Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-24
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

Real Estate Agent w. c. Horton is in
Springfield, Mass, on business this week.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Horton.
Joseph Tardiff, an employee Of the Brat
tleboro Cabinet company, was badly in
Jured Tuesday, the four fingers of his
left hand being cut off in machinery.
A large delegation of Brattleboro people
attend the lawn party given by the
went to Hinsdale Wednesday evening to
Roman Catholic church of that town.
A. N Nesbtt, representing the New
York syndicate which has bought the
street railroad and the gaslight property,
was in Brattleboro the first of the week.
He said the property would be taken
over about Sept. 1.
The marriage Of Miss Susan E. Driver,
formerly school teacher in Brattleboro,
to Paul Sykes Of Boston took place at the
brides home In Windsor Aug. 1. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sykes will live in Winthrop High
lands, Mass.
The Chestnut Hill Aqueduct company
has laid a slx-inch pipe on Green street,
between High and Church streets, this
week An eight-inch pipe is now being
laid on High street, between Main and
Oak streets, replacing a four-inch pipe.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. a. Billings of Hat
field, Mass, are staying a few days at
the Brooks House. Mr.. Billings has been
looking over tobacco crops in adjoining
towns. lie finds the crops hereabouts in
excellent condition, none having been
damaged by hail.
| The pulpit of the Congregational church
! will be occupied next Sunday by Mr..
Towne of Atlanta university. The At
lanta male quartet consisting of p. II.
Williams r. NJ. Smith, w. II. Watson
and L. p. oliver, will sing old-tim "spir-
ituals" and an offering for Atlanta uni
versity will be received The quartet will
! sing on the common at o'clock.
Christie B. Crowell and Denison Cowles
are contestants in the national rogue
| tournament which is being held in Nor
| wich, Conn, this week Crowell stands
near the head of his division, having
! won FIVE games and lost two. Cowles
| is also making good showing. This is
| Crowelrs first appearance at the games
/ of the national association. Mr. Cowles
has participated in them several years.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert ]. Tisdale and
daughter, Ruth, and Mr.. and Mrs. will
| bur Mead and daughter, Hazel all of
Leominster, Mass, visited in Brattleboro
| from Saturday night to Tuesday, Mr.. and
! Mrs. Mead at Mrs. Lucy CoXs and the
! others at A. V. Coxs. They came in
! Mr.. Tisdale's automobile Miss Jennie
| Wood accompanied them as far as Green
/ field on their return.
/ Moritz Capen of Jacksonville, Fla, has
presented to the Brattleboro Free IL
! brary a red fox, mounted, which is an
I unusually handsome specimen. Mr. and
| Mrs. Henry Pitman of Troy, N. Y, have
| presented to the library the choice min
/ eral collection which was owned by the
| late Ned A. hummer of Brattleboro,
| also Mr.. Plummer's valuable collection of
| books on nature and architecture and
some handsome Illustrations of colonial
| architecture.
! Brattleboro. Vt, gains one incidental
! advantage in having a fine little theatre.
/ 1t is sought by metropolitan companies
/ for the rehearsal OF new plays, the town
has a numerous body of visitors in the
! players and attaches and. at the end OF
the rehearsal time the play is given its
! initial public presentation, to which an
| other party of dramatic critics and man.
ayers come by special car. The gain of
this is apparent.-IGreenfield Recorder.
Almon Willis OF Jamaica brought suit
through Lawyer H. G. Barber Wednesday
| against Mrs. Monaghan for the recovery
! of n sum OF money which she owed him,
and attached her bank book. He also
/ charged her with taking several silver
spoons, table fork and other small
| articles, amounting TO SIS. Mr.. Willis
! alleged that Mrs Monaghan and child Of
! New York had been boarding at his house
until the bill amounted to S. When she
left he demanded the payment in full
She said she had no money with her
except what was necessary for travelling
expenses but she gave a check for IS and
left bank book for security. On arriv-
| ing in Brattleboro she forwarded bn
order to her bank to withhold payment
of the check. Mr.. Willis learning OF the
clever plot and also missing some OF his
property instigated a search for the de-
linquent boarder. She was found in Brat
tleboro and was arrested by Deputy
| Sheriff Willis of Jamaica. She settled
for both amounts and was released.