Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-01-17

situation this week to the extent that the
opposition TO Capt. Childs has united upon
Dea. Thompson, and will try to secure his
appointment on the ground that a Republ
can should have the office. The candidacy
Of Lieut. Harmon has been withdrawn
aud Col Hooker, Col Fuller and Lieut.
Harmon have signed supplementary or
additional petition in behalf of Mr. Thomp-
son. This will simplify the situation, and
bring the question down TO the plain and
easy one whether the administration will
redppont a competent aud rarely efficient
Democratic postmaster, in whose behalf a
very large majority Of both Republicans
and Democrats have petitioned case
which seems to have a bearing on our local
one is that at Bristol, Conn. where the
President has accepted the endorsement of
the member of Congress from that district
and reappointed the Democratic postmaster.
although the political workers objected
The same thing is expected to happen at
Concord, Mass, where Congressman Green
halge recommends the disappointment of
Postmaster Bancroft, who is a Democrat
In Springfield, Col. Rice, the Democratic
veteran, will be succeeded by Republican,
but this case is not a parallel one, because
the movement to retain Mr.. Rice was only
an afterthought, started late in the day af-
ter petitions for Republican aspirants had
been largely signed. Capt. Chidss term
of four years from the date of his commits
sion expires on the 29th inst, and it is
probable, therefore, that determination
of our Brattleboro case will be reached in
side Of two weeks,
W. II. Childs's observations show that
there were 1913 DAYS in 1899 that were
stormy, and only 35 when it was clear
weather at three daily observations. : A. NJ
l p. NJ. and : p. NJ
The work on the new railroad bridge at
West river is being pushed rapidly, aud it
is hoped that the iron will be in place by
the first of February.
The Vermont National and the Peoples
National bank held their annual meetings
Tuesday and reelected their old boards of
officers, with the exception that at the Peo-
pies bank Geo. + Greene was chosen a di
rector in place Of Hon. Farley Starr, de
ceased
The fifth lecture of the Educational and
Industrial union will be given by Elizabeth
c. Madison, NJ. D., at Red Mems hall Mon
day, Jan. 20, 8 O'Clock p. NJ Subject, "In-
valid Diet and Attendance"
The influenza which prevails throughout
the country 10 such an unusual extent has
Enthusiastically appeared in Brattleboro in
epidemic form during the past week. The
number of the afflicted is large and in some
cases business is greatly Inconvenience
The schools are rather seriously depleted
lS5 being out of the grades in the High
school building yesterday in total of 500.
But it would not be safe to conclude that
all the absent pupils are actually victims of
la grippe. Too often it only furnishes a
convenient excuse for a days absence
The proportion out of the primaries is
about the same as in the other grades, and
the Chase street school has been closed un
til the beginning of next week at least
Adults usually find the acute stage of the
disease to be over after two or three DAYS,
but period of greater or less weakness US.
ually ensues The reports of our CORE
spondents show that the disease prevails
generally throughout the county.
The Universalist ladies' will give their
annual fair at the town hall next Thursday
hot turkey dinner will be served from
twelve to two O'Clock. The special attract
ion for the evening will be the "booths of
the nations, and a variety of useful and
fancy articles will be offered for sale
Supper will be served from to T. 30 clock
The latter part of the evening will be de-
voted to dancing, Leightsinger's orchestra
furnishing music.
Closed mail pouches are now sent from
the BrattleborO post office TO Greenfield by
the 1 40 train, and to Bellows Falls by the
8. 10 train This arrangement is a great
convenience, as it enables correspondence
with these places TO be exchanged much
quicker than formerly, and much closer
connections with the western mails are
made at Greenfield.
E. j, Carey and j. F. Anderson have
taken an interest in the Thorn Medicine
company.
Mrs. Alice Knight announces elsewhere
that she will open dressmaking rooms in
Retting's building February /.
A special session of the United States
court was held by Judge Wheeler at the
Brooks House on Monday afternoon and
Tuesday morning. Besides the adjustment
of the accounts of officers the only business
of importance had reference to the case of
E. A. Sowles of st. Adams, who was re-
Gently fined for contempt of court, as re-
lated on our first page today. Mr. Sowles
represented TO the court through Col Has
kins, his attorney, that he is bankrupt in
NhAdIb dAA uuhblt W RAISE ana pay Lle
amount of the fines ard costs imposed, and
asked for its reduction, as by the sale Of
certain law books aud other personal effects
he would be able to pay a portion of the
amount. In consideration of this state
ment and plea Judge Wheeler ordered
the amount of costs chargeable to the re
spondent to be reduced TO $3.50, making the
total of the fines and costs $3.50, instead of
500 as originally fixed
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
rife club was held at the armory Tuesday
evening and the following officers elected
President, h. ii. Putnam vice president,
j. L. Jones secretary and treasurer Q.
H. Colt, executive committee, E. d, Whit
ney, H. NJ. Wood, q, H. Sargent: range
H. g. French @. II. Colt, A S.
Nichols financial committee, j. l.. Jones,
A, S, Nichols, g, II. Sargent A special
meeting TO see about revision of the by
laws will be held the 2sth.
An exhibition will be given at the town
hall tomorrow evening by Instructor
Smiths Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium pupils
The Young mems class will go through the
various dumb bell, horizontal bar, parallel
bar and ladder movements, and the High
school boys will appear in the wand drill
There will be no admission charge but per
sons who wish 10 attend are requested to
get reserved scat checks at the association
rooms. Mr.. Smith goes next week 70 West
Pa where he has a years
engagement with the Y NJ G. A. in that
place. His place will be taken by young
man from Boston, who comes highly rec
by Pr f. Chadwick.