Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28

March H. and four days later there was a
| fire in Milestone building; barn A on the
! Valley Fair ground was struck by lightning
and burned Sept. 10.
w. K. Corse's mill at South Windham
was burned Jan. 10; the clothing stock of
NJ. Goldman & Co. by the explosion of a
lamp at South Londonderry, Feb. 2S
store house of the Fall Mountain Paper
company at Bellows Falls was burned
March %; d. G.. Taylor's house, shop,
! barns, etc, went up in smoke at Jackson
vile May IA. S. w. Wilson'S house at
West Dummerston was struck by lightning
and burned Sept. 10. Fire destroyed the
Fall Mountain Paper company's saw mill
opposite Bellows Falls Sept. "a. The farm
buildings of r. Marcy of East Putney were
destroyed Oct. 2j. Herbert Sanders's
buildings in Putney were burned Nov. 27.
Glory Won.
Glory was won for Bratteboro in June
when Lieut.. Haigh was awarded the gold
medal for being the most proficient militia
man in the state at a contest at Fort Ethan
Allen, Frank Putnam being fourth. Ir-
win Combs, as the representative of the
| Vermont Wheel club, rode to victory in
races in Keene, Brattlebo-o, Nashua and
| Northampton. The Vermont Academy
| terscholastic athletic championship in a
contest between 20 schools and academies
at Hanover, n. II. The encampment of
the Vermont National Guard was held in
Brattleboro Aug. 1918, and the Estey
Guard won the centennial trophy in the
shooting contest for the third consecutive
time. The Vermont Wheel club gave the
| most successful bicycle tournament ever
| held in Vermont Aug. 30; mile races were
! ridden in 2:15 to 2:17. Brattleboro draft
oxen and Durham cattle swept the boards
at the state fair at White River junction
Sept. 6, winning $3.50 Brattleboro beat
Holyoke at foot ball Oct. u, and Brattle-
boro High school won from Keene, Hins-
dale and Leland and Gray seminary.
Miscellaneous
No epidemics have prevailed during the
year. Brattleboro had a small pox scare in
February, when Miss Louise Foley came
home from Paris i'll with the disease.
| Proper precautions were at once taken and
no other cases occurred. There have been
! several deaths in the county from diphthe-
ria during the year; at Bellows Falls, in
! March, 80 people were exposed to the dis
ease, but none contracted it.
Rev. II. d. Maxwell has accepted a call
| to the Universalist society during the year.
his ordination and installation taking place
March 20. Rev. f. B. Leavitt f the Uni
tartan society received and declined a call
to Concord, Mass. Principal J. d. Horne
of the High school accepted a call to Law
renee, Mass, in September, and O. F. Bev-
erage of Attleboro, Mass, was engaged as
his successor. Rev. j. f. Coops was or
| dained pastor of the Pondville Baptist
church in June.
nd al to,
| boro in February after successful appear
ance in German cities. They began an ex-
tended American tour in March in Wash
ington, and in September again went
abroad for study and to fill concert en-
gagements. Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Pratt re-
turned to Brattleboro in July, after over
five years abroad, returning to France in
| September and Nov. 25 Mrs. Pratt made a
great success in her debut in grand opera
in Nice.
The Democratic fight for the Brattleboro
pOst-otfice was settled Feb. in favor of F.
w. Childs over w. H. Minor Bishop
Hall made his first visit to BrattleborO
Feb. II. The annual town meetings were
held March Is. The A. p. A. showed its
hand for the first time in Brattleboro at
the village meeting May l. The Demo-
cratic county committee decided in favor
Vi AllItu DON lOI pOSJLldSlcI dJ DtllOW5
Falls in August and he received his ap-
pointment in November. G.. A. Hines de-
feated j. L. Martin for the Republican
representative nomination August %. f.
w. Stoddard was elected school commit
teeman July II for three years.
Among the couples who have observed
golden wedding anniversaries during the
year are Mr.. and Mrs. G. Ii. Timson, Mr..
and Mrs. S. n. HerTick and Mr.. and Mrs.
O. A. AlYord.
Gov. Fuller's journey in March as the
states executive, to the California Mid
winter exposition and his reception at i'm
portant gatherings on the Pacific coast is
an important event of the years history.
The Windham County Veterans reunion
was held at Newfane Aug. 81, the Univer-
salist convention of Windham and Ben
nington counties in BrattlebOro June 1918,
and the state Rebekah convention at Bel
lows Falls Oct 3.
The only large failure of the year was
that of G. p. ellison Oct 4. A manufac-
turing event of importance was the max
ing of II, 800 pound casting for pump
at the OsgoOd u Barker works in Bellows
Falls in August.
The drouth for six weeks, beginning the
latter part of July, was one of the worst
ever recorded locally.
The Valley Fair broke all records Sept.
r 26 and 27, with an attendance of over 20,
, 600 people. Gil Curry reduced the track
tTotting record to 2.14t.
, Three topics of discussion in May were
the arrival of Al elk, deer and Rocky
: Mountain goat for the preserve in Halifax,
q the discovery of tuberculosis in j. f. How
: ards herd of Jerseys, and the Marlboro
I South pond fishing case.
The years record would not be complete
I without a reference to the failure of the
officials of the Democrat county conven
I tion to file nominations, causing the Dem
q ocratic names to be left off the county
ticket, with the result of only about III
, votes for this ticket. Only 270 Democrat.
4 voted the state ticket at the election il
Brattleboro Sept. 4.
e The greatest exploded sensation was the
f discovery in October of marsh gas in tn,
{ Connecticut river, with a lurid story o
: natural gas and an era of development
: sent out TO the daily papers.