Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-31

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Fair.
The High schools of Millbury, Upton
and Grafton, Mass, held a speaking con-
test at Grafton on the 10th inst. Mr.
Riggs Grafton High school further "cele-
bTated" that day by holding a mock town
meeting with an "official' secret ballot in
due form.
Bicycles have been displayed in so many
windows that Robbins Il Cowles have ar
ranged clever drive on the agents. In
their window are two or three "unicycles, ;"
commonly called wheelbarrows, with APP
propriate labels, like the Beech model,
1893" etc, and a quantity of hose pipe is
scattered about, in ludicrous limitations of
the pneumatic tires.
The Springfield Union of Wednesday
SAYS: zone Of the finest stores in this part
of the state is the jewelry establishment of
F. A. Hubbard in the Haynes hotel block,
which is especially attractive in its Easter
garb. Mr.. Hubbard shows excellent judy
ment in the selection of his goods and in
their arrangement, and is building up
large trade
NJ. d. Leonard of Springfield, Mass,
was in town Tuesday on his way to West
Wardsboro to buy maple sugar and syrup
for his grocery store. Mr.. Leonard bust
ness at Springfield has increased steadily
and he now employs eight clerks. He has
also recently bought a provision store in
that city, in which f. b. Mclean, former
ly of Jamaica, is his partner.
The case against Isaac +. Hare, the
horse thief who came to Putney last fall,
but who was arrested in Worcester recent
ly, was dropped as he made partial restitu-
ton for the stolen property. Just as he
was leaving the court room he was arrest
ed for securing a horse and buggy at Wal
than under false pretences. 1t is said
that Hare has made good the loss to the
several Boston horse traders with whom he
had dealings.
With regard to the disputed question of
the distribution of the public school mon
ey the Brattleboro selectmen have taken
conservative and safe ground. They have
decided TO divide it, on the usual basis,
paying the Just share to each district that
has complied with the law and is entitled
to it for school expenses already accrued.
Districts that need only a portion of their
pro rata share will be paid only such sums
as they need. The balance of the money
will be left in the treasury to be disbursed
as may hereafter be decided is legal and
just. They will not at present undertake
any distribution further than this.
Work at the new electric light station is
progressing rapidly, and during the next
two or three weeks there will be a marked
change in the appearance of the proposed
plant Thus far the time has been spent
upon the granite foundations, which are
very solid. A brick building with fiat
roof will soon be erected, containing one
room 80 feet square and a boiler-room
% by 30 feet. A turbine water-wheel of
120 horse power is already upon the ground.
Two 72-inch boilers are expected daily.
A new 175 horse power Rollins engine will
be set in place, and the compound Fitch
burg engine moved from the old liant at
Fletcher's mill TO the new building. With
these two engines and the water-wheel, and
the other complete arrangements, this will
be one of the finest electric light plants in
the state. 1t is expected that il will be in
operation by May Is.
The Fortnightly club met with f. D..
Whitney Tuesday evening and considered
"The German influence in the United
States" The attendance was large and
the interest in the present line of historical
study seems to grow with every meeting.
Lewis Gregg read the first paper upon
''The sources, extent and distribution of
German immigration" with a general dis
cussion of the whole immigration problem ;
G. c. Averill followed upon "Promi-
nent Germans in American ife," in which
German leadership in every field was shown
TO be surprisingly important; Miss Emma
Gregg wrote entertainingly upon 1.-THE
historical debt of America to Germany :"
Miss Mary Fits gave thorough study up
on "Our educational debt" with an ac-
count of student life in Germany; and
Mrs. Sidney Miner concluded the readings
with an interesting essay upon "The Ger
man masses, their homes, habits, vote and
religion" After the papers Mr.. Whitney
entertained the company with selections
upon the organ from eminent composers.
At ting next meeting the influence of Great
Britain will be the subject
Fuller Battery now has a full company
of 80 men, and receives many applications
for membership which cannot be acted
upon. At the meeting Tuesday evening
there were 80 men and six officers present.
Orders have been published for regular
weekly drills, beginning with next Tues
day. First bugle call will be sounded at
1880, assembly at 7:40 and recall at $40.
Schools for instruction will be held every
Friday evening for the officers and non com
missioned officers, and the men who wish
to attend. Later it is expected that regu-
lar gymnasium drill will be instituted for
some of the men. The Battery men have
recently been examined by Surgeon Pratt.
The full list of the nOn-commissioned Of
ficers of the Battery, several of whom have
been appointed recently, is as follows:
Quartermaster sergeant, j. b. Harmon;
first sergeant, H. d. Waterman; sergeants,
F. E. O'Donnell II. Merber, George O.
Faul, p. T. Clapp; corporals, VIM. Cush-
man, f. l.. Edwards, j. F. Hooker, f. O.
Bailey, j. p. Mack, l.. Dewitt, NJ. w.
brisbane, G.. A. Collins; guidon, c. II.
Clark; chief bugler, Carl Henkel; buglers,
G. Dugan, C. N. Hackley; artifcer, W. T.
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