Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-24

]. A Muzzy was in Brattleboro Monday
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs A. l. Howard Of Putney
visited in town Sunday.
Fred Stark has moved to the Perham
house near Wilder's mill.
Miss Retta May Howe visited her grand =
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Sherwin, over
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Gleason OF Brattle-
boro are visiting Mr.. Gleason's parents
at the hotel a few days.
The Barker family have come from
Worcester to occupy their summer home,
formerly the White place on the road to
Pixies Falls.
The case Of d. Sherwin VS.. A. l.. How
ard and trustee, which has been in county
court the past two years was settled out
Of court Tuesday.
A. V. ID. Piper was called to Bondville
Friday on the assault case Of DR.. H. b.
Esmond upon his wife last Tuesday. Dr.
Esmond has left for parts unknown.
The selectmen are looking for a pur-
chaser for the David Mundell farm, which
the town voted to sell at the March meet
ing. No satisfactory bid has as yet been
received for the property.
There will be a union memorial service
Sunday morning, May &c. the churches Of
Jamaica uniting to observe the day in the
Congregational meeting house. Veterans
and members of the Relief corps especi-
ally are invited, and all citizens are
urged to attend.
J. S. Buchanan OF Fort Covington, N
Y, has bought OF Il. J. Hollenbeck his
interest in the Jamaica Lumber company.
Mr.. Buchanan and family have moved here
and are occupying the tenement in the
George Wells house, recently vacated by
j. b. Laurie, who has gone to Fitchburg
Mass.
Selectmen A. +. Allen and ]. B. Muzzy
have been at work this week putting a
new bridge across the Turkey Mountain
brook near the Howard place in East
jamaica. This bridge has been in
dangerous condition some time; the
stringers We're rotten and some of them
were broken Off at the ends.
Mrs. A. V. d. Piper is gaining steadily
and is now able to be about the house.
Miss a. /. Oliver, who has been caring
for her, returned to Hartford last week.
Her place is taken by Miss II. NJ Howe,
who was here while Mrs. Piper was Sc
riously ill., Mrs. w o. Talbot returned
Saturday to her home in Stottville, n. Y.
The case of F. c. Brigham VS.. Ray
Harrington and trustee, which was tried
before Justice Z. NJ. Butler last August,
when an appeal was taken to the county
court by the defendant, has been settled
by the defendant paying DR.. Brigham the
amount of the trustees disclosure. A. V.
d. Piper was attorney for the plaintiff and
Cudworth & Pierce for the defendant.
The case of state VS.. Ernest Howard
which has been pending in county court
several years, was settled by the respond
ent appearing in court at Newfane Tues
day and paying a fine of $40 and costs
amounting in all TO $2476. This was a
case for impeding an officer at a dis
ntTpi nu Of T.
ton in Jamaica in 1900.
The commissioners appointed by the
court to report on the amount of state
aid to be received by the town on the
Winhall road have filed a report decom-
mending that the sum of $500 be spent
on the highway and bridges this year and
the sum of 5000 a year thereafter for the
next four years, making $1,000 In all for
the period of five years. the town to bear
one half the expense and the state one
half. This amount of money should put
the roads in good condition.