Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-04-29

Mr. and Mrs Charles Newton have
bought Of Henry Wilder for $3.50 a farm
iu the south part of Gultord, near the
George Wilder place.
T.. H. Van Doom has bargained through
Bailey a. CO.'S agency for the Cutler prop
crty on Chase street, and Austin Russell
of Boston and his father, A. NJ Russell,
FOR the Mai Chase place in Guiford. The
papers are to be drawn today.
The promised article on Wolcolt Bales
tier. 10y Henry James, appears in the May
number of the Cosmopolitan. 1t is writ
ten in a spirit of aifectionale appreciation,
and its substance is summed up in the pa
thetic closing sentence. He had Just had
time to begin, and that is exactly what
makes the exceeding pity of his early
end
The annual meeting of Brattleboro lodge
f. d A. NJ, was held last evening, when
the following officers were chosen: O. f..
Randall, w. NJ; f. Il. Vaughan, S. W.
NJ. !. Mather, j. W; Henry d. Ilolton,
treasurer: Frank w. Nichols, secretary
Fred ID, Weld, 5. d.: j. II. Retting, j. D.;
DennisOn Cowles, :. s.: David G.. Morris,
j. s; w. H. Taft, musical director: D..
A. Young. marshal: A. +. Miller, tyler.
The Wampum Belt, the official paper of
the Red Men, has this mention in a recent
issue: Brother st. CroiX of Bellows Falls
declared that the degree staff Of Quonekta-
cat tribe NO , of Brattleboro is the best in
Vermont and as good as any in Massachu-
sets. The work done at the recent eNem-
plitication of Ascutney lodge was compli-
mented very highly also by visitors. so
Brother 81. CrOiX may not be very far
from the truth
The second number of volume two OF
the School Dial. published by the Hedg-
row Debating society Of Miss Sawyer +,
/ North street school, has been issued this
week from the press Of The Phoenix job
| Printing office. 1t is gratifying to note the
excellence of the number, and the steady
| progress which the young editors and con-
| tributors are making. Noteworthy fea-
| lures are an affectionate tribute to Mrs
| sawyer, whose death took place last win
| ter, sketch of DIR. Draper under the head
of "A noble life and several autograph
letters from distinguished men, never be-
fore published, the list including Abraham
| Lincoln, Parson Brownlow, George ID
| Prentss, Oliver Wendall Holmes, and b
p. Shllaber Mrs. Partington)
Daniel Sullivan, one OF the bright young
men of Brattleboro. who broke down from
over study and has for some time been in
the asylum, escaped on Sunday. He was
with other patients in one of the enclosed
airing courts, when he secreted himself he
! hind a tree and was not discovered by tn,
attendant when the other patients went in
| When left alone he climbed the walls anC
disappeared. He wore light suit o.
clothes and a pair of slippers at the time
1t is supposed that he was seen on the foo
bridge leading from Birge to Frost streets
on Sunday night and early Tuesday morn
ing ne probably called at John Lillis''
house on the Brook road, where ne aske,
for something to eat, but did not wait fol
the food to be brought him. Much anxiety
was felt by his family and by friends, anC
searching parties were out in different out
! lying sections Wednesday night until a lat,
hour. Yesterday morning news was re
ceiyed by telephone that he was at Shel
/ burne Falls. Mass. where he had beer
found wandering about the streets in al
aimless way. He will be- brought back Il
the asylum today.