Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-11

The cold snap Tuesday night threatened
damage to the maturing crops, but thick
fog prevented an expected frost, although
the back districts report white hills.
Mrs. o. c. Earle of Gloucester, Mass, is
attending her mother, Mrs. b. f. White.
Miss Nellie Ellison has sold the Boston
store to lady from Morrisville, and goes
to Brattleboro in the employ of O. j. Pratt.
As James F. Emery was riding out
Wednesday morning, his horse became
frightened and ran. Mr. Emery was thrown
out and an arm and leg broken. Drs. ID.
w. and w. +. Hazelton were at once sum-
moned and left him in as favorable condi-
ton as could be expected.
The prevailing rainy season is proving
injurious to crops.
Mrs. Hattie Alger and son of Gardner,
Mass, are the guests of E. A. Warner.
j. II. Hanchett of White River Junction
is visiting e. l.. Closson.
A curse to our peaceable community is
our proximity to the New Hampshire line,
across which our citizens betake themselves
and imbibe a poisonous liquid, commonly,
but enormously, called liquor One of our
citizens became enthused with the project
for a "high time Thursday evening and
paid a visit to out neighbors across the
bridge, coming home not empty-handed.
He was HILARIOUS when he arrived to such
an extent that one of our police officers
attempted to accommodate him for the
night in the lookup, but was unsuccessful.
Nevertheless, three stalwart men with diff
iculty managed to get him home, and all
was peaceful thereafter From the number
Of citizens who pay frequent visits to the
sample rooms at Charlestown, it is sug-
gested that it would be far more beneficial
to all should the graniteers pay more atten-
ton to their prohibition enactments.
H. DRESSED, jr., returned to his school at
North Bennington Saturday for second
year. Mr.. Dressed is a graduate of Nor
witch university of 90, standing high in
scholarship, winning the senior gold medal
in elocution. and we would congratulate
the school which is able to secure his SER
vices.
Frank +. Damon is away viewing loca-
tions. with an idea of settling elsewhere.
Mrs. W. f. Richmond left Saturday morn
ing to join her husband in Lowell, Mass.
The large dam at the electric light works
is at last finished. Tie present structure
takes the place of the one washed away four
strongest dams in this vicinity. 1t is about
l25 feet long 30 feet high from the water
bed, and extending perpendicularly to a
height of about 20 feet. 1t is built at the
end of the natural canon below the bridge,
throwing back waterto the falls-a distance
of nearly 800 feet-thereby enabling it to
hold a large amount of water, which fur
nishes the best water power in this section.
1t is built of timber from one footto three
inches in diameter, and the whole is filled
with a bulwark of rocks, all of which will
stand great strain. The construction was
under the supervision Of Mr.. f. {. Waite
of Hartland, who with his men started
Monday for Plymouth, where they will erect
a similar dam for the Black River Manu-
featuring company.
Edwin Brown was called to Keene, y. H.,
Saturday by the serious illness of his father
in-law.
Misses GusSie and Abbie Hanaway left
for Springfield, Mass. Monday, after a ten
weeks vacation with their parents.
Wah Lee. the oriental dirt extractor, adj
vertises that he will leave town Sept. IL.