Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-07-08

at the Brooks House tomorrow evening
Albert Bigsbec has the frame of his new
house on Highland avenue nearly com
pleted
J.. Il. Plummer announces the first of "a
series of dances at the WoOdside cottage,
at Npottord lake on Wednesday evening of
next week.
There was a fine exhibition of fireworks
ON the lawn in front of the cottages OF
Messrs. Parker and Stearns at Npottord
lake the Fourth
Diedrick Stolte. who recently went to
Springfield Mass. 10 work, came home
for the Fourth and in the afternoon rode To-
Springfield on his safety bicycle covering
the distance in six hours.
A part of the lower floor in the Valley
machine shop gave way during W ednesday
night under the weight of several tons of
iron shavings. and fell distance of H. or
20 feet into the water way.
one of the Holyoke papers of last even
ing SAYS: "a. II. RYAN is very low again
and it is thought that he cannot recover.
A consultation of doctors was held yester-
day and the last rite of the church was
performed '
The tea and reception given last Satur-
day afternoon by Col. and Mrs. Goodhue
90 their son. Francis Goodhue. jr.. and
his wife. was attended boy "a large number
of friends who found the occasion q very
delightful one.
The boat house IN Echo cove at Sporord
lake. owned by Prof. Estey of Amher,t
college was burned on the Fourth. with
contents, including steam yatcht and
row boat. Ii Is supposed that the Tire was
caused 10y combustion.
\ 1U-months-old son of j. II. >pauiding
of West Brattlchoro ON Thursday crept tu
the door and fell out. striking upon some
broken glass. a long, deep cash. narrowly
escaping the eye. was cut upon the right
side of the face and another on the chin,
making very severe wounds.
A Braulcboro item in the Springfield Re.
/ publican states that the Forest and Stream
/ club sold 5000 additional stock in the club f,
property al Wilmington at the opening last
/ week and voted 10 build "a dam ncros, TIA,
trout stream in sight of the clubhouse this
season. New names were added TO the mem
/ bership.
Rev. Mr.. Merriam was unable TO supply
the pulpit al the Centre church on SUNDAY
on account of illness and his place wa.
Whaiev of Riverhead. /. l.. an uncle OF
Miss Perigo Mr. Whaley is upwards o.
so years old but is still an able and iorci
bic preacher.
Another Vermont wOman-Mrs. Nance
:. Foster of Chicago-has come 10 th'
front in the matter of generosity and th'
new Chicago University Is $4,000 riche
by her gift The fnnd is to afford educs
tional facilities for young women, who ar
TO be admitted 10 the university Oh equa
terms with young men.
u. {. Flint of the asylum force wa, at
tackled bv savage bull Oh Tuesday an,
narrowly escaped serious injury. He wa
knocked down and bruised about the legs
but he succeeded in running his finger
into the bull ewes. confusing the bull 70
a moment. Flint then lodged behind an
other bull, which served as a shield. an
other employees were soon at hand and IN
was rescued.
The death of Miss Elizabeth Rowland
an appreciative tribute 70 whose memor
is elsewhere printed. took place last SatuT
day afternoon at her home on Asylum
street Miss Rowland had been in q yer
precarious condition OF health for severa
months, and as the only hope of her relic
the operation OF laparotomy was undertak
en- but her strength was not sufficient L
rally from il. The operation was per
formed by the celebrated Or. John Ho
man, of Boston. assisted 10y DR.. Hoitou
Gale and Conland
Last evening was a gala occasion for tn
members of the Quonektacat tribe of Re
Men, 100 or more of whom gathered az tn
wigwam, and 90 the music of tiir and dru
marched 20 Pine Heights. Col. Fuller
handsome home Col. Miles made feug
ituu- speech and Col. Fuller responde.
Mrs Estey. Mrs. Brockway and Mis-, Lsse
assisted Mrs. Fuller iu receiving An on
chestra over the library discourseG mus
while general social fsr was enjoyed
Abundant reireshmentstwere tcrved. an
at about 10 o'clock the Red Men departel
Col Fuller presented the tribe with a rar
and handsome 1ON skin as a mementO q
the occasion,
The Phoenix has communication trOI
Peter = Chase. who objects 10 placing tn
names OF political candidates on the Amer
can flag on the ground that the flag is TN
flag of the whole nation, and not of an
party or sect Mr.. Chase makes tn
suggestion that if il is the proper thing t
place the names of national candidates o
the national flag, the names of the star
candidates should be put on our state tial
This raises the question how many peOpl
there are in BrattlebOro who could descrih
the Vermont state flag, or tell it if the
saw it, 1t might be well in view OF tn
ignorance which undoubtedly prevails o
this subject, TO hang out a state flag as
public educator
Brattleboro people were aroused by III
fire alarm at ) 20 Thursday morning, an
the department and citizens all over tn
village responded, but it proved that theT
was no need OF their services The tiI
was in the work room OF A. l.. Thurber
bakery. Wednesday night some wood wa
placed in the oven TO dry and ii is suppose
2 that when il was taken out there WEI
sparks on some OF the dry pieces. The IN
b smouldered on the floor all night and i
, the morning the bakery was filled wit
2 smoke Mr.. Cooper tirst discovered it an
] shouted to men on the other side of IN
J street and W. d. Perry rang in the alarI
Just as Mr.. Thurber was coming down III
5 street TO open the bakery. Nj. Thurbt
, found the smoke SO dense that he cOul
, not enter the work room, but by gOin
through the Chinese laundry and breakin
5 in a window he gained entrance and extiI
p guished the fire with pals Of water
{ hole had been burned through the floor. bt
{ as the earth was beneath the damage wa
! slight. About 80 barrels of crackers WEI
p spoiled by the smoke, and the total 10,
/ will exceed Sl0O
The lawn party given on Monday by tn
o ladies OF the Baptist society on Col. Estey
! grounds, was very successful affair, an
] I one of the prettiest parties ever given