Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-07-19

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If rainy the baby meet arranged to be
held on the common tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock, will be held Monday after
noon.
Dr. George B. Hunter of West Brattle-
boro has leased the offices in the Williston
building on Main street. formerly occu-
pied by the late DR.. G. Il. Severance and
will occupy them shortly. He has for
merly had his Office at his home on
Western avenue in West Brattleboro.
Miss Alice White, who has been teach
ing in Montgomery, Ala, over 20 years,
will tell about the school she established
among the negroes so long ago on Fri
day evening at the Baptist church. Miss
White is a woman of broad culture, who
has devoted her life to this work. An
offering for her work will be received.
The annual band concert on Fuller park
| I'm EsteYVllc last night was well attended
by an appreciatve audience. The con-
cert was set for Wednesday night but
was postponed on account of the weather.
During the evening the ladies' Enterprise
society served refreshments on. the lawn.
| Their prettily decorated small tables I'M
der the trees were well patronized
Rev. J. A. Mitchell of the West Brattle-
boro Baptist church will preach at the
open-air meeting on the common Sunday
afternoon at 8 o'clock The Congrega-
|
Trout the new pastor of the Universalist
church, will preach July 2S and Rev DIR.
| +. +. Marble of Cambridge, Mass. will
preach August 4. The Atlanta quartet
will sing in the service Aug. IS
The logs which were reported as reach
ing Bellows Falls early last week began
to make their appearance in the Con-
necticut river here Tuesday. BY We'd
nesday night a considerable number were
! hnV
weeks later in reaching Brattleboro this
year thaP usual, but the rate at which
they were coming yesterday indicates
that their passage will be swifter than
in other years.
About so members of the Universalist
Sunday school went on their annual pic
mic to Spofford lake Wednesday and
reported a joyous time in spite of the
rain which came down heavily all the
afternoon. The trip over was made in a
tallyho and carriages. The tallyho party
were decidedly wet when they reached
town about o'clock. as there were only
three umbrellas to shelter II people A
| bounteous picnic luncheon was eaten I'M
der the trees in the Silverdale grove and
until the rain came the picnickers spent
| most of the time on the Yater.
The jury in the case Of Eugene Gonyea
Of this town against the Deerfeld River
company, heard in the United States cir
cult court in Windsor last week returned
a verdict for the plaintiff to recover $500
Saturday. Suit was brought by the plain
tiff to recover damages for injuries re-
ccived while he was i'm the employ Of the
Deertield River company i'm Wilmington
He lost three fingers of the left hand i'm
1905 10y catching them i'm the gears of an
"dEer i'm the Sawmill ut Wilmington and
sued ON the ground that the company had
not afforded the necessary protection to
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| Charles 5. Chase and w r. Daley of
| Brattleboro We're for the plaintiff and O.
| f. Buttertield OF Wilmington and f w
| Gibson Of Brattleboro for the defendant
The Cleveland Ohio Plain Dealer Of Ju-
! ly IL contained the following: AT noon
! yesterday, in Calvary Presbyterian church
! Miss Cora NJ. James was married to
| Theodore p. Babbtt Only the imme-
! date families were present. and the cere-
! monY was performed by Rev. T. s Nc
| Williams The bride was attended by
| her sister Miss Vera James and the
! best man was Harold f. Rabbit. a
! brother of the groom. Mr.. and Mrs Bah
| bitt will make their home in Cleveland"
| Mr.. Babbitt is the youngest son of the
| late Rev. James II. Babbitt, for many
years pastor of the Congregational church
! in West Brattleboro. The young man
was employed several years in George +.
| Greene's drug store.
The street department has been at work
! this week resurfacing Canal street from
! the top of the hill above Mrs l. *. Full
| lers to a short distance below Pine street
! Gravel has been placed on the entire
width of the street to the depth of sew
eral inches and when it packs down will
! make a good road. The severe thunder
| showers last week washed Canal street
badly on the steep hill. cutting through
| the hard surface and reaching the sand
! beneath. This strip OF resurfacng will
! reach nearly to the end of the proposed
macadam to be laid this year with the
state highway money and will make a
! good road from Main street to the top of
| the hill. 1t is expected that another year
| the macadam will be extended to take in
part or whole of the section just re-
| surfaced.
Roswell p. Frost, county fish and game
| commissioner, was a t William Fannings
| farm last Saturday investigating a claim
| for damages by deer. a small herd Of deer
has made its headquarters near Mr.. Fan
ning's farm and did considerable damage
to his crops Mr.. Frost fixed the damage
| at $25. which the state will pay. The
| deer discovered Mr. Fannings garden as
| soon the tender shoots began to APP
pear above the ground and came there
| each evening to browse until the garden
| was practically ruined. So numerous
and tame We're the deer that four were
seen in the garden at one time. Several
Complaints OI udIldBe zone DN deer nave
recently been sent to the fish and game
commissioner. Mr.. Frost went recently
| to Mr. Forrester's farm in Stratton to
| investigate a complaint but did not
| award any damages
The crowd of loafers, young and old,
| who have made a practice of spending
the greater part of their Sundays in the
doorways on Main street buildings and
| stores were rudely Jared Sunday to dis
cover that the police department had de-
| cided on a move on order such ap-
plies in all we'll regulated cities. Special
| Policeman Merton +. Amidon was de-
| tailed to make a beginning and spent
| busy day in traVersing up and down the
| street, giving warnings at every doorstep.
| Some We're disposed to question his au-
| thOrity, but on being shown his badge of
| office, consented to mend their ways and
| cease to block the doorways and side
| walks. All were peaceable though many
| of the loafeTs felt that their constitution
| al right to do as they pleased on Sunday
| was being infrnged. The reform in
many cases was only temporary and the
| same crowd had to be disturbed at diff
| feTent places several times. Complaints
| have recently been made to the bailiffs
that the loafers were passing beyond the
merely troublesome stage where they
| forced people to go around them, and
! had become decidedly obnoxious by
making comments which were offensive
| If not downright insulting. Chief of