Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-10

The Brownies have appeared at Morse
& Simpsons.
There are three applicants from here for
the railway mail service examinations soon
to be held in Rutland.
The g. G.. club, consisting of six couples,
had very enjoyable afternoon and even
ing Tuesday with Mrs. F. E. Young.
The postponed meeting of the Free Ma
sons of the eighth Vermont district will be
held here this afternoon and evening.
f. M. Waite has been adiudged insol-
vent. Next week he will report his assets
and liabilities, and 10 days later an assignee
will be appointed
Boston Il Maine officials went through
here yesterday morning in special car
They were taking account of stock on the
Valley road.
Young e Knowton are showing an at
tractive line of new spring cloths for Gus
tom clothing and the leading spring styles
in stiff and soft hats.
May q Crown were unable to deliver
their catalogues last week on account of a
delay on the part of the printers, but they
now have full supply.
Crosby & Co. have ordered a cable ele-
vator of the Deane Whiting Elevator COM
pany of Worcester for the use of the Brat
tleboro Overall company in Harmony
block.
j. NJ. Allen will sell his househol goods
at the American House Saturday, begin
ming at 1 o'clock. Mr.. Allen will go to
Minneapolis soon to live with his daughter,
Mrs. Adkins.
The warm weather of the past few days
has made heavy teaming very difficult. A
number of horses were severely cut yester-
day and some of the logmen are keeping
their teams in the stables for the present
In addition to their cloths for custom
| clothing, as advertised, Pratt, Wright &
Co. are now receiving their spring stock Of
ready-made clothing. The firm has an
unusually effective show window, filed
with spring wOolens.
President Taplin of the Vermont Mu-
tual Fire Insurance company of Montpel-
Ter, and l.. S. Hayes, the adjuster of Bel
lows Falls, met eight or 10 of the Wind
ham county agents of the company at the
Brooks House Monday to discuss methods
necessary to decrease fire losses through
out the state.
Spectators are buying the certificates of
the members of the Peoples Five Year
Benefit order. Two officers in Boston, who
| had charge of the books of the order I'M
der the sheriff, have been arrested for sell
ing a list of members and the amounts
paid them for sick benefits.
David Kennedy of East Randolph was
brought to the Brattleboro Retreat this
week. Last Friday, while the necessary
papers were being made out in Judge Mich
olss Office at West Randolph, Kennedy es-
capped from his keeper. He was found at
his home Monday, having wandered about
for two days in Bethel and other towns.
McKim, Mead & White of New York
have submitted plans and elevations for
the proposed changes of the Congregational
vestry. They contemplate building the
chapel out toward the street about 40 feet,
with space between it and the church
for light. These plans have not been
passed upon and it is not known what
action will be taken in the matter.
George Danyeaw, barber with Robert
Baker, has bought the pool room and shoot
ing gallery in the Sherman building on
Elliot street of Thomas Griffin. Mr. Dan
yeaw is to fit up an attractive pool and
billiard room, with barber shop in front,
in which he and Mr.. Docette will have
chairs. 1t is understood that Mr.. Griffin
will return to the Hotel Ashuelot at Hins-
dale.
A. NJ. Mcdonald, while at Windsor this
week, visited the state prison. He saw
Hack Townsend, the West Dummer-
ston incendiary, who was sentenced for 20
years. Townsend will gain his freedom
in about two years. He is an inspector in
the shoemaking department. During his
confinement he has grown corpulent, but
seems only little older than when first i'm
prisOned. The strictest discipline is main
tanned at Windsor. The prisoners are not
allowed to see visitors or converse with
each other. a short time ago Mr.. MELON
| aid and another Brattleboro man went into
the Charlestown, Mass, prison, in which
such deplorable condition exists. The
Brattleboro men wished to see a prisoner,
who had friends in this vicinity. The war
den explained that they could not do so, il
not being visitors day, but said the prison
er might be pointed out to them, and sent
an officer to escort them through the build
ing. They tipped the officer with money
and cigars, and he pointed out the prisoner
and allowed them to converse with him for
half an hour. The present uproar at
Charlestown, contrasted with the fact that
there is never a report of a disturbance at
Windsor, shows the difference in the man
agement of the two institutions. Abbott
(Almy) is the only prisoner who has es-
capped from Windsor in 40 years.
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