Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-31


day morning at 1890 o'clock.
II. T. waite has sold his milk route
to Merton and Guy Doollttle. Mr. Waite
will engage in gardening and poultry
raising ut his farm in North Hinsdale
Hinsaale high school took an easy game
from the Clawson- Ha milton college Sat
urday afternoon on the creamery flats,
1871. Bailey and Weeks were the bat
terry for Binsdae and Graves and Nolin
for the local business college.
wantastiquet lodge, l. o. o. F., exem-
plifed the third degree on two candi-
dates Monday evening. Following the
meeting a buffet lunch was served.
Next Monday evening the lodge will
take final action on the proposed amend
ment to the bylaws.
H. F. Weatherhead real estate agent,
has sold the David Miller farm to L..
IT. Trotter of the Trotter Insurance
company of Philadelphia. This is good
stock farm. Mr.. Miller will carry it on
for Mr.. Trotter. Mrs. Trotter and family
win come here soon to spend the sum
mer
Plans are being discussed for a race
| meeting at the Valley fair grounds tn
| afternoon of July T. The league base
ball team will play on the island in the
morning and go to Northampton in the
afternoon. 1t is thought that good fields
of horses could be secured for a pro-
gram of three to four events.
| The Bay State Automobile association
| will have its annual outing at Pine
Grove Springs, Spofford lake, June 15-17.
The run will be made from Boston on
| Saturday and the hotel will be opened
| especially for the accommodation OF the
party. The visitors will remain at the
hotel until Monday and will have their
annual baseball game Monday forenoon
The silver tea given for the benefit of
the Ladies' Catholic Benevolent assocl-
| alton by Mrs. John o. Connor Monday
| evening in her home on Clark street
was a pronounced success and an oc-
cason of enjoyment to all present. The
evening was spent pleasantly with cards.
Mrs Katherine O'Connor Weeks OF
! Mortified and Mrs. George Crol sang
several songs in a delightful way.
Choice refreshments were served.
The junior boys of the high school
have challenged the other classes to
compete in athletic contests on the fair
grounds and the other classes have ac-
cepted The meet will be held Monday
afternoon at go o'clock. Probably about
20 boys will tenter the meet. The other
classes concede that the juniors prob
ably will win the greater number of first
places, but they declare that second and
third places won by them will more thar
offset the lead gained by the 10 boys
Much interest is manifested among thu
high school pupils in the coming field
day.
If a special police officer were dele
! | gated to an afternoon of duty on tn,
= common some pleasant Sunday and If h,
| were an efficient officer it is more thai
l probab BILE that Judge w. r. Daley would
have a busy Monday morning Las
Sunday at one time there were three
groups of young men and boys ranging
; from IA to 25 years of age, playin,
games of chance on the common. Tw
groups were shaking nickles and tn
) third was shooting craps" None wer
careful of the language they used an
< between times few of the more care
less OF the boys entertained themselve
1 by making offensive remarks to girl
and young women. The common Is sup
? posed to be a place of recreation for al
] and steps should be taken early in tn
season to squelch the thoughtles
youths, who otherwise will make it
place for women to shun.
= The listers met in the selectmen'
= room in the town hall building Satur
I day morning to hear the grievances o
s persons who did not agree with Their
h on the appraisals filed in the tow
= clerks office by the listers two week
It ago. C. c. Fits protested at the ap
& praisals on the houses at Fort Dumme
: Heights, owned by the Fort Dumme
O Realty association. Judge j. l.. Marti
# appeared for Holden e Martin and pro
= tested against the appraisals Of tn
r houses on the Heights owned by tina
= firm, asking for a more equitable ap
e praisal. Harry l.. Emerson asked tina
houses on Belmont avenue be given
lower appraisal and Hugh H. Dunkle
&c and Albert G. Dunklee protested again:
: the appraisal of their property. Fran
e q. Carpenter who has filed protests fC
= two years against the findings of til
&c listers and against whom a case is be
le fore the courts for unpaid taxes, wa
: present. but did not protest.
s. About 100 stockholders of the Bra
III tleboro & Whitehall Railroad compar
l. attended the annual meeting in til
ut Brooks House Saturday forenoon ar
v partook of the annual dinner. No bus
So ness was transacted except the electiC
es of officers and the acceptance of r,
I'd ports. All the old officers We're re-elec
err Ell except that A. V. ID. Piper of jana
I'd ca was elected a director in place of
c. Robinson, who resigned on accou
- OF i'll health Following is the list: Pre-.
80 j. w. Melendy of South Londonderr
90 vice pres. f. b. Batchelder of Tow
=. shend; clerk, James L. Martin of Bra
40 tleboro; treas, Charles A. Boyden
- Brattleboro; executive committee, ]. '
Melendy, A. f.. CudWorth of South 10
% donderry and Dorr A Benson of Ney
" fame; directors, J. w. Melendy and
u. e. Cujworth of South Londonderry.
ie A. Muzzy and A. V. d. Piper of Jar
ee aica, e. b. Batchelder and John
u Ware of Townshend, Dorr Benson
Gu Newfane, A. n. Sherman of William
he vile and Clarke C. Fits of Brattleboi
as A Brattleboro man and wife and W
ed men guests in automobile escap
ch death or serious injury by a very clio
ge margin Sunday night while crossing t
railroad tracks near the Crosby war
house. A freight car stood on a sidi
" just north of the crossing, close to t
ne street, shutting out the view of
= tracks north the car came across
L river from New Hampshire. The ga
- was open, no whistle was sounded II
VI body was guarding the crossing a
No there was nothing to indicate dang
u anywhere. The automobile was driv
at past the freight car and upon the ms
ce track ana just at that moment the da
ell bulk of big engine was seen back
lis toward the machine and almost will
IT. arms reach. The owner of the aut
Is. mobile increased its speed as uuicl
r. as possible and cleared the track bar,
lis In time to prevent a collision. The mel
he bers of the party were thorough
Ter frightened and have not ceased to shu
s" der at the thought of the narrow ,
TX cape. The Central Vermont officials W,