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

Mr.. Wales's children's dancing class
will meet in Odd Fellows hall Saturday
at 2.30.
The 9.06 passenger train from the North
came upon three cows on the track near
the mouth of West river Saturday Two
of the animals got out of the way, but
the third was struck and lifted high in
the air falling to the ground a lifeless
mass The locomotive presented grew
some appearance on its arrival in Brat
tleboro.
Thirty-seven years ago yesterday people
in Brattleboro were not discussing the
relative merits OF the Pleasant Valley and
Halladay brooks as water supplies. There
was water in overabundance everywhere
and the event is remembered as the great
freshet Of SO. when the local streams
we're at the highest point they had ever
reached, although the Connecticut did not
touch the mark of 1862.
Sheriff H. s. Wilson OF Bennington
county arrested in Arlington Saturday
night a young man on the charge of
stealing horse, buggy. suit of clothes.
three watches, and some jewelry OF
Charles Kenyon of Landerdale, N. Y.
The man had been in the employ of Ken
yon for some time, and claimed he came
from Brattleboro. The sheriff turned the
thief over to the New York authorities.
There will be a conference of parents
and teachers of high school pupils in the
high school room at o'clock Wednes-
day evening, Oct. TO- Anyone interested
In the Brattleboro schools is invited to be
present, but the parents of boys and girls
now attending the high school are ear
nestly requested to attend the meeting.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss
the interests of our boys and girls in
school and out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Barber were
given a surprise visit last evening on
their first wedding anniversary when a
company OF their relatives drove into
the yard at their farmhouse in district
| No. 6. The evening was spent very
pleasantly with games and other diver
sions and refreshments were served. The
| occasion was also the wedding anniver-
| sary of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. z. Bushnell, who
were among those present
The ladies' circle of the Universalist
| church held its annual meeting yesterday
| afternoon at the church parlors. These
| officers were chosen: President, Mrs.
| F. H. Harris; first vice president, Mrs.
w. c. Stone; second vice president Mrs.
| Albert Rockwell; secretary, Mrs. Fred
| Sargent; treasurer, Mrs Freeman Scott
Iidnsey, Mrs. w. II. Bruce, Mrs. w. H.
Combs, Mrs. Leslie Smith and Mrs. VIM.
/ Rockwell.
During the year ending Sept, 80, 1906,
the gross receipts OF the Brattleboro post
ofice. on postal account, were $S3, ,S15. 72,
| a gain over the same period a year ago
| OF $S172.13, over two years ago of S608250,
and over three years ago OF $91O073.
Sales Of stamps envelopes and cards in
the past year amounted to $50, ,975.4O. The
collections from publishers on regular
publications mailed outside the county
at the cent-a-pound rate amounted to
$2,477.1s. Including the 1851 pounds
fres-in- the county circulation the mail
ings Of second-class mail matter during
the year amounted to nearly 1874 tons
The net revenue to the government was
S1T,556.26.
Several of the horses at the Valley FAN
last week have been race winners this
week. Jennie W., who took second place
here to Advancer, won the free for all
PAGERS. at the Brockton fair Wednesday
In straight heats, the fastest In 2.l0h
Little Tun won the 2.85 class race al
Claremont Tuesday and was third in the
al class the following day. BroWnbird
owned by Underwood q Ellis OF Brattle'
boro, started In the 2.35 race, but was
drawn after finishing fifth and seventh II
| field OF eight starters. Major B. o., tn,
| SPEEDY Canadian horse, was second in the
| 2.13 class at ClaRemOntt and first In tn
| 215. Dorena won the 219 trot at Glare
mont. Several of the horses seen her,
| won a part of the money at Claremont
Chester Pike, who officiated so satisfac
torily as starter at the local races, wa
monarch OF the judges stand at Glare
mont Roam Wilkes, from Drury's stable
in Athol, won the 2.3O race at the fair II
Northampton. Adyancer is entered II
two races this week at Brockton.