Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-21


land and for the cost Of construction.
Momentary excitement was furnished .
Yesterday by the runaway Of Harry Estey's |
horse and one Of Rays coupe horses. No
body was hurt
Brattlehoro commandery, No. 1852, Unit /
ed Order Of the Golden Cross, chose these
officers last evening n. c., c. W. Con
verse v. ~ c., l.ucina Jones prelate,
Geo r. Selleck X Of r.. G.. l.. Cobb f.
X of h Geo r. Mann treasurer, II. 7.
Hunter herald, f b Walker W. |. g.,
Mrs f. b. Walker W. o. g., j. A. Stat
ford
The Philharmonic society have issued
cards of invitation to the full capacity Of
their rooms for musical and reception tu
/ be given next Thursday evening when
| Mrs f. Humphrey Allen, soprano soloist
and Mr.. c. n Allen, violinist, will be the
main attractions Mrs. Allen is well re
membered as the soloist at the musical con
vention two years ago, and Mr. Allen is
equally well remembered for his appear
| ance here at Mary Howe's farewell concert
last fall
Rev W. II Collins, Capt f. w Chiids
aud Col X Haskins attended the annual
Episcopal diocesan convention at Rutland
! this week Mr. Collins and Col Hasklns
were chosen delegates to the general con
vention 10 be held in New York in October.
W. L. Farrow, formerly Of this place, is
one of the picked members Of the Massa
chusetts volunteer militia rifle team, which
sailed for England Monday to compete with
the crack shots OF that country. a por
trait and sketch Of his achievements ap
peared in the city dailies Monday. Mr..
Farrow holds the title Of " King of Marks
men,
Shelburne Falls people are IN a state Of
excitement over the condition OF the dam
of Sadawga pond in Nottingham, at the
headwaters of the Deeriieid river, ON which
Shelburne Falls is situated. The Gazette
correspondent says the pond overilows GAO
acres, is 20 feet deep in places, and the ques-
ton is whether seven to ten billion gallons
of water can be safely held back by mud
embankment or readily taken care of in
this narrow valley, should It come sudden
lv rushing down. augmented by the water
of the ReadsbOro and Slate ponds, and the
wreckage sure to he gathered IN, at time
when all the rivers would be full from 9th
err causes A special meeting of business
men was held last Saturday afternoon
when a committee chosen to raise mon
ey and employ IA competent engineer to
make thorough investigation Of the whole
subject. The engineer, T. c. Davis, left
! Monday night to begin his work
Cur deferred report of the Baptist state
! Sunday school convention at Bennington is
] printed on our first page today
Business is booming at the j. H. Cham
berlaiu Horse companys stables Mr.
Chamberlain has gone west for another
carload of horses, and elsewhere announce
ment is made of an auction sale Of % choice
selections to take place at the stables next
week Saturday
At the Unitarian church on Sunday morn
4 ing Rev. f. l.. Phalen will preach on the
e theme, Things pertaining to this Life
Everybody Is welcome.
1t is evident that the time mas come whel
decisive steps should be taken to put stoI
to the reckless and needless firing of rifle,
aud other firearms IN the village and 1t,
X outskirts To say nothing of the shooting
Il which every now and then goes on from
Pc the railroad bridge and emhankmeut, It D.
j. only year or two since an asylum an
plove got bullet through the muscles of
Is his back while iu his house near the cold
B spring not long after this while member
h of the McQuAde household ON the Bradley
farm were sitting outdoor near the build
4 lngs, a nearly-spent rifle ball whlzzed pas
4, them and struck near the roots of tree
where IL was found and picked out Las
- I TEltlhN q Hliilildl AllllE uhplltiltil At lll
. same place with much narrower escap
u from serious results As Mrs McQuad,
=, was going from the house to the dairy
: spent ball struck her ON the front OF Tn
arm near the shoulder II did not eute
y" the flesh. but its force enough to caus
an ugly brulse or confusion and disable tn
arm for the time being 10 say nothing d
ie the nervous shock In each of these tire
II cases the shooting was without doubt tn
III work OF some idle and reckless person VIII
was on or near the West river, shooting at
lr mark or at random. or at some small game
X 1t is "A kind of business that ought ~ b
x stopped.
'I' Mr. Henry g. Field has received th
u week news Of the death of ms niece, Mis-
~ Carrie Mole, u gIr of %, under sad eli
Ii cunlstances Miss Mole's home was wit
her father in Maquoketa Iowa, but she wa
H. Just completing her first wears study q
" Iowa college, Grinnell On Tuesday ever
"a ing of last week she went boating wit
~ some fellow students, aud Just as the part
,0 were about TO return home the boat car
~ sized and Miss Mole was drowned lie
~ death caused great grief in Maquoket,
where she was universally known an
or loved and where her funeral took place o
IS, Thursday Miss Moles father, VIM Mol,
Ell was for many years IA resident of We
NJ Brattleboro where he had tailors shol
removing to the West p or 80 wears az,
er Her mother, who died 10 or II years ag
ay was Lucinda Field. whom many of our oil
" Brattieboro families will remember as a fl
II, vorite employee with her needle III yea
Al past Miss Mole visited at her uncles
It, Brattleboro IA few wears ago.
1. The Northampton school board will e
tablsh a training school for It's primar
i'll teachers at the beginning of the next scho
70 year
1t was cordial welcome which Rev NJ
ct Phaen received from his Pensioners
k. the gathering at the parsonage last Frida
is evening and large congregation WI
NJ present at Sunday mornings church Sc
T. vice 10 hear the first sermon since his r,
as turn from his outing across the water
th is mutual delight 10 both pastor and PEE
,st pie 10 find Mr. Phalen 50 decidedly IL
proved in health
IN The surface mud was removed fro
Main street Tuesday morning after Il
Il ram, and a coating of broken mounta
=, stone is being put on the street from Il
Peoples hank corner to High street.
49,. Mr. Aella Greene read selections fro
~ his poems before small hut appreciatiN
H. audience at the \. NJ. C.. A. rooms Tue
.,, day evening. He read impressively throug
49,, out, and some Of his best touches were
=. the biting sarcasm of the Heart of Ice
-. and in the full and fervid sentiment Of d
20 we'll known poem, when the noble lo
Gu their country with which the reading
closed
Y We learn from the owners of the we
- bred Wilmington horse "Braintree Wilkes
that he has had a successful season, and
"a book Is nearly full for the season of lSs
Tho - under O.
mt o.i' ~ - - ~ ~ n
more horses than ever before and now pu
ar poses t. keep things lively with the four
on auction sale Of the season, 10 be held Il
ise morrow, when 36 good horses will be so
ND 10 the highest bidder Read the advertis
a ment and look out for the grand cave
gh cade" at 10 O'Clock to morrow morning.
Frank H. Flagg, at one time assista
que editor on the Retormer, and who for d
''n past year has been running the Frank
County Reformer, Is now employed ON 1
Ird Boston Herald permanently, Govern
ow Franklin county, Mass, west of Oranp
ty 1t is probable that Brattlehoro and Bello'
os Falls will be added 10 his territory. Nj
re Flagg made many friends while in Bratt
ore boro who give hun good wishes for his
'ge ture prosperity.
M The Christian science association "
mp meet on Wednesday evening with Mrs.
f. Morse, 81 Spruce street. A full atten
lDs ance is desired as business of importan
DIS is 10 receive attention.
The young ladies Of the Fessenden Hell
the ing Hand society of the Centre church, vi
W.. have undertaken to sustain IA scholarship
Zen Hampton Institute, Virginia are to give
OF lawn party on the grounds in front of /
nha .laTr 10