Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-09
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Protective Grange will confer the first
and second degrees Wednesday evening"
August IA.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
hold their usual fOrtnightly food sale at
the Y. NJ c. A. rooms tomorrow after
noon at 230.
A. V. Mays agency has sold for Miss
Eliza r. Hyde her house on Green street
to John l., Howard of Putney, who will
take possession about Sept 1.
John e. Fitzsimmons, night ticket clerk
at the Central Vermont passenger depot
has resigned his position and gone to
Brightwood, Mass, where he will work
for the Boston & Maine railroad. His
place was taken by James ]. Riley of St
Adams.
The Mortified News reports that Mar
shall j. NOyes Of Brattleboro of the
Norwich university class of 1907, has
been named as principal and L. H. Davis
of the same class as alternate of com
mission as lieutenant in the United
States army.
The excursion to Block Island on the
Central Vermont road Saturday was the
biggest Of any this season. Fully 1876
people took the special train at Brattle-
boro and about 200 went from stations
to the north. 1t was the last Block Is
land excursion this year.
The last of the annual log drive on the
Connecticut river passed Brattleboro
Friday. The log drivers appeared early
in the afternoon and by night were well
past the town. The drive contained 40
900 feet this year, about two thirds
of the amount that came down last year
The logs were also smaller than usual.
William Shippee of Dummerston plead
ed guilty to charge of intoxication in
municipal court Monday afternoon and
had his case continued until August 81
for sentence. He was arrested Saturday
afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Chauncey
Knapp in his home in Dummerston,
where he was found hiding in an attic.
At first he was inclined to resist arrest,
but later came to Brattleboro peaceaby
He was bailed out by friends that night
and appeared in court Monday
Services We're resumed in the Methodist
church Sunday after a two weeks Vaca-
ton from all but the Sunday school
sessions. The pastor, Rev A. H. Webb,
and Mrs. Webb returned from their vaca-
ton at Block Island the latter part of
the week and Mr. Webb preached Sunday.
The church was in 4 somewhat dismantled
condition as a new carpet for which the
women of the church have been working
long and earnestly, is soon to be laid and
the old carpet was removed last week
A few of the church members met
Saturday and put the church in as good
order as possible. The new carpet and
cushions which will be in place in a week
or two will cost about $500
A delegation from Dennis Rebekah
lodge visited the Rebekah lodge in New
fame Monday evening Two years ago
the Brattleboro Rebekahs instituted the
Newfane lodge and the members there
recently sent an invitation to those here
to come up to see how they went through
with the degree work. 1t was planned to
make the trip in a tally-ho but the
threatening weather made 1t seem wiser
to take covered carriages. Those who
went were Mrs. Caspar Moran. noble
grand Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Perry, Mr. and
Mrs. w. T. Haigh Mr.. and Mrs. A G..
Arcand, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w Roel, Mr.
and Mrs. s. NJ. Yeaw. Mrs. A. ]. Currier,
Mrs. w c. Stone. Mrs. w. E. Coombs,
Miss May Cook and Miss Mary Brown.
The new Central Vermont train leav-
ing the station at 1890 O'Clock Saturday
nights only, to accommodate the men
employed at the dam who wish to trade in
Brattleboro Saturday evenings, developed
erratic tendencies on it's second trip Sat-
urday evening and the transportation
committee of the board of trade made a
complaint to the railroad The train
went out all right on its first trip two
weeks ago with eight passengers. Sat
urday night there were about 40 pas
Sengers, but the train was still at the
station at 11.55 O'Clock. A member of
the transportation committee happened
to be there and on his complaint the train
was started. The railroad company as
sured the committee that the train would
hereafter go out promptly at 1890
o'clock.
Cases in Municipal Court.
Daniel V. Manning pleaded guilty to a
charge of intoXication in municipal court
yesterday morning and was fined So and
costs amounting to a little more than $40
His wife, acting under direction of States
Attorney Robert c. Bacon, offered to pay
the fine for him if he would tell where
he procured the liquor Manning de-
clined to tell and was taken to Newfane
to serve Is days in the county Jail. He
was arrested Wednesday, forenoon by
Policeman j. II. Evans. The states at
torney is particularly anxious to discover
who is furnishing Manning with liquor
as one man who is known to have Sc
cured some for him is now in Newfane
Jail Manning is posted and connot OBJ
tain liquor anywhere in this vicinity. For
about two years he has kept pretty
straight, but recently has been drinking
heavily. Peter Donery, who claims Gran
itevile as his home, was before the court
at the same time on the same charge.
He was arrested Wednesday night by
Constable Merton MicOtt in Centreville.
He pleaded guilty and was fined the usual
SO and costs. He asked the court for
clemency saying that if ha was allowed
TO go this time he would never trouble
this town again. He was also so de-
sirous of taking the pledge that the
states attorneys suspicious We're aroused
and on questioning the prisoner it was
found that he had recently served a 20
days sentence in Barre for the same Of
fence. He did not have the money to
pay the fine and costs and was taken to
the Newfane Jail for IS days. In the alb
sence of Judge f.. w. Gibson, Justice
Ernest ]. Waterman presided