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

MemDeGS ana IGlendS OF the AUDUBON
society Will meet at the Richardson ice
ponds Wednesday at p. m. All are re-
quested to bring lunch.
The bailiffs have issued commissions to
these police officers: Regular, Hiram Hyde
and Scion Richmond; special, James Bid
well, Harry Spaulding and John Strand
A meeting of the Leo council, knights
of Columbus, was held Wednesday night
when j. II. Burke resigned as grand
knight and NJ. ]. Moran was elected his
successor.
Excursion by trolley" to West Brat
tleboro Thursday evening. The First
Regiment band will give a concert from
the new balcony, Hotel Melrose. Special
cars will be run.
The First Regiment band will give its
next concert on the common Wednesday
evening. The ladies of the Methodist
church will sell ice cream and cake on
the. common during the concert.
An extra engine on the broad gauge
road to West Dummerston was derailed
this morning and a wrecking crew was
sent up to put II hack on the rails The
narrow gauge trains were delayed in con-
sequence.
Judge F. NJ. Butler of Rutland was in
Brattleboro Monday. Asked If there was
anything new in the Mary Rogers case.
he said the appeal papers were being
made out. but that II would take some
time to complete them.
Harry Flood, formerly employed at the
Brattleboro House. was badly injured by
an explosion of powder in Athol Tuesday.
He dropped lighted match into a small
can of powder 1t is feared that his eye
sight may be affected.
Travel on the White Mountain trains is
very heavy this summer The north
bound train Saturday afternoon had two
locomotives and 16 cars and extended
from the crossing on Depot street to be-
low the narrow gauge transfer.
The meeting on the common next Sun
day evening will be held at o'clock in
stead of $50, as will all the meetings
hereafter. Rev. George b. Lawson will
speak next Sunday and the quartet from
the Universalist church will sing f. w
Gibson will preside
The Methodist Sunday school picnic will
be held Saturday at Central park in Yer
non. Trains will leave Brattleboro at
9.O6 and 1915 and tickets will be sold at
excursion rates. II stormy the gathering
will be held the following Saturday. The
invitation to attend is general
David T. Perry has sold his farm be-
yond West Brattleboro village to Duffeel
| Raymond Of Holyoke. Possession has
been given Mr.. Raymond will retire from
business and will move to the farm with
his family the coming autumn. Mr. Perry
VIII remain in West Brattleboro village
for the present, continuing his jobbing
work.
The Phoenix proposes the veteran w B.
| Haskell of Centreville as an entry for the
| free-for-all long-distance pedestrian race.
Mr. Haskell, who will be 81 next October
had no difficulty in reeling of the 20 miles
| over the hills between Brattleboro and
| Wilmington during the intense heat of
July 4. He left home at 9 a. m. and
reached Wilmington at p. m.
Lawrence Brown was arrested on
Elliot street by Policeman Warren Tues
day night for intoxication. He pleaded
| guilty before Justice Newton Wednesday
morning and was fined S. and costs.
Brown also was arrested on complaint OF
! Carrie Kelsey charging him with the
larceny of a robe. He was taken before
Justice Stowe, but the plaintiff admitted
that she gave the robe to Brown and the
case was mol pressed by States Attorney
| Ryder.
A hearing was held before Judge II. II.
| Wheeler in the United States Circuit court
yesterday and today in the case of Richard
Fourchy of New York against E. b. Ellis
of Mortified. this state, involving written
| and oral contracts in regard to transfers
| of stock in the Bethel granite quarry
Robert ]. Mahon of New York appeared
| for the orator. and the defendants counsel
was Frank Plumley of Northfield and
Roger Sherman and Judge Church OF
Chicago
A conference of the owners of the big
| timber tract in the southern counties OF
| Vermont with the Grand Trunk railroad
officials was held In Montreal Monday.
the timber owners being represented by
c. c. Fits. The Rutland railroad wants
to run branch line to the timber tract
| fUsnrN Eln Ill -.
the timber owners will give their shipping
business to the Central Vermont road and
have the timber shipped through Brattle-
boro If the railroad officials can be in
duced to run branch line from the West
River railroad.
The suit Of Robert c. Bacon, admins
traitor of the Winfred Randall estate
against the Pennsylvania Casualty COM
pany, brought to recover $4,000 on an ac-
cident policy issued to Randall, was dis
posed of yesterday when judgment for the
defendant was entered on the records of
the United States Circuit court by agree
ment of the parties through their counsel
The jury returned a verdict for the plain
tin when the case was tried in Rutland
and an appeal was taken to the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals. That
court held that the policy was not in
force, and remanded the case for another
trial The plaintiff decided not to contest
the case further.
Cora f. Fox, eldest daughter of Mrs.
Cora E. Fox of New York. died very sud
denly Wednesday night at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. n. p. Wood in Mortified.
Mass. She had been a frequent visitor 10
Brattleboro with her mother and sisters
for many years and had large circle of
friends here She suffered two attacks
of pleural pneumonia In the spring and a
few weeks ago came to Vernon hoping TO
improve In the change to country life.
She had been at DR.. Woods with her
mother the past ten days. Her sisters.
Mrs. Clark and Mrs Hoffman, who have
been at DR.. F. G. Pettee's were with her
Wednesday, when she seemed to be great
ly improved and in cheerful spirits The
funeral will be held at Dr. Woods to-
morrow on the arrival of the 1850 train.