Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03


for a charter for the Greenfield and Turn
ers Falls street railway.
Charles Hodgman had the middle finger
of his left hand cut off, and the second fin
ger badly lacerated, on a tenoning machine
at the Estey factories Monday.
"There isn't one family in four in our
village that has running water now" said
physician from Windham county town
few days ago, land not one farmers fam
lily in ten that has good supply"
This item is from the Derby column of
the Newport Express: "Rev. Macgeorge
left for his home at Brattleboro, Friday
night. His meetings have resulted in much
good, about % having manifested their de-
sire 20 lead Christian lives
The receiver of the Peoples Five Year
Benefit order thinks the order will be able
TO pay so per cent of the claims against it.
The concern has moved its headquarters
from Boston to Philadelphia, where it will
attempt to restore itself in the graces of the
public.
The Phoenix and Brattleboro friends ex-
tend their sympathy to Proprietor Pierce
of the Bennington Banner, in the loss
which he sustained Tuesday in the destruc-
ton of his office by fire. Mr.. Pierce is a
Brattleboro boy and learned his trade in
The Phoenix office.
Mrs. j. z. Elmer, the highly-esteemed
teacher of the High school, broke the large
bone of the arm between the wrist and the
elbow by fall on the icy sidewalk on the
Elm street hill Saturday evening. Her
place in school has been filled by the other
teachers, as far as possible.
"The high snow drifts which l came
through today reminds me of an incident
which happened in Halifax within my re-
membrance.n said a venerable farmer, and
then he proceeded to tell when the drifts
had been so high that a man had driven
over the store at Halifax with a span of
horses.
Willis E. Sibley of Worcester has been
appointed receiver of the Non-Secret En-
dowment order. The supreme officers claim
that the members will receive the full
amount they have paid in assessments.
The present membership of the order is
$500, but over 1000 members have dropped
out since the order was started.
The court at Denison, Texas, has dis
charged the receiver of the Land company
and returned the property to the com
pany. Judge Brown, before giving his de
cision, reviewed the case fully. He stated
that while the evidence appeared TO show
that Il large amount OF money had been eX-
travaganty expended during the first year,
vet that seemed to be the purpose for which
the company was organized He thought
from the evidence produced that the pres
ent management was in strict line with
the policy Ct economy and retrenchment.
Under the act of November last Gov
ernor Fuller has appointed this board of
Worlds Fair commissioners from Vermont
to visit Chicago in the interests of the state.
w. Seward Webb of Shelburne, J. c. Nc
Cullough of Bennington, Franklin Fair
banks of St. Johnsbury, John A. Mead of
Rutland, Adna Brown of Springfield,
Charles 5. Forbes of St. Albans, Oscar {.
Miller of Newport, G.. 5. Wainwright of
Middebury, S. c. Shurtletf of Montpelier
and Henry ID. Holton of Brattleboro. The
commissioners are to serve without com
pcnsatiOn.
President II. y. Taplin of the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance company has agreed
to meet all his Wndham county agents at
the Brooks House next Monday. The pro
gram for the day includes full discussion
of business matters, and one of the we'll
known dinners of that house. Few people
realize the importance of this company,
carrying. as it does, over a quarter part of
the fire insurance of the state, with mem
bership Of 81 900 of our citizens. assets of
about 3,0OO,00 in Vermont to pay its
losses with, and furnishing insurance at
actual cost.
An important dramatic event will be the
coming of "Old Jed Prouty' of Bucksport,
Maine. For several years past cold Jed"
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Golden. have been synonymous. They tell
OF New England rural life, they bubble
over with fun, they TEEN with the purest
and richest Of humOr aud at the same time
they work out simple story full of pathos,
closely adhering TO realism and ever retain
ing the interest. Richard Golden's char
acterzation OF Uncle Jed is a masterpiece
of dramatic art, and he is supported by
competent company The performance
will be given a, the town hall next Monday
evening" March u.
The postmasters of the Connecticut val
ley and Western Massachusetts, met at
Greenfield Monday to organize and to talk
over methods of business The postmas-
tiers present were from Greenfield Spring
field, Turner's Falls, Orange, Chicopee,
Chicopee Falls. Florence, Amherst, South
ley, Nor hampton, Bellows Falls, Brattie-
boro, Bennington. and Keene. After a
good dinner and a discussion of the work,
these officers were chosen: President.
Campbell, Northampton vice-presidents,
Pierce, Bennington; Whitney, Greenfield:
Phillips, Springfield; Barrett, Keene; see
rotary, Ballard, Springfield; executive com
mittee, president, first vice-president and
+. W. Childs. Another meeting will be
held in few weeks.
The town officials of LacOnia and Lake
port, \. H., and the street railway COM
pany whose lines connects the two places
have been carrying on a bloodless war.
The selectmen and superintendent of
streets were adverse TO the railroad man
agements plan of keeping the tracks in
passable condition by removing the snow.
Saturday the superintendent of streets at
Laconia and force of 80 to so men, with
snow plows and scrapers covered the
tracks in the road in that town, and sim
liar work was carried out by the superin-
tendent of streets at LakepOrt. The rail-
way company succeeded in removing the
snow and running its cars the following
day The company secured an injunction
against the towns and 80 witnesses went TO
Concord, Monday A compromise was
effected, however, before testimony was Of
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