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


the North pond in Marlboro, was commit
ted to the asylum on Monday.
The Springfield Reporter of last week
printed entire the two column article which
recently appeared in The PhWniN on the
proposed Black River railroad.
+. Wales gives notice i'm the announce
ments that he will organize a new dancing
class for beginners at Harmony hall on
Friday evening, the 18th.
The members of the North Star endow-
ment order, whose claims became due this
week. have received notice that payment
will be made on the 18th, by the supreme
officers, who will visit this place.
James F. lIolley, who died recently at
Pontiac, Mich, at the age of ~ years, was
one of the drivers on the stage route be-
tween Brattlcboro and Bennington before
the establishment of railway connections.
The Kcrnc Sentinel OF this week says:
"Charcs Cross has sold his place on Win
chester street to his son-in-law, Charles
Sherman. Mr. Sherman and family now
reside in Brattrboro but will soon move
to Keene and occupy their new purchase.
Mr. and Mrs. Cross will continue to live in
part of the house.
The Boston Globe says: "A Vermont
base ball league is being agitatcd to in
cludc Brattleboro. Below, Falls. Buring-
ton, Rutland, ST. Adams and Barre. It
is certain that not much "agitation' on
this subject is felt in BHtteboro. The
Connecticut valley league is good enough
for us.
The Peoples five year benefit order re-
Gently notified members who are III with
the grip that they will be allowed but two
L.. ~
sioner Merrill saws this is Illegal, except the
constitution be changed by providing
against PAYMENT for disability 10y the grip.
Otherwise the order may be sued and the
claim allowed.
It is rumored in railroad circles that the
Central company has again begun ncgotia-
tions for the lease or purchase of the Con
nectcut River road, or its northern divis-
ions, the Sullivan County and the Vermont
Valley. That would give them a through
line fromO glensburg to New Lon lon ami
virtually give them control of all southern
shipping lines.
The San Francisco Call of Dec. so con-
tains an extended account of the wedding
of G.. Allender Rosenberg and Miss Emma
Italian Cudworth, daughter of J. w. Cud-
WORTH who is brother of Il. J. b. Cud-
worth Of Brattlcboro and who has many
friends i'm this place, Dummerston and
Putney The Call says that the handsome
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Cudworth was
deliberately decked with choice flowers ap-
proprate to the occasion. and that the
brides father is highly respected in the
community, where he has resided for many
years. The groom is a san Francisco
merchant.
The neighboring towns in MasSachu-
sets have had very active year in build
ing way during 1891. northampton leads
with more than 5000. 600 expended i'm new
buildings and 100000 in engagements
and improvements. OF this amount $780,
600 has been spent for public buildings,
100000 for manufactures and S2OO,OOO
for private residences. At Orange and
Athol the operations were greatly in adj
vance of any previous year. At the for
mer place the expenditures aggregate $780,
600 and 81 houses have been built. At
Athol $3.50, 900 has been expended in new
buildings. Greenfield has made a some
what larger gain than Brattleboro, but at
Turner's Falls period of depression has
been experienced and but few new build
ings have been erected.
Department Commander Morgan has
nual encampment of the Vermont depart
ment. to be held at Montpelier, beginning
Feb. ,. Department headquarters will
be at the Pavilion and the meetings will he
held in Capitol hall. Col Hooker has
been appointed member of the commit
tee on the report of the department com
mander +. II. Putnam ON the report of
the assistant adiutant general. AT the
campfire Commander-n-Chief Palmer and
staff and Past Commander-n-Chicf NeaZ-
ey are expected to be present. \ meeting
of the Union eX-priSOners' association and
of the Woman's Relief corps will be held
during the encampment. All the railroads
in the state will sell tickets at reduced
rates, good going Feb. to 3 and return
ing Feb. t.
\ choice musical entertainment of an
unusual character is promised for Friday
evening of next week, when the Whitney
family of Brooklyn, \. Y, known as the
Mozart seXtet, will appear at the town hall
Mr.. Charles NJ. Whitney, the head of the
family, is well-known New FORK lawyer,
who has made music the diversion and
recreation of his life. Mrs Whitney is also
an accomplished musician, and these par
ents have brought up their family of three
daughters and son in musical atmOs-
phere, with the result that each individual
member of the family is an accomplished
artist, while their ensemble possesses uni
ty and harmony which has won the warm
est praise and applause from many cultva-
ted audiences Clippings from various ap-
preciative press notices are given in the
advertisement elsewhere printed. The
tickets for the concert are sold at Chaplin
d Co.'S.
A short time ago a Swede girl, II years
old, of respectable parents, suddenly dis
appeared from her home. The officers
were notified, and called at the house of a
Ross family on Elliot street, where it was
thought that the girl might be staying, as
she was known to be on intimate terms
with the Ross girl. The family stated that
she had been there and gone, but where
they knew not. One day last week the
Ross girl prepared to move back to Bur
lington and it was drought probable that
the Swede girl was to join her there. OF
ficer Turner telegraphed to the chief OF
police at Burlington, who made search
and found the girl in a boarding house on
Battery street in that city. She was taken
in charge by the police, and Mr.. Turner
went there on Friday and brought hel
home on Saturday The girl acknowl-
edged that she had no reason for running
away and was glad to return. She was ev-
identity influenced to leave BrattlebOrO by
the Ross girl, who is her elder by seyera
years.
Last Friday evening will be one of the
occasions in the life of Mr.. and Mrs. f. A
Foster which will always linger as pleas
ant memory. 1t was the 18th anniversary
of their marriage, and their many friends
in Esteyvile and other parts of the village