Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-23

George Crol has broken ground for
new house on Pine street.
Sunshine society, branch one, will meet
with Mrs c. f. II. JENNIE, Oak street Fri
day, Aug. 30, at 3 o'clock.
The ladies Enterprise society will meet
with Mrs. A. f. Thomas on Pleasant
street next Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock.
Schools in the town district will be con-
tnued the same as last term. The fall
term in all the schools will begin Wcdnes-
day. Sept A.
G. w. Pierce, president. Of the Valley
Fair association. has appointed for deco
rating committee, G.. l.. Durham, l.. T.
Adams, c. i. Stickney, c. Q. Robbins
Major c. Houghton, and w. II. Bryant.
Rev. L. NJ Keneston of the First Congre-
gational church will preach at the open
ain service on the common Sunday after
noon at o'clock. Rev. II. r.. Miles will
preach Sept. /, Rev. G.. i. Lawson Sept
s.
Miss Harriet NJ Holden, organist at
st. Mchaels Episcopal church, has been
engaged by the trustees of Leland and
Gray seminary in Townshcnd as instruc
tor in piano. She will begin her work
Sept. l.
Al lNt HeelllE ElSl week OIL the Brat
tlebOrO Mutual Aid association the resig-
nation of Mrs. q. w Tyler as chairman
and MISS Faith Tyler as secretary were
accepted Miss Mary r.. Cabot was
elected chairman and Mrs. G.. w. Tyler
secretary of the association.
Among those who attended the re-
union of the Stacey and Larrabee families
held Wednesday in the home of Reuben
Stacey in Colrain, Mass, were Mr.. and
Mrs. George Brown, c. l.. Stacey and
Miss Olive Stacey and Mr.. and Mrs Mel
vim Dalrymple of this town. The reunion
was attended by about 80 members of
the families and was most joyous oc-
casion.
The trout ponds at +. l.. Houghtons
farm in Putney were washed full of dirt
during the last heavy thunder shower
and the trout in the ponds were either
killed or forced into the brook. Mr.
Houghton recently put about $1,000 trout
Try into the ponds and there were several
thousand goodsized trout in them. He
will have the ponds cleaned out and re-
stocked.
Shortly after the arrival of the 9.o7
train from the north a special train will
be run from Brattleboro to Newfane
next Thursday, August %. to accommo-
date people who wish to attend the
annual Windham county veterans re-
union in Newfane. This train will re-
turn so that connection may be made I'm
the afternoon with the train north
scheduled to leave Brattleboro at 5.4l.
The round trip fare, Brattleboro to New
fame and return, will be about GO cents.
County Fish and Game Commissioner
Roswell /. Frost investigated two claims
for damages done by deer i'm Wilmington
Monday. Peter Winelmann, a Finn,
claimed damages on large bean field
and Mr., Frost awarded him IS. The
other claim was put in by Porter Hubbard
of Wilmington but Mr.. Frost did not
award damages. Mr. Frost has also re-
ceived notice Of an otter killed in Somer-
set contrary TO the law and will make an
investigation.
Rev. G. B. Lawson will preach in the
Baptist church Sunday after an absence
of six weeks. The greater part of his
vacation was spent with his family at
their summer home near Bennington, but
he went to Philadelphia to preach one
Sunday and was a the muster near Fort
Ethan Allen a week. His family will
remain at bennington a few weeks longer
and Mr.. Lawson will come over to preach
and to hold the Friday evening meet
ings. He will not be here tonight but
will lead the prayer meeting next week
The horse which neither H. II. Win
chester nor l.. l.. Whitney will admit
owning, is back again in Mr.. Wnches-
ter's pasture after staying few days in
the town pound Pound Keeper j. G.
Stafford, without pretending to decide on
whom owned the horse, concluded thai
1t was not a stray animal and 80 returned
1t to Mr.. Winchester. The animal in
question is one which MIR. Whitney traded
to Mr.. Winchester for a much better
horse which Mr.. Winchester afterward
replevined on the ground that the other
~ of nc til
ership of the better horse will not be de-
cided until the spring term of the county
court and meanwhile neither man will
admit owning the poorer horse.
a commission consisting of c. II. Will
liams of Bellows Falls. a. A. Dunklee Of
Vernon and John ]. Eckels of Brattle-
boro has been appointed to fix the dam
ages to the property of Mrs. Arabella J.
Prescott by reason of the construction Of
a spur track from the Central Vermont
road TO the site of the dam across the
Connecticut river. The proposed track
crosses parts of several farms but
all the other land owners have agreed
with the railroad upon the damages. \
hearing has been set for Sept. 8. when
the commissioners will meet at Vernon
and, after an investigation. decide upon
what damage shall be paid her. The spur
track is to be built for convenience in
transporting material to the dam site
Bennington Battle Gay was observed by
Brattleboro chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, Friday at the home
OF Mrs Levi X. Fuller, Pine Heights.
The attractive feature was a musical
program prepared by Mrs. w. Z. Hubbard,
which was varied by interesting readings
by Mrs. w. f. Root. At the business
meeting delegates and altenates were
elected to attend the state convention
which will be held in Bennington soon
The delegates are the regent, Mrs. Fred
erick l. Swift and Mrs c. f. r. JENNIE
and the alternates are Mrs. Kittredge
Haskins and Mrs. Frank w Weeks Re-
freshments were served. The musical
numbers We're piano solos by Miss NJ
Pauline JENNIE, vocal solos by Miss Alice
Butterfeld of Bratteboro and Mrs. Har-
riet G. Richardson of Montague, Mass,
and duets by Mrs Hubbard and Mrs |
Richardson They We're eXcelenty render |
ed and afforded special pleasure to
arge audience.
Airing a Family Jar.