Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07

nlknb lhktH W lulS upuob anu u was tOil- /
verified into IA hospital for some time. G.
Il. Rice, the baggage master, laid there for
months with broken bones, bruises and
burns. He lives here and still runs on the
same train, but never passes the spot with
out memory of the terrible night, and now
in the destruction of the house he feels al
most as if home was gone. The whole
passenger train, leaving here at 1880 p. NJ,
went into a washed-out culvert within a
few rods of the buildings At that time
the father and mother of Geo. F. Evans of
this village lived there, both since deceased,
and Mr.. DeCamp lived there when it
was burned.
How the First Message over the First
Atlantic Gable Was Received in Bel
lows Falls,
The recent teachers meetings held here
recalls to the minds of many of our older
citizens a historic event that occurred dur
ing the time that this association was last
in session in our village 1t was in the
year 1853, and it was being held in the old
small church of the Congregational socie-
ty which stood where the present church
stands Elk Gov Sade was at the time
state superintendent and was presiding at
the meeting. Some member was speaking
to the audience when a man entered and
handed Mr.. Slade a telegram. The gov
ernor arose, and interrupting the speaker.
read the copy of the first message which
ever passed over the Atlantic cable, ad-
dressed to President Buchanan and signed
by Queen Victoria Instead of the expires
sion of enthusiasm, which was felt by ev
cry person present, being shown in the |
manner usual under such circumstances, |
some person present, after few moments !
of deep silence, arose and moved that re
cess of ten minutes he taken and that di-
vine service be held, which was immediate |
w done by the reading of the scriptures,
prayer and singing Of Old Hundred, when |
the business of the meeting was continued.
The Times Office issued a little extra sheet
the same day announcing the great event
and giving a copy of the message, which by
the way, was abbreviated by the cable fail
ing to continue to work till the end of the
message, but the public at large knew but
little regarding it. 1t was enough to know
that communication had been established,
for what has once been done can be done
again" and it had become an assured fact
by this token.
Charles H. Gibson closes his work for the
firm of Moore, Arms x Thompson on Sat
urday of this week aud is to remove at
once with his family to Boston, whore he is
to engage in mercantile business. Charlie
has been very popular young man in all
society relations, especially with the young
people, and in the loss to us of both him
and his estinable wife a large number OF
our people will feel personal loss. Mrs
Gibson, who was a Miss Bidwell of Chester
has for the past ten years been very favor
ably and widely known i'll this vicinity AS
a reader and singer, so that she has been
of great assistance in the entertainment of
all societies in our village Many friends
,,,tsb thap, and lanulupgs
their new home.
The old lamp posts in the different parts
of the village have been removed the past
week. a striking evidence of progress and
the supremacy of electricity
Geo. f. Jones, who has for the past year
run grocery store and saloon in North
Wapoe has bought the pool rooms in
Bridgman block of Mr.. Hunt, taking pos
session this week
The date chosen by the ladies aid society
of the Universalist church for rendering
the cantata Ruth is next Tuesday even
ing at the opera house All who enjoy
good music and pleasant evenings enter
tainmeut should not miss this, as 1t viii be
one of the best of the season. The cos
tunes are to he from the firm of Curtis x
Weld, costumers, of Boston, and are ele-
gantly adapted to the piece.
Young people held its annual meeting for
the election of officers and other business
and social matters at the house of \. q.
Williams last week Thursday evening.
The ladies' of Emmanuel church have de
cded upon December as the date of their
annual fair. The entertainment Is to be
called Bonnet party this year
Another of the liquor prosecutions here
by States Attorney Cudworth, which could
not be tried with the rest two weeks ago
owing to the proprietor of the place having
skipped out, was completed before Justice
Lane on Tuesday, he having returned
He was fined 500 and costs, the light fine
being due to the fact that he had sold out
and gone out of the business entirely.
Henry A. Phelps is the builder employed
by Geo. B. Wheeler in rebuilding the prop
erty between Canal and Rockingham streets
and large force of workmen are rushing
the work.
Three Young men were brought up be
fore Justice Albee one day last week an'
fined $14 l3 for disturbing the peace late
in the night preceding.
The sound of the well-known voice o
S, H. Randall of Newtonville, Mass wa
heard on our streets two or three hour
Thursday congratulating all his old Demo
cratic friends upon the recent elections
Those who know the power OF his lung
can appreciate how well he used them wit
this unusual incentive. He was accom-
panied by his son Henry. They have bee
spending two weeks at his old home /
Chesterfield and came around this way HON
ON their return, stopping over one tran
They report our old friends, DIR. Talbot an
wife, as well and prospecting
At the state meeting of the Sons Of Ten
perauce held at Nergennes last week
Helen b jackson was chosen superintendent
of the work for young people OF the STATE
and ]. A. Bush was chosen q. w.
Both are well known residents here.
Chas. j. O'Neil, who is employed by tn
Fall Mountain Paper company here, We
elected to the New Hampshire legislator
from North Walpole Tuesday, and is recel'
ing the hearty congratulations OF his trlehd
A. r. Crowell was elected from the sout
part of the town.
Chas. w. Towns and Win T. Russell al
stopping at Mr.. Towns's cottage at SUM
pee Harbor, and intend remaining thel
for some weeks to come,
Personal.
BENNY Bunker goes to New Jersey into hot
with s C. Fleming for the winter
CYRUS Royce ir., formerly well known as
dry goods merchant of our village, has been
town the past three days, aud returns 70 ms non
in Lexington, Mass, saturday ms pIolhI
JafavrttF who was formerly clerk for o.
Gray is now in the insurance business IN JaInal
Plain.
Ora Knapp withdraws this week from the fir
of b. J. & d. Knapp, dealers IN musical mercha
disc, and f. J. Knapp is to continue the IRA
alone, at the same stand III barry "ocN'
Rev Ezra Byington, who is supplying the co
grepational pulpit, was formerly settled over u
parish in Windsor, and he TINS week eNchahs
it'll the pastor there, Mr. Martin
George f. Nloseley, of Bernardston, for MAJ
wears EMPLOYED as messenger between here al