Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14

band In the little brick house on Elliot street,
fell dead about six o'clock last Saturday after
noon. She was engaged in some household
occupation and was standing just outside her
door whom tho seizure came. She dropped
suddenly falling partially into tub OF water.
Neighbors Immediately came TO her relief and
DIR. Gale was hastily summoned but she
showed no sign Of life. Death had been in
Simultaneous. The cause was probably apo
plexy, though there may have been a oompli-
cation OF heart trouble. She was a woman Of
great size, weighing probably nearly 800
pounds, and II required the united efforts Of
six mon 10 carry her body into the house.
She was a quiet, industrious person, and WAS
highly esteemed Ivy families by whom she had
been employed for years. Tho funeral was
held at an early hour on Monday morning
and the body was taken to Ohicopeo to be
buried by the side of that Of son.
Mr.. Edward Crosby has written and T..
Crosby Go. have published a tidy little
pamphlet Of ~ pages, entitled "a Retrospeo
tive View Of American Wheat and Flour and
New Process Milling" Mr.. Crosby first dis
ousses the merits OF our American wheat and
passes from this to the subject OF milling,
showing the wonderful changes and advances
which have been made in the process Of con-
verting wheat into flour in tho last few years.
He illustrates in particular the virtues Of the
new process or roller mill -four aud shows
how fully IL preserves all the nourishing and
life giving properties of the wheat. The lit
tie manual Is issued for the benefit of the
firms customers, who are n small army In
themselves, and Mr. Crosby's plea is for the
use Of flour made by established and reliable
millera In whom confidence can bo placed
On this point he says; ut in the quality and
kind OF wheat that II used, tho style Of ma
chineiy, the skill Of tho milor, the system by
which he runs, and, above all, the honor OF
the miller and owner that ensure choice, re-.
liable four"B fact that New England deal
eTs aud consumers are coming more and more
TO realize.
A we'll attended meeting Of the executive
committee Of the Rural Improvement asso-
citation WAS held on Monday evening. Let.
ter was presented from Col. i. X Fuller, 70.
signing the office Of chairman of the commit
tee on account Of his inability TO command
bis time and attend the meetings His resig.
nation was accepted and Hon. }. NJ Tyler
was chosen ia his place. Il WAS voted 10 in
struct the secretary to prepare and present to
| the village bailffs petition in behalf of the
association requesting the erection OF suita-
! BILE sigma at the heads or intersection OF the
| streets, giving the names of the streets II
was also voted to accompany the petition
with tender Of the sun OF S25 from the as
sociation's treasury to apply toward the cost
| of such signs. This Improvement IL one
which ia greatly needed, for the convenience
both Of our own people and OF strangers, aud
the association hope TO see 1t accomplished
at an early day. report was presented de-
failing tho Efforts which have been made
toward securing the cleaning up of the rail
road bank. From the report it appeared that
all the parties in interest are exceedingly dill
atory in taking any decided steps in the mat
ter, shielding themselves 10 far AZ may be
from the force Of public sentiment by saying
that they arc willing to do what is right in
the matter" or "whatever the rest will do. ("
aud meantime the work goes undone Il was
decided to continue every possible effort on
the part Of the society until the work is ac-
complished.
Much interest and sympathy have been
aroused among those acquainted with the
facts 10y the sudden illness and death OF a
stranger in Brattleboro Mrs Powers of
West Oxford, Mass, who died at |. N. Thorn g
last evening. Mrs. Powers was a member Of
family Of prominence, all OF the children Of
which ars now dead, although the mother il
still living at the advanced age OF ~ years
and has written weekly letters to her daugh.
ter, showing an intellect undimmed by years.
Mr.. Fowler was at one time successful dry
goods merchant in New York, but lost an es-
tate Of million dollars in the Black Friday
disaster OF 1873. Since then he has been en-
gagged in the mahogany trade in South Ameri-
ca, and recently had entered the service OF
ID. Appleton Go. as agent for some Of their
publications. II was on this business that he
came to Brattleboro, taking board at the
Thorns' on Monday OF last week. On Friday
afternoon Mrs Powers was suddenly seized
with paralysis and her death took place last
evening Al stated. This morning the body
was taken TO West Oxford for burial. Mr..
aud Mrs. Powers have two daughters living
in Rome, one of whom il married 10 the
Kings secretary. The husband of the other
Is the brother of the secretary and an artist
by profession. 1t il only recently that the
wife OF the secretary wrote that her husband
had been sent by the King on an important
mission to Queen Victoria Mrs Powers was
lady OF rare intelligence and cultivation,
speaking several languages fuently, and had
travelled with her husband in many foreign
countries.
The following is the list OF letters remain.
ing in the Bratteboro post-ofiice, Aug. II:
Lades-Mrs A Barrett, Mrs Y CM Bemis Fliz,
brOwn Mrs Emma Darling, Mrs Melezinda FISHER
Marie fitts Mrs Lucy French, Hattie Joues Mr.
Ne'ue Long, Mrs L MeKenEey, Mrs g Man.
ley Henniretta Strong, Mrs spauldng, Mn
WIN Shea Mrs II Thaycr.
uentlemen-CH Allen, Z G Alden, Patric Aher
Geo W Betterley, John L Boand, Corbett NJ
DonAyan, Carl EppnRhAmson, Henry Gnkharp Rev
J Galegan, John GlavinH 4 s Hall Geo T. Howard
Herbert Houghton, y Hayes, VIM HiRgfnaop wal
ter Hines, J johnson, A II Moulton, Charles
Miller Dan mckinley, james Mundell, Warren
May, = Nichols, y Parmento, Fred s Robinson
Mike Ref, Porter Roberts Il Rennee FridzI
shldHe Geo sAdleir, Henry Simonds, Noah Il
sampson, $ Parsons, q Totrey, John l. Taylor
$ A Tyler, Arthur Wilmout 2, Chas Waterman FfapL
Western, l. Walker, Brattlcboro Wooden Co, Union
Card Co.