Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-20

for the formation of a singing class to
meet this winter under the instruction of
first class teacher from abroad.
Fountain Engine company. No. 4, pro-
proposes to accept challenge given by
the Rough and Ready Engine company
of Westfeld, Mass, to play for prize
of $500.
At special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the New England Furniture Co.,
held last Saturday, it was voted to in
crease the capital stock of the company
Frank Holding, of the late firm of
Perry & Holding, has gone into the
jewelry business at No. L, Union block.
Besides watch reparing. he will make
the manufacture of .jewelry a'speclalty'
A volunteer choir furnished the sing
ing at the Good Samaritan temperance
meeting last Sunday evening and there
was speaking by Joseph Steen, b. +.
Bingham and G. II. Sargent
George A. Boyden. formerly of the
American House and more recently OF
the Revere, has again taken charge of the
former hotel, of which he is part owner
The American has been improved in OK
ternal appearance by new coat OF
paint.
Retting's old building at the corner of
High and Green streets is to be raised
added. bringing it out in line with his
furniture building. A wing will be
built connecting it with the latter and
giving increased accommodations for ms
business. The old building will be used
postly for tenements.
At the executors sale of personal
property belonging to the estate of the
lnte George G. Hall, Saturday. afternoon,
property sold to the amount of 81 ,4SI "a
Two bay mares were purchased by DAVID
Goodel at $3.50 and $500 respectively.
Moves Streeter of Vernon bought Il bay
horse ot 500 and A. r. Doolittle blind
horse at $50. John Hunt bid off yoke
of oxen for $175.
A petition to the legislature is in cir
culaton in this vicinity, praying for the
enactment of law OCCURRING the heavy
freight wagons whid,i ply between ia
maica and Brattle' yro depot to use
felloes of more thai ordinary width. 1t
the matter that if Il teams carrying over
four tons be con Jelled to adopt felloes
four inches or more in width the ex-
penses of road mgking and repair on the
line of travel w,'uld be diminished by
thousands of doll RS;
50
John Fits, veteran offender of Irish
persuasion. was brought before Justice
Newton Tuesday charged with stealing
. 500 in bills, $25 in gold and silver and
about S4 in scrip from the residence of
Mary Duigh, during her absence from
home Saturday night. John was arrested
( in Greenfield while on his way to New
York. > having left town soon after the
occGrrenccE which fact. together with
tie finding of the unusual amount of $25
on his person. and the known circum-
stance of his being at the house of the
said Mary during Saturday evening, af-
forded sufficient reason. in the mind of
the magistrate, for sending him to Jail
at Newfane under $500 bonds.
s.
Hinsdale: Capt. N. HOwe's company
of hunters on Saturday last won a very
decided victory over Capt. II. Latham
The whole count of the game captured
was 1000. OF this number the victor'
match is planned to come off here mex
Saturday., The companies have been re
cruited under Capt. c. Hopkins ant
Capt. w. Fay and will be made up from
our young men who will be unable t.
vote this year for either Grant or Gree
ley.
The Colerain Praying Band visite
Jacksonville for the second time las
Saturday and Sunday. Their band too
the lead at the meetings held, which wer
a good degree of interest. The, Christia
people of Jacksonville very much enjoye
this opportunity for Christian wOrshi
with their COlerain brethren.