Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-08-05

peace win probably be held Saturday
August 90
Patrick Fleming is putting in the foun-
dation for a house back of the Shea
house on Oak street. which he BOUGHT
recently. He will build two houses on the
lot, facing Forest street.
The Valley fair premium list is being
prepared and it will be in the hands of
the printer soon. From the inquiries
| which are coming in from all sides it is
| evident that the interest in the fair is
| undated this year.
| match thrown by a smoker from the
club rooms in the building in the Crowell
park started blaze on the roof Sunday
afternoon which threatened disastrous
| results, and the chemical engine was
! called out. The fire was eXtinguished
with water, however before the chemical
arrived on the scene.
Old Home day will be celebrated in
| Chesterfield August "a. The exercises
| will be held in the Slverdale grove at
| Spofford lake. Edwin ID. Mead of Boston,
who has a summer home in Spofford, will
| deliver the address. The Keene City
| band will furnish music In the evening
| a dance will be held in the Sllverdale
| pavilion.
News has been received of the death of
| Chester n. Wood in the National Sol
| ders' Home in Maine last week. He was
a son of the late Israel Wood and a half
| brother of Herbert NJ Wood Mr. Wood
| served two enlistments in the Civil war
| in Company l. Eighth Vermont regiment,
! this service covering the period from
| February 10. 1862, to June 2S 1865 Two
of his brothers who were soldiers died
| during the war Mr.. Wood was engaged
| in railroad work in Springfield, Mass,
| many years and went from that city to
the soldiers home a few years ago.
The Central Vermont excursion to
| Block Island Saturday was a record
| breaker in size, two boys leaving Brat
| tleboro on the special excursion train that
morning. one more excursonlst was
taken on between Brattleboro and Mlllers
| Falls and four got on at Mllers Falls.
When the train reached Palmer u excur-
sionists had been collected. They were
transferred to the regular train, but the
special train had to walt until that night
to bring them back to Brattleboro The
boys reported that it was comfortable
travelling, but that they were lonesome.
The special article on fishing in the
Connecticut river. published in The
Phoenix last week, proved alluring 70
several hundred people who were out to
try their luck on Saturday Charles
Bracket, with a rod suspended from the
electric lighting plant, caught about a
dozen bass during the day, the largest
weighing 2La pounds. Some good catches
Of bass We're reported from West river
and pike were caught at many places
along the shores of the lake. Roger
Bracket holds the seasons record for
big bass, having landed "a handsome
specimen weighing nearly five pounds
| while trolling
George +. Shaw Of Athol was sent to
the house Of correction saturday to serve
three mont this on a charge OF selling mort
gagged property on Feb. 10, shaw was
given q sentence Of three months in the
! house of correction at FitChburg on n
charge of larceny When sentenced foi
selling mortgaged property shaw appealed
hut later he withdrew the appeal. He was
arrested in Rrittlcboro Feb. l3 after a
sensational chase by Chief-of- Police
George Wilson. He had been at work foi
Roberts X Gobie, but when the officer
went to arrest him he could not be found
He returned later and Chief Wilson
watched for a chance to take him, finally
placing him under arrest at his home over
the dye house on Elm street. Shaw elude'
the officer by jumping from second Stor!
window and running toward Canal street
He paid no attention to two shots which
the chief fired after him, but later he was
overtaken by team which Chief Wilson
pressed into service.
Miller Dan Mather. 20, a highly respect
ed resident of Marlboro nearly all hi
long life, died Tuesday morning in hi
home on Locust street. He had not beef
in good health for several years past. bu
he was able to be about as usual unit
Sunday, when he had a stroke Of apoplex
from which he did not rally. Mr.. Mathe
was born in Marlboro Aug. l.. 1890, an,
was one of 10 children Of Dan and Almir'
| (AIller) Mather. His early life was spen
on his fathers farm and when he was
! | young man he bought a farm for himsel
near the village and lived there unit
.,l., ha h, ana
2 live with his daughter, Miss Hattie Math
er He married Miss Janette Ware
- of Marlboro July u. 1858. She died tw
years ago. Mr. Mather was the last sur
f vivor of his fathers family, ana h
| leaves only his daughter Although Nj
Mather never held any town office h
| enjoyed the respect ana esteem Of hi
t fellow townsmen throughout his long resi-
| dence in Marlboro. The funeral was he'll
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in tn
home, Rev F. ~ Wells, pastor Of tn
Methodist church. officiating The bod
was taken to Marlboro for burial
Violent wind and giant hailstones cause
much damage i'm Bratteboro Tuesda
| afternoon. The thunder shower was q
A very small area and the hail storm wa
e even more restricted. No hail fell farthe
i | north than the common and the souther
limit was a little south Of the Valley fai
grounds In the centre of the town tn
5 | nan was Ddu enough, nut IN ESteSNll
, and Prospect hill it was far more violen
| and damaging. In Esteyville the hal
r stones veraged larger in Circumference
1 | than dimes and many We're to be foun
as large as half dollars. The storm con
] | tinued only few minutes, but 1t laid Low
' the more tender crops. Vines suffere
| the most, and 1t Is doubtful If they re
p cover unless the weather becomes mucl
4 more favorable than il has been. Man
t lights of glass were broken at c. s. Hop
= kins's greenhouse, also at c. +. Allen S
, | Alexander Aliens house on Vernon stree
r was struck by a bolt OF lightning and on
chimney was split a bolt also struck
, large elm tree in the rear of C. c. Averil
p | house on North Main street and tore Ot
\ a large limb. Horses which were caugh
4 out in the hail storm started for home AM
there were some sensational captures O
, | the runawayS SO far as is known no fur
Their damage was done. No rain fell Il
Dummerston or in Vernon and but littl
fell on Ames hill.
Z Henry Grover of Grafton, a minor, hal
brought suit through his next friend
! Julius l.. Grover of that town, agains
the Boston & Maine Railroad compan,
for damages in the sum of $4,000 on ac
Z count of injuries received in Brattlebort
Sept. 25 1907. He says that on that dat,
' he went to the passenger station, bough
: a ticket for Bellows Falls and steppe,
i upon a car which was a part of a traii
y waiting in front of the station. He al
. | leges that while he stood on the platform
4 a trainman laid hands on him violentl!
l | and elected him, causing his right leg t
l. strike against the railing of the platform
a with such force that the leg was in
| f1,ra nd tl,at haa