Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-09

for the payment OF county expenses for
the coming year the assistant judges.
Frank Worden ana Fred b. Pier. have
ordered Treasurer 9. c. Averill TO levy
a tax Of one cent on dollar on the
grand list Of the polls and ratable estate
OF the several towns, to be paid on or be-
fore June !, 1905.
Under Judge WheeIers ruling in the
petition of John g. Farrar OF Waterbury
for release from prison under a recent
act OF Congress giving eight days
month communication OF sentence instead
of five days as provided 10y the state law.
u. Henry Lewis and ]. w Ketchum Of
Vergennes and Marvin \. Mcclure OF
Rutland, who are now serving sentence
for bank wreckng, will be entitled to com
mutation Of sentence OF eight days a
month instead OF five
Elbert Poland. who is booked as an
entertainer I'm the Star course for Dec
% has something bright and pleasing
something new, fresh and wholesome
He is graduate Of the Emerson college
Of oratory, and cheerful student Of the
characters in metropolitan and rural life
which he represents. The musical part
Of the evenings pleasure will be furnish
ed by Carmens Italian Boys orchestra
an organization of the highest class
which is doing a large business this sea-
son.
F. d. +. Stowe exhibited several breeds
OF game bantams at the Greenfield Score
Card club show this week. With IA birds
he secured 10 first prizes and two sec
ond prizes. He will exhibit nine birds at
the Springfield poultry and pet stock
show in Springfield Mass, next week
Mr.. Stowe exhibited four game bantams
at the Herald Square poultry show in
New York city, which closed Saturday,
but he has not yet heard whether he won
l
Bert Wood, Harold Smith and Carroll
1 Fisher attended the Greenfield show
/ Col. John Hunt, pension attorney has
] been notified that original pensions have
/ been granted to Betsey ID. Boynton of
Jamaica and John NJ. White of worces-
| ter, Mass, and that the following have
| had their pensions increased: Edward
Boyle, William Wilder and Edward p.
/ Reed deceased and T. w, Betterly OF
! Brattleboro Joel Flagg of Guilford. d.
/ II. Goodrich of Amherst, Mass, Royal NJ.
/ Frtnk of East Canaan, Conn, George w.
Johnson of Vernon. Samuel A. Whipple
of Southern Pines, n. C.
The annual meeting of the Sedgwicli
/ Woman's Relief corps was held last even
ing, when these officers were elected:
/ President. Mrs. Helen f. Miller: senior
vice president, Mrs Emma Eason; junior
vice president, Mrs Abbe Winn; treas
urer, Mrs. Emily Allen; chaplain, Mrs.
Phila lamson; conductor. Mrs. Emma
Smith; guard, Mrs Mary Robinson; dele
gates to the department convention, Mrs
| Abbie Winn, Mrs. Nellie Brown and Mrs
Edna Cheney, Mrs. Ida Frizzell, Mrs
Georgia Stone and Mrs. Mary Young.
A dispute between John Manley and the
Ford automobile company will be set
tied by arbitration, and Machinist Wash
er probably will be the arbitrator. Mr.
Manley bought a Ford machine, one OF
the axles of which proved to be defective
! He claimed that the defect was due tC
improper material and workmanship and
therefore asked to have the axle replaced
according to the usual practice. The COM
pany shipped 1t to Brattleboro c. o. d
Mr.. Manley was not able to get 1t from
the express office without paying some
$50, and so 1t was replevied, II. G. Bar
Der acting as attorney for Mr.. Marley
The company then agreed to leave the
matter to some good machinist as arbi.
traitor. Waterman & Martin are counse
for the automobile company.