Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-21

j = Robinson was once the landlord OF the
old Vermont House. According 10 the best
information we can gain the statement was
wrong. The old house known by that
name, built first as a dwelling house, and
afterwards converted into a hotel, had sew
eral landlords, but no Robinson appears in
the list. During the memory Of all people
now living, we think, Capt T. G. Lord was
the landlord The old wooden building
was taken down about $40 or 1850 and re
placed with a new three story building with
a brick front. this front covering also the
front Of the Townsley store, which stood
just south, occupying substantially the
present location Of the town hall Fire
broke out il the hotel at o'clock on Thurs
day afternoon, Feb 49, 1852 destroying
the hotel, its stables and outbuldings,
Townsev's store on the south, Asahel
Capp's dwelling house on the north, aud
the old Wantastiquet hall which stood
little above and in the rear Of the hotel,
about where is now the northeast corner Of
the Episcopal church lot The Vermont
House stood on the present church lot and
the buildings burned covered the territory
now occupied by the town hall, the Episco-
pal church and the Clapp residence The
fire was the most disastrous that had then
occurred in Brattleboro the loss being es-
tltnateu AT sbV,UUU. IL was n SLlil winter
day, and the fire was so fierce that the
smoke and glow were seen by residents on
Newfane hill The Eagle, in its account,
reflected seriously on the dullness and in
difference Of the men on the OCCASION say
ing that there were enough Of them TO have
formed lines TO the river and have passed
up enough water TO save the property. 1t
adds 70 its caustic remarks that the women
put the men TO shame by their energetic
action, and that the fire would have been
stopped if there had been more Of them.
One Of the most interesting and satisfac-
tory pieces Of work which we have seen
from Mr.. Hardie's brush was the portrait
Of Prof Charlier, which was sent not long
since from his Brattleboro studio 10 mem
bers Of the family in New York. This
portrait impressed itself upon us as combin
ing in a remarkable way all the good points
of Mr.. Hardie's work II seemed like
labor Of love as it doubtless was. for the
staunch friend Of the early days when the
Young artist was at the very beginning Of
his profession. The pose Of the figure is
admirable. The painting Of the head is
strong, vigorous, bold It is the good, gray
head of the professor himself, with its
strongly marked lines Of character We
remember nothing more satisfactory than
U
| clothing seems not 20 be a painted counter
| felt but genuine fabric, which one might
touch and handle, with vertable flesh and
| bone underneath it, Best Of ALL the erect
| firmly seated figure showed to Brattleboro
/ friends how well Prof Charier must have
| been preserved physically in spite Of his
| recent years Of III health which have
compelled him to confne himself to life
in tropical climates Nav the time come
when We shall see him in Brattleboro streets
again At the same time there we're other
masterpieces in Mr. Hardie's studio-por-
traits Of President Eliot Of Harvard and
/ Gen. Bristow Of New York, each admirable
in its way, but serving. nevertheless, n
| helyhten ones satisfaction in the portrait of
our former Brattleboro resident
/ Miss Mary Howe sang in Providence on
Tuesday evening in Washington last even
/ ing, and her date for Philadelphia is to-
morrow evening, making an unusually busy
and eXactiug week The date for her first
| appearance in New York CITY is fixed for
next Tuesday evening. the 18th inst, " hen
she appears IN a concert given by the Mus
urgia club, one Of the leading musical so
cieties Of the city and whose members are
/ Of high social rank In the intervals be
tween her concert engagements. Miss Howe
Is studying under an Italian master Ia New
. York. tu whose instruction some Of the
/ greatest singers who have ever visited this
country have owed much Of their success
The Norfolk Neb Daily News comes to
Us painted red. the brightest kind Of a red
, and We Judge from reading the News that
the town itself has been painted red The
I occasion Is the Joy which the Norfolk PEG
. Pile feel because through their own gener-
Gus enterprise, including the gift Of large
amount OF money. they have secured the
! location there Of a big sugar beet factory.
the second in Nebraska The factory will
toe built the coming season IN readiness to
u-s the beet crop which the farmers Of the
vicinity will raise next summe The owners
and managers Of the factory will be the same
a. those " no own similar factory at Grand
Isle. Neb., which has proved the possihil-
tiles Of the sugar beet industry for that
section \ sample package Of the product
now being run out. which recently came to
this Office was a. choice a specimen Of re
fined sugar as We have ever seen
1t is estimated that 600 people went up
the new mountain road 10 the pinnacle IN the
bright aud enticing Indian summer sun
shine of last Sunday The Phoenix para
graph Of last week gave them the sugges-
ton.
law htAs Aht tl'N " LttlluE lf'lll bhIIts
which won the race in the > 10 class Cline
2:3l at the last Valley fair, has been sold
to Bridgewater Mass parties.
Stckney Bros : advertisement will be a
help - oil housewives IN making up their
Thanksgiving hill Of fare.
The Greenfield Gazette in a recent para
graph, mentions the improvements which
Geo. r. Lyons has been making on his
premises in that place. The massive gran
tie wall in front, the heavy work at the
gateway. surnounted on either side by life
size lions cut from blocks Of granite. the
solid steps and the curbings 10y the walk :
have received their finishing touches. BY
blasting, filling and grading the extensive
grounds have undergone most pleasing
transformation bit Of the original ledge
has been preserved with a little grove Of
trees, and back Of this grove a trout pond
has been made which Is now well stocked
with fish The skill Of a professional land
scape gardener has been employed, aud
Towering shrubs have been massed here
and there with the most gratifying effect.
There was a good attendance at the sup
per and dance given 10y Sedgwick relief
corps at the town hall last evening About
l35 supper tickets were sold and from 81 t.
80 dance tickets. Booths were arranged
foa the sale Of fancy articles, fruit and
confectionery and flowers. A children
tea party was held on the stage The
net receipts will probably be about SO.