Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-07-22
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Prof L. b. Baton of Hartford, Conn,
will preach in the Congregational church
Sunday. G. c. Fits will lead the devo-
tioupl service in the chapel tonight.
The First Regiment band will give
concert on Prospect hill Tuesday even
ing, on DR.. Rathbone's lawn. If stormy
the concert will be given Wednesday
evening at the same place
The complete plans and specifications
for the Masonic temple have been le
Ceived. Builders are invited to inspect
them at once, as w. H. Vinton, chairman
of the building committee, is ready to
receiver bids.
A Democratic caucus will be held in
Festival hall Tuesday evening at
o'clock to elect 16 delegates and 16 alter
mates to attend the Wndham county
Democratic convention to be held in Bel
lows Falls July 30.
Thomas e. Stockwen of Vernon has
brought suit for $4,000 damages against
the Connecticut River Power company on
account of the damage which has been
done to his land below the dam. The
complaint alleges that the plaintiff
owned 25 acres of land and that 10 acres
of it were washed away by reason of the
building of the dam. Mr.. Stockwell
owned the island below the dam, which
was washed away completely, and the
land on the river bank which was cut
into by the swift current. The papers
were served by Deputy Sheriff Chauncey
l. Knapp
Gerald Winchester, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hooker H. Winchester, accidentally fired
a 32-calibre bullet from a rifle through his
foot early Wednesday morning. The bull
let went through the foot between the
bones Just back of the toes and simply
injured the flesh and cut the cords slight
Iy. A fraction of an inch either way
would have made the wound a very bad
one. The boy left the house early and
went into the pasture to shoot at a wood
chuck He was about half a mile from
the house when the accident happened.
He had fired one shot at the woodchuck
and while waiting for the temperance
of the animal he rested the end of the
rifle barrel on his foot The rifle was
cooked and in some manner he touched
the trigger and fired the rifle. He ran
all the way home and physician was
sent for hurredly and the wound was
dressed.
Earl Howe landed in municipal court
Wednesday afternoon as the result of q
too free use of his fists on John Lee Mon.
day night. The Lee boy is not more
than two thirds as large as Howe anc
bystanders who saw the encounter stated
that the assault was an aggravated one
Judge e. w. Gibson simply heard brie
statement from each young man and hnet
Howe IS and costs, the customary fine II
the ightest case of breach of the peace
Lee claimed that he was walking dowi
the street with another boy, having
friendly scuffle, and when they came pas
Howe the latter made some remark to tn
effect that 'he would like to see anyon
do that to him." whereupon Lee reache
out and hit him a light tap with the bacl
of his hand. According to Lees story
Howe drew off and struck him two heav
blows one back of the ear and the othe
in ba THE latter broke the DTlug
of Lees nose and made a large bruis
around his eye. Howe's statement wa
somewhat different He said that lie
punched a small boy and that he inter
fered in his behalf. He admitted strikin
the two blows, and said that they wer
harder than he intended.
An elopement with a sad ending wa
aired in the municipal court Wednesda
afternoon when Melvin Lawrence, fol
merly of Ashby, Mass, was brought
on a statutory charge. The case wa
brought to the attention of the author
ties through the repentant confession {
Mrs Charles Davis, who is in a critics
condition from tuberculosis. AccOrdin
to the statements which she made to M
physician and nurse she eloped wit
Lawrence a little more than year as
and has been living with him since. 81
has three children. two girls. 10 and s.
years old, whom she took with her whe
she eloped, and a son born three weel
ago Her statements regarding I'll
elopement were borne out by her HUSBAND
Charles Davis, and James c. Allen, fir
selectman of the town of Ashby, WI
came to Bratteboro Wednesday afte
noon. Lawrence is about "a years old al
Mrs Davis is his aunt. He boarded
the Davis home at the time of the elop
ment Lawrence pleaded not guilty al
he secured the services of w. r. Daley
defend him. His counsel made stat
ment to the court that an informatiC
would be filed against him by the state
attorney so he could be sentenced instej
of waiting for trial in the September ter
of the Wndham county court. He WI
taken to Newfane by Chief Of Poll
George Wilson. Selectman Allen and NJ
Davis returned to Fitchburg that mig
after assuring themselves that MI
Davis and the children We're being car
for generously, On account of MI
Davss condition her husband saw h
only few minutes