Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-22
BRATTLEBORO.

Vim. brisbane has bought the Hooker
block billiard and pool room of Frank
Hildreth He took possession Wednesday.
People with money to invest. who 20
years ago could have bought ' ermOnt ~
Massachusetts stock for six or less and
were not wise enough to do it. must kick
themselves now when they see the quota
tiOn at 1514 says the Greenfield Gazette.
Rev. Nj. Piper. the Unitarian pastor at
Mortified, Mass, preached at the Uniyer-
salist church last Sunday in eXhange with
Rev. Mr.. Maxwell. Pros. Tyler of Amherst
college occupied the pulpit at both services
az the Centre church.
a young son of Nj and Mrs. Il. @.
Coolidge is seriously III with scarlet fever.
There have been no other recent cases ID
town Mrs. Coolidges brothers children
at Pumey have had the disease this winter,
and il may nave been contracted IRON
this source.
A regular meeting of the grange dra-
matte club will be held next Wednesday
evening with Harry Currier, and a full al
tendance is requested. The club viii soon
present per telephone al grange meet
ing, and III q few weeks will give public
presentation of the three-a't drama. "Oui
in the streets
A runaway horse dashed through Main
street late yesterday afternoon with a
sleigh in which sal a youth apparently too
drunk to hold tine reins. The sleigh mar
rowly missed collision with several teams
and was finally stopped near the Crosby
store house boy George Wilson and taken
TO the Brsttleboro Livery company stable.
The project of building a free bridge
over the Connecticut between Hinsdaie, \.
H., and Y ernon is being discussed al the
former town, and ali article will be placed
i'll the warrant for the annual meeting
TO see ii action will be taken. The cost Is
estimated at $4,000 and it is intimated
that Hinsdale will be willing to pay 5000
OF this sum.
At the WOmau's Alliance meeting held
Tuesday evening. a company were inter
ested and instructed by Rev. L. Is. Leavitt 5
paper on Emerson, which included al
account Of the ancestral origin. early life,
training and development of the great
thinker and writer, After the paper
several members of the alliance read eN-
tracts from EmersOn's prose and poetry
Y The meeting concluded with a series OF
passages read by Mr.. Leavitt from some OF
Mr.. Emerson most striking and beau
ciful prose.
The regular meeting Of the Murray club
was held Monday evening. The subject
of the evening was LongfellOW, an inter
esting and instructive paper on "The
life and works of LOngfelOw.' being
read bv Miss Lucie Bracket. Besides this
paper there were readings from Long
fellow works 10y Misses Amy Hines and
Nan Houghtou and by G. J.. SJickney
The musical part of the program. which
was unusually pleasing consisted of in
strumental selections by Miss Dugau, Fred
Brasor and Clinton Dugau.
The Junior EudeavoT society Of the Bap
list church. with M and Mrs. J.. W
Hawlev. the superintendent, enjoyed The
perfect afternoon OF last SATURDAY 10 the
fuU on their ride TO Hinsdaie "Uucl'
Lewis" with one four-horse team and Nv,
rvo-borse teams, conveyed them safely
there and back There. were no accidents
but lots and lots of fun. Rude boys on th,
4 street in Hinsdale felt IN duty bound I,
tain their reputation, evidently, for the,
owed the opportunity 10y peiilns IN
the 0artv with snow balls. one littl'
inst hj;.severely in the ear. Otherwls
you're going to sing 1ttul, aud not IN
They passed into vas the sPiehuL
Charles felt timid and eIEeItih' "hlcl
mastered this feeling and parents an
air which he had given in tax 10 IN
large framed photograph hue very
the piano and attracted his atteL