Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

he war department mas AWARDED Lieut..
COL f. G.. Butteriield of SaXtons River a
medal of honor for conspicuous bravery at
the battle of Salem Heights. or Banks
Ford, Va. May 18th, 1868. Gen. l.. A.
Grant, acting secretary of war in trans
hitting the medal. expressed the personal
pleasure which it gave him to perform the
act. as it was while a member of Gen.
Grants staff Is years ago that the gallant
services thus rewarded were rendered.
Col. Butterlield now holds responsible
position in the pension office at Washing
ton.
The fire departments present system OF
drying the hose is not satisfactory. and it
is thought best to put in an inclined plane,
similar to that used by the city depart
ments. and as the horses in use on the
steamers are no longer to be stabbed i'm the
barns which Mr.. Stockwell has recently
sold. Mr. Pummcr has been asked to make
estimates for taking down the tower in the
rear of the Elliot street engine house. and
building in its place a stable for the horses,
which will give facilities for drying the
hose. The question of making this change
will be presented at the village meeting to
be called to consider the proposed electric
fire alarm system 1t is said that 1000 feet
of new hose are needed by the fire depart
ment.
There are no new developments in the
street railway project. $. y. IIerrick and
\. Starkey. will go to Glens Falls, y. Y,
soon to examine the plant which it has
been proposed to move here.
J. II. Chamberlain will hold another auc-
ton sale of horses at the stables of Livery
men White and Burke on Tuesday. the 2Gth.
A noticeable article i'm Randall Il Clapps
window this morning is a silver mounted
dog collar, 80 inches long, made for w. o.
Amdon's mastiff "Ben lIur.'' of Ilinsdale.
Superintendent Spauldng of the New
London Northern railroad and General
Freight Agent Chittenden of the Central
Vermont were in town last night for con
sultation upon the general local business Of
the Central Vermont company. and certain
Improvements which are in prospect
The ancient Brattleboro aqucduct. which
runs from a spring in the rear of the ar
mory to Retting's building failed this week
for the first time in anybody's memory.
owing to wall of earth caving i'm upon
the pipe. Repairs were made, investga-
ton showing the pipe, which was laid in
1921, to be still in good condition.
As Charlie Guild was going ont Elliot
street about 0:30 last Monday evening. he
noticed spark of fire, as if Il cigar stump
were burning. close by the Crowell build
ing, where the platform goes from the
street to the entrance. The fire gradually
grew in size, and investigation showed that
it was a case of spontaneous combustion
in some oily waste thrown there from the
sewing machine shop. The Waterman was
called and the fire eXtinguished.
The George E. Lyons company has
quarred a single block Of gr.sni.. $50 feet
long. 30 feet wide "' , i.Stcet thick.
m, -....u OF bailtfs and the chief en-
gineer and his assistants held joint meet
ing on Monday evening. when the question
of the proposed electric fire alarm was fully
discussed. The decision was To correspond
with Rutland, Burlington and 81. Johns
bury in this state, and with several places
in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
which use the electric alarm system. in or
der to gain all the information possible.
and to ascertain the opinion in those places
as to its operation. 1t was also decided to
send ID. w. Perry, representing the bailitfs,
and Chief Engineer Turner to Greenfield
Northampton, ChicOpee Falls and Spring
field, to make personal investigation of
the systems in use there. Mr.. Perry and
Mr.. Turner left yesterday on their errand,
which will occupy two days. When all the
facts obtanable are gathered report will
be made up to be presented to the special
village meeting which will then he called.
a meeting of the Fortnightly club will
be held in the vestry next Tuesday evening.
TableauX and songs by the ladies' quartet
will be among the attractions.
Word has been received from lansing
burg, y. Y, that the golden wedding cele-
bration of Rev. George p. Tyler, ID. d.,
and wife of that place, which was to take
place next Monday will be given up on ac-
count of the illness of Mrs. Tyler. The
observance which had been planned was
to also celebrate the semi-centennial of
Mr.. Tyler's ordination to the ministry. DIR.
Tyler is brother of Judge Royal Tyler.
This has been a lively week in real es-
tate matters for Bailey & Co.'S agency,
through which three sales have been made
and one or two of importance are now I'M
der consideration. George II. Reeds lum-
Der yard has been sold to NJ. j. Hapgood
of Peru. Mr.. Hapgood is a wel-known
lumberman, and has carried on a business
in Peru for some time. Mr. Reed will re-
main in his employ for the present. One
of the Thompson cottages in Esteyville,
owned by George II. Hall, has been sold
to o. Peltier, the village blacksmith at
West Chesterfield, y. H.. The f. j.
Knapp store building at Townshend has
been sold to Massachusetts parties, who
will occupy it for store purposes as soon
as the lease of the present occupant ex-
pires.
Letters received from Rev. f. l.. Phalen
indicate that his visit in London has been
one of great pleasure and profit. The adj
dress which he made as the American del
egate to the meetings which he went to at
tend was received with much enthusiasm.
On the Goth of April Mr. E. r. Pratt came
over from Paris and spent week with him
in London. a card received yesterday
from Mr.. Phalen announced his intention
to sail from Liverpool for New York by the
wyoming of the Guion line last Satur-
day. He will be due to arrive in Brattle-
borO about the middle of next week. and
will be warmly welcomed by his people.
Prof Harris show at the town hall last
evening is said to have been the kind of
thing those liked who liked that kind of a
thing. The attendance was good, and there
was a lavish gift distribution at the close of
the performance.
What was known as the cash meat mar
ket on Elliot street, of which II. A. Walker
and Horace Prefontaine were the pro-
prietOrs, was sold last week to A. G. Barnes.
The market will be closed, the business
being carried on from Mr.. Barnes's market
in the Miner building. Mr.. Walker and
Mr.. Pretontaine will both enter the employ