Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-11

is August 2S.
w. II. Fletcher has bought the boiler in
the old electric light station for use in his
mill.
The artesian well near Rudyard Kipling's
residence has now been sunk to a depth of
140 feet
The Messrs. Deyo have completed the
abutments for the new iron bridge at Put
ney, on which they have been at work for
several weeks.
A session of the United States circuit
court, for the purpose of approving the
marshars accounts, was held at the Brooks
House before Judge Wheeler Monday.
Grant Il Reed have signed a contract to
furnish 400 tons of granite for the founda-
ton and trimmings of the new Athol,
Mass, engine house. They have sub-et
the laying of the stone to Athol parties.
The chemical laboratory at the High
school will be a large new room which is
being fitted up on the top floor, and new
apparatus will be bought. Miss Pray will
succeed Miss Bliss in charge of the labo-
ratory.
Leon Lamb and Arthur Staples rode to
Concord n. H., on their wheels Sunday.
The distance is ~ miles, They left here
early in the morning and arrived at Con-
cord at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. They
returned Monday on the cars.
The annual Episcopal church choir fes-
tival will be held at Bennington Oct. Is
and 10, with St. Peters parish. 5. b.
Whitney will be the conductor as usual.
The choir from st. Michaels church will
attend the festival.
The Forepaugh circus will not come to
Brattleboro this year, according to the
statement of o. j. Ferguson, the manager
He says that BrattebOro is one of the ex-
pensive towns, and that license, lot and
bill boards consume the greater part of the
receipts.
The rudder on the steamer Enterprise
fell off and went to the bottom of Spofford
lake Tuesday. A large party were on
board, including seven couples of young
people who went from here, in tally-ho.
When the engine was started the steamer
would revolve in a circle. After a time,
however, the boat was steered ashore with
plank.
The lawn of w. r. Geddis presented an
attractive appearance Wednesday evening,
when the young people of the Epworth
| league Ildu uttOTdltu IL WIFI lines OF IAN
terms and placed pretty booths here and
there for the sale of candy, fruit, lemon
ade, etc. Sandwiches, coffee and ice cream
were also sold during the evening While
not very largely attended, the evening was
pleasantly spent. The receipts were more
than $40
States Attorney Allbee proceeded, Mon
day, against Henry A. Taintor, the land
lord of the Vernon House, and T. L.
Johnson, the owner of the property, fol
liquor selling, under the disclosure of p
II. Lynch. The hearing was before Jus
tice Newton at the Vernon House. Taintol
plead guilty to two offences and was fined
$50 and costs. johnson plead guilty tC
leasing the property for the sale of liquor
and was fined 5000 and costs.
The first lots of cucumbers are now
being brought to the picking works on
Flat street. If the right conditions OF
weather exist it is thought that between
100000 and 100000 cucumbers will be re-
ceived daily. This year 62 farmers are
growing the vegetable for the works, the
average size of the fields being one acre
1t is thought that crop of about 8 200, 0OC
pickles. or between 5000 and 1000 barrels.
will be handled at the works this year.
Last year the amount was about two and
a quarter millions.
Tents were pitched at Chesterfield We'd
nesday for the boys camp under the aus
pices of the Y. NJ. c. A. The camp is To-
Gated at Echo cove at the north end of
| Spofford lake, and is in charge of II. f.
| Ryder of Colgate university. and G.. +.
Westgate. The present party includes
| (hanrna (flann Ivlia no
Howard Wellman, Leon White, Rob
ert Aldri Ii, Arthur Pratt, Theodore Ad-
ans, Harry Smith, Robbie Gregg, Willie
Fisher and Ed Morse, who will be Joined
next week by viii Dunlevy and Ben VIII
hanson. There are two vacant places for
the second week, beginning next Wednes-
! day.
The next festival Of the Western New
Hampshire Musical association will be
held in Claremont, beginning Aug. rs and
closing Sept. l. The following artists have
been secured: Conductor, DIR. II. r.
Palmer; accOmpanist, Martha Dana Shep-
ard; sopranos, Mary Howe LAWN, Mrs.
Harriet Morgan of New York; contralto
Ella Cleveland Henderson of Boston; tenor
William LAWN; bassO, Ivan MOrawski !:
fremont Male quartet of Boston; Boston
OiNhCSIidf 1SaiIltdlIs Ithuti
ClaremOnt is the only place, BrattlebOro
excepted, in which Mr.. and Mrs. LAWN
will sing before returning TO Europe.
The Pan-American Medical congress, to
be held in the city of Washington Sept
5-S will be one of the most important med
ical meetings which ever assembled in this
country. Congress appropriated ST., 200
and authorized and requested the President
to invite the several governments of the
western hemisphere to send delegates.
The United States government will be rep
resented by six delegates. Seventy-six
delegates have thus far been appointed,
and many more will be, from the states in
the United States by the several governors.
Those from Vermont, appointed by Gov.
Fuller, are DIR. d. c. Hawley of Burling-
ton, DR.. J. n. JENNIE of st. Adams, and
DR.. d. G. Kemp of Montpelier. DR.. II.
ID. Holton is treasurer Of the congress.
A railroad accident, which fortunately
was without seriOus results, occurred on
the Central Vermont railroad at about
1920 o'clock Sunday night at North Hart
land, between Windsor and White River
Junction. A landslide which had covered
the tracks deraied the engine and seven
cars of a special freight train bound north.
A passenger train ran into the freight, dam
aging the engine of the former. The
wreck was removed before noon Monday.
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