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THE VERMONT PHOENIX. BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1897. .HrlroroloKirnl Itecortl. WKK ENDING TllfIl8DATEVK.NI.S0, Jnlyl, 189" Thermom eter. Wind. if i 3 2 S ,rv 1 Si I eK e? B 5 3 ls "oIKt x o , , E o '-;e C. 3j 5 I 3 ,3 r 5 ts a 1 a 1 s s o 1 f 's June 20 so- "julyT 39.7? 73 09 N. W. wT n7v 40 N. IT nTw! is wrst.i a) in on 73 30 00 M) ao.03 "ro" IS 3-Mf? 3 15 311 S5 3 80 8. SW. 801 92 I 26.', 01. S. n in ss. Summary for month of June. Is,". Barometer-Highest. 3' 3'). the ftli; lowet.2!. 05, the Suth; meun. mm Thermometer-High est. t& the 25th; lowet. 3", the 2nd: mean maxi mum. "0 1: mean minimum, 50.7: mean range. 5.4: mean from maxinmni and minimum, 03 J: mean from trl daily observation. 01 X Mean relathe liumlditr. 91 01 Wind prevailing. N W.: highest velocity per hour. 25 miles, t lie SI: total nioveiueut. T10T lulled. Treeipltntlon Ham. I. Inches Number of dajs 9; clear, K far. II cJondy, 11. A it no it iter me lilt. To ItENT The Uliss Kami cottage. On Monday evening, July 5. the Canadian col. ored Jubilee tlugers, 11 In number, ill give a concert In the audience room of the Hap. tlst church. Their concerts luclude choru, quartet, solo and orchestral music, and sic, and have been very highly spoken of,through a tour of six years lu the United States, and file years In Great Brlttin. Coneertjat s. Tickets s.i cents, reserved seats 35 cents. Young lady ushers. To Rent Cottage house, 0 rooms on Southern Ave. Hent low until April. K. J. Hailev. Tenement to rent. D. 1'. Conn, 14 Pearl street. Fee the line of stylish belts, shirt waist sets, link sleeve buttons, chatelaine pins, and other new and desirable goods at H. II. Thompson's. Marcus Ward Jt Co 's Royal Irish linen nation erj at Clapp .lones's. Beautiful framed pictures at low prices. Clapp Jt Jones. Waterman fountain pens the best. Full as sortment nt C'LArr & Jones. Have your pictures framed at Clapp & Jones's. Sl'.l-f will replace that broken mainspring In your watch and warrant It for one vear atC. W. Sawyer's, opposite American House. To Rest Good G room tenement near overall works. F. J Hailev. My dressmaking rooms will be closed from July 2 to 7. Mils. Hattie Warren. Bargains in food may lie had at Mrs. Jacobs's Elliot street bakery after s o'clock Saturday nights. To Hent For the summer or for a term of years, furnished or unfurnished my hou--e on North Main street, with stable attached. New house, nine rooms, all modem Improvements Ciias. Miner Popular sheet music and liooks. Strings for all instruments and musical supplies at Clapp & Jones's. To Hent Pleasant convenient tenement six rooms, barn, one box and two single stalls. Large garden. Enquire of A. V. Cox or Mrs. I.. A. Cox. Ten SorTii Main Street Sunny convenient tenement of six rooms and garden. Enquire of A. V. Cox nr Mrs. L. A. Cox. Licensed Auctioneer, O. T. Miller, office with A. E. Miller, 62 itreet, Brattlelioro. Main V. w. c. A regular meeting of the Vermont Wheel Club will lie held at the club house next Tutsday.even Ing at 7:30 o'clock. M. A cutis. Jr , Sec. BRATTLED ORO. Henry it, urown will run his stage to Chesterfield lake Sundays, beginning July 1. The Springfield Evening Union Is now brought to the Brattleboro News company on the 5: -4 3 train. Father Cunningham cave a receDtlon Thursday evening to the Catholic Order of Foresters, in order that they might meet uisnop juieuauu, who is a member of the order. Query: Wonder why the bailiffs don't enforce the law prohibiting the keeping of swine within the village limits? We un derstand that their attention has been called to the matter. The Fourth will be observed at the post olliee next Monday. The office will be open from 7 to Li o'clock, and closed throughout the afternoon. The carriers will make no delivery during the day. A. E. Atwood has issued his usual vest pocket summer time table giving time of the steam railroads, the street railroad schedule, and numbers and location of fire alarm boxes. They are on distribution at the stores. The New York Journal chartered special train last Sunday to carry its papers from Springfield, Mass., to St. Jobnsbury, a distance of miles. The Journal and the World are to be brought to Brattleboro each Sunday morning throughout the sum mer, the train being due here at 7:52 and on returning it will pass through here about 4:27 Sunday afternoon. It is under stood that this train will carry passengers. There was a decided drop in groceries on LUlot street yesterday afternoon. War ren Miller of Scott's grocery store started out with one of the largest loads he has carried this season, and drove to the house of J. C. iredenckson, at 120 Union street, off Elliot. While Mr. Miller was In the house the horse wandered oft" a steep em bankment 30 feet in length. The wagon rolled completely over, and when Mr. Mil ler appeared the horse was lying upon its back. Four bushels of potatoes chased each other down the hill, 178 out of 180 eggs were broken, and a barrel of Hour was deposited in a neighbor's yard. The village committee for the children's fresh air work had their final meeting with showing of results of work last evening, and the report was exceedingly gratifying. By the efforts of the committees from the various churches the sum of $204 has been raised, and additional free entertainment provided for 21 children. This represents a money gift of 288, and the reception of n miie cuuuren into tue iresn air homes of our Immediate vicinity. No more beau tiful charity presents Itself than this, and the response of kindly hearts and hospita ble homes has indeed been Christian and generous. Arrangements will be perfected at once for their coming and duly announc ed, and more places than are needed have already been offered for their reception. Orders were issued yesterday by Brig, Gen. J. J. Estey for the annual muster ol the Vermont militia at Chester, August 0 to 14. The camp will be called "Camp Governor Grout, and the order directs details thus : Col. Thomas Hannou, brig adier quartermaster, and Major Charles L. Woodbury, brigade engineer, will proceed to camp Thursday morning, August 3. Camp will be made and tents pitched by Company 1 of Brattleboro, which will re port direct to Col. Hannou, at the grounds selected by the encampment, Friday morn ing, August 0, together with the quarter master and quartermaster sergeant of the 1st regiment and 1st light battery, one surgeon and the hospital steward, and each company quartermaster and will be subject to