Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-03
BRATTLEB ORO.


G. II. Lundberg is building an addition
on the north side of his house on Central
street.
new wash stand for carriages is being
built at II. II. Browns livery stable. A
foundation wall is being laid on the south
side of the building.
The Knights of Birmingham, a side"
order in Masonry, worked their degree on
hall last evening. Refreshments were
served
The Grange Dramatic club will go to
West Chesterfield next Friday night to
give a minstrel performance at the an
nual supper and dance given by the ladies
of the church there in the town hall.
Homer b. Ellis gave a Halloween party
Tuesday evening at his home at SO Main
street to IS of his young friends They
were pleasantly entertained with moving
pictures and music. Refreshments were
served.
C. e. Allen, who sold his corner lot and
house foundation and plans on Oak Grove
avenue and Canal street to c. A. Smith,
has the stakes driven and plans ready for
another house on the opposite side of the
avenue, in the rear of his greenhouses.
Mr.. Allen is building an attractive new
entrance and glass front to his packing
in for a new and enlarged greenhouse.
The house in West Dummerston owned
by Mrs. Michael Hopkins of Brattleboro
and formerly occupied as a boarding
house was burned Sunday morning to-
gether with a quantity of furniture. The
cause of the fire is not known Shoulder
ing ruins were discovered about 6 o'clock
in the morning, and until then no one
knew that the building had been burned.
The house had been unoccupied about
three years. The value of the property des-
troyed was about $500. 1t was insured
for $40 in George M. Clay's agency.
Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Lee, 30. died
about o'clock yesterday morning at her
home on Vernon street, of brights dis
case and heart disease. A lifeless child
was born to her the day before. Mrs.
Lee was the wife of Frederick A. Lee,
who is employed by the Brattleboro Cab
met company. She was born in Manches-
ter, England, May %, 1875 The family
came to Brattleboro from Erving, Mass
a few weeks ago and rented one of the
Allen houses on Vernon street The body
of Mrs. Lee will be taken to North Ad
ans today and the funeral will be hello
Sunday
carriage occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
c. A. Borden and Mr.. Borden!
aunt, Miss Della StOckwell of Leeds
S. D., was overturned on the Yves
river hill Sunday afternoon, the liver!
horse driven by Mr.. Borden becominl
frightened at an automobile. Mr. Border
had turned out to pass another carriage
when Patrick Fleming jr.. attempted t,
pass between the two carriages with hi
automobile. Mr. Borden's horse jumped
sidewise, with the result as stated TIL
carriage was damaged and the occupant
were hurt. but not seriously. The hors
ran through Main street at a rapid rate
but stopped at the stable.
The case of Ray II. Mixer of Contra
street by his next friend. Samuel II
Mixer against j. Newton Herrick AM
others. was argued before the suprem
court at Montpelier yesterday, Frank f
Barber appearing for the plaintiff and
ID. Z. Stowe for the defendants. In 1870
Ray II. Mixer fell through a hole in tn
sidewalk in front of the S. N Herric
building, which was inherited by the de
PENDANTS His father brought suit to re
cover damages in the sum of $4,000, alleg
ing that the boy was seriously injured
The defendants filed a demurrer to tn
plaintiffs declaration, on the ground tina
1t was insufficient and the case went I
the supreme court on that technically
The court has not announced its decision
]. H. Brink sold his machine shop on tn
site of the old Ross White paper mill o
Elm street yesterday to w. H. VintoT
MT NlntOn DdTBdlneu TOT lne SnOp SAT
urday, through j. B. Randoll's agency
and took possession Monday, but the dec
was not closed until yesterday The sal
carries with 1t the machinery. Mr. Vinto
says that stock company will be organic
ed to carry on a general machine sho
business. The building is two stories higt
10 feet long and 80 to 40 feet wide, an
is built of brick. 1t was completed las
spring and was operated a short time b
Brink & Washer. Mr.. Washer afterward
sold his interest to Mr.. Brink. The bust
ness has been conducted recently unde
the name of the Brattleboro Machin
works. ]. r. Rand, who formerly had
machine shop in Harmony building, wi
be machinist in the Brink shop. He
now employed in the Stevens Durye
automobile works In Chicopee Falls, Mas.