Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-27

The doctrine he breaches is the doctrine Of
intellectual liberty
News was received on Wednesday of the
death Of Mrs Helen Merrifeld, wife Of
f. l. Merrifeld of the Continental Hotel Of
New York which took place on Tuesday
evening. The cause Of her death was an
attack Of the grip. Mrs. Merrifeld's maid
en- name was Farrar. aud she was a daughter
of the longtime Townshend town clerk of
that name. Her mother. who survives
her, was the daughter Of Chaplin Howard
of that town, and sister Of the late A. c.
and o $. Howard With her mother and
sister Mrs. Merrifeld had spent several
summers at the Bliss farm in Brattleboro.
Her lifelong friend, Mrs NJ +. Shattuck
of his village left on Wednesday afternoon
to attend the funeral Her mother aud
sister have both been seriously III with the
grip, but were improving at last accounts
In faith it were a motley company, ring
streaked speckled. deformed and trans
formed, which held possession Of the town
hall last Friday evening. at the annual
masquerade nall given by the Daughters of
Rebekah The attendance was hardly as
large as in former years. The costumes
as rule were of original design and of a
burlesque character, but a few had original
ed handsome costumes, or had secured them
from a professional cOstumer. Before the
removal Of the masks It was case of
who's who. or all in n fog One young
man promenaded about with his wife. and
never thought Of knowing her, and others
got left as badly After the march many
not wearing costumes joined in the dance
To many the occasion was one Of unalloyed
pleasure. There was a good attendance of
spectators During the evening refresh
ments were served The Rebekahs cleared
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sunday was appropriately observed as
Palm Sunday.
A. Y May has sold the Elliot street fish
aud oyster market 10 Fred Cowdrey and
Harry Haus who have taken possession
this week under the firm name Of Cowdrey
x Haus They are already making i'm
provemeuts IN the market, and are putting
it in very attractive order lunch counter
is among the proposed additions. A more
extensive line Of goods will be carried than
heretofore, including oysters in she'll At
tention will also be given to supplying fresh
fruits The market will be open SUNDAY
mornings from $50 until . O'Clock Mr.
MAY will sooA 20 with his wife 70 Hot
Springs, Ark for treatment Of the severe
rheumatic trouble from which she mas long
suffered.
A meeting was held at James Hooker's
last evening with reference TO forming a
tennis association James Hooker c. II
Thompson and Walter Pratt we're chosen
committee TO draft a constitution and by
laws, to be presented at another meeting
with James Hooker next Thursday evening
when 1t is hoped that all Interested in the
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association will have grounds at the corner
Of Oak and High streets A movement has
also been started for club which will have
grounds ON the Frost meadow on Flat
street.
One of Mitchell's hack horses caught his
foot in the planklng at the railroad cross
ing this morning, wrenching off shoe,
aud was thrown down upon his shoulder,
causing bad injury.
Crosby " Adams have contracted with
Orion x Howe TO put into the Brooks House
Fitchen a large refrigerator, in place of the
old one, TO be in readiness for the summer
business
There has been a sharp advance in the
price of grain and feed at Chicago within
the past 20 days, amounting TO from ) to ! :
cents on corn, from $ 10 10 cents on oats,
and from to 10 cents on wheat The sd-
vance on feed has been from g.. 80 TO 50
per ton. This makes the price on corn and
oats double that Of year ago Specula-
ton is partly responsible for this advance,
but it is founded on last years short crop
of corn and oats For both of these ce-
reals the last years crop was only about
half that of 1889
On Friday evening of last week occurred
the closing exercises of the winter term of
of Miss Sawyer's school on North street.
Because of large attendance the past
term it has been impossible TO extend the
invitation, as heretofore, to friends of the
school TO be present at the rendering of the
pleasant little programs given frequently
by the pupils, aud large number took ad-
vantage of the opportunity TO attend FRI
day evening. Two plays, one bv the boys
of the school, The great umbrella case +"
a Nevada court room scene the other by
the girls, The Chronothanatoletron," 10
which accurate costume and especial adap-
tation OF the personator to the character
assumed gave added charm, were exceed
ingly well rendered, and several musical
selections, piano and violin solos and a song,
lent variety to the evenings exercises
Warm appreciation of the entire program
was expressed by those present The oral
examinations of the school, beginning Fri.
day morning closed Tuesday, and were
most satisfactory to all concerned The
spring term will open next week Wednes-
day with the same corps of teachers as be-
fore. The school has enjoyed a steady
growth, and a number of new pupils are
already entered for the coming term.
F. j. Bailey & Co. viii issu their real
estate catalogue about April /.
well-known young man has rented the
house on Western avenue, recently vacated
by Don Wilder, and will occupy it in the
near future after the celebration of a time
honored ceremony.
Several unruly boys, who have got into
the habit of making themselves obnoxious
at the free library in the evening, need
looking after by the police.
1t will be seen from our court report that
the matter of a new Vernon road 10 avoid
the present dangerous place by the rail
road tracks, has been referred TO a court
commission, in accordance with a petition
recently circulated This commission will
be called on in due time, unless the select
men previously take action in the matter
Local fishermen who have seen the de-
structve effect Of the introduction of black
bass into trout ponds in this vicinity, will
be interested in this item from a recent is
sue Of the Manchester Mirror and Farmer :
"Cusk taken this winter in Lake Winnie
pesaukee have been found TO contain large
numbers of black bass from three 10 six
inches in length. 1t is thought that the
decrease in black bass in the lake during
the past two years is attributable To this
cause. At this season bass are in a semi
torpid condition and fall easy victims 70 the
cusk, which is a great scRvenger.
Department Commander Morgan of the
q. A. R. has issued his general orders No.
4, in which John s. brennan of Hardwiok
Is appointed senior aide-de-camp, and H.
c. Streeter of Bratteboro, Geo. NJ. Rogers
of Bellows Falls, W. NJ Haskell of Will
mington, D. f. Boyden of Townshend and
Milton Powers of West Halifax appointed
aides-de-camp from the respective posts 10
which they belong. Geo E. Seileck of
Brattleboro is named for the assistant in
spector for district No, 3, and the inspec-
ton of every post is ordered 10 be com
pleted on or before June 10.
The Springfield Republican, in speaking
of the work on the $50, 900 bridge TO be
built at Northampton, SAYS ut will take
about "a 900 feet Of stone-work 10 do the
job, and all the stone exposed viii be from
the Dummerston quarFies, like that in the
courthouse"