Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-02

Smith & Co.'s factory was closed Mon
day and Tuesday, new tubes being placed
in the boilers the first day.
+. f. Sampson has sunk an artesian well
to the depth of b feet near his house on
Cherry street, obtaining good supply OF
water.
A temporary foot bridge has been built
across the Milestone near Frost street,
and later a more substantial structure VIII
be put in
The Peoples national bank will soon re-
ceive limited number of the souvenir 20
cent pieces, which will be furnished at the
usual price, 81.
The bank in front of the High school
building has been tufted over by the Rural
Improvement society, aud the flower beds
about the village have been beautitied.
A memorial pamphlet of the late Dr. Al
fred Stevens, written by Rev. II. A. Good
hue, will soon be issued from The Phoenix
job Office. 1t will contain an excellent
portrait of DR.. Stevens.
A case of domestic infelicity on Reed
hill one day this week resulted in an aero
batic performance on the part of the woman
of the house, who jumped from one of the
upper chamber windows, but was not seri-
ously hurt.
II. r. Lawrence attended a meeting of
the committee having in charge the selec-
ton of Morgan horses for exhibition at
the Worlds Fair, held at Burlington We'd
nesday. Only a few of the classes have
been decided upon.
1t will make the public less weary if the
talk Of philanthropy about the rum-cure
business is dropped, and it is placed on a
straight dollars and cents basis, where 1t
actually is. For the rest, we can afford to
wait three or five years and see what time
proves about the results.
Brattleboro has a number of bicycle
hogs. most of them of the juvenile class,
who ignore the rights of pedestrians.
When lad knocks a woman into the gut
ter and Injuries her quite seriously. as was
done on Main street Thursday, it is time
for an arrest to be made. This is not the
first time such an accident has occurred.
An Odd Fellows memorial service will
be held at the Methodist church Sunday
afternoon, the 18th, at 2:30. Rev. A. j.
Hough who is an enthusiastic member Of
the order, will make an address, followed
by remarks by the other pastors. The
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will attend in
body, and the public are invited.
Governor Fuller has appointed ex-Gov.
John L. BarstOw of Shelburne and DR.. H.
d. Holton of Brattleboro, representatives
of the state at an interstate coal and anti
trust conference to be held in Chicago June
> and q. This conference was called in
accordance with an act passed by the leg
islature of Minnesota. Governor Fuller
has also appointed Col. Robert J. Kimball
of West Randolph to represent the state
at the bankers and financiers' congress to
be held in Chicago June 10.
At o'clock this morning Geo. Cutler
and Chester Thomas saw smoke and flames
in the upper part of Thomas Judges bust
ness building on Main street. W. D0rr
Perry pulled an alarm from box so at the
steamer house and the whole department
was quickly out, including the Estey steam
er company. The fire started in J. T.
Joyce's pool room on the second floor, and
ran up partition into the attic and on to
the rafters. Three hydrant streams and
one from each steamer were poured into
the building, quickly extinguishing the
fire and completely flooding the building.
In % minutes from the time the alarm was
pulled in the recall was sounded. The fire
evidently started from a wooden spittoon
filled with sawdust, into which cigar stub
had been thrown. The tenants of the
building are Thomas Judge, the owner,
boots and shoes, F. w. Weeks, cigars and
tobacco, j. T. Joyce, pool room. Thomas
Cain, painter, and II. F. Stevenson, boot
and shoe repairer. Their loss is from goods
and fixtures completely soaked with water.
II. NJ. Wood, the gunsmith, next door, was
also wet down more or less. All were fully
insured.