Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-10-18


sued in a few days.
Julius Leech Of the post-ofiice force is
taking a two weeks vacation.
ira Burnett has completed extensive re-
pairs on his house on Canal street.
New subscribers to the telephone ex-
change are Geo Baker and c. d. Whitman.
f. NJ. Angler has the stakes set for
house on the lot recently bought of eX-
Gov. Fuller.
The ll:10 train yesterday morning was .
loaded with excursionists on their way .
home from New York.
Mary Howe LAWN will make her debut |
at the Royal opera house in Berlin next /
Sunday evening in Lucia.
The victim OF An assault case which took /
place in Guilford several weeks ago is now /.
said to be 10 a critical condition.
5. A. Smith & Co.'S factory closed
Wednesday night for the remainder Of the
week, for the purpose Of making repairs.
The New London coaching party return,
ed Saturday and after dinner at the Brooks
House went TO New London on the after
noon train.
The Montreal express was delayed for
several hours by the freight smash-up at
Mt. Tom Wednesday evening. 1t did not
reach here until after ? O'Clock yesterday
morning.
The hanging harness at the engine house
are finally in place, and the horses are be-
ing drilled TO take their places promptly.
The best record for a quick hitch is is
| seconds.
Mrs. Nancy p. Potter, u, widow of the
| late John Potter, was found dead in her
chair at her home in Fitchburg, Mass,
yesterday. The cause of her death was
heart disease.
"Ottawa Irish" and Brooklyn Slim"
the post-office thieves, passed through Brat
tlebOro yesterday, en- route to Albany, y.
| Y, in charge Of United States Marshal
Emory Harris of Bennington.
Horace P. Frost and Miss Ellen A. Bak-
| er were married al Windsor, October 8, by
Rev. Joseph Wassall. They have since
been here on their wedding trip. They
are away now but will return TO make their
home here.
Herbert Walker of Londonderry was
brought before Judge Newton Monday,
charged with being intoxicated here Sep
tember 20, the second day of the Valley
Fair. He pleaded guilty and was fined s.
and costs, amounting to 1911.
Ryan Brothers have contracted TO reslate
the town hall and the work will be begun
in few days. Tile painters are already
at work on the exterior Of the building. A
contract has been made with John Calvin
for an additional boiler Of 40 house power.
J. L. Martin was chosen the Windham
country director OF the Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance. company at the annual
meeting at Montpelier Wednesday. The
county director OF the Union Mutual Fire
Insurance company is Milon Davidson Of
Newfane.
Austin Miller has this week made AZ
rangemenis 10 occupy the Main street store
which will be vacated as soon as ). W.
Edgeit disposes Of his stock of goods. II
is expected that Mrs. F. II. Morse, the
milliner, will occupy Mr.. Miller's present
quarters in Market block.
Chesterfield has been fAvorite destina-
! iion for Brattleboro people of late. The
Rainy Day club had husking, supper, and
dance Friday night at the home of Mr..
andMrs. VIM. II. Brown. Twenty-one mem
bers of the senior class of the High school
! had a supper and merry time the same
evening at the Chesterfield House, and a
party OF older people drove TO the hotel for
? a supper Monday evening.
Mrs. Alice Cook Arthur Of Des Moines,
Iowa, a well-known Brattleboro girl, who
: married and went West Is years ago, is tax
I, ing a trip down the Mississippi in a small
steam barge, accompanied by her husband
and three children. They started from
, Keokuk and at last accounts had reached
, Memphis, Tenn. They will spend the win
ter in Mississippi, where Mr.. Arthur has
charge of extensive lumber interests.
! A two days rain has never been more vel
come than that which began last Saturday
morning and lasted till well into Sunday
. night. 1t effectually broke the long drought
5 and made a beginning toward filling the
D springs and streams for winter. Mr.
: Childs's record makes the total amount OF
4 | rain which fell here ! "a inches. Brattle-
boro must have been toward the uppel
| edge of the storm area, for the rainfall
: | on the southern and eastern New England
s coast was six inches. In Boston the amount
! was nearly eight inches and is said to have
r been unprecedented in the same length of
time since an official weather record ha.
been kept.
q Michael o Bren, plasterer, who cam'
here from FaiThaven, aud who has been a.
. work on the Holden & Martin house OF
I Linden street, was taken insane Tues
day and committed to the Retreas. HI
4 caused some disturbance by throwing stone
4 which he went to Gov. Holbrook's. Col
4 Holbrook induced him 10 come down tow
with him and kept him in charge until OF
; ficer Mcclure arrived. He was taken L
the engine house where DIS. Webster anC
A COnland made an examination and founC
i, him TO be suffering from acute delirious IN
n sanity. His condition is the result of
4 prolonged debauch.
|. A large audience listened at the Unive
II salist church last evening to the illustrates
i lecture by Rev. j. j. Lewis of Boston oil
It "The Passion Play of Oberammergua.
l. The play Is given once in ten years in tn
II peasant village of Oberammergau, situate,
o in the Tyrol, under the shadow of the Ba
II varian Alps. 1t was practically discovers
> by Dean Stanley and Milman in 1850, an
# by them made famous throughout Europe
d Its presentation occupies several hours. i
e comprises a series of services forming tn
greatest religious festival of any age.
4 dates back at least TO 1893, when the peas
a ants took a vow in their churchyard tina
n If God would deliver them from the scourg
, of the black plague they would undertak
!. to give 1.-THE Passion Play" every ten year
e forever. The perfection of the play
r wonderful, and many OF the actors live on
a the life of the characters which they repre-
Al sent so that they come to resemble them Il
q feature and habit. The lecture was illus
70 trated by distinct views.
/ An inspiring meeting was that held a
d the Congregational chapel last evening
h when the Kings Daughters and Som