Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08

The students of the North street school
will give "sugar eat and social" at their
hall next Friday evening, Feb. 10.
The Estey & Camp concern in Chicago,
which has heretofore been a limited CO.
partnership, will be changed to corpora
ton.
A small party attended the Masonic
dance last evening, but for all that, it was
one of the pleasant gatherings of the sea-
son.
The "bg 81 had sleighrde to New
fame Friday, taking supper at Pratt's hotel
and attending the old folks concert in the
evening.
The sleighride of the Junior Endeavor
society Of the Baptist church has been
postponed on account of the storm and the
drifted roads,
Rev T. w. Illman, who went from
BrattlebOro to Concord, n H., a few years
ago, has resigned the pastorate of the
White Memorial (UniversalisO church
there, to take effect March 1.
The water in the Flat and Frost street
Crowell main was shut off Wednesday
while connections were being made with
the new Holden IL Martin factory. 1t is
expected that the building will be ready
III occupancy Ill TWO weeks.
President Buckham of the university of
Vermont will probably be the next speaker
in the High school course Prof. Walter
f. Howard of the department of history
and political science at Middlebury college
has also consented to address the school,
w. j. Denver, assistant general manager
of the New England Telephone company,
l. II. Farnum, of Farnum & McCulloch,
electricians for the company, and Chas
Wallace, an electrical engineer, were here
from Boston the last of the week to attend
the hearing before Judge Wheeler
M. Hutchins of Springfield, superintend-
ent of construction of the New England
Telephone company, was here Monday to
estimate thescost of putting in a metallic
circuit here preparatory to giving his testi-
mony in the case of the Telephone com
pany against the Brattleboro Gaslight COM
pany.
The second rehearsal of "Lving whist"
was held Thursday evening at Red Mems
hall The cast, and the PLAYERS, Coils.
Hooker, DOwley and Taylor and Cashier
Bracket were present. Everything is pro-
crossing finely, and no one will wish to
miss Living whist The full cast will
be published in The Phoenix of next week
The "Prince Pro Tenn comic opera
company has finally decided to play in Brat
tleboro. 1t was thought the company would
not appear here a. it is large and very eX-
pensive and there is a demand for it from
the larger cities. Owing to the number of
tickets subscribed for, a full house was as
surcd and an engagement was made for the
last of the month. The exact date will be
given later.
Members of the board of agriculture who
conducted the institute at Guilford this
week are warm in praise of the spirit and
enterprise shown by the people of that
town. In spite of the severest weather of
the winter the town hall was filled from
the first, and intelligent and apprecative
interest was shown in all the proceedings.
In no place have the board been more cor
daily and acceptably welcomed.
The finest private car in America and
the one in which Cleveland made his in
augural trip, passed through Brattleboro
yes erday afternoon. 1t was occupied bv
its owner, Austin Corbin, the railroad
magnate, and a party of friends, who had
been spending week at Mr. Corbin's
game preserve near Newport y. II. The
car cost SO, 900, is upholstered in satin.
and has four different methods of lighting
A corps of servants look out for the com
fort OF the occupants,
J. II. S.earns and his son of BROOKLYN.
\. Y, came to Brattleboro TUESDAY night
and have been taking a winter look at
Pine Grove Springs and arranging for the
summer ice supply. Mr.. Stearns has made
an engagement with F. b. Alvord, a well
known hotel man, to take the management
OF his Chesterfield resort next summer
MIR. Alvord has been connected with sew
eral leading hotels like the Arlington in
Washington, and summer places at Lake
George and in the Catskills. He is now at
the Hotel De Soto, Savannah, Ga. Pine
Grove Springs will be opened June l. and
Mr. Alvord is confident of being able to fill
1t with guests early in the season. Ii the
business proves successful he will lease the
property for several years.
The boys battalion met as usual We'd
nesday evening. Lieut.. Morev presided.
The question debated was, "Resolved.
That tobacco is nuisance" For the at
hrmalive, Hall, Minor and Cannedy: for
the negative, IlOugh and Parkess. Judges.
q. Adams, l.. Allen, Baker and Corbett.
The debate was decidedly brief and point
ed, occupying ten minutes. The Judges
thought the negative argued best, and the
house voted that the affirmative were right.
remarks were made by Messrs Haigh and
Day. Lieut. IIaigh conducted a school drill
the suits have not yet come, on their arrival
prompt notice will be given. Judging from
the caps, the goods, when they do come,
Will be first-cass. Saturday night the bows
VIII exchange caps so far as may be needed
for fitting
Norman Root, who was burned to death
in his house at Howard City, Mich, Sat
urday night, was native of Guilford, a
brother of Jarvis Root of this village and
OF the late Joseph Root He was a resi-
dent of Shelburne Falls, Mass, over 30
years, being in the livery business a large
part OF the time. He married Miss Green
leaf of Guiford, a sister of Col. II. s.
Greenleaf, the eX-congressman, of Roches-
ter, n. Y. She died in 1860. Mr.. Root
was prominent in the Masonic and Odd
Fellow fraternities while at Shelburne
Falls. He went to Howard City i'm 1855
and had not been East since then. A en-
'ious fact is that Mr.. Root had horror of
being burned to death. After the death
Of his wife he boarded for time at the
ohelburne Falls House. His room was on
he third story, and he constructed fire es-
APE for his own use, being afraid that he
would be unable to escape if the house
should burn.
Joseph E. Fisher, who died at his home
IN Western avenue yesterday morning, was .
porn in this town June s, 1928, and with |
he exception of 10 years spent in Towns |
lend in his early manhood has always lived .
lere. Returning here in 1915 he entered .
he employ of Asa Miller the carriage !
maker, for whom he worked for over 30 .
ears. He was also emDIOVed nv the Fsta,,