Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-07-29

Rev. =. \. Wells of the Methodist
church will preach in Green River sun
day afternoon at o'clock
Prof Williston Walker will address the
union Open-air meeting on the common
sunday 1t is expected that the Congre-
gationa choir viii sing
Miss Josephine S Fiske. formerly SUI
perintendent Of the Methodist deaconess
home i'm Boston and now connected with
the hospital work. will speak In the
Methodist church Sunday morning
The beer which was seized in the raid
on the Italian camp at Elm corners sew
eral months ago was destroyed Tuesday
by Deputy Sheriff II. +. Willis of ia
maica. Ten kegs and two cases of beer
were seized, but no action against any
of the Italians was taken and none of
them claimed the beer. An order for the
destruction of the liquor was made by the
municipal court several weeks ago.
The exterior Of the Congregational
church presents a decidedly improved
appearance. having been newly painted
The clock dals in the belfry have been
refnished, and the hands and numerals
stand out strikingly The job was taken
by Johnson & Halgren. Walter Spear,
who painted the steeple, never worked
al such a height before, but he appeared
to be at ease and he was watched by
many persons.
w. +. Lyon of Ltominster trick bcy-
Gle rider entertained large crowds We'd
uesday afternoon and evening with eXhi-
billions on Main street lie Is one of the
clevcrest performers I'm this line who ever
has appeared i'm BrattlcbOro aud the
spectators We're more than willing to
make a substantial contribution in re-
turn for their entertainment Aside from
being a skillful rider Mr.. Lyon is good
talker. and he kept the crowd entertained
with his speech as well as with his tricks
\ session of the United States dis
trict court was held in Windsor this week.
Judge j. l.. Martin Of this town presld
ing, to hear the case Of the United States
against the Montpelier and Wells River
Railroad company. The jury returned
verdict Wednesday afternoon finding the
company guilty of making discrimina
ton in freight rates over Its line and
Judge Martin imposed a fine OF $1,000.
stay Of execution Of 30 days was
granted. during which time the corpora
ton may appeal
Figures compiled by the Vermont Au-
tomobile club show that 1910 automo-
biles were owned in Vermont June 25,
representing an investment OF 81. 900. 600
on a conservative estimate Burlington
has more automobiles operators and deal
ers than any other place in the state
a
third. Burlington has 235 licensed OPP
| eratives and IA individually registered
machines. Rutland has 164 licensed OPP
orators and 119 individually registered
machines. In Brattleboro there are l43
licensed operators and - individually
registered machines Barre has the same
number of registered machines as Brat
tleboro.
Or George Il. Ianders began his du-
. EV..4 es.sf,s fsft no
Rruttlehoro Retreat Wednesday. pr
Lauders is a native OF Chelsea, Mass, and
received his education in the public
schools Of that city He was graduated
from the medical department Of Tufts
college in 1908. He was at once appoint
ed on the medical stan Of the Worccs-
ter state hospital, serving year and 4
half resiguing TO accept an advanced po-
sition I'm the Concord, y. H., state hos
pital Or LauderS comes to the Retreat
with the highest recommendation of the
above named institutions and Of those
| competent to judge He is unmarried. IS
! a member of Eureka lodge Of Masons ot
| Concord. y H., and Of the First Baptist
church of that city.
Papers in suit brought by Holden 4
Martin against the Central Vermont Rail
| way company to recover damages I'm the
| sum Of 5000 were filed in the county
! clerks office Monday. The plaintiffs state
| that on oct. 80, 1879, they owned 2lOW
! feet Of lumber which was piled on land OF
! =. II. Rdttcr in Townshend, near the
! siding known as the Holden & Martin
| siding a short distance north OF the Sal
| mon Hole bridge. on that day. the
| plaintiffs allege. the lumber was totally
| destroyed by fire caused by sparks from
| a locomotive owned by the company.
! They state that the defendant carelessly
and negHgently failed to suitably provide
| RI fif1.r "a
and TO provide engines Of proper con-
| struction and suitable repair So as to pre-
| vent them from scattering fire. all of
| which they say the defendant well knew
or had reason to know. 4. p. Carpenter
is counsel for Holden & Martin.
The occupants of Harvey w. Sanders's
! house on Frost street We're startled Tues
! day noon by hearing "A sudden crash of
! glass i'm the front hal. An investigation
| showed that - calibre rifle bullet had
| struck the glass panel i'm the front door
| and shattered il. The bullet was found
| i'm the hall and IL was evident that its
! power was nearly spent when ii struck
| the glass II cut a hole in the screen
! door before smashing the glass Further
| invest CATION. i'm which Chief-of-Police
George Wilson, took part, revealed the
! fact that the bullet was fired by william
| Iucies at a target in his back yard on
| Elliot street The young man agreed to
| pay the damages 50 no complaint was
entered against him. Several of the peo-
| pie in the neighborhood Of the Sanders
| home have been startled recently by hear
| ing bullets whiz past in the air over
their heads. The bullets We're simply II
B. caps without much power behind them
| Unless they struck an eye or i'm some
especially vital spot they would do little
injury, even at close range. 1t is very
dangerous practice. however, to fire them
in the village. The young man was not
aware that there was an ordinance for
bidding the discharge of fire arms in the
village.
Without a moments notice an insane
man shot and killed Mrs. Eleanor Bart
lett Shepherd, Al, in her home in SprllL
field, Mass, about o'clock Saturday
morning. Mrs. Shepherd was known by
many Brattleboro people, having come
here each year for several years to con-
duct a sale of fancy articles i'm the
Brooks House parlors and she had a
number of personal friends in this town.
As she sat in her dining room the door
bell rang. and she found that George
Greeley, the father of Mr.. Shepherds first
wife, was seeking admittance Her
mother Mrs f. f. Bartlett cautioned
her not to let him in as he was thought
to be insane and 1t was feared he might
harm somebody. He was allowed to
come in, however, and after talking with
Mrs. Shepherd briefly he drew a revolver
and shot her in the head. Mrs. Shepherd
ran to the back porch, followed by Gre
ley, and back of him came Mrs. Shep-
herds mother Greeley brandshed his
revolver and told Mrs. Bartlett he would
shoot her, too, but he continued to the
back porch, where Mrs. Shepherd had
fallen Then he turned and was going out