Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-17

~ touiUh man succeeded in stealing a
sun from a room in Towns hotel. but
"hen he tried to wear it around here and
expected to escape detection, he was mis-
Caken' so he was run in also. His fine
amounted to $40 and costs, and in default
Vi payment his address will also be in care
OF the workhOuse for Is DAYS.
", Byron Robinson is assisting in C. H.
Waite's store.
Geo ID. Rabbit and wife left this week
Tor Hampton beach.
Have you paid your taxes vet? Septem-
Der is approaching.
The mills were shut down last evening
because of the low water.
Mrs. j. E. Fullerton and two daughters
are at their old home in Maine.
Mrs. F. G. Pierce and little daughter
Marion are in Peterboro, n. H.
d. w, Linton is on a vacation trim to the
south, going part of the way by steamer
A micro-phonograph exhibition will be
gwen at the Congregational church next
Thursday evening,
First Lieutenant Edgar F. Carruthers of
Norwich university is at muster with the
Estey Guard.
A Republican caucus to nominate a
candidate for town representative will be
held next week Saturday.
The studio ION the stairs has again
changed hands. F. j. Blake has bought
1t and intends to open about September l.
Rev. j. n. Emery again officiated at the
! Universalist church last Sunday, and will
continue to preach there the remaining
Sundays in August.
Miss Fannie Keyes, who it will be re-
membered lived here with her parents few
| years ago, is seriously i'll at her present
home in New Haven.
The Misses Lillian and Edith Hapgood
and Master Howard, of Winchendon have
been with their grandmother, Mrs Sarah
E. Hapgood, during the week.
1t did seem as though we had enough to
endure with the heat of these days, but
Fate seems to think otherwise, for she has
sent merry-go-round here 1t is holding
forth on the island.
NJ. w. Ross, who for some time acted as
freight cashier for the Fitchburg railroad,
has gone to Leominster, Mass, to accept a
like position. John II. Byrnes of this
place succeeds Ross.
We have been enabled this week to see
some of our Vermont National Guard, as
frequent carloads of them have passed
through en- route to BrattlCboro to the
annual encampment.
William Severances horse ran away last
Friday, starting from Henry street. The
wagon was left behind at Church street,
and it was not until the horse had run the
whole length of School street ard part OF
the hill leading to the terrace, that it was
caught.
William Martin met with two accidents
last Saturday. While on his bicycle near
Charlestown he was run into by a careless
driver and somewhat injured on his left
leg. The same evening while in his lunch
room he accidentally dropped a case of soda
water on the same leg, this time breaking
it above the ankle.
Mrs. L. S. Hayes returned from her sea
shore trip last Saturday evening, accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. William b. Dan
forth, and Miss Goodrich of Denver, Colo
Wednesday, they, with Miss Gertrude and
Master William, went to Royalton, where
they will remain for some time.
A slight catastrophe occurred at Mrs
Sarah E. Hapgood's last Saturday evening
A young lady staying there lighted
match and then lighted the lamp throwing
the match down, eXtinguished as she
thought. 1t proved, however, to be the
contrary, as it caught the lace curtain
near which it had been thrown. The
young lady had turned away from the
Mace where the match was thrown, anC
when she turned back again, the lace cur
tain and the window shade were both il
} flames. Help was summoned and the cur
tains thrown out of the window, with NJ
oo,;o,,s rasn1t than the charming O
the window casing.
Osgood & Barker's big casting for tn
he'd plate of vacuum pump was success
fully made at their foundry Wednesda.
afternoon. The piece is ten feet, thre'
inches long. four feet six inches wide
eioht inches thick, and weighs 12,SO'
2 nonnds. and is the largest casting evel
made in this vicinity. Itrequired no small
| amount of care and experience to max
sucb heavy work in foundry not especiall
fitted for If. but it was done without TN
least miscalcuatiOn. 1t requires Two o
| three DAYS for such mass of metal to cool
the casting being still red hot ~ hour
: after the iron was poured
e The Bellows Falls Mandolin, Banjo ant
2 Gnitar club, with Miss Mary Mcleod ant
Miss Lu Ranville gave concert at Ches
ter. Wednesday evening, before an audlenc
l'of 400 Deople. The concert was compll
C mentary TO the Rev. Thomas Ocktord @
. that Mace. Those numbers OF the pro
. gram which drew forth especial words Q
PRAISE and commentator were the span
r isb dance by Miss Mcleod, the Mandolin
b cInb accompanying her; H. r. ThomT
son's song; and the trio composed OF MIS-
Mcleod. piano, Mr.. Fred EXner, Vlolln
. Mr. G, Y. White, cello, in selection troI
I "Robin Hood" After the concert, 10
n lowed A dance and banquet to the club
: EAST DOVER.
d Leslie Lazelle from Hinsdale, n. h.