Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-14

| IN BANKRUPTCY lHSl WEEK. Will NC iltAu III
the Office Of +. ID. e. Stowe, referee, Dec
20 at 10 a. m.
The next regular meeting Of the wom-
ans club will be held at the BrooKs
House next Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
c. b. Crowell will relate her experience
at the time OF Callfotnias great catas-
trophe.
Miss Southard, Mrs. II. E. Bascom's
| milliner, went to Windsor Saturday. On
Friday evening the event of her depart
ure was celebrated by a candy pull and
games participated in by nearly all Mrs.
| Bascom's employees. Miss Southard VIII
return for the spring season.
Two cars on a freight train were de-
rallied near South Vernon Monday night,
between and 10 o'clock. blocking the
track so that it was necessary 10 send
| the Boston q Maine 1915 train to Bel
lows Falls, via Keene, N II. The New
| London boat train was not delayed, hav-
ing passed the scene before the accident
happened. The damage was not serious.
On warrants issued by Grand Juror
johnson Of Montville, w. o. Prince and
| Charles Il, Badet of New London, en-
gineers, respectively, of the passenger
| and freight trains of the Central Vermont
| railroad which were In collision at Mont
| Vile recently, which resulted In the death
| OF Fireman Geer, were aTrseted, charged
| with negligence, Saturday and held, after
a hearing, in $1,000 bonds for the superior
| court.
| j. +. Mann's store window presents
unique and attractive appearance. In
| front of a solid background Of handker-
chiefs stands a small church entirely COW
| cred with handkerchiefs except the stain
ed glass windows and the open belfry IN
/ which a bell Is suspended. The scene
- made still more picturesque by the
| little clock in the steeple and a moon
which shines through the fuzzy handker-
chiefclouds at night.
All who are intending to remember their
| friends at Christmas time by sending
I their packages by express are requested
| to send them a few days In advance of
| that day. This will insure better service
| for the public, and help to relieve the
congestion of business for the messengers
| on the trains. Although the company
| always double their messenger service at
| that time II Is always impossible TO han
die the business with the same prompt
| ness as at other times. The express com
| pany furnish labels reading, do not open
until Christmas morning." and these can
be attached free of charge upon request.
Leverett NJ. Hubbard, 81. formerly
Judge OF the New Haven county common
| pleas court. died Friday at his home in
| Wallingford, Conn, from complication
! OF ulStAENS. ne lhAth hifahN lhbAiN
| offices and was secretary OF state In Con-
| necticut 1887 -S9. He was trustee OF Wes-
\ leyan academy Wilbraham, Mass, and
| had been actively interested I'm the finan-
| cial management OF the institution. Four
! years ago he was instrumental In form
| ing the Wilbraham academy alumni AS
| ISOLATION of the Connecticut valley and
| was elected its first president Judge
! and Mrs. Hubbard formed many acQuaint-
| ances I'm Bratteboro while here TO visit
| their son, Samuel w Hubbard formerly
| clerk at the Brooks HoUse.-Their vaca-
| ton last summer was spent with their
! son at Pine Grove Springs and before re-
turning home they stayed two or three
weeks at the Brooks House.
Escaping steam frightened pair OF
horses owned by Howard & Yearly We'd
nesday forenoon as they stood near the
| s. A. Smith company's factory on Frost
| street where they had been driven after
a load OF sawdust The horses increased
| the distance between them and the scene
/ OF the disturbance In rapid and spec
| tacular way. They ran from Frost street
| to Flat street without hlndrance, but at
a point In front OF N. n. Wilson's black
i smith shop they brought up squarely
| against a telephone pole, wrecking the
! sled and stripping the harness. The neap
was snapped or and the horses were
| freed but one OF them was thrown to
1
| one horse on each side. the reins and
neckyoke were broken. so that the horses
were separated. Uninjured, they started
! again, one dragging the evener and Whit
| fetrees They got but a short distance,
however, as Mr. Wilson ran out OF his
shop and caught one, while milkman
| stopped the other.
George f. Adams went 10 Springfield.
! Mass. Tuesday to take charge of the
mo Of IA GDrfuUfpld Flour and
4 Grain company, formerly Van Deusen &
| Foley. The company was Incorporated
/ in Boston few days ago with a capital
! OF $50, 900. The inoorporators are Leroy
| +. Adams and George +. Adams OF Brat
! tleboro, James NJ. Van Deusen OF Spring
field and David Stott of Detroit Mich.
l. f. Adams is president and George f.
! Adams is treasurer. Mr.. Stott is the
| owner OF two large flour mills In De
troit and carries on a large business.
Mr.. Van Deusen went to Springfield from
Hudson. N Y, in 1899 and has been as
ISOLATED with T. ]. Foley since 1901.
Mr.. Foley, who has been in business In
Springfield over 25 years, has retired from
I the firm. The new company intends to
enlarge the business at an early date. II
is already one of the largest houses OF
the kind in the Connecticut valley. Mr..
Stott is vice president of the new con-
| Germ. The formal transfer of the bust
ness win take place Monday.
Hollis n. Newcomb of East Putney has
filled a schedule in bankruptcy through
his attorney, F. f. Barber. His liabilities
are $44542 and his assets $6S7.0S. The LA
| bilities consist of taxes due the town
amounting TO 1914 a debt of $3.50 to
Charles Willard Of Putney. covered by
mortgage on an acre Of land with build
ings thereon the mortgage being in pro-
cess OF foreclosure, a lien note on horse
to Charles Wood OF Putney 10 cover a
pre-existing debt Of S57.57, also unse-
cured accounts amounting to $l29.1l due
Putney people. The assets include real
estate valued at $500, mortgaged to
Charles Willard. household goods. wear
ing apparel, etc, valued at 5000, horse,
cow, carriages. tools, etc, valued at $173,
and debts due the petitioner, amounting
to $14.0S. OF the assets property valued
at 1918 is claimed to be exempt. A suit
was brought by Mr.. Wood on the lien
note last week, and a part of the estate
is under attachment in that action. The
first meeting of the creditors will be held
in the office of the referee, F. D. f. Stowe,
Dec. "a at 10 a. m.