Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-08
BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL.

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Arthur w. Scott is one of the fresh
men who has been appointed to the
Walker honor division for excellence
In mathematics during the fall and
winter term in Amherst College.
4 large force of men are at work
for Mr.. Crowell digging the ditch five
and one-half feet deep through which
the water main will run from near the
Btattleboro House to the b. Souto &
Go. factory.
The Young Peoples Religious
mons of the north part of the Con
uecticut valley will hold a federation
meeting in Walpole tomorrow. The
delegates from the Unitarian church
of Brattleboro are Rev. and Mrs. f
@. S. Osgood, Mrs. f. H. Brasor and
Floyd Johnson.
F. ID. E. Stowe. referee in bank
ruptcy has notified the creditors of
F. L. Pierce of Putney that there will
be a hearing in his office in Brattle-
boro at 10 o'clock next Wednesday on
the petition of w. S. Adams. trustee,
for authority to sell the property be-
longing to the estate.
DR.. George F. Gales weather record
Tor April shows the following sum-
mary: Barometer, highest, 1920, 9th:
lowest, 29.14. 3D. Thermometer. high
est, S4. Goth; lowest, IS, 5th; mean,
a. M, 81 7-30ths; mean l p. m, 81
24-30ths; mean, p. m, 441a. Precip-
itation. rain, 2.27 inches; snow, trace.
Members of the Fort Drummer Rifle.
Brattleboro and National Rifle clubs
have laid out a range in Vernon, on
J. T. Wright's land. where the Vermont
Wheel clubs clam bakes have been
held. A small club house has been
erected. An opportunity is given to
shoot at targets at 200 to 600 yards
range.
H. E. Bond, who recently sold his
house at the corner of Main and Lin
den streets to DR.. and Mrs. Hamilton,
has bought W. w. Cooks house at the
corner of Linden and Chase streets
through A. V. Mays real estate agen-
cy. Possession has been given. Mr..
Cook took Mr. Bonds house in West
Brattleboro in part payment.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles Barrett
of West Brattleboro was held Sunday
at . o'clock in the Baptist church. fol-
lowing prayer at the house at 1870.
Rev. \. \. Wood, pastor, officiated at
both places. The choir sang at the
church service. The burial was in
West Brattleboro cemetery, the bear
ers being the three sons, c. II. Bar
rett, F. o. Barrett and E. f. Barrett,
and grandson, Edward Fisk.
Inquiry was made Saturday in be-
half of a syndicate of capitalists in
regard to the amount of power which
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develop. The identity of the syndi.
cate was not revealed, but it was
stated that if sufficient power could be
developed the syndicate was ready to
build the dam, supply what power
was needed in Brattleboro for all pur
poses and carry the rest elsewhere
Lyman H. Howe, who has given
moving picture entertainments before
Brattleboro audiences several times
and who will appear in the Auditorium
again next autumn, will sail for Eu
rope next Tuesday to secure new ma
terial. Next season he will present
moving pictures in all their natura
colors. This method has been per
fected after a large amount of eX
perimental work and marks grea
stride in science and a triumph in mo
ton photography.
The managers of the Valley Fai
were much pleased with the an
nouncement in the Sunday papers tina
the Vermont quarantine for the hoo
and mouth disease had been raised
The time was approaching whel
arrangements would have to be mad
for the exhibit of cattle at the mex
fair. and the officials were wondering
whether they would be able to get eN
hibits from out of the state or woul'
have to depend entirely on Vernon
cattle. The raising of the quarantin
settles that question satisfactorily
All citizens of Brattleboro, Hinsdal
and Chesterfield interested in the pro
ject TO develop the water power OF tn
Connecticut river are invited to NEE
in the town hall, Brattleboro, at 1:3
o'clock tonight to hear the report @
the citizens committee, w. H. VII
ton, c. A. Harris and c. w. Dunbar
and to take such action toward pre-
noting the enterprise as may be deem
ed advisable. This committee wa
chosen to procure survey or tn
river flow and to procure charters
Vermont and New Hampshire.
secretary VI EASl w ilSCA4 AAH
issued an order removing the qua
antine restrictions on the movemeI
of animals and animal products frol
or across the state of Vermont, wit
the exception of the townships of Lu'
low, Cavendish, Weathersfeld, we
ton. Andover, Chester and Sprini
field in the county of Windsor, an
the townships of Londonderry, VIM
ham, Grafton, Rockingham, Jamaic
Townshend and Athens, in the count
of Windham, where removal may tax
place after inspection by an inspectC
of the bureau of animal industry. an
only when accompanied by write
permit.
Big Charley Frey, as he was Gale
a widely known actor and great I
vorite in Brattleboro, where he is 7
membered as the funny man in Rice
Comedians, is dead The end can
last week in the Mary Fletcher no
pital in Burlington, where he was b
ing treated for appendicitis. He WI
member of the Bennett-Moulton cor
pany and would have appeared vii
the company here had it not bee
for his illness. He was born about
years ago in Easton, Penn, and h
home was in Ossipee, N. H. He leaV'
widow. who was member or u