Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-12-05

lead pipe business here and thus 40 years ago, gave
him hu start In life in Bratteboro Mr.. stearna had
been failing In health for ten years pasand had
done no active business for ave six years. He rails
ed family Of eight children all Of whom survive him,
End one Of whom Mrs. Leander homaa, IL resident
Of this village. He was himself Of 10 children, Of
whom one sister is now the only survivor.
THE ODD FELLOWS NEW APARTMENTS.
The Odd Fellows occupied their new quarters in
Hooker block for the rst time at their regular meet
ing on Monday evening. Their apartments occupy
the entire northern half Of the third hoor and
prise main hall 40 by 80 feet in size banquet hall
30 by u feet an ante-room al by II feet preparation
rooms for the Lodge and Encampment, each is by IL
feet, pantry and fuel room-makiug a suite Of
rooms complete in every particular, both In arrange
handsome wardrobes for the regaa, there are wide
folding doors between the main hall and the banquet
hall and the arrangement IL such that all the rooms
can be practically thrown into one large apartment on
any special occasion. The platforms and furniture Of
the mau ball are movable so that they can be taken
out and the carpet covered With for dancing on
social and reception evenings when the members
choose to invite their lady and other friends to share
their hospitality. New carpets have been placed
the floors Of the main hall and ante-room, the furni
ture and other appointments are handsome and sub
stantial and the decorations are In excellent taste
giving general effect which is exceedingly satisfac-
tory, especially by gaslight. The Bratteboro breth-
may safely congratulate themselves the posses
sion Of permanent quarters which the best arrang
ed aud among most oommodious Of any In the state
THE HIGH SCHOOL HEATING APPARATUS.
A decided improvement has been made In the
operation Of the heating apparatus In the new
pubic school building since our alluaOu 10 lne
matter two weeks ago. Last week during the
Thanksgiving vacation Mr.. Alfred Hopkins OF
Bridgeport Conn, the inventor, was here with an
assistant making some slight changes about the
furnaces and pipes and to superntcnd the opera
tOn OF the apparatus at the opening OF the new
term. On wednesday morning several citizens
tee to see the operation OF the system The out
side temperature In the early morning was l6'
above zero. Inside the building the various rooms
showed n uniform temperature OF from 65 TO 10
deg. The furnaces had been left full OF coal over
night with slow draft and small quantity had
been added to each in the morning. The hot air
was being delivered from the registers near the
top Of the rooms at a temperature " 1870 deg, and
was going out OF the ventilatOrs at the bottom at
q temperature OF 90 deg. thermometers hung on
the walls at various points in the larger rooms
showed the temperature to be very nearly uniform
in all paris Of each room. The air in the building
was soft al agreeable and test with the hydrOm.
eter showed the moisture to be at about the nor
! NAL point. The number OF cubic feet Of air In the
! building Ia about 900 and the four furnaces
have capacity for heating 900 feet OF air each
| hour. This indicates a change OF air throughout
| the building once each hour, and mechanical test
made by Mr.. Hines showed that this what was
| IN reality taking place. The quantity Of coal now
| being used per day is from 1000 to 1909 pounds.
The estimated quantity for years supply Ia 100
! tons To heat the old building go tons were re-
quired. For weather Ike the present the apparat-
US IL working admirably, but the real test Will
come some day when the mercury marksa below
! zerJ temperature with northwest wind blowing.
| When that Kind OF weather comes Mr.. Hopkins
! Will again come up to look after his furnaces.