Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-17

230 O'Clock.
Wednesday was the Feast of the AS
sumption. Mass was celebrated at
and o'clock in St Michaers Roman
Catholic church.
A new 20-horse power motor, ordered
by f. Crosby & Co. is expected to arrive
in about two weeks. and will be installed
In Harmony block.
Mrs. Lodema Prescott has sold her
house on High street to Mrs. Julia b.
Barrett Mrs. Prescott will occupy the
upstairs tenement
The Garment workers union held
their regular monthly meeting Monday
evening in Grand Army hall. Three new
members were Initiated
The Block Island and Watch Hin ex-
cursion train last Saturday arrived from
the north with about $50 passengers, and
took on enough Brattleborians to make
a happy 400.
David Fitzgerald, plumber for John
Calvin, has bought of Mrs. Levi X. Full
Ter the house at II Pine street now occu-
pied by Lewis Prouty He will move
there as soon as Mr.. Prouty finds another
tenement.
The village bailiTs voted at their reg
ular meeting Friday night to engage two
Pinkerton detectives to be on duty during
the Valley Fair. They also voted TO
change the name of Common street 20
Park place.
The steam road roller has been at work
in the Central Vermont railroad yard
this week packing down the layer OF
gravel recently spread over the yard to
abate the mud nuisance. The yard is
now in much improved condition.
Erwin A. futile, a native Of Grafton
now employed as a teamster, and Miss
Janette Dawton, an operative In a shoe
factory in Manchester. were married at
the Baptist parsonage by Rev. George b.
Lawson last Tuesday evening. They will
make their home in East Dummerston.
Bradstreets trade report for this week
says: "Brattleboro reports favorably re-
garding present business operations and
outlook for fall trade bright. General
trade is said to be fully up to that OF
corresponding period last year and but
little trouble is experienced with col
lections."
About $50 were present at the open air
meeting on the common last Sunday
evening. Rev. c. o. Day. president OF
Andover theological seminary, gave
the address. c. c. Fits presided and the
Methodist church choir furnished music
with a cornet accompaniment by r. B.
Goodhue.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
Street Railroad company for the election
OF officers, which should have been held
last Monday, was omitted, It being tacitly
agreed that the present officers should
serve until Sept. l, when IL is expected
that New York syndicate win take con-
troll Of the road.
H. G. & F. E. Barber brought suit for
the Russia Cement company OF Glouces-
ter against L. w. Brown of South Vernon
Saturday and attached Mr.. Browns goods
and chattels to the value OF $500 The
suit is to recover the value OF a note for
$3.50 and about 800 on a book account
The case is returnable at the county
court.
The September term OF the Windham
county court will convene in Newfane
Wednesday. Sept. 5. Judge Loveland
Munson of Manchester presiding. The
docket. which is now being printed, con-
tains $50 common law cases. SO divorce
cases, six criminal cases and 80 chancery
cases. making a total Of 222 cases. On
account Of the time devoted to the politi-
cal campaign by the lawyers 1t is prob
able that the term Of court will be short
Assistant Judge Fred B. Pier Of Raw
sonville on Saturday appointed a COM
mission consisting OF A. F. Schwenk, J..
H Merrifield and John Calvin to APP
been taken by the Bellows Falls village
corporation as provided in its charter.
The land comprises % acres and adjoins
the village reservoir. Its possession win
give the corporation title to all the land
surrounding the reservoir. 1t is owned
by L. T. Lowell, who Is unable to agree
with the corporation as to its value,
making aan appraisal necessary. The
commissioners viii hold a hearing on the
question Aug. 2S.
Local members OF the Spanish War
| have received a circular announcing the
| first grand reunion OF the organization TO
be held at The Weirs, N. H, on Septem-
Der 1, 2 and 3. The announcement calls
attention to the fact that the members
will lose but one-hah OF a working day
as Saturday afternoon is a half-holiday
and Monday is Labor day. Saturday will
be a day OF enjoyment with special feat
ures. Religious services. both Protestant
and Catholic. will be held Sunday morn
| ing, followed by steamer excursion and
a sacred concert in the evening. Monday
will be invited guests day and many
prominent men are expected.
The case Of the Bellows Falls Savings
| institution against c. H. Davenport was
settled Wednesday. A hearing was held
| before Chancellor James M Tyler Mon
day in the the county clerks office on
Mr.. Davenport's motion to dissolve the
injunction preventing the sale Of 80
shares of stock in the E. P. Carpenter
company which the savings institution
attached to secure a note for $500. c.
| c. Fits and e. L. Waterman appeared
/ for the savings institution and H.
G. & F. E. Barber appeared for
Mr.. Davenport. The case was continued
to Wednesday to give Mr. Davenport OPP
portunity to file a bond for $780, on
Wednesday morning Mr.. Davenport paid
| 80 per cent. Of the par value OF the stock,
amounting to $1,000. and an entry was
made on the court records denying the
motion to dissolve the injunction.
In Saturdays issue OF Musical America
is an article entitled Highest Notes Sung
| by the Human Voice" 1t says that the
| highest note ever recorded was sung in
ITO by Atujari. who was filling an en-
gagement at the opera house in Parma.
In an exhibition before Mozart, who was
then a small boy, she sang B an octave
above what is commonly known as high
B. The article says the second highest
note is held by Jenny Lind, who at a
concert in Cincinnati, burst into one OF
her famous cadenzas and sang C above
| high c. Patti is credited with singing f,
Eames and Sembich E. Melba E-fat,
Emma Abbott and Gadski d, Nordica
interesting, but there is one important
omission. 1t Is not unusual for Mary
Howe to sing F-sharp. which Is a half
tone higher than PATHS record and but
half tone below that Of Jenny Lind.