Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-27

L. Wales announces another social dance
at Harmony hall this evening.
A new hydrant has been placed at the
corner of Cedar and Myrtle streets.
II. X. Brown sold handsome pair of
bay horses to Charles Glidden on Tuesday.
A section of the east side of the Reed
building on Green street, several feet i'm
SIZE collapsed few nights ago.
The grand chapter of Vermont, order OF
the Eastern Star, will meet with Adoni-
ram chapter at Manchester Centre June s
and 9.
Conversation by telephone was carried
on at the Brattleboro exchange on Sunday
with people in Baltimore, by means of the
long distance line.
w. f. Richardson e Co. received a car
load of % dehorned steers on Wednesday.
They were bought i'm Boston by Mr.. Rich
ardson on Monday.
Mr.. Simmonds, the new general secretary
of the Y. NJ c. A., is expected to arrive
next Wednesday to assume his duties here.
On Thursday a reception will be given him
at the association rooms.
Twenty members of the graduating class
of Vermont academy were i'm town on
Tuesday, to have their photographs taken
at Howe's studio The students visited
places of interest about town, including
the Estey shops.
The commencement exercises of the
North street school will be held June
1921. The sermon before the grad
uating class will be preached on Sunday by
Rev. Mr.. Phalen, the graduating exercises
held on Monday evening and the reception
Tuesday evening.
A union meeting will be held in the
Methodist church this evening, when Rev
r. a. Torrey, superintendent of the Chi
cago Bible institute, will deliver an addres,
on "The most successful Christian worker
since the foundation of the church anC
the secret of his success
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the Memorial day services ar,
especially anxious that liberal contribu
tons of flowers be made, and that tn,
children of the public schools join in fur
nishing them. All flowers should be lief
at the town hall not later than 0:30 Mon
day morning.
The high water of Monday carried of
the trestle, a small part of the iron build
ing material, and the traveller which
was used in putting the irons in place, a
the site of the bridge which the Berlii
bridge company is building across tn,
West River near the Lyons granite quar-,
at West Dummerston.
The unusually abundant supply of waite
in Crowelrs reservoir has caused seriOu
trouble for some of the Forest square resi-
dents. The overflow has filled the fro;
pond more than full, and the water from
this has found its way down into the eel
lars of the luckless jewellers below
Strange to say, they don't like it,
The excellent address of State Lecture
+. O. Lee, delivered at the recent meetin,
of Windham county Pomona grange il
Brattleboro, on "Practical education 70
the farmer" is printed in this issue, by re
quest of several who heard it. The ad
dress effectively compliments State Super
intendent Palmer's address delivered on tn
same occasion, which was also printed il
The Phoenix.
The meeting of the Ladies Enterprise
of Esteyville was held with Mrs Franl
Davis Thursday and these officers wer
elected: President, Mrs. NJ. j. Dowley
first vice president, Mrs. H. Burnette; sec
ond vice president. Mrs. f. Davis; secreta
ry Miss Susie Dowley; treasurer, Mrs. G
! II. Niles; trustees, Mrs. f. Davis, Mrs. L
A. Lord; finance committee, Miss Addi
Brunette, Miss Nellie Timson, Miss Jen
ME Brockington.
The New York papers state that ALDER
| Waite, son of the late c. C.. Waite o
New York city, has recently become in
sane. He was boarding at a fashionabl
| hptal Of Irifrhtnn TS1o 4
Last Monday evening he was noticed +
act strangely, and during the night becam
so much excited that he was taken il
charge by the police. lie is now in con
| finement to await the return of his broth
er, eN-Alderman Waite, from the West
1t is said that Mr.. Waite's derangemcn
| has resulted from an unfortunate love al
fair
Judge David w. Hadley, the father @
Mrs. a. n. Wyatt, died at his home il
Mortified, this state, last Saturday at tn
advanced age of 81 years. He was a lif
long resident of Mortified, and lived unit
two years ago on the farm which his fathe
redeemed from the wilderness. The las
days of his life were spent at the home G
his son-in-law, George Cofrn in North
field. AS a Democrat Judge Hadley rel
resented Mortified in the legislature /
1913, 45, SO and 10, receiving the CON
plimentary votes of many of his politics
opponents. He served as assistant iudg
of Washington county in 1850 and 81, an
held many important town offices.
The state Prohibition convention wa
held at Rutland on Wednesday. The TO
lowing ticket was put in the field: Gov
ernor, E. L. Allen of Fair Haven; lieuteI
ant governor, w. p. Stafford of St. Johns
bury; secretary, E. T. Griswold of Bel
nington; treasurer, Milon Davidson {
Newfane; auditor, II. F. Comings of Eas
Berkshire. Eight delegates to the nationi
convention to be held in Cincinnati Jun
20 and 30 were chosen, among them bein
George f. Crowell and c. w. Wyman {
Brattleboro. j. S. Brown of Brattlebor
and Milon Davidson of Newfane wei
among the delegates chosen. A long pla
form was adopted, and young mans prt
hibition league formed with j. ID. Whit,
side of Nergennes as president; +. I
Griswold of Bennington secretary. +.
Shepard of Fair Haven was chosen pres
dent of the state committee, C. w. Wyma
of BrattlebOro vice president; secretary
G. l.. Story of Bakersfield; treasurer,
o. Ferguson of Burlington; auditor, "
H. Sargent of st JOhnsbury.
The proposed lease of the Brooks Hous
has been definitely arranged to take plaC
June /. w. e. Pence of Cleveland, Obi,
came to town on Monday, accompanied b
his wife, and remained until Wednesda
morning, during which time the detail
were completed. E. A. Tyler, for thrt
years past clerk of the house, is to be a
equal partner with Mr.. Pence in IL
ownership and management, the style {