bis orders. Amotic tbc fourth-class postmasters ap pointed at Washington Saturday were A. L, Warner of Londonderry and C. E. Park of WilllamsvlllH. The A. V. Mav real estate agency 1ms sold for O. I'eltier and S, H. Sherman their farm In Chesterfield, known as the Chamberlain place on Stieeter hill, to Hen ry Chlckering of Chesteilleld, who will take possession at once. The Brooks House hack and a carriage in which Mrs. A. O. Johnson and Mrs. Delmer H. Frascr were riding collided near the Whetstone bridge Saturday. The carriage was overturned and somewhat damaged but no one was Injuied. Sylvester K. Miner has bought the milk route of Walter U. Harvey, through A. V. May's agency, and has taken pos session. Mr. Harvey will lake charge of the hotel near Westport, N. H-, formerly run by his brother, the late Flank Harvey. George Goodrich of Millers Kalis and Miss Etta Evans of Brattleboro were mar ried in the Congregational parsonage at Millers Falls Monday bv Bev. 1). A. Hud son. After a short wedding journey Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich will live al Millers Falls. The Wheel club boys who have rented a cottage at SpolTord lake organized Satur day night bv electing C. 11. Crosby com modore, F. 1). Putnam clerk and tieasurer, David O'Xeil and Louis Henkel, stew aids. It was voted to call the club The Junta, and the cottage The Trocha, these names being selected on account of the pronounced Cuban sympathies of the com modore. The blcvcle contest, which Morse A: Simmon advertised last April, closed Wed licsilav nlcht. Arthur S. Wlllard being the winner of the wheel. The second prize, a silver watch, was won by Bertha Tetniey; the third, a gold fountain pen, by Edward Stark; the fourth, a year's subscription to the Youth's Companion, by Ed warn . turner, anu me nuu, a pen knife, by Charles Stolte. Thees officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Baptist Sunday school last Sunday. Superintendent, L. W. Hawley; first assistant superintendent, F. S. Knight; second assistant superintendent, Corabel Coates: secretary, Edward V. Morse; treasurer, Arthur L. Mayuard; Auditor, E. Hall: librarian, II. p. C. Todt; as slstant librarians, Mrs. H. B Chamberlain, Miss Corabel Coates and Miss etlle liar ns. The Golden Cross commandery elected these officers Moudav night: N. C, Mrs. M. L. Hubbard; V. N. C, Mrs. Cora Wood; W. P., G. T. Luudbeig: keeper of records, A. I. Williams; financial keeper of records. Mrs. H. H. McClure; treasurer, J. G. Stafford; W. H-, F. A. Bagg: W. I. G.. Charles Berry; W. (. G., (.'. I.. Cur rier: P. X. C Mrs. L. A. Goodell: dep uty, Geo. E. Selleck: auditors, II. M. Pike, Mrs. M. L. Hubbard, G. T. Lundberg, The iiost-oiliee has made application for a new Sunday morning man irom spring field, to arrive here at , :.;i on the train which brings the New York Sunday news papers, and fot a mail south from Brattle boro on the Sunday afternoon train at The latter mail will close about 4:15, and the carriers will make their Sun day afternoon collection at 4 instead of AoDllcation has also been made lor a mail to Snringfleld at 10:25 week day fore noons. The regular Springfield mail goes at !:07. but the mail on the lurJu train would be taken to South ernou on the New London train and held there for the Boston it Maine train leaving that point at 10:4s, and arriving In Springfield at 12:40. Marshall A. Howe, a former instructor at the High school, was in Brattleboro Tuesday, on his way from New York to his home in ewfane where he will snend the summer. After leaving the High school Mr. Howe went to sau rran Cisco, where he was professor of botany in the University of California for four years and a half. Since then he has been taking a course of study in the higher branches in the botanical department ot the Columbian University at New i ork and has recently been elected to a fellowship of which there are 24 in the university. A fellowship guarantees free tuition and carries wl'.h It a stipend of $500. At the completion of his course at the university next year Mr. Howe will write a treatise upou certain branches of botanical study. The Springfield Bepublicau has the fol lowing paragraph about the son of a former pastor of the Congregational church in Brattleboro: "A portrait of Gerald slan ley Lee is given in the current number of the Critic, for which he writes so much, and also a characterization of him by a college classmate, Bev. John Sheridan Zelie of Cleveland, O. Mr. Lee's remark able book, "The Shadow Christ," Is meet ing a great welcome, and sells well, too, in England as well as in this country. He willpublish some day a companion to this book, the Christ Out of the Shadow, as Mr. Zelie Intimates. The portrait is as good as one could expect of so individual and changeful a countenance as Mr. Lee's." General Stanley Lee was formerly pastor of the Congregational church In West Springfield, Mass. He resigned his pastor ate to devote his time to literature. The service at the Baptist Sunday school last Sunday was a special observance of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee. The rooms were attractively decorated by the members of the school who were once sub jects of Queen Victoria, the decorations consisting of bunting and English flags, mountain laurel, and white roses, the Queen's favorite llower, furnished by D. McGlllivray. Upon the pulpit was a life size portrait of Victoria drawn by Will Stewart with the letters V. B. (Victoria Begiua) in laurel. Appropriate remarks were made by L. W. Hawley after which Arthur Maynard read President McKin ley's message of felicitation to the Queen, and Miss Corabel Coates read a sketch of the Queen's life. The exercises closed with the singing of "God Save the Queen," adapted. The regular evening service was held In the Sunday school room that all might see the decorations. Orange, Mass., was the scene last Thurs day of a notable event the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the marriage of two sisters, Harriet H. ana uannan r, Heywood, the former having been united to uavid mil, a native of Warwick, in Athol, June 24, 1847, while the latter at the same time and place promised to love and obey George W, Johnson of North Orange. Mr. Johnson was formerly a carpenter and later a farmer. He lived lu North Orange, then for many years in Athol, and has been a resident of Orange several years. Capt. Ball was born In Warwick 75 years ago. During the forties he lived In Brattleboro and was a common carrier between this town and Boston. The