Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-03-09


be held at +. y. Whitney's next Tuesday
evening
Mr.. and Mrs. LAWN sing in North Adams
tonight. They will come to Brattleboro
tomorrow TO spend Sunday.
A pulley burst at the Sunset paper mill
on Elm street yesterday, but fortunately
did no damage beyond delaying the work.
win Squires of Guiford had a smash-up
on the hill near GOV. Fuller's Wednesday
evening, the sleigh being partially wrecked.
Twenty members of the Rainy Day club
were entertained last Friday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Davis. Cards
furnished entertainment and refreshments
were served.
The elevator at the Jelly company's
plant on Flat street, which was rendered
useless by the cold snap of last week was
put in order Friday by man from Spring
field and is now running again.
1t is announced that the Denison, Texas,
cotton mill, erected at a cost Of $500, 600,
has been disposed of at public sale for
$4,000, to satisfy a judgment for debt.
The mill, which is the largest in the South,
has never been operated.
Three Vermont boys are in the list of
those appointed to take part in the Graves
speaking contest at Williams college-W.
H Babbitt, son of Rev. j. II. Babbtt of
West Brattleboro; w. A. Bratton of SIAM
ford; j. ID. Field of Manchester.
Cleveland's Minstrels were greeted by
fair-sized house Wednesday evening. The
entertainment was lacking in the usual
specialLies, consisting largely of music,
Jokes, etc. The wire rope performer was
l.1. f.Ns
stage
With week Of perfect spring weather
and the snow fast disappearing it is diff
cult to realize that next Monday is the
sixth anniversary of the most severe biz
zard that ever visited this section, 40 inches
of snow falling while the wind blew at the
rate of 30 miles an hour
The Rebekah supper and social at Odd
Fellows hall on Tuesday evening was well
attended. A brief program of entertain
ment, consisting of piano solo by Mrs. Cora
Robinson, recitation by Miss Alice Willard
and banjo duet by Misses Cook and Veet,
was followed by a social dance.
H. NJ. Wood has the Heating model of
'g4 at his store. Its weight is % II
pounds, and its lines are graceful, while it
is stanch and firm in all parts. 1t is fitted
with the Palmer tires and wooden rims. 1t
will sell at Sl2j. Mr.. Wood is also agent
for the New Mail and Tempar wheels
The latter sells for SO
The men of the Unitarian society will
prove their skill in catering to the de-
mands of the inner man at the supper and
social to be given in Wells hall next Tues
day evening. They will provide and serve
the supper without assistance from the
women, and it is limited that they are even
keeping the bill OF fare secret against too
prying questions from their feminine
friends. An entertainment will follow the
supper, in which solos by Mr.. Miller and
selections by a male quartet will be leading
features.
There is to be a drawing exhibition at
the High school building next Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. The
exhibit, which will be found in room No.
:, second floor, will include specimens
from all the grades, from the primary
schools up, and will give to the public
some idea of the careful grading and sys.
tematic methods employed in this once
much-neglected branch of school work. Ii
is hoped that a large number of the towns
people will accept the cordial invitation to
come in and see what the children of the
public schools are doing in this line OF
work.
An experienced cutter and tailor, Mr.. F.
II. Davis of North Adams, has been en-
gagged by Pratt, Wright ~ Co., to take the
place made vacant by A. NJ. Macdonald S
death Mr.. Davis is young man of Mas
sachusetts birth, who has learned his trade
from the foundation up and has been en-
ployed i'll New York city, and latterly by a
leading North Adams firm of cothiers.
He brings high recommendations from for
mer employers, and Pratt, Wright Il Co.
are confident that he will be able to meet
| satisfactorily the high requirements of their
trade. He will begin work next Monday.
There appears TO be a practically unan-
imous feeling that the outcome of the town
meeting discussion of our highway policy
for the coming year was wise and salts
factory. While the extension OF our sys-
TEN of stone roads will not be abandoned
the sum especially raised for this purpose
will not be burdensome, and barring emel-
gency, a total of about $4,000 will be avail,
able to be used, while paoment of the stone
roads bond of $1,000 and the bridge bond
of $1,000 being simply deferred, the town
will keep square with the world and owe
no more money at the end of the year than
it does now. Z. c. Crosby is entitled tc
be called the level-headed man of the meet
ing in this respect, and by his persistence
which refused TO be ''sat upon" induced
the town to hold fast to sound business
methods. 1t is a good thing, sometimes
not to know when one is beaten, and on a
secoud sober thought the good sense of the
people usually comes TO the top.
The 10th anniversary of the Ruthians, q
missionary organization of young ladie,
| connected with the Baptist church, was de.
! lightfully celebrated on Wednesday even
ing by banquet. The doors of Linden
hurst were Hospitality opened to the young
people, and the main hall was converted
into banquet room, where the Ruthians
with honorary members and friends to the
number of 80, enjoyed the evenings festiv
tiles. After the good things enumerated
on the menu had been given careful atten
! ton, toasts were proposed and responded
to as follows; THE Ruthians," Chas. T
Hawley; 1.-The honoraries,' Miss CARR,
Shattuck; "Reminiscences, Miss Mimi,
Brasor; "Our friends" Miss NJ. +. Hor
ton; "Our new MEMBERS" Miss Kat,
Wheeler; "Tenth anniversary" Merton
c. Robbins. A pleasant letter from Mrs
F. E. Tower of Providence, X. l., the or
ganizer of the society, who was unable t
be present, was read by Miss Cora Coates
| president of the Ruthians. L. W. Hawley
made an admirable POSTMASTER, and tn,
| responses to the various tOasts were hrioh