Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
FRIDAY, AUGUST A. 1911

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place of Rev. +. A. Wells, who Is on his
vacation. His text will be from Isaiah
So: 10.
Prucius Manley, who bought the Perry
house on Chestnut street several weeks
ago, has raised the barn and is putting
in a cement foundation and improving
the grounds about the house.
Boys began Monday morning the dis
trbuton of the new telephone direc-
tories, but as there have been about 235 |
changes since the copy went to the print |
ers from this exchange it is probable |
that the company twill issue a supple |
ment to cover these changes.
Deputy Sheriff II. r. Adams of Rut- /,
land took a prisoner to the state prison |
at Windsor Friday. In story Satur-
day the Rutland News said: Deputy
Adams saw Eroy Kent, VINO is TO be
hanged for Della b. Congdon's muir
der, while at Windsor yesterday. Kent
has grown very stout in confinement.
He was shoveng coal yesterday
A deposition of Sterling r. Averill, an
attendant at the Brattleboro Retreat,
was taken before Justice f. ID. f.
Stowe Saturday to be used in the trial
! of the case of Attorney Joseph G.
Jones of Rutland against Charles Hill,
another attendant at the Retreat. Mr..
Jones alleges that while he was at the
institution in April he was abused by
| Mr.. Hill and he seeks to recover dam
! ages in the sum of $4,000. In taking the
deposition T.. j. Waterman appeared for
| Mr.. Jones and II. c. Barber for the de-
| PENDANT
Motorists and others who have used
| the Broad Brook road report that good
| part of the road in front of Patrick Flem-
! ings cottage is washed away and
there is danger of a serious accident II
repairs are not made there. From the
| edge of the road there is a sharp decliv-
ity that goes almost straight down more
! than so feet and if an automobile or
other vehicle should start to make the
descent there is little. prospect that it
| would stop until the bottom was reached.
| Several places on the Vernon road south
of the Brattleboro line are in bad con-
dition and at least two large holes were
in the road the first of the week in the
path followed by vehicles.
with baseball interests a a high pitch
here there is hardly a street in the town
where at some time or other during the
day there are not a number of youngsters
playing the national game y group OF
them play almost every afternoon in the
narrow street back of Crosby block and
during the game the windows in the
buildings have many narrow escapes
from being broken Boys have been
hardly a suitable place because of the
trees and the danger of losing the ball in
the thick growth of ferns on the bank
of the Retreat grounds. Several win
dows have been broken in various parts
of the town by boys playing baseball in
the streets, but as the street is all the
) place they have they continue their sport
there and wait for the time when the
: town will provide suitable Fairgrounds.
In the regular session of the probate
court Saturday. Judge a. f. Schwenl
presiding, the following business was
transacted: The will of Harriet S Broat
of Boston, having estate in this district
2 | was allowed Permission was granted
5 John e. Morse, administrator of the es
q | tate of John d. Jones of Dover, to sci
real estate. The final account of Herr.
f Tucker, administrator of the estate o
t Clara j. Clark, was allowed. The fina
account of j. w. Gregg, administrator o
e the estate of Beda G. Prouty, was al
e lowed. The final account of John +
n Gale, administrator of the estate o
= Lemuel Smith of Acworth, N. H., who's
t estate is in this locality, was allowed
e The will of Charles Appleton Miles, pre-
Il scented by Judge James M Tyler, wa
allowed and ]. NJ. Tyler was appointed ex
ecutor and G. C.l Averill and DR., II. Z
Holton were appointed commissioners
y The inventory of the executor of the es
u Dickinson was appointed administrato
of the estate of Ida NJ. Dickinson G
~ Newfane.
10 Harland T. Miller of Hartford, Conn
'e formerly of this town, and Miss Cor
~ Sperry of North Warren, Pa, formerl
> nurse here, We're married in the bride
s. home in North Warren at ocloc
H. Monday evening They left immedlatel
IN after the ceremony for trip to Kans
y sas City, Mo. They will visit sever;
III other places on the trip and on the
III return will spend few days in Bra
tleboro before going to Hartford, whei
a they will live. Mr. Miller is a son
On the late Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Miller
ks West Brattleboro and since the death
We his mother he has made his home wit
at uncle and aunt, Mr., and Mrs Geort
IL II. Harris. After attending Brattlebol
he academy and the Bratteboro mig
IL school he took a position in o. j. Pratt
nd dry goods store. About year ago |
as went to Hartford, where he is engag,
VS. as one of the floor managers for Brow
he & Thompson. Mrs. Miller was a men
to Der of the second class that graduate
er from the Brattleboro Memorial hospitf
ce and for several months was superintel
a dent of the local tuberculosis camp. Aft
he leaving Brattleboro she was engaged OF
X year in the Panama canal zone.
to Fred II. Harris lifted two cups in Il
st Central New York tennis championsh
'el tournament in Utica, which ended MOI
to day He and Ted" Whitney won a CT
re each in championship doubles and Harr
p won the tournament cup. He also b.
IT'S came possessor of the challenge cup f
oh the coming year, which has been held II
past two years by Neil c. Stevens, WI
- hoped to win permanent possession of
this year. In regard to the latter eve
s. a Utica despatch to the New York 81
nd Tuesday said; IF, H. Harris of Bra
on tleboro, VT, defeated Neil C. Stevens
of Morrstown, N. j., for the Frisbe CT
-, and the Central New York championsh
NJ in a series of brilliant matches on Il
" " courts of the Yahnnundasis club he
a., this afternoon The play opened wi
~ Harris serving and by the time he h;
81, won his first game the young Vermontt
NC who was graduated from Dartmouth &C
"a lege this year, plainly demonstrated
~ superiority over Stevens. Harris ca
!, tured his first match at 60, his seco
-, by score of So and his third by a SEQ
p of 6-3." Harris went through Brattl
ne boro Monday night on his way to t
We White mountains to defend his char
~ ponship title this week, and next We
g" he will go to st. Johnsbury to defend
~ title of state champion,
q Under the heading "BrattleborO in