Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-10-25

Judson Stafford, who has been the Will
mington stage driver for the past year has
bought the business of the c. A. Lamb es-
tate.
James Z. Coleman the well-known bar /
Der. has issued another attractive time /
table, giving the complete running sched- /
ule of the electric railroad
Harry E. Pitcher, formerly of Brattle
boro, shot a fine deer recently at HOleb, /
Maine. Mr.. Pitcher now lives in Keene
and the deer was on exhibition at Harring-
toms market in that city.
The springs and streams, which have |
been so low for three months, are now at
about the usual height for this season, as !
result of the recent heavy rains, and the
fear of a water famine the coming winter
is relieved in a large measure.
The meeting of the Dennis Rebekah
lodge. held Tuesday was well attended.
Grand Master Perry of Readsboro was
present and found the lodge in a flourish
ing condition. In the evening coffee and
cake were served, and a social hour was
enjoyed.
The Junior Murray club organized for
the season Monday evening at the Univer-
salist vestry, when these officers were
elected President. Harry Wales; vice
president, Nan Houghton: secretary, FYor-
ence FAIR: treasurer, Louis Knight. New
bylaws were adopted. The attendance
was large
A large number gathered at Lake Spot
ford on SUNDAY to witness the ceremony of
baptism by immersion, which was perform
ed near the watering place on the south
shore. Six candidates were baptized in
the lake and others by sprinkling in the
hall at the stone house, Rev. MIR. Clark
officiating
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Live Stock company for the election of
officers and the Transaction of other bust
ness matters will be held at the office of
Crosby 4 Co. Nov. s. The company has
had a/proftabe season, and has hand
SONG surplus after paying the annual per
cent dividend from the sales of cattle.
h Deputy Sheriff Rixford and Officer Ca
1 prom of Winchester made another visit to
| the breweries Tuesday night At East
| Eagle they did not find the persons for
whom they had papers, but they took away
| a bottle of beverage as evidence. At West
Eagle they served their papers, but the
| hearing in the case has not been held.
A cable message, containing the one
word Ovation received by the Howe
! family Monday, brought the welcome news
| of the success which attended Mary Howe
| LAWNS debut in grand opera al the Royal
| Opera house in Berlin Sunday evening.
! Her appearance was in Donizettis Lucia
| de Lammermoor Mrs LAWNS engage
ment is for the season and she will appear
| in several other roles. Mr.. LAWN will also
sing in grand opera at the Royal Opera
! house later in the season
The cottage at Spofford lake owned by
Hon. Horatio Colony of Keene was brOk-
en- into Friday night, and canned goods
valued at $40. a quantity OF silverware
and other property stolen. The cottages
of VIM. P. Chamberlain. Edward c. Thay-
er and O. G.. bort were also entered and
ransacked. but little was taken. AT MI
Dort's cottage the thief had evidently
made himself at home and had prepared a
few meals upon the oil stoves. 1t is quite
probable that Brattleboro owners of cot.
tages will find that their premises were
| visited
The war department at Washington has
been notified of the death of Gen. Thomas
G. Pitcher, retired, which took place this
week at Fort Bayard, n. NJ. Gen. Pitcher
was born in Indiana, from which state he
entered the military academy in 1871.
From 1861 to 1866 he was in the volunteer
service, being mustered out as a brigadier-
| general, to which grade he was brevetted
for most distinguished services. He re
tired in ISIS. When Gen. James B. Frye
was made provost marshal general of the
United States in 1868 TO enforce the con-
scription act Gen. Pitcher was appointed
assistant provost marshal general for Yer
mont. He was stationed in BTattleboro,
his Office being in the Wesselhoeft water
cure building.
! {. L. Aliens success with chrysanthe-
NUNS last year evidently encouraged him
to greater eXertions this year and he now
has five houses filled with the plants which
are just coming into bloom, and cutting
of the flowers in quantities will begin next
week and continue for about two months.
Orders are already in hand for shipments
TO Burlington, Springfield, Mass, and Con
! cord, \. H., among other places. In due
| time selections will be made of over 1000
! of the choicest blooms, with large variety
of the trained plants, for a chrysanthe
mum show TO be given in the Congrega-
tional chapel Nov. 20 and u. This exhi-
bition will undoubtedly exceed in beauty
and excellence the remarkably successful
show of last year Mr.. Aliens carnation
house now contains 5000 plants in full
bloom which promise a rich harvest of
those beautiful flowers.
The society event of the week in New
York city was the wedding of Miss Mariana
Elena Delgado, the only daughter of the
late Joaquin Delgado, one of Cuba's most
ardent patriots, TO Charles Burrows Greene,
which took place Monday afternoon in
! Trinity chapel. The Rev. DIR. William H.
! Vibbert, the vicar of the chapel, performed
the ceremony. assisted by the Rev. William
| Edward Hayes of Wellesley, Mass The
! bride, who is a graduate of Wellesley col
/ lege and an accomplished musician, was
| given away by Emilio del Pine, her guar
/ dian, in the absence of Admiral Beardslee.
! of the United States navy, who is now in
| command of the Pacific Squadron, and
who is really her guardian, so appointed by
| her father. Miss Ethel Crosby was the
maid of honor and there were three bride
maids. Her gown was pink and white
| chiffon. Miss CIosby's brother, j. Muir
/ ray Crosby, was the head usher. The
! Crosby family are well known in Brattle-
boro and Miss Crosby made many friends
here two years ago, when they spent the
winter at the Brooks House.
A death which touched deeply the sym
pathies of many Brattleboro people was
that of Maud NJ. Hasting, Is, wife of Den
nison Cowles, of the hardware firm of Rob
| bins & Cowles, which took place Saturday
morning. Mrs. Cowles was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnathan Hastings of West
field, Mass. The father, a well-known
business man of that town, died about two
/ years ago, and the mother has since made