building of the railroad Interfered with his business on the Boston route, and irom itoU to le-ou he was a common car rier between Brattleboro aud Jamaica, Capt. Ball was a brave soldier during the war and served with Stannard's brigade which made the memorable charge at Get tysburg, ue was captain ot company 1), lownsuenu company, ot the Klin Ver mont regiment. Since the war Capt. Ball nas ueen a tarmer m warwicK. The John sons have two sons living, Warren of Or ange and Edwin of Athol, Capt. and Mrs. Ball have three children Mrs, Ja- nette Jlllson of Gardner, Miss Gertrude E. Ball of Warwick, and Edward It. Ball of Denver, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and Capt. and Mrs. Ball are all In good ueaitn. The Washington despatches announce an increase of pension to John Hunt. Charles A. Tripp is having the Durham system of plumbing put Into his Green street house, aud le repairing the house throughout. Engineer Carmine Chandler, who lost a part of his foot In a rallio.ul accident la9t spiing, was out Monday for the first time since the accident. E. M. Angler Is to drive his new pacer, Putney Wilkes, in races at Athol, Mass., to-morrow and Monday. Putney UKos is "green," but Mr. Angler expects to sur prise the "boys" with him. ltuby E. Thurber, daughter of A. K. Thurber on High street, g.ive a party to about 110 of her young friends Tuesday evening in honor of her tenth birthday anniversary. She was the recipient of several gifts. Mrs. E. U. Pratt will finish her en gagement in grand opera at Covent G.tr1 den. London, the hitter paitof this month, and Mr. and Mis. Pratt will then sail for home. They will remain In Brattleboro about two mouths, returning abroad in the fall to fill Important engagements. L. F. Adams took eight carrier pigeons belonging to his son George to Springfield, Mass.. Monday, and released them near the depot. They did not circle around in the air as usual, but started at once toward Brattleboro. where they arrived at their loft In 05 minutes. The eastern half of the building at the corner of South Main ami Canal streets, known as the Stebblns block, and belong lug to the insolvent estate of E. H. Van Doom, was sold at auction Saturday to Chailes Miner. Mr. Miner's bid, $2540, wa9 only about $15 more than the mort gage. Isaac B. Williamson was sentenced to 10 days' imprisonment at Newfane jail by Judge Tyler, Monday, for contempt of court in violating an injunction issued by Judge Tyler June 13, lb'JO, and an order Issued June 27 of this year, respecting the time when he should be allowed to visit his children. One of the important additions to the summer train service Is the evening mixed train between indsor and Brattleboro, This train, which is au express freight with one passenger car attached, leaves Windsor at 5:30 l'. m., and arrives at Brat tleboro at S:30. It stops at Putney and, if flagged, at East Putney and uummerslon. The freight leaves Brattleboro, going north, at 12:.j.j i. i., without the passenger car, Slrattan A- Foster have arranged a "con tinuous performance" program for next Monday at sllverdale, spotionl lake. There will be a musical entertainment in the grove: dancing in the pavilion after noon and evening: a sack race at 10:30 l : a potato race at 11 :-l0 a. M. : a special linner at the hotel at 1: and at .. I'. M there will be a single-oared boat race to a Hag out in the lake three-tourlhs ol a mile aud return. The stockholders in the Vermont Live Stock company are much pleased with the latest reports from their ranch. It was stated some time ago that about per cent of their cattle had perished in snow storms, but, the final round-up hav ing been made, it is believed that the loss is not one-half as great as at first reported. The cattle were badly scattered, however, over from -i00 to MXJ miles ot territory Never in the history of the company had Its cattle become so separated. A telegram was received Tuesday stat ing that Joseph Ferriter had been injured in Boston, aud his brother, James, clerk at Dunham Brothers', left on the first train. Joseph is a street car conductor, and in attempting to board a moving car just as one of the passengers was getting off, he was thrown heavily to the pavement. He was unconscious when taken to the home of his sister, and remained in that condition two hours. His injury, however, is not serious and he came to Brattleboro yesterday. He will remain here for a two weeks vacation. The foreman of the men who are build ing the stone house in Westmoreland, N. 11., which is to be the summer house of A 11. uverman oi bicycle lame, brought a beautiful specimen of mineral to Druggist H. A. Chapin for examination recently Mr. cnapin made tue examination iiu-s- day night and found the stone to be green lluorite, or lluor spar, with perfect octa hedral cleavage. By turning to Dana's manual he found that Putney (Vt.) and Westmoreland, N. II., aside from Derby shire, r-ngland, were among the principal localities In the world where lluorite is found. The specimen brought from West moreland was the best that has been seen In Brattleboro, and Mr. Chapin will place It In the collection at the Urooks library, The beautiful home of Mrs. E. D. Green wood in Dummerston was the scene of a pretty wedding on Wednesday, June 30, when, amid a profusion of ilowcrs, her niece, Miss Eva M. Dutton of Noithfield. Mass., was united In marriage to J. L Taylor, a well-known citizen of Greenfield, Mass. I he ceremony was performed by Bev. E. E. Marggraf of Bellows Falls in the presence of the Immediate friends of the contracting parties, after which a wed ding breakfast was served. The bride was becomingly attired iu a beautiful blue silk trimmed with white silk lace and pearls, aud carried bride roses. