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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16
PERSONAL.

Mrs. George Clark is seriously i'll.
Edwin Putnam of Fitchburg. Mass. is
visiting his mother and sisters
Miss Lila Buss of Bennington is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. F. 7. Hopkinson.
Charles II. Aiken has finished work in
the shops and is going to Orange, Mass.
Miss Louise Smith returned Yesterday
from vacation trip of nearly two months.
S. X. Brigham joins his family at MARI
boro, Mass, Monday for a two weeks va
cation.
The families of J. 7. Hildreth and L. E.
Holden are at J. p. Elmer's cottage at
Spofford lake.
Miss Florence P. Bemis of Boston is a
guest at the home of her uncle, Hon. f
L. Waterman.
Mrs. Laura Haskins of Roxbury, Mass,
is visiting with relatives in this village and
at West Brattleboro.
Miss Ethel Remington, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. 81. A. Wall, re-
turned to Bennington, Monday
Miss Marion Fish of North Orange.
Mass, is expected here tomorrow to visit
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Lucien
Elmer.
Miss Gertrude Perkins has gone to New
York, where she will take an extended
course in voice culture under competent
teachers.
Arthur Robbins, who returned from
Wales Centre, n, Y, short time ago. is
now employed at the Richardson boarding
and feed stable.
Miss Fannie Currier of Boston is the
guest of Mrs. Harvey Houghton. Miss
Currier has just returned from a five weeks
stay at the White Mountains.
The Misses Foster gave a 3 o'clock tea
Saturday in honor of their guests, the
Misses Morris of New Haven, Conn, and
Harry Warner of Brooklyn, n. Y.
Judge and Mrs. n. H. Bixby of Adams.
Mass, who are taking an extended car.
riage drive through Windham county, are
spending a few days at F. A. Wells's.
A party of IA invited by Mrs. j. c. De-
Witt 60 today in H. L. Browns tally-ho
to Mortified. Mr.. Brown will carry an
other tally-ho party there tomorrow from
the Prospect House at Spofford lake.
The family of S. NJ. Morse of Winches-
ter, y. H., held reunion at the old home
of Mrs. Morse in Brattleboro last Satur-
day. This is the first time the family have
all been together for a number of years.
The three children of A. T. Kirkwood
have gone to live with relatives in Peru.
this state. Miss Margaret Kirkwood, who
has been keeping house for her brother,
returns to her home next week after a visit
in Orange, Mass.
Sherman L. Howe B. H. S. 'S7, goes in
September to Peekskill, n. Y, where he
will be professor of mathematics in a pre-
paratory school. Mr.. Howe and his wife
ana child have been spending the summer
with his parents in Wilmington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16
A MERIToRIoUs CONCERT,
Given by the Orpheus Company OF
Springfield Friday Evening.

