Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
BRATTLEB ORO.

The t-niversalist Sunday school will
hold its annual Rally day service Nov. l.
The ladies' mission circle will hold a
business meeting at o'clock next Thurs
day afternoon, Oct. %, at the parlors OF
the church.
John Affair and Mrs. Enora circuit
Lowell were married Wednesday fore
noon by William s. Newton, ESQ., in the
town clerks office. They will live on
Birge street.
Mrs Jennie b. Powers, humane agent,
shot an old horse owned by Vernon Man
lev of Dummerston Wednesday. Manley
said he bought the horse for its pelt He
now has an opportunity to remove it,
Francis Anthony Ryan, 10, son of Mich
olas r. Ryan of Greenfield, Mass, former
ly of Bratteboro, died Wednesday from
diabetes after a short illness. The body
will be brought to Bratteboro for burial
today.
The four wheels in carriage owned
by Iiverymen Stockwell & Putnam were
completely demolished in front of II. b.
Haus grocery store Friday afternoon.
The horse backed the carriage into car
which was passing. No other damage
was done
A consignment of 1000 lingering trout
for the ponds of the Bratteboro Ice com
pany was received Friday. from the gov
eminent hatchery near Nashua, n. IL.
Evans Brothers of Townshend also re-
ceived at the same time 1000 iingerlings
for distribution in streams of that town.
The fire department was called out be-
tween II and l o'clock Tuesday to a fire
in an ash box in the rear of the building
at the corner of Elliot and Church streets,
known the old Baptist church. The
box was used by all the tenants in the
building. one stream of water was used
to wet down the box. The damage was
slight.
If ba tat
Cavalry, who gave exhibition drills at
the Valley Fair, arrived in Brattleboro
Saturday afternoon on their return from
the fair at Northampton and pitched
their tents on the fair ground. On Sun
day morning they started for Fort Ethan
Allen. stopping at Jamaica and going
from there up the west side of the state.
A special meeting of the Keene HUI
name society was held Friday night for
the purpose of raising money for Mrs.
Jennie b. Powers with which to carry
on her work in the interest of the So
ciety. Mrs. Powers was present and
gave an informal talk. During her stay
she the guest of Lawyer and Mrs.
Madden. Her collection of photographs
showing the subjects of numerous cases
she has had are on exhibition in Keene.
The members of the Junior Auxiliary
of the Episcopal church held their an
nual meeting Tuesday evening and elect
ed these officers: President, Mrs. Louis
Ahrens; vice presidents, Miss Margaret
Martin, Miss Carrie Haskell and Mrs
f. G. Bartlett; secretary, Miss Grace +.
Eels; treasurer, Miss Mary Cundff; eX-
ecutive committee Miss Adelaide Tucker
Mrs. Louis Ahrens, Miss Grace Eels, Miss
Mary Cundiff Miss Lillian Cain, Miss
Helen Martin. Miss Elsie Haskell and
Miss Annie Morrison.
Charles c. Dunbar, the magician, who
will give an exhibition of scientific pre-
lf.rft tl,. mt
under the auspices of Bingham chapter
Order of Eastern Star, presents first-class
recommendations. The Concord, On. H.
Monitor says, His entertainment was
grand; the Boston Transcript, Hi.
skill is credtahe to any professional
committee First Parish church. Brigh
ton, Your wonderful skill and ability
was recognized" Puritan club, Boston
Never saw the flower trick done as we'll
Albert D. Fessenden was badly burned
Monday afternoon while at work in tn,
boiler room of J. T. Hdreth's factor!
on Elm street. occupied by the Brattle
boro Overall company. He had SOM
chloride of lime in a pail, which III
wished to mix with water By mistake
he opened steam valve instead of
water valve and the steam escaped will
such force that it threw the chloride o
lime into his face and eyes and covered
his arms. His arms were burned so tina
the skin came off. His face was ais
burned but was not bistered. 1t |
hoped that septic poisoning in his eye
may be prevented and that his sight ma
be saved
The annual meeting of company F. At
Vermont Regiment, was held in Below
Falls Tuesday, when these officers wer
elected: President. Horace f. Roberts o
Putney; vice president, II. w. Hutchin
OF Bellows Falls; secretary and treas
urer. Col. II. F. Taylor of Brattleboro
The 4th Vermont Regiment association
also held its annual meeting, about 8
members of the old regiment were pres
ent. Supper was served by the Woman
Relief corps, and an informal camp fir
was held. These officers We're elected
President, Captain Joseph p. Aiken o
Hartford; vice president. II. w. Hutchin
of Bellows Falls; secretary and treasurer
Thomas Il. Farrell of Waterbury.
A jury trial was held Saturday in
d. Il. Stoves office in the case of c. L
Pease against Charles Dunklee both q
Brattleboro. The jury consisted of C. Il
Bond. Ira Higgins. Frank Burnett, job
Newman, S. NJ. Yeaw and w. c. Mitchell
a. c. Spencer appeared for the plaintiff
and II. G. Barber for the defendant. TIL
suit was brought to recover S11.3j TO
labor the plaintiff having been employe
in the defendants mill in Dummerstor
The defendant claimed that the plaintiff
violated his contract by stopping wor
without giving notice, and that on tina
account the defendant was obliged t
close his mill temporarily. He filed
statement for rdcoupment of damages
amounting to $H The jury returned
verdict for the plaintiff to recover $6.3
each side to pay their own costs.
Further action on the petition of tn
Brattleboro a. Whitehall Railroad CON
pany to have the railroad put into tn
hands of a receiver will be taken durin
the coming term of the supreme cour
which will open in Montpelier, Oct 2
An effort was made to have a meetin
of the officials of the Brattleboro ,
Whitehall road and the New Londo
road in BrattlebOro last Saturday. but
could not be brought about. The Ne,
London company claim that the ne
long ties which recently were laid on tn
BrattlebOro d Whitehall line were pu
in with a view to changing the narro'
gauge road over into broad gaue
road, but the officials of the BrattleboT
IL Whitehall road are incredulous in vie
OF the fact that the ties were taken o
the line of the New London road, wher
they had been piled and that they wei
rushed in Immediately after the hearin
on the petition for the appointment of
receiver.