Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-05

A special meeting of the Windham coun-
ty board of underwriters will be held at
the Brooks House next Wednesday,
Two fine trees, an elm and maple,
are being cut down this week on Elliot
street, to make room for the new grange
building.
Two carloads Of excursionsts returning
frem New York passed through here Tues
day morning and two more Wednesday
morning
F. NJ. Waite and Warren Doolittle have
been awarded the contract for digging the
cellar of the proposed Farmers and Me-
chanics' building.
y Durham Bros. have rented the base
ment of S. w. Edgett's store. They will
use it as a store-room for their wholesale
rubber department.
A large party of young people will go to
Putney this evening to attend the first of
a series of dances. The Philharmonic or
chestra will furnish music.
Principal Horne closes his connection
with the Brattleboro High school to-day.
1t is hoped that Mr.. Beverage will be able
TO take charge of the school next week
c. a. Huntley has sold the Flat street
laundry to T. p, Strong of Barre, who has
Ftaken possession. Mr.. Huntley will remain
here in Mr. Strong's employ for the pres
ent.
The Ruthians held a meeting Wednes-
day evening with Miss Della Sherman. A
Whittier program was presented and sew
ing was done for colored school in Jack
son, Miss.
The posts are being put in for the new in
candescent system for electric street light
ing. The lights will probably not be in
operation before Nov. l, as seven miles of
wire must be strung after the poles are
set.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge II. Van Doom
have issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Bessie Couch Van Doom,
| to Henry Hall Crosby, at noon, the 18th
inst. The ceremony will be followed by
a reception from l to 3 o'clock.
The funeral of Mrs. Geo. Deyo was held
at the st. Michaels Roman Catholic
church Saturday. Mrs. Deyo's death took
place Thursday from Inflammation of the
| bowels, after a short illness. She leaves
husband and four small children.
A. A. Pigeon was at work on a staging
on his brothers new house on Frost place
Saturday when it gave way and he fell to
the ground. He struck upon his feet, but
with such force that the surfaces at the
| joints were bruised, causing inflammation
and stiffness.
Fred NJ. Spaulding, formerly clerk at
the Farmers & Mechanics exchange, but
now a furniture dealer at Claremont, y.
H., was married last week Thursday to
| Miss Nellie NJ. Ellison, at the home of the
BRIDES father, Frederick Ellison, in Spring
field, this state.
Many of our older residents will recog-
nize a familiar name in the notice of the
death, in Somervile, Mass, of Woodbury.
Clifford of the well-known Boston firm of
Clifford " Co. Mr.. Clifford leaves a
widow who was the youngest daughter of
the late Geo. w. Nichols of Brattleboro.
The Ellis brewery was broken into Fri
day night and several hundred ten cent
cigars stolen. 1t has been reported that
j. w. Bishops house on the road from
Centrevlle to Guilford and Geo. Bond
house in Guilford were entered, but Brat
tleboro officers have received no such
notification.
The ladies' circle of the Universaist So
ciety held their annual meeting in the YES
try yesterday afternoon and elected these
officers President, Mrs &. W. Hooker
vice presidents, Mrs. II. F. Brooks, Mrs. j.
l.. Newman; secretary, Mrs. G. Z. War
ner; treasurer, Mrs. II. NJ. Wood; direct
ors, Mrs. w. {. Stone, Mrs. A. T. Eddy,
Mrs. c. y. Bemis, Mrs. Chas Keech, Mrs.
F. R.lVaughan, Mrs. A. b. Stone. In the
evening the annual harvest supper was
served to large company.
"There are few actors more popular in
this city than Richard Golden in that
charming and highly amusing picture of
New England life, Old Jed Prouty.'
Last evening the house was crowded to its
utmost capacity with an audience which
fairly made the air ring with their laugh
ter and applause. The trials and Joys of
Old Jed were closely folio we'd by the au-
dience, which was changed at many times
from laughter to tears" The above is
from Tuesdays Boston Herald Mr..
Golden and the same company will appear
here Saturday, Oct. y. This is his fare
well tour before an extended trip abroad.
Mrs. Susan Dutton, the wife of George
| w. Walker, died yesterday morning after
! an illness of two months. Mrs. Walker
was the daughter of Asa button of Dunn
merstOn and was born 81 years ago last
month. She grew up and was married
| there, and Dummerston was Mr.. and Mrs
Walkers home until II years ago. when
they moved to the Brattleboro farm on the
Putney road, where they have since lived
Mrs. Walker is survived by her husband
and three children-GeOrge j., who lives
in Iowa. John s., whose home is with his
parents; and Susie, the wife of w. NJ
Randall. OF her fathers family Mrs
Walker was the last survivor The funeral
will be held at the house tomorrow, Sat
urday, afternoon at l o'clock.
DR.. Hoiton was in attendance upon the
annual meeting of the American Public
Health association at Montreal last week.
The meeting was one of the largest ever
held and the number of papers read and
subjects discussed show the vast amount
of work done by the association at its an
nual meetings. The papers read covered
wide range of subjects and were of great
practical benefit. Among some of the sub
| jects presented were the following: Water
supply for towns and cities and the pollu-
ton of water supplies; diphtheria and the
difficulties health officers meet in dealing
with it; disposal of garbage and refuse in
villages and cities; hygiene of schools and
colleges; tuberculosis, and many others of
equal Importance. At the election of off
GERS Dr. Holton was reelected treasurer of
the association. A reception was rendered
the convention by the faculty of McGIll
university, and the last day of the conven-
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