Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09
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Bingham chapter, order of Eastern Star,
initiated two candidates Tuesday evening.
The Congregational Sunday school voted
Sunday to appropriate SIS for the use OF
the Boston Seaman's Friend society.
Beauseant Commandery, Knights Temp
lar conferred the Temple and Malta de-
erees on two candidates Friday night.
The ladies of the Unitarian society will
serve a supper to be followed by an en-
tertainment at Wells hall next Tuesday
evening, Feb 49, at $50 o'clock.
The directors of the Y. M c. A. had
a supper at the association rooms Mon
day evening, which was followed by dis
cusslon of plans for the anniversary,
finances and other subjects.
Gordon Gilbert Tenney son of E. c. and
Lenna (Thomas) Tenney of Saybrook,
Conn, died Sunday. The child was six
days old. The body was brought to
Brattleboro Monday for burial
The manual training classes which are
In session in the Harmony building We'd
nesday afternoons and evenings have a
membership of 20, and the interest is in
creasing. The classes are in charge of
Louis A. Whitney and Rev. H. R. Miles.
While hunting foxes a few days ago
William Tanning and c. l. Knapp came
upon a herd of seven deer, including two
bucks. The herd was not far from Mr..
Fanning's house When the deer saw the
two men they whisted, hoisted their white
flags and disappeared.
Sherman L. Rice Of Chesterfield was
appointed guardian of Elliot Leonard of
Wilmington Monday by the probate court.
Several witnesses were on hand as 1t was
expected that there would be a contest,
but an agreement was reached whereby
there was no opposition to the appoint
ment
The funeral of Mrs. John Jillson was
held at her hte home in West Brattle-
boro Sunday at / o'clock, Rev. L. NJ
Keneston, of the West Brattleboro Con-
gregatiopaI church, officiating. E. H.
Miller sang three selections. The burial
was in West Chesterfield neghbors in
each town acting as bearers.
F. D. E. Stowe special examiner, heard
testimony yesterday at Bethel in the
case of the White River Railroad COM
pany against the town of Rochester
Testimony in the same case was taken
in Brattleboro recently Judge e. L.
Waterman appeared yesterday for the
plaintiff and w. B. c. Stickney of Bethel
for the defendant.
The case of John L. Barney against
State Treasurer John L. Bacon to COM
pei the state treasurer to pay back 1882
of the collateral inheritance taxes paid
on the Charlotte and Lucy Barney estates
supreme court at the present session. F.
d. e. Stowe and c. C. Fits agreed to a
continuance of the case on account Of
the proceedings in the case of M. /. Reed
ct al VS.. c. G. Fits.
Clifton Fox won the silver mounted
Gorham blackjack tankard in the YER
mont Wheel club pool tournament Mon
day night, defeating Arthur Brasor rs to
80. Mr.. Fox did not lose a game In the
tournament. In three-ball billiards the
trophy rests between Childs, Dugan,
Aldrich and Ellis One class in four ball
billiards remains unsettled. The class
winners thus far are Bacon, Pettee,
Thompson and Aldrich.
Two small fires were extinguished by
members of the fire department Sunday.
The first broke out in ash barrels in the
rear of the Snea restaurant on Elliot
street, owned by Mrs. Goddard, about
5.45 o'clock in the morning. Mrs God
dard gave an alarm and Arthur Horton
and Rexford Benson, who sleep in the
steamer house, put out the fire with hand
eXtinguisners. still alarm was sent In
about o'clock in the evening, fire on
the railroad bank having spread until 1t
reached p. S. Eames's barn on Harris
place. The fire was put out by the
chemical engine, assisted by people living
near the scene Of the fire.
The village water board, through its
chairman, James F. Hooker notified
George E. Crowell Monday afternoon that
his propositions to sell the Chestnut Hill
and Sunset Lake systems to the village
had been rejected. Mr.. Hooker and L. e.
Holden visited Mr.. Crowell and read to
him the notification, which was as follows
1.-THE water board of the village of Brat
tleboro regret that they cannot accept
either or any of the propositions submitted
January 18th by you in relation to the sale
to the village of the Chestnut Hill system
and the Sunset Lake system. 1t Is posi-
BILE that the board may submit a PROPOSE
tion to you this week. Meantime the
board calls your attention to the fact thai
you continue the construction of the Sun
set Lake system with the liability of thC
future construction of a water system b.
the village" The propositions, three In
number, submitted by Mr.. Crowell were
published in full in The Phoenix of Jan
g. II Is understood that Mr.. Crowell will
keep on in accordance with his origina
intentions, with the work of constructing
the Sunset Lake system, the contract fo
which is in the hands of Crosby & Parker
Conductor William Quinn and Brakeman
Isle Carpenter, of an extra freight on thu
West River railroad, were hurt In a rail
road accident about three miles north o
Brattleboro Tuesday afternoon. That the!
were not more seriously hurt is matte
OF surprise. Their train was following
donderry and was making good time OF
a down grade when the rear car left tn
rails and caused the caboose to roll dow
an embankment Quinn and Carpente
were riding in the caboose. They wer
tossed about with utter lack Of ceremony
and both received injuries. Mr.. Quinn
left leg was damned and bruised, but no
broken, and Mr. Carpenter received sew
eral cuts on his head and bruises on hi
body. One of the cuts on Mr.. Carpenter
head was Ave inches long and opened tn
temporal artery, from which blood howe
profusely. The wounded men wer
brought to Brattleboro on the train an
were carried to their homes, where the
received medical attention. A wrec
train was made up and sent to the seen
of the accident to clear the track, tn
freight car having stopped across tn
track with one end against a ledge.
stove in the caboose set fire to tina
vehicle and destroyed 1t.