Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-07-19

Valley, lodge, knights of Pythlas, has
suspended regular meetings during the
summer, and will not meet until Oct. l.
Rev. DR.. A. E. Lambert, dean of Mid
dlebury college, who preached in the
Congregational church Sunday, will oc-
eupy the pulpit again next Sunday. RI
John Lund who Is employed on a pile
driver by the Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins
corporation, was overcome by the heat
last Thursday afternoon and was taken
to the Memorial hospital He recov-N
cred and was discharged from the hos
pital Saturday. t.'. ''-'t
About Is friends of Mrs. L. d. Tay-
lor gave her a surprise party Friday
evening in the home OF her mother, Mrs.
H., s, Dearborn, on North Main street,
the occasion being her birthday ami
versary. The evening was spent in
dancing and refreshments we're served.
Mrs. Horace French has sold her two
tenement house at the corner Of Hud-
son and Reed streets to the Boston e.
Main railroad company. Possession will
be given Aug. L. George Goodale Of
Gardner, who Is administrator of the
Horace French estate, has been in town
to close the deal g r-.;..
The spring on Elm street near the
bridge Is a spot much sought out during
the hot, dry days. AS the water supply
In general use about the town has had
bad taste and odor many persons go
to the spring to fill jugs. pitchers and
jars with the refreshing water that may
be obtained there. On Monday morning
in 30 minutes IS men, women and child
rem visited the spring and took water
to their homes
During the rain yesterday and fol-
lowing 1t thousands of toads, less than
half an inch long appeared in the north
part of the town This section has long
been known as Toad HILL" and it
surely lived up to it's name The little
amphibians were so numerous on the
sidewalks that it was difficult to walk
without crushing one more under
foot and the lawns were thickly popu-
lated with them.
Several boys are trying to organize a
branch of the Boy Scouts in town, and
anyone interested in, joining is asked to
communicate with Bryan Gale. A
branch of the national organization was
formed in this town more than a year
ago, but 1t is not now active. Fritz
Hanson has promised to aid the boys in
| their physical culture work and those at
the head of the movement hope that
lively organization will be formed 90
Another crop destroying deer was shot
by Dana Stafford on his farm yesterday
| afternoon 1t was a three-ye old buck,
and Immediately after shooting the ami
| NAL Mr. Stafford notified Deputy Game
Warden H. j. Allen. Deer have caused
| much damage to the Centreville farmer
this summer and since Sunday they
| have damaged 80 young apple trees and
quantities OF beans, peas and other farm
products. This is the second deer that
has been shot by Mr.. Stafford, and a he
| has good eye more will be killed If
| they continue to damage his trees
1t is expected that Harland B. Howe
of St. Johnsbury. Democratic nominee
| for Governor, will open his campaign
| in Fratteboro about Aug. l. The local
! Demo Gratis hope to secure some Demo-
crat of national reputation Also and will
I try for William Jennings Bryan or Gov
| ernar Foss of Massachusetts, Mr.. Foss
has pledged his assistance in the YER
| mont campaign, and Mr.. Bryan has
| promised to speak in some of the larger
| places. The Democrats will try hard to
| cut down the Republican majority in
| this state this year and will arrange
dates for the most prominent spellbind-
ers obtainable.
Fred Loren Minis and Miss Mary
| Long Stewart were married in the Rom
| an Catholic rectory Friday evening at
| s o'clock by Rev. Father M. j. Carmody,
who used a single ring service. They
were attended by Miss Kathleen Stewart,
sister of the bride, as bridesmaid, and
John L. Stewart, brother of the bride,
as best man. Following the wedding
they went }, to Spofford lake and upon
their return they will live at 81 Canal
street. Mrs. Minis has lived in this town
all her life and is a daughter of Mrs.
Mary A. Stewart She has been en-
| ployed several years by the Durham
Brothers company. Mr.. Minis, who came
| here from Mortified. Mass. six years
ago, is employed as clerk by E. j.
| Fenton & Co.
An injunction restraining Deputy
| Sheriff C. E Mann from selling one
town of Brattleboro bridge bond of
$1,000 was served by Deputy Sheriff H f.
Harris Tuesday morning. The injunction
was issued by Judge John w. Rowel of
Randolph and was obtained through the
| Office of Gibson & Waterman, attorneys
for Albert w. Rockwell Mr.. Rockwell
was bondsman for Peter Johnson, who
was sued by John Manley in an
automobile trade, Mr.. Rockwell
| claims that he understood that he
had been discharged as bondsman. He
| asks for new trial and that the judg-
| ment of 1866 and costs of $13 10 against
| him be stricken off. The bond was to
be sold in front of the Bratleboro House
| Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, but the
| injunction prevented. 1t is understood
| tHdl MI thOchWell mas not KNOWN OIL
| Johnson's whereabouts the past three
| months.
Fritz Hanson and young Stranger
Lewis of Carlisle, Pa, will wrestle to-
night at o'clock at Island park. George
Tuohey will referee the match and pre-
| ceding the contest will give a short talk
| on wrestlers and wrestling Mr.. Tuohey
| formerly was a sporting writer on New
York papers and on the Boston Herald.
| During the past winter he has been
staging the matches in the Crank Opera
house and Mechanics building in Bos-
ton. Hanson's belt, which he won from
| BILLY" Sexton in Burlington, has been
put up against $3.50 of Stranger s.
money. Lewis. who came to town yes
| terday, has a good record as a mat
artist. He has been wrestling in his own
| state, New York state. and through the
| West. He has won from Frank Burns,
| champion middleweight of Pennsylvania,
| Tom" O'Connor of Sault Ste. Marie
| champion of Ontario, Tied" Tenneman,
| champion middleweight of Chicago, and
| stood for q minutes against DR.. B. F.
Roller in a match in which Roller threw
| two men in an hour. In a match with
| Zybisko he lasted little over nine min
| utes and came out of the contest with
| fractured shoulder and a broken rib