Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-02-09

/ River Junction.
S. A. Smith ~ Co. started up their fac
tory Tuesday on full time and with a large
number of orders ahead.
Arrangements are being made for the
appearance here of the Augustus Thomas
company in "a Nights Frolic,' as played
by Helen Barry 300 nights
l.. II. Plummer was formally adiudged
an insolvent debtor Jan. 80, and the first
meeting of his creditors is appointed to be
held at the probate Office Saturday, Feb.
Il.
During Lent services will be held in st.
Michae's Episcopal church: On Monday
and Friday mornings at 10 O clock, and on
Friday and Saturday afternoons at !
o'clock, with the exception of tomorrow,
when the service will be held at 10 A. NJ.
instead of =. NJ.
The railroad rates for the Mdwinter
Fair at San Francisco are low enough to
tempt anybody who has his time and
little money al his disposal. The price of
round-trip tickets, good till July, varies
from SIP to Sl20, according to the
route, and opportunity is offered, within
certain limits to go by one route and
return 10y another.
The thermometer took a drop too much
Tuesday morning, registering to Is de
grees below zero in different parts of the
town. The cold weather extended through
out New England. In Boston and vicinity
to 10 degrees below zero was recorded,
while in many places the record was - to
80 degrees below, the latter figure being re-
ported at Whitefeld, n. II.
The death of VIM. II. Crosby of Catskill
y. Y, was recorded in The Phoenix of
Jan. 26. 1t has since been learned that
Mr.. Crosby's brother, Emery Crosby, died
at North Dighton, Mass, Sept. 80 1885,
aged II. Emery Crosby was born in this
town, and was brought up by his grand
parents on the maternal side on that part
of the Il. NJ. Williams farm then owned by
VIM. Harris
The telephone pay stations at A. Whit
hed's in Vernon, Jones d O'Bren's in
Hinsdale, A. 7. Corser's in Putney, and
the Dummerston depot, are now being CON
nected with the Brattleboro exchange by a
metallic circuit, greatly improving the ser
vice. Subscribers instruments at these
places will be connected on separate
grounded wire. Metallic circuits will be
extended to other stations in the county
next summer,
70 Mrs. I. Avery returned yesterday to her
home in New London, after a several
weeks visit with friends here. Two pleas
ant parties have been given for her this
week. One on Monday was a sleighride
to Adam Rhodes in Hinsdale, where fine
supper was served to the party. On Wed
nesday evening number of friends gather
ed at Mrs. Chamberlains for farewell
party. An old-fashioned district school
was an amusing feature of the evening.
The Manchester, n. H., Mirror and
Farmer says: THAT capable stallioner,
Fred y. Bracket of Brattleboro, VT, will
manage Mambrino Wilkes this season. He
is already located in Manchester in charge
of the horse, whose stud business for 1894
opened last week. Mambrino Wilkes has
been clipped, and looks and acts like a
four-yearold. Messrs. Corey and Laport
are to be congratulated upon securing the
services of so able and faithful an assist.
ant
Mrs. A. II. Webb, wife of the recent
Methodist pastor here, whose death at
Montpelier last week was recorded in The
, Phoenix, was native of New Brunswick.
Her father was a Methodist minister and
a peculiar incident of her life was the fact
that she never lived longer than three
years in any one place except at North
years. She was a woman of true worth.
and enjoyed the love and respect of the
people wherever she went. She leaves
three children, Ethel Charles and Edward.
In the Westminster correspondence of
the Gardner, Mass, journal of Jan. 81 APP
pears the following; Marcus Whitman
committed suicide by taking laudanum Sun
day morning at the home of Mrs. Reed,
Nt-ha ha 10 oil a -, IL
when found and attempts were made to re-
suscitate him, but without success. 1t is
thought that his mind was greatly depress-
ed by not being able to obtain work -
Mr.. Whitman was mail agent between
Fitchburg and BratteborO at the time that
Samuel Dutton was postmaster here years
ago, and at that time his residence was in
Brattleboro.
Christian Endeavor day was pleasantly
observed on Tuesday evening by the Bap-
fist EndeavOr society. A large delega-
ton from the junior society was present,
and interesting reports of their work were
given by the president, secretary, treasurer
and committees. There was singing by
the juniors, by a mixed quartet and by
Miss Susie kiIwan. The regular business
meeting of the older society was held, a
| pleasant feature being the reception OF
new members, eight names being voted
upon. A question box, conducted by L.
w. Hawley closed the service.
The death on Saturday of Harold, only
child of Mr. and Mrs Walter C. Carpen
ter, calls out to them the deepest sympathy
of all. Harold was bright, attractive
lad of seven years. He was attacked with
diphtheria about a week before his death
; 1t became evident on Thursday of last
week that the case was very critical and 8
specialist who was summoned here from
Boston gave no hope of recovery. The
} body was buried in the Prospect Hill Gem
t etery Saturday afternoon. There are nc
l other cases of diphtheria in town, and it i.
not known how the disease was contracted
p in this instance.
. Rev. f. B. Leavitt, assisted by Johr
Wells and Eben Wells, has succeeded in
making some remarkably fine views of tn,
interior of the Unitarian church. and it i,
the happy thought of Mr.. Leavtt to ar
range these views, with a photograph o
the exterior of the church, view of tn,
: parsonage, and vignettes of recent pastors
p Revs. Crothers, Phalen and Leavitt, to b,
t offered for sale as a Brattleboro souvenir
1t will be a choice bit of good Photographic
2 work. A sample may be seen at ChapiI