Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-28


Wednesday the gocers were selling
Strawberries, while the mercury was sew
eral degrees below freezing point.
Miss IIartg gave very interesting lee
ture on missionary work in Vermont at the
Congregational chapel yesterday afternoon.
Richford follows the example of Brattle-
boro. Her citizens have raised 5000 to
start an overall factory which will give EN-
ployment to 30 hands.
c. p. Gilson's auction will sell upwards
of 40 Northern and Ohio horses at the
Elliot street stables tomorrow, Saturday.
beginning at 10 \. NJ.
The watch found Young IL Knowlton in
their store belonged to a Mt. Hermon stu
dent, who "proved property soon after
the advertisement appeared.
A long-distance telephone has been
placed in l.. X. Plummer's office at Spot
ford lake, and the Keene and Brattleboro
exchanges connected by the way of the
lake.
May a. Crown have sold the house in
Townshend, owned by Martha A. Wilbur
of Hartford, Conn, to T. c. Rand and f.
II. Van Doorn's Oak street house in this
village to Edward Clark.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has ruled that licensed producers must
bring all their sugar to the weighers and
that all weighing must be completed on or
before May -.
A statement will be sent out to the
members of the Peoples Five Year Benefit
order in a few days, giving the amount due
| to each member. 1t is expected that pay
! ments will be made about June /.
The public commencement exercises of
| the High school will be held Monday even
ing, June 10, and on the following evening
occurs the annual reunion of the alumni
association, with reception to this years
| graduating class.
Z. c. Thorn has a curiosity in the shape
of metallic button found in an old house at
! Dover. In the centre are the initials G.
W, surrounded by the words Long live
the president" while the outer circle con-
tains small circles which contain abbrevia-
tions representing the original 13 states.
Brilliant acting, splendid costumes and
powerful society comedy drama artis-
tically interpreted by talented company,
is what Madeline Merli promises at the
town hall Wednesday evening. Seats will
go on sale at Chaplin Il Co Monday even
ing.
This is to be the banner year for the to-
bacco growers of the Connecticut valley.
More seed beds are being planted, and
many farmers will grow the crop for the
first time. 1t is estimated that nearly GOO,
$50 pounds will be grown in Hampshire
county, Massachusetts.
The state fair will be held in Burlington,
September ), 6, and s. There will be
$4,000 given in stakes and purses. Entries
to all stakes close May %, when horses
must be eligible and named and first pay
ment made. Second payment, July 10;
final payment August II.
The DummerstOn and the G.. Morris
two of the old-time locomotives of the Val
lev road have been condemned and taken
to Boston by the Boston IL Maine manage
ment. Thirty years ago Ira Earle, now o.
Bellows Falls, was engineer on the Dunn
merston, and at the same time John Rogers
now of Brattleboro, had charge of the Put
ney, another of the locomotives of that day
In 1876 Lyman w. Aldrich of Shrewsbury
this state, took out life insurance polio,
with the National company of Montpelier
He dropped the policy after making two o
, three payments, and supposed that the mat
ter was ended. The company issued
paid up policy for as much as the reserv
D would pay, and 800 is now due Mr.. Al
drich or his heirs, hence the advertisement
D in another column.
Discussions in the Geographical club O
Philadelphia, which was to send Lieut.
T. Peary to the North Pole this summer
make it probable that the expedition wi
not go under its auspices Trouble ha
been experienced in raising the necessar
!. funds, and objections have been raise
: against the expense of having Mrs. Pear
a accompany the expedition. Peary, it
r said, insists on taking her.
y Edward Box, in his weekly letter in tn
It Boston journal, says: "Rudyard Kipling'
/ new book will be out this week, and
called Many intentions. 1t is collectio
: of his more recent short stories, some {
which have never been published. Kiplin
!, has been in New York for the past for
night personally reading the proofs of h
book, something he cannot be generally il
duced to do"
v W. f. Stewart, who died at Ware, Mass
r Friday, was a brother of Chas. w. Stewa
of this place. Mr.. Stewart enlisted in con
b. pany F, 1st Massachusetts cavalry in 1SC
. and was mustered out in August, 1856
y, y He was badly wounded in the cavalry fgl
. at the battle of Oldee, June IT, 1868, an
carried bullet in his side t. the gray
Inc funeral was nelu AT ware SUNDAY al
,e the body was taken to Londonderry f
Z burial.
=. There was a hearing before Judge Ro
a all Tyler last Friday and Saturday to
- eide the amount to be paid by F. d. wi
=" liams in Alma F. CoOpers suit against hi
for an unsettled board bill. At the la
Al September term of court judgment WI
D given Mrs. Cooper by default with dan
re ages fixed at $543. This sum Mr.. William
claimed to be excessive, and on full hea
ID ing before Judge Tyler the amount was r
X duced to S215, which was paid. C.. c. Fit
lg was counsel for plaintiff and Waterma
re Martin & Hit for defendant.
!" The law to provide fire escapes goes il
to effect Monday. Suitable ladders
Il other safe fire escapes must be placed fro
IS each floor of hotels above the ground foo
- in public hall or place of amusement, al
" also in each building above the secor
+ floor in which help is employed. III
owner, keeper or lessee who neglects
f. comply with the provisions of the law W
he be liable to fine Of not less than SIS al
d. not more than $400. DR.. Sholes hi
lie bought iron balustrade fire escapes f
/ Milestone block, but so far as known a
K, most no efforts have been made in this Sc