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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
THE WATER SUPPLY.

The absorbing topic of the past few
days has been the question of a water sup
ply from the Crowell reservoir. Up to
Friday of last week all that was known
about the failure of the supply was that
the siX-inch main from West Brattleboro
was frozen in several places above Centre
Vile Friday one of the village steamers
was taken to Centreville and connected
with washout pipe on this main, taking
water from the brook. Water could not
be forced through the pipe, however, show
ing that it was filled with ice below Centre
vile. Later the steamer was coupled 20
the four-inch main that crosses the brook
at the Centreville bridge. 4 small stream
had been running through the pipe and it
was hoped to force a supply through it.
The pipe would not sand the pressure,
however.
AS last resort Mr. Crowel went to
Holyoke Saturday to buy pumping ma
chinery, the idea being to place plant on
Frost street near the iron bridge, and to
fill the reservoir through the mains here in
the village. The pump came Tuesday and
has since been set up. 1t is a direct-act-
ing duplex pump with water cylinders 7
by 10 inches, and five-inch delivery pipe,
built by the Deane Steam Pump company.
~ h'o OapdCAty VI oOO,OOO gallons III ~
hours. A steam boiler is to come 10 days
later. AT present the stone crusher boiler
is being used to furnish steam for the
pump.
Wednesday afternoon a shortage of
water was noticed in some parts of the viii
lage and Thursday morning it had given
out completely. To help matters out a
steamer was kept at work all day yester-
day and until l o'clock this morning,
when the new pump was started, forcing
water from the brook into the hydrant
near the Elliot street iron bridge.
Yesterday afternoon and night large
force of carpenters built a shed over the
new machinery. This morning the water
had risen in the reservoir perceptibly, and
it is expected that there will be good
supply in few days.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
THE Y. M. c. A. CONVENTION

The opening sessions of what promises
to be the most successful state convention
of Young Mems Christian associations
ever held in Vermont, occur this afternoon
and evening. From till o'clock a con-
ference of general secretaries is to be held
at the association rooms, and at o'clock
a delegates tea will be served in the social
rooms of the Baptist church, at which time
the welcoming exercises will occur, with
brief addresses by Gov. Fuller, Gen. Estey,
Mr.. Van Patten of Burlington, State Sec
rotary Shelton, and others. At $50 in the
audience room of the church, the first pub
lie service will be held, with an address by
President Andrews of Brown university,
who, as one of the strong men of the coun-
try and an able and eloquent speaker, should
be heard by an audience limited only by
the seating capacity of the house. The
sessions for tomorrow promise to be of
much interest. At the Congregational
chapel in the forenoon will be held the first
state conference of woman's auXiliaries,
presided over by Mrs. j. j. Estey, the reg
ular session of the convention being held
in the Methodist church at the same hour,
9:30. The evening service will be held in
the Congregational church. On Sunday
morning the pulpits of the different
churches here and at West Brattleboro
will be occupied by delegates to the con-
vention, and in the afternoon special ser
vices for men, women and boys will be
held in the town hall, Methodist church
and Congregational chapel respectively.
The closing service will be held at the Bap-
fist church in the evening. The commit
tee in charge of the program have been
fortunate in securing men deeply interest
ed in the mission of the association and
eloquent as speakers to present the differ
ent phases of the work, and an attendance
upon the sessions of the convention will
abundantly repay any one having the
slightest interest in work for and among
young men and boys.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20