The Orpheus Concert company of
Springfield, Mass, gave concert of real
merit at the new grange hall last Friday
evening. The program was well chosen
and the several numbers were particularly
adapted TO the style and finish of these
young artists, who are among Springfed's
best musicians. Th9 quartet consisted of
Mr. Mortimer Howard, tenor; Miss Lillian
Farine, contralto; Miss Marion Stearns, re-
ter; and Mr.. Charles Grout, pianist.
The entertainment began with a piano
solo by Mr.. Grout, Dance Rustique" by
Mason. This gave the pianist an oppor-
tunity to display his grace an d skill as a
finished musician, which wa more fully
demonstrated in Chopn's Valse in A
Flat later on. Mr.. Howal sang Men
delssohn's aria If with all your hearts"
with fine feeling and purity of tone. He
has voice of wide compass and wonderful
sweetness which touches the heart. as was
pleasantly shown in the pathetic old ballad,
"Annie Laurie" which Mr.. Howard sang
as an encore, and also in his "Hush.a-
Bye"
Miss Stearns's selections were well adapt
ed to give full expression to her elocution-
airy powers. She is talented elocutionist,
one of the most pleasing ever heard in
Brattleboro, and captured the hearts of her
audience at the outset. She recited Jim
my Burne,' Prompt Obedience" "The
Nine Suitors,n and East and West" with
perfect conception and impersonation. Her
humorous and pathetic selections were
equally good. Her enunciation is clear and
effective, while her personal charms add
to her talent as a public reciter. Her last
two selections THE little Dago Girl" and
THE Quaker drew out the sweet sim
plicity of her nature, and both were charm
ingly rendered.
Mile. Farine possesses rich. round con-
tralto voice full of tender sentiment and
dramatic expression Her technique is
excellent and she rendered Calm as the
Night by Bohm and Answer by Robyn.
with power and ability. Her deep tones
have that rare mellow richness of subtle
harmony, interviewer with soulful express
sion, which gives the hearer that thrill of
emotion which it is the GROWING charm Of
certain contralto voices to impart. Inc
closing number was a duet by Nile. Farine
and Mr.. Howard, "A Night in Venice. ."
which brought ont a round Of applause.
1t is understood that the company will
return to Brattleboro later in the season.
when they will deserve, as they will no
doubt have large audience. They came
| here under the auspices of the women of
St Michaels Episcopal church
On Saturday they joined Major Child
/ tally-hO party for the Forest and Stream
/ club at Wilmington, and in the evening
| gave at the club house some Of their best
things, which were appreciated and APP
| plauded by that crowded houseful of cult
| waited and delightful people.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Bert l.. Sargent began this noon as con-
ductor on the electric road.
The next concert by the Artillery band
will be Thursday evening, August %.
Frank Moore Of Bennington has been
the guest of his cousin, Mrs. A. F. Hill.
Miss Mary Wood has returned home
from Providence after spending two weeks
there.
Mrs. Henry knight has been spending
two weeks at her old home. Her husband
Joined her here and they returned to Prov
idence.
Rev. F. 5. Smith and family have re-
turned from their vacation, and Mr.. Smith
will occupy his pulpit at the Baptist church
next Sunday, as usual.
Mrs. VIM. A. Taggart of West Gardner,
Mass, is with her sister, Mrs. II. NJ
Thurber, called there by the critical illness
of Mr.. Thurber from Bright's disease.
Some of our citizens are complaining,
and not altogether unjustly, about that
class of individuals who call themselves
tough that come upon the electrics and
make themselves obnoxious, especially
Sundays. a special policeman on some
occasions would not come amiss.
A large party of Methodist young people
from the East village held a picnic in a
chestnut grove belonging to Mrs. Mary
Bigelow, Wednesday. They spent the day
with games and refreshments and report
a good time. Thursday the Congregation
al young people of the local church took
an outing at this grove. The occasion was
enlivened by music by the West Brattle-
boro drum corps.
A meeting of the village Improvement
association was held Monday evening for
the purpose of enrolling members and
making some changes in the bylaws. Tues
day evening the executive committee de-
cided to purchase new lawn seats, and grass
over the paths that cross the common and
make other necessary changes
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16
THE LITTLE ROOM"


The story Of The Little Room. which
is reprinted in this number of The Phoenix
from the August number of Harpers Mag
azine, is by far the most notable and inter-
esting Of the short stories contributed to
the midsummer or fiction numbers Of the
magazines. The story may almost be said
to possess a local interest from the fact that
Mrs. Madeline Yale Wynne, its author,
lives in our neighboring land hstoric)
town OF Deertield. Mass. Mrs. Wynne.
who is a woman Of mature years. is known
as an artist of no mean attachments, but, if
We are rightly informed, this story is her
first public venture in literature. Ii is a
curious fact that as soon as the story APP
peared il began i be taken for granted
that MIS-. Wynne's authorship only ex-
tended to putting it in literary form, and
even the usually well-informed Boston
Transcript was betrayed into saying that
friends of the people who knew of the
mystery have been telling the story from
year TO year, and it is pleasant to see this
excellent transcription of a bit of semi
ghostly folk lore" This brought out
letter from Mary wilkins saying that she
knew positively that Mrs. Wynne was the
inventor of the story. Two or three DAYS
later Miss Nora Perry sent to the Boston
Transcript letter in which she says:
The truth about the matter is simply
this: Mrs. Madeline Yale Wynne years
ago planned and told this story in its first
outlines to her mother and one intimate
friend. TheyIliked the story so much that
she amplfied it and told it in this ampler
form to a party of acquaintance at her
house the next evening. This was at
Deerfeld in Mrs. Wynne's own home. At
the Adirondacks the following autumn
Mrs. Wynne again told the story several
times. 1t was directly after this that she
herself heard of its being told and retold
repeatedly at dinner parties and other social
gatherings, and often spoken of as having
been first told by Mis-. Wyman, which
was evidently very natural corruption of
Wynne. And this is the whole story and
the true story of the story of The Little
Room, and when Mrs. Wynne gives us
the sequel, which she has promised, there
will be no more question in regard to the
original authorship"
Some readers will undoubtedly find the
conclusion of the story aggravatingly un-
satisfactory, but all will enjoy its charm
and admire the literary skill with which it
is told Its element of mystery is far
more subtle and intangible than that of
Stockton's "The Lady or the Tiger"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16
REV. DIR. M. II. HARMS.
An Interesting Interview with a Former
BrattleborO Pastor.

