Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-06-22

place TINS evening IN connection With the
regular meeting.
Col. Mansur and Straightedge. two of
the trotters entered at Manchester, have
been brought home. Gold Bar and Excel
were entered in the races at Lawrence,
Mass, this week, but did not start,
John Newman had three fingers of his
left hand cut off below the first Joint at the
reed room of the Estey Organ factory Fri
day afternoon. He was changing a die in
a press used for cutting brass, and neglect
ed to throw off the belt, and when he ac-
cdentally struck the lever which must be
moved to put the machine in action, the
knives came down upon his hand.
At Republican caucus, held last Satur-
day evening, to elect delegates to the state
and district convention, Hon. j l.. Mar
tin was chosen chairman and c. c. Fits
secretary. The delegates chosen to attend
the state convention were }. j, Estey, G..
w. Hooker, j. l.. Martin, II. f. Taylor,
l.. F. Adams, X. Haskins, II. G. Streeter,
Geo. J.. Durham, II. O. Coolidge, 5. II.
Sherman. District convention. O. l..
French, +. w. Stoddard, j. j. Estey,
Dennison Cowles II. G. Streetcr, j. l..
Knowlton, l.. d. Taylor, w. II. Proctor
A. J. Pullen, l.. Z. Holden. Both dele
cations were empowered to fill vacancies.
Lieut.. w. r. Haigh, Corporal Charles
Clark of the Fuller Battery Privates Frank
b. Putnam, viii Curtin and W. T. Brad
ley of the Estey Guard and Privates O. II.
Houghton, A. f. Dion and f. j. Robair of
the Fuller Battery are at Fort Ethan Allen,
where they are to be a part of the special
company chosen from the best men in the
state troops who will receive special in
struction in connection with the United
States regulars. The fact that Lieut..
Haigh led all the first lieutenants of the
state is very gratifying to the members of
the Estey Guaru. The captain chosen
was c. NJ Burdett of company d. of st.
JOhnsbury.
L. A. Witt had a close call in peculiar
runaway accident Saturday afternoon. He
was driving with his daughter in a two
wheel road cart on Elliot street when one
of the delivery teams of the Farmers and
Mechanics exchange started on a run from
the store out the street. Witt refined his
horse up close to the hook and ladder
house to let the runaway team 90 by, but
{ struck one of his wheels, partially
wrecking it. This started Wits horse
into a run. and as the cart left the concrete
legs through the broken wheel. In this
way he was dragged about two rods, until
L. +. Holden seized the horse by the head
and stopped it, Miss Witt kept her seat
and was uniniured. The Farmers and
Mechanics horse was stopped further out
the street, without serious damage being
done.
Edgar Stoddard, son of Hon. f. W.
Stoddard and clerk for Scott N Jones' had
a narrow escape from a serious accident
Monday afternoon. He sustained a
sprained ankle, cut in the head and
bruises. He had started down Prospect
hill with the delivery team when the girth
of the harness broke, and the WAGON
rushed forward upon the horse. The
frightened animal dashed down the hill at
a rapid rate. Stoddard showed a deal Of
pluck by holding to the reins and attempt
ing to control the horse. Opposite Thomas
Judges house the seat became loosened
and Stoddard had no alternative bat to
jump. He was whred over three or four
times after striking, and was completely
covered with dirt. He was assisted into
the house of l.. l.. Davis. and later taken
home. His injuries are not as serious as
first feared, and he will soon be about.
The horse continued on its mad career, and
two wheels of the wagon ran on the side
walk in front of Hackley n Moran's. A
team owned by Mr. Martin of Marlboro
was standing in front of Milestone block.
The wheels of the grocery wagon locked
with those of Mr.. Martins carriage, Mar
tins horse broke away and the two animals
went on together. They struck the east rail
ing of the Main street bridge and were
thrown. Mr. Martins carriage was
wrecked, three of the wheels being broken.
The grocery team was only slightly damag-
ed.
The convention of the Windham County
Sunday School association will be held at
Newfane next Wednesday the 27th. The
association includes the Methodist, Baptist
and Congregational denominations. The
morning session will open at 10 O'Clock,
with prayer and praise service. Mrs. A.
\. Wyman of Athens will give a paper
on SUNDAY School work in our country
There will be one minute reports from
schools, report of secretary and treasurer
and discussion of methods for teaching
primary classes. In the afternoon c. \.
Prentiss of West Brattleboro will lead
song service, to be followed by paper on
1.-The necessity of home department work
by Prof. II. II. Shaw. The feature of the
afternoon will be an address by Rev. George
c. Needham, the noted worker of North
field, Mass Rev. c. j. Harris of Wind
ham will give a paper on Glow to hold
the young people in our Sunday schools
Mrs. c. NJ. Robbins of Brookline on
methods | use in preparation to teach
advanced classes" G. |. Davidson of New
fame on methods | use in teaching ad-
vanced classes The election of officers
will occur in the afternoon. E. c. Kinney,
representing the American Sunday school
union, will address the convention. Mrs
Kinney, formerly teacher of music at Mount
Holyoke college, will sing selections at
both sessions. The attractions afforded,
with the benefits to be derived from CON
ferring with the workers of different
schools, will doubtless bring out large
attendance.
DR.. Conland, chairman of the Democrat
ic town committee, was the only Demo-
cratic member of the party present at the
town hall Friday evening at 7:30, the time
set for calling the caucus to elect nine dele
gates and alternates to the state conven-
ton, and to choose town committee for
the next two years. Ten minutes later
he was reinforced by S. W. Richardson,
and when about 20 minutes had elapsed
Charles Endlich, n. T. Ryan, John Gal
vim and John O'Connor had appeared.
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