Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-12-27

goods which are especially commended t.
the public.
The papers Of last Friday and Saturda,
contained accounts Of "a dreadful occur
renee IN public school building in Detroit
wien on Thursday afternoon of last week
Mhen several school girls, aged from l3 [.
49, we're burned 10 death or were maine,
ior NE. company of the pupils ver,
Iehearslng Christmas cantata, and wer,
dressed IN light, gauzy costumes, when b,
some means the dress Of one of the girl
was set on fire 10y lighted candle Il
named up instantly, the dresses Of other,
were set ON fire as quickly. the room wa,
lilled with flame and smoke, and ffteer
girls were burned severely. Three OF
them died before noon the next day. Tn,
shocking accident has local interest from
the TACT that Leon Haywood, the young
sou OF Walter l.. Haywood, so well known
IN TINS community, is IA member of the Til.
zen school where IL took place, aud at the
time OF ITS occurrence he was waiting i'm
another room with other BOYS for the can
tata to be over. When the sudden cutlery
came he aud his young companions rushed
IN and acted hravely in rescuing the strick
EN- girls. Several Of the families Of the
girls who were killed or hurt are near
neighbors II the Haywoods
Frank Turner, who was the star pitcher
OF the Quincy, III ball team in the inter
state league the past season, has come home
10 spend the winter. He is undecided as To
where he will play next year, but it is un
derstood that two Of the big league clubs
are anxious to secure him
The young people are anticipating an EN-
/ Joyable occasion next Wednesday evening
when the annual Murray club party and
lance will be given at the town hall The
| fIrst Regiment orchestra will furnish mu-
SIC. The concert will begin at ~, and the
grand march at s.lj O'Clock Reserved
seats will 20 ON sale at Edwards q l.illis's
Monday.
The y. NJ. G. A. will keep open doors
next Tuesday evening, aud the ladies' aux
ilaIy viii entertain and furnish refresh
inents TO all Young men who will present
themselves. An entertainment will be civ
en- and 1t is expected that the various Sc
lections will be rendered at interval, of
thirty minutes
The Murray club sent $50 as a Christmas.
gut to their former pastor. Rev. 7. W. m
man
Walton's Vermont Register. No ID pub
iiShed by the White River Paper company.
mas been received. Ii is full of lufortna
ton useful to every Nermonter
Golden Cross commandery. No. 3j2
chose the following officers at the regular
election last week z y e., &. n CON
verse y. c., Mrs Chloe / stafford
y. C.. Mrs Iucina II Jones keeper of
records, G.. l. Cobb, financial keeper Of
records. Mrs. Hattie Mcclure: urelate
Mrs. W G Horton herald, r. b Walker.
warden OF inner gate. Mrs Abhie Moran
warden Of outer gate, II NJ Pike
The Boston Herald says that good iud,e,
pronounce sexton. Of the Brown University
hhll nine. one Of the most promising Young
pitchers In the country Brattleh,ro ball
'Ianka are Ut the same opinion
1t appears that besides the los, frnm
drought IN the Devils Lake region in North
Dakota. section Of South Dakota. cover
mig parts Of several counties. has been
brought ." actual suffering and restitution .
10y three successive wears If drought y I
J. Slhl'N has received during the mast
week from his oli friend. D. II I.ynl- .
nov resident IN ~piuk county. South Ba I
k"ta, an account of the condition Of thing.
there, ia Inch he SAYS that men. ,,ou,.p
and children are without food or rlntbip.,
! thousands Of acres uf grain withercd and
"ere never cut Tree planting had h.eu
'NtenSlvely gone into but very many acre,
'l the trees are dead from lack Of rain
some ul these trees being ~ to ~ feet HIGH
IN answer To the appeal thu, made Mr. Sib
ey has gathered several barrel, Of clothing
aud sent 1, un aud the Congregational sun
iaN school gave last SUNDAY so toward the
work OF relief The sufferers have good r,ur
ige and are holding ON, knowing that one or
NO years of good crops Will put tAsr ex : /
''r ieet again go. mother the late Mrs d
anna Holyokr Howard Of brooklyn }. !"
