Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-03-23

wen on Frost street Friday afternoon.
March 30.
Nicholas T. Ryan. for many years a |
well known resident Of Brattleboro, has |
been elected a member Of the school board |
in Greenfield.
The ladies' aid society Of the Methodist |
church will hold their annual business
meeting in the church parlor next We'd
nesday, March 49,
Hugh E. Shaw the engineer who was
killed in the Nashua Lawrence wreck last |
week, was a brother OF David Shaw, for
many years an employe of Moran & Co.,
and a nephew of II. II. and j. M. Hackley,
now Of Greenfield.
Charles w. Gates Of Franklin, state
highway commissioner, has fixed the
dates for the meetings Of town road com
missioners in the Ia counties, and the
Windham county meeting will be held
in Brattleboro Thursday, April 5.
A report that the Central Vermont rail-
road employees intend to strike is branded
as false by both officials and employees. A
commission is in st. Adams preparing O
new schedule of wages, but thus far It
has not been presented to the company.
The hearing before ]. NJ Tyler, chan
cellor, on the report of o. M. Barber in
the Davenport Crowell case, which was
set for Saturday, was continued q second
time on account of the illness Of A. e.
Cudworth, one of the attorneys. No date
was decided upon.
Frank d. Waite will open his skating
rink on Elliot street tomorrow evening.
The rink has been closed this week on
account Of the attractions at the
Auditorium. Hereafter the rink will
be open every evening from 7.30 to
1890 and Wednesday and Saturday after
Moons from to o'clock.
The first carload of freight ever drawn
over the Brattleboro street railroad was
loaded at the Main street switch yester-
day and drawn to West Brattleboro. On
the side of the car was a large placard
reading, Grain from e. Crosby & Co. to
]. L. stockwel West Brattleboro." The
load weighed 10000 pounds.
Congressman Hasklns was one of the
guests at the dinner which Speaker Joseph
Cannon gave Saturday night at the New
Willard in Washington in honor OF the
Gridiron club. Tho President, his cabinet,
senators, representatives who are init
mate friends Of the speaker and other
prominent people were present
Tax payers are given notice that the
listers will proceed to take up the in
ventories for 1906 on Monday April 2.
The listers will meet in their room in
town hall building on that day and at
the reading room in West Brattleboro the
following day. Blanks may be procured
of the listers or at the town clerks Of
fee
A hearing on w. o. Powers's claim for
$40 against the James Austin estate was
held before the commissioners. r H
Gordon and ]. H. Merriield. Saturday.
H. G. Barber appeared for Mr. Powers
and A. F. Schwenk appeared for NJ ].
Moran, administrator of the estate. The
claim is for livery hire in the summer and
autumn Of 1901. No decision was given.
Congressman Kittredge Haskins has
nominated William Pierce Brown. son of
the late Commander Allan d. Brown,
president OF Norwich university, for APP
pointment at the United States naval
academy at Annapolis Md, with Law
renee B. Flanders of White River juno
ton, Arthur w. Peterson of Randolph
Centre and George Sutherland of Lud-
low as alternates.
c. c. Fits has had an execution levied
on lot and two houses on Clark street
owned by D. P. Prescott which execution
was issued upon judgment rendered at
the September term of the county court for
$125 damages, besides costs amounting to
S27.1O, in favor of Mr.. Fits for legal SER
vices. Unless the amount of the execution
is paid on or before May 10 the property.
or such part OF II as is necessary to pay
the bill, will be sold by auction on that
date by Sheriff Frank w. Mcclure.
There have been no developments this
week i'm the situation with respect to the
water question. Engineer w. II. Brain
erds assistants have made some progress
In their work on Halliday brook, although
the storm Monday and Tuesday delayed
them two days in surveying. This survey
will cover the entire Halliday brook water
shed and will be made not only with a
view to furnishing plans called for by the
state board Of health but to determine all
possible sources of contamination also
as basis for various computations
An adjourned hearing was begun in
the Office Of Waterman & Martin Monday
afternoon in the case entitled "In re
White River Railroad Company" before
o. M. Barber of Bennington, master. The
hearing was on all claims against the re-
ceiver of the road and against the railroad
company during the tendency of the re-
ceivership. e. L. Waterman OF Brattle-
boro and W. B. c. Stickney OF Bethel APP
peared for the owner of the road. Samuel
Williams, and others, and Samuel Hamil-
ton Of Boston appeared for the receiver
and creditors.
Mrs. Mary w. Leland of Chester Depot,
district deputy grand matron, made an
official visitation to Bingham chapter
Order of Easter Star, on Tuesday.
Among the grand chapter officers present
were DR.. Fred G. Pettee OF Brattleboro,
grand patron, Mrs. Willis e. Griswold Of
Springfield, grand matron, and Mrs.
George F. Leland of Springfield, grand
assistant conductress. The degree work
was reviewed by the district deputy grand
matron. Early In the evening the regular
monthly supper was served by the ladies
OF Bingham chapter.
The supreme court granted a motion for
continuance Friday In the case of Harriet
Bailey Of Montpelier against the Vermont
Savings bank of Brattleboro Arguments
were made In favor of the motion by c. c.
Fits and against 1t by E. H. Deavitt of
Montpelier From the arguments II APP
peared that Harry Lowe. formerly of
Montpelier, deposited $75, 900 in the YER
mont Savings bank, as trustee for his wife,
Clara B. Lowe, and Harriet and Ella M
Bailey, and that he afterwards withdrew
the money for his personal use. The suit
against the bank is for the purpose of
recovering the money, the plaintiff claim
Ing that 1t should not have been paid to
the trustee. Mr.. Fits asked for a con-
tinuance on the ground that Lowe the
principal witness for the defendant was
outside the state and that efforts to locate
him had not been completed. Mr.. Deavitt
said that according to his knowledge none
of the plaintiffs had heard from Lowe
since he left Montpelier in 1908. 1t is be-
lieved that Lowe is in New York.
Sunshine Graft