Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-08

l.. K Fuller has obtained patent
for rotary engine.
Edward A. Sherwin, son of Asa Sher-
win Of this place, is about to enter the
u. s. Naval Academy at Annapolis. Md.
The first frost of the season made its
appearance on the morning of the fourth
inst. The tobacco in many places was
severely injured
II. A. Morey, proprietor of the Brat
'rh"ro House, was fined on Monday by
Justice Newton to the amount of $30.7O.
Tor liquor selling.
The tide of travel has been quite
brisk of LATE. During several days of
last week the Brooks House furnished
accommodation for 175 guests.
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The Universalst picnic on Saturday
at Hunts grove in Vernon. was attended
by over 800 people. The Brattleboro
cornct band was in attendance and the
cessful one.
The new bell for the Congregational
church has arrived and been hoisted into
place. 1t weighs 2,502 pounds-a little
less than the former one. The tone,
however, is much superior.
The schoolhousc on Chase street was
partially destroyed by fire last Satur-
day night, but was saved by the efforts
of the firemen, with injuries amounting
to two or three hundred dollars. In
cendarism seems to he the only reason
able ground of explanation.
The Metropolitan dramatic troupe
played on Monday and Tuesday evenings
TO fair houses. The company has some
talented artists and its entertainments
are of high order. On Tuesday the mem
bers of the company. in body. paid a
visit to the grave of James Fisk, Jr..
and decorated it with flowers in a very
handsome manner.
Some forty people from Brattleboro
attended the Methodist camp meeting at
northampton, Mass. last week.
The receipt of news Tuesday evening
from various portions of the state cor
r0borating the fact that another great
Republican victory had been achieved,
caused much rejoicing. Guns were fired
and several of the successful candidates
were serenaded. Judge Tyler, G. F..
Thompson. president of the Grant club,
Jacob Estey, senator elect, and Kit
successfully called upon at their places
of residence and each responded to the
serenaders III appropriate manner.
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West Brattleboro: The shop vacated
by the n. Il. Furniture Co., is not to
remain idle. John Henkel. Carl Hol-
lander and Heinrich Stellman, work
men formerly employed by that com
pany, propose to form n co-partnershlp
and continue the manufacture of first
class furniture at the old stand.
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West Brattleboro: Joseph Chandler,
son of Rev. j. Chandler of this place,
entered Williams college last week.
Those who know Joe predict for him
Pondville: THE school in district No.
3 taught by Mas Ella Blake closed Aug.
10th. The pupils neither absent nor
tardy during the term of twelve weeks
were Alice A. Stratton, Mamie IL.
Morse. Annie G. Morse, Nettie J. Adj
ans. Those who We're not turdy. Hattie
bingham, Emma X. Bingham, Julia
Morell. Linas Bingham, George A.
Houghton, Eli NLorell. Sherry Morsei
Lizzie Stone.
Putney: Mr.. Kendrick. the hotel pro
pretor, is repairing the hotel in thor
ough manner and has in the meantime
removed into a building across the stree
from the hotel known as the Grant
House, where he will wait upon the tray
cling public until the hotel building il
repaired and renovated.
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IIinsdale: Our people are enjoying
the pleasant news that Capt. A. Dick
erson has sold his saw mill located il
the village and land Connected thereto, t.
Hopkins & Fisk who will construct oil
the premises paper mill and fixture
and thus relieve our otherwise pleasan
village of the unsightly lumber yard tina
has so long disgraced it.