Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-07

\. V. Mays agency has sold for Abbie
Ranger her building lot on Wiliston street
to T. :. Han, who will put a house on
it at once.
Work was begun this week on fitting up
the second floor of the MILESTONE bull
ding as an armury for Company !. All
the partitions We're removed and "a begin
ming was made ON the small rooms which
will be separated from the main drill hall.
Fred Bean pleaded guilty to "a charge
of ntONication Monday morning in NUM-
cipal court ana was fined the usual So
ana costs. lie was arrested Saturday by
Policeman J. H. Evans and released ON
bail.
All those wishing to join the special
class in basketry which will be ncld af-
ternoons in the high school building un-
der the auspices of the Woman's club
during the vacation school i'm July are
requested to leave their names with Mrs.
Leonard at 4 Chaplin street before June
~.
Rev r. w. lllman OF Taunton, Mass,
preached in the Universalist church sun
day morning. a number of Mr. llman's
old friends when he was pastor of the
church nearly 20 years ago were present
to hear him and welcome him back to his
old place. In the evening he gave an ex-
cellent lecture on Shakspere's "Othello."
The subscribers sale of tickets for Mary
Mannering's production of GLORIOUS Bet
sy' will open next Tuesday evening. June
H. The public is invited to join i'm the
subscription sale without further notice.
The general sale will open Wednesday
morning. The box Office will be open
daily SO that all who wish may enroll
their names to become subscribers, en-
utng them to participate in the first
sales.
William Adams, jr.. i. was run over by
a disc harrow in front of his home on
Elliot street Saturday afternoon and
badly injured. The harrow was being
drawn along the street behind team
and the boy was running alongside it
when he fell In front of the discs He
was dragged a short distance along the
street before the harrow passed over
Inn. y surgeon dressed his wounds,
consisting OF cuts about the legs and
bruises on the head.
Miss Mary L. Deane teacher of history
and the classics in the high school, on
account Of her health will not give in
Struction next year. During her absence
Miss Florence +. Allen OF this town will
teach in her place. Miss Allen is Il grad
uate of our high school of the class of
1898 and in 1897 graduated from Middle
bury college. Since that time she has
had several years successful experience
as a teacher, her special branches being
Latin and Greek.
Mrs. Bridget Moran McCabe, 81, died
Tuesday afternoon in the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Moran Of
Beech street, after a short illness. She
was born in Brattleboro Dec. :. 1869, and
was the daughter of Patrick ana Betsey
tSulliNan) Moran. who came to Brattle-
boro from ireland several years ago.
She attended school in town and several
years ago was married to Frank McCabe.
She leaves besides her parents. a sister,
Miss Margaret Moran
Although no official report has been re-
ceived from the state laboratory as to
the results of the examination of the
stomachs of the three mares which died
in Howard n Nearly's stable recently.
the director OF the laboratory stated to
an officer of the state that no trace OF
poison was found. The veternaries of
hrattleboro and Greenfield all agreed that
the symptoms were those of a powerful
irritant poison and the absence of any
trace of poison makes the case more mys-
ferrous than ever.
The funeral of Mrs Jane ,NIiller) Wild
or was held Sunday afternoon at .
o'clock in the home of Warren l.. Walker
in West Rrattleburo. \ large number of
friends from Brattlcboru and from her old
home in Dummerston were present and
the floral tributes were many and beau
tiful Rev. Luther NJ. K,ncston. pastor Of
the West Bratteboro Congregational
church, OBLIGATED and L. II. Miller sang
several selections. The bearers were
Clement g. Whitney. Charles Wheeler
Robert Wheeler and Thomas Reed. The
burial was in Meeting House Hin Gem
etery, where Mr.. Miller sang again in
the commttal service.
Frank White Of the L. r. Clark Auto
mobile company and u. Frank shea mar
ruwly escaped serious injury Sunday
morning about o'clock by the overturn-
ing of Mr.. Whites Knox waterlcss tour
ing car near the Waite brook bridge on
the Putncy road. Mr. White was driving
the car when nut came of the steering
gear and the machine became unmanage-
able. Before II could be brought to n
stop ii ran over a two-foot cmbankment
and turned bottom upwards Mr. White
was slightly injured but was able to run
the car home after it had been rlghtcd
and back in the road. He found the nut
put it on ana with the assistance OF a
passer-by, tipped the machine right side
up and came back to town.
The weather man frowned on the plans
Tor the first open air service to be held
under the auspices OF the Protestant
churches in town Sunday afternoon. The
rain came down so steadily that the SER
vice was held in the Congregational chanel
instead OF on the common as intended In
spite of the rain a good number were
present to hear an able sermon by Rev
II. Il. Peabody Of Hartford, Conn. who
exchanged pulpits with Rev IL. r. Miles
OF the Congregational church SUNDAY Rev
h. .. :. Osgood pastor of the Unitarian
church, read the scripture lesson and Of
Tered prayer The musical program was
by the mixed quartet of the COngrega-
tonal church. The service next SUNDAY
VIII be on the common If the weather per-
mits.
Company I, V. y. G., underwent its an
nual state inspection Monday. For nearly
six hours the soldiers were under the cri-
teal eyes of Major Lee s. Tillotson and
Capt. G. f. Burnham. The report of the
examining officers will be sent to Cap
tain Henkel later. About 80 members of
the company presented themselves at 9
o'clock in the morning in Festival han
The arms and property were given a
careful examination and the company was
put through a stiff indoor drill. Later the
company property at the rooms was off,
cially inspected. A recess of an hour and
a half was taken at noon and the com
pany assembled again in the afternoon. II
was planned to go to the range in West
Brattleboro in the afternoon for practice
but the day was so stormy that the
trip was deferred until some other day
The officers were to have given the com
pany an inspection in field tactics at the
range.