Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-28

day.
The Carpenter company's factory will
be closed from July to Q, inclusive,
while an account of stock Is being
taken.
Beginning about two years ago with
rs volumes, w. II. Geddis has added to
the circulating library in his store until
1t now numbers about 800 selected vol
umes, which are in good demand.
A Columbian Wyandotte hen owned
by N. N. Wilson stole a nest In Mr..
Wilson'S barn on Flat street and came
off Sunday with IS chickens. AS broods
go, this Is an unusually good hatch.
In the municipal court Monday morning
the case of Earl Putnam of Winhall, who
is in the county Jail at Newfane await
Monday. The case against Bert l.. Clark
for alleged assault on Walter Harris was
mol pressed by the state.
About rs couples attended the sub
scription party given under the auspices
of the social workers committee of the
Mutual Aid association in the pavilion at
Island park Friday evening. Letsingers
seven-piece orchestra furnished music.
About $40 was netted for the day nur-
sery.
The annual picnic of the Methodist
church was held on the Valley fair
grounds Saturday. There was a very
good attendance and although there was
no prearranged program everyone re-
ported a good time. Games were play
ed by the older persons as well as the
young folk and athletics of various
kinds were enjoyed. The picnic was un-
der the direction of John Howe.
Analyses of 46 articles obtained from
the Cloverdale company, the Direct I'm
porting company and j. f. Allen 81 Son
and sent to the state laboratory are
published in the current issue of the
state board of health bulletin. With one
exception all the articles came up to
the legal standard required by this
state. The one exception was in the
case Of can of preserves, the lining
of the can being corroded.
The annual picnic of the Universalist
church was held at Island park Satur-
day. 1t was one of the most enjoyable
of recent years and there was a very
good attendance all day. ball game
in the morning was played between pick
ed teams and in the afternoon the
young Fellows lost to the Has
beens" by the score of ~ to 8. There
was. dancing in the pavilion from 23O
to o'clock and during the day every
one was treated to free ice cream and
sodas.
Halftone cuts from six photographs of
Brattleboro's historical pageant made by
DIR. A. l.. Peetee of this town will en-
belish the front page of the New Eng
land edition of the Youths Companion
for July 4. The pictures show the
drawing for the equivalent lands at the
Green Dragon Inn, the stage coach with
four horses the wedding dance by the
members of the Swedish colony, group
| IF OF nd 40
cession going to the Watercure ball
| These pictures were selected by the
| Youths Companion from 125 made by
DR.. Pettee
Alfred S. Thompson, proprietor of the
| II. II. Thompson jewely store on MAR
| street, had an experience Tuesday morn
| ing which has caused him to mediate
as to whether it would not be as well tC
| drop his burglar insurance. When the
spring lock on the front door was SCI
| Monday night the catch accidentally was
| moved which prevented the bolt from
| sliding back, but there was just enough
| slack so that when the heavy door wa:
| closed the bolt sprung into place, eff.
| fectually fastening the door. When the
key was inserted in the lock next morn
| ing the bolt could not be moved. The
rear door and all the rear and side win.
dows were fastened with solid blinds
|
obtained a ladder, armed himself with
| a hammer and for an hour swelteret
| in the sun as he battered down the
blind which covered a south window. I
was vigorous exercise, of a kind which
| Mr.. Thompson does not intend to make
feature of his regular diet
Under the new schedule the trail
crew of the West River railroad ar
kept busy, as they now have to go owe
the road six times each day, eXcep
Sunday The men have their breakfas
in South Londonderry at o'clock, leav
there at ESQ., arrive in Brattleboro at $50
returning leave Brattleboro at 9.20, ar
rive in South Londonderry at 1120 o.
the second trip they leave at 11i5, arriV
| in Brattleboro at Las; returning leav
Brattleboro at 2.15, arrive in South Lon
donderry at 40. Leaving for the thir'
| time at 1.35, they arrive in Brattlebor
$50, leave here at : and arrive Soutl
| Londonderry at o'clock. The chang
| in time of the evening train will caus
some inconveniece at places where stag
| es meet the train and have to cove
a route of several miles. The addition O
the train leaving this town at 215 wi
be an accommodation to persons leavin
| New York in the morning, as they noN
! have less than 20 minutes to wait here
whereas before they We're obliged t
| Iclt Until U " ClOCh at HiShl'
For public purposes this year Brat
| tleboro will raise by taxation abou
$4,000. The grand list of the town
| $63, $50. ~. The tax rate Is 81 cents, divid
ell as follows: Town, as; highway, %
state school, 8; state highway, 8; county
/. This will raise in taxes $53, 452 g. TIL
| village grand list Is $50, 72.9i and the ia
rate is 43 cents, which will raise $21 ,S35,
| SO. The town school district grand lis
! is $12,11.76, and the 50-cent tax rat
will raise s6356.50. The incorporated dis
trict grand list is $50, 91S.99. The tax rat
Will be voted in the annual meeting /
July Just what the rate will be Is no
known, but on account of the new build
ing on Oak Grove extension and tn
consequent necessity of hiring neV
teachers the rate will have to be nc
raise $35, 64S29 Adding the total take
together, the aggregate Is found to b
$117, 2S8.05. In computing the taxes o
each individual list a fraction results /
nearly every instance. In such case
the tax Is assessed at the next highe
cent, consequently the amount raise
is slightly in excess of the sum obtain
ed by computing the rate on the tots
grand list. The village and incorporate
school districts are nearly identical, TIL
grand list in the village, but not in the dis
trct, is $25. The grand list in the dis
trict. but not In the village, Is si7105.