Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-02


o'clock in ST. Michael's Roman Catholic
church.
The annual meeting of the Western
Aqueduct association will be held in c.
f. Thompson's office next Tuesday even
ing at 7.3O o'clock.
Mrs. c. ]. Paro, who recently bought
the Shea restaurant, but who gave II up
last week, has reopened her boarding
house on Elliot street.
The office of cashier has been estab-
lshed at the American Express office this
week, and the position is filled by f, X
Brunnelle, formerly of Norwich Conn.
This is done to allow the agent. J. e Rog-
ers, more time to devote to other branches
of the business.
Mrs. Margaret Farrell and Miss Marga-
ret Kelly, of Cleveland, Ohio, supreme
deputies of the Ladies' Catholic Benevo-
lent association, will give free lecture on
the merits and advantages of the assoc-
alton Monday evening next in odd Eel
lows hall After the lecture a reception
will be held
IT. Quincy Adams Sawyer the four
act play dramatized from Charles T..
Pidgin's book Of the same title, theatre
goers will find a wholesome enjoyment in
the genuine characteristic carcatures-
which are introduced in THIS delightful
| New England drama, which will come
Sunday afternoon the congregation and
societies of st. Michaels Roman Catholic
church will meet at the church and
march in a body to the Catholic cemetery
! where the cross erected in memory of
! Father Cunningham will be blessed and
| dedicated. Prayers will also be offered
! for the repose of his soul. Rev. Father
! Gaffney of Rutland will assist Rev.
Father Carmody with the ceremony.
The Barber milk wagon was overturned
on Forest street yesterday morning
! About $50 quarts of milk and - quarts or
more of cream were spilled and all but
two of the glass bottles in the cart were
smashed A small boy who was trying
| to punish a cat with stick was respon-
| sible for the accident. the horse making
an attempt to turn around. Clarence Bar
Der caught hold of the bit and prevented
a runaway.
Frank Milton Bement of Canal street
| and Miss Annie Agnes Clune of West
street were married at s o'clock yesterday
morning at the priests house by Rev.
| Father NJ. j. Carmody. Herbert Roess
and Miss Catherine Carmody stood up
with the bridal couple. The bride wore n
blue travelling suit. Mr.. and Mrs. Be
| ment will live at Mr.. Dement'S home on
Canal street. Mr. Bement is a machinist
at the S. A. Smith factory and Mrs. Be
ment has been employed by the Hooker,
Corser & Mitchell company.
According to compilations by the In
surance Press. life insurance organiza-
! lions distributed i'm the United States and
Canada in 1904 no less than 1871. $40, 577.
OF this amount, the sum Of 81 .639, 329 was
distributed in Vermont. The amount paid
in Brattleboro was Sg4,3S7. or more than
went TO any other town or city In the
state. Payments of $4,000 or more in
the state were reported as follows; Ben
nington, Alonzo b. Valentine, $i2,67S;
Brattlebolo, Patrick Cunningham. s17,94S.
Newton l. Hawley 10000; Burlington,
William II. S. Whitcomb. 10000
John Nichols. who paid for a pair of
horses in Boston. but failed to receive the
team. as stated in The Phoenix last week,
has been settled with in a way that is
entirely satisfactory to him. He went 10
Boston as soon as he suspected that he
had been swindled but instead of going
to the stable where he bought the horses
he engaged Lawyer Valley the defend
ants counsel i'm the recent Tucker trial
and placed the matter in his hands. The
horse dealer tried to throw a bluff. but
it didn't work and he settled, giving Mr.
Nichols a fine horse and other consider
ations
The United States Supreme court has
unanimously decided that the estate OF
the late Hon. Il. ID. Harris is not liable 10
|
company. The decision, which was read
on Monday, May 29, by Justice Day, af-
firms in all particulars the decision of the
United States Appellate court of Deem
ber 1908. and overrules the decision of the
United States Circuit court 1t is very
gratifying to find that Mr.. Harris. our
late worthy townsman Is entirely exon
Grated by the highest court of the land
in the management of the mining com
pany. Bramerd Tolles and John S. Wood
the latter son-in-law of Mr.. Harris. were
counsel for the defendants.
Comparatively few people realize what
an important position Eugene FerriteI
fills gatekeeper at the Central Vermont
railroad crossing on Depot street or how
well he performs his work. Mr.. Ferriter
began work for the railroad company
about 80 years ago in the same position
he holds today. At that time the narrow
gauge railroad had not been built and
there were but few trains n day over
the broad gauge track, so it was easy fol-
a green hand to do the work. After
wards Mr. Ferriter had the position OF
night switchman in the yard. Some nine
or 10 years ago he had one foot crushed
and then he was given back his OLD job
With the addition of new trains, new
signals and new rules the work has become
of great importance, and Mr.. FerriteI
is on hand from in the morning to {
at night to fill 1t, not even going home
for dinner. Besides the gate which has
to be lowered every few minutes. Mr.
Ferriter has a switch and signals to look
after for the trains of three roads and
he has done the work in such way that
he never has had a serious accident.
Some person pulled in a fire alarm Sun
day afternoon from box 81 at the corner
of Main and High streets, but there was
no fire and no one could be found who
knew anything about the alarm The fire
department and several hundred people
responded. 1t was thought that perhaps
the alarm was given from the telephone
exchange, but the operators knew nothing
about 1t, and 1t was learned soon after
wards that the signal was given from the
box, as was clearly shown by the cleo
trical apparatus. Just as the gong sound
ed boys were seen running away from the
location of the box and one of them was
overheard to remark: Didn't you know
any better than that?" or words to that
effect, but their identity could not be
found out The night police officer
noticed while on patrol that the glass
front to the small box in which the key
to the signal box is kept was broken. The
alarm box is close to the drinking foun-
tain, where scores of boys stop every day,
and If the glass was broken it would have
been very easy for some curious lad to I'M
lock the box and pull the lever Without
intending any harm.
I The annual meeting of Brattleboro
branch l of the Sunshine society was held
| Friday afternoon Nav 26 The old hoa rd