Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
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BRATTLEBORO.

The water in the Crowell reservoir is
now 10 to 1S feet deep, reaching nearly to
the stand pipe.
At a meeting of the board of civil au-
thority Tuesday taxes to the amount of
$3.50 were abated.
The report of the district clerks, filed in
the town clerks office, show that there
were 81 births and 103 deaths in town dur
ing 1892.
The Women of the Enterprise society in
Esteyville gave supper last evening at the
school h9E6ii"a APRONS 6ffla%"d ""0'""in" 0'''"'
The Springfield papers speak in high
terms of Edward Hudsons lecture which
is to be given here the 18th under the aus
pieces Of the Estey Guard.
The Central Vermont railroad will sell
round trip tickets for fare one way to at
tend the week of winter sports at Mon
treal Feb. 6 to II inclusive.
The ladies of the Episcopal society held
a sociable in Wells hall Wednesday even
ing. A turkey supper was served and the
remainder of the evening was passed in
dancing. About $50 were realized
The proceeds of the second supper and
social given by the ladies of the Congrega-
tional society last evening were $32. An
excellent supper was served and the George
malin quartet gave concert in the church.
In the Baptist church on Tuesday even
ing, Feb. 7, at 1880 O'Clock, DR.. H. D..
Holton will rehearse to our citizens the in
terestng features of his recent trip to Mex
leo. 1t will be well worth large hearing.
The second number of the High School
Clippings is out today. 1t contains sever
al meritorous articles, and items of spec
ial interest to members of the school and
alumni. Five hundred copies of the first
issue were sold.
DR.. Holton has today received a check
for $1,000 for the Home for the Aged and
Disabled, from Elisha d. Smith of Mena-
sha, Wis, a native of Brattleboro. A
woman in the county has this week prom
ised $1,000 for the same good object.
A copy of the Sturgis, South Dakota,
Advertiser, published in the section in
which the Vermont Live Stock company's
ranch is located, says that an inspection of
the cattle on a large number of the ranches
shows that the stock was never in such
fine condition in January as now. The
weather in that vicinity has been mild thus
far this winter.
Nellie, iye-year-old daughter of Joseph
Paul, was fatally burned yesterday after
noon. Mr. Paul is brakeman on the New
London Northern road, his family living in
the omnibus building on South Main street.
While the mother was away at work the
little girl opened a closet, pushing aside
the button, which was beyond her reach,
by means of a stick. She obtained possess
sion of matches which were in the closet.
and started fire. Mrs. Michael Hennes-
sey, who lives in another part of the build
ing, heard her screams, and rushed into the
room. The little girl was envelOped in
flames. Mrs. Hennessey threw blanket
about her and rushed out door, extinguish-
ing the flames by rolling her in the snow.
The child's clothes were burned off, and
the burns covered the whole body with the
exception of the limbs The fire in the
closet was extinguished with pail of water.
Mrs. Hennessey had one wrist badly burned
in her attempts to save the child. The lit
tie girl showed wonderful courage. w. H.
Minor, who went to the house on hearing
of the accident, found the little girl stand
ing in the room, with only an apron thrown
about her A cot was procured at once,
and DIR. Pratt summoned. She was as
comfortable as possible, but it was appar-
ent that she was fatally burned. Mrs. Paul
was frantic ,when she arrived home, but
the only thought of the little girl seemed to
be to sOoth her mother. Death took place
early in the evening.