Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-10

The Murray club meeting Tuesday even
ing was again postponed one week.
The check list has been posted at the
town hall. Every voter should examine it
at once.
The directors are working actively in the
interest of the electric railroad, but there
are no new facts to make public this week.
The small but lively turtle in II. NJ
Woods window yesterday was found frozen
into a cake of ice which was cut at West
Bratteboro.
The Mirror n Farmer says that j. e.
Davis isn't altogether out of the horse bust
ness, as he is wintering 100 mares at High
lawn, Lee, Mass.
/. l.. Thomas of Vernon was in town
yesterday on his pneumatic tired bicycle.
He has ridden almost every day this winter
and declares that cycling on the snow and
ice is preferable to the roads in summer.
The houses on Forest square which have
had no water supply for a short time on
account of the freezing of the main from
the Clark spring are now being connected
with the main from the Crowell reservoir.
The Murray club will present CDR. Bax-
ter's Great Invention in the amusement
course at the Brattleboro Retreat this even
ing. The club will be assisted by Frank
Brasor, baSso sooist, and Miss Lulu Brack-
EFT, reader.
Arrangements are being made for the
appearance here of the celebrated lecturer
on Eastern life and manners, Mrs. Mount
ford Lydia NJ. Won Fenkelstein), who is
creating enthusiasm in New York, Boston,
and other cities. The lectures will be Civ
Of al "a totvt, han AaroI, = o,,I a
John O'Connors, aged II, son of James
O'Connors of Springfield, Mass, fell from
one of the lumber teams " ednesday, and
the large fiat wooden runner passed over
his hand. The little finger was crushed,
and the hand split partially open. 1t will
probably not be necessary to amputate the
finger.
Jonathan Hastings, aged 90, who died
a Westtield Mass, Wednesday, was the
father of Mrs. Dennison Cowles of this
place. He was for many years engaged in
the manufacture of whip supplies, but i'll
health compelled him to retire from active
business some time ago Mr.. and Mrs
Cowles are in Westfield today to attend the
funeral
On one of the recent severely cold DAYS
Gov. Fuller was sitting in his house at
Pine Heights when an English sparrow
flew against the window with great force
and fell to the ground. On looking out he
saw the sparrow lying on its back on the
snow and a blue jay cutting its throat to
suck its blood. Finding itself observed the
jay clamy took the sparrow in its beak
and flew with it up into a tree, where it
undoubtedly finished its repast
The Quonektacat tribe of Red Men have
issued a large number Of invitations to
their second annual masquerade ball at the
town long house on Tuesday sleep, 14th
sun, snow moon, q. ). D., 402, or in the
language of the uninitiated pale face, at
the town hall next Tuesday evening. "Pa-
nile shur' orchestra will furnish mnsic.
). ). Folsom, the Boston costumer, will be
at the town hall Monday, with new and
handsome costumes, which NAV be pro
cured at low price.
The arrangements for the 26th annual
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic, department of Vermont to be
held in Rutland next Tuesday and Wednes-
day, are now practically complete. The
headquarters of the officers will be at the
Bardwell House, where the council of ad-
minlstratlon will meet Monday evening.
The encampment will open Tuesday morn
ing with roll call, followed by business
proceedings, including elections. TUESDAY
evening a campfire will be held. 1t is eX-
pected that all the living past state depart
ment communicable all but one are
sun allve-will be present. Commander
in-Chlet Nelssert and staff will also be
present. Reduced rates have been secured
on all railroads and at the hotels. A meet
ing of the Woman's Relief corps will be
held during the encampment.
Samuel o. Lamb, whom GOV. Russell
has nominated 10 be bank commissioner
of Massachusetts, is native of Windham
county, and was born in GuilfOrd in 1921
His father was the Rev. Amherst Lamb.
His early education was obtained in Charlie
mont, Mass, but nearly all of his life has
been passed in Greenfield in the practice
of law. He has been register of probate,
and from 1916 to 1867 edited the Franklin
Democrat. He has served two terms in
the Legislature, and has been a Democratic
candidate for lieutenant governor, congress-
man, state senator, and attorney general.
For 10 years he has been president of the
Franklin savings institution, having de-
posits of 50, 900, 600 and for II years di-
rector of the First National bank of Green
field Mr.. Lamb is a man of excellent
ability and character, strongly endorsed by
members of both parties, and there is no
doubt of his confirmation.
Announcement of the receipt of a check
OF $1,000 by DR. HollOu from Elisha d.
Smith of Menasha. Wis. for the Braiil,-
boro home for aged and disabled WAS made
in The Phoenix of last week. In his let
ter accompanying the check Mr. Smith
says that he desired to aid in some mate
rial way some worthy object in his native
village, and that the money WAS 10 be ~
pended by the mcorporators in such man
ner as may seem best. Mr. Smith is son
of the late Major Henry Smith. The pro-
prietor of the oil Brattlrboro House. who
was also postmaster. high sheriff AMI jus
tice of the peace. Elisha ID. Smith WAS
schoolmate OF Francis Goodhue. lie left
Brattleboro to seek his fortune in the West
43 years ago. He is now the president of
large and prosperous wooden ware COM
pany at Menasha. When Dr. Holton was
in Mexico a few weeks ago to attend the
meeting of the American Public Health
association he met Mr.. Smith, who asked
him what institutions in Brattleboro would
be most benefited by gift. DIR. Holton
referred him to the free library and the
home. The generous act by Mr.. Smith
will gain for him the gratitude of every
lover of Brattleboro.