Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-01-23
PHOENIX, BRATTLEBoRO FRIDAY JANUARY 1891

About 40 couples attended the second Of
the assemblies At the Brooks House Wednes-
day evening, and the affair was again one
of much pleasure 10 participants. The next
party will he held IN the evening Of Feb.
l2.
The invitations for the military ball have
been sent out this week The Estey Guard
are now drilling three nights each week in
preparation for their exhibition at the ball.
The Clemanceau Case. which was ruled
off the boards in New York on account Of
the Eden-like simplicity Of some of its cos
tunes, will appear at the town hall tonight
with its winter clothes on.
The Lucier novelty comedy company,
which made a favorable impression on a
recent visit here, has engaged the town hall
for next Monday evening.
The Episcopal sociable held at Red Mems
hall Wednesday evening was the most sue
cessful of the season. the hall being crowd
ed TO Overlooking. After an excellent sup
per Capt. Childs delivered bis lecture on
the postal service, which received the same
warm praise accorded it when previously
given.
The Murray club meeting. held at the
Washington street home Of Mr. and Mrs
Will Coombs Tuesday evening, had as its
leading attraction the MURRAY War Cry"
which was published with Mrs G. II Dav-
export as the reader Of the spicy and humOr-
Gus contributions, Of which the advertise
ments we're a pleasing part Singing and
games followed the paper.
The Kirmiss to be given by the ladies Of
the Universalist society takes place at the
town hall next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings The project has been
long under consideration, and great pains
has been taken in all the preparations for
the interesting event IL will be a novelty
in Brattleboro and will undoubtedly prove
one of the most interesting aud successful
entertainments ever undertaken here The
program is printed at the head OF our local
columns
The Brattleboro Farmers League will
hold a meeting at district No. schoolhouse
tomorrow, Saturday evening, at 1880
O'Clock general invitation is extended,
and free discussion upon the purposes
and mission of the league is on the program.
N. II. White has put job and express
team on the street with a stand and order
book at B. A. Clarks.
The meetings held in the lower room of
the Esteyvile schoolhouse every Wednes-
day evening by the young peoples societies
Of Christian Endeavor of our churches and
the Y. NJ. g. A, are well sustained Rev.
| G. O. Day conducted the meeting last
Wednesday evening aud the occasion was
cheering one TO many. All are welcome
The Pilgrim Fathers of Fort Dummer
colony will meet at Grand Army hall next
Tuesday evening TO welcome new members.
There is but little doubt that the star in
the diamond drama at the Bliss House last
week, who signed the bill of sale as Robert
Fitton, was he of fre-bug notoriety. He
was seen in Hinsdale on the day of his APP
pearance here, and was recognized by sew
eral persons who knew him Of old. His
present abiding place is said to be Rockville,
Conn.
At the annual meeting of the Carpenter
Organ company on Tuesday the old officers
were reelected. The business of the past
year has been fully equal to that of the
previous year and the outlook il encourag-
ing. One or more floors of the l. of the
factory will give additional room for the
works this year.
Ex-Gov. Holbrook and Col l.. X Fuller
we're elected honorary members of Sedg-
wick post, G.. A. R., at the regular meet
ing of the post Wednesday evening.
The exhibition by the Y. NJ. c. A. gym
nasium class is to be given at the town hall
on Saturday evening Of next week. More
practical work for body building will be
shown than at the exhibition last year. In
order to pay for the new apparatus which
has been put into the gymnasium this year
a small admission fee will be charged
The storm which prevailed locally last
Saturday and Sunday, beginning with a fall
Of light snow and changing Saturday even
ing to sleet, and then to light rain or
mist, was very severe TO the south, where
it took the form Of genuine ice storm,
and caused great Inconvenience TO travel. TO
telegraph and telephone companies and
| to electric light companies. In New
| York city a repetition Of the great
blizzard Of three years ago was feared
when the storm began. The snowfall was
particularly heavy in the Mohawk valley
in New York. The bulk Of the storm
seems to have gone around this particular
section of New England, as the snowfall
was the heaviest of the season at Rutland
and other western Vermont points, and a
fall of Il foot or more is reported in north
ern New Hampshire.
Mary Howe is to be the guest this even
| ing of the Vermont association of Boston
at their annual meeting and banquet at he
| Hotel Vendome, and will sing. One of her
selections will he part Of the wel-known
Song of the Vermonters, whose author
ship was disputed until year ago, when
Mr.. Whittier sent the association a letter
saying that he was the writer Of It, Mary
wilkins will also be guest of the sssocia-
ton on this occasion.
This from the Burlington Free Press has
a certain local interest: M w. p Rice
of Fort Payne fame, is defendant with 9th
ers in several suits instituted in the name
of the Atchison Land investment and I'm
provement company, of which he is the
president and controlling owner. These
actions involve over $500, 900 and contain
a variety of charges, among which are the
Interpretations Of money, unauthorized
expenditures and illegal transactions Of
sundry kinds Mr. Rice enters a general
denial as to all charges Of wrong doing, but
he must plead guilty TO the charge of hav-
ing started more booms than he can keep
going of having more irons in the fire than
he can keep" In justice to Mr.. Rice il
should be said that he wires one Of the Kan
sas City papers denial Of all the charges
brought against him, and says that those
who are attempting 10 injure him are men
who are in debt TO him and have been
leeches on him for years
At meeting of the tobacco growers of
Maryland, held at Baltimore last week, DR..
William b. Clark of Johns Hopkins univer-
sity was one of the speakers. Taking for
his subject The relation of geology to ag-
riculture,n DR.. Clark spoke with especial
reference to the tobacco area of southern
Maryland aud showed the meeting the
practical work which the geological branch
of the university is doing in the way of
careful investigations relating to the differ
ent soils of the state, their formation, etc
He described briefly but clearly the geologic
changes that have taken place on or near
the coast line of Maryland, and how the
soils have been formed which are suited To
wheat to fruit culture, TO truck farming,
etc. In conclusion he said: "If we had
then, good geological map of the state, il
would be possible TO tell where we could ex.
pect wheat TO succeed. where tobacco,
where fruit and truck Professor Williams
and myself have now been at work for
some years in collecting facts for such d
map, and look forward TO the time when
the book will be accomplished, and Mary
land, as well as her sister states, will have
the basis for development of her agricul
tural resources"
Col j, j. Estey was chosen president al
the state convention of Young Mems Chris
tian associations held at Bennington last
week, Harrison j. Norton of Bennington
is the vice-president and John Gibson Of
Burlington, secretary, The reports pre-
sented at the meeting showed an encourag
ing growth and interest in the work
throughout the state. Vermont is divided
into four districts with the following gen
tlemen chairmen Of its usual district com
mittee l.. b. Scott. Rutland John Glib