Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-27


s. w. Edgett & Co have sold to w. e.
Combs building lot on Canal street
owned by Mrs. l.. X. Fuller. Mr.. Combs
will build q house on the lot and will be-
gin the work soon.
Gov. c. j. Bell, Lieut. Gov. c. II.
Stearns, and Speaker ]. H. Merriheld are
visiting the state institutions They Wis
tied the Brattleboro Retreat Wednesday,
state patients being confined here.
Myron p. Davis OF Union street has
been appointed truant officer of school
district No. 2 to succeed william War
rem. resigned. Mr.. Warren feels his regu-
lar police duties will not permit the con-
tinuance of truant work.
There was a large attendance at the
auction of the George Bennett property
yesterday. The place was bid on by
o. NJ Lawton for $2S75. 1t is generally
understood that the purchase was made
for Carley Hamilton .
The members of the New England
Order of Protection had a chicken pie
supper Wednesday evening. After the
meeting a short program was rendered.
The degree team went through the drill,
and bean contest closed the entertain
ment Ky
The Congregational club will hold its
annual business meeting and election OF
officers In the Brooks House next Tues
day evening at $50 o'clock A banquet
will be served complimentary to all mem
bers and all who win become members
for the ensuing year.
Madeline Alice Spaulding, months,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Spauld-
ing of Union street. died Friday morning
of peritonitis She had been In III health
four months. The body was taken to
Springfield, this state, Saturday and the
burial took place Sunday.
.ex
stone cutter who was arrested by Consta-
BILE Thayer on the charge of selling liquor
without license was al raigned before
Justice Bacon that day. lie pleaded gull
ty and was fined $500 and costs amount
ing to s3l3.1O. which he paid.
r. Murphy. who has conducted fruit
and candy store in milestone building
several months, sold his stock to John
Dunton yesterday. Mr.. Dunton took pos
session about noon and by night he had
closed out practically the entire stock.
Mr. Murphy has gone to Woodsville, n.
H.. where he has another store.
a Mortified resident came to town this
week in search of servant girl. He had
accepted literally the statement that n
| carload of servants from Normandy
would come to Brattleboro this week
which was published in a reading notice
| concerning the coming local production
I
A hearing in the bankruptcy court was
| held before Judge Wheeler yesterday the
| question at issue being the claim OF Mrs.
| Emma Buchanan of Athol and John Bar
rett TO title to certain property on the
| Sholes farm which is In the bankruptcy
shedule OF n. F. Skies. on the repre-
| sentation of f. S. Hail. trustee, that the
live stock was depreciating I'm value the
| court ordered the trustee TO sell the live
| stock and to hold the money until the
| question of the title to the property was
disposed of. This question will be referred
to a referee.
John l.. Pike of Western avenue met
with very serious accident Tuesday af-
ternoon. As n carpenter he was at work
| on the Thomas house across the Connec-
| ticut river. He stepped from a staging
| on to ladder and the ladder fell over
| backward with him. Mr.. Pike struck on
| a piece OF lumber and his left hip was
| broken In the socket. He was taken home
and on Wednesday he was removed TO the
Brattleboro Memorial hospital. He IL 65
years old and is a brother OF Arvine Pike
and II. NJ. Pike. The fracture is I'm one
of the worst places possible. Mr. Pike
| also was injured internally.
The members of Brattleboro chapter
| Daughters Of the American Revolution
had delightful meeting at the home OF
| Miss Susan E. Clark In West Brattleboro
Tuesday afternoon. There was an at
| tendance OF 81. Mrs. George w Pierce
gave a comprehensive report OF the re-
cent state conference at Montpelier and
| Mrs. Levi X. Fuller gave n very interest
ing paper on Salem wltchcraft" one
feature of which was Mary Esteys plea
to the judges at the time OF her trial.
| previous TO her execution for witchcraft
Mary Estey was one OF Mrs. Fuller's an
cestors. Pleasing instrumental music
was given by Maud and Daisy Miller and
refreshments were served
James II. Allen. manager OF the In
dependent basket ball team. has decided
to put an all-professional team In the
field this fall. He has signed Ave ex-
ceedingly fast men, Henry and Charles
Martens and F. l.. Haggerty Of Spring
field and James Davey and Edward Long
of Troy. n. Y. Haggerty Is a cousin OF
Bud" Ferriter He was one of the star
men on the Haverhill team last season
and made record OF 81 baskets I'm one
game against Lowell. The Martens
brothers are known throughout the Con-
necticut valley as exceptionally good men.
Davey and Long were with the Newbury-
port team in the New England league
last season. The first game will be
played THANKSGIVING night with the st.
Jeromes of Holyoke. last years indie
pendent champions of New England
States Attorney H. D. Ryder of Bel
| lOMS rams GNdInlneu lne records OF the
Brattleboro drug stores Wednesday with
respect to the sales of liquor on physi-
clans prescriptions. AS a rule the num-
Der of sales was found to be not large
enough to excite suspicion, but the record
for September showed that one physician
gave 80 prescriptions for liquor on the
second day OF the Valley Fair The total
number of liquor prescriptions filled at
the four drug stores during the month was
721. or that number 31S were given, by
one physician. Nearly all of the pre-
scriptions were faulty in one way or
another Some stated to whom they were
given, but not for whom. while the law
says that the prescriptions must state
the name OF the person for whom and
TO whom they are given. Several did
not give any name until some name was
written In after the prescriptions left the
PHYSICIANS hands, which made them
negotiable. Many did not state that the
liquor was for medicinal use. Mr. Ryder
will notify the druggists and the ply
sicians that the letter OF the law must
be carried out.
The marriage of William Arthur Moore
and Miss Lucady Mabel Baker took place
at Mr.. Moore's home on Frost street at
O'Clock Wednesday evening The we'd
ding was pretty. but quiet the only guests
being the members OF the family, the
minister's wife and Miss Alice Lynch.
an intimate friend OF the bride The
ceremony was performed by Rev. A. II.
Webb, pastor of the Methodist church.
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