Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-11-26

and an increased attendance from term to
term must be the inevitable result
G. A. Cutters loss ON his house and fur
niture has been adjusted at the full amount
of insurance. sllO0
w. r. Phillips has taken the goods saved
/ from the fire to Brattlcboro to close out
Mrs. Martin, the loss of whose silver
! knives in the fire was mentioned last week
has since found them among her effects.
/ VICTIMS OF THE FIRE WHO WILL REBUILD.
From another correspondent
/ &. G.. Taft is busily engaged in removing
the rubbish from where his house and barn
were burned, and will pnt up a building to
| serve rs an ell To a house To be erected next
spring. Bruce & Willard will rebuild in
the spring f. j. Knapp, who has bought
Mrs. Towards lot on which stood the old
corner store, will Immediately put up
building in which to do business this winter
G. a. Cutler will probably rebuild in the
| spring. Don Boutelle has bought the Rev
Mark Carpenter place and will not rebuild
All the insurance companies, except the
Vermont Mutual, which had risks on prop
erty destroyed by the recent fire, have had
agents here and either settled or made ar
engagements for the settlement of their
losses.
IN DEFENCE OF DIR. KENYON.
In your last issue the item from Townshrnd in
regard to DR.. Henry b. Kenyon is not correct in
some OF its statements and gives a false impress
sion; feel that il is due to the doctor and his
many friends that the facts in question should be
made public, they cast no reelection upon any
one. The facts as they are ahundantly sustained
hy evidence, are that Mr.. and Mrs Jason "
lihuades several years ago, repeatedly urged the
doctor To try and obtain pension Tor them ON ac
count of their son who died of disease contracted
in the army They expected it would require con
siderable time aud expense rs two others had uu-
derakrn To- get the pension and given up and they
applied to the doctor as friend, knowing that he
was not experienced IN the pension business, hut
had confidence in his ability. They repeatedly Of
tpred him 500 If hr should succeed tnstrud Of his
demanding II as stated in the article referred to in
last week paper and the doctor, being perfectly
ignorant Of the limitation Of the United States law
for such services, made up his mind to try aud as
sist the aged couple, regardless of what 1t might
cost In May last Mr. Rhuadrs died. and In Sep
TENDER the pension Of SlSO was received, to the
great relief of the widow, who expressed herself
as very grateful to the doctor for his services ard
pad him the 500 agreed upon instead of his
charging 1t as stat" She was only too glad T." DE
able to do so, and the doctor gave her his receipt
for the same in good faith, surprising that every
thing all right having assisted the old lady in
every way in his power. There the matter rested
until last Tuesday when To his great surprise he
was arrested this came upon him like thunder
bolt. and the damage that It will he To man in his
standing aud profession cannot bp estimated. His
friends are Indignant at the idea that any one
should influence Mrs Rhoadcs to turn upon nr
Kenyon with such severity and without any just
causr aud the person or persons ought to be- pun
tShcd instead of the doctor, who has acted from
the purest Of motives JCsrICE
Townshend Nov nth, 1896
The following notice of the death of
Richard Fletcher, formerly of Townshcnd
and "A man well known and remembered
here, is from the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Tele-
graph
DEATH OF RICHARD FLETCHER.
The death Of this well known citizen will he
surprise 10 many and source of deep regret to
all who have ever known him. His illness has
been of about six months duration Mr. Fletcher
came Ia this country from Vermont some - wears
ago, and soon after arriving purchased the farm
ON Grand Prairie which hr has lived ever since.
and has made it one Of the best of farms He was
a genial, whole Soulrd, high-minded, square-lral-
ing man. a genuine friend and nrighbor. citizen
of the best type. a fond husband and father. lie
had a large circle of aclunintaugr's and Wthul lac
was universally esteemed His death is "A real loss
to the community aud irIrparabe to his family.
He leaves wife and three children two girls and
a son, the latter u years old
CARD. Mrs G.. +. Austin extends her sincere
thanks To thusr neighhors and friends herr. and in
rious ways since tine fire. and especially to the
members Of the ladies aid society FOR their ready
services at the sewing meeting held for her benefit
Photographer l.. $ Dean. who has just removed
his business to Jamaica. has secured some fine
views of the ruins of the great fire. which hr will
send 10y mail for - cent each