Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-11-19

est, and three prizes offered were won by
Messrs Horace French, Thomas Harmon, /
and j H. Streeter respectively. The fes- .
tival closed with a dance, which was at
tended 10y 1903 couples, with Il. Wales, ir,
a. prompter and music by the band orchcs-
ira The entire proceeds amounted 30 $500, /.
Of which some 5000 will be net.
Fall examination Of teachers for public |
schools will be held mt the high school build
ing Saturday Nov 81 commencing at 9AM.
Charles c. Stcarns, lately employed 10y
Stickncy Bros, has bought a. G. Parsons's
interest in the store at Mortified, Mass,
and will carry ON the business with the lat
ters son, the firm being Parsons & Stearns
Mr. Stearns left yesterday and the new firm
will take possession Dec. l.
Col Estey has recently been 10 Boston,
and secured the services Of j. w Follen as
instructor in the Y. NJ G. A. gymnasium
during the coming winter He is from the
training class Of Prof Roberts at the Boston
Y. NJ G. A., and win be here Dec. lst As
already mentioned a home trainer for the
bicycle boys is 10 be put in the gymnasium.
The fact has only recently been made pub
lie that Lieut.. Gov. Fuller. immediately af
ter his election, rendered TO Gov. Pingrec
and Adiutant General Peck his resignation
as captain Of Fuller Battery, but that both
officials refused 20 accept it on the ground
that his place in the state militia service
could not be made good.
John w. Spencer, formerly clerk for !.
X. Allen, recently died at Somerville, Mass.
The new Flat street sewer was tested last
Saturday with satisfactory results. Al
though the grade is only I inch 10 the foot.
the flow is steady and it was made evident
that the capacity Of the sewer is sufficient
| for all probable contingencies.
Mrs. Annie Fulton is in New York this
week 10 attend the the annual meeting Of
| the national Indian association.
| DR.. L. W. Wentworth, formerly assist
ant physician at the asylum, paid his Brat
| tleboro friends a call on Tuesday and
/ Wednesday while ON his way 10 Mas,achu
| sctts 10 take his wife and baby home. The
/ doctor is well and apparently finds his posi-
/ ton at Topeka, Kansas. an agreeable one,
with plenty Of work 10 do and plenty Of
/ chance for growth
b. y. Chamberlain has been suffering
this week from "A slight attack of paralysis
which came on Tuesday morning affecting
his right side and following "a troublesome
attack Of neuralgia He is improving and
will be cut again in few days.
\ prominent citizen who has lived in the
world long enough ~ know says il is a relic
of barbarism pure and simple the way our
street crossings are neglected all over town
in muddy times such as we have had this
week and he is right When a storm is ON
il needs man TO be- kept at work ON the
crossings all the time and it is due the tax
PAYERS that they have this return for their
money. This week has furnished another
evidence Of the shiftlcss way our highway
system is managed. Right here in Main
street and up 10 Asylum street the mud ha,
been deeper than anywhere else in the
county What "A blessed thing it would be
If this board Of selectmen. or some other
board. could muster courage To obey the
vote Of the town and buy stone crusher
Ii would cost money-to be sure il would
but it would give us little good road every
year. aud in the end it would prove the
best investment the town ever made.
Henry Fletcher has his new planning mill
up and nearly enclosed 1t occupies the
site Of the old wuolen mill hut will be bet
ter adapted to his business 1t is 30 by ~
feet ON the ground two stories high. and
the fearing Of .. inch plank is supported
los tmhers ; by 10 inches. six feet apart.
The entire first floor will be in one clear
room. the second floor timbers being sup
ported los rods from above The upper
boxes, for which he has a contract from
Ross White IN addition Ia the 30 incl
Hunt turbine wheel with a 20 foot fall Of
water hr will put in an II inch Hercule,
wheel having a D foot fall, thus in-urinl
AN abundance Of power when Whet>ton,
brook is low-if it isn't too low
Hawlcy j, again enlarging and improvin.
his store 10y removing division wall IN base
mcui and putting in broad, light entrance
which viii give more room and more hgh
for his display Of Christmas goods, whicl
. viii open Dec LIST.
Lest some should think otherwise ",
hasten to say that the Brattleboro Chautau
qua Literary and Scientific Circle Vet lives
and it, members are still at work upon
practical answer to the question. How &
4 get strong mentally and how to stay 50.
o The course Of treatment AT present beinl
taksn consists Of diet Of geology and En-
glsh history. with occasional td-bIts in tn
shape Of selections from the p"ets and ques
! tiuns Of today. OF the subjects presente'
r in the meetings, few may be given Ia SHOW
the general tenor: Glaciers, Fossils
b "Geysers." Volcanoes and Earthquake
h How Mountains are Made" 'Characte
b sketch Of Aeas,iz, Monsters Of Il Burie,
World" and King Alfred" The mex
. meeting viii be- held on Wednesday even
d ng, Nov. 2ith. -
The following is the list Of letters remain
j ing in the Brattleboro post Office Nov. 10
e Lu,ii,s Miss Mamie Butler, Mrs curtis Can
q mean. Mrs Helen NJ Davis, Jane Cotton. Mr. J.
CLARK Lizzie Fang Mis- Lura Eddy. Jennie
J-uning Mrs G Kenyon Mrs Emma G. Knigh
= Mis- Minnie Martin Mary Monarty. Mrs Mari
smith Martha Z SNOW
. GtHfism~n-H W Brown. leslie VI Buy-. \
u clark. Archie Chndburn. VI Durgin. G. Cusl
Il INK luciau Hewitt % Higgins, Pred Jenn,ea
{ Ems Xix, \ Haven, Percy Kingsley, e + Nasl
Eddie Mpun-, John Murse j., j Miller, JUS.ph MAY
utt J } Manning, Jas Manning McNair. T \
\ Monks e. y Parker Joseph Paru, l. Mile
:. Haz-ltou Rics-. @ y Rrmer, d + stanton, Char
Tuler. Wilson Thomas =. \ J Walker. c y wh,-.
. ~. II Williams John Wrathrrhrad Madiso
Il Watson % NJ whitney, n, I>srk Box 81
a Miscellaneous June Mfg Co
u H,id tor better direction Mrs Fannie II Cool
3 Clinton, Vt
THE CHAIN oF SUCCESS.
/, For an evening Of genuine entertain
q, ment. without trace Of didActic moralil
ing and which Vet leaves one with "A stronl
er bias toward the good and true commen
u to VIII Carleton, who visited Brattlebor
T. for the second time ON Monday evening las
= under the auspices Of the y. NJ G A
= was said ON the occasion Of his first appeal
ance here, It l. impossible TO give a CONVEX
" tional report of an effort 50 entirely origin
= and free from conventionality a. this Oh
must hear and see in order to appreciate
y The subject announced was The Chain
y Success. and some Of the links composin
y 1t tamong them Health. Modesty. Fihanci,
Commonsense, the disposition to do f.
others, and Faith-that quality which en-
e bles one while planting his feet firmly upo
the earth To cling with his hands IN heaven
T. were held up To view, one by one, an
a then garlanded with that poetry which h.
h won such warm place in every America
heart because through il all, however hom
N ly the diction, runs that touch Of natul