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

| beginning July /.
GOV. Fuller has appointed Kittredge
! Haskins of Brattleboro, Lavant NJ. Read
of Bellows Falls and James X. Batchelder
of Arlington commissioners under the act
OF 1891. entitled "An act to establish
| boundary line monuments between Yer
mont and Massachusetts,
j. II. Chamberlain has sold the Estey
| Organ company remarkably handsome
/ pair of heavy team horses. They weigh
| 5000 pounds. are coming five years Old, and
were raised in Indiana. Another good pair
| of heavy horses have recently gone from Mr.
| Chamberlain stables to e. a. Woolson
of Springfield, this state
Hon Dorman B. Eaton spoke on "Thc
university and public life at the annual
banquet of the University of Vermont
alumni i'm New DIRK Thursday evening Of
last week. Other speakers were President
Buckham, Col. G.. {. Benedict and Dr.
Taylor. John II. Converse Of Philadelphia
was chosen president
A memorial service in honor of EXPIRES
ident Hayes was held in the Congregational
church at Rutland Sunday evening. Rev.
DIR. Phillips. the pastor, pointed out some
of the traits of Mr. Hayes and spoke Of the
influence of his wife. and Col. Goulding Of
Bratteboro spoke OF the dead eV-president
as a soldier and a cOmrade
Charles j. Carroll. the telegraph opera
tor OF the New London Northern road
whose negligence wrecked two trains and
caused the death of five men and foui
horses. has been sentenced to one year in
Jail and costs. If the costs are not paid
his term of imprisonment will be about is
months. Carroll was the night operator
Lot s,I,
left Brattleboro for New London
Joshua Simpkns' comedy drama on
the plan of the "Old Homestead" will be
produced at the town hall Tuesday evening
Jan. 81. The company carry special scenery
and an excellent band and orchestra In
the third act a real buzz saw is seen cutting
through genuine timber at great speed.
The comedy element in the play is album
dant and capital singing and dancing fea-
lures are introduced. Reserved seats are
now on sale al Chapn's.
The Judson Memorial Baptist church.
on Washington square, New York city, for
the erection of which Rev. Edward Iudson,
well known in Brattleboro has labored
long and successfully, will be formally ded-
Gated next Sunday morning This week is
being celebrated as dedication week at the
church. nightly services being held with
music by a choir of 100 voices. and addresses
by leading ministers of different denomi-
nations This church. with its complete
equipment for many departments OF prac-
tical work, is to be the centre and medium
of MI Judson' great missionary work ln
New Hork city.
The selectmen, or other persons inter
ested in stocking streams and ponds with
fry and adult fish, should see that applica-
ton for plants to be made this year are
sent i'm at once. The state hatchery is
being stocked with eggs of lake and brook
trout Ponds which the fish and game
commissioners consider better adapted for
lake fish, other than trout, are supplied
with adult fish. In order that the fish and
game commissioners may have time to
make all plans for an equitable distribu-
ton. it has become All established rule to
require that all applications be made before
Feb. of each year. Applications may be
made to either John w. Titcomb, Rutland.
or G. {. Warren, Waterbury.
Dr. @. F. Cheney Of st. John,bury and
DR. Thomas Mound of Rutland. OF the
committee appointed by the executive COM
mittee of the Worlds Columbian dental
congress to gather facts connected with the
g.
was first practiced IN this state in 1873 at
Brattleboro by J. W. Smith In 1888 DR..
Horace SaXton began the practice OF dent
istry in Burlington. Dr. Gilman of St.
Adams used Laughing gas in 1863 Some
of the most prominent dentists in the
country are native NermOnters In 1880
two Bigelow brothers at Brandon made a
partial plate and set of teeth out of q solid
bone, held i'll place by silver clasps which
were riveted TO the plate around the al Join
ing teeth.
The directors OF the Connecticut River
railroad met III Boston Saturday and after
long consultation declined the terms for
lease offered by the Boston a Maine
managers. II will be remembered that the
terms made provisions for 10 per cent div
idendS on the stock. The River road has
a surplus of 81 ,20O.OO0 and the question j,
now as to the disposition of this amount
The Boston ~ Maine men have manifested
a desire to issue script TO the value of $50
on each share of River road stock This
would be called in in ten wears time and
would meanwhile be paying a four per
cent dividend 10 the stockholders. To
meet this script three propositions have
been made TO the special committee-cash
outright. the issuance of new stock at $3.50
per share or four per cent bonds.
Edward W. Box in one of his syndicate
letters. has this notice of the son-in-law of
Hon. i. d. Harris: There are two names
that have figured quite frequently in recent
numbers of our best magazines They are
those of John Seymour Wood and Geo. |.
Putnam, both of whom are regarded in lit
erary circles here as bright and promising
! writers. Mr.. Wood is a lawyer about 81