Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-10-05

a house on his lot at the corner Of High
and Bullock streets. 1t is his intention
to nave 1t rooted in before severe winter
weather comes.
The first frosts of the season came Mon
day and Tuesday mornings. In the VII
lage the effect was scarcely noticeable
but on the hills the plants and tender
vines out door were nipped.
vlnton's paper mill has been shut down
the past week while five additional cyl
inder rollers are being installed in the
drying room. The rollers were made In
Steman's machine shop and win be in
place so that the mill may resume opera
tions next Monday.
The first meeting of the woman's' club
will be held next Wednesday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock at the Brooks House. The
program will consist Of greetings by the
president, reports from the state fedora
ton and the address given at the state
federation by the state president.
The Twin State Gas and Electric com
pany which recently acquired ownership
of the street railroad and gas and cleo
trio lighting properties In Brattleboro.
bought this week the entire plant of the
Dover. N. H., gas company. The price
was between $25O,OOO and $275,OOo.
That reprehensible character, the dog
poisoner, is getting in his work again.
Valuable dogs owned by Mrs. Ada s.
Dowley and Clint Dugan have been
killed recently. Dogs owned by George
c. Averill and the Bradley family have
disappeared and 1t is supposed they were
victims of the poisoner.
The past month has been the most pros
porous that the Brartleboro Street rail-
road has ever known, chiefly owing to
the large number of passengers during
the fair week. For the three days Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday the num-
Der was 144S3, of which nearly one-half
were carried the second day.
Rev. L. w. Cronkhite, missionary
from Burmah spoke in the Baptist
church last Sunday morning in the abb
sence of the pastor, Rev. George b.
Lawson. He also addressed a large union
congregation In the evening when he
spoke very interestingly of missionary
work in the Burmese jungle.
The Goddard restaurant on Elliot street.
which has been closed the past week, will
open tomorrow under the management of
w. o. Childs. who has rented the place.
Mr.. Childs has been proprietor of the
Riverside Inn at South Londonderry the
past few years succeeding l.. ]. Strong
wnen the latter came to take charge OF
the Melrose at West Brattleboro.
Karl Kron, the famous long distance BIZ
cyclist, was registered at the Brooks
House Monday and Tuesday His bicycle
Is OF the high-wheel type in use 20 years
ago. Years ago Kron wrote a book Ten
Thousand Miles on a Bicycle" He has
continued to ride the bicycle since then
and has now covered over $1,000 miles.
Kron carries his baggage strapped to the
handle bars and travels about the country
leisurely.
Washington dispatches yesterday stated
that the Presidents appointment of AS
sistapt Attorney-General Charles II. RObb
as judge of the District of Columbia
court of appeals to succeed Justice Duell
would be made in a few days Mr..
Robb's personal friends have understood
that he did not desire the appointment
and that 1t was his intention. on retir-
ing from official service, to go to New
York to engage in the practice of his pro-
fession.
In spite of the unfavorable weather last
Sunday the rally Sunday service by the
Congregational Sunday school was largely
attended. the rooms being well filled.
There was no study period, the time being
given up to a stereopticon review of the
quarters lessons. The rooms were dark
ened by an extra set of window shades
and the stereopticon was lighted by
powerful electric current so that the
views showed with noticeable brillian-
cy. The views were explained by Rev.
H. K. Miles and Miss Mary r. Cabot.
Mrs. w. H. Mitchell of Marlboro was
attacked Tuesday by an unknown man
while on her way home from the King
place The stranger came out OF the
woods at lonely spot on the road car
rying gun and a club with which he
struck Mrs. Mitchell brutally over the
head. She screamed for help and though
stunned by the blow she started home
and the man disappeared and at last ac-
counts had not been seen. He was dress
ed In dark trousers, blue sweater and
SLOUGH hat The motive of the act is not
known but some think he may have been
insane.
The 23d annual reception given by the
Y. M, G. A. Tuesday evening was well
attended and the affair was an auspIcious
opening OF the associations work for the
coming year. The parlors were deco
rated with hydrangeas and cut flowers
with the American flag draped from the
ceiling in the middle. The gymnasium
and bowling alleys were open for inspec-
ton and the $3.50 pool table, the latest
acquisition of the association, was well
patronized during the evening Piano
selections were rendered by Miss Beryl
Gilman, Miss Emily Clapp and Miss Ell
len Sherman. Refreshments OF coffee
and fancy cake were served by the wom-
ems auxiliary.
About 60 members of Beauseant COM
mandery. knights Templar, enjoyed an
lnIormal outing on the Valley Fair
grounds Wednesday afternoon and even
Ing. going by special trolley cars at $40
and 6.10 and returning by special car at
$50 NO regalias were worn and there
were no drills. The amusements OF the
AFTERNOON were round ball game and
quot pitching contest in the rear of the
grandstand. The All-Stars, captained by
charles W. Dunham beat Capt ]. g.
Olery's team 20 to in base ball and
W. 70. Haskell won the badge at quoits.
AT $50 the Sir Knights assembled in the
dining hall and partook of fine spread.
The committee having. the affair in charge
consisted of ]. B. Randoll w ID. ellison
and A. P. Slmonds.
A jury trial in a horss case was held
IN Guilford Centre Saturday before Justice
Arthur G. Spencer OF BraNtleboro and a
jury consisting of ]. G. Thayer, F. r.
Thayer, Samuel Bullock, r. c. Ingraham.
G. M Prouty and d. G. Baker. 1t was the
case Of David Y. Robbins of I,evden
against Edwin H. Stacy of Guilford John
10 Gale OF Guilford was counsel for Rob-
bins and Frank E. Barber of Brattlehoro
appeared for Stacy. The evidence showed
that on April 81 the defendant bought a
horse at the plaintiffs auction for 500
and paid $67, giving a note for the bal |
ance, S25 1t was claimed by the defend |
ant than the horse was represented to he |
sound and all right, but that the animal |
showed lameness on the very day that IL |
was bought and had been lame ever |
since then. For that reason the defendant |
refused to pay the note The iury found |
Tor the plaintiff to recover In full. The |