Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02


nounced the best in years, has been har-
vested
Tickets for way Down East" go on
sale next Wednesday morning, Sept Z, at
the Box Office
a. f. Magill of Washington. d. c., has
sold his real estate in Amherst known
as the Holt place, on East Pleasant street,
to Ella NJ. Harvey of Brattleboro.
The Junior Sunshine society will hold
their annual sale of aprons, jelly, candy,
cake and lemonade on Thursday, Sept. 8,
from to G. at the home of Mrs. ]. l..
Martin.
The deposition of f. A. Cutler of Min
neapolis, taken before +. ID. f.. Stowe
Monday. will be used in the hearing of
DR. II. ID. Holton. trustee for Mary
Blakeslee- Piggott.
John Stafford. i'm attempting to step
from an electric car near his home in
West Brattleboro Thursday while carry
ing several bundles fell heavily and frac-
tured his collar bone.
The open season for hunting cartridges,
woodcock and squirrels brought a large
number of hunters into the fields yester-
day. The season promises to be the best
in years. as both squirrels and game birds
are numerous.
At a session of the United States dis
trict court held Saturday, Judge H. II.
Wheeler gave IL men their final natural
ization papers. Six more filed their dec
laration papers The ma jorty of these
men were Swedes.
The sale by auction Of the r. f. Stock
well real estate and personal property
on Spruce street will take place on Sat
urday of next week at 1890 a. m. 1t will
be the most important sale of the kind
lately held in this village.
There were hearings before Referee f.
d. +. Stowe Monday i'm the bankruptcy
cases of Demaster II. Wheeler and Chas.
w Brooks, both of Putney. c. G, Fits
appeared for the creditors in each case
r. C. Bacon appeared for Brooks and E.
l.. Waterman for Wheeler.
Forty building lots were sold in the
Oak Grove park section at the auction
held Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The
last two days. No more auctions will be
held at present. but lots will be disposed
of at private sale through j. Il. Randoll's
real estate agency.
General Roadmaster Elrod. Superin-
tendent of Traction Mullins and Superin-
tendent Nash of the Central Vermont,
made a trip to West Dummerston We'd
neSday afternoon to look over the ground
for new bridge to replace the one taken
out by high water last spring. \ tenn
porary trestle has been in use since that
time
Shaksperes Twelfth Night" in which
Miss Marie Wainwright is to appear at
the Auditorium soon, in the role of Viola
is a series of amusing and confusing con-
tretemps due to Niola's running at large
in the disguise of page among the titled
folk of lllyria. 'Tis one of the merTtest
productions of shakspere's many-sded
genius.
Officers Mckay. Bridges ana Ward raid
ed the Maplewood House in Whately.
Mass. Saturday and secured liquor to the
value of 800. Whately is license town.
Mr.. Powers. who went from Brattleboro
and has been running the hotel the past
two years, did not have a license. He has
been summoned to appear in court in
Greenfield Sept. 13.
The annual meeting OF the Society Of
Seamstresses Needle Women and shop
Girls was held in Festival hall Saturday.
when these officers were chosen: Presi-
dent, Mrs. A. ]. Curier; vice president.
Miss Addie NJ. Fay; secretary. Miss Helen
Lcahy; treasurer, Miss Abbie Pratt: ex-
ecutive committee. Mrs. Currier, Miss
Mary j. Donnell Miss Abbie Pratt.
Sheriff c. /. Knapp will sell the house
hold goods of James ]. Rafter at auction
in front of the American House Satur-
day, Sept. II. The goods We're left in
storage by Mr. and Mrs. Rafter when
they left town few months ago. There
are two attachments on them. one in IA
for of NJ. j. Moran for $l69 IS, the bal
ance due for goods purchased of Mr. Mo-
ran, and the other in favor OF F. f. Con-
nors for s23.3S.
Carl Harwood was arrested by Chief
Hall Saturday night, at the home of c.
b. Harwood, his father on Northern ave-
nue.. Young HARDWOOD went home in n
somewhat intoxicated condition and got
into a quarrel with his brothers. He was
finally overpowered and tied with a bed
cord and Officer Hall summoned. In po-
lice court Monday morning before Judge
Newton he was found guilty OF disturb
ing the peace and fined IS and costs.
During. the excavating for the founda-
ton of the Emerson building on Flat
street Monday the retaining wall on the
Elliot street side started to cave, and ii
was necessary to brace ii with heavy tim
bers, which will be removed when the
foundation is completed. The sidewalk on
Elliot street for some distance dropped
several inches. The retaining wall was
built a number of years ago with great
difficulty, being rebuilt or changed two
or three times before it stayed in place.
d. f. Tasl<er, secretary of the Valley
Fair, is at this time receiving many let
NtIS liotIl ldhlIS ana OlnerS asking Tor
privileges and room to exhibit their mid
way" attractions This year, as always
in the past, the fair management abso-
lutely refuse to have any shows of this
kind on the grounds, holding that a
straight, clean agricultural and cattle
show, with good racing is what the peo-
pie want one of Mr. Tasker's letters re-
ceived the other day was from a man
wanting to exhibit wild man." He as
sured Mr.. Tasker that he had "the real
thing"
The encampments of Odd Fellows in
district No. will have a field day and
district meeting on the grounds of the
Gill odd Fellows home at Ludlow Mon
day, Sept. g. Labor day 1t is hoped that
there will be a large attendance from
Oasis encampment so that reduced rates
may be secured. The members in the
subordinate lodges are invited The
Proctorsville band will furnish music and
sports will be provided. A special train
will run for the return trip. The train
going will leave here at 5.45 a. m Mem
bers of the order are urged to make an
effort to be present. There will be plenty
of mileage books at the railroad station.
The Windham County Sunday School
association, which was organized in Brat
tleboro last June, will hold it's first an
nual convention at the Methodist church
in Bellows Falls, beginning Tuesday
Sept. 49, at 100 p. m, closing at noon
Wednesday, the 14th. There will be
session at 730 Tuesday evening This
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