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


nesday greatly improved the sleighing
1t is probable that a state Y. NJ. c. A.
paper will be published at an early date
II. NJ. Kidder, ir. had a thumb cut off
at his mill near the suspension bridge
Wednesday,
The Vermont league for good roads will
hold convention IN Burlington, Feb. 10,
to discuss important questions
The January number of the School Dial
will make its appearance this week filled
with choice selection of matter.
Boston capitalists have agreed to take all
the stock, 100000 if necessary. in the
proposed electric railroad between Orange
and AthOl, Mass. In which :. II. Barrett
is interested.
The High school pupils have tickets for
sale for the Oratorcal contest between the
girls of the Keenc, Hinsdale and Brattle-
boro High schools i'm the town hall the
evening of Feb. j..
The Congregational ladies' give their
next social and supper on Thursday even
ing next The church will be thrown open
and the Georgemain quartet will sing. A
good time is expected
Several New York theatrical people
passed through Brattleboro Tuesday on
their way to Charlestown, n H., to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Hoyt, the actress
and wife of the well-known playwright
Half a ton of mail matter, part Of which
was destined for New England, was burned
in a railroad wreck near New Brunswick,
/ \. j., Tuesday. This accident will prob
ably explain the non-receipt of some papers
in this section.
The January term of the supreme court
for Windham county will convene at the
town hall next Tuesday, before Judges
Ross, Taft, Rowe and Start. A list of
/ the more important of the II cases was
/ given in recent issue of The Phoenix
The dramatic papers announce the mar
! rage of Nellie DeCourcey, who appeared
/ here a short time ago as the leading actress
/ of kendalns komedians. to Joseph Bar
rett, formerly manager of the company.
Both are now connected with the Later
On company
The annual banquet and ladies night of
the Vermont association of Boston will
be held at Hotel Nendume next Tuesday
afternoon. Hon. Halsey j. Boardman will
give the historical address The guests
/ will be Gov. Fuller and staff. eX-Gov.
Stewart of Vermont, Hon. Il. /. Benedict
of New York and Hon. Robert NJ. Morse
of Boston.
Mrs. +. McCready Harris who is re-
membered as summer visitor 10 North
field and Brattleboro, is making a strong
effort to save the life of her son. CARLYLE
Harris, convicted of poisoning his school
girl wife. Helen Potts. The court of APP
peals in New York has affirmed the iudg-
ment of the lower court i'm convictinn
young Harris.
During the past week a boiler belonging
to ). \. smith 4 Co. has been placed at
the pumping station. The two boilers to-
gether furnish sufficient steam to run the
pumps to nearly their full capacity Tues
day delay was caused by the blowing out
/ of plug in the water pipe near the pump
/ Water Is now being pumped day and night
and is steadily rising in the reservoir.
Alfred +. Wood. the well-known clerk
with Robbins Il Cowles. and Miss Mary
Hagen. now employed at the American
House but formerly head waiter at the
Brooks House, left town Saturday, and re-
turned Sunday night as Mr. and Mrs.
Wood. having been married in Springfield.
Mass. The event was a surprise to their
friends, who have. however. given them
hearty congratulations
1t has been necessary this week TO build
I
/ town to prevent the pipes from freezing.
/ Some of the pipes of the Western and
/ Northern aqueducts and of the one OH Pros
/ pect hill have been frozen while in Estev-
vile it is understood that the holders OF
/ only seven shares have water at their
houses. In some cases pipes which were
frozen have been thawed out
The climax Of the revival meetings con
Quoted by Rev. b. Fay Mills. which have
been in progress at Des Moines. Ia. for 10
days. was reached Wednesday, when the
business houses of the city closed their
doors, and the people united in a series of
monster religious meetings. Ii + estimat-
/ ed 10000 people attended the meetings
/ The number of conversions reported for the
/ day runs up into the hundreds.
DR.. Holton delivered a lecture Wedne,-
day evening in the Baptist church for the
benefit of the ladies' missionary and aid
/ society, upon his recent trip to Mexico
! He took his hearers with him. in thought.
4 over the most interesting parts OF the
| journey, and gave an idea of the scenery
| of the country and the customs of the peo-
I pie. The trip was by the Mexican Cen
/ trail line and everywhere the utmost cordial
| ity was shown the eXcursionists, especially
( in the City Of Mexico, where honors were
| rendered the party by the citizens and gov
/ eminent officials.
An act of 1892, relating to the maturity
of contracts, goes into effect next Wednes-
day, Feb. /, when the Gus Omary three DAYS
of grace will be done away with on notes
drafts, checks, acceptances, bills of ex-
change, or other evidence of Indebtedness.
executed or payable in the state. This act
does not apply to contracts made before
Feb. l. After Feb. l, notes falling due on
Sunday will be payable on Monday, instead
OF Saturday, as heretofore. When a legal
holiday falls on Sunday the next preceding
Saturday will be considered as SUNDAY.
February 22d is now legal holiday in this
state
Brattleboro officers broke open the door
to room in boarding house SUNDAY at
midnight and arrested man and woman
who were lodged therein. The arrest was
the result of a complaint made by the wife
of the man to the state detective of Massa-
chusetts. 1t was found that the offending
husband was at Bratteboro and the detec-
tive communicated with the chief of police
here, who made an investigation and in