Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-03-02
The wOman's Suffrage Convention.

The WOmRn's Suffrage Convention.
The woman's suffrage convention of
Vermont is in session here this week, but
it can hardly be said that interest in the
gathering calls out many attendants, either
from out of town or locally. Only ~ or
10 delegates from outside are here. The
meetings opened last evening in the Meth
odist church, which was tastefully decorated
with flowers. At the opening session Mr..
and Mrs. L. F. Wilbur of Burlington took
part, also the Baptist and Methodistpastors,
who are not, however, particularly inter
ested in the movement, only that there are
strangers in town to be cared for, earnest
workers in cause in which at least the
workers themselves believe. Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe was on the program for a
short speech last evening, but the princi-
pal interest to our people centres on her ad-
dress of this evening, which will be the
last session.
Hattie Low has been at Rutland this
week.
Hon. j. L. Martin of Brattleboro will
deliver the Memorial day address this year.
F. P. Ball spent the first part of this
week in Worcester and other places near
by there, returning Tuesday evening.
Mrs. L. E. Prunell, matron of Mount
Holyoke seminary, is spending little
time with the family of Wallace White.
Frank L. Fish, states attorney of Addi-
son county, who is well known here, is re-
covering from an illness of some weeks
duration.
Malcolm Finlayson had one arm serious
ly cut and bruised Tuesday in the Fall
Mountain mills by being caught under a
falling shaft.
The estate of r. G. Edison, insolvent
debtor, recently distributed 80 per cent
dividend to the creditors. z. II. Allbee
was assignee.
Miss Winnie Ball, who has been spend
ing most of the winter in Boston, pursu-
ing special courses of study, returned
home Tuesday.
Mrs. Waldo Edison, nee Capron, is
spending some days here at her old home.
Mr.. Edison is employed by the American
express company at Barre.
w. H. johnson of Buffalo, N. Y, call
ed upon his niece, Mrs. Z. G.. Osgood,
Wednesday, stopping over train on his
way home from visit with the family of
eX-Gov Farnham at Bradford.
DR.. Hill started out Saturday after the
fire with a subscription paper for the re-
lief of Mr.. Dowlin, under the impression
that he had no insurance, and raised be-
tween $50 and $50 before the facts were
known. ! szpsszs sj.-.s "a s-----sA So. s. u
Mrs. M. W. Davis and Miss Flora have
moved into the house of Henry Wooley on
Henry street, having broken up their old
home at the farm. S. NJ. Davis has re-
turned to his home in Minneapolis. Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Jefts are to board with Mrs.
Davis.
Ambrose Landers, who had leg broken
six or seven weeks ago in No. pulp mill,
is on the street this week on crutches. for
the first time. His injury was a serious
one, but he is doing we'll now. He was
struck by block of wood coming down a
steep chute.
A letter from Albert Derby, who is
spending the winter at Encinitos, CAL, re-
ceived during the recent cold snap, is re-
freshing to his friends here, stating that he is
reveling in summer weather, with the Their
mometer up to 80o in the shade, roses in
bloom, and light garments in order
The members of the Methodist church
continued their special meetings through
out last week and a part of this with
marked success. They had two workers
from Boston here over Sunday, and that
evening the Baptist and Congregational
churches joined with them in their meet
ing.
Something of the state of general trade,
and the effort being made by wholesale
houses to sell goods, is sho wn by the state
ment of Clark Chase that one day this
week five commercial men called on him,
and the next day seven, all with the same
line of goods, of whom he patronized only
two.
The grocery store of G. II. Shepardson,
formerly M. M. Whitney's, was closed at
noon Wednesday for inventory preparato-
ry to turning it over to the Abbott Grocery
company of Keene, the purchasers, who
opened it the next day, March l. Mr..
Shepardson is to remain in charge for the
present.
Miss Lizzie Williams was seriously in
jured Tuesday evening by the overturning
of a traverse on which number were
coasting. She struck on her face on the
ice, bruising one cheek, cutting quite a
cash and closing one eye. Her injuries,
though painful, are not of permanent
nature.
Considerable interest is manifested here
by the many friends of Chas. II. Hoyt, the
dramatist, in the bringing out of his play,
"A milk white flag" in Boston next
week. It is expected that arrangements
will be consummated for running special
train through from Claremont to Boston
and return, to- enable large number to
attend the production of the play that
evening"
Seats at the opera house have been sell
ing rapidly the past few days for the troupe
which is to be here tonight, accompanied
by the pugilist, John l.. Sullivan. The
play is "The man from Boston," A spec
ial train has been arranged TO run to Rut-
land after the close of the entertainment,
and large numbers are coming from places
on that line. The other routes are well
accommodated by the regular trains.
Suit has been brought against the Fall
Mountain Paper company for their liabili-
ty, claimed because of the injury TO a
young man in their employ, named Geno,
who was caught ON set screw of re-
volving shaft over year ago and his thigh
broken. His parents live in Proctor and
the suit is entered in Rutland county. IL
is understood this week thai attorneys in
the interest of the relatives of the Hunga-
rian who was killed a week ago Sunday
have been here, looking up that matter also.
The annual sale Of fancy articles, and