Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17

Alpha Lodge. knights of Honor, have
this week paid Mrs. II. p. Freeman
$1,000. which was Mr. Freeman's in
surance in that order.
Hail storms were reported in some
of the hill towns of the county We'd
nesday. when change of 20 degrees
took place in the temperature. Some
hay crops were badly damaged.
An electric light has been placed
at the corner of Canal street and Hor-
ton place. to the great satisfaction
of the residents in that locality. The
shade trees there have made such
light a necessity.
Gov. Charles B. Aycock of North
Carolina. who was to have spoken on
the New South" at the Auditorium
Sunday night, writes that he will visit
Brattleboro in the fall his disappoint-
ment being expressed at his inability
to come North at this time.
n. |. Hawey entertained his clerks
and former rclerks Tuesday evening.
when a company of 16 partook of a
trout supper at the Melrose House in
West -Brattleboro. Landlord Strong is
giving, the house a good reputation,
especially in the preparation of spe-
cial meals to order for parties.
Brattleboro camp, Modern Wood
men of America. instituted a camp in
Wilmington Saturday night. There
were II members in the Brattleboro
delegations The new camp starts off
with a charter membership of 80. The
Brattleboro delegation returned Sun
day morning. A banquet was served
in the Childs Inn.
Preparations are being made for re-
organizing Palestine canton of Odd
| Fellows. The canton has been in eX-
! istence some years, but it has not been
active recently and regular meetings
have not been held. A large number
| of new members have been initiated
within a short time. The canton is the
military branch of the order of Odd
Fellows.
f. d. Chase, who recently sold his
large timber tract in Somerset, has
bought a business block. home and
other real estate in Berkeley, Cal, and
will move there as soon as he can
close up his business interests in Som
erset. Berkeley is city of about
$4,000 people and has superior educa-
tional advantages which induced Mr..
Chase to locate there. Mr.. Chase is
enthusiastic over the city. He was in
Brattleboro yesterday
A hearing was held before Judge
Wheeler last week to determine the
identity of two Cinnamon who were
brought before the court by Lawyer
Peter McManus of Rutland, who
claimed they were the ones for whom
he had furnished bail in the sum OF
$500 each. One of them was held fol
deportation and Mr. McManus was
exonerated with respect to the bail il
that case. Judge Wheeler has decided
that the other Chinaman was not the
one who was wanted, and he has beer
released Mr.. McManus now mus
produce the right Chinaman or pay
$500.
The Enterprise held its annual pic
mic on the schoolhouse grounds il
Esteyville Saturday. Between 200 anC
300 people were on the grounds, in
Guiding the people of Esteyville anC
their friends. A bountiful dinner wa:
served at ! o'clock. The grounds were
/ decorated with flags and flowers ant
! the entertainment consisted of must,
and recitations. Remarks were mad
/ by Rev. Z. T. Mathison, who hoped tn
men of Esteyville would in some wa.
manifest as much enterprise" as tn
women had shown. The people dis
persed about o'clock. and all report
, ed a very enjoyable time.
: A series of runaway accidents o
Z. local interest took place Monday il
: Rawsonville Mrs. Alison Harris an
= son of Brattleboro have been VISITING
5 Mrs. Harris's father, Irwin Smith. il
+ Bondville. On Monday Mr.. Smith an
Y the boy started for South LOndonderr
} with an express wagon in which
2 calf was loaded. At Jacksonville Nj
t Smith went into the post office an
l while there his horse started to ru
+ away The boy was thrown out an
5 his face was cut, but not seriously
] The wagon collded with anOthe
4 wagon in which a calf was loaded
i both calves were thrown out and bot
\ wagons were smashed. A third WACO
= was secured the calves were loade
a into it and Mr.. Smith resumed hi
journey with his own horse. The an
$ NAL had become so excited that it be
a came unmanageable and ran away
a second time, throwing out the occl
+ pants and both calves and smashin
+ the wagon. Mr.. Smith secured
= fourth wagon and finally landed hi
@ live stock in South Londonderry.
n The Grange Dramatic club presen
I ed An Easy Mark " in Grange ha
u Monday and Tuesday evenings unde
: the direction of StrOck and Evans, c
! the Bennett Moulton company.
+ fair sized audience was present a
/ each performance and was We
, pleased with the entertainment TIL
play is a three-act farcial absurditl
: bristling with fun which obliges on
: to laugh particularly in the last ac
= The cast was as follows; Judg
= Hastings Hussel, great liar and a
= easy mark, Fred Cressy; Randolp
: Dearborn, in love with Flora, Alison ,
, Dugan; Guy McGuftin, county col
= stable, Jack Clune; Cousin Ri
Boomer, a sport from Mobile, an
Flora Boomer, a Chicago girl, Paulin
e Miller; Birdie Sweetlove, a youn
widow, Zetta Weld; Lucretia Spril
gins. a country schoolma am. Louis
: Williams; Gen. Herbert Boomer,
u Chicago real estate millionaire, e.
Evans; Rev" Ezra Stiggins, a gol