Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-08

Tickets for the William II. West min
strels are now on sale at the box office.
A. V. Mays agency has sold for Mrs.
Alice Coles OF Readsboro her house In |
Wardsboro to Mrs. S. G. Esterbrook Of |
Wardsboro.
Gov. c. ]. Bell appointed Hon. NJ. /.
Reed of Vernon delegate to the American
Road Makers annual convention and
good roads celebration held in Port Huron,
Mich, last week.
The summer business at the Brooks
House has been unusually large, and 1t
is still increasing. Every room was oc-
cupied Tuesday night and several extra
| beds were set up in the parlor and else
| where.
Principal e. B. Smith Of the high school
will be in the high school room Saturday,
| Sept g. from to s p. m, and Monday,
| Sept H. from 10 to 10 a. M, to meet
parents or pupils who may wish to dis
cuss courses Of study or any other subject
connected with the work Of the high
school,
The last OF the series of open-air even
| ing meetings was held Sunday, but on
account Of the rain It was held in Festi-
! val hall Rev. L. NJ Keneston of West
| Brattleboro gave an excellent address.
| The meetings this year were successful,
but there was more than the usual number
of stormy Sundays, which cut down the
| aggregate attendance.
A matinee performance of the William
| H. West MINISTRIES will be given Saturday
| afternoon. This is n new departure in
| local minstrel management and has been
| arranged in this instance for the benefit
| of out oftown patrons who may wish to
attend The performance will begin
| promptly at 2 o'clock and will close in
ample season for the railroad trains both
north and south,
Mrs. Wayne NJ. Reed who has taught
| dancing classes In Greenfield the past
two years with great success will have
| a class of juveniles in Brattleboro
| Wednesday afternoons from $50 to $50,
beginning the latter part OF this month.
| Evening classes will be arranged later.
Mrs. Reed has letters OF recommendation
from Mrs. Whiting, wife of the high
school principal, Mrs L. j. Gum, DIR.
Leroy a. Newton, DR.. n. H. Howe and
others in Greenfield.
Mr.. and Mrs Lyman A. Cooley cele-
brated the Goth anniversary OF their we'd
ding at their home in Sunderland. Mass.
Saturday. A dinner was served to mem
bers of the family from to and a large
number of friends called in response to n
| general invitation. Mr.. Cooley was born
| in Springfield. Mass, in 1920 and his wife
in Hadley in the same year They have
! lived so years in Sunderland, 80 years in
their present home opposite the Baptist
church, OF which both are members. Six
children were born to them, four OF whom
survive-Mrs. William a. Benson Of
Greenfield, David d. Cooley and Edward
Cooley Of Brattleboro, and Walter f..
Cooley of Whately Mass.
The news in the daily papers Monday
| OF the shocking death of Frank T. Faux
ner of Turner, Maine, was read with deep
= interest and a sense OF personal loss by
| Mr. n In
Faulkner formerly were employed in the
same wooden mill and they were intimately
acquainted. Mr. Faulkner discovered fire
in his mill Sunday morning He gave an
alarm and ran to the mill and was over
! come by smoke while trying to save the
, property and persisted in the flames. He
was 70 years old and was one of the most
prominent men in that part of the state.
Z He leaves a wife and daughter The
/ property loss was $40, 900. The mill will
not be rebuilt. 1t had supported ca
! families many years.
Principal James NJ Henderson OF the
negro textile school at Southern Pines
/ n. c., Is in Brattleboro soliciting aid for
: the purpose OF rescuing colored orphans
, | OF his state and teaching them trades
/ so that they may become Intelligent and
useful citizens. In this work OF advancing
the colored race there is no distinction OF
r | sex, all being given the training which
a will make them Industrious, self -support-
ing and thrifty. Where the children are
too young to work they are kept in the
orphanage and trained in the kindergar-
ten school until they are ready to enter
, the trade schools, in which everything
from agriculture to manufacturing Is
| taught Mr. Henderson has the endorse
ment of the leading educators and phil
anthropists OF Boston. A paper published
! | in Southern Pines declares that idlers
have decreased since the school was
| gN s- .lnN., ~,V
n for the colored race. Contributions OF
. | clothing or books or funds to the orphan
age department will be thankfully receiv-
ed.
n Entries received by Secretary d. E
j, | Tasker of the Valley Fair association
= show that the live stock exhibit will eX-
t eel and exceed the live stock show at any
, | previous fair, coming from Maine, Can
l ada, New York and other states. Nc.
e Lawry Brothers of Portlandvlle, n. Y.
( | will show their Brown Swiss herd which
won first at the St. Louis exposition in
hot competition, and they will bring two
| cows for competition in the butter test
q What probably are the best herds of De.
! vons and Dutch Belted cattle in New
| England will be on exhibition, as well as
a fine herds of Holsteins, Scotch Highland
| cattle and other breeds. Special induce
| ments to draw Short Horns are being
| made by the management of the st
4 | Johnsbury fair. and exhibits will come
directly from there to Brattleboro. The
horse department will contain a fine
string of Morgans, which Will be a note
4 worthy exhibit in that department. The
I | Glendale Stock Farm will be represented
! again with an extensive show of sheer
and swine. The premium list for sheep is
the best. with possibly one exception, in
the East. and It is sure to make compe-
= tition brisk.
e The locomotive which went down the
r embanlSment on Sand hill, north Of Will
= Evansville, on the West River railroad
] last week Monday was hoisted yesterday
t by e. d. Nash of New London, superin-
S tendent of the southern division OF the
= Central Vermont railroad, and a gang OF
Y men. This was the engine in charge OF
l Engineer A. w. Shattuck of Brattleboro
4 who was scalded to death. The tender
= was replaced on the track the last Of last
e week, by a steam derrick which was
5 brought from st. Adams, and the box car
e which went down with the locomotive
! was knocked in pieces and burned. The
] mogul, weighing 40 tons, was too heavy
2 for the steam derrick. so it was decided
to sink a post, or dead man." in the
3 | ground some distance from the wreck to
3 support tackle blocks and to draw the
r mogul up the bank by means of another
locomotive. The intention was to do the
work Sunday, when trains would not be
running, but on account of the rain the
men were not able to undertake the job
g either Sunday or Monday The mogul