The Guards voted in three new mem
bers last night and several last week.
S. w. Richardson is planning to build
a house on the corner of Wiliston and
Oak streets in the spring.
John Judge has bought out w. II. Min
or's meal and feed store in Amherst, Mass,
and took possession last week.
Gov. and Mrs. Fuller and DR. Webster
attended the annual reunion of the Brook
lyn and New York society of Nermonters.s
II. O. Coolidge placed his coup6s at the
free service of the guests at the military
ball for conveyance to and from the Brooks
House.
The regular meeting of the Sovereigns of
Industry will be held at Grand Army hall
Tuesday night at 1880. There will be an
installation of officers.
The annual assignment of pews took
place at the Baptist church Wednesday
night. Very few premiums were paid for
choice of seats.
The state board of agriculture has ar
ranged to hold meetings at South London
derry Feb. and 8, and at Brattleboro
Feb. and 10. Prominent speakers will
be in attendance. The program will be
announced later.
Paul Du Chaillu gave his lecture, "The
land of the midnight SUM- in the Y. NJ.
c. A. course last evening. Du Chaillu,
after his famous African exploits, spent
eight years in Scandinavia living among
the people. His lecture was more of the
nature Of talk, enlvcned by accounts of
personal experiences. He described the
countries Of Norway and Sweden, the peo-
pie, modes of travel, etc. A the close a
number of beautiful views were thrown
upon the screen.
The Haverhill, Mass, Gazette of the
10th inst, says of the Dartmouth college
boys who are to give a concert at the town
hall this evening: "The glee club is a
combination of good voices, some particu-
larry so, that blend well, and every one of
the concerted pieces was well rendered.
The club is to be congratulated OIL the
presence of G.. Warner Buck the tenor
soloist, whose number was one of the best
of the evening. The banjo club must be
regarded as one of the best that has been
heard here In fact, without exception
the concert was a good one, the selections
pleasing and their rendition attractive and
of real artistic merit
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
PAUL DU CHAILLU.
Ills work as Pioneer African Explore,

tits work as Pioneer African E,nior,,
Paul b. DuChaillu who gave his lectpr.
on the Land of the Midnight Sun" i'm .h.
Y. NJ. G.. A. star course last night. va.
born i'm Paris in 1885. He early went "a
live i'm the French settlement at the mont
of the Gaboon, on the west coast of Afric,
where his father had consulship. He wa.
educated i'm one of the Jesuit missions In
that country and acquired KNOWLEDGE of
the native languages. In 1862 he came ,g
this country with cargo of ebony and soon
after published in the New York Tribur.
a series of African articles which attracted
much attention. In 1852 he sailed from
New York with the intention of maxine
a thorough exploration on the west coa,f
of Africa. He spent four years in the task
travelling on foot, unaccompaned by white
man, more than 5000 miles. During tlf.
time he shot and stuffed over 20OO bird,
of which 90 were previously unknown, and
killed over 1000 quadrupeds, among which
were several gOrillas, never before Shot and
probably never before seen by white man
and 20 other species of animals previously
unclassifed. He returned to New York
with large collection of native arms and
implements and specimens of natural his
tory, many of which were afterward bought
for the British museum.
His statements of the expedition wer.
received with some distrust, because they
did not agree with those of older explorers.
and bitter controversy arose concerning
their accuracy. Prof. John f. Gray of the
British museum attacked his veracity, while
Prof. Richard Owen and Sir Roderck Muir
Gibson defended him. As Du Chailu had
made his observations from compass bear.
ings only, their correctness could not be-
definitely proved, and he resolved to yindi-
cate his reputation by a second expedition
For this ne prepared himself by course OF
scientific study, learned the use Of astro-
nomical and other instruments, as well As
photography. Meantime his statement,
were verified by other travellers. He, how
ever, freighted schooner with goods for
presents to the natives and sailed from Eng
land i'm 1863. His scientific and photo
graphic apparatus was lost through the
capsizing of a canoe soon after he arrived
in Africa He sent to Europe for a fresh
supply and in 1864 set out for the interior
with ten natives.
He visited the scenes of his former eN-
plorations, took many accurate observa-
tions, and penetrated among tribes and
through portions of country previously un-
known. He published an account of the
expedition, and after returning to America
lectured for a few years. Later he spent a
part of two years in Sweden, Norway, Lap
land and Finland. He has written severa
books and is known throughout the cOun-
try as a lecturer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Mrs. 5. 5. Morse gave o'clock tea to
a party of friends Tuesday.
James Eastwood has returned to Tuft
college after an illness of several weeks.
The dramatic clubs rehearsals are pro-
crossing finely, and success for their first en-
tertainment is assured. The date will be
Feb. 2, at academy hall. They are intend
ing to present the play at Guilford Centre
on the week following.
The farmers are at present considerably
troubled to get water for their cattle. Their
usually unfailing supplies have either
frozen or dried up and they are forced to
drive their cattle to the brook or draw
water for them. w. c. Miller is not able
TO run his job shop and j. p. Goodenough
Il Son have been shut down for nearly two
weeks. They have been obliged to put in
an engine to saw their wood, of which they
have a large quantity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
BASE BALL.