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor took the afternoon southern bound train for a wedding trip, carrying with them the many hearty congratulations aud good wishes of their numerous friends There Is a double stage service on the three overland routes Into Hrattleboro, The terms for carrying the mails expired July 1, and the old contractors lost their places. Walter Hubbard of Halifax Is the new mall carrier on the Jacksonville route, but Mr. Warner, the old stage driver, con tinues to go over the course for passengers aud express. F. G. Smith carries the mall between here and Wilmington, but Judsou Stafford follows the example of Mr. ar- ner, afid does not propose to go out of busi ness because he has lost the mail route, Henry Allen has the Chesterfield mail route, H. B. Brown continues to run the Ches terfield stage, going direct to the lake in stead of through Chesterfield Centre. J A. Taylor has been carrying the mall to Eagle (North Hinsdale) but Newton Stearns has the contract. He has arranged with Mr. Polley, the Hinsdale stage driver, to carry the mall. Frank Sargent, about 45, a tramp who said his home was In urattleboro, was held for trial under $500 bonds at Greenfield Saturday on the charge of assault and bat tery. He went to jail for want of surety. Leyden Bovey, an employe at the Brattle boro Betreat, stopped In Greenfield Thurs day while on bis wav to North Adams, The Greenfield correspondent tells this story of what happened: "He met Sargent and together they had several drinks Bovey mentioned the fact that ho had money when Sargent offered to show him the way to a resort and took him down through the Cheapslde district and over the bridge into ueerlield, Bovey com plained of the long distance they were traveling and started to sit down on the grass, when Sargent attacked him aud boro him to the ground and demanded his money, Bovey Is about 30 years old, and being the more muscular of the two he succeeded in throwing him off, and Sar gent fled up over the railroad tracks and through the Abercromble pasture Into town. He was recognized late In the evening on the street by Bovey, who not!- ned the officers ana he was arrested," The Carpenter Organ factory closed Wed nesday night for one week. Fred W. Putnam has been appointed assignee of the Insolvent estate of Henry C. Llscom. The town, highway, state and village lax lists arc now In the hands of Collector 11. E. Gordon. The Forest and Stream club opened Its club-house at Wilmington yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Prokasky have been engaged to manage the house another season. W. A. Morse was awarded the contract for painting the lloats for the carnival at llaldwinsvllle. Mass., July .. lie has three men there this week doing the work. E. M. Angler has sold bis blacksmlthing msini'ss on Flat street to Stephen A. Bob- ertson, who takes possession at once. The sale w.is made by F. J. Bailey. Mr. Angler retains the shop. The total tax of school district No, 2 Is $24,301,511; of this all has been collected except $25S, of the latter sum $12S.(1 represents the abatements. -Mr. uonion has done reuiirkably gool work In col lecting so closely. Mrs. Bobert Somerville was given a sur prise party Wednesday evening at the home of her mother. Mrs. F. A. Wood bury, by several of her Baptist friends, in honor of her 21th birthday anniversary Kefreshmeuts were served, aud there were games an 1 music. Thomas O'Brien. .". for 30 years a car riage maker at Springfield, Mass., died in that city Wednesday. He wis bom In Ireland, but came to this country at an early age. and lived in Brattleboro before going to Springfield. He is survived by wife, son ami three sisters. Brattleboro will observe Independence day on Monday, July 5. I he banks will be closed for that day. uui win ue onen for bus mess Saturday, the .id. it is expected that the stores win ciuse on .Mon day. The barber shops will keep open until 12 t , Monday, but win men ciose for the remainder of the day. Many of the Brattleboro cyclists will at tend the race meet at Keetie Monday. Be side the track races in the afternoon there will be a road race in the morning aud a base ball game between the Kecne and Hinsdale teams. A large delegation of Brattleboro horsemen are planning to go to the races at Hartford Monday. Qmnektacat tribe of Bed Men elected these officers Friday night: Prophet, It. H. Baker; sachem, Charles Ilodginau; senior sagamore, Frank H. Field: junior sagamore, I). G. O'Neil. The chief's de gree was worked on two candidates ioiiow ing which a banquet was held. Twelve past sachems were present and cast their votes for the officers of the Great Council. The post-office department has issued an order discontinuing the Waite post-othce after July 15. Mrs. Waite, the postmas ter, resigned three weeks ago, when she moved to Dummerston, anu airs, manes Bemis has been attending the office. Thir ty or more families signed me pennon which liudvard Kipling circulated, but only four or five families patronized it. Jt Mrs. E. W. Harlow invited in eight eld erly women last Friday to spend the after noon with Mr. Harlow's mother, Mrs. Mary K. Davis, and to celebrate the Nith anniversary of her birth. They were Mrs. Estey, Mrs. Barrett, Mrs. Chamberlain, Mrs. Frost, Miss Susan Salisbury. Miss Mary Salisbury, Mrs. Perry and Mrs. I'dall. At 5 o'clock tea was served, and several mementoes of the occasion were left with Mrs. Davis. The Burlington Free Press of Saturday tells this story: "Perley Holmes, a student of the Medical college, who attempted to go to his home in Brattleboro yesterday noon, was prevented from doing so by a party of his' fellow students who called a carter and placing him forcibly in the team drove up town. The numbers over powered Holmes and he was forced to give up his home going." Holmes and Ned Stoddard returned from Burlington Mon day. They Insist that the kidnapping was genuine, but some of their friends seem to think that it was a ruse to obtain a longer vacation for Holmes, who was due to return to his work in Chapin's drug store last week Thursday. A. V.. Weatherhead of Vernon is the champion fisherman as far as weight Is concerned. He caught last week four large fi-h that had been left in a hollow on his lower meadow by the receding waters of the Connecticut. The largest fish weighed 13r pounds and the total weight of the four was .".:!