Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-11-05

non, Oct 18TH by the engine Of freight train. his
leg aud foot crushed and he was 80 seyerelv ipird
that he died in about two hours. Mr. smith ,sos ea
Years old. He preached In this pare ovo, 40 20" ou
ago ana is Wen remembered by the older inbabiianta
lie was residing with his daughter at Marlboro Mass
and on bis return from visit to friends IN thta ror
Is. He was man Of ability, kind gentsi an5 ~
generous impulses, and this sad event Carries
10 many hearts.
rThe above are last weeks items which ,,,. ~
spondent mailed on Wednesday evening ne usnsi hn,
they did not reach us until Saturday morning bo 1
master Porter says these and other letters we're duly
forwarded IN package to Brattleboro which came
back on Friday aud were again forwarded on ssirro
day. Who nodded? Was it the Brattieboro post Of
nce2l VI
Late rains have given an ample suppiv NJ v.,o.
G. II. Chase gathers cream on the western Int
i. W. Baker has moved into tho teneront ~ a.,
Porter near the creamery building. W wv
The jelly works are in successful operati,n mn.
der the direction of Adams Stetson
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Blanchard have repoirs1 m,
bcautihed their premises at the south part Of the vii
lage.
Nj. and Mrs. @, b; Stone of Hebron. ILL.,. have
recently visited at E. A. Browns Mrs Stone ia
daughter OF DR.. ID. j. Wilcox who died in Ms 49,,
Of smallpox about 30 years ago " '''' paw
N. L. Stetson has recently returned from mako,
with an ample supply and rich variety of goods for
the trade for the coming season and can meet ib
wants Of his many customers
E. S. Allen elected clerk Of tho creamery no.
ed to FIJI the vacancy.
-Merwin Brown has recently painted bis own
house, the house, barn aud outbuildngs of ] Fanih
ner; also the houses Of p. +. Crown O. Corse and
Mrs. b. Gallup. ~
E. j. Corkns's mill is 4Ox6O feet and three stores
above the basement, the l. Is 22xGO feet and two and
half stories high. He has also built a storage bouse
2lX36 feet He has q 5O-hurse power enigma in Tho
basement OF the l. with sawmill overhead aud cuts
over 4OO,OOO feet OF lumber year He has b0-borse
water powerand either the water power or the engine
can run his whole machinery, aud when the water
power wanes the arrangements such that the on
Elne Is united with 1t, securing the running of tho
whole machinery at all times Of the year. Mr. Cor
dins employs about dozen hands in making butter
hoNes-ot which he makes a superior artice-and
getting out chair stun. Should an increase of busi-
ness warrant he cuutempates adding another story 10
ms mill, which, all in ALL would make IL one of the
best Tor the amount aud variety of mechanical bus
ness to be found in this section Of the country.
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR OoroBER.-Hpbest ten,-
perature recorded 75a, 18th; lowest 1Oe i7tb him
est daily mean So, 18th loweat, 80e nth Monthly
average OF daily mean readings, 40 20: of maximum
readings, 55.S'; OF minimum readings 70: monthly
mean OF trt-day observations, 434s Rain on II DAYS
largest amount recorded any one day, II in The
9th. During the storm Of the 2Gth to the 9lst the
precipitation was 333 inches-far the larger part of
the total for the month. Total inches nearly all of
which was In the latter half of the month. Frost on
" mornings; quite severe on the Sd, 4th, 9Th and
lIth' lew suowtakes were seen floating in the air
early IN the afternoon Of the 10th on the morning of
the nth the ground frozen over, ice formed on
tue windows of houses, and ungathered fruit rnze on
the trees. Prevailing direction Of wind, southerly
and westerly though during the storm of the 26th to
the 3lst IL was eastery, with but little change