Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-01-08

w + RICHARDSON n CO., shipped 100
sbeon and lambs to the Brighton market
on Monday.
Fourthclass postmasters were appointed
yesterday as follows Nermont-E. Miller
at East Barnard, c. d. Burgin at East Or
ange, f. Hall at Guildhall, II. 5. Kings
bury at South Windham.
Several Brattleboro friends who wished
to pay n last tribute of respect to the mem
DRY of Mr.. Eleazer Gorham of Wilmington
by attending his funeral were prevented
from doing so by the very forbidding state
of the roads.
The district meeting of the Odd Fellows
for district No. / will be held i'm Odd Eel
lows hall at Brattlrboro on the evening of
Jan. 80. Most of the grand officers will
be present, and all odd Fellows are invited
to attend
Judge j. NJ. Tyler has been appointed
executor of the will of the late Mrs. Lavina
NJ. Tyler The will authorizes the sale of
her property, including the Tyler building,
and the distribution of the estate among
certain specified heirs.
COY. Page has issued an official an
nOuncement that commitments to the new
state asylum at Waterbury are to be made
from the counties of Franklin, Grand Isle,
Chittendcn, Lamoille and Washington, and
from all the other counties at the Vermont
asylum at Brattleboro, fact which has al
ready been stated in The PhUniN.
The new rules 90 into effect on the New
London Northern railroad next Sunday.
The main change will be in the adoption
OF the standard train dcspatching rrgula-
1 tions, and of the new system of signals by
colorel lights, only red and blue lights be-
ing used.
There is a probability of the location in
Rutland of the contemplated Odd Fellows
Home \ site for it will be donated by
leading citizen of Rutland, not a member
/ Of the order The special committee ap-
| pointed to consider the establishment of a
/ home will report at the next session of the
grand lodge in June,
The annual meeting of the Estey Guard
| was held at the armory last evening. The
| report of Mr. Spotford, the secretary and
/ treasurer, showed that the company was
free from debt and that there was a sum in
/ the treasury. Lieut.. Austin. Sergeant
/ IIaigh and Corporal Perry We're appointed
/ a committee to confer with the Fullery Bat
terry with reference to the annual military
/ ball.
The Murray clubs annual New Year
dance last Friday evening was not so largely
attended as in some previous years but an
/ enjoyable time was had by so or more
couples. The grand march was led by.L.
Il. Plummer, the president of the club and
Miss Sadie lIoughton During the even
ing ice cream and cake were served. The
receipts were about equal to the eNpendi-
lures.
Wednesdays snoS storm was preceded
1 on Tuesday evening by remarkably bril-
liant display of northern lights. Beginning
early in the evening with tongues of white
light in the north shooting from the hori-
zon to the zenith, the display gradually
spread in either direction until it covered
more than half the horizon. At one time
belt OF white light spanned the zenith,
and at 10 o clock A great mass of rosy light
filled the northern heavens.
The critical illness of Miss Jennie Hast
ings, from grip and nervous prostration
which was recently announced in The Ph~-
nix terminated fatally Monday. at SPRING
field, Mass Miss Hastings was the teacher
of eloru'ion at the High school building up
to the time of her illness. The news of
her death was received with sincere sorrow
10y the students and her Brattleboro asso-
CiateS, who held her in high esteem.
The employees at the Estey factories
have this week presented to the company
a paper which has been largely signed. in
which il is stated that they consider il for
their interest to engage in some system of
cooperative insurance, and asking the in
terest of the company. 1t is probable that
action in this direction will be taken AT AN
early date, after an investigation of the
systems now in operation among the EN-
ployeS of several large concerns in differ
ent parts of the country
Five members of the Massachusetts leg
islature were born in Vermont. three OF
them being Windham county boys. These
members are 5. +. Howard of West New
ton, a native of Townshend and formerly
of BrattlebOro; Geo. O. Proctor of Somer-
vile, native of Rockingham: Ransom w.
Gillette of Heath, native of Nottingham
Myron J. Ferren of Stoneham, a native OF
Cornth; and Granville Clark Fiske OF
Ashland, native of Eden. Several other
members were educated or have lived in
Vermont.
Former Brattleboro parishioners of Rev
>. NJ. Crothers are glad to learn of the in.
creasing success which attends his work in
st. Paula success which is tangiblN
shown by an increase of salary to 5000
since. Jan. lst accompanied by vote OF
cordial recognition and appreciation OIL
the part of his people. The spirit and
growth of his st. Paul charge are such that
Mr. Crothers has refused to entertain a
proposition looking toward a settlement
over the Arlington street church in Boston
TO succeed Rev. DR.. Brooke Herford who
returns to England next month.
The North Adams Transcript has thi,
pleasant notice of a Wilmington boy who
is well known in Brattleboro: Erred A
Flagg was in town over Sunday. He haC
been for some time the supervising agen
OF the accident department of the Fidelit,
and Casualty company, and Dec. he wa.
promoted to the position of resident man
ager, his territory comprising the states o
Vermont and New Hampshire. and l:
counties in New York state. This is a re
, sponsible and lucrative position and one L
which Mr.. FIagg has attained by faithful
and efficient service. His Offices are at
and 4 National bank building, Troy"
Plans have been completed for the ex
: tensiye changes and improvements whicl
are to be made on the lower floor of tn,
Brooks House. These changes are to b,
made primarily to give the Commercial
! Union telegraph company the increas
ed room which their business demands
A new Office for the company will
be provided in what is now the small sam
pie room on High street. The barber shoI
will be removed to the room now occupie1
by the express company, where Mr.. Car
penter will tit up a handsome and conven
lent shop. The express Office will 90 bacl
TO It's Old quarters, occupying the west hal
OF the present billiard room, where a mic,
Othce will be arranged for permanent coon