Rev. DR.. NJ. II. Harris, for many years
pastor of the Brattleboro Universalst
church, preached recently in the Universal
list church in Worcester, where he was
settled previous to being called to the
Church of Our Redeemer, in Chicago, five
years ago. Dr. Harris resigned his Chicago
pastorate last April, but has remained in
that city until few weeks ago to enjoy
much needed rest. The Worcester Tele-
gram says
He received three calls from churches in
that city, but declined to consider any of
them, and after many urgent letters came
East to Reading, Pa, where he supplied
pulpit at a number of Sunday services.
Rev. Mr. Harris closed a quarter of a
century of preaching, July /, and decided
he would not entertain any calls until Sep
TENDER at the earliest. Since that time he
has been on a vacation trip to Washington
and up the Hudson. He is now on his
way TO his old home in Maine, where his
father and brother are i'll. Mrs. Harris has
preceded him to his home. He was asked
if he performed as many marriage ceremo-
MES in Chicago as he did in Worcester.
HI gave a decided negative. He said he
had many church weddings among the so
ciety people, and stated that nearly all the
marriages, aside from church and elaborate
home weddings, are performed by single
justice Of the peace.
This justice has his offices in the same
building with the clerk of the county. He
sees the couples when they call to secure
| their marriage licenses, and if, after inquiry
they have not arranged for the marriage,
he invites them into sumptuousy fur
nished parlor opening from the office
! proper, where the ceremony is performed.
This justice has an income of $4,000
| yearly, in marriage fees alone.
Rev. Mr.. Harris said he thought Chicago
great field for hustling business man,
and pointed out that while real estate
values in the western section of the city
are very high, there is great decrease in
the values in the southern section. dating
| from the closing of'th Worlds Fair. He
! spoke of the coming conclave of Knights
| Templar in Boston, and said he hoped tC
! be a participant in the celebration and
would undoubtedly be present if his father
and brother improved in health He has
| been a knight only since last October. II,
! will remain in the East during the summer
and will not entertain anything in the way
OF call until he has had a long rest. Dur
| ing September or October he will conside
the three calls from Chicago churches, ant
will again take up active preaching. II,
is in very good health and has the sam,
atfable manner as when he left Worcester
| five years ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16
THE PROPOSED VILLAGE DISTRICT
EXTENSION

In an item printed last week the an
nOuucement was briefly made that the Sc
lectmen had called a meeting of the voters
of the town school district to see whether
they will vote to concur in the vote of
school district No. to extend the western
boundaries of the incorporated district.
The terms of the proposed extension are
fully described on the main article of the
warrant. We think the only purpose had
in mind in introducing into the warrant
for the annual meeting of the village dis
trict an article for this extension was TO
give the children in the area named the
benefit of the village graded schools, while
the voters of the district proved by an
affirmative vote that the charge of exclu-
siveness preferred against the incorporated
districts in the last legislature was not we'll
founded so far as Brattleboro is concerned.
1t now rests entirely with the voters of the
town district to say whether the extension
shall take effect the voters of the village
district having no farther voice in the mat
ter. Families on Western avenue, and
large number of children in the district
known as Swedeville, will be affected by
the vote, and will be given the privileges
of the graded schools if the extension is
carried. On the part of the town district
1t is urged that the boundary of the pro-
posed extension is uncertain, as the mean
ing of the term "abutting LOTS is not suffi-
GENTLY definite, and at the best the new
line would be irregular and unsatisfactory.
The extension would remove from the
town district into the village district large
amount of taxable property, including the
heavy list of E. A. Slack-the total, it is
said, being about one-seventh of the pres
ent grand list of the town district. 1t is a
question to be decided on its merits with
due regard to "the greatest good of the
greatest number"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16
Commander of Northampton knights
Templar.

