Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-29


preceding years business laid before them at
each annual meeting. With the meeting held
in February this is impossible. From private
sources Of information we are enabled TO say
that the total earnings Of the road in 1888
we're SAC, $500 gain Of So, 1880 over
the year 1889.
The Northwestern Live Stock journal Of
Feb 22d, published at Cheyenne Wyoming,
contains a report Of meeting Of the United
Rocky Mountain Stock Growers Association
held at Salida, Col, on the 18th, and gives
the full text Of the address delivered on the
occasion by Mr.. II. Van Kleeok, president OF
tho association. Mr. Van Kleeck, who is the
son. inlaw Of Col. Francis Goodhue, has been
interested in land and livestock operations in
the far west for two or three years past. This
issue of the Live Stock Journal shows concur
sivoly that the western stook-growers are earn
estly in favor of the peuro-pneumoni bill,
so-callod now before Congress, and that the
opposition to the bill comes from Chicago
stock yard and other commission and middle
men.
The Estey Guard had O great crowd and
a very happy time at their carnival" at the
skating rink on Monday evening. The front
of the music stand bore life-size portrait OF
Col. Estey, with tho Guards eagle, street
sign and colors tastefully disposed above.
Muskets and the national colors were freely
used in otherwise decorating the rink, and
| the whole effect was good. The First Regi-
ment band and the Brattleboro drum corps
alternately furnished music for the skaters
until 1920 o'clock and once each hour the
| floor was cleared while the Guard glee club
gave vocal selections including many Of the
old war songs which stirred the patriotic
blood of the North from 81 to go. Soon
after 1920 the grand march began. led by
Col and Mrs. Estey, and Joined in by so
couples. Dancing followed, and was partic-
| ipated in by not less than 100 couples. The
| Guard realized about 1925 from the evening.
We fully sympathize with the remarks
which Mr.. George +. Crowell makes this
week over the signature Co." on the policy
which Brattleboro ought 10 pursue this year,
and for the coming two or three years, moth
ing unusual arising, with regard to wiping
out its debt. The figures which Mr.. Crowell
! gives are clear and convincing, showing how
| in five years time, without burdensome tax
alton, our town debt may be paid and a
point reached where a tax of five cents on a
| dollar will pay all the towns expenses. Prob
| ably nobody has felt the GO.cent-t tax of the
past year TO be burdensome, aud, outside Of
say 100 Of the larger tax payers nobody would
| know the difference for the coming year
whether the town tax was 60 cents or 20
cents on a dollar of the grand list. For poor
men good time to pay town debts is when
tho grand list is up to good round sum, and
in this view Of the case no more favorable
time than the present will be seen.
So far as Brattleboro is concerned it is
undoubtedly of small use to enter on dis
cussion of the merits or dement's Of the town
system Of schools as opposed TO the district
system now in vogue aud for the reason that
we do not think il by any means probable
that the town will vote next Tuesday to
change to the town system. It is certain, in
any case, the town could not 30 vote intelli-
gently, because there is general lack of pre-
else information on the subject. The town
superintendent in his annual report which
we print this week, states concisely the main
features of the law which provides for a
change TO the town system. The provisions
of the statute with regard to the determine
ton and adjustment Of property values be-
tween the districts are very meagre, and Mr.
Merrills intimation that the town had better
go slow in the matter is n wise one. A town
could hardly be worse situated for the adop-
ton of the town system than is Brattleboro,
with its main village and graded school sys-
| tenn located away at one side, and at almost
the farthest point possible from the geo.
graphical centre Of the town. At the same
time, generally speaking, we believe the town
system to lie in the direction Of progress and
reform. II is the system under which Massa-
chusetts gets far better schools in her small
towns than docs Vermont, and it is the sys.
tenn which universally prevails in the progress
sive states at the West. The provisions OF
our Vermont law seem to adapt the system
especially to those towns which have no
graded system in operation, and we have no
doubt that such towns-towns like Whining
ton, Townshend, Londonderry, Nottingham
and dozen others in this county
find their schools greatly improved by tho
adoption of the town system.
