Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-08
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.


Mayor Hibbard of Pittsfeld has created
a breeze by refusing to sign the licenses of
II saloOn-keepers, mostly first and fourth
class, who have paid their $1,000 to the city
treasurer, for the reason that the appli-
cants have neither victualers' nor inn
keepers license. which the mayor says is
required by law.
The bodies of three of the four Italians
who were drowned at Orange recently have
been recovered.
Florence narrowly escaped a disastrous
fire last Friday, and as tt was the damage
amounted to $4,000. Sparks from
foundry set fire to A. G.. Hills barn, and
the flames spread to the Central Oil COM
pany's storehouse and three houses. There
were 5000 stoves in the storehouse, all of
which were ruined. The houses were but
slightly damaged, the good work of the
firemen preventing the flames from spread
ing.
A nine-years-old boy named Commit at
tempted to board a freight train at Shell
burne Falls last week Sunday, but fell and
both legs were run over. He died the same
evening.
The stockholders of the Turner'S Falls
shoe company have voted to run out the
stock on hand and close the shop.
J. b. REYNOLDS gave reception to Or
ange people last Friday in connection with
the dedication of the annex to his shoe
shop, and $500 people watched the process
of shoemaking and listened to the speaking
bv prominent men and the rendering of a
fine musical progam. At the close of
these exercises $50 couples joined in a
dance. Each person was given an illus
trated souvenir with a business history of
Orange. Mr.. Reynolds will Immediately
fill this part of his works with machinery
and expects to employ 400 hands.
The Greenfield Gazette will be 100 years
old next January and preparations are be-
ing made for a centennial observance. Only
three papers in Massachusetts are older
than the Gazette-the Salem Gazette, the
Massachusetts Spy of Worcester and the
Hampshire Gazette of Northampton. 1t
has had notably honorable and success
full career. and was never more prosperous
than under its present management.
Great Darlington has youth of original
ideas. A week ago Sunday when Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert Ford returned home they
found their 14-years-old grandson, Herbert
Hoag. blindfolded, gagged and bound, and
| in semi-cOnscious condition. The boy
said that while he was alone two men called
at the house for drink of water, and that
they knocked him down, placed him in the
condition in which he was found, and then
ransacked the house and stole $50. The
boy gave all the details of the affair, de-
scribed the men. etc, and it appeared to be
a bold crime and an unnecessarily brutal
and cowardly assault. When the officers
began to investigate the cause young Hoag
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tied himself, and that he appropriated the
missing money. He has been arrested and
! held for trial.
A small boy at Greenfield was missing
Friday night and his parents were greatly
alarmed. He attended the May festival at
the opera house, fell asleep under the seats
and was found there soundly sleeping Sat
urday morning.
Cyrus W. Holmes of Munson, Mass.
who left an estate valued at a million and
a half. willed 5000 to the Congregations
society and $4,000 to the academy in that
town.
The wedding of Eugene Trask of Deer
field and Hannah Woodward Fiske at the
bride home in Shelburne, Thursday of last
week. was an affair of peculiar interest
saws the Greenfield Gazette. Both the par
ties are deaf mutes, the groom widowe
lust beyond so years and the bride a maid
en- on the sunny side of the half century
and both are well educated. Rev. b. NJ
Frink of West Brooktield performed thu
ceremony, using the service with the ring
and as he read it he paused at each line t.
have it interpreted to the couple by tn
groom's sister. Mrs. Chas. ID. Wood o
Greenfield The repetition was by words
the interpreters lips being watched no
alone by the parties to the contract, but a
well by group of their deaf mute friend
who stood behind them. 1t occupied 2
minutes, but was lent an unusual interest
The fine academy of music at NOrthamp
ton. which has been built by K. II. X. Ly
man of New York at a cost of SlOO,OOC
and which is said to be one of the fines
theatres in New England. is to be formal
opened on the 23d under the direction c
DR.. b. c. BloGgett of Smith college, VIII
has engaged the Boston Festival orcbestr
of 46 pieces, L. Mollenhauer leader. Sev
eral soloists of prominence have been Ell
gagged, including Miss Rose Stewart and L
NJ. Babcock. Mr.. Lyman erected tn
building as memorial to his son.
The scheme to increase the salaries {
the members of the Massachusetts, legisls
ture was defeated by the men most intel
! ested last Friday by vote of II to l24.
the bill had passed it would simply hay
bled the state for $4,000.
r. NJ. Combs's house at Orange wa
. burned last Saturday; loss S25OO.
! A Vermont Farmer on his Travels.
, A New Haven. Conn. despatch to on