Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-06-19

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or sarcophagus, to be placed on the grave
of the late Hon. Jacob Estcy.
1t being the opinion Of many people that
whenever the necessary alterations are made
on the town hall building to adapt it to the
needs of today some improvement should
be made i'm the outside architectural APP
pearance, McElfatrck Il Son, who made
the drawings mentioned last week, have
sent sketch for a new front elevation
which will undoubtedly be very attractive
and very satisfactory Such an addition
would extend the building II feet farther
toward the street than at present. This
drawing, with those for the interior, will in
due time be submitted for the general pub
lie examination, as was suggested last week.
A considerable number of our citizens
have examined with great interest during
the past week the plans for the proposed
new schoolhouse on Canal street. which
Col. l.. X. Fuller and X. G.. IIardie, the
artist, procured to be drawn at their own
expense by the well-known New York
architects firm of McKim, Mead Il White.
The water cOlors sketch shows an attract
i've and rOOmy building, one story in height,
with steep roof and dormer windows,
giving ample room and abundant light on
the second floor The design is strictly in
colonial style, plain and simple in all its
details. a circular entrance porch is sup
ported by colonial pillars, and the dome,
which surmounts the central portion of the
building, is supported by similar pillars.
The floor drawings show an ample base
ment On the first floor are four class
rooms, with closets for clothing and all
necessary conveniences. On the second
floor are two class rooms of good size.
Such building would be a positive addi-
ton to the attractions of Brattleboro, and
it is understood that the expense of con-
struction would be scarcely more than that
of the ordinary ugly square building. The
plan is one which will undoubtedly receive
earnest and favorable attention whenever
the district decides to erect new school
house for the accommodation of the chill
dren in the location indicated
Supervisors Goodhue and Ferrin, at their
regular monthly visit to the Vermont asy-
lum on Wednesday, found the institution
so Overcrowded, there being sos patients
there under treatment, that. after careful
examination, they gave II patients condi-
tional discharge or leave of absence. While
not considered to be perfectly well. it was
believed that they could be safely cared for
by their friends at home for a time, and in
this opinion the superintendent concurred.
This crowded condition of the asylum
shows anew the necessity for an early com
pletion of the new state institution at Wa
terbury to afford the relief which steadily
grows to be more and more imperative
Hawley comes home from New York to-
night and will offer tomorrow many new
things.
The tulip trees have been i'm bloom this
week, and a particularly handsome sight
has been that of tree on John Rettings
lawn filled with the beautiful blossoms.
The marriage of Daniel Martin and Miss
Nellie Hcssion occurred at the Roman
Catholic church on Tuesday morning at .
o'clock. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Father Cunningham with the nup-
tial high mass. The bride was attended
by her sister, Miss Alice Hession of Fitch
burg, Mass, John Martin, brother of the
groom, acting as best man. Immediately
following the ceremony a wedding break
fast was served at the residence of Edmund
Carey on Canal street. Mr. and Mrs. Mar
tin left on the afternoon train for the
north for a short journey, and on their re-
turn will begin housekeeping on Elliot
street.
Items of especial interest, with reference
to Mr. F. L. Pierson and the Princeton
college quartet, will be found in our church
and society notices. These young men
have consented to spend next week with
us and will go from here to the Mortified
summer school, which begins June 20
1t was a pleasant surprise to Rev. Mr.
Day, who left for the summer by the early
train on Monday morning, to find gathered
at the railroad station a good-sized delega-
ton of his young folk to bid him goodbye
and goOd-speed, with fervent hope for his
safe return and for the wel-being of his
family.
The late Gus Turner left $1,000 of life in
surance, which he had taken out with To-
cal agents only about two years ago, when
in good health. His contract not only
called for $1,000 in cash at the end of pc
riod of years, but in event of prior death
his heirs were to receive not only $1,000
the face of the policy, but all the money he
had paid to the company in premiums in
addition thereto. The New York Life In
surance company through its agents. Cud-
worth d Childs, have just paid to the ben
eticiaries, under the policy, the claim in full,
amounting to Sll0420, and the settle
ment was within a short period after the
assured's death, or as soon as satisfactory
proofs could be obtained.
A. f. Miller has added a power ice cream
freezer, driven by his own small engine. to
the facilities of his business
The Carpenter Organ company have
rented and will occupy one-half of the
third floor in CrowelTs building recently
occupied by Housh's printing office. The
company have also begun work on a new
storage building in addition to the present
storage house.
July % is fixed upon by the Unitarian
ladies as the date for their annual fair.
The Brattleboro Livery company have
placed incandescent electric lights in their
stable.
a meeting of the Brattleboro Farmers
league will be held at Engine hall, West
Brattleboro, next Friday evening at 1880.
League meetings are public and all farmers
are invited. The national party platform
will be discussed The league wants to
discover what kind of timber this platform
is made up from.
The corresponding secretaries of the
Young Peoples Societies of Christian En-
deavor in Vermont have received letters
from the state executive committee of the
Y. NJ. c. A. and from the Vermont Chris
tan EndeavOr union, with ACCOMPANYING
books of blanks, to introduce to the local
associations and endeavOr societies any
young people connected with those socie-
ties who move from one place to another,
and also enabling the secretaries of these
organizations to be informed when such
Young DeODlp move into their resnectiva 10