$ pounds. The fish are described as coered with bright spots, having only a few scales, the mouth being sucker shaped. The flesh was of fine fla vor and colored like saimon. No one who saw the fish could tell to what species they belonged, but Brattleboro plscatoriaus think Mr. Weatherhead landed German carp. Carp are being caught in the river this year for the first time, and they have been seen repeatedly near tne ion unuge. Mr. Weatherhead gave a fine fish dinner the 2.'ith to his sisters and their families. The North Brookfield, Mass., Journal of last Friday contains the following in its West Brookfield correspondence: "A fish dinner was given Wednesday by Mr. F. W. Blair to a few enthusiastic devotees of the rod iu honor of his friend, Mr.Harry Law rence of Brattleboro. Dr. C. E. Bill, Dr. F. W. Conies, Mr. John Sbakley and Bev. C. W. Loomis were among those present. The evening was spent in telling marvelous and extraordinary fish stories, and iu re counting various adventures and hair breadth escapes. Much speculation was had at the table as to how Mr. Blair was able to secure from the lake two bass that weighed just two and one-half pounds each, but these and other fish were In evi dence aud superbly cooked, thanks to Mrs. Blair." Mr. Lawrence, who returned this week, reports excellent sport lu several Massachusetts towns, with catches of bass running from two to four pouuds. Judge II. H. Wheeler has handed down a decision in favor of the defend ants in the famous suit of Bannermau against the Winchester Bepeating Arms company of New Haven, Conn. Nearly 100,000 persons were directly interested In the result of this suit, as they were lia ble for damage for Infringements If the plaintiff wou. The suit was brought In October, 1894, by Francis Bannerman of Brooklyn, N. Y., against the Winchester company to enjoin them from making the Winchester model '00 rifle and the Win chester repeating shotgun, model '03, al leging that the supporting forearm action by which these guns are manipulated was an Infringement upon patents owned by him. Bannerman claimed $10,000 dam ages and a royalty ",pon all the guns of these models which the Winchester had made up to the time the suit was brought. Judge Wheeler decided that the Winches ter guns do not Infringe upon the patents of Bannerman and dismissed his hill for damages aud an accounting. Total (Srniid T.ltt mill Tax. The total grand list of the town is $0", 870.42, and the total tax which Collector Gordon will receive Is $52,473.20. The Item appearing as unclassified refers to that part of Esteyvllle which Is not in the Incorporated village, but Is in school dis trict No. 2: Total Grand List Total Tax $33,112.78 16.002 81 3,555,01 Town grand list Village, Town school, SH.&H.S1 1U.893 1I.81S.69 197 10 $97,870.42 L nciassuiea, A hedgehog weighing about 30 pounds was killed In the road near the Waite farm a few days ago. The raising up of tho chiefs of Qtionck- tacal tribe of Bed Men will take place next Friday night. The Brattleboro creamery made 23.008 pounds of butter lu June the largest icc ord for a single month since the creamery was established. The New Whist club met with Miss Harriet Webster Tuesday evening. The prizes were won by Miss Harriet Webster and Dan C. Webster. Frank Liverrnore was elected last nlcht a delegate to the world's convention of r.pworth leagues to be held lu Toronto, Canada, July 15, 10 and 17. George A. Barker sold out his goods as advertised last week finishing with an auc tion sale Tuesday evening, and his store is now closed. Mr. Barker expects to re main in town. The Congregational Sunday school voted last Sunday to appropriate. $25 for the education, one year, of an Armenian child whose father was killed In the recent Turkish massacre. The grange dramatic club will bold the closing meeting for the season this even ing at Grange hall. Business meeting at 7:30 sharp. Every member of the grange is niviteti 10 aiienu. ' Five pupils graduated from St. Michael's school at the term which closed recently Martin and James Austin, Leon Young, Patrick Ferriter and Zeta Byan. Diplomas were presented to them by liev. Father Cunningham. Michael Moylan sustained a painful in jury Thursday. He was driving a railroad spike, which broke, striking him in the eye. The upper eyelid was cut open so that three sitcbes had to be taken to close the wound. School lu district No. 15 closed Friday The following pupils had no absent or tardy marks during the term: Albert Dun klee, George Mallard, Minnie Hescoek, Florence Hescoek, Flora Baatz, Dwight aimer, ueorge uage. The finest strawberries seen In town this year are the Warfields, grown by W. F. Walker of Dummerston, and sold at E. D. hltney s. They are very large, clean berries of fine flavor. Mr. Walker Is pick- lug aooui nve bushels a day. From 300 to 400 Brattleboro and Vernon people attended the annual Universalis! basket picnic at Central Park, Vernon, yesterday. The usual diversions of a tile- tile were enjoyed, with dancing in the af ternoon and evening, Leitsingcr's orches tra iiirnisiung music. Most of the picnick ers returned to Brattleboro on the J:40 train. In addition to their business of bottling the water of the famous Brookline mineral spring, the Vermont Spring company of Newfane are putting on the market a line of ginger ale, aud of sodas with fruit tlavors, which are of a superior quality. The goods are put up attractively, and meet iiu ueserviHi iavor wnerever thev are sold. It is an industry which deserves tn grow. Hie Junior order of Lnited American .Mechanics has elected the following olli cers lor the next term: Councilor, C. B Lamson: vice councilor, L. W. Mitchell; n. s., . 11. uavis; A. It. b., C. W Kerry: t. S., C. h. Samson: treasurer, W, I. Whitman; conductor, A. E. Taylor: , . T , . , . . ' warueu, j. i.. remain; l. A. w Kezer; u. s., C. YV. Hemis. These offi cers will be Installed Friday night, July ft, au members are requested to be present About 45 of the friends aud relatives of Mrs. C. B. Streeter gave her a dellcbtful surprise last evening at her Highland street home, the occasion being her COth birth day anniversary. Vocal aud Instrumental music was furnished. Miss Ether Demary presided at the organ, and first and second violin aud harp were played by the Akely brothers. There were many fine presents. The presentation address was by Bev. E. J. M' rse. Ice cream and cike were served aud a good time was enjoyed bv all. The first communiou service was admin Istered to 45 children at St. Michael's Botnan Catholic church yesterday morning oy itev. rainermuninguam. In the even ing there was a very Impressive service at the church. The Foresters marched in a body to witness the ceremony. Bev. Father Cunningham offered prayer and BishoD Michaud made an address, and at Its close a class of over 100 young people received their confirmation. The choir rendered several hymns appropriate to the occasion, and Katie Galvin sang Millard's "Ave Ma ria" with great acceptance. The altar was handsomely decorated with flowers and lighted with caudles. THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE. Illlrrrlllnc Service of Hri nCullloli by the llnpllit MindH)' School. iasi sunuay, according to announce ment, the 00th anniversary of Queen Vic toria's reign was made the subject of spec ial mention at the opening service of the Baptist Sunday school. On the previous Sunday Superintendent L. W. Hawley had asked all those