Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-19


church Sunday afternoon.
A. V. Mays agency has sold for
Florence A. Sawyer her building lot
at the corner of North and Tyler
streets to Leroy f. Adams.
rhe Knights Templar commander
les of Claremont. Windsor. Bellows
Falls. Keene and Brattleboro will hold
their annual field day with Sullivan
commandery in Claremont, Oct I.
The rain Monday prevented the re
union of the High school class of 1902
which was planned to be held at
Spofford lake. The graduating class
of this year held picnic at the lake
Tuesday.
Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler has decided
that the original verdict for $4,000
is sustained in the case of Robert G..
Bacon. administrator of the Winfred
p. Randall estate. against the New
England Order of Protection.
A stock train which came from the
North Monday contained hogs, calves
and sheep all crowded in together.
Mrs. Jennie b. Powers. agent of the
Vermont Humane society, had them
separated and had the car divided in
to pens.
BY invitation of Mrs. Angelica Shea
the annual meeting of the Vermont
society of United States Daughters
of 1912 will be held at her home Sat
urday afternoon, June p, at 3 o'clock.
The annual report of the officers will
be presented. and an interesting pro
gram has been prepared.
The accounts due f. A. Starkey. f.
q
Wellman were sold by auction at the
American House Saturday. The f. A.
Starkey individual accounts were
bought by Frank f. Barber and the
others by +. w. Gibson. who after
wards sold them to Arthur c. Spen-
GER
What's in a name, anyway? Here's
Brattleboro's chance, A. G.. Lee,
whoever he may be. writing from Den
ton, Texas. says that if the people of
this town can be induced to change
it's name from Brattleboro to Phian-
thropy. I'VE will build a site there
and locate the International Political
Specialists school and Worlds Dia-
thetic Institute the two proposed
world philanthropic institutions,
there"
Virginia Metty, wife of William b.
Mettey, has brought a petition this
week asking Judge Tyler to have
Mettey brought before him to be dealt
with for contempt of court. On June
II Mrs. Mettey brought a petition for
divorce and Judge Tyler issued an
order restraining Mettey from inter
fering with Mrs Metteys personal
liberty. Mrs. Mettey alleges that Met
violated a nr1ar OF ba
left the state, and so long as he re-
mains outside no further action in the
case will be taken.
A public meeting under the auspices
of the Y. NJ. C. a. is being planned
for early in July, when addresses will
be made by speakers of wide reputa-
ton. Gov. Charles b. Aycock of
North Carolina has accepted the invi-
tation to speak, and an invitation has
been issued to Governor Mccullough
of Vermont Governor Aycock will
speak on The New South" The
meeting will be held in the Auditorium
and will be free to all This will be
Governor Aycock's first visit to Yer
mont and he will come here after at
tending the meeting of the National
Educational association in Boston.
1 ann 5lllllll, q IldllldA bON WIZ
ran away from home March 30. has
not been heard of and no one, so far
as known, has any clue as TO his
whereabouts. The boy came to Brat
tleboro some time ago. having run
away from home. Chief-ofPolice
Hall found him and sent him home
a suitable reward will be given TO any
person who gives information regard
ing the boy to Chief-ofPolice Hall The
boy is about ten years Old He wore
light grey felt hat. dark blue sweater.
dark brown trousers. light grey coat
and rubber boots. He has light brown
hair, brown eyes and is of dark COM
pleXion and slight build
The hearing on the application for
the appointment of a receiver to take
charge of the Brattleboro & Whitehall
railroad will be held before Judge
Watson in Montpelier next Tuesday.
The hearing was set for last Satur-
day, but was continued to Yesterday
to accommodate the counsel for the
Central Vermont Railway company.
That date was agreed upon without
the knowledge of the United States
District Attorney j. l.. Martin, who is
interested in the Brattleboro & White
hall railroad. Mr.. Martin had some
Chinese cases set for that day and at
his request the hearing was again
postponed to next Tuesday.
b, S. Gallup of the b. s. Gallup Lum-
Der company has taken a desk in H. E.
Taylor & Sons office. The Gallup
company owns a tract of $500 acres
of timber land in Windham and Wind
sor counties. The company wishes to
make its shipments by the way of
the Brattleboro & Whitehall railroad.
but if unable to make satisfac-
tory arrangements will send its lum-
Der via Manchester. The company
would send out annually 5000 900 feet
of lumber if ample accommodations
could be secured. In addition, a fac
tory would probably be erected in
Brattleboro if the lumber could be
shipped this way. Here is a strik-
ing instance of what the proper man
agement of the narrow gauge railroad
might mean for Brattleboro and Wind
ham county.
Wednesday was a day long to be re-
membered by the Congregational Sun
day school. They held a picnic on
John Wright's grounds in Vernon that
day. and a more perfect day or a
larger attendance could not have been
expected. About 225 were present