A. +. Stearns is the leader in the list of
prize winners for excellence in composition
at Amherst college.
Jack Burke, who played here with
the Salem and Lowell teams, is dying at
New Britain, Conn.
+. j. Mahoney, who is studying law at
Georgetown university, will cover second
base for the team representing that insti-
tuition.
James Cain of Pittsfield, who was re-
ported to be dying of consumption last
summer, has recovered and is now pursu-
ing his studies at Holy Cross college.
Henry Burrell, who covered first base
for the BrattleborOs in 1899, has signed to
pitch for the San Francisco club of the
California league the coming season. He
will receive a salary of 5000 month for
nine months. Burrell had offers from the
Nashville, Tenn, and New Orleans teams.
Burrell was the star pitcher of the Mn
kee nine last season, and after the western
league disbanded played in the Michigan
state league. He is now at his home in
Bethel, but will leave for San Francisco in
a few weeks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
THE FRATERNITIES

Columbia Rebekah lodge, No. II. will
be instituted at Springfield the 3lst.
\ meeting of the Odd Fellows of district
No. 10 will be held at Proctorsville Feb. !,
and of No. at Lyndonville Feb. 2.
The 18th annual meeting of the Western
Vermont Masonic union was held at Or
well last week Thursday. Prominent mem
beers from Middlebury, Brandon, Rutland
and other towns were present. Following
the business meeting was a ball, attended
by 10 couples. The officers elected in
cluded: President, DIR. f. A. Smith of
Brandon; recording secretary, G.. II. Shin
will of Fair Haven; corresponding score
tary, G. A. Guilty of Brandon treasurer,
A. II. Fletcher of Middlebury; executive
committee, F. c. Spooner of Brandon, c.
+. Abel of Orwell, f. ID. Thayer of Bran
don, S. n. Allen of Ferrisburgh, DIR. j. f.
Thomson of Rutland and f. b. Taft of
Burlington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
The Portrait Of Nv. johnson.

A new portrait of Mr.. Samuel Johnson,
of the firm of c. f. Hovey ~ Co., by Mr..
Robert Gordon Hardie, has just been hung
in Doll & Richards's gallery, Park street.
Like all Of Mr.. Hardie's portraits, it is a
wonderfully good likeness. which repro
duces the most characteristic expression of
the sitter. In many respects this work
may be set down as Mr.. Hardie's most sue
cussful achievement in the way of portrait
ure, which is saying good deal, consider
ing what he has already exhibited He
has managed the lighting so as 10 concen-
trate the attention upon on his head, and
to hold the rest of the figure in the second
airy plane of Importance which it should
occupy He has also infused more than
common measure of the sympathetic quail
ity which has sometimes been rather con-
spicuous by its absence in his work. As
usual, the drawing and modelling are all
that could be desired.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
PEOPLES FIVE YEAR BENEFIT
ORDER.
A Receiver Appointed Last Friday.

n hecelNer appointed Last FRIDAY.
John c. Davis of Boston was appointed
receiver of the Peoples Five Year Benefit
order Friday by Justice Morton of the SUI
preme court. Mr.. Davis is a lawyer who
has been assistant attorney general of Mas
sachusetts and the receiver of several large
insurance companies. He will furnish a
bond of $50, 900 as guarantee of the faith
full performance of his trust.
The appointment of a receiver is on the
ground that the officers were running the
order for their own emolument, and levied
and collected assessments when they had
on hand the amount of one assessment and
because they had employed paid agents to
solicit persons to join. The order was or
gained March %, 1889, under the acts of
1888, andwas one of the five-year term or
ders. The officers are Boston, Lawrence
and Salem men. The assets of the order
amount to about $3.50, 900, and it is said
they are sufficient to pay back to the 1000
members in good standing all they paid in
on account of assessments. The contin-
gent liabilities of the concern, that is, reck-
oning upon the promise contained in the
certificates issued, was IS, 900, 900, when the
suit was begun.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
BERNARpsTON. MASS.

The Greenfield correspondent of the
Springfield Republican notes that Bernard
ston, with population of less than 800,
now has four churches supplied with min
listers. Joseph Hale, a New York piano
manufacturer, who died several years ago,
bequeathed $4,000 to the Unitarian soci-
ETY. of Bernardston, and although he left a
fortune of 100000 the bequest has not
been paid, being withheld over technical
ity in the legal name of the church. During
his life time Mr.. Hale gave $1,000, the in
come of which was used for union picnics
by the Sunday schools of Bernardston.
Some of the denominations wanted dancing
at the picnics and so much feeling was
aroused that Mr.. Hale withdrew the money.
1t is thought that the $4,000 will be paid
to the Unitarian society.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
Announcements.

