Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-04-25
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large amount of county local matter are
printed in supplement today.
There is a rumor on the street this morn
ing to the effect that Mr. Rawson, the Phil
adelphia manufacturer, has boaght the Cen
trevile shop and will begin operations
there soon. Work which is in progress at
the shop indicates that the rumor is we'll
founded but the absence of Col Fuller
and Col, Estey in New York prevents any
definite statement
Mary Howe sang in Concord, n H., OH
Tuesday evening to an audience which
packed Whites opera house to its utmost.
She was fairly overwhelmed with applause
and enthusiasm. The press notices praise
in the warmest way the purity and fexi-
bility of her voice. and her charming APP
pearance upon the stage. Miss Howe sings
next Monday evening at Fitchburg, and on
Wednesday evening in Boston with the
Apollo club, one of the leading musical or
CARNATIONS of that city.
Business is booming with G. P Gibson.
As will be seen by his advertisement in an.
other column, he will offer 20 horses of diff
ferent breeds, at auction, at his Elliot
street stables next Friday and Saturday.
This is said to be very superior lot
The annual meeting of the ladies' enter
prise society will be held Thursday, May /,
at the Esteyville school house.
d. L. Herrick has been appointed deputy
supreme president of the Non Secret En-.
dowment Order of Worcester, Mass, and
will have charge of the order in Vermont
He will also institute a lod &c of the order
in this place.
The question, Resolved, That the press
exerts a greater influence than the public
speaker" will be settled for all time at the
Y. NJ. c. A. rooms next Thursday evening.
The disputants will be Affirmative, Hal
bert Waterman and s C. johnson; mega
tive, Merrill Ward and Edgar Wallen. An
animated discussion is expected and it is
hoped that there will be full attendance,
as all are invited.
At meeting of the military company of
Tyler Guards, S. of v, last Friday even
ing, l.. D. Taylor was chosen first lieuten
ant and A. l.. Harris second lieutenant,
succeeding o. r. Leonard and F. c. Platts,
resigned.
A long record of dramatic mediocrity
and badness was broken Tuesday evening
by presentation of real excellence-that
of Frank Mayo and his company in "Nor-
deck" "Davy Crockett, play of Amer
lean frontier life, in which Mr.. Mayo
achieved his greatest success, would prob
ably have appealed more directly to the
sympathies of Brattleboro audience than
"Nordeck," the scene of which is in the
German Polish borders. The plot, in brief,
is founded on the intrigue against an elder
son, Waldemar Nordeck, whose father was
German, by his Polish mother and half
brother and their followers. Nordeck of
L., e A.
Countess Wanda, the heroine of the piece,
and the play closes as pleasingly as possible
with "the beginning of the end" Stirring
situations, which call for the best efforts of
an actors skill, abound. The company,
every role considered, was one of the
strongest that ever appeared here. Frank
Mayo as would be expected, was the cen
tire of attraction, but he had to share the
honors with his support, Mr.. Taylor as
WitOld Nordeck and Miss Burress as the
countess appearing TO especially good ad-
vantage. Edwin Mayo, son of the star
actor, is a member of the company, taking
the part of the half brother,
Delie BY, who works for E. j. Carpen-
ter, took header from a bicycle Tuesday
in the rear of Crosby block, and fell sew
eral feet down through the opening leading
to the cellar of one of the stores, the bicy-
Gle striking upon him. He was unconscious
when picked up, and remained in that con
dition for two hours and half, but he has
now recovered so as to be able to return to
his work
new mail south has been granted by the
post. office department to South London
derry and Newfane, giving each station a
mail on the train leaving South London.
derry at 1925 and arriving in Brattleboro
at 4:l5 Connection is made with the late
northern and southern mails. There is a
probability that other stations ON the mar
row gauge line may have the same benefit
if arrangements can be made for transfer
Of pouches from the offices TO the depots.
The visit of the Lotus Glee club to the
Baptist church has been postponed.
The unique feature of the Fortnightly
clubs meeting Tuesday evening was the
Fortnightly Magazine the frontispiece OF
which was represented by a tableau "Wait
ing for the stage An article on college
! life at Yale" was given by songs illustrated
by tableAux. A story scientific article was
brought out by Mr.. Days reading, Break
| ing the record which Interestingly de
scribed the movements beneath the deck or
one of the ocean greyhounds. The story
of Patsey" was given by a reading by Mis-
Clay. The advertisements we're shown by
tableauX setting forth proprietary articles
which are familiar TO all through their reg
ular appearance in the leading periodicals
After the magazine had been published 1
social hour was enjoyed.
Rev. A, H. Webb, the newly appointed
Methodist minister for this place, was bOrI
in Biddeford, Eng, He began his labors il
the ministry as a supply for the church a
Barton. The next year he joined the con
ference and remained two years longer a
/ Barton. He was located at Barton Land
ing two years, at Irashurg three years, a
| South Royalton two years, at Woodstock
three years and at Mortified four years
/ The general conference Of 1888 increased
the time limit to possible five year pastor
ate ON a charge, and Mr. Webb is one of
very few who have remained longer thar
three years.