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

The ladies of the Episcopal society will
give an attractive entertainment at the
town hall Oct. "a.
Mrs. w. IL. Phillips will have her OPEN
ing of fall and winter millinery next We'd
nesday and Thursday, the 10Th and 18th.
VIII Willard will move his cigar box fac
tory from the Jelly company's building to
the quarters in the Carpenter organ factory
formerly occupied by c. p. Spencer
The stone roller has been shipped to
Shelburne Falls, Mass, where it will be
used for month in making macadam roads.
1t will be in charge of Frank Wright, who
has run it here.
The Northampton Herald remarks that
1.-The Vermont Phoenix did itself proud in
its report of the big fair and cattle show at
Brattleboro last week, furnishing an ad-
mirable and complete report"
At the annual Unitarian national CON
ference, held in Saratoga, y. y, last week,
Hon. Dorman b. Eaton was chosen one of
the vice presidents, and Rev. S. VI. Croth-
ers, now of Cambridge, Mass, a member
of the council.
large quantity of granite from the
West Dummerston quarry is being used in
building the reservoir at Northampton. 1t
will be necessary to receive four carloads
of the granite each day until Nov. in or
der to complete the contract.
5. w. Edgetts collection of buffalo
robes is said to be an unusually fine and
large one for these days of scarcity of the
genuine article. Travelling men tell him
there are probably not as many more alto
gether in the state.
The funeral of f. A. Whitney was held
at the Congregational church Friday after
noon, with Knights Templar honors, and
the Free MasoDs and Odd Fellows follow
ed the body to the cemetery. There was
first brief service at the house, in which
Rev. c. O. Day was assisted by Rev. Geo.
K. Martin of st. Louis.
Sylvanus Fox of West Brattleboro was
arrested Saturday by Chief of Police Nc
Clure, charged with a second oifense of in
toXlcation and disturbing the peace Sept.
II in the Stockwell store. He was ar
raigned before Justice Newton and pleaded
not guilty. The case was continued until
Monday, when Fox was fined SO on each
complaint and costs, amounting to S3S.6 80,
which has been paid.
viii Shaffner, a well known emplove of
the Brattleboro Livery company, had two
bones of the right arm broken Tuesday
night, near what is known as the Gregory
schoOlhouse in Guilford. He had carried
a salesman to Guilford and was returning,
when he drove too far to one side of the
road, and the carriage tipped over. Shaft
ner jumped to save himself, but in falling
struck heavily on his arm.
Mr.. Bradford, father of the beautiful
and gifted trio of children who delighted
our people by their concert in 1891 in aid
of DR.. Judson's work, was in town recent
ly and made arrangements for their re-
appearance here the second week in Octo-
Der. Cecilia has been under instruction of
Camilla Urso and Charlotte and Johnny
have also spent much of their time in hard
study since they were here. They ought
to be greeted with full house. The CON
cert will be given in the Baptist chapel
next Monday evening, the Sth.
The Y. NJ. c. A. entertainment course
this season promises to be the finest ever
arranged There will be six entertain
ments instead of the usual five. Course
tickets may be secured now at the rooms.
The choice of seats is given Oct. - at :
o clock. The season opens with the old
favorites, the Lotus Glee club, Oct. p: r.
). Macarthur, ID. D., Nov. II, Empire
of the CAR jain Dewitt Miller, Dec.
Is, stranger at our gates" Lyceum
Stars, Jan. Il; Edward p. Eelliot, imper-
senator, in Hazel Kirke, Feb. d: Boston
Artists, March II.
A curious accident happened to the ten
year-old son of y. T. Ryan last Sunday.
The lad had a large sewing needle threaded
to string pop corn. Wishing to do some
thing else for moment he stuck the needle
in his coat and leaped upon a dry goods
box. In doing SO he struck the head of the
needle and drove it into his chest three
quarters of an inch, breaking it Off DR..
Gregg was summoned and after a long
search found the piece and removed it, the
boy being in agony meantime. The point
where the needle penetrated was at the
lower end of and just at the left side of the
breast bone, near the lower lobe of the
heart. After the needle was discovered it
could be seen to mo, t with every pulsation
of the heart.
1t is probably not generally known that
in case of contagious disease it is the duty
Of the householder as well As The attending
physician to give notice to the local health
officer. The statutes say: "Any house
holder in whose dwelling there shall occur
a case OF infectious or contagious disease,
dangerous to the public health shall i'm
mcdiately give no.ice to the health officer
Any physician who knows or suspects that
any person to whom he has been called is
sick, or has died, of any communicable dis
ease, dangerous to the public health, shall
at once report to the health officer the
place where such case exists, the name, de
gree of virulence, and cause and source of
the disease, as far as these things are at
tainable. Any householder or physician
failing to give timely notice to the health
officer of the existence of such disease, shall
be subject to fine of not more than $40
for every such offence
About 30 Rebekahs from Brattleboro at
tended the convention held at Bellows
Falls this week, and report an exceedingly
interesting meeting and royal entertain
ment at the hands of the Bellows Falls
lodge. On Tuesday evening reception
was held in Odd Fellows hall, and on We'd
nesday evening Amity lodge eXempifed
the work finely. Grand Master Hyde of
Poultney presided, and delegates from out
side the state were Mrs. Oakman of Brook
Ign, representing New York, and Mrs. New
comb of South Boston, the Massachusetts
state delegate. Two hymns composed bv
Rev. A. j. Hough were an interesting part
OF the program. The officers elected were.
vice president, Mrs. DR.. Jones, Bradford:
secretary, Mrs. Louise Boyce, Barre; treas
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