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

W. ll'll WI ufNNhN evening VIII MIS-
\. +. Eddy. North Main street
The Philharmonic orchestra play tonight
for the first dance of a series of six dances
given by the young men in the Universalist
society at West Chesterfield.
The Brattleboro East society's annual
pew rental was held on Wednesday evening
and was unusually successful. the pews
being largely taken.
George ). Perry has recently added an
improved wood splitting machine and new
saws to the equipment OF his Elliot street
wood yard.
Leo Provost, while chopping for Mr..
DOolittle on the gulf road in Chesterfield
on Tuesday struck his foot with an axe.
almost severing one toe and badly cutting
another.
\ curtain caught fire during the pre-
sentatiOn Of the play at the town hall
Wednesday evening. Fred Brasor tore II
down, but in doing so burned both hands
severely.
The siN-years-od son Of W. .. Young
tipped over boiler Of scalding water on
Monday. The water fell upon the childs
legs, burning them badly. the skin peelng
of the right leg.
+. Wales and l6 members Of his dancing
classes will 90 to Orange Mass. next Tues
day. Mr. Wales will have charge of the
Dutch Kirmess and the tennis and other
dances which won so much favor here last
winter will be executed by his pupils.
The family of Capt. Devens received on
Wednesday by telegraph the sad news Of
the sudden death in California OF Harry
Deyens, the only son Of the family. No
details were given, but these are promised
in letter which is now on its way. The
burial will be in California.
Mr.. Hardie has recently been engaged
on portrait Of the late Surgeon General
Baxter, under an order from Mrs Baxter
The portrait was made from very imper-
feet photograph, but the work promises to
be successful. 1t has now been sent to
New ork for the criticism OF Mrs. BaX-
ter before its final completion.
A trespass case between Mrs 4. J.. Butter
field Of Esteyville and f. ID. Chase Of SOM
er,et is in progress today. Several years
ago Mr.. Chase bought a building lot Of Mr..
Buttertield on Pleasant street opposite the
school-house. There has been some dis
pute about the boundary, and last August
Mr.. Chase erected a division fence on what
lac claimel TO be the line cutting through
the Butteriield driveway. This disturbed
Mrs. Butterfield, and acting under legal adj
vice she caused the fence To be torn down
Mr.. Chase in turn brings a suit OF trr,pass
Oh freehold for tearing down the fence.
The question at issue is simply As to the lo-
cation Of the division line. Mr.. Butter
field is a crippled veteran and ha, been iu
California for some time.
Eceyess American band. which {, to
give concert at the town hall Dec. H. is
the oldest in continuous service in the
jnitcd States, having been organized in
1857. It, reputation is national and it
stands today without a superior. The pro-
gram presented on this tour will prove in
teresting to everyone. introducing. a. il
does, the classical. the popular, with an
array OF soloists unequalled in any similar
organization. The band has been under
the immediate direction Of Mr.. Reeves the
past - years. This entertainment will be-
the best Of its kind this season. and will be-
one Of which all lovers OF choice music will
avail themselves. Reserved seats 20 on sale
at Chaplin ~ Co.'S drug store the 9th at
7:30 sharp.
The difference in the way the railroad
companies now handle flour. compared
that this is an era of progress. When Ed
wvrd Crosby began his commission bust
ness - or 30 years ago the limit which the
companies were allowed to put in a car
was 100 brrrels. Ten years ago this was
raised to l2j; two years ago it was raised
to 200 barrels, and during the past week
Crosby IL Co. have received notice of ship
ments from Croker. Fisk d Co.. Mime
apolis, to Providence and Worcester, Of 800
barrels OF -four in a single car. The diff
ference. of course, is in the size OF the
cars and the strength with which they are
built.
\ Druggist and Tuner thought to have
some fun the other day and colaborated a
scheme for sending a nonsensical telegram
to one of the braves who had gone to Rut-
land to the initiation Of the tribe of Red
Men there. The telegram was sent "col-
lect." After despatching it the two iokers
Rugged themselves, and were hilarious with
JOY at the thought of the richness Of their
joke They notified the telegraph Office
here that if a return message came, to be
collected Of them, not to forward it to
them, as they would not pay for it. But
their joke proved to be a case OF didn't
know it was loaded, " for the brave refused
to pay for the message when it was deliv-
cred at Rutland, and the following day a
bill for an even dollar was presented to the
Druggist to cover the expense to the tele-
graph company. He paid the bill and was
down in the cellar of the store kicking
himself when The Phoenix went to press
Last weeks Chicago corner in November
corn was felt locally and throughout New
England in a shortage of the supply, be-
cause dealers would not buy at the corner
figures. The curious thing about this cor
ner was that early in the month ). V.
White of New York thought he could cor
ner all that was left of old corn, and near
ly succeeded in doing so, but four large
Chicago houses stepped in and blocked his
game and caused Mr.. Whites firm to fail
Then they concluded to play the game
themselves, and did run a successful cor
ner in November corn. At the end of last
week the price touched as high as 20 cents.
and many settlements were made as high
af 10 cents by parties who were short
This deal cleaned up the old crop of corn
and the new crop of 1891 is now being
handled.
The Rel Men had a heap big time at
Rutland Tuesday evening, when the Man
teO tribe, No. :, was instituted. When
three more tribes have been formed i'm the
state a great council will be organized, but
until then the Vermont tribes will be under
the jurisdiction of the great council of
Massachusetts. Among the visitors at
Rutland was great chief of records. j. p
Gardner of Boston; A. p. Calder, great
senior sycamore of the great council of
Massachusetts,; and James Curran of
Montpelier deputy great sachem and or