Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-30


Gently resulted from ball playing in the
streets.
A week of prayer will be observed by
several of the churches and the Y. NJ. G.
\. beginning Nov. S.
The state teachers association convenes
in Montpelier on Thursday of next week
for the 42d annual meeting which will
continue for three days. Half-fare tickets
will be sold on all the railroads.
David Burdo the night operator, who
stole $40 from the telephone exchange at
Burlington, and who was arrested a few
days later in Brattleboro by Sheriff Her
rick, has been admitted to bail in the sum
of S400.
There will be meeting of the Highland
tennis association at the Washington street
schoolhouse next Tuesday evening at I
o'clock. A full attendance of members is
requested
The bishop made his annual visit to st.
Michaels Roman Catholic church last Sun
day and spoke at the morning ana evening
services. He was accompanied by two
priests from Burlington.
The program OF the dramatic and must
cal entertainment to be given at the Con-
gregatiOnal chapel on Thursday evening
for the benefit of the Woman's Industrial
union is published i'm the announcement
column.
IL is probable that Brattleboro people
will have a chance to hear "Our Chauncev"
during the coming winter. The officers of
the Vermont Dairymen'S association eX-
poet to secure Mr.. Depew as one of the
speakers at their annual meeting to be held
here.
f. j. Bailey Il Co. have sold this week
the Head farm in Gulford owned by r.
l.. johnson and formerly owned by Wal
lace Ncwcomb, to Mrs. Harriet l. SweeZv
of New York. Mrs. Sweezy is having the
buildings extensively repaired and will Oc-
cupy 1t next year AS a summer residence.
The Keene, y. H., Sentinel is authority
for the statement that between July and
September of the present year, Mrs
Grover of Chesterfield, with a little as
sistance from two small children, picked
upwards of 1900 quarts of blueberries and
blackberries, which she sold in Brattle-
boro, receiving over $3.50
The attendance was so small at the meet
ing of the Prospect Hill hose company last
Friday night that no business was transact
ed and an adjourned meeting will be held
next Monday evening, when it is desired
that every member be present, as the COM
pany is to be reOrganized. The company
has recently received $50 feet of hose, and
800 feet more are needed.
A mail vote for the Vermont division
officers of the League of American Wheel
men is now being taken. Brattleboro has
the largest number of league members of
any town in the state. 1t is expected that
the BrattleborO boys will cast their votes
for +. a. Hubbard for chief consul, E. d.
Whitney for secretary and treasurer, John
g. Norton Of st. Adams for vice consul.
and Dana j. Culver of Fairhaven for rep
resentative.
The Guild of the Good Shepherd. the
young peoples society of the Unitarian
church, held their annual meeting on We'd
nesday and elected as officers for the year:
Stella p. Dalton, president: Mrs. c. w.
Durham, vice president; Miss Jennie
Morse, secretary and treasurer Reports
were made upon the charitable work of the
past year and plans made for the coming
year.
Definite steps were taken at st. Louis
last week, by the national gathering of
physicians and surgeons, for the formation
of Pan-American Medical congress. As
has already been stated in our columns.
DR.. ii. ID. HoltOn attended as a delerate
| from Vermont. 1t was decided to hold a
medical congress of the countries of North
and South America in Washington, begin
ming on the first Tuesday of October, 1893.
| The congress will be formally INCORPORATED.
and the United States government will Off
| cially invite the other American states and
nations to be represented. DIR. Pepper of
Philadelphia was chosen president, with one
! vice president from each state, Vermont $
representative in the list being DIR. l.. NJ
Bingham of Burlington. Seven incorpo-
ratOrs were named, DIR. Marcy, president
of the American Medical association. and
DIR. Holton, an ex-vice president. being the
| two Eastern members of the board. While
all medical and surgical subjects will be
| discussed by the proposed congress, es-
pecial attention will be given to the subject
of quarantine, and an attempt will be made
TO establish uniform rules and regulations,
thus protecting the public health and the
/ interests of commerce among the Ameri.
can nations.
Last week it was stated that Howard
White had challenged Sherburne of Barre
to another 25 mile bicycle race. for prize
of $50 or 800 side, on the track on the
Valley fair ground. Sheburne wrote that
he could not come here for race, but
would race White on the Barre road course
and would like to make the value of the
prize 500 a side. White went him one
better and offered to put up $3.50 and to
pay all expenses if Sherburne would come
to Brattleboro, in case that he lost the
race. This Shcrburne declared TO be toe
much and arrangements were made for a
race at Barre Nov. 10th for 5000 a side
Now Sherburne has written that he has a
sprained ankle and that the race must be
declared OFF. Whites friends do not like
the looks of this statement and the S20C
has been forwarded to the stakeholder
George LamSon of Barre The announce.
ment in the Barre correspondence in the
Montpelier Waterman this week thai
"White has more hackers here lin Barre
than before is significant, as showing thai
Barre people have gained confidence il
White. 1t is hoped that Mr.. Sherburn,
will be ready for the race Nov. 10Th.
Charles II. Horton, a Brattleboro DO,
who has gone wrong, is feeling the strOns
arm of the law in Rhode Island. On tn,
22d of September he was arrested at New
port in the belief that he was one Mullens
who, having been brought from Pittsburg
Pa, on a charge of forgery, escaped by
jumping from window of the car on thu
outskirts of that city. After Horizons ar
rest the Fall River authorities came Il
Newport and declared that he was not thu
man wanted. In the meantime the officers
of Newport learned that Horton had beer
in Newport for few days, spending mos