% the December number Of the Young
Numan's Magazine
X Z Gordon has been appointed deputy
brrlH ma place uf Col II +. Taylor re
igued.
Tn. framework Of G.. f Reeds ne"
,nus. on Central street Was blown partlahy
,v4r duriu, the heavy wind Of last FRIDAY
,ivht. but was drawn back into place WIN
jut serious trouble.
The Understandable weather aud the mud
Az roads prevented anything IKE II boom III
thi, wears Christmas trade. The general
statement among the dealers Is thAt III
town trade was very good, but theTe Was
little from out oil town ior .
the good reason that people couIl iou Ee' .
here comfortably 10 make purchases. Inc
thing Is that money NOT spent
for Christmas goods Is left Tor the purchase
Of staple aud necessary articles "heh uie
ri.,ht Inn. comes The stocks of goods
aEout town are probably in fully As good
condition as usual, from the TACT that the
existing conditioned thing. was anticipated
and mo- money Wa, laid Out On novelties |"
be carried over.
In order to be in fashion We are bound
IN say that La Grippe has appeared IN
Rrattleboro but We suspect that II closely
dressed the doctors would admit 1t To he
ruastion whether the cases 50 called repre-
sent ANYTHING more than a general tehdeh-
cv to influenza due to the unseasonaole
weather
The annual meeting Of the Baptist church
WAS held in the chapel on Tuesday evening
The chief business was the electlng OF
nrinciuallv the same officers, changing OF
tbe tim. of the annual meeting from De
cau,h.r To the first Wednesday IN April anu
/ the ynte To arrange for the proper observ
] anc. of the Doth anniversary of the church
/ organization, which occurs on the thlru "l
April The matter of organizing Chrlst
ian Endeavor society is under consideration
"Afterthoughts and Forethoughts' IN
the morniug. and Edward Bethany Look
inc backward" aud The Future of Socl.
.ty" in the evening, will he the subjects OF
/ Mr. Phalens sermons at the Unitarian
church
Georre N. Highly will give up his posi-.
ton with the Estey Organ company about
January / aud 20 to Dakota, where he VIII
probably he employed "a a stenographer'
Marlboro pond trout on exhibition IN a
tank in Leonard x Roess', window, are
now the leading street attraction.
George l.. Fletcher, postal clerk ON th'
Keen. and south Vernon route, Is 70 h'
transferred to the Brattlehoro and Sontl
londonderry route.
Mis-, Bertha and Lillian Wood went on
for a drive with j. 4. Slmnndss horse au'
+ carriage last saturday. The horse Is
, high lived animal, and started up suddenl
when near the Congregational church
When near the Brooks house "A team sud
denly backed out into the street and IN tn
/ attempt to avoid it the Slmonds carriag
crashed into an express wagon The o'ct
q pants we're thrown out, anu II is though
that Miss Bertha fell upon the prostrat
=. form of her sister Many people were q
the street at the time and III momei
. both of the young women we're asslste
/, into Chapiu's drug store, aud we're soon a
4, ter taken Ia the nome ~ th'll HlS'S'' vi
:, Cbas Simonds. Miss Bertha was on
a slightly bruised. Miss Lillian SuStain'
" quite serious injuries To her spine and 4
ternally. She rested we'll Saturday nigh
= but on SUNDAY suffered eXcrucating pain
-. She is now somewhat better aud will even
" ualy recover. The horse cleared its'
from the carriage aud ran down Main al
~ via Canal street, Esteyville, Union, Gre
e. and High streets, back to Main street, a
Z, vas stopped near where the accident ha
." pened.
c. j. Holden, manager of the Bro'
81 University ball team. was in town Satl