Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16

The annual Unitarian fair viii be held
at Festival hall Thursday evening, Sept.
Fifteen employees of the Brooks House
went on a tally-ho ride to Spofford lake
last night
The excursion to Sunapee lake Sunday
proved popular, a people taking the train
at the Brattleboro station
Yesterday, August Is, was the Feast of
the Assumption. Mass was celebrated in
St MichaeIs Roman Catholic church at
= O'Clock, rosary and benediction at 7.30
in the evening.
Clarence Tracy OF Groton Junction was
brought before Justice A. Il. Carpenter
Monday morning OH a charge of intoxica-
tion. lie pleaded guilty and was fined IS
and costs, but the fine was suspended and
he was placed on probation. lie was ar
rested Sunday night by Chief of Police
James II. Evans
a. c. Griffin Of Walpole. superintend-
ent of the Snowflake Canning company,
is here getting the establishment in read
mess for operation the latter part of the
month. George Leonard will have charge
of the husking department and will not
be general superintendent, as has been
stated. Mr.. Griffin will continue to fill
that position
The speakers for the grove meetings at
Sunset lake will be announced next week
by Rev. L. S. Chafcr. president of the
Grove Meetings association. Several To-
cal preachers will be In attendance. Sun
set meetings will be held on the lake and
meetings for the children will be conduct
ed daily by Mrs. Cheney. Rooms may be
procured in the tabernacle for the week.
Anyone wishing rooms or conveyance can
communicate with Mrs. a. G. Allen
Mass. who died at his summer home in
Topsham. Me. yesterday, was educated
at the academy in West Brattleboro. He
enlisted In the United States signal corps
in 1864. ana served two years lie had
been engaged In business in Boston and
SumcrVine many years He was an ac-
| tive member of the fremont Temple Bap-
fist church and was prominent in the Ma
sonic fraternity, being a 32d degree Ma
son. He leaves "A wife and two children.
The car inspectors at the local station
were somewhat astunished on the arri-
val of the owl train one morning the lat
ter part of the week to see two hobos
| crawl out, one from Il rather common
place for a traveller OF his class on top OF
the trucks beneath a car and the other
from the unusual place on top of
the brake beams The selection of a
riding place by the latter was a wonder
to the trainmen as every time the brakes
were moved he must have been jerked
| forward and back again in very I'M
comfortable manner They inquired
whether they were ON the train for Bos-
ton. 1t is supposed they had been riding
from st Adams. They disappeared be-
fore the train pulled out and probably
they took their old positions again.
Wary $. Charles. one OF the best known
1 Cinnamon i'm Boston who has been ar
rested charged with being implicated I'm
the murders In Chinatown recently. APP
pcared frequently i'm the United states
/ court in Vermont In Brattleboro and Bur
linstou as Interpreter in tho Chinese i'm
/ migration cases which came before the
late Judge Wheeler Charles owned a
laundry at II Myrtle street in Boston but
he is a man Of education. well verscd in
English ana several other languages.
some Of his American friends believe that
his arrest is another plot OF his enemies
They point To the fact that a few years
ago ne was assaulted and left for dead
In Chinatown because I'm his court he
would not shield the members of mis- race
who had been arrested FOR various Of
fences.
An insurance aduster was in town
Wednesday and yesterday investigating
the claim Of NJ. W. Colbun for loss in the
fire which nearly destroyed the Cheney
house ON Maple street two months ago
| The similarity Of the circumstances OF
this fire to fire in Northampton in
which Mi COlburn sustained a loss aroused
the suspicious Of the adjuster and the
| payment of the claim was deferred The
90 days allowed the insurance company in
which 10 pay claims expired Wednesday
and Mr.. Coburn was going to sue the
company to collect. He was insured for
5000 ana claimed loss Of $3.50 After in
vcstigating the circumstances the ad
! Justcr decided to make Mr.. Colburn a
small payment in order To- close the mat
ter up. This was a matter of eXpediency
and not the recognition Of liability by the
company
The program which has been issued for
Vermont day, Sept Is. at the jamestown
exposition shows that Gov. Proctor and
STAN, the state commissioners and others
| from this state will rendezvous in Brat
| tleboro Sept. II, coming from the north on
the train due to arrive here at III Sup
per will be served to the entire party at
the Brooks House al o'clock The
Central Vermont railroad will provide a
special train to leave here at Is o'clock to
run To New London, where the trip will
be via the Norwich line steamers to New
York ana from thence to Newport News,
Va, by a special train over the Pennsyl-
Nania railroad, Special excursion tickets
good for 80 days will be sold To all Yer
montcrs who wish 10 attend the EXPOSE
ton at this time. The rate from Brattle-
boro is the lowest given in the sta1e.
1862, but from no point will it exceed
$3.50. Col. c. S. Forbes Of St Adams
mas issued circulars giving fun particulars
of the trip with plans for hotel accommo-
dations, etc, while ut the exposition.
| These circulars may be- obtained at once
| by application 10 him by mail The ex-
cursion tickets Will be good for stop over
privileges in Washington. Baltimore,
Philadelphia, and New York on the re-
turn trip \ general invitation is extend
ed to all Nermonters to join the ex-
cursion party.