Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-07-28

into tnelT new OlllCe Ill CiOSpS biONN
Tuesday.
The next concert by the First Regi-
ment band will be given on Prospect
Hill Wednesday evening.
Col. John Hunt, pension agent, has been
notified that the following have had their
pensions increased: Harvey Hadlock,
Peru, Mass Milton l.. Howard, Jamaica;
Luke j. Morse, Williamsville; John Hunt,
Brattleboro.
The 2Sd battery, field artillery, and
troop c, 18th cavalry who left Westheld,
Mass, July l3 and camped in Brattleboro
over the 10th, arrived at the garrison at
Fort Ethan Allen at noon Tuesday. The
entire trip covered distance of AL miles.
At the regular meeting of St. Mlchaels
Court Catholic Order of Foresters, Tues
day evening Rev. E. c. Drouhm of Wood
stock was present for his semi-annual
official visit He made a very interest
ing address. There was a large attend
ance.
The First Regiment band will give a
concert and dance in Festival hall next
Thursday evening. The hall has been
decorated handsomely and thoroughly
renovated. Everybods is invited to at
tend. A. H. Hines will prompt the square
dances 49,.
Rev. f. 7. Mathison will preach on the
common Sunday evening at o'clock and
Fred S. Knight will preside at the meet
ing. The choir of the Congregational
church will sing. The meeting In Estey-
vile at o'clock will be led by L. w.
Hawley.
The ladies Of the Baptist society will
hold a lawn party at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. F. l.. Smith, Prospect street,
during the band concert next Wednesday
evening, Aug. 2. II stormy the party
will be postponed to the Sd. Ice cream
and cake will be sold.
c. A, Harris has ordered Stevens
Duryea touring car, which he expects
will arrive tomorrow. c. w. Durham S
car, which was damaged by fire, and one
ordered by r. D. Whitney, of the same
make as Mr.. Harris's, are expected next
week. Mr.. Whitney is agent for the
Stevens Duryea cars
The grey squirrel and cage which were
set Off the White Mountain train at the
local station on Monday of last week,
there being no address to show where
they were to be taken, were sent to
Hardwick Saturday, inquiry having been
made there OF the baggage master Of the
White Mountain train as to whether he
knew where they were.
Three or four railroad men who are
working on the narrow gauge railroad
eternal rest Saturday They were riding
from West Dummerston to Brattleboro
on hand-car, when they met a quarry
extra on a curve about half way between
the two stations. The men jumped, one
scrambling up a ledge and the others
going down the embankment, and thus
escaped injury, but the hand-car was
smashed to smithereens. The locomotive
was not damaged.
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old, died Sunday morning at the town
farm. He sustained a shock OF paralysis
Friday. He lived formerly near the l. b.
Taft farm and raised onions extensively.
He had been at the town farm since last
winter. He leaves a wife and one son,
the latter in Springfield, Mass, one
brother Elnathan Hart OF East wallIng-
ford and a sister in Dandy The funeral
was held at o'clock Tuesday, Rev.
George r. Lawson officiating. The burial
was in Meeting House Hill cemetery.
Mr.. Hart was a pensioner
The police department received a letter
early this week from the ]. b. Millett
Publishing company of Boston music
publishers, stating that a man going under
the name of c. p. Gordon was travelling
through this section of the country and
was claiming to be an agent of the COM
pany and was collecting money in Paw
ON
famous composer, the book to be de-
nVered later. Officers searched for him
but got no trace OF him. Gordon was
arrested in Fitchburg Tuesday, where he
was travelling under the name Of George
S. Hail. He worked his scheme in Nashua
and other places I'm New Hampshire.
An injunction was served Wednesday
on Nellie C. Timson Florence l. Tim
son and Raleigh l. Timson, children Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard II. Timson re-
straining them from disposng of land
decided to them by their parents July
"a, 1902. pending a hearing in an action
In chancery brought against them by
Is b. Barrows. trustee of the Richard
II. Timson estate in bankruptcy The in
junction was issued by Judge j. NJ. Ty-
Ter and the papers were served by Dep
uty Sheriff F.. X. Thayer through So
HECTOR Frank r. Barber Mr. Timson
was adjudged bankrupt Feb s. 1904 over
year and a half after he decided three
parcels of land to his children. The land
is valued at $500 and is mortgaged for
300 The only property turned over to
the trustee was small amount of house.
hold goods and personal property, all OF
which was exempt. The trustee alleges
that Mr.. Tfmson and his wife and chill
dren conspired together to put the land
beyond attachment and then claim the
dement, OF the bankruptcy act in defraud
of creditors. Tfmson's debts amount to
between $500 and $500 A hearing will be
held at the September term of the county
court, when the court will be asked to
issue a final decree setting aside and
cancelling the deeds