Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-03-22


next Tuesday.
j. II. Chamberlain carload of horses, |
which lac expected last week, arrived yes
terday and are now on sale at his stables. |
Particulars in regard to them and other
seasonable goods in Mr. Chamberlain's
line are given in his advertisement.
Miss Mary Carpenter has been chosen
superintendent of the schools OF the town
district, which does not include the village
by the school directors. Miss Carpenter is
daughter Of eN-Selectman O. II Carpenter
and has been very successful as a teacher.
~ Durham Brothers have leased the rooms
occupied by the Y. NJ. c. A. and will con
meet them by means of arches with their
present store, thus making one large store.
The change is made necessary by the de-
mands of the FIRMS increasing business.
\ Among the laws passed by the last legis-
lature is the following: eff a person I'M
necessarily leaves or drives an animal, or
rides a bicycle upon a sidewalk built and
maintained for the benefit of the travelling
public, or unnecessarily obstructs such
sidewalks by permitting an animal owned
or used by him to stand across or upon the
same, he shall be fined not more than S2j
and not less than So
has been more delightful than that which
the Murray CLUB gave Tuesday evening at
the Brooks House to the participants in
Living Whist" and those who have as
sisted in the clubs entertainments. After
a general exchange of greeting part of the
company joined in dancing in the dining
room while Others found pleasure in cards
in the parors. Refreshments We're served
/ during the evening.
| A letter has been received from Bishop
| Hall in which he accepts the invitation of
! Brattleboro citizens. representing people of
all Protestant religious views, TO hold
| series of public meetings in Brattleboro on
| his next public visit here. The dates fixed
! by the Bishop are April 26 to May inclu-
| siVe. when he will preach every evening in
the town hall. This will probably be the
last public use of the hall in its present
form The hall will not be rented for or
binary transient uses after April II.
Business was lively at Durgin's drug
store Wednesday evening when the
tickets for Hoyts "A bunch of keys"
went on sale. a long line of eager pur-
chasers was formed and the sale proved to
be the largest of the season. A crowded
house is therefore sure to greet the first
Hoyt play ever presented here. The pro-
duction will be given the same as in the
large cities with all the scenery, costumes,
etc There are many good seats yet I'M
sold.
The Epworth league of the Methodist
church served the first new sugar of the
season to the public Wednesday evening at
Red Mems hall. Following the supper a
pleasant entertainment was presented, in
GLIDING piano solos by Mrs. Higley; a
song, "Oh, happy day, oh, blissful day. -
by Miss Gertrude Leach of Hnsdale, a
music pupil at Smith college; and an IL
Illustrated poem, AT early candle lighting, 80
which was read by Mrs. Beeman, while
Mrs. Eddy softly played old-fashOned airs
The tableauX were well arranged, among
the most effective being the singing school,
the children's romping games, the spelling
match, and Coming through the rye
There was a good attendance.
Only two plans for the enlargement OF
the town hall were presented to the COM
mittee last Saturday. Both follow in es-
sential plans the McElfatrick design which
was so extensively exhibited previous to
the town meeting, the difference being in
minor details. One design was drawn by
Architect Francis W. Crosby Of this viii
lage and the other by Architect L. S. Els
/
peared before the committee Mr. Crosby
has drawn another plan which he did not
submit. 1t contemplates one spacious
opera house, with a seating capacity OF
1900, and no extra hall. The floor would
be raised or lowered and when at leve
used for fairs, town meetings political
rallies, etc. George G.. Adams of Law
renee, Mass, the inventor of a movable
floor, was here TO consult with the commit
tee The pitch of the floor by means OF
his invention is changed by water motor
power. Such all arrangement in the fine
new city hall at Dover, n H., works very
successfully.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Morse attended tn,
funeral OF his grandfather, Col. jeremiah
Morse, at South Newbury, y. H., las
Sunday. Col. Morse was born in Soutl
Newbury Dec. ,, 1901, and had, therefore
reached the ripe old age of "a. The frs
20 years of his life were spent upon tn,
farm; he then engaged in carpentering
continuing itsuntil his 10Th year. During
this time, among other works, he framed
eleven and finished six churches For tn,
past 30 years he was deacon in one of tn,
churches he had erected. From his 75tl
to his Slst year he carried the United
, States mail from South Newbury 10 Brad
ford, y. H., missing but one trip. ii,
joined the state militia at the age of Il
and held every Office from corporal TO colo
mel, and at one muster was acting general
He severed his connection with the milti;
after - years continuous service. Col
Morse was a public spirited man and en-
, ioyed the full confidence of his townsmen
, He was elected selectman from 1881 U
, 1880, town representative in 1898 and again
in 1886 chairman of the board of select
men 1914 to 1915, and town treasurer from
1850 over period of 105 wears. In lS3-
. he was appointed justice of the peace, anC
j held that Office until his death, or about
years. He was married in 1923 to Mis-
Clarssa Marshall of Bradford y. II. The,
had eight children, four of whom survive
c. Nj. Winslow of Brandon, secretary o
the state board of agriculture, was in tow
5 Tuesday and Wednesday to examine eigh
2 steers, which had been brought into tn
state from Deerfeld, Mass, by W. f. Rich
ardson a Co., on a permit from the stat
board. The steers were slaughtered in Mr.
WinslOw's presence and were found to b.
} in excellent condition with no traces of tn
e berculosis During his stay here the secre
I tary met many farmers who are intending
to bring cattle into the state, and explained
q the meaning of the quarantine. The state
S meuts in last weeks Phoenix concerning
{ the evils which the quarantine aims I,
e stamp out were those given by Mr. Wins
: low in his conversation with citizens here
{ 1t is not the careful buyer that the Law
] will effect in any serious way but the care
% less speculator who is ready TO bring an
p and all grades of cattle into the state TO
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