The Boston Globe of Saturday contained
a portrait and sketch of Maj. Henry r.
Chase, former well-known Brattleboro
resident, who is the eminent commander
of the Northampton commandery of
Knights Templar. Maj. Chase is a native
of Guilford and graduate of Powers In
stitute at BernardstOn. He entered Mid
dlebury college, but left to go to the front
as private with the Vermont troops. He
rose to the rank of major in the 18th regi-
ment. He was confined for nearly year
at Libby and other southern prisons. Mai.
Chase has been a travelling salesman for
many firms, and is now employed by
Forbes & Wallace of Springfield. He took
his blue lodge degrees in Washington in
1868 and has been a member of the North
ampton cOmmandery since 1883. He is a
sublime prince of the Scottish rite and is
now SD degree Mason.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16
ON TO BOSTON.
Plans Of Vermont knights Templsr for
the Triennisl ConclaVe---EN-Gov.F Full
Ter on stan Of Chief Marshal

Nine OF the ten Communicates OF Knights
Templar in Vermont will be in line in the
grand parade at the triennal conclave. to
be held in Boston. Aug. - and -. The
Nermonters viii occupy place in the
fifth division. The Vermont contingent
will leave the state the morning Of the 26,h.
The Communicates from 81. Adams. Mont
pelier and Windsor will arrive at Bellows
Falls at l1:45 a. NJ, and will be Joined
there by the Communicates from Burliug-
ton, Middlebury and Rutland. The two
special trains will be consolidated and will
be joined at Fitchburg by the commanlery
from Brattleboro, and the whole will ar
rive in Boston at 2. NJ. Chartered cleo
tric cars will meet the Vermonters at the
Union station and take the communicates
10 their several quarters, as follows: Nos.
3, /, : and the Sherman band of Burling-
ton at Union park, Nos. and at West
Newton street, Nos. l and 9 at West Con-
cord street The Communicates from St.
Johnsbury and Newport will arrive in
Boston at AS p. NJ, and be taken by the
electrics to East Brookline street.
The grand commandery of Vermont is
fourth in the precedence Of grand comman-
deries based upon the dates of their re-
spective organizations. 1t was organized
June p, 1924. Eminent Sir Levi X. Full
Ter, p. c. Beauseant commandery, Brattle-
boro, has been appointed representative of
the Vermont commandery of the staff of
the chief marshal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16

There will be bicycle races at Morris
vile Aug. p, for class A riders. The
prizes are valued at 1922. The events will
be one mile open, one mile handicap, one
mile 250 class, half-mile boys under II,
half-mile open, and one mile novice. En-
tries close Aug. p, with Harry Cowles of
Morrisville.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16
State of Ohio. City of Toledo.

IlUCaF county,
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Is the
senior partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney & Co,
doing business in the city OF Toledo, COUNTY and
state aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the
sum OF one Hundred Dollars for each and every
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use
OF Halls Catarrh Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in my pres
ence this sixth day of December A. d. 1886.
A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public.
Han Oatarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous Surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o.
Sold by druggists IS cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16
COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONERS
Their Convention at Newfene vednes-
doy---PracticaI Talks by e1-Gov. Full
Ter and Prof. Votey.

