Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-01-23
BRATTLERORO.

BRATTLEBORO.
One of the notable attempts of the day
TO carry into effect an everyday, working
illustration of the practical spirit Of Chris
tianity is that Of the Rev. Charles A. Dick
inson, at the Berkeley Temple, Boston. This
work has been much written about, but the
first clear and Ineligible statement of
what is there being attempted we printed
in a recent issue of the New York Sunday
Tribune, and we have reproduced the ar
ticle in full on our first page today. Mr..
Dickinson, the consecrated pastor of the
Temple, who is the handspring and the ex-
ecutive force in this work, is native of
Westminster, and his boyhood and youth
were spent in that town. and this article
therefore possesses an intimate local in
terest.
The death of Mrs Elvira Mead widow
of the late Elias Mead, which occurred in
Chesterfield, N. H, on Tuesday Of this
week, removes the last resident by the
name of Mead from the town of Chester
field, where for two generations several
families have borne the name. Mrs. Mead
was 80 years of age and leaves no children.
The immediate cause of her death was a
broken hip, due to Il fall received some
three or four weeks ago. The funeral was
from the old homestead in Chesterfield on
Thursday, and was attended by her numer-
GUS relatives and friends.
The midnight freight train from the
south met with serious accident last Sat
urday night at point just below the Cush-
ing place and above the "slate landing" so
called. The train was coming down the
grade at that place and everything indi-
Gates that the rear portion of the train of
some 30 cars must have broken away from
the head end of the train just as the grade
was reached, and, running down at a high
speed, these detached cars crashed into the
portion of the train in front. Four cars
were lifted bodily from the track and
thrown down the high embankment, land
ing in heap at the bottom. Several cars
were derailed and the ends of others stove
in. One of the cars which was completely
wrecked was the regular car from Spring
field loaded with goods, mostly groceries,
for the Brattleboro merchants In the car
we're several barrels of sugar, lot of to-
bacco, and other goods in variety, por
ton of which was saved and brought up TO
the freight house the next morning
Two of the other cars that went down the
bank we're for the Passumpsic road I'm
der one of the derailed cars several pairs of
trucks we're crowded in curious way. All
of the wrecked cars were ight.weight
ones of the old pattern, and carried light
loads, which probably accounts for the way
they were jumped out of the middle of the
train by the heavier cars and freight loads
behind. The engine brought the uninjured
cars of the front end of the train up to the
station and the track was cleared so that
the owl train, which was two or three
kpr late oh la TO
o'clock. The loss to the railroad company
was not large.
broken journal was discovered on the
rear truck of the narrow gauge passenger
train last Saturday night Just after il left
the West River bridge The train was
stopped in the rock cut Just beyond the
trestle, and after communicating with Su-
perintendent Brooks the engine and bag
gage car went on to South Londonderry
The passenger car was brought back in due
time and repaired.
There was no communication with New
London by wire last Sunday or Monday on
account of the high storm at the south, and
the New London Northern trains were con
squently despatched by Superintendent
Brooks at this end of the line Communi-
cation was established with Palmer during
the day Monday and with New London on
Tuesday.
O. j. Pratt announces a mark down sale
on his entire stock of ladies' outside gar
ments, Many unusual bargains will be
found in this offering,
Chas. II. Walker, from Boston, begins
work today as steward at the Brooks House,
Mr.. Cooper finding the work of the place
too hard and exacting.
A belated or untimely robin was seen on
Prospect hill Sunday.
The first reception aud entertainment of
the season for boys was given by the
Ladies' Auxiliary Wednesday evening at
the Y. NJ. @. A. parlors. The entertain
ment consisted of vocal and instrumental
music, readings, and charade. Refresh
ments of cake and cocoa were served and a
merry time enjoyed by all.
An act of criminality, of kind from
which Brattleboro has been unusually free,
occurred last Friday afternoon near the
Guilford line in the west part of the town,
when William Ellis aged 49,, assaulted
Florence, l6-years-old daughter of Thomas
+, Betterley. Ellis is a slowwitted fellow
whose parents are dead, He has been at
work for Dexter Bond in Guilford, and
when returning with a team met the girl
in the road not far from Martin Alleys,
while she was on her way to a neighbours
to get some school books. After the girl
passed Ellis stealthily crept up behind.
| grasped her before she knew that he was
near, threw her down and attempted a
criminal act, but the girl struggled vigor-
ously and escaped TO Mr.. Alleys, Ellis fol-
lowing her. She told of the assault and a
man accompanied her TO her home. Her
father, on hearing of the affair, came i'm
mediately to this village and notified State
Attorney Hit, who issued a warrant for
Ellis's arrest. In the evening Deputy
Sheriff Starkey went to Mr.. Bonds and
arrested Ellis, brought him TO the village
and placed him in the lookup. His hearing
was held on Saturday before Justice S II
Sherman. He waived examination and in
default of $1,000 bail was taken TO Newfant
| Jail. Elliss admissions are sufficient tC
convict him, and it is understood that an
other grave charge for somewhat similar
offence could be brought against him The
crime is a heinous one, with which the Law
deals unsparingly.
The "Deestrict Skule" is in preparation
TO be given at the town hall on the evening
of Feb. 10, under the auspices of the Uni
tartan society-the different classes meet
ing for rehearsal from time to time Last
evening the general knowledge" class mel
at Capt Childs's.
F. NJ Waite has this week received from
White River Junction horse weighing 220I
pounds, as a mate to the large one which
he recently bought.
Windham county Pomona grange meet
at Grand Army hall next week Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock Dinner will b
served ON the picnic plan. The topic TO
discussion will be The Farmers League