Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-16

Entries for the Valley Fair kennel show
Rice, secretary
Columbian lodge, No 80, f. & A. NJ,
conferred the first degree at stated
communication Tuesday evening.
During the rain Wednesday night the
baggage room at the station was flood
ed so that 1t was necessary to store a
part OF the baggage on the platform for
the night.
we feel that we are no longer strangers
to the people of Guilford, who with their
new telephones installed, appreciate the
privileges of the service, as do the people
Of Brattleboro. ABOUT Is telephones are
in use in Guilford
f. -. T. Stowe made n clean sweep
with his game bantams at the Springfield
fair He entered 16 birds and won II
first and five second prizes also two spec
ials, one being for the best display of
poultry on the grounds.
Lillian Canton 2. daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. T. a. Canton, who live in one of
the water cure buildings. died Sunday at
the home of her grandmother, Mrs. FREE
dette. in Chesterfield, from commissions.
The funeral was held Tuesday, Rev. Mr.
Miles officiating, and the burial was In
the Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Brattleboro Street Railroad COM
pany's feed wire. which has been run
through Main street. has been taken
| down and will be run from Western
avenue down Union hill across to Canal
| street 50 as to feed into the main line
| near Fuller hill. 1t is expected that the
| heavy traffic of Valley Fair days will be
better handled by this arrangement.
Seven tramps were lettering about wal
nut street Monday night and two of them
were seen to start on n raid on the clothes
! line at G. f. Sturgis's. A neighbor gave
| the alarm, and Mrs. Sturgis's shouts to
| the men caused them to skip, one board
ing "A passing freight train Policeman
| Thayer was summoned, but when he ar
rived the hoboes had disappeared.
| bay mare which ID. f. Shea sold
| f. l.. Chickering of Westmoreland two
| or three months ago was the winner OF
| third money in the 2.44 class at the
| Springfield fair Wednesday. 1t was her
| first race and on muddy track, but she
| was timed privately in under 2.40. Mr..
| Chickering told a Brattleboro man that
he was offered 5000 for the animal a short
! time before the race.
Charles McRae opened Saturday his at
| tractively furnished and well lighted
| mems clothing and furnishings store I'm
the quarters formerly occupied by a. f.
| Roynton. The window decorations for
| that day included a profuson of fruits
\ large number of Mr.. McRae's friends in
Brattleboro and adjoining towns were Gus
toners at the store or called to con
graduate him on the start of his bust
ness.
The executive committee of the Chora
union, in consultation with Mr. Coffin
their conductor decided to give con-
cert Thursday evening, oct. 90. n salts
| factory arrangements can be made. Thi,
concert will be given with a view to pay.
ing of the deficit on last seasons work
| and II Is confidently expected that th'
community will sustain this effort OF tn,
singers. 4 meeting of the chorus for re
hearsal under Mr.. Collins direction will
be held Monday evening. Sept. 90 at tn,
Baptist chapel. Al singers In town ar,
invited to participate without expense
The deal for the sale OF 123. 900 acre.
of forest in three counties. eNtendiu.
from Danny and Mt. Tabor to Whining
ton. has been declared off. the options
having expired Sept l. The Abandoning
OF transactions does not effect the sal,
of the iloosac Tunnel & Wilmington rail
road. as the change in the ownership II
that took place some time ago The DIFF
hculty in making the transfer invovini
about Sl.500o00, came in the inability O
certain large owners in Manchester an,
vicinity TO give "a satisfactory title TO thei
property.
The Weighing Of railway mails. whicl
country 10 determine how much the gov
eminent shall pay the railroads annually
began on the Boston Il Maine and Cen
trail Vermont railroads Monday Tn
government spends for the railway mai
service i'm each year in New Englan,
about 81 900 900, paid to the railroads 70
carrying postal matter. regardless Of tn
salaries received by railway mail clerk
, ana other postal employees connected wit
the service The work Of Weighing tn
mails last year occupied 60 days. but II
' expected that 1t will continue 90 days thi
| year. Edward Slate Of Chester. who for
| merry worked in d, f. Shea's market
( | has the assignment to do the weighin
$ on the Central Vermont run south fror
t Brattlehoro
Mrs. Harriet Maria Emmons. 20. VIII
came here early in the summer fror
= Brooklyn to the home OF her nephew. ID
+ q. Pettee. and who had been critical
. III since then. died Wednesday afternoon
Y She was a daughter OF the late Willlar
@ \. Conant and Harriet Salisbury Conanr
y her father being well known for years a
/ "A maker Of violins. Her husband. job
$ w. Emm6ns, died last January Nor
Q than 70 years ago he was employed /
= The Phoenix Office and later was n com
a positor in the offices of the New Yor
r Herald, sun, World and the Harper pub
@ | LEGATIONS. Mrs Emmons leaves tw
. daughters. Mrs. Ida Duval and Mrs En-
3 ma OConnor. in Brooklyn, and tw
- brothers, Frank Conant of this town an
e Charles Conant Of Londonderry, and
q | sister. Mrs. Arey of Boston. The funerf
n was held at 1890 this morning and tn
d burial was in the family lot in the Pros
e pect Hill cemetery.