who had at any time been subjects of the Queen to rise. A large number arose among whom were Thomas Pentland, Sidney Edgett, John Cain, Mrs. F. A. Woodbury, Captain aud Mrs. Somer ville, Mrs. E. P. Foster, Miss Haigh, Mrs Kirkwood, Mrs. Brockington and others Mr. Hawley then said that the Jubilee would be specially celebrated on the fol lowing Sunday, and these persons were iu vited to decorate appropriately the Sunday school building. They rose to the occa sion enthusiastically and great was the de light and surprise of the great number who entered the chapel on that day. Immense quantities of laurel (what could have been more appropriate) yere procured. The platform was fringed with a heavy mass of It, the piano and organ were covered with it and large bouquets were distributed. Donald McGlllivray, the genial bcotcn norist, gladly sent a large box of beautiful white and crimson rose). Five colored portraits ottueQtieen were procured from Montreal, and our ar tist, Will Stuart, made a nearly life-size crayon portrait of the Queen, which was framed aud placed at the rear of the desk against the large division window. Eng lish Hags abounded and bunting was fes tooned around the balcony and from the celling. A monogram, "V. It." (Victoria Beelna) was wrought In white flowers and hung In front of the desk. Altogether the effect was very beautiful and inspiring, In his opening remarks and prayer the superintendent alluded to the day as one which was honored because of personality behind It, and invoked blessing and added years of usefulness for the noble queen President McKlnley's congratulatory letter 'to Queen Victoria was read by Mr. May nard, the established church prayers for the day were read by Mr. Temple, an ap preciative tribute to her noble character was read by Miss coates, ana alter a few congratulatory words by Mr. Temple, the school arose and sang "God Save the Queen." Next Sunday the decorations for Inde pence day are committed to the classes of Mr. Dearborn and Mr. Warren. A special letter from General O. O noward and Secretary of War Bussell A Alger will be read. Dyspepsia In lu worst forms will yield to the use ot Carter's Little Liver Tills. They not only relieve Dreseni aisiregg nut sirenirinen me suim. i , . . PLUNDER VALUED AT $300 Was In a Dress Suit Case Stolen by 31, Drlslane. lie Wn Cnilurril by Olllceri lit tlie I'rovlilrittr Depot lit Iloatnit Itrls laiie'n Nlnfy nml What I'rattk Mnit ilnri! Sulci About film. Messrs. Patten and Piper are special of ficers at the Providence depot In Boston who are constantly on the guard for pick pockets, bag sneaks aud the various other kinds of thieves who congregate about a terminal station. Their eagle eyes detect ed Michael Drlslane loafing about the sta tion Tuesday evening and they Immediate ly picked him for a crook. Tbey watched Drlslane carefully as he sauntered around and about the numerous passengers taking the trains. Just before the New York train, which connects with the Fall Blver boat, left the station, Drislane boarded the smoking car. Just as the train started he jumped from the car and fell in a heap on the station platform. He sprang to his feet and pick ed up a Urge aligator dress suit case which he held In his hand when he fell. When he reached the main waiting room the of ficers accosted him, and told him he was wanted at police headquarters. He said: Why, this is a mistake, but 1 am willing I lb, to go there and show you that 1 am not man wanted. ' When the prisoner was taken to the in spector's room he said his name was "Mark Dresdalne," y:j years old, a wood finisher by trade. He claimed to have come to lioston recently from at. Louis, and said he was staying with friends iu South Boston. The bag was a very fine one, filled with all the appurtenances of a gentleman's toilet, including a dress suit, a bicycle suit, five razors, two silver-topped brushes, a sliver tooth brush holder, a silver strop holder, a jewel case, filled with silver and gold collar and cuff bottons, necktie hold ers and scarf pins, to say nothing of a large quantity of shirts, collars and curls The total value of the contents of the bag was estimated from $150 to $300. The silver articles were marked with the ini tials J. K. II., and on the bag in gold let ters was the name J. Kyle Holloway. Two pairs of gloves with electrical attachments and a lot of circulars describing them tended to show that Mr. Holloway, the owner of the bag, was a salesman for the Vitalized Electrical Glove company of Chi cago, it is probable that Mr. Holloway, who was on his way to New l ork, discov ered his loss before he reached Fall Blver, and that he .recovered the bag at police headquarters the following day. nrislane asked that a message be sent to 20 Bulfinch street. Beporters called at that address, and the landlady, Mrs. Stone, showed them to a room where they found i rank Stoddard, another young man, formerly of Brattleboro. The IJoston Journal tells the story of what happened next as lollows: Stoddard said: "I met Dresdaine five weeks ago on the street, and as he was an old schoolmate of mine in Vermont and he was without food and lodging I brought him to this room. I gave him money, and he started to look for work. I am sur prised that he should do anything like that. Dresdaine comes from a wealthy family In ermont, and his sister is house keeper for ex-Gov. Fuller of Vermont. Dresdaine is the black sheep. If his mother knew of this affair she would be heart-broken." hue the young man (Stoddard) was alklng the reporter noticed that he was wearing a shirt that was marked "J. r. Lagare, Charlestown, s. C. "i hose shirt is that? ' inquired the re porter. "I hat Is one that Dresdaine cave me Saturday night when be brought a dress suit case here. He said that he had bought it for 50 cents," replied the young man. lie was then informed that the shirt was a stolen one. He consented to go to head quarters at once. . So he packed up the ar ticles, and went to headquarters with the reporters. There he told Inspectors Wise and Kobinsou the story. He said the fellow's right name was Michael Drislane. The reporter then went on a search for the case which held Mr. Legare's underclothing and toilet ar ticles. He found it in the room of a well known young man In the West End, who bought It for $2 In sood faith. He also came to headquarters and told his story. Mr. Legare s dress suit case was stolen last Saturday night from the Provi dence station. The police have been searching for it ever since, and had it not been