Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-16

Michaers Roman Catholic church at |
and Q o'clock.
Forty-three persons attended the 10th
annual reunion of the Bemis family in
Athol Saturday. A poem by Mrs. Aman-
da b. Smith of Brattleboro was read
by Mrs. Julia Grout.
The First Regiment band came home
from the state camp grounds near Fort
Ethan Allen Friday evening The band
marched from the station to their quar-
tiers near the town hall building.
Ed Clark, SO, of Hinsdale was fined
S5 and costs, the latter amounting to
$i.Oi, in the municipal court by Judge
w. r. Daley Monday morning. He was
arrested for drunkenness Saturday even
ing by Chief Police Wilson.
A glass globe containing several small
hornpouts has been on exhibition In
L. II. BARRIERS store window this week.
The fish were caught at Spofford lake.
A sign informs passers-by that millions
| of these fish may be seen in the grass
that lines the shore of the lake."
The employees of the Crystal Springs
| Ice company and their wives were given
| an outing Sunday at Forest lake, the
company furnishing the dinner. The par
| ty went in their large automobile de-
livery truck. The dinner was served at
Mrs. j. II. Lindsay's restaurant, and
the members of the party speak in high
terms of the dinner and the service.
In the regular meeting of the board
| of selectmen Monday evening the mat
| ter of building a cement retaining wall
4 at the junction of South Main street
| and the road to Fort Drummer Heights
was discussed. c. c. Fits was pres
| ent and asked that the selectmen have
the road to the Heights left Of suf-
ficient width to allow, at some future
time, the extension of the street car
line along that street. It. Is expected
that such a wall will be built this
year.
Persons living on Prospect hill and
| other parts Of the south end of the
town are complaining about thieves of
fruit and garden truck. Boys and girls
| are said to be the offenders and the
residents who are being robbed say the
children are daring and offensive. They
take fruit and vegetables In full view of
housewives and when demonstrated with
reply in vicious language. Several resi-
dents have picked unripe fruit from
their trees in order to get part of what
belongs to them.
Miss Nellie Kearns was given a linen
shower by 10 of her friends in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Boyden Friday
evening. She was presented with a va
riety of linen pieces and articles of cut
glass by the young women, and during
the evening refreshments were served and
music was enjoyed. Miss Kearns left
Saturday morning for her home in New
London. Her marriage to Andrew Thur
Der of that city will take place Sept
10, and they will live either in Salt Lake
city or In Boston. Mr. Thurber is en-
ployed by a western railroad company
The pools of water standing on Pros
pect street following Saturdays rain,
showing the unevenness of the road
prompted somebody to put up some sar-
castle signs at the expense of the street
department, and they attracted much at
tention Sunday and Monday morning
One forbade fishing in the pond, anoth-
er prohibited bathing and others warn
ed the public that "Only light draft
boats are navigable on this pond" Some
of the signs were the product of a
printing shop, showing that the orgi-
hator of the idea went to some pains
to call attention to needed repairs. Road
Commissioner Squires went over the
street Monday. -
Copies of the catalogue for the 9th
annual Valley fair Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, Sept. "a, 25 and 26, have
been mailed to the advisory directors o.
the association, other officials and ex.
hibtors this week. 1t is a handsomely
, printed book of SO pages. illustrated b!
numerous halftone pictures For
, special attraction the management ha!
engaged Starretts horse and pony cir
|; Gus. This is one of the greatest attrac
, tons ever seen at a fair and consists o
|, nine separate acts. The performers in
clude a bucking mule, trained dogs
trick horse, trained monkeys, trained
ponies. pony with human brains, higl
school horse Moonlight" and "Trink
et" the smallest horse in the world.
Final adjournment of the April tern
of the Windham county court was reach
ed Saturday. One of the last cases heard
by Judge Fish was the chancery case o.
Felch & Pier against A. A. Barker, al
of this town. Felch & Pier bought lane
; on Williams street, where their chai
factory is located, of Timothy N. Rob
inson of Chesterfield. Before that Mr.
: Barker conducted wood yard Their,
under a lease of the premises and erect
, ed an office building on the grounds
After the sale of the land to Fetch &
Pier Mr.. Barker started to remove tn,
, office building, but was restrained by in
junction issued on petition of Felch 6
, Pier. The hearing was on a petition
to dissolve the injunction, but tn,
court has not rendered his decision
: Mr., Robinson claims that the buildin.
, was part of the real estate. Mr. Bar
, ker claims that it was erected unde
, verbal agreement that he could re
! move it when desired and that it wa
, not a part of the real estate, but wa
a personal chattel, H. G. & F. f,
Barber are counsel for Felch & Pier
Chase & Daley represent Mr.. Barker
\ The case doubtless will go to the su
preme court.
Fred A. Cutler of Minneapolis gave
{ deposition before Justice Frank d. Z
l Stowe Monday in the case of C. S. Hop
{ kins, trustee of the estate of the lat
Mrs. John p. Sargent, against the es
e tate of Mr.. Sargent Walter L. Sylves
e ter, executor. The deposition was take
in behalf of the plaintiff, who seeks t
= determine what became of certain fund
4 belonging to Mrs. Sargent. After Mrs
Y Sargent's death her husband was ap
/ pointed trustee of her estate. Mr.. Cut
5 Ter, who handled certain loans for Mrs
8 Sargent, testified that as the loans be
. came due after her death he paid tn
S proceeds to Mr.. Sargent as trustee. AT
e ter Mr.. Sargent died Mr.. Hopkins sue
e ceeded him as trustee, and he claim
| that some $500 to $4,000 belonging t
e Mrs. Sargent's estate has not been ac
counted for The defense claims tina
3 all the funds which have come into hi
3 hands, due the estate of Mrs. Sargent
$ have been duly credited. II. G.. & F. f
[ Barber appeared for the plaintiff an
Q A. p. Carpenter and Chase & Daley 70
: the defendant. Miss Katherine @. Dun
i levy acted as court reporter. The cas-