The following is the list of letters remain.
ing in the Brattleboro post office, Feb. 90:
Lades-Anna Ballou, Miss G Boyce Miss Nellie
ConfEey, Mrs Carter, Mrs Orange Mcintosh, Mrs Mar
tina salisbury, Mrs Mary Willis.
Gentlemen-C Collins, Harry Duggau, Luther
Dustin. George Kennedy Qunby, Adam Rich
ter, Stevens, Moses Stone, Geo II Thomas-Tun.
er, WIN Capt Francis Warren, L Walker, y {
Wells, Wentworth-2.
Neutrality-suspicious. Brown & Green, L W Bird
Co, Kendall Bros.
TUE MUSIC OF TIE SPHERES"
We saw it very prettily illustrated last
Saturday evening at Crosby opera hall, where
warmth and brightness and the happy faces
of children afforded a cheering contrast to the
cold, clustering night outside. A large CON-
pany Of parents and friends Of the young PEG.
pie had assembled in the expectation of being
pleasantly entertained for a couple of hours
and it is safe to say that their anticipations
were fully realized. Promptly at the appoint
ed hour, to the music of waltz Earth en-.
tered, escorted by Father Time "a well preserv.
ed old gentleman with patriarchal beard and
very benevolent-looking despite his relentless
sickle), and took position at the head of the
hall, followed shortly by the months, elements,
consultations and planets, who were present
ed by Father Time as they appeared before
her, all in regular order with single excep-
tion-a tiny maiden in floating, star-covered
white gown, who darted in suddenly from an
unexpected quarter aud was presented as a
Shooting Star The reception ended, the
Sun assumed his proper place as the centre of
attraction, and the planets revolved about him,
keeping time to the music with a rhythncal
precision which even the fierce onslaught OF
the Comet appearing from the regions oil
space, describing becomingly eccentric or
bit about them, and then disappearing - mys-
teriously as it had come, failed to disturb.
Then came the grand march, led by Earth and
TIme-abeautiful moving panorama of bright
ness and color-which finally resolved itself
into the "Scilian Circle" Other dances
followed in quick succession, the last number
being the German, of which two figures were
given. An incident not mentioned on the
program and which was a complete surprise
to at least some of the parties concerned, was
the presentation by Master Hooker, in behalf
of his associates, of q fine steel engraving,
"Eventide, to Mr.. and Mis-. o. A. Marshall,
whose efforts have contributed so largely to
the enjoyment and success of the series of as.
semblies thus happily brought to close. Ap.
pended is list of the representations, with q
partial description of each costume
Earth-Helen Brown; costume of dark blue, ap
propriately trimmed. In he- right hand she carried
small globe
Time-Theo Kirkland.
January-Frank Clark; pure white suit dotted with
crystals sash edged with silver fringe
February-Edwin Tucker; very pretty valentine
costume, with crown made Of Cupid's missives.
| March-Harry Randall; costume appropriate TO the
month in which Old BOreas reigns supreme, after
wards replaced by handsome suit consisting Of knee
pants of wine-coOred velvet and blouse OF ecru cash
mere with broad sailor collar of the velvet.
April-Ruth Hawleyi white dress, with garland OF
crocus blossoms.
May-Grace Mansur; bright green tarletan over
white, trimmed with knots OF arbutus.
| June-Adele Tones; rOse-colored tarletan, elabo-
rately trimmed with roses.
Juy-Walter Pratt; suit made Of stars and stripes
ACCESSIBILITY Tones; white dress bordered with
amecolor and decorated with birds insects and small
fans.
september-Mnnie Dearborn; dress of cream white
nuns yelling Topped with scarlet peoples.
October-Emma Dickinson; black velvet skirt dot
ted here and there with brlghcolOred autumn leaves
Oyerdress Of Odg0ld COLOR cOrOnal OF dried grasses
| Noyember-Willie Goodrich; a sombre costume sup
gestive Of the melancholy days" but aceompanied