Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-11-29

VAN DouRN X MoRRIs.
BrntIIebOrO.
The animal which burrows down bv the
bridge made full confession last week. in
his usual way, of his mistake in the Hayes
matter, both in grossly attacking the eX
president in the first instance, and in try
ing to put the responsibility for his per
Torrance on to some one else, when he
found himself under universal public con
demnation. How did he do it. In the
same way that animals of his species al
ways let it be known that they have been
stirred up and poked over. 1t is unpleasant
for the neighbors, but it is one of the dis
pensatlOns that has to be endured
a little daughter, aged about eight years,
of Timothy Shea, living on Western avenue,
died of diphtheria last Sunday night after
an illness of three or four days Last night
an infant child of James Austin. living ON
South Main street, died of the same disease.
and an older child in the same family is i'll
No other cases are known to exist in the
village, and every proper means has been
taken to prevent the spread of the infection
A too intense current on the incandescent
lights in the post office last evening burned
out the CARTONS, melted the rubber nsula
ton, and made the brass fixtures look as if
they had been through a furnace This
happened after the office was closed for the
night, and it seems to be fortunate that ne
greater harm resulted, for contact with any
wood work would have set the building on
fire.
1t would have sounded incredulous had
one been told a dozen years ago, even. that
"a hot b. : H.,
from So Londonderry to Brattleboro for
- cents, as is the case since mileage book,
over the narrow gauge road were put on
| sale. May the time he now as near when
we may ride to Wilmington and beyond at
| the same rate.
Impaired health ha, obliged DR.. \ f
| Willis to make change in his plans, ant
ne will 90 to the Massachusetts genera
hospital for treatment of heart trouble dur
ing the winter. Mrs Willis will return t,
| Shelburne Falls, but their son will remain
here for the study of dentistry with DR.
Pettee. DR.. Willis hopes to he able to com,
back to Brattleboro in the spring. Durnl
his residence in town Of nearly year DR.
| Willis has made Il favorable impression
both professionally and as citizen, and h,
will be cordially welcomed whenever hi
health permits his return.
The papers which devoted space to tn
announcement that Col Hooker is IA candi
date for the office of Sergeant at Arms q
the United States Senate were TOO previ
Gus" The genial colonel is not and doe
not intend to be a candidate for the position
Quite scare was caused one day thi
week in Housh x Co. printing office in tn
Crowell building as it was believed that tn
floor was in imminent danger of gvin
away. Hunter Il O'Nei who made an ex
animation, reported that there was not SUI
hcient structural weakness to excite anX
iety. Iron rods will be run through tn
building, however, as a precaution, as tn
floor is heavily loaded
The Murray club realized only sma
sum from the entertainment at the Univer
salist church Tuesday evening, an audienc
of about 60 persons being present.
number of young men of sporting pre-
clivities went to Springfield, Mass, las
Saturday and saw the college foot ba
games, in which Yale downed Harvard 6 t
0, and Dartmouth won from Williams 20 t
.. Over 5000 people were present at tn
Yale Harvard game Three or four of tn
Dartmouth eleven played with the base ba
teams from that college which came her
last summer
The Murray club will give guess party
at the Universalist vestry next Tuesda
evening.
'Shanty Queen the melodramatic am
variety ensemble which was presented at tn
town hall Monday evening, furnished a pas
sable evenings entertainment, but the com
pany was not what it was cracked up to be
only 10 of the 80 people advertised puttin
in an appearance,
Leitsinger's orchestra furnished music a
a dance at Hinsdale Wednesday evening
and at Ashfeld, Mass, last evening.
Dr. Gale, A. B. Hall George Fox, f. l.
Waterman and A. p Childs leave today t
join an excursion party of l2j New Eng
land men who are to 60 to DenisOn, Texas
l.. s. Hayes of Bellows Falls, G. f. Halle
and F. n. Pierce of Chester, and a humble
of business men from different parts of tn
state and 10 from Claremont y. H.. will b
among the party The trip will be made il
special vestibule cars via Niagara Falls
Chicago and Kansas City.
Dr. Shoaes received at his Dummersto
farm this week, from Kentucky, four short
horn Durham cows, for which he paid $1,000
Friendship circle, ID. of r., will hold thei
/
The ladies of the First Baptist societ
will hold a fair at their church Wedesda
and Thursday evenings, Dec and J. Sup
per will be served in the dining rooms dur
ing both evenings. In several of the room
connected with the chapel attractive booth
will be artstically arranged under the car
of various ladies', for the sale of fancy an,
useful articles. Among the latter, to b.
sold in the common sense booth, will b.
cook book containing valuable receipt
furnished by the ladies of the society.
reception will he held each evening in tn
parlors.
If the posters which j, A. Finch, repre-
senting the board of trade of Lincoln Ne
braska, distributed in town few days az
had borne the imprint of Lincoln pull
fishing house instead of one in Chicago, tn
enterprise of the former city would hav
shown off to better advantage
The annual encampment of the stat
Grand Army will be held at Rutland earl
in February
The annual rental of the pews of tn
Congregational church will take place mex
Wednesday evening,
Rev. f. w. Sprague will begin his even
ing lectures at the Cnivcrsali.t church mex
Sunday, taking for his subject "Populn
Superstitions. His other subjects for De
cember are Luck the Sth, "Antipathies
the 10TH "Amusements' the 29th Their
win be a Sunday school concert the 22nd
The Ruthians and their friends held
very pleasant social Wednesday evening "a
the Baptist chapel the attendance beinl
large despite the storm, A party of rs o
the Mt Hermon students was present, an,
they furnished several excellent number
in the evenings program.
The regular meeting of the Us will b,
held next Wednesday evening at the HON,
of Miss Annie Wyman n Oak street
The regular meeting of the Woman
Christian Temperance union occurs at the
Y NJ G, A. parlors Tuesday afternoon.