Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-04


with Mrs. c. f.. Downer on Thursday
of next week.
Cutting & Co., contractors. are rush
ing the work on the Thompson hos
pital. They have force of over 80
men, and the foundation is already
completed
S. W. Edgett q Co. have sold the
Alvin Morse farm in Newfane to w. f..
Bingham of that town. The farm con
tains about 80 acres. Alphonso
Laugile Of Brattleboro is administra-
tor of the Morse estate.
The second place in batting in the
local league should have been credited
to Stolte of the Wheel club. his cor
rect percentage being 1862 instead of
.347. as announced last week
The next meeting of the Audubon
society will be held at the home of the
president, Mrs. Frances b. Horton. on
Brook street, Monday evening at 100
o'clock. The subject will be "Migra-
ton of Birds and Plants"
Walter S. Pratt has sold the shoe
store which he has been running in
Athol the past six years to Durham
Brothers. Mr. Pratt has several bust
ness openings in view but intends to
take a long vacation at the home of
his father, ID. S. Pratt. before settling
definitely.
The ladies' aid society of the Metho-
dist church will have a sale of second
hand clothing Sept. 9, 10. II and. - in
Milestone block. There will also be
a table Of new useful and fancy arti-
clos. Ice cream and cake will be
served on Wednesday evening. the first
day of the sale.
The officers of the Woman's AuXil-
larry to the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION have sent letter to ScCre.
tary George G. Wilson expressing their
regret that he has decided to leave
Brattleboro and their appreciation of
his faithful work here. also assuring
him Of their hearty good wishes for
himself and family.
Friday of next week is the anniver-
sary of the battle of Plattsburg. fought
in 1914, and of Perry's victory on Lake
/ Erie. The local Daughters of 1872
will observe the anniversary. but on
account of the absence OF Mrs. c. f. r.
Jenne, president of the Vermont so
ciety. the observance will be post
poned to the following week.
A gang of 10 linemen employed by
the New England Telephone and Tele.
graph company came to BrattlebOru
Monday from Springfield. Mass. to
string cables on Green. Main and Tyler
streets. They will be here a week or
more. The cables contain 60 wires
All the wires in the old cables are i'm
use. \ new switchboard has been put
in at TOwnshend and an exchange es.
tablished there with six subscribers.
\ hearing on the petition of Miss
Serotia Alexander of Canal street for
the removal of the street railroad
switch near her house was set for Sat.
urday, but by request of counsel il
was continued to Nov. IL. The hear
ing wiz be before a board of commits
sioners consisting of j. II. Mortified
of Williamsylle. \. L. Cudworth Of
South Londonderry and J. Henry Kid
der of Wilmington. who will make
their report as of the present term of
county court. C. C. Fits and Haskins
Il SChwenk are counsel for the peti
toner, Waterman & Martin represent.
ing the railroad company.
The society of Seamstresses. Shop
girls and NeedlewOmen held their an
nual meeting at 100 o'clock Saturday
evening in the Selectmens room
These officers were elected: Presi-
dent. Mrs A. j. Currier; vice presi.
dent, Miss Addie NJ Fay; secretary
Miss Helen Leahy; treasurer. Miss
Florence Howe; executive committee
Mrs. \. j. Currier Miss Abbie Pratt
and Miss Mary DOnnell. Miss Donnell
declined to served longer as president
of the society. She has been its pres
Ident ever since its organization. The
transaction Of other business was post
pOned to later date. when a report
Of the expenditure of the income of
the Thompson fund will he made
A COW owned by J. a. Allen of Gull.
ford was killed Tuesday by direction
of Mrs. Jennie B. Powers of Brattle-
boro. agent of the Vermont Humane so
ciety. Besides being badly emaciated
and having a sunken shoulder which
made her so lame that she could not
walk the cow was in horrible condi.
ton from other causes. the nature of
which is too revolving for publication.
She had been in that condition three
weeks. Mrs. Powers says it was the
worst looking animal she ever saw.
Allen said he did not call a veterinary
because he thought it would cost him
50 or more. His neglect of the COW
may cost him more than a veterinary
would have charged.
The Brattleboro Street Railroad
company have heard from Fitchburg TO
the effect that work on their new en-
CINE is being pushed, and that al
though the order was given late the
engine will be shipped in time to be
installed before the Valley Fair. The
old engine was known as the Estey
engine. from the fact that formerly il
was owned by the Estey Organ com
pany.' Recently one end of the cylin-
der was broken OF. The company
found that it would be cheaper to
have a new engine made than to have
the old one repaired. and so a new one
is in process of construction from spe-
cial measurements for the position it
will fill. Without it the railroad
would be badly crippled at Valley Fair
time.
The Kearsarge Independent and
Times of Warner, n. H., in recording
the visit of George E. Crowell q
Brattleboro at Hopkinson, Old Home
Day, refers to him as one of the found
ers of the Philomathic club. which
grew into the New Hampshire Anti
quarian society. The Philomathic club
was started in Hopkinson in the early
SOS by Mr.. Crowell Silas Ketchum
and Darwin c. Blanchard. Ketchum