Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-05
BRATTLEBORo.

Holden & Martin are building a bridge
across MILESTONE brook to their pro-
perty adjoining the old wooden mill
A waltzing party, in charge of Brattle-
boro and Hinsdale people. viii be given
in Hinsdale next Thursday evening.
A large tree in Centreville, a short dis
lance from LarIin's mill, was struck by
lightning during the heavy storm last
week
The S. A. Smith company's factory
which has closed at noon on Saturdays
during thte summer season, will here
after run until o'clock on Saturdays.
Wednesday evening, when only a slight
shower came to the village, one of the
heaviest storms of the season swept over
the country between the fair grounds and
Guilford
The Unitarian church will be closed
during this month services being resum
ed the first Sunday in September. Rev.
E. Q. S. Osgood will spend his vacation
in Cohasset Mass.
The annual Stacy family reunion will
be held with William Stacy, Shelburne
Falls, Mass, Tuesday, August 80 Mr..
Stacy's home may be reached by trolley
from Shelburne Falls.
S. w. Edgett & Co. have bought of
Mr. and Mrs. d. S. Work. formerly of
Vernon, their place in that town, consist
ing of a house barns, large poultry house
and three acres of land.
James b. Taylor of North Hinsdale had
one hand mangled on a shngle machine
in his mill last week. One finger barely
hung by the skin but it was sewed to-
gether and the severed parts may unite.
Rev. and Mrs. L. NJ. Keneston of West
Brattleboro have issued invitations to a
reception at their home which will follow
the marriage of their daughter Miss
Caroline Mae KenestOn, to Jesse Charles
Johnson Wednesday evening, Aug. IT.
Miss Christa NJ Park has leased the
rooms recently vacated by DR.. Kinkead,
and will open her private school there
Monday, Sept. 5. She is now visiting her
parents in Townshend but expects to re-
turn about the 25th of this month to
live in town.
The Vermont Wheel club voted at a
regular monthly meeting Tuesday to hold
field day on Labor day, and II
r. Lawrence DIR. c. r. Adrich NJ. j
Moran, Guy Tasker and Clarence Stick
ney were appointed a committee to Sc
lect the place and to make all arrange
ments for the celebration.
Insurance adiusters came to Brattle.
boro this week to adjust the loss on L. f
Adams's house at the corner of Oak anC
High streets, which was burned to tn,
ground three weeks ago They arranged
mined by two practical builders, L. +
Holden of Brattleboro and Mr.. Waiter!
of Springfield, Mass.
Charles Clark was thrown out of hi
carriage on Canal street Wednesday
afternoon and had one leg hurt. On
of the reins broke, near the AleXande
house, and the horse was refined to tn
sidewalk, overturning the carriage TIL
horse freed itself from the carriage
smashing wheel, and ran to tn
Main street bridge where it was caught
The old Ross White paper mill on Elm
street, recently bought by Brink
Washer, is being torn down by Holden 4
Martin, who began work on it Wednesday
Brink & Washer to whom j. r. RAM
sold his machine shtop in Harmony bloc
annex, will erect machine shop on tn
site of the paper mill but they have no
decided whether it will be more than on
story high or whether it will be built O
wood or brick
a rumor has been current this wee
to the effect that the proposed dam acros
the Connecticut river at Brattleboro wa
positively assured, This is not eXactl
true, but the probability of its construc
ton is very strong. The syndicate of me
who have been considering the matte
have signifed their intention of buyin
the franchise and taking the power on
of town, provided certain things can b
there will always remain to Brattlebor
and Hinsdale the right to use all tn
power desired in those towns
The committee which arranged for tn
formation of the Republican club decide
to select for the office of secretary
former president of the Wheel club, VIII
was recommended as a good worker 70
any enterprise entrusted to him. TIL
young man was summoned to a confer
ence and was informed that he had bee
selected as the recipient of an honor
but he startled the committee by Stain
that he might not be altogether salts
factory to them. He explained that h
had not been a very good Democra
while Bryan was a candidate, but hi
training and predictions led him to sid
with the Democratic party and that h
should vote for Parker this year 1t di
not take long for the slate makers t
excuse him.