Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-01
Forty irnnsienis were repisteref

Forty transients were registered T.
American House Saturday. vor
! The Peels Food company had larger
business during November than ever be-
fore.
Rev. Mr.. Elder of Keene, \. H., preached |
at the Unitarian church Sunday in eX-
change with Rev. Mr.. Leavitt.
= Notice is given in our advertising col
umns of the change of name of the insur-
ance firm of Taylor Bros. to IL. f. Taylor
IL Son.
The skaters had the first sport of the
season on the ice last Saturday Visitors
to Indian pond report the ice four inches
thick there.
A large black and gilt sign of the Brat
tleboro Gas Light company has been placed
! on Crosby block in front of the office of
1 Treasurer Thompson.
Ten or more old ladies who have money
| in their own right have expressed a desire
to enter the Home for the Disabled and
! Aged when it is established
Proprietor II. O. Coolidge of the Brooks
House hack and coupe line has issued a
new time card, giving the schedule of trains
as arranged for the winter season.
Rev. and Mrs. Phalen and son of Con
cord, n. H., were Thanksgiving guests of
Mr.. and Mrs j. d. Horne. They will re-
main here for a few days and Mr.. Phalen
will preach to his former parishioners at
the Unitarian church Sunday.
The annual meeting of the Brotherhood
of St. Andrew was held yesterday. Rev.
Mr.. Collins presented his report on the
convention at Portland, which he attended.
Rev. A. d. Brown was reelected director,
and secretary and treasurer.
The theatrical company which was not
allowed to put its performance on the
boards here last winter has been carrying
on such a scandaous business in New
York state that many managers have can
, celled engagements with it on learning of
its character
| A. f. Atwood of The Phoenix job print
, ing Office, whose illustrated souvenir calcn-
dar of Brattleboro has been so largely sold,
q is getting out similar calendars for North
p ampton and Rutland, and has had excel
s lent success in both places.
David Carey, the travelling agent for c.
t IL. Eddy II Co., was "held up by high
5 wayman in Montague, Mass, Tuesday
r night. Carey shouted II guess not in
/ answer to the commands of the highway
. man, pulled out his own revolver, and urg-
: ing his horse, was soon at place of safety
, Chas. j. Slime of the Thatcher, Rice and
Harris Africa company and Ollie Evans OF
J. the Fanny Rice company, were married re
!. Gently in St. Louis. The bride appeared
7, here in a Jolly Surprise the first nigh
/ of the Valley fair and will be remembered
as the little broom seller in the curtain
= raising act.
l.. j. Johnson's horse, with cream wager
: attached, dashed out Elliot Street SATURDAY.
IS morning, and went straight ahead TOWARD
II Scott Il Jones's grocery store, APPARENT!
J. with force enough to carry it half wa,
II through the establishment, but the hors
lie fell on the sidewalk. The damage wa
A. slight beyond the smashing of cans o
re cream.
r The Brattleboro and Hinsdale Higl
,, schools play their second game at Hins
u dale today. Henkel and Thorn will pla,
as guards and Holmes and Stoddard vii
1t be the half backs, with Stewart as full
h back. II. Perry will take the place o
= Barnes in the line, the other players bein
~ the same as in the previous game will
~ the Hinsdale.
E The house of Frank johnson in DUN
. merston on the Putney road was burglar
II lied Tuesday during the absence of tn
III family. The thief, who is supposed I
- have been a tramp seen in that vicinit
- during the day, secured two watches and
= revolver. A tramp was lodged in the lock
d up that night and released the next morn
ing, but whether he is the one seen nea
in Mr.. Johnson's is not known.
Ut Brattleboro is to have another CROKER
II store l.. X. Plummer having rented tn
y north part of the first floor of Emerson
rs block for this purpose. The store is no.
~ being made ready by the carpenters, an
-e Mr.. Plummer has been in New York thi
y week to select his stock He expects t
~ be ready for business in time for the hol
~ day trade. Mr.. Plummer, as proprieto
," at "Woodside' at Spofford lake and fo
- merly proprietor of the Little 33 store,
III too well and favorably known to need Intro
a. duction to the local public.
e. Gen. Oscar Won Funcke and his sol
a Lieut.. Albert Won Funcke, of Dresden
nd SaXony, have been the guests of their re
nd atives, \. F. Cabot and family, this weel
Gen. Won Funcke was formerly militar
al governor of Dresden, recently retired, an
,u his son is absent from the German arm
~ on leave. This is their first visit to tn
- country. They arrived in New York abol
=, a month ago and will remain until Febrl
~, airy, visiting Florida meantime. The vii
, and mother, before her marriage, was Mis-
n Minna Brooks eldest daughter of the lat
~ Horace Brooks of Stamford Conn, an
a, niece of Mrs. Cabot and Mrs. Goodhue.
of The telephone line from the Stratto
ed lime kilns TO East Townshend was con
tie pleted last Saturday. 1t is the property
IT, the West River Telephone company,
Ii which c. c. Fits is president. The con
ok pany's line extends to West Wardsbor,
nd and from that place to the kilns, di
of lance of three miles, the line is the privat
se property of Martin IL Fits, who own III
in kilns. The line is known as a metal
n circuit, consisting of two wires, which give
much better service. The length of tn
NJ. whole line is % miles and on it are six o
On fees. q. II. Niles had charge of the col
by struction and was assisted by w. n. Amt
IL and +. NJ. GoOdenough. The cost is abor
N $1,000
IS, A report was generally circulated Satu
he day that Blanche, the little daughter
nd Mr.. and Mrs F. w. Kimball, who live o
il Harris place, had been killed while coas
of ing. A message was sent to Mr.. KINDA
IT. at the Estey factories telling him that II
. child was badly hurt. Mr.. Kimbal
nd once fastened home, and on the way wa
IS ! told that the child was dead His FEELING