Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-10-21
BRATTLEBORO.

The mail matter sent out at the post of
fee last Friday weighed over 300 pounds.
The Western Union telegraph company
are contemplating the removal of their up
town office the first of November
Two copies of the Review of Reviews are
missing from the free library reading room,
and their return is requested.
J. II. Chamberlain will sell 40 horses at
auction at Capen ~ Kenyon's stables at
Hartford, Conn, next Tuesday.
The election of GOV. Fullers successor
as captain of the battery is to occur the
10Th. The senior officer in the order of
promotion is Lieut.. +. d. Weld.
One hundred and ffty-seven delegates
answered to the roll call at the Sunday
school convention yesterday morning and
later in the day there were over POO pres
ent.
The foot ball team will play its first game
at SaXtons River Saturday, against the
Vermont Academy eleven. ID. G. O'Neil
will be full back; Henkel and Thorn half
backs: Dunlevy quarterback; and Lynch,
Harris, Streeter, Marshall, Brasor, O'Don-
nell and Stolte in the rush line, with Ma
guire as substitute.
One of the most extensive auction sales
ever held in the Connecticut valley will
take place at DummerstOn, beginning
Tuesday, Nov. 1. The property to be sold
is valued at $4,000 and consists of the
Oak Ridge farm and buildings, formerly
owned by Dr. Sholes, and now the prop
erty of Chas. Miner, together with all the
stock, hay and grain, tools, furniture etc.
on the place Full particulars are given in
the advertisement in another column.
The halter across the way tells it as a
sober fact that the other day a fire insur-
ance inspector, who was in town on official
business, looked the Baptist church over
carefully, and when he was through de-
clared it a first-class risk in every respect,
with only one criticism to be made. The
water tank, he said, was in the basement
when it ought to be overhead, and he could
not account for this defect in a building
otherwise so perfectly constructed!
Brattleboro will observe Columbus day
tomorrow, Friday, in a fitting manner,
carrying out the program which was pub
lished in full in The Phoenix last week.
The school celebration will take place at
the High school grounds at $50. In the
afternoon the procession in the citizens
celebration will form at 1870, the line OF
march being through Main, Canal Birge
and Elliot streets. back to the town hall
where the exercises will be held consisting
of patriotic addresses and music,
The despatch in The Phoenix last week
regarding the accident near New London
Conn, Friday morning, was substantially
correct. -Four men were killed outright
and one died from his injuries. Some Of
them proved to be tramps who were steal
inc rides, and not men in charge of trOtting
horses, rs first reported. The four horses
killed were being taken from the Stafford
Springs fair, and were valued at $4,000 Il
Sl5. 900. The damage to the rolling stool
of the railroad will exceed $1,000. Tn,
locomotives were badly damaged, but tn
one in charge of Engineer Alger, on it
way down from BrattleborO, did not leav,
the track. The cars of the nOrth-boun,
train were piled upon this locomotive
The men and horses killed were in tn
forward cars of the train going south thes'
cars were demolished The engineers ant
fremen on both locomotives saw that
collision was inevitable, and after shutting
off steam jumped and escaped uninjured
The accident was due TO the negligence O
Telegraph Operator Carroll of Norwich
who was evidently asleep, and did not Civ
the proper orders TO Conductor Moriarty
Carroll, who Is young man only 20 year
old, has fled, and warrant has been issue
for his arrest. Conductor Moriarty an
other trainmen have been TO New Londo
this week TO testify at hearing. They ar
now making their regular trips.