Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

The Sawtelle comedy company begins its
week engagement at the town hall Mon
day evening
There is to be a special meeting Of Fort
Dummer Royal Arch chaper No. II to-
night.
F. II. Snow. the agent for the Massachu-
setts Mutual Life Insurance company. has
closed his office in Crosby block and is To-
Gated i'm Greenfield.
New employees at the Brooks House are
two pairs of ferrets which began work early
this week. and the rats are now looking
for new winter quarters.
The water wheel at r. NJ Waite's mill
has recently settled one and one-half inch
from some unknown cause. and a man has
been here from Orange, Mass, TO set it
right.
Sherman ~ Jenne have this week adjust
ed the loss of Dana =. Prouty of East
Dover whose barn. destroyed by fire week
before last. was insured in the Vermont
Mutual.
If one must have front yard fence in
these DAYS of aesthetic rural development
it is a very good and handsome one which
Col. Goodhue has just built. in front of his
Main street house
Thomas Conway of Hinsdalc was thrown
from a freight car in the railroad yard
Wednesday evening and his right wrist
was broken. The wrist had been broken
once before.
The new tally-ho was called into service
again on Tuesday evening, when a party
of business men drove to Hinsdale. where
supper was served for them al the Ashue-
lot house.
our Chicago staff member. who is now
back at her post after a two-weeks vaca-
ton. contributes this week an interesting
letter Of letters, which will be found on the
seventh page.
Rev. Father Almond Of a Canadian mon
astery has been in town this week. Last
Sunday he was at the Roman Catholic
church and money was contributed for a
new monastery, the total amount received
being upwards of 500.
The Burlington Free Press quotes The
Phoenix article on the proposed Connect-
cut River valley base ball league and wishes
TO know why Burlington is not included.
Burlington i too far away and it, team.
unless stronger than that which il has had
in recent years. would bc too weak for such
a league.
The traditional well sweep and the old
oakcn bucket spnng mp ike gourd the
other night in the window OF Hubbard. the
irwelcr. and ever since then the well poured
forth a stream, not of icr cold water but
Of gold Watches for which a small boy on
the fence make, every now and then a good
catch The realistic scene is a bright and
effective bit OF advertising
Morse N Simpson. the new proprietor,
Of the Brook, House shoe store. are show
Ing commendahle enterprise i'm the man
agement of their business. They have in
troducrd into their show windows a novel
feature in the shape of back and side plate
glass mirrors. which show handsome ,peci-
mems Of their wares in endless perspective.
producing an effect which has attracted
universal attention. 1t is evident that We
are to have some fine bit, of Christmas dis
play this year.
Miss Clara Bliss of Newburyport. Mass.
takes the place OF Submaster Howe in the
High school. Miss Bliss is graduate of
Mount Holyoke and of the Massachusetts,
Institute Of Technology. She has since
taught in Somerville. Mass. and comes here
with excellent recommendations Miss
Hastings, who has left the High school to
become an assistant in the High school at
Nineland, y. j., is succeeded by Miss
Strong OF Connecticut. who is a graduate
of Mount Holyoke.
II has been suggested this week that it
would be well 10 have a railing put on the
north side OF the sidewalk near Mr.. Willis's
house on Canal street. II this is not done
somebody may take free toboggan slide
down the bank after snow falls. and have
bath in the canal thrown in. 1t is also
suggested that Elm street from the bridge
to the corner of Frost street, where so
many workmen pass daily is worthy of a
better sidewalk
Col. Fuller. who returned home Wednes-
. day from an absence of two or three weeks.
during which he visited various parts of
the country, attended on Tuesday the
formal opening Of the new mechanical and
agricultural buildings at Burlington. Col
Fuller states that the equipment Of the new
mechanical building in modern machinery
and appliances is OF the very best. embodv-
ing the latest Improvements and inyen-
. tons and that, with this addition. the
university and agricultural college is put
on fair footing to rival other institutions
Of Its kind in the facilities which it offers
TO young men and women.
At the annual meeting of Bingham chap
] Ter NO. ~, ORDER OF the Eastern Star, held
al Masonic hall Tuesday evening, the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
/ a. Louise Putnam ". NJ
Marion $ Jones. a VI.
! o. T.. Randall. Treas
/ +. D. Putnam Sec.
/ Fugrna VI. Pettee Con
Hattie :. Taylor, 4. Con
/ w. II. Ninton. W. p.
Carrie VI. Thorn, Adah.
Mary A. Randall, Ruth
Emma +. Rowe Martha
Mary A. Fletcher, Electa
! Cora G. Leonard. W
/ L. l. Davis, Harry Rowe Eliza A. Wheeler.
! finance com.
These officers were chosen at the annual
election of Sedgwick post, G.. \. r.,
/ Wednesday evening:
Commander r Harmon
Senior vice commander r J Kuowlton
Junior vice commander, J. A. stafford
Quartermaster. c, Prescott.
Surgeon, b. + Ketchum.
] Chaplain G. + S-lleck
Officer of day. John Hastings.
Officer If guard, c. VI. Smith
Delegates to department convention p s
/ Chase, John A Stafford, A. W. Kezer Alter
/ mates, A. W. Ward f. r. Parker Chester
Thomas.
The military drama which the Estev
/ Guard have for some time been preparing
[ for public presentation, was brought out
at the town hall on Wednesday evening