Best bread flour S. a barrel. See page I.
Three good wood choppers wanted Box 23s,
Putney, Vt.
Diaries for 1898 at Clapp & Joues's
Mrs. l. W. Pratt, agent for Dr.. Nichols Spinal
Support Corsets, "a Elliot street.
This is a & eat year for diaries. Capp a
Jones offer for sale still fair variety.
Vermont Registers, diaries and almanacs at
Clapp g. Jones.
"A. Hubbard has q few household goods to
dispose of at private sale at his home on Terrace
street.
WANTED want your magazines and other
periodicals to bind Your name stamped on your
Bible or pocketboot for PIC. W, T. GoDDARD.
Buy Picture Frames of Geddis
Beautiful pictures, mouldings in latest
styles and effects at Clapp & Joness.
$3.50 watches, waltham or Elgin make; 25c
steel bowed spectacles; 100 nickel alarm clocks.
All warranted A No. by
CHAs A. TRIPP & Co.. jewelers..
Hanging lamps chandeliers, bureau trimmings
and brass work Of every description beautifully
polished and oGvered with a cellnod lacquer,
which will keep them brilliant for years
BRATTLEBoRo PLATING Co, Flat street.
Diaries for 1893 now ready at Gedds's
DR. H. d. Holton will give lecture on his trip
10 Mexico, at the Baptist church in interest of the
ladies' missionary and aid society on Wednesday
evening, Jan %, at 7:3O. Admission, p cents;
all school children, 10 cents.
There has been a little delay in getting the
reading matter prepared for the illustrated book
of Brattleboro that is soon to be published, but it
will appear early next month and will be sent
free to all who enclose two cent stamp to Brat
tleboro Illustrated, Brattleboro, Vt. In addition
to the reading matter descriptive Of Brattleboro
there will be few ''squbs'' at the bottom of
each page. Some sense, some nonsense.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
GUILFORD.

Service as usual in Christ church, on
Sunday next, at 2:30 p. NJ.
Services will be held in the Congrega-
tional church Sunda! morning and even
ing at the usual hours.
Miss leila johnson, whose skill and
courage in driving horse are often the en-
Wy of her timid lady friends, met with an
unusual experience last Thursday, which
resulted in runaway, caused by her horse
being hitched too near the sleigh, which hit
its heels. 1t dashed out of the door yard
upon run, and being unable to hold it,
Miss johnson wisely planned to roll out OF
the sleigh and let it run. The horse went
to Vernon without causing much damage
beyond smashing the sleigh.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
MIR. HARD1B's RECENT WORK.


From the Boston transcript
Mr.. Robert Gordon Hardie gave a private
view of his just-fnished portrait of his wife
in his studio, 145 Dartmouth street, Satur-
day. The portrait is to go the Worlds
Fair. IL is full-length and life-size. He
has painted during the last two or three
years whole gallery of portraits of emf
nent men, including President Eliot of
Harvard university, David Dudley Field,
the great iurst, Gen. Henry L. Abbott,
the distinguished engineer officer, and
many Others equally well known in their
respective walks of life, but he has not eX-
hibited up to this time, we believe, por-
trait of a lady, so that ii was becoming
common to say that che could not paint a
female portrait" 1t was perhaps partly
to refute this unwarranted impertinence,
sprung from no one knows where, but also,
we presume, as a labor of love, and posi-
tive relief after studying the physiognomies
of so many mere men, who, however Ia
nous, cannot after all be as interesting as
pretty momen-that Mr.. Hardie undertook
to paint Mrs. Hardes portrait He has
made a great success of it, and has demon
strated very satisfactorily that his talent is
not limited to the particular field OF por-
traiture in which he has won his chief
honors. Mrs. Hardie is distinctively
brilliant subject, of a pronounced blonde
type, with fine eyes, complexion, hair and
figure, and moreover quite as difficult to
paint as attractive to the artists eyes. She
wore very becoming gown of changeable
yellow silk, which in the shadows assumed
a clouded violet hue. Nothing could be
more decorative than this elegant full
length figure which, if we are not vastly
mistaken, will do much to add to his al
ready enviable reputation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
BONDVILLB.

