Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-07-26

cake were served.
An amicabe adjustment of the suit
brought by Warren G.. Doolttle against
Frank A. Larrow has been made,
whereby the suit will proceed no fur
ther In court. Mr. Doolittle brought suit
to recover $4,000 in an action of as
sumpsit for money loaned
A floating gang" of telephone line
men are in town setting new poles and
running cables. They probably will be
here several weeks and the work of
running cables will be extended all over
town to care for the new business which
is being developed in greater proportion
in Brattleboro than in any town of it's
size in New England
While William Schorling, lneman in
the employ of the Twin State Gas &
Electric company was working on a pole
in Hinsdale Monday morning the pole
broke and fell to the ground, carrying
Mr.. Schorling with it. He was badly
shaken up and one leg was hurt, but
not seriously. He was taken to his home
in Leon Whites automobile.
Charles Henry Storms, 3, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas storms, died Tuesday
morning of acute indigestion after a
short Illness. Apparently he was recover
Ing Monday night, but on Tuesday he
suffered relapse. He was born in this
toNH ANONs y, lSOJ. Inc IuneTdl was nelU
in the home Wednesday, Rev. DR.. John
r. Cow officiating, and the burial took
place in Meeteing House Hill cemetery.
Rev. Henry S. Weeks, pastor of the
Advent Christian church, will be ordain-
ed in the church here tonight at 7.3O
o'clock, the Hoosick Valley conference
having charge of the exercises. The WIS.,
iting ministers will be Rev. A. E. Phelps
of South Vernon. president, and Rev. II.
A. Mitchell of North Adams, formerly
pastor of the local church. The ordln-
alton services will be open to the public,
and all are invited.
An iron frame greenhouse is being
built by Carl s. Hopkins, florist, to ac-
commodate his increasing business, and
1t Will be one of the very few iron
frame buildings in town. The building
material is on the way, and 1t Is Mr..
Hopkins's intention to have the struc-
ture completed about Sept 1. 1t will be
100 feet long and Sl& feet wide, modern
in every particular, and will be used
especially for growing carnations and
other. flowers for the retail trade
Extensive alterations and improve
ments are in progress in II. p. Well
man Co.'S clothing store The old
tables in the rear part of the store
which have done service many years
Will be replaced with hangers for cloth
ing in colors, and cabinets with glass
doors will be provided for the black
clothes. Some new shelves will be put
in, and the interior of the store will be
painted white. 1t is expected that the
changes will be completed next week
The board of selectmen received a
complaint from a nonresident taxpayer
this week protesting against the use of
the wires which hold the street rail-
way trolley wires in place as supports
Tor advertising banners. For the past
three weeks banners advertising Howe's
circus have been suspended from these
wires, from the junction of Linden and
North Main streets through the bust
ness section as far south as the Brattle-
boro House. In the meeting of the Sc
lectmen Monday night no action in the
matter was taken.
Conforming with the state law of
Massachusetts, Hopkins academy at
Hadley, Mass. now conducts a course in
| agriculture. Franklin +. Head. formerly
| of this town and a graduate of the high
| school In the class of 1891, Is principal
| of the academy and administered the
| changes. Glasses are instructed in small
animals, buildings and equipment, home
| grown crops farm shop work, fruit
growing, market gardening. buildings and
appliances. kitchen gardening. orna =
| mental planting, farm animals, farm
buildings. farm crops and farm machin-
cry.
| A still alarm called the chemical wag-
| on to the home of Ansel j. Pierce Tues
day morning about 11.30 o'clock The
| fire was caused by a torch which Mr.
Pierce left under lead pipe and near
woodwork in the kitchen. A stream from
the wagon put out the fire. which caus-
ed but slight damage. The call was the
| first which the new horses hOupht in
Greenfield about a month ago, had an
swered and it was with some difficulty
that Driver Arthur Horton succeeded in
getting the paip0to take their places UNI
der the drop harness. He did not drive
| the animals very fast.
Workmen employed by Gilman & Hell
var to dig trenches for sewer and water
pipes to the new lots which have been
opened in the Chestnut Hill section, for
merly Crowells park, were stopped yes
terday morning by Jesse Johnson, whose
land they were crossing. They had been
| blasting on his property and had but a
short distance to go when stopped. In
order to reach connections at High
street a short cut was taken across Mr..
Johnson's land as to follow the street
line would make a difficult problem,
there being a rise in the ground just be-
| fore High street is reached The matter
probably will be brought before the
board of bailiffs.
The Kennedy e. Peterson Construction
company of Boston have been awarded
the contract to build a new public IL
| brary building in Somervile Mass. Bids
were received from seven contractors and
the firm who built the Austine Institu-
ton building and who are at work on
| G. A. Eels's apartment house at the cor
ner of South Main and Canal streets
entered the lowest bid, s97,325. Andrew
| Carnegie contributed $4,000 for the new
building and the city of Somerville $45
900. The library will be 121 feet long
will be constructed of brick, terra cot
ia and granite. The roof will be of tile
The firm also is at work on an indus
trial school for girls in Manchester N.
II.
The Regal fruit and confectionery
store in the Herrick & Wyman building
on Main street, which has been con-
Quoted by Antonio and Noe Regal, has
been in charge of a keeper since Mon
day, when a mortgage for $24OO held by
John Equi and Julius Equi of Montague
Mass, was foreclosed and Deputy
Sheriff c. f. Mann took possession o.
the premises, placing Deputy Sheriff II
f. Harris in charge. The mortgage, tn,
conditions of which 1t is claimed wer,
broken, was given in 1911. John an(
Julius Equi were proprietors of thu
store before selling out to the RECALLS
Noe Regal disposed of his interest las
uynn 10 In, In