Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-11-15

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lhe industrial I mon VIII nave lecture
course the coming WINTER as elsewhere an
houhceu'
The gas companys new holder has been
TILED. 1t works successfully, and gas has
been used from 1t the last two nights.
Last evenings 800 train from Boston and
New London did not arrive until II o'clock,
owing to an engine being off the track at
Amherst.
Tho alactric ligbts went ont for some
time Tuesday evening and as A result two
accidents occurred The teams of |, W
Adams md Frank Streeter rollided near
DR. Holton's and hotb carriages we're mar
italy wrecked. Mr.. Adams was thrown
out with considerable force but escaped
with slight injury. Fred Yates carriage
was badly damaged. his team colliding with
A
hot box on the engine at the electric light
station caused the trouble with the lights.
The difficulty has not vet been entirely
remedied.
c. b. HYDE. postal clerk on the narrow
gauge line. has been granted 30 DAYS leave
Of absence ON account of i'll health. Postal
Clerk Fletcher of Chester takes his place.
A PAINTER at ) A. Smiths & Co. 5 spilled
boiled oil upou the floor Wednesday after
noon He cleaned the oil up bv morning
the floor with shavings. and threw the
shavings into a key. During the night
while the Waterman was going his rounds.
he smell smoke On investigating he found
the paint room filled with smoke. As soon
AS he made Graft to let out the smoke, the
key in which the painter had put the shaw
ings was aflame, the shavings having gnlt
ed through spontaneous combustion. The
painter broke one OF the rules OF the shop
in not carrying the oily shavlngs to the en-
CINE room. This incident should serve as
warning to all persons who have occasion
to use anything saturated with oil.
a Wisconsin subscriber, Mr. f. j. Bar
Der. well known in Brattleboro and Towns
hend writes in a recent letter I'VE are
having exceedingly fine weather, warm
II
with very little rain Our falls here beat
the world, New England not excepted"
Mrs w c. Stone and Mrs Newman are
the local delagates To the animal meeting of
the Rebekah lodges of the state at Benning
ton to day
About 60 young people were present at
the Murray club meeting at Mrs s s
HINTS Tuesday evening SONGS instru-
,,ivan aud the mammal WINS well executed
by six Young ladies' in the fan drill. An
exercise in which original verses Astounding
in local .'hits" were read produced much
marrimant
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| lumber car was derailed ON the curve near
the bridge and a nortion Of the lumbar foil
off into the water CARRYING Mr. Ordwav
with it and iniu.ing him i'm the hips and
kidneys He was taken to Mr.. Burditt'
! bousa and lingarad until tha o3d yban bis
death took place. He was buried at his
| home in Chelsea. Vt.
4 remarkably satisfactory official tast
was made last vaak Tbursdav afternoon of
the new bvdront an Prosnect hin at the cor
ner of Washington and Central streets.
| An inch stream was thrown horizontally
| 10S feet and perpendcularly to an estimat
ed height of s. feet. Attaching steamer,
the machine threw II inch stream 147
feet, while the hydrant threw at the same
time an inch stream 81 feet. The bailiffs
and chief engineer are satisfied that il
would be practicable to throw two effective
steamer streams and a hydrant stream at
the same time, and the test proves that the
| protection afforded is unexpectedly ample.
The report of this test was omitted last
week as we were unable TO verify the cor
rectness OF the hgures up To the time OF go
ing To press.
The ladies of the Episcopal society will
hold their first socable of the season at
Red Mems hall next Wednesday evening.
viii Heaphev, who went to Fort Pavne
Ala. as clerk of the new De Kalb House
has been promoted to assistant manager
Mr. Heaphev's Brattleboro friends will
have no doubt that the promotion is wei
deserved
Malcolm MOODY, sands ne co,,,, or
bandsomeIv.nrinfed ,yelI.editsd namesal,e
of ours. The Phoenix" of Riverside. south
ern Californian indication. we presume
that Mr. Moody is now in that latitude.
The meetings which have been held at
the Y. C. 4. room every evening tbi,
week. in Observance of the week of prave,
for Young men, have been well ATTENDED
and much interest has been shown.
Pc, I.oao Moan, ,,bo no., Co.. ,.o.,
and half been stationed at Woodstock
has with his wife spent a few DAYS in towr
this week, leaving Wednesday for Boydton
Va. where Mr.. McAnn will again engage il
work in the colored school in which he la
bored last winter
The Baptist young people's meeting wa,
held in the new chanel Tuesday evening foi
the first time. the pastor Leading The ser
vice assumed the form of a pledpe meetin,
looking to the increased usefulness of tb,
meeting in the future. 1t is expected tina