Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-13

itary drama by the Estey Guard Ina, been
fixed for Dec. 4.
d. =. Cobb has Jersey COW which
takes the lead rs a butter producer At
recent test one and one-half pound of but
ter was made from five quarts of milk.
An important sale at auction elsewhere
advertised is that of George a. Spatfords
well-known farm i'm Chesterfield. y. H.,
and his live stock and farming tools which
is to take place Dec. lst
There are to be two union Thanksgiving
services this year, evidently. The pastors
of the several churches have arranged to
hold their union service in the town hall,
as usual. while the e.. c. is to again have
one in the Universalist church.
Leslie Thayer. a Gultord boy who for
merry worked at Burke livery stable an
as a clerk at the American House was one
of the sufferers by the fire at Orange, Mass.
last Saturday. the hotel of which he had
charge being burned ou!.
Rev. Dr. Cow has sent Us the winters
program OF the Glens Falls Lyceum, which
opened its fifth season ON Monday evening
with a paper 10y DR.. Cow on "MOney as an
/ Economic Motive" The I.yceum holds
weekly meetings which are open to the
| public with papers and discussions after
/ the manner of the BrattleborO Professional
/ club.
/ What the Hardwick Gazette says in re-
| gard to the Hardwick Morrisvile AMI
! HYDE Park directory will apply with equal
| grace to 1.-THE alleged directory OF Brattleboro
and Hinsdale: "With the exception of
| poor press and typographical work the
omission of two or three hundred names
and the misspelling of most of the rest and
! incompetence and Incompetence generally
it is an excellent and satisfactory job. 1t
is more amusing than instructive. how
ever"
The local theatrical managers who were
treated in an unjust and unbusiness like
| way 10y the Dora Wiley opera company,
sent Officer Mcclure to Rutland last Fri
day 10 look after their interests just rs
the performance was about to begin Mr..
McCl had papers served on the ticket
! seller and the manager OF the house. The
situation was one which Miss Wley's com
pany could not dodge, and they were there
fore willing to compromise with Mr.. Me
Clure for SO, the amount of the actual
expenditures 10y the Brattleboro managers.
The company disbanded after the perform
ance and Miss Wiley has gone to Boston to
enter the Palace theatre
The work of fitting up the second story
of the old Unitarian church building, re-
Gently bought. for the social uses of the
society. has been completed, and the rooms
which include good-sized hall two
smaller rooms and kitchen. present an
attractive and home-like appearance. They
will be used for the first time this evening
when the opening social OF the winter
series will be held. with a supper, short
10, ,
was announced by Mr.. Phalen from tn,
pulpit last Sunday morning that, in recog
milton of the lifelong services OF the late
Miss Sarah c. Wells for the society. ant
especially for the energy and foresight il
/, suggesting and urging the purchase OF thi,
building for a church house, it will here
after be known As "Wells Hall Thi
name has now been placed over the en-
trance to the building.
5 DIR. Sholes has recently bought and in
q troduced into operation at his Oak Ridg
, farm cream separator. an invention
. which is held by dairymen to be the mos
p important in many years. working a com
J plete revelation in taking the milk iron
! the cream. The milk is placed in the sep
aratOr As soon as drawn from the cows an
2 the cream separated from the milk by cen
trifuCal action, the machine revolving a
the rate of 1000 times per minute. Tn
b | advantages are that every particle of creaT
is secured from the milk, while the milk /
q perfectly fresh for stock feeding OF domesti
D purposes. From 10 to - per cent NOR
2 butter is obtained by this method than b
3, any process by grayitation, while tn
t product. because of its perfect freshness
1 commands higher price in the market
l Visitors will be welcomed to see the opera
ton Of the machine at any time. J. \
Alexander of Guilford has introduced tn
e same apparatus al his farm.
b Our local militia men will be intereste
r to know that Capt John II. Mnmms of ~
p Adams has submitted 10 Gov Page his r.
: port upon the proceedings of the nations
d convention of the national guard of tn
n country. recently held at Chicago, to whic
he and Col. Fuller were sent as official rel
5 resentatives. The report says. in substanc,
Is that the matter most discussed was tn
T. mobilization of the entire body of the NJ
!. tional guard of the country at Chicago du
y ing the worlds fair in 1898, as recommen,
l. ed by Gen. Miles. The question will h
a. whether the general government or III
h several state governments will agree I
$. bear the expense thus involved. To pr,
Is vide for the contingency of the sever
e organizations deciding to 90 at their ow
l. expense. in default of government action
d Capt. Mimms recommends that every con
c pany begin now to provide a fund for thu
j. purpose, by each member putting by
p, minimum sum of % cents per week, tn
II fund to be put in the hands of a trustee
o be chosen by each company. This woul
=. amount at maturity in 1898 TO SOB p,
n member, or about $1,000 company.
Ie The Fortnightly club met on Tuesda
o night at II. II. Thompson 5, when lara
ie number enjoyed the trip to London, whic
n was the business of the evening" and foun
s. increasing interest in the plan outlined Il
y the winter. London was described in
1t series of ten-minute papers Mr.. Aver
If wrote on "HOw London grew" Miss MAJ
II Emerson on GLOW London is governeu
{. lighted, cleaned and fed" Mr.. Housh @
le Political and commercial London Mi
.e Pitkin on THE London poor, their hom
It and hopes, and Miss Fletcher on "Ho
le London goes TO church" Mr. Day addt
IF a few words on "IIow to see London.
he Nearly every member of the club cOntri
e uted an item or fact, that being the Tul
r and a good deal OF information was Gillette
d A number of photographs were shown
Of famous interiors and eXteriors. Next tin
N the club is going to Paris, and afterward
s. other political or aesthetic centres Of Eur
e pean life,
Since the present general agents of Il
p Mutual Life insurance company of Ne
+ York for the state of New Hampshir
n Messrs. Cheney, Shurtletf d Cheney, a
re sumed the responsible duties of that offic