Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-02

The ladies' Enterprise society will meet |
with Mrs. A. Il. Rice, Church Place,
next Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
The woman's auxiliary of the Y. NJ.
c. A. will hold a food sale at the Y. NJ.
c. a. rooms Saturday afternoon at 3
o clock.
Miss Mary Griffin, who has just return
ed from a course of study in Boston, has
opened a room in Hooker building for
shampoong and massaging.
Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps will
hold lawn party at Mrs. Bangs's on
Green street next Tuesday afternoon. All
members invited. Should the day be
stormy the party will be held indoors.
The Methodist ladies' will meet at the
church tomorrow Saturday afternoon
for the purpose of cleaning ana getting
the audience room ready for services Sum
day. The men Of the society who can do
so are requested to come prepared to as
sist in this work
Protective Grange held a regular meet
ing Wednesday evening, when several
applications were balloted upon. The first
and second degrees will be conferred
August II. The Grange received a gift
from Past State Master G. j. Bell,
framed picture Of himself, which was pre-
scented by General Deputy II. w. Sargent.
Congressman Kittredge Haskins made
the last payment this week for the re-
moval of the monument of the Sixteenth
Vermont Volunteers to more suitable
place on the Gettysburg battlefield. The
legislature of 1906 appropriated $3.50 for
this work or such part of that sum as
might be needed The work was recently
completed and accepted.
Leonard Lee OF South Newfane was
brought before Judge +. L. Gibson In the
municipal court yesterday afternoon on
charge of breach of the peace. The
charge grew out of a difference of opinion
between himself and his wife in which he
is alleged to have used her roughly. lie
was arrested by Constable Luke Morse
and brought here yesterday noon His
fine amounted to $l2.66.
Daniel Martin pleaded guilty to n
charge Of intoxication in municipal court
yesterday morning and was fined the
customary So and costs amounting to
5000. He was arrested at his home on
Maple street Wednesday night on COM
plant that he was abusing his wife. At
first he was inclined to deny that he was
intoxicated and entered "A plea OF not
guilty but while counsel to represent
him was being sent for he changed his
mind. pleaded guilty and was taken back
to the lookup until his fine was paid.
Two boys from the Kurn Hattin homes
in Westminster decided that they ought
to see the world and started out Monday
on an excursion which came to an in
glorious end in the custody OF Policeman
| James H. Evans in BrattleborO. The
| boys were about 10 years old, but they
| walked as far as BrattlebOro Monday.
| Their absence was discovered at the
| homes and II was learned that they We're
| seen coming in this direction Word was
| sent to Mr.. Evans to be on the watch Tor
| them and he was not long in locating
! . "a house
/ street. He let them get a good long sleep.
! gave them breakfast at the lunch room
| in the morning and escorted them home
one of the most powerful syHdicates
ever formed in this country for the pur-
pose Of developing a foreign enterprise
proposes to control two extensive railroad
| systems i'm Brazil. to build 1000 miles OF
connecting links and to bring 6OO0 miles
| of railroads under a single system. An
! investment OF fully $50 600 600 will be re-
| uuired One OF the capitalists largely in
terested is Sir William Van Horne, chair
man Of the board Of directors Of the Can
adian Pacific railroad. who has done much
! in the development of the railroads oil
Cuba in the past few years. one OF his
associates If Frederick : Pearson for
merIy chief consulting engineer Of the
| New York street railway system Mr.
Pearson was for two years summer
resident OF Brattleboro, occupying the
! Capcu house, now Inc cottage on Nlt
Retreat estate. with his family.
\ hearing in the case Of the DeLava
Separator company against the Vermont
Farm Machine company was heard before
Judge J. L. Martin in the United States
district court Saturday. Three years age
the case was decided In favor Of the de-
PENDANT but the case was rcopcncd or
the defendants claim OF additional costs
amounting to Sg2 1t appears that at the
time Of the trial copies Of patents in for
cign countries. alleged to have cost the
defendants 500, were introduced as evi
dcnce The clerk Of the court declined a
that time to include this item among the
costs and the defendant appealed to the
late Judge II. II. Wheeler. The appea
was never acted upon. The plaintiff
through the law firm OF Harding & Har
ding of Philadelphia, contends that as tbs
defendants did not succeed in getting thii
amount included in the original cost
awarded them, they are not entitled t
recover them at this late day. c. c
Fits represented the defendants. Deci
sion was reserved.