Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26


saying that Arden II Humphrey, who
skipped from the ASYLUM several weeks ago, /.
was in Worcester about the time Of his /.
aud spent IA day with .
friend named iaskins. He probably went /
directly 10 Worcester from here.
The Christian Science association will T.
meet next Wednesday evening with Mrs.
j. r. Miller, 1 Oak street
One Of the heaviest rains which has Wis
tied this section in recent years was that Of
last Friday night, when it poured without
cessation from O'Clock in the evening un
til g the next morning MILESTONE brook
was converted into raging torrent, the
West river was raised b. an unusual sum
mer pitch and for three or four days the
Connecticut river poured down such mud
dy, turbid flood as it's waters do not often
present, showing that the rain must have
extended far 10 the north The most seri
Gus damage done locally was on Green
street hill, where deep hole was washed in
the roadway and the sand and clay were
carried ON to the premises Of Mr. Wheeler
and Mrs. Stearns. The roads were inev-
tably more or less washed all over the town,
but the seectmen note that by far the least
damage was done where the road machine
was used aud the roads we're properly
cIoWntu UP III Nne ttnIft. ne FfuN 10 Lllt
new Chesterfield bridge stood the rain well,
the only washing being under or near the
railroad crossing, where several loads Of
earth were necessary 10 fill quilted place.
The street running from the asylum around
TO Forest square was considerably washed.
concrete walk is being laid from the
South Main street corner Of H. f. Bonds
house along the south side Of Pearl street
-. L..
Willard the local union will hold "Mrs.
Hayes memorial service next Sunday at
$3.50 p. NJ, in the Y NJ. G. A. room There
will be readings, and spenking from Mrs.
Housh and others. All Interested in such
a service are cordially invited to attend.
Three scions of The Phoenix ollice-Mr.
Hubbard the assistant editor, Fred Sted
man and Lester French-are enticing the
trout, fighting mosquitoes and sleeping ON
the soft side Of board in the Westmore
woods
The ladies of the Unitarian society had
delightful weather for their annual fair last
evening and there was a good attendance
The usual excellent supper was served
there was a large sale u fancy articles,
and IA pleasant party enjoyed the dancing
with which the evening closed. The net
receipts will reach nearly $500, which with
the generous gift Of 500 from a lady who
feels a substantial interest in the success Of
the society, will carry the receipts 10 S1OO.
There was sharp flash Of lightning
about O'Clock last Saturday morning, dur
/ ing the heavy rain, followed 10y near 10y
| cracking peal of thunder The stroke fell,
it afterward appeared, Just below the vii
| lAge, striking the chimney Of A. ;. Cox's
house near Royal WOods, but doing no
damage aside from knocking four bricks
| from the top. At the instant Of the flash
and stroke Patsey Baker. the elder. was ar
ranging board which stood on Mr.. Cox
piazza as "A watershed He was vislbly
surprised but not otherwise affected.
One Of the curious freaks of the fluid was
that it burned out the telephone in The
Phoenix Office, the line running only across
the street and being one Of the shortest on
the exchange. while no other instrument
connected with the exchange was affected
One chord Of the Vermont Valley rail
road bridge across the mouth Of the Vest
river was found ~ be- broken a short time
ago aud trestle was put in beneath u
make the bridge safe. The high water car
ried out the trestle last Friday night and
new piles are being driven % make q new
trestle secure. The company will replace
the old bridge with an iron one heiore cold
weather.
Mr. q d Iatimer Of the Harvard Divin
ity school, who supplied the Unitarian pull
pit in Brattleboru during the summers Of
SSI and lSSS, has been supplying the pull
PIT in keene for several weeks past.
The appointments Of Dexter Watt as
postmaster at Wardsboro and A. l. Cook
at Nottingham were announced Yesterday
Mr. Clary is putting system Of electric
bells into the Soldiers Home at Bennington
and Tim Doolin is with him as assistant
A report comes of the financial embar
rassment of F. l. Batchelder, formerly OF
Brattleboro, who bought a restaurant in
Manchester, n. H., and moved there last
spring.
The Brooks House is being wired for
electric lights on the first and second floors
which will be run 10y Mr. Niles's incandes
cent dynamo.
The stagings used by the frescoers in the
Roman Catholic church have been removed
this week, revealing the beauty Of the cell
ing and chancel decorations and showing
that it is to he one Of the most attractive
church interiors in town. Hunter y O'Nei
have begun putting in the new seats and
will build the new altar 1t is hoped T.
have the enlarged and reniOdeled building
completed in course Of two months
The high water which succeeded the
heavy rain of last FRIDAY night was favor
able for the log men and the last Of the
drive passed here just at night ON Monday
Five OF six big RATS with the horses sup
plies, etc, came down at noon on Sun
day The logs which were stranded at the
head of the island were picked of, the
boom was taken out and the crews went on
down by the middle Of the afternoon
Monday evening the last Of the meu went
down, keeping the few remaining stray
logs ahead of them. The drive started
with 100, OOO, 900 feet of logs, Of which 20,
900 900 TO 5000, 600 feet were left at NJ,
Indoes and Bellows Falls, and the balanc,
passed here EN- route 10 the mills at Holyoke
The lOgmen, it is said, dislike to go below
BrattlebOro fearing malaria APPOINTS dow
the river.
A laboratory for the use of the chemis
try classes is being built in one of the base
ment rooms in the High school huilding.
DR.. Draper, who went to Waterbury ol
Tuesday, by invitation of Gov Dillingham;
TO consult with the commissioners Of tn,
new state asylum in regard to the PROPOSE,
plans Of the buildings, expresses his cor
dial approval of the site selected and tn,
plans agreed upon as elsewhere Described
The following is the list of letters re
naming in the post Office July &c
Women Emma Hill, Fusie Morgan. Altii
Sawro, Miss l. Il Stewart, Mrs Simpson, Mrs ldl
Wheeler
Men b J W Aberurthy, Patrick Aher, II II
Burden, ;. Carpenter, Sam'l Campbell. Neslel
} Coyell, G.. Hrrrck, q Hall ,ro Holden
j. II Hulrtt. Chas. j Lawson VIM Lynd VIM
Martin, John F., Nrwbegin, :. Noon, Sharle
&. Rice, Angelo Scampine, + W StOddard luhi
III l.. MHutM