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

The annual Thanksgiving day occurring
next Thursday, we request that early notice
he given Of intended advertising changes
and that all local correspondence be sent in
by the earliest mail possible 1t will be
useless TO DELAY unlmportant items until
Friday morning, because they cannot then
be used
Mrs Edward Crosby. who has been very
critically i'll with congestion Of the kidneys
since Thursday Of last week, is still living
at the hour of going to press. although the
end has been almost hourly expected for
several DAYS past Her constitutional en-
durance has proved to be very much great
er than is usual in such cases
\ curious mishap occurred the other dav
at Barnes's pasture AID slaughter house
j Henry Pratt lost a valuable hefer from
his farm. and Mr.. Barnes hearing of this
said he had found himself with one crea-
ture too many in his pasture which would
account for Mr. Pratt'S loss But when
search was made 1t was found that the
Pratt heifrr was one Of several that had
been killed recently by Mr. Barnes's men
suppo,ing it u he one OF his herd Mr.
Barnes cheerfuly pays the value to him Of
the heifer, but this hardly compensates Mr.
Pratt for the loss Of an animal which he
especially priced.
One hundred and sixty thousand impress
sions for the covers and index Of the
December Household, aud 800 900 circu-
lars for the Rev Mr. Leach, missionary to
Ceylon, who spoke in Brattleboro not long
since are among the large orders now run
ming off The Ph~nix job presses
Several runaways and accidents with
teams have occurred this week but none
have resulted seriously John Henkles car
riage was considerably SMASHED on the noun
tain Sunday in consequence Of the horse
kicking. Saturday night livery horse
ran away aud did some damage to a car
riage Tuesday night J. 2 Elmer's valua
BILE colt became frightened on the hill be
yond the iron bridge, leading to Birge
street. Mr.. Elmer jumped out and injured
one leg somewhat, but is now able 10 be
about. The colt ran the length of Elliot
street, and up Main street, across the West
river bridge, being finally caught near Nil
ton Millers Little or no damage resulted
from the other four or five runaways.
An interesting report of last week 5
Christian Endeavor convention at St
Johnsbury is printed in our supplement
today. The initials appearing as the sig
nature will be recognized with pleasure by
the Brattleboro young people interested in
this movement.
A gasoline furnace, used by the plumb
ers in the basement of Harmony block, eX-
ploded yesterday afternoon, filling The
Phoenix job Office press room with smoke
and flame, and there would have been seri-
| Gus results had there not been plenty OF
water aud fire extinguisher instantly at
hand.
The Richmond, \. H., correspondent OF
the Keene Sentinel has news of report
that there is TO be a railroad through thi.
place extending from Brattleboro to Bos
ton.
Last week letter, favoring the erection
Of an old ladies' home in Brattleboro, ha,
already called out an offer from one woman
of the village TO give a very substantial sun
of money and some good furniture in aid Of
such a project Let the good work 20 on
A meeting of the Brattleboro Farmers
league will be held at the Jelly company
building next Friday evening at 1880. Tn,
subject for discussion will be "Our stat,
agricultural and mechanical college wha
it has done and what it should do 1t il
the purpose of the league to hold regula
monthly meetings in this village. and al
ternate meetings at school houses in ada
cent districts
The Young Peoples Society of Religion
Improvement of the Universaist churcl
met last Sunday evening and organize,
with the choice Of the following officers
President, d. +. Tasker vice-presdent
J.. r. Plummer secretary and treasurer
Miss Minnie Haskius chairman of looknu
committee Miss Lulu Bracket chairma
of devotional committee, Miss Minna Ret
ting chairman of calling committee, Mrs
l.. r Plummer The club starts out wit
80 active and 10 associate members Meet
ings will be held each Sunday evening, tn
first Oh the evening of Nov. 80, when tn
subject to be considered will be Faith"
II. F Carpenter, the man arrested an
sent to Newfane Jail for stealing job
Rays horse. was taken TO Windsor prise
yesterday by Deputy Gordon for safe keel
: ing in the state prison Being undoubtedl
a member Of Il gang of horse thieves, il we
feared that some means might be found f
his escape, aud the governor was therefor
applied to for the papers necessary 10 hay
him placed in safer quarters.
e This week again our abundant local new
. overfiows into well-flled supplement-
! every line in it fresh aud timely.
5 Martin Scott is building a barn at h
place on Forest street
/ Win Weber a Young man who can
1 from Putney, had the middle finger of h
< left hand so badly cut on a bench saw at
A. Smith q Co s factory yesterday that
had to be amputated The index fng
, was cut so that it will probably be perm
n nently injured and the thumb was c
somewhat.
There was good-sized crowd at JAG,
Bishops auction on Tuesday The far
y was hid off at $500 by L l.. Whitney f
I; Lucian Moore. The farming tools, ct,
a brought fair prices.
s cluster of handsome black ostri
IS Plumes WAS seen floating over one of /
y blocks near The Phoenix office yesterdl
1t and was rescued by one of our composition
The owner will oblige by coming 10 Il
: office and claiming said property or the
may be a hot contest in our composing roo