Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-04

week. y temporary roof has been ar
ranged by the owners of the building and
repairs are going forward rapidly.
The Manila Bottling company. which
for the past year has done an extensive
wholesale and retail business in the sale
Of liquors in North Walpole. holding one
Of the II licenses in that village. has been
bought by Patrick +. Griffin one Of the
Oldest and best known residents of North
Walpole. Business will be conducted
under the name OF the Mt Kilburn Bot
, Ting company. Mr.. Griffin is now the
sole owner ana manager. He has en-
ploNed Maurice O'Connor as clerk and Ed
ward Houlihan as driver Of the delivery
| team. The Manila Brewing company Of
which Selcg Manila Is the owner aud man
ager, still retain its large plant and con-
ducts the business OF brewing lager and
| ales near the month Of Cold river.
The different schools Of the village
and town begin their winter term next
Monday In the high school Frederick
F. Williams Of Fitchburg will succeed
j. +. Smith as science teacher Mr..
Smith goes to St. Johnsbury academy.
Mr. Williams is a graduate Of Amherst
and has been teaching i'm the Fan River
high school. Miss Gertrude Davis. teacher
of the eighth grade in the high school
building, has resigned and Miss Hattie
Cutting Of Norwich has been elected to
Randolph Normal school. For the first
two weeks Of the term Miss Charlotte
Ryder will substitute for Miss Rogers i'm
the sixth grade at the old high school
building. Miss Rogers being detained at
her home in Eden by the severe illness
of her mother.
team disappeared from the square in
an unaccountable manner Monday night.
A man hired a rig in Windsor that day
and drove to Bellows Falls, putting the
team i'm the Frost stable Late in the
evening he had the team harnessed and
started for home, but as he came to the
electric road tracks on Rockingham street
the runner of the sleigh caught ana he
was thrown out. The horse started IN
Rockingham street at a lively pace and
| from the time 1t disappeared going
toward the north end of the village the
most strict search failed to discover its
whereabouts until Wednesday, when it
| turned up in the town of Westminster.
| where the citizens were trying TO find an
owner The damage was not great, but
/ 1t would be difficult to trace the course
pursued by the runaway animal to reach
the point where It was found.
The death of John H. Merrifeld Of VIII
| Evansville has occasioned an important
change of plans IN regard to the litiga-
| ton over the ownership of the land sur
pond. L. T, Lowell 2d claims ownership
and claims that serious damage has been
done by the diverting of the Farr and
Ellis brooks. The corporation during the
past few years has been unable to make
| satisfactory arrangement with Mr.
| Lowell in regard to this matter. and a
number of years ago they brought suit
to condemn the land for public use under
/ the law of eminent domain" The court
/ ordered this question of damages referred
to A. F. Schwenk ]. II. Merrifeld and
John Calvin, all Of Brattleboro a few
weeks ago a hearing was begun before
/ these referees and considerable evidence
/ taken. 1t was adjourned until Jan 10
/ The death of Mr.. Merrheld will probably
| cause complete rehearng, for which
/ arrangements have not yet been made
/ Pending this Mr., Lowell has now brought
/ suit against the corporation claiming
| $4,000 damages and II is understood mis-
hearing will be before eX-Gov. W. w
! Stickney of Ludlow as special master.