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

I.eitsinger's orchestra will furnish |
music for dance at Sllverdale Spot /
ford lake Saturday night
A. " Mays real estate agency has
sold for Horton J. Games his house on
Chestnut street to Dwight Hosford of
Hnsdale, ~ H., who will take posses
sion Aug. /.
Patrick Moran has bought the John
Hurley house on Beech street and will
occupy it in about month The sale
was made through S. w. EIgett &
Cos agency.
The usual cake sale will be held
at the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms under the
auspices of the Women's Auxiliary to-
morrow Saturday, afternoon. This
week the sale will be in charge of the
women of the West Brattleboro Con
gregational society.
Tie annual change in the salaries
in the presidential post offices are an
nounced this week from Washington.
The increase in Brattleboro is from
$4,000 to $2700, Wilmington $500 to
$500 while in Putney and Saxtons
River a reduction is made from $1,000
to $1100.
The ballfs levied 10 sewer assess
ments at their meeting Saturday
night One proprietor of a business
place was notified that unless he dis
continues the practice of opening on
/ Sunday after a. m. a complaint
against him will be presented to the
/ states attorney.
The South Vernon House. George
f. Alderman proprietor, barely escaped
/ being burned Saturday night. A lamp
in a hallway exploded and the oil took
fire. burning the floor and walls badly.
The flames were discovered and were
eXtingushed after a sharp fight. The
loss will be about SIS, covered by in
surance through c. f. r. Jenne's
| agency.
Lawyer Ernest w. Gibson has
bought of l.. F. Adams the +. F..
Brooks place on Oak street. which Mr.,
Adams bought a few months ago.
The sale was made through the
agency of S. w Edgett & Co.
The house will not be ready for oc-
cupancy before autumn. 1t is being
put in first-class condition. 1t con
tains about II rooms.
section of the Crowell water main
south of Milestone bridge was cut
out Wednesday and a new section with
a branch to connect with the Vernon
street main was put in. The work of
blasting in the Vernon street ditch
is nearly over and the main has been
laid part way down the hill. 1t is eX-
pected that the entire line from the
Main street bridge to the Souto furni-
ture factory will be completed in a
few days.
The adjourned annual meeting OF
the directors of the Vermont Loan
and Trust company was held on
Wednesday. These officers were
chosen: President. F. j. Holman OF
Spokane. Wash; vice president
George E. Hobrook of Keene; secre
tary, F. w. Wilder of Grand Forks
North Dakota; treasurer, II. l.. Whit
he'd of Grand Forks; assistant secre
| tary and general agent Frank B. Put
nam of Brattleboro.
A special session of the probat,
court was held Saturday. The will o
Worthy y. Chase of Newfane was al
! lowed and Viola |. Chase was appoint
ed executriX. The will of Emma
, Janette Chase of Newfane was al
lowed and John II. Merrifield was ap
, pointed executor. License was grant
, ed to r. +. Gordon. administrator, t,
sell the real estate owned by the \
W. Sargent estate of Brattleboro
The will of Thomas T. Stowe of Yves
Brattleboro was allowed. F. D. f
Stowe was appointed administrator
! with the will annexed, and I. J. b
! Cudworth and II. F. Weatherheat
were appointed appraisers and com
= missioners. George c. Wheeler o
= Wilmington was adjudged insane an,
ordered removed to the Brattlebor,
: Retreat to be supported at the eN
i pense of the state.
\ swarm of bees attracted atten
4 tion on Main street just before nool
. Tuesday. They moved up and dow
r the street between the town hall an,
/. the bank corner, finally lighting on
n high limb of one of the elm trees il
a Mrs. Hooker's yard In the evening
1 " Steeple Jack Cavanaugh climbed
S ladder placed against the limbs ant
l. with a hand saw cut off the branch OF
= which the bees had swarmed and tool
a it down the ladder in his hands
i large crowd gathered to witness tn
g operation. William Cushman. 70
a whom the bees were gotten, took tn
S branch. shook off the bees, sprinkle,
them with water to keep them from
flying and hiyed them. For a tim
= the air was full of bees. before the,
- were wet down. but no one was badl.
3 stung. Apparently the queen bee wa
4 not caught for on the next morning
p, a large swarm had collected on
= limb adjacent to the one which wa
u sawed off.