Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-10

Austin and Thomas Judge Hildreth s. Co
will rebuild their shop on Elm street. work
on DR. Holtons harm is already under way,
aud various repairs and Improvements have
begun
The Vermont conference u Methodist
churches all he at Northfeld beginning
Wednesday, the PEND aud ending the fol
lowing Monday Rev. l. Hurlburt, Rev.
r. K Doherety. Rev. A. b. Leonard Of
New York, Rev. W T. Haven aud Rev. j.
" Hamilton Of Boston. Rev W. a Spen-
rer u Philadelphia, and Bishop w. r. Nal
laliew are among those who will take part
in the exercise.
Bellows Falls went a step 10 advance Of
/ Brattleboro in one respect at a village
meeting last Monday evening. by voting
/ $500 toward establishing a fire alarm
- stem This il undoubtedly the next
| public Improvement which this village
should adopt, and we are glad = know
| that some Investigations in this direction
have been made recently. Why not have a
definite proposition 20 submit 10 the next
| village meeting
The last social gathering at Masonic hall
/ will be held next Friday evening
[ No damage Of consequence was suffered
/ 10 the telephone system 10 Windham county
/ during the heavy storm Of last week.
! although in Massachusetts where less snow
| fell, the damage was the most serious ever
experienced
/ Another Swede wedding is announced 70
| take place tomorrow.
/ Dennis Dugan il building q new barn on
/ Vine street
r. N. Waite has nearly completed new
saw mill on the Brook road on the site Of
J Eafav mill tthfcb vvaa Lu
/ r j Bailey & Co s spring catalogue,
/ describing Vermont farms, Is out and sew
/ eral thousand copies have been distributed
I this week
/ Rev Mr. Rabbit Of West Brattleboro
| supplied the pulpit at the Centre church
last Sunday Rev. Mr. Day is expected 70
/ be In his accustomed place Sunday.
Donuell & Davis are now receiving their
| full stock Of spring millinery aud in their
new advertisement this week they ask the
ladies 70 call and see their choice selections.
/ The round Of sOcial gaieties which the
| young people have had at the Brooks
House, ended Tuesday night With the most
[ enjoyable gathering Of the series Fifty
couples participated in the dancing, which
ceased at one ocllck During the evening
refreshments we're served
Charles W Henry Of ClArehiont y. H.,
a former local machinist v no won success
as an amateur actor, and Jack Mann Of
| Hinsdae also q celebrity in the same line
are now at work in the lower town ball
painting a new parlor scene and new wings
for the town hall stage
During March the letter carriers deliver
ed 80, 13l pieces Of mail matter and collected
- ,gl7 pieces, making the whole number Of
pieces handled l2l ,64s.
+. 2. Bostwick, a travelling book agent
purporting 10 be from New York was
arrested at Greenfield, Mass last week
Wednesday. charged with stealing 500
/ three 500 bills-frOm the trunk Of VIM. G.
BOwlen, d designer, at the American House
III Greenfield, where both we're quartered
Sheriff Smead, who had the case IN charge,
found that Bostwick came TO Brattleboro
the day after the theft was committed, and
further investigation showed that a man
answering Bostwicks description called at
the Nerm0nt Savings bank and had so
bill changed pom request Of Mr. Smead
A 5 Hubbard, bookkeeper at the bank
went 70 Greenfield on Monday, and on
going through the Jail picked out Bostwick
the man who presented the SEQ bill Mr.
Hubbard will 20 u Greenfield the latter
part Of the month, as one Of the witnesses
when Bo,twicks trial comes of
The annual meeting Of the Prospect Hill
association was held on Tuesday evening
The report Of A. G. Davenport, the treas
urer showed that the receipts for the year
have been $l03S. 81 and the expenditures
SOP ~, making the present fund Of the
association, after paying all bills $685. *,
being an increase Of $496 II for the year
These officers were chosen DR.. Geo F.
Gale, president, Vim. 5. Newton, clerk
4 G. Davenport, treasurer and collector
4. G. Davenport. Geo + Greene, r II
Harris J. j Estey Leander Thomas aud
4 b. Hall, trustees Ii was voted To
change the time Of the annual meeting from
the first Tuesday in April 10 the second
Monday in January.
The annual meeting Of the woman's aux
iliary Of the y. NJ. c. A. occurred Tuesday
afternoon, when the usual business was
transacted The various reports showed Il
prosperous year, and a considerable addi-
ton to the funds in the treasury has been
made A pleasant letter from Petersburg.
Va, was read, acknowledging the receipt
Of the contribution Of the Brattleboro aux
iliary to the bazaar at that place in aid Of a
fund 10 replace the building recently burn
ed. The officers elected for the ensuing
year are President, Mrs. j. +. Hall vice
presidents, Mrs. w. II. Fuller, Mrs F. A
Wells secretary Mrs. W. W. Newcomb
treasurer, Mrs. 5. A. Davis auditors, Miss
VI. j. Donnell, Mrs. a. l. Miller
bad accident occurred in the railroad
yard Tuesday evening about 10 o'clock
when Harry Harding, aged 90, brakeman
on Conductor Harrington's train, fell from
the cars, and his left foot was run over aud
crushed. Drs. Webster and Pratt. who
attended him, found amputation at the in
step necessary. The young man suffered
from loss of blood. He has been taken u
Windsor. where Mr.. Hazen, his brother-in
law, is the station agent
The Unitarian church will be closed for
the next four Sundays, Rev. Mr Phalen
having been appointed delegate from the
American Unitarian association 10 the an
nual meeting in London Of the British and
Foreign Unitarian association and the tri-
ennial conference Of the Unitarian churches
of Great Britain aud Ireland The meet
ings begin April 81, and Mr. Phalen sails
from Boston by the Cunarder Pavonia to
morrow.
A large audience was entertained and
edited at the town hall Sunday evening by
Miss Elizabeth U. Yates, of Round Pond
Ne, who appeared in the interest of the
temperance cause, under the auspices of
the w. C. T. U. 1t was a union meeting,
and the usual evening services at the va
rious churches were generally given up,
Reys. Sprague, Webb, Parry and Phalen
appearing on the platform and assisting in
the exercises. Miss Yates spoke upon the
} Conflict Of the Modern Hercules" the
story of the struggle Of Hercules with the
hydra headed monster furnishing the basis
for her address. The speaker made very
favorable impression, not only by the ex
celent ideas advanced and the finished
style Of delivery, but by her pleasant per
; sOnalty and welltrained voice In the af
; ternOon Miss Yates spoke 10 a good sized
audience in the Congregational church al
the West village She is to lecture in va
riOus parts of the state, having Just come
from wo-months lecturing tour in Rhode
Island
Rev c. o. Day returned yesterday and
will preach on Sunday An examination
made this week by the specialist in charge
Of Mrs. Days case showed encouraging
progress as compared with last September
There will be a dance at the wigwam OF
the Red Men Tuesday evening.
The Northampton Gazette is authority
for the statement that beginning April 10
the fares on the Connecticut River railroad
will be reduced 10 as near p cents a mile
as will bring the local rates TO sums ending
in o or .. This reduction will take place
over the whole Connecticut River company
system. IL is expected that tickets will
cost so little above the mileage rate that less
Of the latter will be bought
There has been an advance in the price Of