for the prompt work of the reporter they would still be chasing wild clues, When Drislane was searched a silk hand kerchief was found bearing the name o "J. P. Legare." Drislane will be arraigned this week, and his picture will be placed in the rogues' gallery. Drislane formerly ran a pool room in Hooker block lu company with his brother. The two young men left Brattleboro because they feared that they would be sued for damages by the wife o a man who was Imprisoned after buying liquor at the pool room, lhere was rumor in town last winter that Drislane had been arrested in Boston for some crime, but his friends denied the story. Drislane came to Brattleboro a few weeks ago but left after a short visit with his relatives DISTRICT NO. 0. The school In district Xo. 0, taught by Lula Belle Horton, closed last Friday with a picnic in Chamberlain s grove. The picnic was a very pleasant affair and was attended by the residents In the district and many other friends. Miss Horton' school has beeu made successful by special effort of the pupils to make a good record. There have been no Instances of tardiness and only three have been absent during the term. Frank Farnum, aged five years, won the prize for receiving the greatest number of merit stars. Y. M. O. A The regular young NOTES. men's meeting will be held Sunday at -4 o'clock Some of the membership fees are now due and tbey should be paid promptly. Secretary Wilcox of Merlden, Conn aud some members of the association who are making a tour of Vermont on their bl cycles are expected to call at the associa tion rooms Monday. There Is more Catarrh in this section of thi country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed, to be Incu rable. For a ereat many vears doctors nro- nounced It a local disease, and prescribed local remedies . and ny constantly railing to cure w itu local treatment, rronouncea it incurauie. sci ence has proved catarrh to be a constitutional disease, ana tnereiore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manfactured by r j. uneney .v to , tuieuu, uuiu, is iue oniy con rtitutlonal cure on the market It Is taken in ternallr In doses from 10 drons to a tuasnoonrnl It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They oiler one hundred dollars ror any case it laus 10 to cure, peua ior circu lars and testimonials. Aaaress, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O. 2Sold by druggists, 75c. Every nervous person should try Carter's Lit tie Nerve Pill. Tbey are made socially for revous and dyspeptic men and women, and are lust the medicine ueeuea uy all tiersoiis who rrom any cause uo uuv Bieeii wen. or who rail to get proiwr fctrength from their food. Cases of weak stomach, indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous and sick headache, etc , readily yield to the use of the Little Nerve Till, particularly it com bined with Carter's Little Liver Tills, la vials at FOKACE J. LEACH. llrntli or Die Veteran KiiKlnter After n Long illness IIU ltf cord on the Actv London IVortlirrn ltnllronil, Engineer Forace J. Leach, 62, died at In's home at 10 Main Btreet about 8: IJ o'clock Sunday morn- ng. after a long and severe Illness. He had been nconsclous for several dajs. He was obliged to leave the railroad Feb irs because of bronchial ud rlnumailc troubles nhltii lie contracted dur ing Ins service In the civil viar and which (level. )peu wiiu me kiii'. ue naniany recovereu rrom il first Illness nhen he had cnni?etinn of Him brain nnd other complications Mhlch his consti tution could not withstand. He as a veteran locomotive engineer, hating sened continuously In that capaclt) for the New Ijondon Northern Hailroad company since liy;. after having been emplo)ed setera years previ ously as brakeman and fireman. Uy his death the rauroau company nas iosi an employe vwnjse length of wervice as engineer is exceeded hv hot one otlur of its men-Engineer Decker During nearly 40 years of railroading Mr Leach has met nun several accioenis. nut none or them hate In-en serious Urattleboro's lest knonn railroad men. Including Conductors Wheeler and ."pnlTord. have .peiit many jears iqioii his train and various others have seen more or less service n Ins company. He had a wide acuualntance nithtbe trateliug public. eecially mercantile men. Mr. Leach was born in Helchertown. Mass Jan. 15. At the aze of ,M he beean hrakin? on the New London road and was promoted to fireman. n tue lauer pan or me same year he went to 'orl Jervis, N. Y, and for three ) ears u as em iloyed on the New York and Erie railroad He then returned to firing for the New London road until the war broke out. hen he enlisted in Com pany C, 10th Massachusetts Infantry. June 14. anu as cnrporair-erteu three j ears, receiving ils discharge In Snringfleld. Mass . Jnlv i, ImU. He again returned to firing and on Jan IJ of the next year he married Miss I'hvbe C Allen hi iieiehertown at llolliston, Mass , and they went to lite in Palmr. In 101 he took charire of an engine, rnnnlni- between Palmer and New London. His trm nas afterward extended to Amherst, where he moved. anu in jvsi to .Miners rails. After the road from Millers l-alls to Urattleboro was bought by the New London road, his route was extended In ls7i to Urattlebcro, where he had lived since August of that tear. Mr. and Mrs Leach have had f.,nr children two of whom. Julius . aud Carrie M. Leach of Urattleboro. survive. Mr Leach was one of a family of nine children, the surviving members Iwing Mary E of Palmer, Lorenzo of Guilford, this state. Elliot J. of Amherst. Clarrisna of Northampton and Everett of Uangor, Mich He was a member of Sedgwick Grand Army post. antatlquet lodge of Odd Fellows. Dennis Re bekah lodge, Columbian lodge of Masons, the New London Division Hrotherhojd of Locomo tive Engineers, and the Tenth Massachusetts Keg- iuicu. tinavimilUU. The funeral was held nt Ma MiMonM q, o clock Tuesday ,'afternoon. Kev. H D. Maxwell officiating. The Masons and Odd Fellows attend ed and the burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery. JOHN AHER. John Aher, 71, died at his home In the rear of 100 Elliot street, Tuesday afternoon, from cancer of the face, after a long ilioess. He was born In September, ItiJS, In Ballyraacoda, County Cork, ireiana. tany in lire he learned the trade of a carpenter and became an expert workman. He married Margaret Stark in Ireland, Feb. 1 x.7. He believed in home rule for Ireland and de clared his allegiance to the Fenians, an onranlza tlon founded In IS59 by the Irish of the United States