Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-08-19
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Guy Brothers Ministries coming to the |
Auditorium Thursday evening, August 70, !
will have eight big vaudeville features.
DR.. w. H. Lanes valuable driving
horse Dora died Monday from paraly-
sis She was sired by Falcon, jr, by Fal- !
con. and was bred in Bennington n, H.
Protective Grange will confer the third
and fourth degrees Wednesday evening
The women are requested to furnish cake
without further notice. Cake ana ice
cream will be served.
The next regular meeting of the Sun
shine society will be held Friday after
noon, Aug g. at Echo park and will be
in the form of picnic. The boat Will
leave the landing at o'clock and every
member is urged to attend If possible.
Fred H. Harris has now reached the
fifth round in the national tennis tourna-
ment in Newport. He was lucky in his
drawing and was not placed in the first
round. In the second, Basil wagner de-
faulted to him. In the third Harris had
an easy victory over Thatcher 60, 6-1, GO.
Yesterday he defeated A. l.. Hammett
6-3 6-3, 6-3. Nj. G.. Chace, one of the
officers of the Connecticut River Power
company, who was one of the country's
leading players 20 years ago, is also IN
the fifth round.
will be in readiness to begin operations
about August 25. A. c. Griffin of Walpole
will again be the superintendent in gen.
eral charge The farmers of Northheld.
Vernon, Hinsdale, Brattleboro and
Dummerston have raised 400 acres of
sweet corn with which to supply the fac
tory. The crop is reported to be in
fine condition. The output at the factory
will be about 100000 cans About 100
hands will be employed during the regular
season, which will last four weeks.
The recently organized Red Mems
leaguee Will show its enterprising spirit
by conducting a field day and picnic at
w. A. Harris's farm Labor day. The
public is invited to be present and to
participate in the fun. Teams and auto
mobiles will run to the grounds and
dinner and Supper will be served there.
There will be sports of various kinds
and in the afternoon there will be adj
dresses by e. w. Gibson, r. c. Bacon.
H. G.. Barber and others. The Harris
farm is in fine place for an outing and
the management will use every means in
it's power to make tn day a success
Ora e. Butterfied of Detroit, formerly
general counsel for the Michigan Central
railway, and in the past two years the
representative of the New York Central
railroad in matters before the Interstate
Commerce Commission, has been in New
York since July l on a case concerning
all the railroads east of Chicago and
north of the Ohio river, one of the leading
attorneys of Buffalo being associated with
him in the work. The decision which has
just been given sustains the point for which
Mr.. Buttertteld cOntended and the value
OF the verdict to his clients is placed in
round figures al 100000
Miss Alta Cray of Brattleboro was a
passenger on one of the trains which
met in a head-on-collison at West Stat
ford, Conn, Monday. She had been
spending a week Of her vacation in Wat
erbury Conn, and was on her way to
Manchester, N H. The engines met with
great force and both We're badly dam
aged. All of the passengers were shaken
badly and some were considerably bruised.
Miss Cray was thrown against the seat
in front Of her and one side was bruised.
She was able to continue on her journey
60 Manchester and letters which have
been received by her family since state
that she received no further injury and
is making a quick recovery.
The board of listers will spend a lively
day Sept. when they have set the time
for hearing complaints against their
quadrennial appraisal. That is election
day and it is probable that a large
number of voters will be at the town
hall building and will spend part of their
time and energy in protesting against
the increased valuation set upon their
real estate. Notices are being sent out
to all real estate owners whose appraisal
has been raised stating the amount which
it has been increased. The totals show a
decided increase in the appraisal The
first class real estate is appraised at $3,2l7-
S75. as against sos at the last APP
prasal The SECOND class is appraised al
1854, $50 as against $685., 704 at the last APP
prasal Thus the total increase amounts
10 over Sl5SOOO.
Tho animal rnaafinor ard diDna, of ,ba
;Spofford Lake Fish and Game league was
attended by 250 Deople in the Silverdale
grove yesterday. The clambake was
served under the direction Of Prof. Cole
the boys of his camp acting as walters
Every edible was in perfect condition and
the feast was pronounced the best in the
history of the organization In the bust
ness session these officers We're elected
President. o, e. Cain Of Keene; vice
president George F. Amidon of Wes
Chesterfield; secretary and treasurer, b
C. Thatcher of Chesterfield; executive
committee from the several towns Hlns-
dale e. c. Robertson, F.. w. Tilden
Keene. o. E. Cain, f. F. Parsons; Brat
tleboro Fl. l.. Emerson, A. p, Simonds
Wapole, c. II. Slade, Fred Leboutveau
Westmoreland, w. j. Reed, a. A. Whit
man; winchester, DR.. Brown; Swanzey, G
e. Whitcomb, jr.; AshuelOt, John II
Dickinson; Spofford, j. II. Stearns r. b
Foster ]. w. York. W p Hannum; Ches
terrified, W. X. Ware, w. ii. Butler, f
NJ. Davis; Fitzwilliam, Frank Amidon
In the after-dinner speaking Dr.. f, II
OConnor of BrattleborO doomed the Val
lev fair; Congressman F. d. Currier o
Canaan spoke on the White Mountain
forest resesve legislation. and Edwin d
Mead of Boston on the beauties of Ches
terrified, his native town. where he /
establishing a summer home, Among tn
Brattleboro men present were Drs. O'Con
nor. Aidrich and Edwards. A. p SimondS
c. A. McRae, w. II. Bracket NJ. c
Houghton. Charles Cleaveland, G. o. Alb
bolt, A. p. Wood, j. c.. Ullery, w. A
u NJ AdAIs