Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-05-09

9 A large number Of fishermen went 10 tb
: New Hampshire brooks last week Thurs
day, when the law prohibiting the catchinl
OF trout became void. Very few larg
- catches are reported. The claim is made
and it is probably true, that the New
. Hampshire law is an unwise one, as b,
= May the season for trout fishing is wei
q advanced, and the law then going out o
= effect, attracts general attention. causin,
y nearly everybody to 20 fishing. and
i slaughter of the innocents is the result
Nobody thinks about the law when it /
on the first Of April, and few people q,
fishing. The Vermont law as il now stand
il all right
The listers have their work we'll in hant
and have been gathering up the last dilato
ry lists this week While they are unable
, TO give any footings, the indications ar,
That the personal property valuation will
show a handsome increase-about 400.
900 probably.
, Work on the Brooks House extension in
the rear is being pushed forward RAPIDLY
The plumbing throughout the house Is he
ing replaced with modern appliances, and
the annual spring renovation is in progress
Il is expected that the Lotus Glee club
will on Sunday next, after several post
ponements, assist in the musical services al
the Baptist church.
Housh & Co. expect soon TO begin the re.
moval of their presses to the first floor of
CrowelPs block, leaving their present quar-
ters for composing room and bindery
A profitable meeting of the Epwortb
league was held last evening at the vestry
OF the Methodist church, the subject under
consideration being Africa" Excellent
papers were presented by Mrs. Higley,
Miss Manning and L. II. Sprague The next
meeting OF the league, a social, will be
neld with Mr. and Mrs. Il. E. Convey on
Green street
At the Baptist chapel ON Wednesday
evening was presented an interesting and
delightful little Observation-Disclosures
because arranged and carried out entirely
by the younger portion of the Sunday school
and delightful because of its real excel
lence. The well arranged program includ
ed literary selections, vocal numbers, with
songs by male quartet, and flute and pi-
ano solos. The entertainment was compli.
mentary TO the Endeavor society. Not a
great many were in attendance. hut.ber.,
applause testified to bs-7....,..oo;a,;on y,
S y n whom np i %as reve
lation of unexpected ability in the young
people Of the school.
Thomas Harmon on next Monday evening.
A large attendance is hoped for.
The Massachusetts, legislature having
passed an enabling act there is no longer
any doubt that the lease Of the New Lon
don Northern railroad 70 the Central Yer
mont company will be renewed ON its eG-
piration, January next, though it is not
| supposed that the papers have been form
| ally drawn aud signed. Mutual conces-
sions are 10 he granted by the Central Yer
mont company to the Connecticut River
company for the use Of the ten miles be-
tween South Vernon and Brattleboro, and
by the Connecticut River company to the
Central Vermont for the use Of its line be-
low Windsor. Men who are in "a way
10 know the inside Of railroad affairs be-
lieve the outcome will be in due time that
the Connecticut River company will come
into Brattleboro Independently. and that
this will result in the double tracking Of
the present line as a matter Of both con
venience and necessity.
The Phpnix seems to be steadily in luck
these days We have had many rare bits
Of history and correspondence for publica-
ton, and one Of the best Of them all appears
today ON our first page in the shape of
chapter Of Dummerston and early Revolu-
tionary history. The account of the bru
tai shooting Of William French at DUN
merston in March, la15, and the place ac-
corded him by many as the first martyr
of the Revolution" is familiar 10 all: but
we venture 70 say that it is known to very
few of even the most careful students of
history that four months before this event,
and six weeks before the famous Boston
tea party" a meeting to organize deter
mined opposition to the entertainments of
the 'minons' of George the Third upon
the rights of the people was held on DUN
merstOn common. As a result of this
meeting a fellow patriot of the men com
posing it was forcibly released from Jail
where the New York officers had placed
him, or to use the quaint language of the
time, he was let out Without Key or Lock
picker The act was a daring one, but
the subsequent course of those " no per
| forme l it showed that they were ready to
stand behind it and defend 1t if need be.
No more interesting historical contribution
than this has ever been made in our col.
umns.
Sherman & JENNIE, representing the Mu-
tual Life Insurance company of New York,
have this week paid policy of $1,000 on
the life of the late Edward Crosby.
A local microscopical association has been
formed. Meetings will be held the first
Tuesday of each month.
There was a good attendance at ]. II.
Chamberlain's auction at Rays stable yes
terday. About 30 horses we're sold, the
prices as a rule ranging from $3.50 TO $3.50.
The Adventists will hold their meetings
in the lower town hall hereafter Elder
S. Cook will preach next Sunday at 2:30
P NJ PRAYER meetings are held Sunday
and Wednesday evenings at 1880 P. NJ
Eggs were served in every imaginable
style at the closing supper of the season,
given by the Universalist ladies last even
ing, and the term EGG supper" was no
misnomer. After the supper an entertain
ment, which included the drama "a pre-
cious pickle, was given. Selections by Mr.
Gilbert on the banjo were warmly received.
The receipts, which will be used for mis-.
sionary purposes, amounted to about $2j.
Post-ofiice officials are busy this week
counting all the pieces of mail matter that
pass through their hands Beginning at
9 O'Clock Monday morning and continuing
seven full days, all postmasters throughout
the United States have been instructed by
Postmaster General Wanamaker to take a
careful account of the number of pieces
and the weight of paid matter mailed at
their offices, with the amount of postage
thereon, together with statistics of free
matter mailed. There is to be a separation
throughout the several classes of matter be
tween that which is mailed to other post
offices and that which is for local delivery.
Not only is a statement 20 be made of the
number, weight and postage in each class,
but also the number, weight and postage in
each sub division of each class The object
sought is to obtain an exact knowledge of
the number, weight, and amount of post
age paid on each and every class and sub.
class of matter mailed in the United States
this week, by which the work of the year
may be accurately estimated Upon the
receipt of these reports a detail of clerks
will be made to average and tabulate them.
IL is estimated that it will take 20 clerks six
months TO complete the tabulation.
The New York Life Insurance company
was the first TO pay its policy S2000-on
the life of the late Edward Crosby.
Four lengths of hose burst Wednesday
afternoon while the Prospect Hill hose com
pany was testing its apparatus.
special meeting of the Philharmonic
society, to see about recognizing the or.
chestra and arranging other matters, was
held Monday evening
The residents of Prospect hill are con.
graduating themselves over the LAYING out
of path from near G. H. Davenport's 10
Clark street. Work on the path was be-
gun yesterday, the authorities having de.
cided that it was needed. The distance TO
Main street by the way Of the path is les.
sened several rods and many of tn. resi-
dents Of the hill will be accommodated. Ii
was formerly in good condition but was
washed out during the storms and for some
IA haan "A "A tat Of IN l.