Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-14

and a portion of this, in the trial of an i'm
portant insurance case in Windsor county
court, he representing the insurance COM
panes. He has fully recovered from the
effects of his day and night work on the
judiciary committee of the legislature. For
a little time while at Montpelier he was
quite indisposed.
Two editions of the course of study in
the graded schools have been issued for the
use of teachers and directors. One of these
gives information and directions, classified
according to the years and the other, ac-
cording to the studies Both are illustrated
by pictures of the different school build
ings and are a neat piece of work from the
Times Office
We were rongly informed as to the ma
ture of the sickness of John c. Clair last
week. He is suffering from nervous pros
tration instead of typhoid fever. He had
not been at all well of late, and coming
home to spend Sunday two weeks ago found
himself unable to 20 back on Monday to
Boston. We are glad to say that his friends
consider him better, and hope that he will
/ soon be out again.
c. w. Osgood entertained his Sunday
school class and their friends in the vestry
of the Congregational church Wednesday
! evening. The rooms had been tastefully
arranged and looked very inviting. Re
| freshments were served in the ladies par
! lor, Mrs Osgood and Mrs. Hayes occupy
| ing the seats behind the chocolate urns.
! Although a very bad evening, both under
| foot and overhead, about 80 were present,
and pleasant social evening was enjoyed,
a new cigarette factory has been started
| on Wells street near the factory of Derby
n Ball. And still the dreadful work goes
| on Clayton Morgan, a young student at
| Vermont Academy, is fighting the effects
of the use of this deadly weed in a severe
case of nicotine poison. Since he resolved
to break off the habit, he has suffered ter
rible tortures, being at times almost insane.
But he will not give in, though ii was
feared at one time that he could not live.
He is now more comfortable. If boys
would but take warning from his sutferings
there would be little use for the new fac
tory in this town.
The Times prints this week a well writ
ten and truthful article concerning the lack
of fire apparatus in the opera house. This
certainly is much-needed improvement
| With all the opportunities which are af-
! fOrded for a fire to start during a play
there is great danger. Should a fire Gel
| under way and a start be made for the
doors, the danger would be even worst
from the Jam Could not some means be
arranged by which the large doors in the
centre could be opened in case of emer-
gency? 1t seems to the people of Below.
Falls that such neglect, whereby life is en-
dangered, merits prompter attention thar
many other affairs which occupy the mind:
of the authorities.
Mrs. Avis b. Holly is giving an eXhibi
ton and sale of hand-painted china in tn,
millinery rooms of Mrs. Hadley. Mrs
Holley has always been considered
decorator of great merit, but until now he
ability has not been as fully appreciated a
ii must of necessity be after this exhibition
The pieces were very many and UNUSUAL.
beautiful, the largest being a banquet lamp
a fruit bowl of chryanthemums and tn,
chryanthemum jardiniere which was eXhi
bited at the Worlds Fair a year ago. A
tripod table with top of hand-painteC
china attracted considerable attention. I
set of oyster plates which were placed il
the show-window are of very dainty design
and deicately executed. The smaller arti
Giles are no less beautiful and the ricl
jewel-work is greatly admired. A larg,
number of ladies have already attended
and this one day has proved not only tn,
exhibition, but the sale, to be a profitable
one. Mrs. NJ. f. Holmes is to hold an eX
hibition and sale of embroidery in the sam
rooms next week, beginning Tuesday.