Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-15

Miss Helen +. Byron. teacher OF sciences !
the past two years i'm the high school has |
resigned her position i'm order to accept |
a more advantageous one i'm a school near |
Boston.
\. V. Mays agency has sold for a. w.
j. wilkins and w. +. Pierce of Putney
their farm in Brookline, known as the
Adams place, to Clarence y. Blodgett OF
Putney. The former owners reserve the
timber.
William Gray of Worcester Mass.
whose wife was Kate lloughton Pratt OF
this town, has recently bought the large
dry goods business of c., f.. Nickery in
Pittsheld, Maine Mr. Gray is brother
in-law of Major G. l1oughton.
The store ON Prospect Hin, which has
| been conducted by William Macia, has
| been sold to W. \. Ramsdel, owner OF
| the building. Mr. Ramsdell intends To
sell the store if lac has an opportunity.
| Mr. Maca is undecided as to what he
! viii do
Thompson Cain has sold his farm in
! district No. to Yargis Liudzins of Pitts
! burg Penn, who will take possession at
once Mr.. Lindzns is young man and
has a wife and two children. The sale
was made through a. V Mays real es-
tate agency.
The ladies of the Unitarian society will
hold their annual festival and supper at
| Festival hall Thursday. July 2l The doors
| will be open at { o'clock. supper VIII he
served from 6 to $ o'clock, followed by
a dance Music by Leitsinger's orchestra.
| All are cordially invited.
The funeral of Miss Emma Miller was
held at the home of her nephew, Henry
| H. Miller on Elliot street Friday at 23O
o'clock. Rev. T.. @. 5. Osgood of the
Unitarian church, otliciated and the burial
| was in Prospect Hill cemetery, the bear
~ haf oil Df 1epp1
f. *. Barrows and Azor Marshall will
! have new plate glass windows put in next
week in \. T.. Woods hardware store and
in the vacant store north of the hardware
| store They will he larger than the pres
| ent windows and will extend several
! lower The doors also will be of modern
| design. and thcentre store fronts will
present decidedly improved appearance.
Principal Whitakers report shows that
one-third of the graduates of the high
school this year will attend college. At
| the present time the school is represented
by students in Amherst Tufts, Wes-
leyan Mount Holyoke Colgate, Cornell
medical. Annapolis naval academy, Uni
versity of Vermont. Norwich and Middle
bury and it is expected that Yale. Uni
versity of Michigan and Worcester Poly
technic will be added to the list this year
When the degree of doctor of laws was
conferred upon Judges James NJ. Tyler
and I.oveland Munson of the Vermont
supreme court at the commencement at
the University of Vermont they were
described as men who are of the type
which has given its just renoun to our
highest court chosen to their high Of
flee for their integrity, learning, and
practical wisdom, and long retained in 1t
by the approval of the bar and the peo-
pie"
The home of Mrs Willard Stark of
West Brattleboro was the scene of a
pretty wedding Wednesday, when her
daughter. Maude Edith was married to
Arthur Wheeler Laughton of Dummers-
ton Centre. The ceremony was per-
formed at high noon by Rev. |. NJ.
Blanchard of Vernon. The brides dress
was white. The house was prettly deco
rated with ferns and daisies. After the
ceremony refreshments were served.
Col j. Gray Estey, who arrived in New
York Friday, reached home Saturday af-
ternoon after a trip of several weeks in
England. He crossed the Atlantic on
the return in the White star liner, Baltic,
which made her maiden voyage at this
time. The Baltic is the largest steamship
even constructed. being 726 feet long,
and having a capacity for $4,000 tons OF
cargo and almost 5000 passengers. The
Baltic is not one of the extremely fast
vessels, being designed for stability rather
than speed but on this trial she made
the run from Liverpool in : days, IL
hours and % minutes.
The bay stallion which bit Thomas J.
Miller of West Bratteboro some months
ago causing the loss of one arm, was
sold 10y public auction in the highway
in front of A. II. Stoves house Saturday
by Deputy Sheriff c. l. Knapp for s5l
the bidder being II. F. Yearly, of the liV-
cry firm of Howard Il Yearly. Il. c.
Bacon made the first bid Of $l5, which
was raised to $50 by +. d. f. Stowe. The
stallion was under attachment in n suit
for damages in the sum of $4,000, brought
by Lawyer F. ID. f. Stowe in behalf OF
Mr. Miller against George r. Rich OF
South Manchester, Conn, the owner OF
the stallion
The state board of railroad commission
ers, consisting of Fuller c. Smith of St
Adams, George r. Howard of Craftsbury
2 and Henry $. Bingham Of Bennington
came to BratteborQ Tuesday in the Cen
trail Vermont Railroad company's pri-
waite locomotive st. Lawrence to begir
an inspection of the Central Vermont sys
tenn. They went over the Brattleboro &
Whitehall branch in the forenoon, ant
started north at o'clock to inspect tn,
northern division of the system. Super
intendent +. d. Nash of New London
Superintendent of Transportation w T.
, Mullins of st. Adams ana the wives o
some of the members accompanied the
party.
The marriage of Rose. daughter o
. Mr.. and Mrs. John Lynch of Ludlow, Il
t Carroll Allen of White River junction
| took place Tuesday morning at o'clocl
at the Roman Catholic church at Ludlow
= Rev NJ. J. Carmody performed the cere
mony in the presence of "A few relative!
and intimate friends, Miss Ruth Lynch
2 | the brides sister, was maid of honor
r and Walter Cooley of Brattleboro was hes
= man. The brides gown was of white
, as was that of the maid of honor. a wed
< ding breakfast was served at the hom
l of the bride. Mr. and Mrs, Allen left OF
Y the flyer for New York city. After spend
ing a few days there, they will live il
White River Junction Mr.. Allen il
clerk in the White River Junction House
The claim of Lorenzo and Nina Streete
q of West Dummerston against the Brat
/, tleboro Gas Light company for damage
+ | was heard in West Dummerston Monda!
\ | afternoon by "A board of arbtrators con
, sistng of w. +. Walker of Dummerston
: chairman, David J. Bailey of Dummers
! ton and Frank H. Howard of Brattleboro
a Streeter Mr.. Howard by the Gas Ligh
company and Mr.. Walker was agree
= upon by the parties. The claim was tina
when the ice and high water went on
at the West Dummerston dam acros
West river last spring a large amount q
standing timber was carried away b.
$ the ice and that the Gas Light compan
was responsible. The Gas Light com