Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-07-26

william Harrison Dixon and Miss
Anna Belle Bailey. both of Peoria, Ill,
were married Wednesday afternoon by
Rev. DR.. j. r. Cow. They were unat-
tended
Samuel Miller of the office of the
general freight agent of the Boston &
Maine railroad was in town Friday and
Saturday to investigate the complaints
of local merchants that freight sent
from Bosom by way of the Boston IL
Maine railroad Is unnecessarily long on
the way. lie called on several merchants
here and went over the situation with
Station Agent f. ]. Guthrie.
A. e. Cudworth of South Londonderry,
referee in bankruptcy, held hearings in
the county clerks Office here Monday.
After the final meeting of creditors he
announced that discharge from bank
ruptcy would be granted to Miss Sadie
A Turner of Bratteboro and to Fred
| A. Cook of Vernon. The first meeting of
| the creditors of Albert W. Truax of
Bellows Falls was held and w. s. Sever
ance of that village was appointed trus-
! tee.
An interested audience listened to Miss
Alice l.. White, principal of the indus
trial school in Montgomery. Ala, in the
Congrega tional vestry Sunday evening.
The work of the school, begun on a
capital of 5000, has prospered through
the help of northern friends, and the
plant is now valued at $4,000 and is
free of incumbrance. Miss White, who
has many friends in this locality spoke
very entertainingly and showed photo
graphs of groups of fine looking colored
girls in the school.
Persons who own cottages along the
Connecticut river have had posters
printed offering a reward of 800 to
anyone giving information that will
lead to the arrest and conviction of per-
sons breaking into, destroying or defacing
any of the cottages. Among the owners
are DR.. A. L. Pettee, Fletcher X. Bar
rows. Fred L. Howe, Mrs. C. w. Dun
ham, William Dunlevy, c. p. Spencer,
Tasker Brothers, c. r. Crosby II. c.
Rice Martin Austin, jr and Charles
Cakes
livery team from Harry Pierce's
stable in Chesterfield, driven by Frank
| Scott, and an automobile driven by Mr..
| Stoddard, who lives in that part of
| Chesterfield known as New Boston"
colided Saturday afternoon near the
Moses Chickering place. The impact
overturned both vehicles, but no serious
| damage was done. Mr.. Scott was driv
| ing to Brattleboro with load of bag
gage from Pine Grove Springs. The wag
on landed on top of one of his horses.
The automobile contained two men.
Those having charge of the tuberculo-
| sis camp sent letters yesterday to those
| known to be interested in the camp, So
| Letting contributions of money delica-
| cies or other articles of which use can
| be made. The appeal is made in behalf
| of a worthy cause, and as the Thomp
son fund meets only a part of the eX-
| pense all persons who can do so are
urged to make contributions, and the
appeal is just as earnest to those not
| receiving letters from the committee as
| it is to those to whom the letters were
! sent The treasurer is Charles G.. Staples
Within the next 10 days, unless some
| thing unforeseen prevents the work of
| paving Main street with asphalt between
the town hall building and Elliot street
will be resumed. This work was begun
last year by David T. Perry, then road
| commissioner but on account of cold
! weather ii was not completed. Mr..
| Perry will have charge of the work, I'M
der the authority of Road Commissioner
Squiers layer of fine crushed stone
| will be placed upon the street and melt
ed asphalt will be poured over it. The
| asphalt arrived Wednesday, two months
| after the order for 1t was placed. The
crushed stone has been ready for some
| time
| An attachment was placed on the
| lunch room owned by Walter H. Jacobs
| by Deputy Sheriff c. E. Mann Monday
| evening and the place was closed. The
| attachment was brought in favor of the
w. F. Richardson company for money
due on meat bought at the latter's mar
ket. Michael j. Sherry bought the bust
ness yesterday morning and the lunch
room was opened at noon. Mr.. Sherry
is we'll known in town and has had ex-
perience in the restaurant business in
Brattleboro, Boston and in the Philip
pine Islands, where he served in the
United States army. He expects to keep
the room open night and day after a
week or two.
Mid summer finds the crowd at Island
park larger each evening. The vaude-
vile and moving pictures are proving
popular and a pleasing act this week
has been given by Sam" Ward, black
face comedian. Sartello, magician and
musician, has made good with his au-
diences. Next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday 'Chevriel." trick vioinst
will come to the park, He is said to
have one of the best acts on the stage
today. The dances Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday evening continue to at
tract large crowds. The management is
making arrangements for the 1000 en-
ployes of Wiley & Russell and Wells
Brothers of Greenfield, who will hold
their picnic here Aug. 3.
DR.. H. l.. Waterman's injunction
against Fred r. Thomas, restraining Mr.
Thomas from building a fence between
his property and that of DIR. Waterman
on Elliot street, had a sequel Monday In
a suit brought by Mr.. Thomas against
Farley +. Crown through II. G.. & f. e
BARRIERS Office to recover $4,000. Mr.
Thomas states in his writ that Mr.
Crown executed to him Jan. IL. 1905, a
deed to the property between DIR. Wat
ermans land and the Grange Block as
sociation's land. representing that it was
free of incumbrance except for a mort
gage of $4,000 He AYERS that it was
not free of incumbrance because DR.
Waterman and his predecessors for 81
years had a right of way over the wes-
terly side of the premises. Mr.. Thomas
says the value of the property which he
bought of Mr.. Crown is much less thar
II would have been without the right OF
way.
In a meeting of representatives of the
New England Agricultural Fairs associa-
ton held in Springfield. Mass, Tuesday
a list of classes for trotting, pacing and
mixed races was adopted for the race
meetings to be held In connection with
the fairs of nine prominent Western
New England agricultural societies, OF
which the Valley Fair association Is one
The classes agreed upon were the 2.2.
trot, 2.14 pace 2.27 and 2.17 classes. The
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