Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22


George w. Fisher cut off the end of his
thumb recently while hewing a wedge
The detached part was placed in posltloh
and it is expected that the thumb VIII pe
saved i'm good condition.
Another moonlight excursion by trolley
TO West Bratteboro. under the dlrectloh
of the First Regiment band, Will be given
Tuesday evening, Aug >, with speclal at
fractions for entertainment.
The pulpit of the Congregational church
viii be occupied Aug. I by Prof. l.. 49,
patton of Hartford Theological seminary
a nd on Aug IA by President c. O. Day oil
Andover Theological seminary
Among the guests who arrived recently |
at Sunnybank farm, owned by IL. F. Reed, |
are Mrs Herbert Stott Miss Mia Hal
will and John L. Dixon of Brooklyn, MISS
Dorothy Morrow and Miss Elizabeth XII
by of Nyack, n. Y, and Miss Mabel -FOUR
telot of Providence, II. l.
The repairs on the Brattleboro Gas Light |
company's dam across West river when |
was damaged by ice last spring. were |
completed Tuesday and the workmen
were discharged The dam * stronger
than before and the company believes II
will withstand any amount of ice ana
water In an advertisement i'm this paper
the company offers to furnish all the pow
er anyone wants
Brattleboro on the street railroad moon
lipht excursion Tuesday night to listen
to the concert by the First Regiment
band The cars were crowded, many
standing on the running boards ana be
tween the seats The band gave tlrst
class concert from the balcony of the Mel
rose House and Landlord Strong served
refreshments of ice-cream and cake.
The annual meeting of the Grange
| Dramatic club was held Friday evening.
after which about % members went to
| A. f.. Miller's ice cream parlors ana were
served with ice cream and cake. The
officers for the coming year are: Pres
| ident A. f.. Miller; vice president Mrs.
IC S HOPKINS secretary. George Harris;
| TREASURER Mrs. H. w. Sargent; property
man. \. c. Trendall; advisory committee
Mrs f. ID. Weld, Miss Bessie Hopkins
and H. e. whitney; business committee
| H. w. Sargent, A. Il. Atwood and +. ID.
Weld auditing committee. George w.
Pierce. c. S Hopkins and Scott Eames.
Joseph Wilson was arrested Saturday
| night Inv Chief-of- Police Hall and Police
man Worden who found him intoxicated
i'm the freight yard, where they were sum
moned He was lying with his head
across the rail and close to freight car
| If the car had been moved backward his
head would have been cut off. He was
| placed in the lookup and on Monday
| morning was arraigned before Justice
Newton. He pleaded guilty to second
offense and was fined Sl5 and costs. VII
lage Attorney Bacon conducted the pros
ecution. Being unable to pay the fine
Wilson was taken to the house of cor
rection in Rutland by Chief Hall to serve
an alternative sentence of 100 days.
There has been no important develop
ment this week in the hunt for cleWs as
to the identity of the person who slashed
the Wlliamsvle mail pouch at South
Londonderry last week and distracted the
letter mail Not long after the theft sus-
picion was fastened on a person who was
seen in the village on the previous day,
but he has not been connected with the
robbery. He has served a term in state :
prison. The letter mail consisted of
about $50 letters. several of which con-
tanned checks. the total face value OF
which was over 5000 \ few of the let
tcrs contained a small amount of money
Although the anticipated discussion OF
the question of returning to the former
system of two sessions daily in the higl
school did not take place at the annua
school meeting Tuesday night it can be
stated definitely that the one session sys
tenn will be continued the coming year
\ representative of The Phoenix inter
viewed each member of the school boart
, on the subject Wednesday, Rev. Mr.. Os
good said that he was in favor of on,
session, from every point of view MIR
, giving the matter serious thought unit
,, it began to be discussed, but that since
: then he had made some investigation
and the more he thought about ii thu
more he became convinced that the on
| session plan was the better for the pu
: | pills. He said there would be no chang
!, unless the district asked for it. Mr.. Ad
= ans. the new member of the board, sat
that while he favored the two session
, plan for country high schools, he woul
t not press his views on the subject.
q Several cases in the United States cour
= We're heard by Judge Wheeler Tuesday +
D. the probate Office. One was a bill of com
: York against II. c. Stilphen and f. \
> Tular 1t was alleged that Tullar wa
y employed formerly by the plaintiff an
- learned the secrets of the preparation an
> manufacture of painters smalts whic
the plaintiff had the exclusive right I
. 4 use that he had sold or given the secrt
: formulate to Stilphen. who made tn
d smalts under the name of the Vernon
u Smalt company, at Swanton, and afte
leaving the plaintiffs employ Tular use
y the formulate in New York. Stilphen pre-
e duced an affidavit denying any know
If edge of the use of the plaintiffs formulas
e Judge Waterman appeared for the plain
: tiff and Hogan d Hogan of St Albar
Re for the defendants. Land damage suit
e in the White River Valley railroad cas-
r. ! and j. j. Wilson of Bethel appearing fC
o the claimants and Judge Waterman fC
e, the railroad
: Charles Kenneth Farnum and Miss Lii
Gertrude Anterior We're married Tuesda
i evening in Bernardston at the home of I'll
u. Brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. \. S. Athei
N ton. Mr. Farnum is the son of Mr., an
IS t'Mrs. f. n. Farnum, who moved from Bra
II ttlehOro to Bernardston two years ag
a TO the strains of the bridal march playe
n by Mrs. John +. Allen, the couple toe
n. their places under an arch of eVergree
as where Rev. II. +. Birks of Deerfield pei
+ formed the ceremony, the ring servi,
l. being used. The bride was becoming
A. dressed in white silk muslin trimmC
l. with silk chiffon, and she carried brio
f. roses Her two brothers, John and Ra
A. I Anterior, acted as ushers. The house W;
e. decorated with greens and cut flower
lg Ice cream, cake and lemonade We
$ served. There were many useful and o
s. namental presents, including china, 81
la Verware, clock, lamp, table mats al
d: ana chairs. About rs guests were pre-
s. ent from New Jersey, Boston, Shelburn
to Greenfield, Northampton and Brattlebor
s Mr.. and Mrs. Farnum will live at the All
I'd erton homestead for the present.
IN The Unitarian Fair.
n The annual fair and supper given
u, / Festival hall last evening by the ladies
III the Unitarian society was, as usual, d