Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-04-22


John ID. Kane has sold one of his Elliot
street houses to Charles Berg, who, it is un-
derstood, will occupy it at an early date.
1t is understood by their friends that
Daniel Manning and Miss Minnie Sanders,
clerk at O. J. Pratt's store. were mar
red at Bellows Falls on Wednesday.
The abutments for the bridge at the
West Dummerston quarry are completed,
and the iron has arrived 1t is expected
that the bridge company's men will arrive
next week and begin putting the bridge
across.
Kdder, Peabody Il Co. have acknowl-
edged the receipt of S53.Sj, which was
forwarded by the schools of Brattleboro
for the relief of the starving Russians.
Mr. Horne announces this morning the re-
ceipt of these contributions: Friends, East
Dover, 81; c. Fowler, Brattleboro. IS:
Mrs. Chase, Brattleboro, 81.
The Pomona grange educational meeting
held at Grand Army hall yesterday was of
unusual interest, and was well attended.
The address of State Superintendent Palm
er on the Improvement of rural schools"
contained many Illuminating facts and sta
tistics, and summary of them will be
given next week.
There will be another love feast at the
lower town hall on this friday evening
at 1870, when a joint caucus has been
called by the chairmen of the Republican
and Democratic town committees for the
purpose of placing in nomination candi-
dates for village officers, to be voted for at
the annual village meeting to be held MAY
,.
Col. Hooker went to New London with
a ont rsal .,,,N,
terday, and talked with them about low
freight rates on waste granite from West
DummerstOn, so as to permit its use in the
stone-crusher A rate of 40 cents a ton
was promised, and it is hoped that this
will be reduced to 33 Is cents, which
would make the use of the granite eco
nOmical.
A long succession of days of sunny
weather, very unusual at this season, was
broken yesterday afternoon by a gentle
rain which continued throughout the even
ing. 1t was the first spring rain of the
season, and the first rainfall since March
%. The drouth had prevented the growth
of vegetation and was beginning to be felt
seriously in some sections. Forest fires
have occurred in many places in New Eng
land.
Miss Lucy Ann Brooks died suddenly at
her home in West Medford, Mass, and
was buried on Sunday last. She was a
niece of Captain William Brooks and
cousin of Mrs. Cabot, Mrs. Goodhue and
the late Geo. J. and f. W. Brooks of this
town. She came from old Massachusetts,
stock, being a descendent of Governor
John Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Mar
shall went down on Saturday to attend the
funeral.
On Wednesday afternoon a quiet we'd
ding occurred, the interested parties being
Miss Frances \. Judge. eldest daughter of
Thomas Judge, and Michael d. Curley of
Holyoke, Mass. The ceremony was per
formed at st. Michaers Roman Catholic
church at o clock, Rev. Father Cunning
ham officiating. The bride. i'm "a tasteful
travelling gown of tan colored Bedford
cord, was attended by Miss Kate Grady of
Holyoke as bridemaid. Frank Curlcv.
brother OF the groom, acting as best man
Mr.. and Mrs. Curley left on the 1 40 train.
and after their honeymoon trip will return
to Holyoke to make their home.
Sabe Deyine. a notorious character.
while in q drunken condition boarded a
train at Vernon, Ind, on the 18th inst.
Conductor Jonas Scott. who is a son of
Martin Scott of this village, cautioned him
against talking in a boisterous manner.
whereupOn Devinc heaped the vlest oaths
upon Mr. Scott. Devne was being led
out of the car when pistol shot rang out.
and lac dropped dead, the bullet intended
for the conductor doing its work upon the
would-be murderer. Devine was fumbling
in his pocket at the time and it is sup
posed that he intended to shoot Mr.. Scott.
The bullet passed through Devine's heart
and lungs. In his coat pockets were
found two 3S-calibre revOlyers, an empty
cartridge being in one of them. The
Vernon Journal, which gives an account
of the tragedy, says that no blame is at
tached to Mr.. Scott, as he acted in gen.
tlemanly manner toward the man.
The Boston Festival orchestra of 40
pieces, which is to give a grand concert in
Brattleboro on May Is, has also been in
duced to come to Greenfield on the 2lst.
List, the great composer, said of Miss
Rose Stewart, the soprano, who accompa.
MES the orchestra: "She has indeed a most
beautiful voice and sings with the Sdrojr
fdire of grand artist and Marchesi, the
eminent Partisan trainer of sopranos, sin
nay experience of so years | have never
heard singer whose execution was more
marvellous" Among the other artists
who will be heard here are Whitney Mock
ridge, the tenor; Franz Rummel, the emf
nent pianist; Felix Winternitz, violin vir-
tuoso; and Max Heinrich, the prince of
song singers, from whom a single song is
sometimes secured at a cost of 500. The
orchestra will be under the direction of
Emil Mallenhauer
Our South Londonderry correspondent
records the fact this week that Conductor
j. b. WOrthen of the Brattleboro q
Whitehall railroad has leased the Peabody
House at that place and taken possession.
Mr. Worthen's family went to South Lon
donderry last night He ran the house
for three months about two years ago.
gaining good reputation, and the South
Londonderry people look to see the house
well-managed under his permanent charge.
He takes a lease of it for one year with the
expectation of remaining indefinitely. He
will make necessary repairs and renOva-
ton, and put the house in good condition
throughout. Mr.. Worthen has been for
u years in the service of the Central Yer
mont company, and for six years has been
the conductor of the mixed train on the
narrow gauge road He is succeeded in
that position by Charles Granfield of
Mortified, who began running on We'd
nesday.
The annual reception to Mr.. Z. Wales's
dancing classes at the town hall last even
ing brought out large and representative
audience. The little folk went through
the various changes with commendable
ease and grace, showing the results of care !
full instruction, and in a manner TO bring
out generous applause. After few in
spring selections by Letsinger's orchestra,
which occupied the stage, the pupils, led