Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-27
BRATTLEBORO.

Several couples attended the dance in
district No. 10 Wednesday evening.
The cold weather has caused a remarka-
bic rise in the price of eggs and oysters.
There will he a masquerade and fancy
dress ball at Harmony hall next Friday
evening.
A special train will probably run from
Bellows Falls the night OF "The Voodoo"
performance.
The Wheel club will have their sleigh
ride at an early date, probably next Tues
day, to Bernardston.
Several persons at West Brattleboro have
solved the water famine question by dig
ging wells in their cellars within a few DAYS
and obtaining good supply.
w. II. Minor is preparing for active work
in the extended sale of his "Perfection
hand fertilizer dropper" 1t is an nipple
ment which farmers find of great service.
Letters have been received from Cali
fornia stating that Justice Hall and his
mother former residents, were drowned in
that state and that their bodies were to be
brought here for burial.
Jesse Tyler, whose death in Guilford is
recorded, was for many years resident of
Keene. He was brother of Mrs. Orrin
Weatherhead of GuilfOrd, Mrs. Jesse Frost
of Worcester, Mrs. George Kennev of
Weathersfeld and Mrs. Rufus Scott of
Dummerston.
Fritz Schultse, tailor with Pratt. Wright
~ Co., lost purse containing $50 last
week Wednesday. Yesterday John Brown.
pressman i'll the same store, found the
purse on the stairs leading to the sewing
rooms. The money had been stepped on a
dozen times a day since it was lost.
The Boston train was two hours late
last night and this morning, owing to fire
on the New London road. A covered
bridge about l75 feet long, between South
Wellington and Marrow, below Palmer,
was burned yesterday afternoon, making it
necessary TO carry the passengers and bag
gage by team over the ice.
1t was like a circus in four rings to watch
the runaway proceedings on Main street
this morning. H. w. Simonds's delivery
team was in the rear of the Brattleboro
house when the snow slid OFF, frightening
the horse. 1t ran up Main street, and
struck q. ID. Streeter's conveyance, which
was thrown off the runners. Mr.. Streeter's
horse ran down the street and was stopped
on Canal street. Mr.. Simonds's horse
had freed itself from the rear sled, and
ran up the street and through the Brooks
House arch, freeing itself near there from
the forward sled and continuing its course
10 Main street. The horse attached to Mr.
BARRIERS milk cart also became involved
and ran up Main street, where IL was
stopped by Mr.. Ryan. The team belonging
to MIR. Pierce of the Asylum, was struck bv
Mr.. Simonds's horse near the express Of
fee and overturned.
Following the example of the foot ball
association, the Yale navy and base ball
organization adopted the rule Wednesday
excluding from their respective teams all
but undergraduate students of the acade-
mic and scientific departments. This de-
cision means a great loss to the base ball
team, as it will shut out the three old Brat
tlebOro players, all of whom are graduate
students in the law department There is
no man who can fill Bowers place in the
box, while Norton and O'Neill We're the
TWO strongest men for the infeld, Murphy
excepted. These three men are all legiti-
mate students in the law school, and there
is little doubt that the chance of filling a
place on Yale's nine was a strong argu-
ment in their choice of institutions. There
is strong sentiment, especially among
graduate students, against a decision de
barring worthy men from participation in
athletics, Yet it was felt that heroic
measures were necessary, and that at a
time when Yale could make a sacrifice.
And this has been done on her own respon-
sibility, soliciting in no wise concessions
from other universities. Harvard failure
TO adopt this limitation cannot change
Yales position, yet ii cannot well be seen
how Harvard can refuse after the attitude
she took on the reform question three years
ago.