Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-03

next Monday evening.
w. y. Batcheder is repairing and
improving his house and grounds on
Cedar street. preparatory to occupying
the house this month.
The first Regiment band will give
it's next open air concert next week,
on Saturday evening, July II, from the
Brooks House balcony.
Charles H. Thompson returned Sat
u.day from an outing in the Adiron-
dacks. He shot a small bear while
hunting in the mountains.
Dr.. and Mrs. C. S. Clark invite all
friends to meet Dr. and Mrs. Charles
Ernest Clark at their home in West
Bratteboro on Wednesday evening,
July s.
II. Il. Brown received Monday seven
new horses from st. Lawrence county.
y. y. a choice lot. for use in his liv-
cry One was perfect match for his
dark roam.
The business of the Brattleboro Ho-
siery company will be managed by c.
/ II. Thompson until manager can be
sec ed to succeed the late w. d.
Stockwell
The Brattleboro chapter. Daughters
of the American Revolution, will hold
basket picnic on Meeting House Hill
tomorrow afternoon. leaving on the
car which starts from Prospect Hill at
> o'clock.
While digging ditch on Elliot
street yesterday afternoon Thomas
Lynch was buried up to his arms, the
sides of the ditch caving in upon him.
/ He was not hurt. but the dirt held
/ him so firmly that he was unable to
move until other workmen dug him
out.
The w. c. T L. held their regular
meeting yesterday afternoon with Mrs.
/ r. II. Baker on Pearl street. After
| the meeting the ladies made II bou-
| quets to place on the graves of mem
| bers who have died. the day being
| w. c. T. L. memorial day. The next
meeting will be held in the Y. NJ. c.
I A. rooms next week at the usual time.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Ware entertained
their classes from the Congregational
| Sunday school at their farm Saturday
afternoon. A tally-ho load started for
/ the farm about 3 o'clock. When all
was ready supper was served on the
! lawn, 80 persons being seated at
| bountifully laden table. The party
returned about o'clock, having had
right" good time.
The firm of b. Souto & Co. has been
| incorporated under the name The
1 Brattleboro Cabinet Company" by
which name hereafter it will be
. I'll, ,f ion
state that the purpose of the company
is the manufacture and sale of /arti-
/ cles of furniture and household util-
ity. The capital stock is $4,000.
divided into 500 shares of 500 each.
The members of the firm are Bado-
nero Souto of New York city. F. \.
Thompson and A. l.. Thompson of
Brattleboro. and b. V. Souto and c. de
Escoreaza Of New York city.
\ meeting of those who subscribed
to the fund to secure and erect mon
ument on the grave of Or. James Con
land in Morningside cemetery was
held in the Brooks House parlors Mon
/ day evening. II was entirely an in
formal meeting, at which the an
nOuncement was made that the sub
scriptiOns from Dr. Conlands friends,
received at the two local newspaper
Offices. aggregated 5000, which was
considered sufficient to carry out the
plan Of having the monument consist
OF a rugged bowlder. \ committee
was appointed. consisting of W. II.
Childs. O. l.. French and j. @. Ullery.
to whom the money will be turned over
TO be expended as their judgment d.
reefs.
The monthly session Of the probate
court Saturday was shorter than any
. other regular session for many years
The will of Charles II. NewCOmb of
Wardsboro was probated and allowed
and Annie 5. Newcomb was appoint
ed eXeCutriX. License was granted
Harry c. Freeman. administrator. TO
sell at private sale the real estate be
longing TO the H. p. Freeman estate.
+. b. j. Cudworth was appointed ad-
mini-tr&tor Of the Chester Harris cs-
tate of Dummerston and A. O. Nor
cross and solomon Washer were APP
pointed appraisers and commissions
ers. H. ID. Holton and c. w Rich
ardsOn were appointed appraisers and
commissioners of the Annie 5. Eaton
estate.
4 Swedeville boy touched OF fire
cracker Monday forenoon, frightening
the horse attached to John Wrights
milk wagon. The horse ran from the
Brook road to Elliot street. coliding
with a hitchng post in front of SchOr
ling IL JohnsOn's meat market as it
attempted to get to the sidewalk to
avoid the teams in the road. Calvin
Narlis's horse was hitched to the
post. The post was broken off, and in
the miX-up the shafts were broken
out of Mr., Harris's carriage. the out
door refrigerator in front of the
Grange store was overturned and
broken, the harness on both the
Wright and Harris horses was strip
ped and quantity of milk was spilled
on the ground.
One man, apparently an agrcultur-
alist, showed his appreciation of the
work of the First Regiment band We'd
nesday night in a substantial way
. After the concert on the common he
went 10 one member and said that h
enjoyed the music and felt as though
he ought to do something for the
boys" So saying. he handed cut s.
with the remark that after he got his
haying done he should tend up to the
concerts more regularly. The concert
Wednesday night was admirably ar
ranged with the Fourth in view, and
was rendered finely. A clarinet solo
nv T. & IaitSinppr was ancOrad vic.