Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-13
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The heavy rain Of last night and today
puts an end TO three months of uninterrupt-
ed good sleighing. On the river roads bare
ground begins to appear and the stage-driv-
ers report the drifted hill roads as slump
ing" badly For this reason the stages left
on their return trips this afternoon two
hours earlier than usual.
4 blue bird screaming on the common
was one of the harbingers Of spring yester
day morning-the third anniversary of the
great blizzard of March, 1883.
The celebration of the Tooth birthday an
niversary of Miss Senea Bennett, a sketch
Of whose life was given last week, was of a
quiet, informal kind During the day about
30 people called TO congratulate her on the
event. In the evening a tea party was
given to IA of her friends. Miss Bennett
received numerous gifts of fruits and flow
ers, including 100 English violets from Rev.
G. o. Day. The Misses HYDE in Washing
ton remembered her with $40 in gold Miss
Bennett enjoyed the day and suffered no
bad effects from its observance.
Mary Howe sang in Rutland with the
Temple quartet Wednesday evening, and
was received with great enthusias N. The
opera house was packed, and there was not
even standing room after $50. The young
men of the Y. VI. c. A. gave her a basket
/ Of beautiful roses after her second number
o. 4 Marshal! as secretary, and A. W.
| Chids as chairman Of the executive com
mittee of the Rural Improvement associa-
ton. have sent 10 Mrs. q. II RYDER an
acknowledgment and expression of thanks
for herself and her friends for their ser
vices at the recent "Deestrick skule" en-
tertainment, with an assurance that the
substantial SUN Of money thus realized and
presented to the association will be wisely
and prudenty expended to make the beau
tiful village of Brattleboro even more at
! tractive'
| In another column will be found state
ment of facts in regard to the wonderful
record of the New York Life Insurance
company From the figures there given it
/ will be seen that the New York Life Sc
cures the largest annual income from new
business Of any company in the world. Its
policies are issued at rates below the cost
| Of assessment insurance A. p Childs is
the general agent of the company for Yer
mont, aud Cudworth & Childs are the
agents for Brattleboro and vicinity.
The committee in charge of the Memorial
| day services have been fortunate in secur-
| ing for the orator of the day Gen. Horatio
| G. King Of New York. Gen. King is a
lawyer by profession, was a colonel in the
war of the rebellion, and in 1888 was sp-
| pointed judge-ady ate-general of New
! York He is the author of several literary
works, and is well-known as a public
| speaker Milwaukee had invited him to
come there Memorial day, but he was in
| duced through the efforts of DR.. Ketchum
TO decide in favor of Brattleboro.
perfect spring day lent its charm TO
the wedding Of Henry R. Brown and Miss
Annie NJ Gibson, which took place at noon
ON Wednesday, at the West Chesterfield
| home Of G. 2. ellison, the father of the bride,
Rev. Mr.. Scoboria being the officiating cler-
/ gyman. There were present only the mem
bers Of the two families and few intimate
friends The couple stood beneath hand
some bell Of white flowers, with ropes of
smilax. The room was garlanded with
laurel, which, with geraniums formed
compact walls Of green in the rear of the
bell. D. q. O'Neil acted as best man, and
Miss Mary ellison, sister of the bride, as
bridesmaid. The bride wore an elegant
and becoming silk dress of a soft grey
shade, with a corsage bouquet of 81 white
roses, one for each year Of her life. Follow
ing the congratulations of the company a
bountifu dinner was served. Mr.. and Mrs
Brown left for Brattleboro where they took
the 4:40 train south. The time previous to
their departure was given over to merry
making and sociability. They will return
Monday and invitations are out for a re-
ception to be given that evening at their
new home at 50 Elliot street. Both of the
young people are strongly identified with
Brattleboro interests, and they enter their
married life under bright auspices, and
have the sincerest good wishes of their
many friends.
Mary Howe will sing in Brattleboro in
the near future for the benefit of the
Y. NJ. c. A. building fund.
Robert Fitton is still keeping affairs lively
and interesting He is credited with hav-
ing been ION a tear" at ProctoTsville a
week ago last Saturday, and was arrested,
charged with drunkenness, and with a
breach of the peace for an attack on his
father-in-law. He plead guilty to the
charge of drunkenness and paid the Gus
tomary fine and costs. To the other charge
he plead not guilty, but was convicted and
fined, and took an appeal.
There was narrow escape from what
spectators thought must be a serious rail
road accident on Monday. The New Lon
don Northern freight train was backed
down over the Valley track at a rapid rate
when the narrow-gauge cars we're standing
on the track near the bridge. To those
looking it seemed that a collision was inev-
liable, but the brakes were applied and the
freight cars stopped in time so that the two
trains came together with scarcely per-
ceptible shock.
There has recently been placed in the
Baptist church beautiful memorial win
dow. 1t is given by Mrs. Slack of Boston
in memory of her mother, Mrs. H. E. How
ard, who died quite suddenly at her West
ern avenue home few years ago. The
window, which is beautiful in design and
rich in coloring has at the base a scroll
with the inscription, "1Sl9-Hannah Eu-
nice Cobb Howard-lSS7 :" above this is an
open Bible, a spray of ascension lilies and
the cross and crown. II occupies a posi-
ton on the south side of the church in the
upper row Of windows
4, A. Starkey has been in New York
this week and is now ready to show the
Brattleboro trade a full line of spring hats
in all the latest styles.
The death of Charles Wells Goodhue. on
ly son of the late Wells Goodhue of Brat
tleboro, took place in New York last week
from cerebral meningitis. Charles Good
hue will be remembered here in his boy.
hood days, and afterwards when prosper
Gus merchant in New York. For many
years he has not been much identified with
his native town, but many will hold him in
pleasant memory.
Now is the time 10 license your dog
w. f, Coombs, who recently bought an
interest in a cigar box factory at Shelburne
Falls, has sold his Washington street house
to j. II. Hyde, Price S2700
The party which had sleigh-ride on the
cars to attend the presentation Of the
"Deestrick skule" at Putney last Friday
evening numbered upwards of 60
The lords of creation (the mem will give
their annual exhibition in the culinary art
at the Universaist vestry next Thursday
evening, when their chief efforts will be
| direclel Inward the nrnnar sarvinn Of tha