Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-21

Sedgwicl1's Woman's Relief corp are pre-
pairing a box to send to the Soldiers Home
in Bennington for Christmas.
The public schools close today for the
usual Christmas vacation. The North
street school will also close today.
The Brattleboro High school class of 90
will hold a reunion next Monday evening
at the home of Mrs. L. f. Holden.
The Vermont savings bank and the
Brattleboro savings bank have each de-
clared the usual semi-annual dividend of
24 per cent, payable Jan. l.
The primary schools have their Christ
mas exercises this afternoon. Several of
the schools will be entertained at the
homes of the teachers afterward.
The Philharmonic orchestra played Sat
urday night at the dance which followed
the presentation of the drama, Tried and
true by the grangers at Chesterfield
Factory.
John Calvin has closed contract to
put in a steam heating apparatus for
warming the whole of the new grange
building, including the store, tenements
and hall.
The repairs on the armory are completed.
1t has been sheathed and made comforta-
BILE through steam heat, 1t will be a de-
sirable place for social gatherings. for
which it is proposed to lease it.
The winter term of the Brattleboro acad-
envy will begin Wednesday, Dec. 2G, under
the direction of Miss Mabel Stowe. The
examination of pupils desiring the advan-
tages of a central school will be held at the
academy building Saturday, Dec. 20 at Q
o'clock
The Junior Murray club held a pleas
ant meeting Monday evening, with an
attendance of fifty to sixty. The pro-
gram consisted of piano duet by Stella
Stickney and Laura Stearns, papers by
Walter Cook and Harry Willard. and read
ings by Miss Dodge and Miss Eason, fol-
lowed by a social time
The Walnut street sewer is now in good
condition after deal of work has been
spent upon it. Large punches of roots
were growing in the pipes in several places,
causing stoppages. 1t is suggested that
strainers should be placed over all pipes
leading to the sewers to prevent the en-
trance of large articles.
Warren Green of Chester freight
brakeman on the Boston IL Maine railroad,
had hand crushed while coupling cars at
Dummerston Tuesday. He came here on
his train and Doctors Webster and Pratt
amputated the middle finger, and although
another finger was badly crushed and the
palm of the hand was split it is hoped that
he will suffer the loss of only one finger.
The long-named society will undoubted-
ly extend its protection to birds, or at least
to doves, if certain boys of the village per
sist in their inhuman practice of firing at
the doves with sings and other weapons.
Many doves have been found with broken
| legs and wings. The boy who has the
heart to indulge in such cruel sport de-
serves prosecution, and is in danger of
| getting it.
A company of about - people accepted
| the invitation of the Woman's Alliance &c
the supper and social given by the Alliance
| at Wells hall Tuesday evening. The sup
| per was excellent and was made douby
! appetizing by its service on the pretty new
china just bought for Wells hall. The net
receipts of the evening were about $50 OF
enough to pay for the china, and small
sum besides.
Peck's Bad Boy company gave a fairly
good performance before a small audience
at the town hall Wednesday evening
The "bad boy" put in bit of realistic
acting by falling in genuine faint in one
of the acts. lie was suffering from an
overdose of morphine which he took dur
ing the afternoon TO induce slumber. He
was brought out of the faint and the play
went on after short interruption.
The most delicate and artistic calendar
of the season is that which the New Yorl
Life Insurance company sends to each Of
its policy holders. Each quarter of the
year has a separate card and design, the
orders being English violets, apple bios
SONS, daisies and red clover, and chrysan
themums. We are told that three tons il
weight were required for the New England
policy holders. A. w. Childs sent 800 t
Bratteboro policy holders.
c. X. Jones, of the firm of Scott &
Jones, slipped and fell on the Crosby bloch
steps Saturday, and fractured the coccyN
Che last four segments of the back bone)
He was benumbed for the first 80 hours, hi
right arm being partially paralyzed. Sine,
then he has suffered acute pain from irr
tation of the spine and on Weinesda,
night was unable to turn himself in bed
The probabilities are, however, that he vii
be about again in few weeks.
f. r. Block of the New York Recorder
accompanied by his wife, was here Mon
day and Tuesday. The object of Mr.
Blocks visit was to secure an interview
with Rudyard Kipling. He sent a note tC
The Nauahka and received a courteous
reply from Mrs, Kipling, who also told hin
firmly that Mr.. Kipling would not consen
to be interviewed. Mr. Block announced
before he left for New York that he woulC
prepare a Kipling article which would b'
in the nature of a roast
Sheriff Gordon was called to West Dunn
merstOn yesterday to search the room of
quarryman who was supposed TO hav,
stolen a quantity of ready made clothin!
last September. The clothing was a par
of the stock which F. f. Severy of Mon
son, Mass, brought to West Dummerstor
to sell to the quarrymen, and it was taken
from the buildings of John Taft. One Of
the quarrymen appeared at the dance Tues
day night in suit similar TO one stolen
The search yesterday, however, showed
that mistake had been made, and the sus
pected man was declared innocent
Harry G. Pratt has bought the Wooste
hotel at Newfane. Possession will be Civ
en- Jan. /. The sale was made through
May & Crowns agency Mr.. Pratt is al
experienced hotel man through his cOnnec
ton with the American House in this vii
lage and the Putnam House at Benning
ton. He improved and built up larg,
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