Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
BRATTLEBORO.

+. Wales will give a dance at Harmony
hall tomorrow evening.
The fourth in the series of Masonic So
ciabes will be held Tuesday evening, the
oath.
The West Dummerston post-office has
has been designated as a money order and
postal-note Office.
Since the ice closed over the river the
current has been thrown to this side, and
the result will probably be a new channel
for Milestone brook.
meeting of the stockholders of the
Brattleboro Street railroad company for
formal organization will be held at the
Brooks House tomorrow afternoon at 5
o'clock.
The Episcopal society of Keene will not
present Pinafore here and at Bellows Falls,
as planned. The presentations at Keene
take place next Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings.
Bellows Falls is a step in advance of
Brattleboro in the matter of an electric
railroad, contract having been made for
its construction, as will be seen in our cor
respOndence from that place.
The annual pastors reception, held at
the Baptist church parlors on Monday
evening, was largely attended, and was a
very pleasant event. An informal program
of vocal and instrumental music was given.
The New York World, in its obituary Of
ex-PTesident Hayes, stated that he was en-
gagged TO marry Mrs. Mary Hayes Bigelow
of BrattlebOrO and New York. Mrs. Big
Glow is a cousin of the ex-president, and
her friends here place no credence in the
report.
The first coasting accident of the season
occurred yesterday when Michael Devine
was knocked down on the Elm street hill
by traverse filled with boys. Mr.. Devine
was unconscious for some time after the
accident, and was carried to his home on
Vernon street.
The women of the Universalst society
are preparing for their usual success next
Thursday evening, when their annual fair
will be given. 1t will be Columbian
fair, with appropriate decorations and
features Supper will be served from 6 to
8, and later in the evening there will be
dancing, with music by Letsinger's Or
chestra.
The quarterly meeting of Wndham
County Protective grange was held yester-
day at Grand Army hall with Protective
grange. The morning session was devoted
to grange work, class being instructed in
the fifth degree. The principal feature of
of the afternoon meeting was Col. Hooker's
address on good roads, A general report
will be given next week.
The firm of Emerson d Son has been
dissolved, but will be continued under the
same name. S. b. Emerson retires and
his son, II. L. Emerson, is now the sole
proprietor. The latter has had charge of the
business since its establishment here his
father devoting much time to his large out
side interests. The firm of Emerson &
Son holds an enviable position among the
substantial business concerns of Brattle-
boro, and enjoys and deserves large pat
ronage.
Mrs. Harriet b. Stowe, aged So, widow
of the late Franklin S. Stowe of Whining
ton, died Wednesday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Burnham, on Pleas
ant street. The cause of death was heart
disease, but she had been in i'll health for
several years Mrs. Stowe was daughter
OF Asa Fisher of this place, and has sever
al brothers here. Lawyer Frank Stowe,
now OF Hastings, Mimi, Is her only son.
The funeral will be held tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.