Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-07-14

trolley line to run from Colrain through
Halifax to West Brattleboro.
Congressman Kittredge Haslins has
received notice of his assignment Of 913
copies of the year book for 1904 issued by
the department of agriculture.
The annual exhibition of the Deerfield
Mass, Arts and Crafts society has been
held this week. Hand made furniture was
exhibited by Charles Franklin and Dr.
e. c. Thorn and weaving by Mrs Thorn
Friends and members of the Audubon
society will meet at the Lorenzo Thayer
farmhouse in Esteyville for a walk over
Thayer hill on Wednesday, July 10, at
3 o'clock. All are requested to bring
lunch.
Lyman F. May of Vernon was adjudged
bankrupt by Judge Wheeler July 6. He
has no assets and his liabilities are about
$1,000. w. G. Doolittle has a preferred
claim of 5000 against the estate. The
other creditors are principally in Vernon
and Wardsboro. May is a lumberman.
Redson Bell, a tramp, was arrested in
Guilford Friday afternoon by Deputy
Sheriff Wellman. He was brought to
Brattleboro and arraigned before Justice
H G. Barber, who sentenced him to 80
days in the house of correction on a plea
of guilty. Bell was taken to Rutland by
Mr. Wellman.
A report of the electric light service in
the village has been received from Alton
d. Adams of Worcester, who came to
Brattleboro to examine the system under
engagement by the village bailiffs The
bailiffs will hold a regular meeting to-
night, when the report will be read and
| discussed. 1t will be brought before the
voters in connection with other matters
at special meeting to be called soon.
The lawsuit of Charles Taft of West
| Dummerston against Louis Zancan,
| brought to recover a balance of $3.50 for
| grain and rent of the town hall, was tried
| in West Dummerston Monday before JUS
| tice F. d. E. Stowe of Brattleboro. f. E.
| Barber appeared for the plaintiff and A.
| F. Schwenk for the defendant. The court
rendered judgment for the plaintiff to re-
cover $3.50 and costs, limiting the costs
to $3.50.
A boat load of ties to be used on the
narrow gauge railroad arrived at New
| London early this week. They are now
being shipped through Brattleboro to their
| destination and are being put in position
preparatory to standard gauging the road
! The plan now is to assemble on the
narrow gauge road all the section gangs
which can be spared between Canada
| and New London, on the Central Yer
mont, Grand Trunk and New London
railroads, and to spread the rails on
Sunday, July 2S
A hearing before F. d. T. Stowe OF
Brattleboro, ]. II. Merriheld of Williams
| Vile and John F. Alexander of Saxtons
River, commissioners, was held in West
minister Thursday on the appeal of Mr.
| and Mrs. George c. Cox from the action
| of the selectmen in laying out a highway
| across their land and from the amount
of damages allowed. A +. Schwenk APP
peared for G. E. Evans and F. A. Bowles
fAV N1,n 90
| Blanchard for the Colburn estate, pc
tltioners to have the highway laid out
and C. C. Fits for Mr. and Mrs. Cox
| The commissioners will report to the
county court.
c. W. Writers of st. Adams, genera
counsel for the Central Vermont Railway
company, came to Brattleboro Monday t
ascertain the extent of the damage done
| by forest fire in Vernon last May caus.
ed by cinders from a Central Vernon
| locomotive, and to take steps toward
settlement H. G. Barber, representing
the j. G. Weatherhead estate and A. +
| Weatherhead and r. E. Blodgett, and c
c. Fits, representing Mrs. F. p. Brown
went to Vernon with Mr. Writers in al
automobile to inspect the scene of tn,
fire. The fire broke out early in May anC
burned several days destroying over 12
acres of timber land.
hllltll Ol SDOlIOTu was arTalgnet
in the police court in Keene Monda,
charged with intoXication and with abus
ing n horse. He was found guilty Oh
both counts and was fined IS and cost
for intoXication and 500 and costs 70
abusing the horse. The horse was owne,
by Liveryman H. r. Brown of Brattle
boro. DR.. B. c. Russell and Mrs. Grac
Ellis testified to seeing NIillen drivin,
through the streets Sunday, beating tn
horse all the time Millen is a Scotchmal
and has been in this country only fou
months. He asked for leniency on ac
count of this being his first offense o
any kind.
Raymond Ranney, the boy from Yves
Canaan, n. H., who was caught in Gull
ford last week and taken to Newfane jail
was brought to Brattleboro Tuesday b.
Deputy Sheriff Wellman OF Guilford To-
hearing before Justice Bacon on tn,
charge of stealing a harness from Martin
Akley of Marlboro. On recommendation
of States Attorney Ryder the boy wa!
discharged, the evidence being insufn
cient for holding him. Ranney and
companion named Morrill, visited at sew
eral farm houses in Marlboro last week
They were suspected of several thefts
among them being the taking of $50 from
Elias Prouty. They were caught in Gull
ford, but Morrill, escaped. The boy wa.
held in the hope that Morrill, might b,
| recaptured.
Walter Kittredge, poet and composer
OF Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
and other war songs less known, died al
his home, Reeds Ferry, N. H., Saturday
being nearly II years old, for he was borr
at Merrimac, Oct. 8, 1884. He wrote
words and music for the songs which ht
sang in his concerts and had a tuneful anC
expressive talent. His "Tenting on the
Old Camp Ground" was published by
oliver Ditson & Co. of Boston in 1864
ana In the last year of the war it shared
| popularity with Marching Through
Georgia." when This Cruel war 4
Over" and the rest of that day. After
the war he required to the theme in such
songs as Scatter Flowers Over the GRAY
and the Blue" Sing the Old War Songs
Again." and there were many more songs
OF popular character Mr.. Kittredge is
remembered by many people in New
| Hampshire and Vermont who have heard
him sing in concerts.
Edward c. Crosby and Carroll 2. Par
ker have this week put at work from 75
| TO 100 men on a contract which they
have taken to extend the water system
of the Wiliamstown Water company OF
| Williamstown, Mass, which will spend
$4,000 to 100000 in betterments and ad-
| ditions. Crosby & Parker will build a
reservoir on Rattlesnake brook at an
elevation of $40 feet above the village
which will require about 1000 yards OF
masonry. They will build a dam 800
| feet long by 20 feet high and will lay from
| two to three miles of 10-inch or 12-inch
| pipe to connect with the present system.
| They expect to have the work completed
| IN about two months. NJ. A Coolidge