Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-03-25
Schools open next "Wednesday.

Schools open next Wednesday.
March has had her own way this month,
but spring has come. The robins appeared
yesterday morning, as brave and CHEEKY as
ever, and Immediately set about prepar-
ations for their summers business.
Coils. Estey and Fuller were in New York
city last week, when arrangements were
completed for the formation of the Estey
Organ house in that city of Estey d SAKE.
The firm has been for many years SAKE Il
Robertson until its recent dissolution.
Apple blossoms in March were what
Lockhart Barrett brought to this Office
Wednesday morning when the snowstorm
was at its height. The branch was
plucked in Gulford in February, and
vase of water and warm room did the
rest.
As one of Estey's teams loaded with
lumber was coming down Canal street,
Monday, a kngbolt broke. Fortunately
it was discovered before the forward wheels
were pulled out from the load. and a more
serious breakdown and possible runaway
prevented.
1t is understood that no formal action
will be taken by the asylum trustees IN the
matter of filling the vacancy caused by Dr.
board is held i'm June. Meantime the
management will remain as heretofore,
with DIR. LawtOn as acting superintendent.
The Barre correspondent of the Mont
pelier Argus says: The Methodists have
unanimously voted to ask the bishop to
return Rev. w. ). Smithers to Barre for
the coming year. His pastorate thus far
has been fruitful in good results, and the
,1,ti Ii,
most cordial.
An exchange says: "There is more trib-
ulatiOn for the babies born February %
last. The year 1900 will not be leap
year, as no century year is unless divisibe
! by 400. The next 10Th Of February will
come in 1896, and thereafter there will not
be one until 1904, so that in the next u
years the boy or girl born on the above date
will have only one birthday
The New London Northern engine, No.
1866, is bound to be "unlucky.' This is the
machine which broke her parallel bars at
Mortified bridge two weeks ago, and last
Saturday, while standing on the bank Just
back of Ryther building her air drum eX-
ploded with a report which startled the
denizens of the neighborhood.
Henry Haywood's Bermuda views will
be exhibited tomorrow in Morse d Smp-
sons windows. The central photograph
in the north window will be of especial
interest to many, showing as it does one
of the large fields of Bermuda lilies, whose
cultivation for the Easter season is SO ex-
tensive an industry on the island.
II. +. Manley, the freight station agent
at Boston of the Boston Il Maine railroad
who died of pneumonia on Monday, was a
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to California which was joined by Mr. and
Mrs. +. c. Crosby He returned home ap-
parently in perfect health, but sickened
and died after lapse of only two weeks.
One of the finest lots of horses j. II.
Chamberlain has yet received arrived on
Tuesday from Indiana, and attracted gen
eral attention as they passed through Main
street. At Mr.. Chamberlain's recent sale
in Meriden, Conn, Is good animals were
disposed Of and another sale at the same
place is planned for the first of April.
Mrs. T. Avery has sold her residence on
High street to Dr. \. |. Miller, and is now
making arrangements for her removal to
New London, Conn, where she has a
brother, and where she will probably live
DR.. Miller will take possession about 4 pril
/, retaining his office in Hooker Block as
now. a number of the friends of Mrs
Avery made her a farewell call on Tuesday
evening
During the past week Cudworth ~
Childs, local agents of the New York life
insurance company, have paid to the estate
of the late Walter j. Hadley, who was the
postmaster at Chester, the sum of 5000
being the amount of three policies held by
him in that company. Within year the
same company has paid policies to the
amount of $4,000 to the estate of Mr.
Hadleys brother.
The renovation of the Brooks House Of
flee has been completed and it presents a
handsome appearance. The decorations are
in harmonious tints of cream and brown. a
complete change from the dark effect
which formerly prevailed. The new ar
rangement is such as to give an appearance
of greatly increased room. W. \. Morse,
who has done the decorations is entitled to
the credit of an exceedingly good piece of
work.
The meeting of the Murray club at +.
J. B. Cudworth's on Tuesday evening was
pleasant social, no regular program being
presented. The club voted to carpet the
dining room and vestry, paint the walls and
buy new chairs, and an effort will be made
/ " nave inc NOIh COlllpltltu III lllllt lOI lIt
next meeting, April D. which will be held
at the yestry. \ committee of six was
elected to have in charge the entertainment
at that meeting,
Clarence Carpenter, proprietor of the
Brooks House barber shop, is happy at
/ last. After weeks of weary waiting and
no end of ieers and jokes his new Koch's
chairs showed up from Chicago Tuesday
night, and were quickly put in place in the
/ shop. They are of the latest pattern of
/ this popular make, substantial to look at,
roomy and comfortable, and complement
ing the other furnishings with their frames
of quartered oak. Their arrival completes
the equipment of an unusually attractive
shop.
VIM. W. Wells of Boston and Il. F.
Wells of Chicago, son and brother respect
lively of the deceased, arrived Saturday
evening with the remains of the late John
Wesley Wells, formerly of this place and
Greenfield, Mass, who died of paralysis
at West Newton, Mass. March IL, at the
age of IS years. He married Marion W.
Butler, oldest daughter of the late Sewall
Butler of Brattleboro His wife and chill
/ dren survive him and live in West Newton
and Boston, the sons being connected with
the Emerson Piano company.
/ Complaint has been made throughout the
winter by the parents of children attending
| the Chase street school of the defective
| heating and yentilating arrangements. The
| building has no cellar, and the circulation of
| cold air beneath the floor compcls the chill
| dren to sit, in severe weather, with cold
feet and hot bodies, which is no more con