Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-13
BRATTLEBORO,

Dispatches from Burlington state that
Bishop Bisselrs condition Is more favorable
than at any time in the past few weeks.
The date Of the appearance of the Woo
doe company, one of the strongest comedy
organizations on the road, is Feb s.
Du Chaillu, the explorer, will give his
celebrated lecture on "The land of the
midnight sun" in the Y. NJ. C. A. stan
course next Thursday evening.
D. P. Cobb and his brother, A. c. Cobb
of Elizabeth, N. j., who is in town, have
sold the house on Central street, occupied
Z. II. Prouty of Hartford, Conn, a sister
of Robert Wheeler. Price $4,000. Mrs.
Prouty buys the property as an investment.
W. P. Eager, who was in town on a
short visit last week, has recently opened
an Office at "a Broad street, New York, as
banker and broker, and is meeting with
good success. His friends here know him
as an active and pushing young man, who
will give his best services to those who
have business TO entrust to him in this line.
Joy will be uncOnfined Tuesday evening
next, when the annual military ball will be
given at the town hall. This ball is looked
forward to as feature of the social winter
life of BrattleborO, and preparations are
being made to more than maintain the
high reputation of the past. Leitsinger's
orchestra of IL pieces will furnish music.
Supper will be served at the Brooks House.
Reserved seats for spectators are now on
sale at Holden g. Co.'s.
"Prof." o. r. Gleason, the Jamaica
horse trainer, was successful in subduing
the man-kllllng zebra In Madison square
garden, New York, this week. Mr.. Glea-
son, after controlling the animal, announced
that he would drive it the following even
Ing. The thousands of spectators hooted
and howled, and demanded that he 90 on
with the performance. The professor"
consented and the zebra was harnessed and
driven about the ring.
The water in the sx-inch main running
from West BrattleborO to the Crowell res
ervOlr Is frozen. Water was running Sum
day but stopped Monday. The pipe has
been tested at several places. 1t is evident
ly all right this side of Centreville, but is
probably frozen In two or three places
above there. Ice has not been found in
the pipe where 1t has been tapped. An eff.
fort will be made TO thaw out the main.
and if this Is unsuccessful Mr. Crowell will
try TO secure the right to pump water from
tue DIOOh llJO Ine main al CentreYllle.
The water in the reservoir is very low, al
though the supply is not so short as it was
last summer. The situation, however, is
serious, and there would be great danger
in case of severe fire.
1t is announced that the opening address
of the state Y. NJ. G. A. convention, next
week Friday evening, will be delivered by
President E. Benz, Andrews of Brown
university, one of the most noted educa-
tors in New England. and representative
of the United States In the recent none
tary conference at Brussels, Three mem
bers of the Y. NJ. G. A. national commit
tee, II. NJ. Moore of Boston, l.. d. Wshard
and j. r. Hague, will be present, also Mr..
McConaugly of Mt HermOn and G. II.
Shaw of MiddlebOro, Mass, besides inter
estlng speakers and enthusiastic workers
from our own state. The order of exer-
cises, as given In our columns last week, is
the official program, and promises much TO
those interested in the work who can attend
any or all of the meetings.