Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

10 exchange Il for Vermont, or Iowa where
he previously lived.
Nothing new has developed on the post
Office question during the past week. The
Washington correspon dents conoede that the
appointment is sure TO come to Mr. Childs.
Mr.. Mansur's term expires on Sunday, Goth
inst, and the nomination Of his successor is
due at any time, but under the inevitable
pressure which now exists at the White
House and in all the departments II is very
probable that II may go over TO next week,
or even until after the holiday recess. Sew
eral such 'lRps" have occurred heretofore in
the Brattleboro office, extending by several
days or weeks the terms Of the inoumbents.
The Baptist society, at it's annual meet
ing last Tuesday evening" elected the follow
ing officers President, o. X. Post vice
president, 3. II. Sherman secretary, H. b.
Chamberlain treasurer, L. W. Stoddard :
collector, l. o. p. Smith auditor, j. j. E,-
tey trustees, IL. d. Holton, Geo. t. Grow.
ell, L. X. Fuller, j. II. Holden, d. A. Alb
bott The society voted TO continue the en-
velope and pledge system of collection for
the coming year. The treasurer's report
shows that the society has S35.1s in the
treasury and Is out Of debt for the second time
since it's organization. The annual church
meeting will be held next Tuesday evening.
" T. DhIEtAA DubluEhh IN the HNnutHC-
ture OF paper-mRking machinery has never
been more prosperous than at present, and
his shop is crowded to it's fullest capacity 10
keep up with orders. He il now building q
large ~ inch paper machine for parties in
Mottville, N. Y, and has recently shipped
four drying cylinders, 36xGS, and one cylin-
der mould and stuff pump to Trenton, Ont
large lot Of screen plates 10 Middlebury,
W., and Wilder a. Co. of Boston. Mass be.
sides making set of four drying cylinders
for I. Vinton, a set of reels aud suction box
for parties in Northumberland N H., and q
6S-inch double. cylinder paper machine for
| Wyman Flint Son Of Il ellows Fails for whose
old machine he is also building patent div
ing train, with new device for shifting belt
Connection having row been made by
Mr.. Orowell between his reservoir and tbs
street supply pipes test of the new by
drants was made yesterday afternoon by
| Chief Engineer Howe and his assistants.
was found that from either hydrant singl,
stream of ifteen-sixteenths size was throw
| 60 feet perpendicularly or 100 feet horizon
tally-200 feet OF hose being used Tw,
streams were thrown 20 feet high and GO fee
| horizontally-1OO feet of hose being used
The trial demonstrated the capacity of tn
hydrants for keeping up the supply OF waite
| ia case OF q serious fire, but showed that tn
force is not sufficient to allow doing ava
with any Of the present FIRE apparatus Witt
an increase TO 10 inches Of the size OF III
connecting pipe, from the head Of High AM
Green streets TO the reservoir, Rs is contem
plated for another season, considerable ad
ditionAl force would be gained in the fouI
inch mains which now supply the two street
named and Main street
"A party of FIVE men in tae employ q
Rabbit, the New York soap manufacturer
who are GU an annual tour Of distribution {
samples and circulars, met with serious al
cident yesterday when on their way to Nortt
field, Mass They had Rays three seato
wagon and a span of horses and had reache
point on Vernon street Just above the at
CINE house, when the horses become frigh
ened at a locomotive and started to run. Til
driver held up on. them stoutly as they wei
down the descent, and would probably has
got them under control had not one OF d
reins broken. This turned them against II
barbed-wre fence opposite the entrance TO TIA
Wood farm road, where all Ave men wei
thrown out. the carriage was badly wrtoke,
aud four Of the men and one OF the horsI
got injuries more or less severe. mainly /
striking the ugly barbs aud being dragg,
against them. One man had long, dee
cash on the hip, another had q cut in the AT
aud wrist, and third WAS injured in 81
baok-but what sui cred most was their clio
ing That Of two or three OF the men -
literally torn to shreds against the bsrbs. al
one had scarcely vestige OF trowsers left e
cept about the knees and hips The iniur
horse, though sustaining some ugiy gAi,ht
: was not permanently hurt and will come o
: all right.