Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
Gbe Oermunt 4benis.
TWELVE PAGES
BRATTIEBORO.

Rev f.. Q. S. Osgood pastor of the
Unitarian church. will preach in the
Congregational church next Sunday
morning.
The young women of the Centre Con-
gregational parish will meet next Tues
day at 7.3O o'clock to work for the mis-
sionary box.
The N. e. o. p. ladies' auxiliary will
meet with Mrs. Annie Bracket, So Clark
street this, Friday, evening al 7.30. All
members are urged to be present as
there is important business.
Advertising matter for the Valley fair
to be held Sept. "a, % and &c Is being
distributed today in the form of posters
announcing the dates. The premium list
will be ready for distribution in about
a week. Secretary o. f. Benson came
here yesterday from his summer home
at Old orchard on business in connec-
ton with the fair.
The fishing season in the streams closed
Wednesday Up to June 1 the brooks
were very high and during the long
period of dry weather since then only
a few fishermen have tried their luck.
but nearly all who have been out in the
past month have been more than or
dinarily successful The prediction is
freely made that trout will be more
abundant in 1918 than in any of the re-
cent years.
Auctioneer A. w. ]. wilkins will sell
the Regal fruit and confectionery store
on Main street at 1870 o'clock tomorrow
| to satisfy a mortgage held by John and
| Julius Equi of Montague. Mass, former
| propretors. 1t is probable that the stock
| will be sold as a whole instead of piece
| meal Several persons interested in the
| fruit and candy business are looking at
| the store and may bid on the property,
! and it is understood that the RECALLS
| hope to be able to resume business
there Deputy Sheriff C. E. Mann has
kept the store closed this week.
| The meteorological record for the
month of July. taken by Ferris r.
| Vaughan at 16 High street, is as fol-
| lows: Nahum temperature, plus 101. the
| Sth; minimum temperature, plus 49, the
| 1st mean temperature, plus $685. max
imum barometer, 30.37, the I'd; mini
| mum barometer, 1858, the 10Th; mean
| barometer, 30.05; clear days Z; prevail
| ing wind. south; precipitation, 1.67 inch;
| precipitation for July, 1911, 1927 inches
| precipitation for year 1912, 20.35 inches
| precipitation Jan. /, 1911, to Aug l..
| 1911, 1914 inches; excess of precipitation
this year, 421 inches; thunder, 8.
About so members of the Miller fam
| lily attended the annual family reunion
al the home of George p. Miller in Gull
| ford yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed
! the occa sion. Dinner was served on the
picnic plan in the yard and these officers
| were elected: Pres, David T. Perry; vice
pres, Mrs. A. f. Miller; Sec, H. w.
| Sargent; entertainment committee, Mrs.
n H. White, Mrs. George Harris and
| Mrs. George z. Miller. Those present
from out of town were Mrs. Thomas a.
| Kimberly and daughter, Miss Marie Far
| nam, of Hartford Conn, and Edmund
| Horton of Boston.
Under the supervision of w. A. Shum-
way of the Valley Fair associa ton a
building for the use of the butter, cheese
and other dairy exhibits will be erected
on the fair grounds, beginning next
week. 1t will stand just north of Agri-
cultural hall. the grounds being graded
for the purpose, and will be "a by Z:
feet. A walkway ~ feet wide will ex-
tend through the middle of the build
ing its entire length. On each sid,
the floor will be raised few inches ant
on the raised sections benches for tn,
exhibits will be placed. The associa
ton also will build new hog pens or
the site of the old ones. There will bt
"a pens six feet square in one building
"a feet long and-12 feet wide.
The United States civil service COM
mission announces that on Aug. 81 ar
examination will be held at Brattleboro
as a result of which it is expected tC
make certfcaton to fill a contemplated
vacancy in the eosition of fourth class
postmaster at Vernon, and other va
cancies as they may occur at that office
unless it shall be decided in the inter
ests of the service to fill the vacancy by
reinstatement. The compensation of the
postmaster at this office was 1895 FOL
the last fiscal year. Application form!
and full information may be secured
from the postmaster at Vernon or thu
secretary of the board of civil servic,
examiners at Brattleboro, or from tn,
civil service commission at Washington
Dana H. Stafford shot two young bucl
deer in his apple orchard Monday morn
ing and shortly afterward reported tn
shooting to County Game Warden Mar
vim j. Howard, who was here to settl
with him for damage to his orchard an
gardens by deer The two killed Monda
make four that have been shot by MI
Stafford this summer. The meat wa
sold to G. o. Abbott e Co. The gam
warden made an examination o
Mr. stafford's orchard and foun
81 trees that had been damaged by dee
and he awarded the owner ST.
From here Mr.. Howard went t
Somerset to investigate other cases c
damage by deer that had been reporte
by the board of selectmen of that towr
Fritz Hanson's welterweight champion
| ship belt again will be a bone of con
tention this evening at Island park
| | when Hanson and Leo Columbus Wi
wrestle. Columbus recently returne
| from Italy with the scalp of about ever
| wrestler of any account in that country
| He has put up a side bet of $3.50 an
| Hanson has put up his belt Whe
| George Tuohey was here two weeks ag
| he said that without doubt Columbu
| was one of the best wrestlers at hi
| weight in the world and that Hanso
would have the hardest time of his lif
to keep the belt he has held more tina
II two years There will be a good pre-
II liminary this evening and George Tue
II hey will referee. the big match, whic
II will begin at 8 O'clock.
, A meeting of the boat owners wa
held at Island park Tuesday evening
II pointed a a meeting several weeks az
II to see what could be done toward hay
II ing the Connecticut River Lumber con
II pany keep an open channel through til
II logs for boats. The committee, who
II consists of Hayes Bigelow, H. M Woo
III and C. p. Spencer, reported that the
ii had engaged a lawyer and Attorney
II M. Miller read several statutes. The bo;
III owners may enter suit for damages ar
ii hope to get a decree from a Ne
III Hampshire court compelling the lumb
III company to keep an open passage in Il
III river. Another meeting will be he
within a short time.
iii AIhart Rrosaau Who fell from,