Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-01-15
BRATTLEBORO.

The next i'm the series of Brooks House
socials occurs next Tuesday evening.
The dairymen hold the fort this week on
the second and third pages OF The Phoenix
Mr. Rice of 9 Cedar street is improving
the appearance of his house by the addi-
ton of a piazza.
On account of the death of her mother.
and of her own serious illness. Miss Saw
yer's North street school will not resume
its sessions until January -.
The entertainment which was to have
been given next Wednesday night at Red
Mems hall, by the ladies of the Episcopal
society, has been postponed ON account of
the prevalent illness.
John Dean, who will be remembered bv
many people in Brattleboro and through
out the country as Soy Prim'' in Denman
Thompson's "Old Homestead company.
died suddenly of heart disease at Cincin-
natl, Ohio. last Friday
AT Grand Army hall last evening pub
lie installation of the Relief corps officers
occurred, Past Division President Mrs.
Hooker acting as installing officer. Songs
speeches, recitatiOns, and the serving of
coffee and cake occupied the time till ad-
iouInment at about 10 o'clock.
The fourth entertainment in the Y. NJ.
c. a. course will be given by the Macy
Appleton combination next Thursday
evening, the 2lst. Mr. Macy needs no in
PRODUCTION to a Brattleboro audience he is
always sure of a warm reception. The
Appleton ladies' quartet is said to be the
best in New England. The tickets will 90
on sale at the rooms Monday, the 18th.
Miss Hattie Williams and Clarence f.
Smith, now of Baldwinsville, Mass. were
quietly married on Saturday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock, and on Tuesday they left for "A
brief wedding trip in Massachusetts. Mrs.
Smith will return to Brattleboro; Mr.. Smith
will join her later, and they will make their
home here. Mr.. Smith was for some
months employed at the Ross White paper
mill
Tom Dowd, the second baseman of the
Washington league ball team, has been in
town for a few days this week. He is to
return soon to resume his studies in George
town university near Washington. He eX-
poets to be admitted to the bar in about a
year, and after that will probably enter the
office of Lawyer Prince of Boston. Dowd
does not know what will be the outcome of
the signing of Richardson by the Wash
ingtOn management.
The following officers of the North Star
Councillor, O. Ii. Hail. Chief Councillor,
Eugene Clark; vice chief councillor, f. ID.
Hobart; secretary, II. NJ. Wood: banker,
l.. j. Retting; chaplain, II. w. Boyle
guide, G.. w. Chandler; guard, w. c.
Coane sentinel, Carl Henkel: trustees,
George A. Barker, W. II. Kinson, II. II.
Baker. The supreme officers will be here
to pay off the charter members at the next
regular meeting, on the evening of the
2Sth.
The bidding was far from active at the
auction sale of the Ross White property on
Tuesday and the prices realized were much
lower than had been generally expected,
The Elm street paper MILL with the land,
buildings and most of the machinery, was
bought by p. Fleming for $3.50. Two OF
three hundred dollars worth of the ma
chinery was sold to other parties. The
house, barn and land on Chaplin street was
struck off to the Pullen Brothers for $4,000,
and the building lot on the same street to
+. III. Van Doom for Sl36O.
News has been received by telegram OF
the, death in Denver, Col, on Monday OF
Harry w. Harris, the son of the late Frank
w. Harris of Brattleboro, and a young
man who grew up in town and was well
known here. Young Harris had been in
Denver Tor a year OF more on account OF
lung affection, and generally tuberculOus
condition of the system, and his mother
and sister had been there with him for the
past few months. A telegram to DR.. Gale
the longtime intimate friend of the young
mans father, announces that the mother
and sister will leave with the body today
for BrattlebOro, expecting to arrive next
Monday. After leaving BratteborO, at the
age of Is or 20, young Harris fitted
himself for an architect, but he possessed
decided musical talent, and in recent
years had given himself largely to the
study of the mandolin. He was an accom-
plished performer on that instrument, was
the leader of the Boston Mandolin ant
Guitar club, and had made his mark as 9
composer of music for those Instruments
He possessed attractive personal qualities
and was a favorte with his young friends