Their Convention at Newfsne wednes-
doy---PracticRI Talks by e1-Gov. Full
Ter and Prof Votey.
The August meeting Of the county board no
road commissioners was held at the courthouse
in Newfane Wednesday. as provided bv No. ~ ~
the laws Of 1894 Seventeen towns were repr.
scented. J. II Kidder of Wilmington presd45
having been elected. with Z Tuthill Of N4v.
fame secretary, at the May meeting The com.
missioners present we're; James Brown Athens.
p S Eames. Brattleboro; + p. Osgood Brook
line; G. 4. Walker. Dummerston: NJ A Wake
Grafton; Z. p. Squires. Guilford; A L. Howard
Jamaica: b. NJ whitney, Marlboro; E. H. Tut.
hill Newfane; o. S Thwing, Putney; c. + O,
good. Rockingham; J. II. Ware, Townshend:
d. Kidder wardsboro; f. 6. Butterheld. West.
minister; c. f. Allard, Nottingham: J. II K5.
der. Wilmington; F S Axte. Wndham
The towns not represented were LONDONDERRY
Dover, Halifax. Vernon. Stratton and Somerset
There were less than dozen present beside the
commissioners. but there would have been NAM
more If 1t bad been generally understood to be
meeting open TO the public A general public at
tendance at such meetings would give the peOple
a better appreciation Of the efforts which are b..
ing made to improve our roads. and tend to con.
vince them that smaller part Of the money ap.
propriated for highways is hereafter to he wasted
in useless. or worse than useless labor
The forenoon session was mostly occupied bv
cA-uON. ultT. VINO SPOKE III an INFORMAL CONVEX
satonal style illustrating his subject by larg4
maps drawn by himself The building Of com.
mon roads. he said, was. like the building OF rail.
roads a matter for the application Of exact Sci.
ence aud engineering skill His maps and draw.
ings illustrated quite fully the different systems
Of making permanent roads. The cost of build.
ing a stone-tilled road, properly finished with fine
competing material for the surface. though
varying greatly according to the locality has
been estimated at about 500 per mile per foot Of
width Of road. He spoke Of a very fine. hard
smooth piece road in Hinsdale. that was made
by filling clay over sandy road bed but in other
places. owing to difference in the character Of
ing the road worse than before. He strongly ad.
vocated the Use Of roller on both summer and
winter roads. A good winter roller could b-
made al a cost Of $40 or $50.
The following estimate Of the cost in cents and
fractions Of cent Of hauling a ton one mile bv
team. the same by railroad costing 6-lO OF a cent
was shown ON one Of bis chlrts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16

The new combination Of smart weed and bella.
donna, as used in Carriers Backache Plasters
has proved TO be one of the best that could be
made. Try one ofthese popular plasters in any
case OF weak or lame back backache rheuma-
tisln, neuralgia, soreness Of the chest or lungs
and you will be surprised by the prompt relief
In bad cases of chronic dyspepsia plaster over
the pit Of the stomach stops the pain at once
ASK for Carters smart weed and beiladonna back.
ache plasters Price - cents
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Women: Mrs. f. J. Lvude, Mrs, Chas Noble,
Miss Abby f. Tucker, Miss Matte Whitney, Mrs
Joseph S Wood
Men: A. n. Baker, R. H, Blake, jacob Rinisky.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16

II you are nervous or dyspeptic try Carters
Little Nerve Pills. Dyspepsia makes you ner-
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16

No smart, no pain if you use Reddings Russia
saiye. Quick. Sure Only % cents. Worth SOS
All druggists recommend it,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16

licensed AuctiOneer.
6. P Miller. Office with a. f. Miller, Elliot
street Brattleboro.
V. W. C. B A meeting Tuesday evening, Aug
on
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16

On iron rails JOS
Asphalt road, 2-u
Good, level, stone road. 533
Ordinary condition, I2uI
Covered with mud 2lpu
Broken stone dry. in good order. 500
moist. 1880
" ordinary. il4r
ruts 1000
Earth road, dry and hard. lsp
rutS and mud, 34uu
loose gravel. 5lGu
Plank road so
Wet sand road. $3.50
Dry sand road. Goo
Th7 principal speaker Of the afternoon session
Prof Notey Of the University Of Vermont
state road COMM. siOner. He spoke al consider.
able length on the materials used in building and
repairing roads. exhibited a large humber NJ
specimens OF gravel and stones. some OF which
were unfit to Dr. used on roads. owing 70 their
chemical or physical qualities. and others were
the best Tor that purpose that could b. found. 4
limestone gravel that will harden and become
compact makes excellent smooth roans. while
sulclous sand or gravel the particles Of which
have been rounded by the action Of water. makes
very poor road. because II will not coher- or
70 finish the upper surface Of a road He recon
mended the use Of iron rollers the roads A
three or four ton roller costs about $50 per ton.
Prof Noiey asked the following question:
What causes the greatest damage To roads
This was answered by the commissioners the
washing Of water, which led to some discussion
on the means Of preventing it.
hat are the main roads Of the county. This
question referred to the meaning of that phrase.
and was variously answered
What changes should be made in the present
road laws, Several commissioners spoke against
narrow urrs and would have an effective law
against their use. J. II kidder thought the law
should be amended so as TO give the commission
erS more direct power to enforce it.
What Is the greatest need Of the road commits
ss9.ner. Answered naively, a longer term OF
Office
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16

Meteorological Record.
REK ENDINe THURSDAY EVENING, Aug Is, 1888