Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-11-29


Mass.
The Hooker, Corser & Mitchell overall |
factory is shut down till Monday for a |
Thanksgiving recess.
w. II. Jacobs, who has been employed |
at the Canal street blacksmith shop several
months, has bought half interest in the
business there, and the name of the new
firm will be Roberts ~ Jacobs.
II. X. Cooley of Springfield, Mass, who
was in town Wednesday, stated that the
Springfield Rifle club would probably send
a challenge to Brattleboro marksmen for
friendly match at an early date.
George Niles's electrical invention at
the engine house works very satisfactorily.
When the alarm is pulled in it loosens
the horses, lights the fire of the steamer,
calls the driver, and stops the clock.
The November quarterly issue of the
School Dial, published by the pupils of the
North street school, is at hand and, as
usual. makes a handsome appearance, both
in its contents and in its mechanical eXecu
tion.
The public schools and the North street
school closed Wednesday for the remain
der of the week. At the North street
school there was a spelling contest in
which Bertha Adams and Clara Whitman
carried Off the honors.
A large delegation from Hinsdale paid
surprise visit to Quonektacat tribe last
Friday evening, to witness the working of
the hunters degree upon three candidates.
! The adoption degree will be worked at the
meeting this evening
The cistern for fire purposes under the
street near the Hines homestead on Canal
street caved in this week. 1t extended
partly under the tracks of the trolley rail
road, and passengers had to be transferred
around the break. Chief Engineer Turner
has been recovering the cistern with planks.
Mrs. Eliza Wilson, who died in Fair
| Haven Tuesday. was the mother of T. ID.
| Wilson, bookkeeper for Mellen ~ Proctor,
and sister of Mrs. Mary Smead, VIM. A,
Joseph S., and Daniel ID. button. Mr..
Wilson, the Messrs. DuttOn and Mrs. J. S.
Dutton are in Fair Haven today to attend
the funeral services.
Improvements have been steadily made
in the plant of the Brattleboro steam laun-
dry, until it now has a complete outfi, OF
new machinery and other appliances, and
is doing the very best class of work. The
result has naturally been a large increase
of business, both in Brattleboro and from
towns in a wide circle of the surrounding
country.
The choir of the Baptist church wer,
entertained by their leader Lucien Howe
at his home on Harris place Monday even
ing. Songs were given by several of tn,
members after which chatting dishes wer,
brought out and amid much jollity anC
good-fellowship various toothsome delica
cies were concocted and delightful sOcia
hour was spent in their proper discussion
A letter has been received from Mrs
LAWN this week in which she said she wa
under engagement to sing in concert il
Leipsic on the Wednesday evening
This concert was to be attended by tn
king and queen of SaXony and would b.
one of the social and musical events of tn,
season in this German city and musca
centre. The orchestra is conducted by Ar
thur Nikich, the celebrated Hungaria,
composer and conductor, who led the Bos
: ton symphony orchestra from 1889 to 1899
Allen Brasher and Mr.. Emery, tw
4 statesmen for the st. Louis Wrought lrol
{ Range company, who have been at worl
in this county, had a narrow escape Wed
{ nesday while trying to ford the Deerfel
il river between Buckland and East Charlie
= mont, Mass. Their team was carried dow
stream about 80 rods, being turned owe
Il and over in the swift water The men
=. who chung to the mules, reached the shor
after the wagon had lodged against a stump
and little later they were able to releas
the animals
At meeting of the directors of the Bo;
= ton & Maine railroad in Boston last wee
a plan of Reorganization was decided upor
e T. A. MacKinnon becomes vice presideI
& and general manager. W. f. Berry b,
d comes second vice president and gener;
:, traffic manager. George F. Evans will b
d assistant general manager. w. G.. Bean
= to be superintendent of the southern div
. ion These are the most importaT
!, changes in the railroad management thu
have taken place since the lease of I'll
Concord 81 Montreal.
Sheriff Gordon emptied the county ia
r. of its occupants on Saturday and Monday
,e Saturday he took to Windsor Tabo
r Combs. Charles Ellis, Fred johnson
;. Chas. d. Rice and Alexander Ground
h Monday he took to the house of cOrrectio
at Rutland Dennis brisbane, Harry Eli
Perley Baker, jerome Hail. Stella Gree
and Mary Newton, and Henry Lord to IL
Of reform school, Samuel Underwood wei
wi h him to Windsor as assistant. and ,
-. w. Melendy of South Londonderry wei
u with the Rutland delegation.
= Prof Charles Eliot Norton of Harval
university, who is warm admirer of Ru,
yard Kipling, entertained the author at h
p home in Cambridge last Friday evening,
/ company of about 80 members of the un
versity having been invited to meet NJ
Of Kipling. On Saturday MI. Kipling sa
n the Harvard Pennsylvania foot ball game
s. The Boston Record tlippantly comment
editorially: "This is Mr.. Kipling's first vi
0, it to the students end of the college, an
h there is considerable curiosity to Sc
Ie whether he will work it up into a Mu
vaney's tale or put it into jungle stor
is On the whole, we should think it bette
'. fitted for jungle story"
ID Gov. Woodbury. was in town Tuesda
1t evening" having come from Northampto
II by the 5:45 train and leaving for Burlin
,r ton by the night express. Gov. Woodbul
had been absent from home for nearly
II week, during which time he had visite
~ the Perkins institution for the blind
v Boston and the Clark institution for DEF
v mutes in Northampton. The state
IS Vermont has beneficaries in both of the'
NJ schools and the governor found their trea
"A ment and instruction all that could be d
sired. In both a large endowment permi
O. the enjoyment of advantages by the pupi
= the cost of which is more than the year
sum paid by the state. In Boston, for il
~ stance, young man from this state WI
"a has a talent for music receives instructio
y, on the violin from one of the best teache
" in the city and is given every attention
this respect that wealthy pupil would T