Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-05-26

Monday Will be the annual field day at
Mount Hermon.
The surveying for the sewer around .
Forest square has been completed.
Mr.. Crowell has completed the reaying
of his water pipe as far as Centreyille.
The First Regiment band will give the
first open air concert next Wednesday
evening, weather permitting.
The infant class Of the Unyersalist Sun
day school, Mrs. A. T. Eddy teacher, held
a picnic at the cascade Saturday
John Carpenter, aged A. died this morn
ing from pneumonia and painters collie at
the home Of his sister, Mrs. o. F. Bailey.
f. w. Stoddard and George Selleck are
laying water pipes to their houses from
the Brattleboro aqueduct company's house.
There will be a hearing in the probate
court today in the case Of J. Conlapd, guard
ian of Martha Barker. \ contest is ex-
pected.
May Il Crown have sold the Herbert
Walker place on Western avenue to I.
Simonds of Waterloo county, Canada, who
have recently come here to live.
Only one house was ever destroyed by
fire on Prospect Hill, previous to Satur-
day. This was on the site of Mrs. Capen's
house, and the fire took place over 30 years
ago.
The next issue of the Association News
will contain full reports of the years work
of the Y. NJ. c. A, with liberal extracts
from Rev. A. J. Hough's excellent address
at the anniversary exercises.
Sherman & Jenne and w. I. Teale of
| the Continental Insurance company of New
| York, this week settled with Mr.. HOugh-
ton of Guilford for his loss by fire recent
| ly, the amount being $3.50 10.
News has been received of the death of
! Charles Perham, who went from here to
Colorado several years ago. He was the
last of four brothers. His sister, Mrs.
Rice, died in Esteyville last year.
New bicycles of handsome design and
fine finish continue to be brought into
town. The latest is 34-pound Ladies
Warwick, for Miss Ella Newman. 1t was
bought through II. NJ. Wood, who has 1t
on exhibition.
The fire in the furnace of the Chase
street schOolhouse yesterday morning
charred the timbers of the floor, causing a
dense smoke, The fire alarm was pulled
in on Oak street and the department was
soon on hand. One stream of water was
used. The damage was slight and the
school held its sessions as usual during the
day.
An item to go with Principal Horne S
paper: A Boston firm advertises $4,000
paper novels at one cent each. These are
the books that subscribers to certain news
papers receive as " gifts by RENTING
from two to ten cents in stamps "to pay
the postage" The books are illegally
mailed as second class matter at one cent
per pound.
A horse owned by Mr.. Mooney of Put
ney started on Oak street Friday night and
ran to Asylum street, where it tried the
high-jump act over DR.. Walkers fence.
The horse freed itself from the carriage
and landed on the other side, while the
carriage lodged on top of the fence in a
partially demolished condition. Charlie:
Wheeler's horse made affairs interesting
by its antics on Green street one night this
week. Several horses have been frightened
by the steam roller on Main street, but nc
accidents have occurred.
, II is expected that Prof. Kelley's Tab
leau d Art company, which gave so pleas
ing an entertainment here last winter, vii
, again find a place in the Y. N. {. A
course for the coming season. Judging
! from the list of good things under consid
: Grafton by the entertainment committee
we are safe in saying that the course fo
next winter will maintain the reputation
? for high excellence which has been steadi-
~ growing for the past few seasons.
' Under the arrangements for an earll
train from the south, announced elsewhere
: one-third of the mail which now arrive
here at IL :07 will be received at S:20
= This will give business men an opportunit,
l to answer important letters by the trail
which goes south at 9:20. 1t is probable
that the present IL :07 train will be held il
Springfield one-half hour longer than a
I present, in order to receive the New Yorl
1 mail, thus giving Brattleboro people tn
! New York papers before II o'clock.
e \ report which is going in the loca
l. rounds this week, to the effect that tn
=, Boston Il Maine company will hereafte
S run its own freight trains between Brattle
J., boro and South Vernon, appears to hav
, no Other foundation i'll fact than the sam
4 alleged news has had when it has been il
circulation heretofore. 1t is understoo,
J that the Central Vermont company woul,
like to have that arrangement made il
T. return for concession between Brattlebor
q and Bellows Falls. In the end we ar
4 sure to see the - miles between Whit,
River Junction and South Vernon used OF
|
= & Maine and Central Vermont companies
A mutual concessions for through traffic be
/ ing made By both companies.
K hearing for new trial in a somewha
; novel case was heard by Judge Wheeler a
=, the Brooks House Tuesday, The origina
n case was that of the manager of an Oper
e company, who brought suit against the Bi
: Four railroad company for causing tn
d opera company to miss its connection an
: fail to arrive in Louisville, KY, in seaso
v TO give a concert for which it was an
e nounced. The claim of the manager wa
that through the fault of the railroad CON
y pany large sum of money was lost H
# was thrown behind in his receipts, an
= could not answer the demands of the men
e bers of the company when they insisted o
Y having their pay before going on the stage
}, In this way the company was broken Il
n and great damage was done him. TIL
n case, when heard before Judge Wheee
, and a jury in the United States circui
d court in New York, was decided in favo
> of the plaintiff. The defendant railroa
e company now asks for a new trial. Dis
S tnguished lawyers were present. Tn
e decision of the court was reserved.