Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-03-04

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to the Richardson market on Monday by
Warren Howe of Vernon.
The Estey Guard and Fuller Battery will
realize a small sum above expenses from
last weeks ball.
a long distance telephone has been placed
in Estey ~ Co.'s Office and conversation in
Il whisper can be carried on through it with
people in Springfield and Boston.
\ self-regstering anemoscope, connected
with the station on the summit of Wantas-
tiquct, has been placed in Randall n Clapp's
window for W. IL. Chlds.
The children of Miss Clay's Chase street
school found a winter curiosity in the shape
of caterpillar ON the school grounds on
Tuesday, March /.
The New York Lyceum Theatre COM
pany will appear in the well-known drama
Shenandoah at the town hall on the
evening of the 18th.
The snow storm of Wednesday was more
severe in the hill towns than in the Con-
necticut valley, depth~of from six to II
inches being reported.
The second largest audience which ever
assembled at the opera house in Orange,
Mass, greeted Mary Howe LAWN last week
Wednesday. The receipts were $1,000.
The Burlington schools have begun a
trial of the savings system, similar to that
adopted some time ago by the Rutland
schools
A special meeting of the Windham
County board of fire underwriters was held
at the Brooks House Wednesday forenoon.
Several changes in rates which were dis
cussed have not been fully decided upon.
l.. Roberts, the superintendent in charge
of the l}rattlebOrO savings banks work, had
one foot badly bruised last Friday, piece
of iron weighing 300 pounds falling upon
it. He has gone to his home in Somerville,
Mass.
At the regular monthly meeting Tuesday
night the Wheel club voted to give a rail
road sleighride'' to Hinsdale about the 18th,
friends of the club with ladies to be invited.
After a supper at the Hotel Ashuelot a bah
will be held at the town hall in Hinsdale
George W. Williams, for many years a
resident of Brattleboro, and an employe of
j. T. Ilildreth, who has had a carriage re-
pair shop at Rockville, Conn, for year or
two past, has given up his shop there and
gone to MiddletoWn. Conn, to engage in
the same business.
An interesting article on the worlds fair
written by DeYoung, the editor of the San
! Francisco Chronicle, appears in the Cos
mopolitan for March. In this article it is
stated that the administration building.
| designed by Richard Hunt, is to be a stone
structure, and is to remain permanently, as
a memorial of the exposition
John Whitney of Marlboro caught two
large Canadian lynXes in traps last Friday.
They weighed 81 and rs pounds respective
| ly. They were brought to Brattleboro and
will be mounted by G.. l.. Clary and placed
in the Natural History society's collection
in the free library. Last month a small
lynx was caught by Mr.. Whitney.
\ telegram was received yesterday an
nouncing the death in New Britain, Conn,
of Gottieb Hole. brother-n-law of John
Henkel Mr.. Hole formerly lived in Brat
tleboro and was member of the Wantas-
tiquet lodge of Odd Fellows. Mr. and Mrs.
John IIenkel, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Henkel
and John c. Hcnkcl will 90 to New Britain
to attend the funeral, which will be held
tomorrow.
John Calvin, accompanied by his two
eldest daughters, went to Middlebury to
attend on Monday the funeral of his broth
er, Dennis Calvin, ir., whose death was
announced last week. The church was
filled to its utmost capacity. friends being
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genneS. The Middlebury band, of which
Mr.. Calvin was for several years member,
attended i'm full uniform The casket was
covered with floral tributes.
Henry A. Potter, ir., who came to Brat
tlebOrO Il short time ago to take charge of
the Bliss House cafe, remaining only a
short time, died on Monday at the home of
his father in West Deerfield. Mass, from a
- al,ria of "a
For over 20 years he was porter at the
Mansion House at Greenfield, Mass, and
was general favOrite with travelling men.
For few years up to year ago he was the
owner of the Mansion House restaurant.
He was 45 years old.
About 40 boys attended the reception
at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms on Monday even
ing. Mr. Fuller, in an entertaining talk,
led the way to the consideration of the re-.
cent snow balling scenes, when old men
were pelted by the boys, ending with rea-
Soning as to the ultimate effect of such con-
duct. Two or three dialogues by young
men and women and musical selections, in
GLIDING songs by boys chorus, furnished
entertainment, and the ever welcome re-
freshments were served to the boys.
The Springfield Union announces that
Barrett Il Leonard, the printers of that
city, are to move their printing establish
ment from Dwight street to the Morgan
block at the corner of Harrison avenue and
Dwight street. For some time their present
quarters have been inadequate to meet the
demands of their trade. They now employ
eight men and run five presses. They are
to add cylinder press to their plant, and
will give employment to several more men,
The firm consists of Charles Barrett
formerly of Brattleboro, and a son of l.. II
Barrett and Fred 5. Leonard, son of Dr.
Leonard of IIinsdale.
Those who have unOccupied farms to sci
will be interested in the advertisement OF
the vermont Farm agency" 50 Devon
shire street. Boston. The concern we be
lieye to be a responsible one. 1t is com
posed of +. l.. Sanders, who has had good
success in selling several Wardsboro ''aban
dOned" farms, and of Mr.. II. III. Tilton, a
well-known Boston fireworks dealer, who
himself bought a farm in Wardsboro last
l fall, and who has so much faith in the sale
of these unoccupied lands that he has
2 formed a partnership with Mr.. Sander,
l in this business. Mr. Sanders is a native
of Wardsboro, was raised on a farm in tina
C town, and has had several years expe
f rience in real estate business in Boston.
The Fortnightly club met with c. Ii
Thompson on Tuesday evening, and en-
joyed visitto Edinburgh under exception
S ally pleasant circumstances. The attend
i ance was the largest of the season. The
, papers were all of very high merit and Z
a hearty social spirit prevailed, for the enjoy
ment of which time enough had been left
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