Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08

count OF the storm.
Charles Il. Bishop, superintendent of the
Eurn llattin home at Westminster will
speak about the home at the Universalist
church next Sunday morning
The annual field day of the members of
the Modern Woodmen of America i'm
southern Vermont and eastern New York
will be held In Saratoga Saturday. Aug. g.
1t is expected that excursion trains will be
run. S. W. Knight of Brattleboro was i'm
Saratoga recently in the interest of the
field day.
The residents of Highland street held
their annual Fourth of July picnic on r.
5. Robinsons lawn. a bountiful supper
was provided after which a short lit
erary entertainment was enjoyed. 1t was
decided to form a permanent picnic or
sanitation and Mrs. f.. $. Robinson was
chosen president
The teams of w. Il. Allen Of West
Chesterfield and Joseph Birch colided in
front of the Brooks House Wednesday
night about II o'clock. Mr. Aliens car
iiagp was overturned and the crossbar
and dashboard broken. The horse ran
away. Mr. Aliens face was cut and
bruised one wheel of Mr.. Birch's car
riage was smashed.
\ livery horse driven by Frank Bement
was scared by tirecracker Monday morn
ing as it was passing the village automo-
bile. otherwise known as the steam roller,
ON Elliot street. The horse jumped to one
side bringing the carriage in contact with
the roller ana the carriage came out
second best" Mr. Bement was thrown
out and one leg was hurt.
After running the Brooks House two
months under a verbal lease +. II. Ches-
ter, who came from Boston. has turned
the hotel over to the owners, Crosby Il
Adams, at their request Thomas j.
/ Loo. l,..t i
in charge as temporary manager. As soon
as a manager can be secured the hotel
will be conducted as formerly Mr. Adams
having general charge
\ meeting of the executive committee
of the Valley Fair association was held
in the Brooks House Wednesday even
ing, when il was voted to move the south
end of the grand stand back to make
room for widening the track at the first
turn, to add six new bents to the north
end making the stand y feet longer. and
to move the judges stand north 100 feet
1t was voted also to put $500 of insur-
ance on the furnishings, in addition to
the insurance already carried. The addi-
tion to the grand stand will accommodate
1900 people
There will be an open-air religious SER
| vice in the park i'm Esteyville Sunday af-
| ternoon at o clock. Rev. H. r. Miles will
| speak and large attendance is hoped
! for In case of storm the service will be
! held i'm the Adventist church. The Sun
| day evening meeting will be held on the
| common at O'Clock. The chairs ordered
| by the committee will be ready for use
at this service l.. w Hawley will pre-
side and the sermon will be preached by
| Rev. r. X. Marvin. II the weather is
/ Indictment this meeting will be held i'm the
| First Baptist church. The Congregational
church choir will sing at the evening ser
| vice
F. y. Bolles Of Bellows Falls. referee
appointed by the county court, presided at
| a hearing Friday and another Wednesday
in the case Of a. c. Spencer against T. e
| Stockwell, in an action of replevin. The
| dispute is over several head of cattle
which are claimed by both Mr. Stockwell
who lives in Vernon. and Mrs. Stockwell
who lives in Ashuelot. As a wife can
/ not maintain suit against her husband
| Mrs. Stockwell transferred the cattle to
/ MIR Spencer. c. c. Fits appeared for
the plaintiff and Judge Waterman and
+. w. Gibson for the defendant,
Willie Haskell 10, son Of Mr. and Mrs
/ w. Il. Haskell of Grove street. had his
right eye seriously injured Tuesday night
/ The family We're away Monday and so
We're having some fireworks Tuesday 4
sky rocket which Mr.. Haskell attempted
| to send up turned in its course for some
unknown reason. and struck the lad in
| the eye, inilicting a very painful injury
| The boy was taken TO Bellows Falls
where the eye was examined by DR.
| Gorham, who said he thought the sight
could be saved although he could not
| give positive assurance to that effect. At
present the boy is unable to see out Of
the injured eye.
| The black mare with white face driven
| by Letter Carrier S. w. knight ran
away Wednesday afternoon, starting from
the post office and stopping on South
| Main street hill. She narrowly missed
and in front of Hauss grocery store the
! buggy struck w. H. Moody's EXPRESS
wagon and was overturned. the whiffietree
and dashboard being broken. The animal
freed herself where the buggy tipped over
/ When she started Mr.. Knight was
/ htching her to the fire escape on the
/ north side of the town hall building She
caught her bride on brace and broke
the bride in pulling. The bride then fell
/ off and the mare started Immediately on
a dead run. Mr.. knight had one foot
/ caught in wheel and was thrown sew
eral feet but was not badly hurt.
Miss Emma Miller, &C. died about e15
O'Clock Wednesday morning at the home
of her nephew. Henry II. Miller at 65
Elliot street About eight years ago she
sustained a shock while at Cottage City,
and had been an invalid ever since. For
| SoIlS tlIHt past she ndO Depn Ill with a
brain disease. Death was caused by ex-
haustion Miss Miller was born in Brat
tleboro May "a 1895 and was a daughter
of Col. Nathan Miller and Phiinda Buck
She lived in Brattleboro all her life. and
after her parents died she lived alone I'M
I'll she went to live with her nephew about
eight years ago. During her younger
days she was employed in the Office of
the Household, published by George Il.
Crowell. She attended the Unitarian
church. The funeral will be held at the
house at go o'clock today. Rev. f. Q. s.
Osgood. of the Unitarian church. Off
ciating. Miss Miller will be held in low
Ing remembrance for her unstinted eff
forts in the service of others and for her
devotion to her friends.
a council of the Knights of Columbus
will be instituted in Brattleboro next Sun
day when 1t is expected that 1000 mem
bers of the fraternity, representing all
sections of Vermont and many of the
cities of New England. will come here.
Special trains will be run from Rutland
and other points. Leo Council, No 9l7 of
Brattleboro, will be organized at go p. M
in the town hall The three degrees will
be eNemplited by the degree STATS of the
councils from Bellows Falls, Fair Haven
and from Lawrence, Mass. The local
council Will be limited to so members al
its organization, but it is expected that
its growth to several hundred members
will be only n matter of short time
Following the exercises in the town hall
the knights of Columbus will attend the
VeSper services in St MiChaelS Roman