c. b. Williams has sold his small house
adjoining Mr.. Vaile's to Liberty johnson
Next Friday night the dramatic society
will give the danger Signal" at the town
hall.
DR.. Flandreau has become agent for the
Windham County savings bank, and has
a supply of the cards and stamps that are
used in the nickel saving system, the OBJ
ject of which is to teach the children to
save their pennies and bank them. All
sums of one dollar or over draw interest
from the time of deposit.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. ]. Cheney
Tor the past 10 years, and believe him perfectly
honorable In all business transactions and fnanci
ally able TO carry out any obligation made by his
firm. ~
West q Trnax, wholesale druggists Toledo, o.
Waldng, Kinnan & Marvin wholesale drug.
gists, Toledo, o. -
Halls Catarrh Cure Ia taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces ol
the system. Price rs cents per bottle. Sold by
alldru gists
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
NORTHFIELD. MASS.

Captain and Mrs. c. C.. Duncan went to
Brooklyn Monday, having been called there
by the death of Mrs Duncan's father.
A. G. Parsons, while leaving the church
on Sunday evening, had slight paralytic
shock. HNis gradually regaining the use
of the affected parts.
The death of Windsor Fay occurred in
Greenfield on Tuesday of this week, he
having been living there with daughter
He lived for a good many years in this
town and has many friends here. He will
be buried here.
One ofthe last gifts of the late Horace
Smith of Springfield, whose death is else
where reported, was $50 shares of Boston
IL Albany railroad stock to be equally divid-
ed between Mortified girls seminary and
the Mt. Hermon school for boys. AT the
market value this will yield at least S15,-
600 to each institution.
d. l.. Moody left Mortified last week
Wednesday for Chicago, where he will re-
main until April arranging for the big
meeting which he is to hold there in con-
nection with the Worlds Fair. He will re-
turn to Mortified in the spring and will
spend a month or two at his schools before
going West again for the summer campaign.
He will probably be present at the COM
mencement exercises of the two schools
this year.
John Quinlan of Mortified was tried be-
fore Justice Greene Saturday for an at
TENT to rape Emmogene Bump. He was
committed to Jail, being unable to furnish
$1,000 bonds. At the hearing Tuesday
Quinlan was bound over in the sum OF
$1,000 for appearance before the grand
Rnmr ha oil
road and Quinlan attacked her in barn.
She fought desperately, and received
black eye and severe bruises. Mrs Bumps
cries alarmed Quinlan and he ran away.
Mrs. Bump formerly lived at Londonderry,
VI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
CHURCH AND SOCIETY

Rev. F. Z. 5. Lamb of Boston will
preach at the Unitarian church Sunday
morning.
Services in st. Michael's church on Sun
day, third after Epiphany: 10:30 A. NJ.
morning prayer and sermon; II NJ, Sunday
school; : =. NJ, evening prayer.
"Dr. Briggs and the Bible will be the
subject of the sermon by Rev. F. w.
Sprague at the Universalist church Sunday
morning. lis life worth living?" will be
the topic of the lecture in the evening.
All are invited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
MURRAY CLUB ENTERTAINMENT.

prof. Baxter's great invention" or "Old
maids made new" proved to be very
farcical farce, as presented by the members
of the Murray club at the Universallst YES
try Tuesday evening. The cast throughout
was exceptionally good, as follows:
benjamin Franklin Baxter, ID. F. Tasker
Peter Crawford, GUY Howe
Samuel Woolley, Clarence Stickney
RaXana Tucker, Miss Amy Hines
Dorothy Tucker Miss Minnie Haskins
Mary Ann OFlynn, Mrs Cora Robinson
Previous to the farce there were readings
by Miss Shumway and Mrs. G. T.. Warner,
recitation by Miss Alice Willard, and
songs by Frank Brasor, p Baker and Miss
Lenna Thomas.
The receipts were about S24. The club
has been invited to repeat the farce, or
"A box of monkeys" at the annual Univer-
salist festival at West Chesterfield, n. H.,
Feb. 8.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20

The Brooks House Hack and Coupe
Line
Is now under one management and is prepared
20 carry passengers to and from all trains and to
all parts of the village. Orders may he given by
telephone to the Brooks House, coupe stand on
Main street, or at the Brooks House stables All
baggage carried free. We shall strive by prompt
and courteous service to merit the public patron
age. H. O. CooIIDGE