Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-31

of South Main street. VINO VIII take
possession tomorrow.
Mrs. Harriet Brasor Pratt will give
her postponed operate concert thurs
day evening. August 20, in the Audi
torium Further details will be given
next week.
Alanson McNall was called to West
Enosburg. this state. recently by the
illness of his brother, Joel McNall
whose death took place Monday from
consumption.
Plans are being considered for es-
tablishing a ferry from Root island to
the New Hampshire side of the river
lust above the Thomas farm house
There is a perpetual right of way
from Vernon street across the rail-
road tracks to the island.
The rear of the log drive passed
Brattleboro Wednesday. The logmen.
teams and RATS came Tuesday noon
and began at once the work of NOV
ing the logs which had collected on
the two islands. A large crowd of
spectators watched the operation.
w. J. Alderman. of the firm of Abb
bolt & Alderman. has bought the Oh
ney meat market in Springfield. this
state. Mr.. Alderman and John Lane
and families have moved to that town.
Mr. Lane formerly was employed by
| Abbott & Alderman in their Brattle-
! boro market.
The majority of the stock of the S.
/ A. Smith company was exchanged
Monday for the stock of the National
Novelty corporation. a large amount
of the S. A. Smith company stock was
sold outright to persons who believe
that the National Novelty corpora
tion's stock will prove a good invest
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fisher of West
ern avenue will observe their golden
wedding anniversary next Tuesday
August A. A reception will be held
from I to 10 O'Clock in the evening. tC
which all their friends are invited. 4
special invitation is extended to the
members of Sedgwick post and the
Woman's Relief corps.
j. Fred Crandall of Simsbury, Conn.
will be the judge of the bench depart
ment at the Valley Fair. The elias
sifications will be larger and the prizes
will be more liberal than last year
including several valuable specia
cups. The show will be run under tn
American Kennel club rules, but vii
not have an a, X, c, rating.
Two hundred and twenty-five peopl
bought tickets in Brattleboro for tn
Central Vermont excursion to Bloc
, Island Saturday. The weathe
throughout the trip was excellent an
t the trains and boat made schedule
= connection. giving the eXcursiOnist
about two hours at Block Island
About half the people who went fror
Brattleboro remained on the islam
| over Sunday.
A large contingent will go fror
Brattleboro and from nearly all tn
towns of the country to rendezvou
, tomorrow at Townshend, where the al
, nual reunion of the Windham Count
Veterans Association will be hello
, The Wardsboro band will furnish mi
sic and there will be interesting e'
! ercises throughout the day. The 30:
ton & Maine railroad between Brattl,
boro and Bellows Falls will sell rounC
trip tickets at one and one-third tn
f price of regular fare one way, and tn
| Brattleboro & Whitehall road wi
I make a rate of 20 cents from Brattl'
I bOro and a corresponding rate fror
\ the other stations.
, E. w. Gibson and j. L. Martin wer
! in Bellows Falls Tuesday as couns'
for Leaman White and G.. F. Buchal
i an. defendants in a suit brought b
u Burt Chellis of Claremont, also in
\ suit brought by White and Buchana
u against George Cory of SaXtons Rive
! Chellis's suit was to recover on
promissory note given by White an
o Buchanan to Cory in part payment fC
s a farm in Windham, Buchanan signin
e as surety. Cory did not give dee
= and later White learned from the re
S ords that Cory did not have title
q the farm. White moved off and r
r fused to pay the note. He demande
:. the note. but Cory claimed he coul
d not find it, The hearing was befol
< Referee Sargent of Ludlow. The su
s against Cory was an action of trovC
e to recover the note.
{ The business of the Brattlebol
- News Company was sold Wednesda
by George f. Fox TO p. Frank Co
e nors, who will take possession Augu
e. l. The name will not be change
r and the young men now in Mr.. Fox
E. employ will remain with Mr.. Conner
4 This news store is the oldest in co
\ tinuous existence in Vermont. haviI
: been established in 1S4S by the la
q f. j. Carpenter. The change now
e the second in a period of 50 years, NJ
I. Fox having bought the business Jul
10 /. 1892. He has conducted it cont
N uouslv up to this time, has complet
ir ly refitted and greatly improved Il
Ie store. and has added several lines
ID goods and greatly extended the &c
10 eral run of the business. The sa
was made through F. j. Bailey & Co
agency. Mr.. Fox will take an eXten
r ed and wel-earned vacation before e
ID gaging in any other business. but W
n undoubtedly have the management
lie the Auditorium as heretofore the col
n ing season. Mr.. Connors is wide
lie known ntown. He was a carver wi
Of the Estey Organ company 81 yeal
AZ and then for a year managed Il
IN town agency. His many friends a
III pleased to see him engage in bu
IL ness in town.