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


Of a kind which deserve to supplant much OF
the trash which now finds place IN the vii
lgge lecture courses His first lecture, entitled
"A Voyage among the Moon aud Stars, de
scribed the solar system, the movements OF
the planets, the phenomena Of echpses, etc.
The second lecture, "A Trip 10 the Sun
gave a vivid impression Of the immense size
OF that luminary, Of sun spots, OF the coro-
ma az seen during total eclipse, and Of the
enormous masses Of flame which stream up
thousands OF miles from the suns surface
wreathing themselves IN fantastic shapes
All these we're admirably illustrated by stere-
optic views, as were also the cause and move
ment Of the tides and some Of the phenom-
ena on the moons surface Mr. Mclntre
aims to make his lectures entirely popular 10
character and to have them afford not only
instruction, but an evenings pleasant enter
tsinment for old and young
The Bohemian glass blowers have drawn
good houses at Crosby hall this week. The
three blowers are at work every evening, and
the manager accompanies the exhibition with
a lecture explaining the history and processes
Of glass making and glass blowing The ar
tioes made are distributed nightly among the
audience. Dances have been given on two
evenings and there will also be dances this
evening and tomorrow evening On Wed
nesday evening a glass case was voted to Miss
George Cook a. tue handsomest lady IN the
hall, and large glass pipe to Cornelius Flani-
gan a. the homelIest man. Last evening Mrs.
Chas Nichols was voted glass case ~ the
best lady dancer and this evening the best
man on "tho light fantastic will have n SINH
lar prize. Voting for the hsndsomest baby
has been going on nightly. Up to the close
of last nights entertainment the vote for the
three leading candidates stood-MAud Young
FPS, Eta Wilson IS, James Henry CiRrkson
-. tomorrow afternoon all competing ba-
bies will be on exhibition IN the hall, and the
voting will be concluded and the contest de
cded a. the evening entertainment
Last sunday morning At 10 O'Clock.
while Mr.. johnson, the superintendent and
two helpers were engaged IN clearing out the
"siandpips and washer at the Bratileboro
gas work. an explosion Of gas occurred
which shattered glass aud shook mp movable
articles at the works aud was plainly heard
throughout the village. The "standpipe' l.
a large cAst.iron tube leading from the super
heater on the second floor Of the works 10
the washer on the lower floor. On remov-
ing the door from the washer Il current Of air
was let In which drove the gas IN the pipe
back into the superheRter where 1t touched
red-hot surface and exploded. The gas was
carbonic oxide, highly explosive product.
and not true Illuminating gas There had
been no fire IN the superheater since -
O'Clock the night before. aud conse quenty
sufficient heat 10 ignite the gas was not look
ed for. The doors were open on both sides
Of the main room where the washer stands
thus giving vent to tue exploding gas, other
wise the roof must have been lifted or the
walls shattered. The gas apparatus sustained
no damage whatever. Mr.. johnson aud his
two men were fortunately out Of the range
of the explosion 81 the moment 1t occurred.
The sound la the village was like that Of a
heavy cannon being fired on the river bank
Judge Wheeler relates a rare Instance OF
feline sagacity or instinct, whichever II may
be, which was shown 10y bis own family Cat
on the occasion Of the Judges recent removal
from Jamaica to BrAttleboro The cat was
brought 10 BrattleOoro IN a box placed IN the
bottom Of the family carriage, and there was
no possibility that It could look out TO spy out
the country or take it, bearings on the way.
The next morning after the family's arrival
the cat was missing, and rs n high value was
placed upon II the Judge offered a boy IN the
neighbOrhood 4 handsome reward for It's re-
covery and return. Nothing was seen Of puss
however, until, on the morning of the NTH
day, the cat walked in IN answer to a familiar
call. The Judges old neighbors st Jamaica
who know the cat very well, saw it back there
on the next day or next but one after the de
parture OF the family, and are sure that It re-
access 10 the deserted house. There Is no
doubt, therefore that the cat, during the i've
Gays, made the journey OF p miles TO ia
maica, stAid there two or three days and then
returned TO Brattleboro, all by itself Many
instances are related where cats have travelled
long distances over unknown roads to get
back to old haunts, but We remember none
before this where the animal has gone back
to its new home after fading the old one
really deserted.
TIE EsTEY FULLER MODEL
The BrAttleboro Sewing Machine CON-
/ pany have taken q very pleasant way of iu-
Producing their new "Estey Fuller M odel"
sewing machine 10 their townsmen this week
having placed several of tue machines in
charge of an expert operator in G. W. Stew
arts store, where they have attracted many
visitors, all of whom seem TO have carried
away q favorable impression Of the merits Of
the invention. To the practical sewing ma
chine operator the great simplicity OF the
( Fuller Model Is it, strong recommendation.
Its main working parts are comprised in
system OF i've levers which accomplish what
in most machines requires double or treble
the number Of working parts. While built
for strength. the machine Is OF notlceAby
light and graceful pattern, has little or no Vi
bratlon. aud runs with great ease aud quiet
ness In short the bold claim is made for
the Fuller Model that it combines the best
qualities OF all the leading machines, with
I none OF their faults We see no reason why
1t should not at once take high rank as a fam
lily IL aohine, and have d large sale, thus add
ing an important adjunct 10 our BrattlebOro
industries. Toe machines remain on exhibit
tion at Mt Stewards until to morrow night
and all visitors are cordially welcomed.
MORE business FOR nRATrLERoRo
Since last Friday large building has
sprung up as If by magic at the upper end of
FrOsts meadow, on Elm street. It's strong
ly built, substantial structure. 100 feet by 80,
two stories high, which Mr.. Ross White who
has been a resident OF Brattleboro for year
and half past, will use for storehouse for
his large trade IN MANILA papers. During the
II or II years that Mr White bias been Gu
gagged in the paper trade in New York his
storehouse as well as his office has been in
that city but after investigation, aud &C
quaintance with Brattebo as q business and
shipping point he has become satisfied that
It will be a matter OF economy to make his
storage here, His trade is largely with the
west, and he handles principally papers made
IN this immediate vicinity, including Bellows
Falls and Putney IN this state and Hlnsdale
aud Ashuelot in rev Hampshire Freights
are practically as cheap from BrattlebOro
west as from New York, and by storing in
Brattleboro and shipping from here the 2j
cents per hundred which it costs 10 ship to
New York city will be saved, in addition TO a
material saving Ia rent aud other expenses.
Mr.. Whites office will remain in New York as
heretofore. His shipments OF paper amount
to 60 or 20 tons per week, which will add q
material item 10 the goods handled from
Brattleboro, Mr.. White will put steam en-.
CINE and psper-cutting machinery into his
building, and 1t is among the possibilities
that next season will ses large paper bag
business established here Mr. White has
room on the land bought by him from the
Frost estate for the erection Of two or three
additional buildings. His business is one