Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-11-10

November ~ is ludukSGlNluB Jay
Proclamations have been issued by Presi-
dent Cleveland and by Gov. Fuller
The bulletin board was conspicuous by
its absence Wednesday morning There
appeared to be no news worth publishing.
The hearing on the merits Of the divorce
case of Frank E. Drown against Adela NJ.
Drown will take place at Springfield, Mass.
today
Harry Pratt has had a constantly increas-
ing business since he bought the restau-
rant at Al Main street. He now has %
regular boarders.
Warren Cushing has bought of E. H.
Putnam piece of land near land owned
owned by Henry +. Bond, through May
/ Crowns agency.
The ladies of the Unitarian society will
give their first sociabe for the season at
Wells hall, Tuesday evening Nov. IA.
Supper will be served at half-past six. and
later in the evening there will be a musical
entertainment All are cordially invited.
The death of Hannah, wife Of L. ].
| Webher, occurred Saturday from heart
/ disease, at the age of g. years. The flu
neral was held Monday at the house on
| Williams street, and the burial was in the
/ Centrevlle cemetery. Mrs. Weber leaves
/ a husband, but no children.
/ Great alarm was felt yesterday morning
/ by the friends of Walter c. Carpenter the
/ general manager OF the Carpenter Organ
/ company, when they read in the morning
papers that W G. Carpenter was one of
| the victims of the railroad disaster in
/ Chicago. II was know that Mr.. Carpenter
left Tuesday on a business trip The fears
/ were soon dispelled when it was learned
/ that Mr. Carpenter was in New York state,
/ being due in Cortland yesterday.
/ +. K. Champlu Of the editorial staff Of
/ the Fall River, Mass. News. who spent his
/ vacation in town. is the author of a two
/ column article which appeared in the West
/ erley, H. L. Daily sun OF Friday. MI
/ Champin finds that Brattleboro has a
marked resemblance TO Portland. Maine,
/ In Tits scenic beauty its high morality. in
telligence and cleanliness. its encourage
ment OF education and the arts, and it, de-
velopmeul OF individuals vino have taken
/ the first rank in many departments of hui
man activity and become in nearly all cases
famous men and women.
/ Protective Grange will hold a harvest
fair and festival at the town hall next
/ "Wednesday evening. the 18Th. All kinds
of fresh fruit and vegetables. a, well as
useful and fancy articles viii bee on sale
and Mr.. Mixer, homemade candy will bee
/ an attraction. supper will be served from
. > TO on the European plan, with farmer
/ plain food. There will bee dancing from @
4 10 l.. with music ID, the Philharmonic or
chestrA The invitation 10 attend is gen
cral Members of Protective grange are
expected To- contribute freely with food for
the tables. and with fancy articles for the
4 Eai T.. in.t hal h..
ceiyed as early as a. NJ. Wednesday.
The lectures on the Worlds Fair deliy-
cred on Saturday by Merton c. Robbins
were attended hy fairly good-sized audi
ence in the afternoon and in the evening
by much larger one, 10 whom a more
comprehensive idea of the fair was given
( than could be obtained in any other way.
except by personal visit The many beau
tful views, thrown on the screen by pow
erful lantern, aided one in Crasping the facts
( presented by the speaker, In imagination
the audience was taken all about the
grounds, visiting each of the principal
buildings. many Of the state and other mi
nor buildings, out on the pier TO the stock
yards and out the Midway Plaisance. TAX
ing views here and there from roofs or other
slightly points. Mr.. Robbins, in his stay of
several months at Chicago, gained store
OF interesting information, which he pre-
sents IN pleasing Way 10 his hearers. and
he has met with good success in his tour OF
the state. He will soon enter the Univer-
sity of Vermont 70 take up a course of study.
The new iron bridge on the Brook road
has been completed by the Springfield.
Mass. Bridge company The bridge is of
the high truss pattern. and is - feet long
with roadway ] : feet wide. Its total ca
pacity is l43. 900 pounds. and 10 is euarau-
teed to sustain the concentrated weight of
the steam roller which weighs 10000
pounds. Danger in approaching the bridge
is avoided by running out strong wooden
ra.lings, and gas pipe ratings VIII be placed
on each side of the bridge The bridge as
1t is approached has the appearance Of a
graceful, handsome structure. and when il
is examined beneath the plank roadway its
/ qualities of strength and durability are
quickly seen. all the stringers and girders
being of iron. The bid OF the Springfield
! company was Sl275, but this was raised TO
$500, rs il was necessary to repair the
abutments. The abutments were also
raised three feet The company is entitled
I to the credit Of furnishing Brattleboro with
/ q remarkably satisfactory bridge at a mod
crate sum-the town, in fact, obtaining far
more for its money than in any previous
similar transaction.
ONCE AGAIN HE COMES.