelder of Arlington.
who was in Brattleboro last week on
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