and Great Uritam to sequre the Independ- tu v. iiniiiy, nuu ior inai reason ne was obliged to flee w ith his wife to escape arrest by the British and transiwrtation to Australia. an OUtCaat Hi limltier .Lrunx.h u-ae seized and transiKJrted to Australia, a fact whicn is recorded in D'Donovan Kosa'a well- known book. Mr. and Mrs. Aher landed at New ork-. where they val two years,and then came to Urattleboro. About 173 Sir. Aher began work at the Brattleboro lietreat. remaining there nine years. He then entered the employ of the Estey Organ company but gave up woik about seven years ago on account of his illness He leaves be sides his widow, nine children-William of Fitch burg. Mass.. Mrs. J. F. O'Neil of White Itiver Junction, Mrs J It. Fugerald of St Albans, John of Ludlow, and Thomas. George, Dan. Mar tin and Nellie of Urattleboro. He also leaves four brotners and two sisters They are Timo thy, w ho has been employed at the lietreat many years; Thomas and William In Ireland, Jeremiah of San I- rancisco. who smuggled himself out of Australia on a British vessel, and Mrs. Mary Cur tin and Mrs. Johanna Onlnn in ini,nn tka r neral was held at the Roman Catholic church at was In the Roman Catholic eemeterv. MICHAEL T.TTT,TB, A familiar character passed away Monday In the death of Michael Llllls cf Vernon, who died with an Inflammatory disease, which had kept him confined to his farm, near the Guilford line for some time He was a strll-wir nrlli ,.v,n- acter, and. although In recent years his personal T"l r 1 it 4 ran tuun Al ..kk a. l . .. . --" "-cuu uue. mere was a lime, back in the days of the old Revere House, when there was no more dressy and iwrapous a man in Brat tleboro. He was born in County Limerick, Ire land, about &4 years ago and while there waa a farmer. He came to this country about 50 years ago and lived for a time in Bridgeport, Ct . com ing to Urattleboro as a workman on the masonry of the ermont Valley railroad bridges. He went Into the Revere House as porter when James risk, sr. was proprietor and became well ac quainted with the traveling public. He married Miss Mary Hoey. who was a cook at the Revere House, and moved to the Buckley place In Ver non. 30 years ago. He has owned the place ever since and hag lived upon it ever since with the exception of a Bhort time spent in Keene and Hinsdale, N. H Mr and Mrs. Lillishad four chil dren, those living being.Mrs. N. T Ryan of Urattle boro and Thomas Lillis of Bridgeport. Ct. After i?e db ot uU nrat "lfe Mr. Lillis married Mary Thompson of Guilford, 14 years ago. who survives with four children. The funeral was held at the Roman Catholic church. Wednesday morning, and the burial was in the Catholl cemetery. CHURCH AND SOCIETY. in ier1Wm'.T15'lor,0,f Chelsea, Mass., win speak in the Advent chapel July 4 at 8:30 and 7:V p. m. The annual election of officers of the Murray club, which was to have been held Monday even ing, was postpoued until September. The regular meeting of the Knights and Ladies of Honor has been postponed to Monday evening, July IS, when the officers will be installed. Hours of service In St. Michael's church on the third Sunday after Trinity iJuly 4). 10-30 a. m. and.: Op. it. Sunday school and catechising 1:1 p. m. " "The precious blood of Christ" and "The flag of the free' will be the morning and evening UJ,ut,n'isC,isr,1 L' D- Temple at the Uaptist church Sunday. The Altar society of the Episcopal church will give an apron sale and tea at the rectory on Tv ler street on Thursday, July S, from ; to 3 p i. All are cordially Invited. The quarterly conference of the Methodist so ciety will be held in the church at 7:4.'. o'clock to morrow night. Sunday morning a love feast will service followed by a communion t SUe V?nd Arl"y. Ronsot Veterans and Ladies Aid society are cordially Invited to the meeting of the W oman's Relief corps to be held Thurs day evening, July S. at 615 o'clock, at w hich re Pad8 of ,he convention at Ueunlngton will be Next Sunday morning at the Unlversalist church the lat service before the summer vaca- "' r'-V rreaiR by the irnstor: 11:45, Sunday school; , p. m.. Younc Teonle's "ese'Xunls"' A" " CVaTVo n,Tife?n.tqiUArilrlrJ!,ee,l,J8 ot Brattleboro, Guilford and Green River charge will be held Jul ly 4 at the Methodist chnrch in Hrattleboro. The '.!iSrl? S.mV!'encf " 111 Saturday evening. S",1.3'.?1 SMl '"e'east pn Sunday morning at 9 3tfln the vestry: preaching at 10-30 by tho fire siding elder. Rev. L. L. Ueeman of Montpeller The service at the Centre church Sunday even, ing at . :30 will be a patriotic praise service, The anthems and hymns will be of a national charac ter and the quartet will be assisted by, Frank Urasor. Sew all Morse, and the full choir of the bwdlsh Congregational church. All ti.e brigade and regimental officers and men in town and the Fuller Light Battery have been Invited to attend. There will be a brief address of a patriotic characl The Brattleboro delegates to the county W. C. T. V. convention, held at South Londonderry last week, came home Saturday morning with happy faces and full hearts over the two days spent there so profitably and pleasantly. The story of the convention was told W the several delegates at this week's meeting, under the heads of the 'Amusing leatures," "Spiritual Uplift." "Con ventlon Lessons " "Convention Impressions," and bo on, greatly to the edification of those prison t. Mrs. II. D. Holt on pleaftantlr enttrtAfnvl the Daughters of the American ftewluUou at her home Monday evening, June 2$. A very in vIJ??Dl1 ln.strui;tl:e paper on the history of ermont from Its ndraission to the Union in 1791 i?re.,Was"i?f ? - 4,;aa,r.1adb' 51188 Helen Tyler Brown. Mrs Oeo. 11, White read a very striking account of the battle of Monmouth, relating in a forcible manner the brave deeds of Molly Pitcher, m M.".;I?r? Ajresgate atalkon parliamentary law lllustra ed by a claw exercise that was greatly enjoyed. It was decided not to accept the invlta -Ion issued by the Anna Stlckney Chapter, D. A R . and citizens of North Conway, for the cele bration to be held there July 4, 6. 0. 7. In con nection with this couveiitlou there will be a trip through the White Mountain Notch. A social time rollow-edthe busluess meeting and lemonade was served. This was the last meeting of the summer season, All disorders caused by a bilious state of the system can be cured by using Carter's Little Llv er 1 Ills, Jo pain, grliiinc or discomfort attend. log their use. Try them. ism $5.M70.03 I acu ana digestive apparatus. 1 is cents.