Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-06-05

field. y. H., born there in 1882, and was
one of family of six children of the late
Erastus Harris. Besides Fred H., sister,
Mrs. Charles f. Alexander of Gulford,
and another sister resident in st. Paul,
Mimi, survive. Mr. Harris grew up in
Chesterfield He was at one time en-
Gagged i'm business i'm Brattlehoro, and was
settled for a time in the West, but had
lived in lFitchburg for some 20 years past.
He is remembered by many Brattleboro
friends as genial, companionable man,
with a never-faiing fund of anecdote
and dry wit. He had been a frequent Wis
itor in Brattlcboro and during the con
structiOn of the narrow gauge railroad was
a sub-cOntractor for portions of the work
under Harris Bros. II Co. The funeral oc-
Cured on Wednesday. The mother of the
family, now in her Goth year, lives in Gull
ford with her daughter, Mrs. Alexander,
and is remarkably bright and wcll-pre-
served woman.
Announcement comes from Waterbury
that that portion of the new state insane
asylum which has been in course of con
structon at that place is now practically
completed and ready to receive the furni-
ture. 1t is expected that about l25 state
patients will be removed there from the
Brattleboro asylum by the first of August.
The wing which has been built comprises
about one-third of the buildings contem-
plated in the plans for the institution.
DIR. Draper spent Wednesday on the
mountain with party of workmen open
ing views through the trees and shrubbery
at the angles and other points of observa-
ton on the mountain road. The openings
thus made give outlooks upon the village
4 t-n1l nd m no
hills around. A dozen sign-boards were
erected upon the trees to designate various
localities along the road. This completes
for the present the work upon the noun
tain road. the construction of which has
added an entirely new and unique feature
to the summer attractions of Brattleboro.
1t is now fully open for the public use.
The attention of all maple sugar makers
is called to an article on our editorial page
warning the farmers that their appliCa-
tions under the bounty law for next years
crop must be filed before the first day of
July next
The telephones at the resorts at Spofford
lake are to be put in today. This evening
Mr. Goodrich has a grand opening, and
number from here will attend.
The annual meeting of the Windham
Tuesday at the Office of Taylor Bros. $. II.
Sherman was chosen president, f. l..
Walker of Grafton treasurer f. S. Leonard
of Bellows Falls secretary, and I. j. b.
Cudworth, f. s. Leonard and L. d. Taylor
committee on rates. The routine bust
ness was transacted, rates discussed, etc
Dinner was eaten at the Brooks House.
Geo. b. Whites large livery stable is now
lighted by incandescent lights.
Fifteen men began work at Vernon on
Wednesday setting the telephone poles for
the long distance line.
A very elegant wedding was celebrated
at the First Presbyterian church in Plain
field, y. j., last Monday evening when Miss
Elinor NJ. Shepard. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus d. Shepard of New York
city, was married to Mr.. John Doull Miller,
the son of wealthy London merchant. A
special train carried the New York guests
to Plainfeld and the ceremony at the
church was followed by brilliant recep-
ton at 1.-THE Cables" Mr.. Shepard 5
country house. The mother of the bride
was formerly Miss Joanna Mead, of Brat
tleboro, daughter of Larkin G. Mead, SEN
ior, and sister of the sculptor and of Charles
L. Mead and VIM. Rutherford Mead of
| New York.
There are several bad places in the side
walk on Canal street, beyond the Brook
street corner, which need attention.
From the accounts given in the Indian
apOlis papers ii is evident that Mary Howe
| has never achieved greater hOnors or car
ried her audience more completely by
storm than on her appearance at the In
dianapolis music festival last week. The
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was a distinguished one, with Emma Juch
at its head, but it was Miss Howe who
aroused the greatest enthusiasm. The In
dianapolis journal, after speaking of the
performance of the other vocalists, says:
1T was when Miss Howe appeared that
enthusiasm burst its bounds. Such APP
plause as greeted this beautiful woman at
the close of her first number has perhaps
never been heard before in Tomlinson hall.
1t was loud, long-continued, and earnest,
and was doubtless very gratifying to the
young singer" In another part of its ac-
count the Journal speaks of the ovation
given Miss Howe and says: ''She sang
like bird and the exquisite cadences of
echo and trill rivaled those of the famed
nightingale. Nothing could be more bell
like than the clear tones which made the
hall reverberate with their melody. 1t
does not seem possible that a human voice
can be so perfectly cultivated" OF her
number with flute obligato the same paper
says that st is yet a question among many
of the audience which took the high note
in one passage, the voice or flute The
rendition of this number was the signal for
another storm of applause, and the audi
ence would not be content until Miss Howe
had repeated portion of the song. So
great was the favor accorded her that she
was engaged for an additional appearance
at the festival.
The meeting of the bailiffs and engineers
ia reference to the electric fire alarm sys-
TEN was held on Monday evening. Chief
Engineer Turner and w. Dorr Perry, the
committee appointed to investigate the
working of the systems in other places made
their report. The Gamewell, Stevens and
American concerns, all of which are desir-
GUS of placing a system here, are to send
their apparatus here. The apparatus will
be set up and put in running order, and f.
A. Hubbard, Ferris Vaughn, G. l.. Clary
and Henry Whittier were appointed a com
mittee to test and inspect the working OF
these systems and make a report to the bal
lifts next Monday evening The village
meeting, to decide the question of adopt
ing a system, which was to have been held
the 18th, has been postponed to the oath.
The Gamewell apparatus has already ar
rived.
f. NJ. Waite is at Stratton, where he has
a contract to saw some 5000 logs which
have been cut two years. The Amidons OF
West Chastarfipld arc IN do tho xuorlr 4