Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-21
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.
Clnremont Music Festival.

The Western New Hampshire Music as
ISOLATION will hold its seventh annual festi-
val at Claremont, August - to % incu-
sve. The chorus promises to be unusual
w large and efficient. The following tai
ent has already been secured, and other at
fractions are i'm store Carl Ierrahn, con
ductor; Mrs Martha Dana Shepard, ac-
companist; Mrs. f. Humphrey Allen, so
prano; Miss Gertrude Edmands, contralto;
George j. Parker, tenor; Ivan MOrawski,
basso; Crescent male quartet: Germania
orchestra, Emil Molenhauer, leader
David Marsh, aged y, native of Keene,
committed suicide on Wednesday night of
last week at Westmoreland, where he has
been an inmate of the county almshOuse
for several years. He was brick mason,
but later took up the practice of medicine
In a way peculiar to himself. He had been
in failing health for several months.
The Claremont Advocate says that the
recent accident by lightning to Freeman
Chelis was the means of illustrating a fact
not universally understood, that water
should be applied Immediately to a person
so stricken by electricity. Mr. Chellis's
people drew him into the rain and dashed
water upon him after he was struck, and
he SAYS that when the water touched him
he was conscious of instant relief. 1t is
thought a general knowledge of the poten-
cy of water to draw off the electricity in
such cases might be the means Of saving
some lives.
The large two-story house and two large
barns of Ashley y. White in Marlboro,
were destroyed by fire on Wednesday after
noon of last week. The barns contained
30 tons of hay, four moving machines,
other farming tools and several wagons.
4 valuable horse and COW persisted in the
flames. The family lost all their clothes
and household effects. Mrs. White was
somewhat burned in attempting to rescue
the COW. The buildings were erected at
cost of $1,000, and were insured for only
$500 \ spark from the chimney is
thought to have set fire TO a load of hay on
the barn floor
Albert f. Flagg of NARROW was arrested
in Keene one day last week and fined
SlS17 for cruelty to animals. 4 few
weeks ago he came to Keene with pair of
mules having very painful sores on their
necks. He was warned by the officers not
to use the animals while in that condition.
On the day that he was arrested he had
driven ~ miles with load Of hay.
The Bridge memorial library at Walpoe
was formally dedicated last evening Mr.
Hudson Bridge made the presentation, and
the acceptance on behalf of the library
committee was by Thomas }. Peck, and
J. w Prentiss, chairman of the board of
selectmen, on behalf of the town.
Willie O. Bren of Boston. aged 10 years.
has rescued three lads from drowning at
Westmoreland within the past few weeks.
+. +. Wheeler's house at Chesterfield
Factory village was entered one night last
week by burglars who took silverware and
clothing valued at SO
John Hale of Swanzey, age about 80,
fell between the cars of the Boston eXcur-
sion train at Marlboro depot last Saturday
night and one of his legs was run over, so
that amputation was necessary.
The Claremont Advocate of this week
contains thrilling account of the adven-
ture of Austin Corbn and seven other men
in Mr.. Corbn's big preserve i'm Croydon.
The party entered the inner preserve to
place some fish in one of the ponds. when
they aroused the herd of buffalos, and the
large bull charged upon the party. Some
of the party took to the trees and rocks,
Others to the pond, and it was two hours
before the Infatuated animal quoted down
and they made their escape.