Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17

n nuIboeI vi young people Will attend
Lhe concert and ball of the Leo Cycle club
at Hinsdale this evening
The foot ball game upon which George
Childs secured a copyright will be placed
in the Y. M. @. A. reading rooms through
out Vermont and New Hampshire.
One stroke of the fire alarm was sounded
Tuesday morning at 1 o'clock, caused by
the breaking of jar in one of the bat
teries. The fire was started under the
steamer at the engine house, and the horses
quickly responded to the call.
VIM. brisbane stands ready to arrange a
match between the Putney pool players
and six Brattleboro players, in case the
Vermont Wheel club does not accept the
challenge of the Putney men, which was
printed in these columns last week.
The Congregational Sunday school elect
EN- these officers last Sunday: Superin-
tendent, II. II. Thompson; assistant SUI
perintendent, Miss Emma Gregg; secre-
tary, Lewis Gregg treasurer, G. II. Thomp.
son; librarians, +. r. Bemis and l.. A.
Whitney.
Chief of Police Hall on Friday morning
gave two women whose regulations were
below par until Saturday in which to leave
town. Although one of the women said
she had lived here for 20 years and was not
going, Saturday morning found her gone
and with her went her running mate"
Arthur Thompson, "the macintosh
man." as he is familiarly known, ratified
of suit of clothes at one of the places
across the river Monday evening. He had
arranged to have the drawing on this side,
but Chief of Police Hall put a stop to pro-
ceedings so that it was necessary to have
the drawing take place in New Hampshire.
The clock which Jordan & Van Doom
arted at $50, on which the price was re-
duced 81 each day, was sold to Ralph Cham
berlain for $40. Mr.. Wing of North Adams
bought the ladies' gold watch for $40, and
l. M. Nealy of the Brattleboro retreat the
mems gold watch for $1S. The clock has
become the property of VIM. Metty as the
result of rattle which took place in New
Hampshire.
The city marshalship question is attract
ing much attention at Keene, n. II. f.
W.. Mcclure of Brattleboro might have had
the office, but stated that he was undecided
as to whether he would accept il when the
aldermen were ready TO vote for him. The
contest is said to have narrowed down to
Marshal Hunnewell, ex-Marshal f. X.
Locke of Keene and Fitchburg, and VIM
II. Philbrick of Keene.
Myron Spaulding, a young man who
was employed by Retting Brothers last
summer and afterward at the Brattleboro
Retreat, was tried recently in the Wind
sor county court for assault with intent to
rape on Daisy Howard, a schoolgirl at
ProctOrsville. The assault was committed
in tho pallar Of tho ccb,oihar.o Al. .
details do not make very instructive read
ing. Young Spaulding was found guilty
and sentenced TO three years in the house
of correction
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
Rifle club was held Tuesday evening, when
the following officers were elected Presi-
dent, II. c. French; vice president, j. l..
Jones; secretary and treasurer, A. E.
Knight; range committee, II. c. French,
A. S. Nichols, c. II. Davis executive
committee, G. l.. Cobb, A. S. Nichols, c..
II. Davis; finance committee, j. L. Jones,
G. II. Sargent, A. S. Nichols; investigat-
ing committee, G. II. Sargent, w. w.
Walker, c. II. Davis.
S. NJ. Sayford, who for the last ten wears
has been giving his time in travelling
among the colleges of the land, has lust
completed campaign among seven Boston
colleges. He is not the secretary of any
organization, neither does he represent any
denomination. His work consists in a
strong presentation of the claims of the
Christian life. He goes from Boston to
Philips Andover, and spends the next few
weeks among the New England colleges.
Mr.. Sayford will be remembered in Brat
tleboro rs the revivalist who worked here
with great success several years ago.
One of the dispatches from Johannes
burg, Transvaal, announces the arrest of
j. ). Curtis, an American engineer. War
rants are out for the arrest of about 200
persons, all leading men in the mines and
principal companies of the stock exchange.
Mr.. Curtis is remembered in Brattleboro
as one of the students at the Burnside
school under Col. Miles. He held the po-
sition of lieutenant in one of the school
companies. Mr.. Curtis "struck it richn
in the South African gold fields, and is
now millionaire several times over. He
owns large racing stable, and the Morgan
stallion, son of Gillg, which was sent to
South Africa from Addison county, this
state, last year, was bought by him.
The annual meeting and supper of the
Unitarian society was held at Wells hall
Tuesday evening After the very good
and substantial supper provided by the
women had been eaten the meeting was
formally called to order, and c. A. Miles
was chosen moderator. Rev. Mr.. Leavitt
then addressed those present upon the af-
fairs of the church in a little speech,
which was happy alike in substance and
expression, and which received the warm
of all who heard it. Pre-
sentation of the usual reports and the
election of officers followed. The old
board of officers was reelected: James Dali
ton, clerk and collector; S. E. Lawton,
e. A. Tyler, L. d. Taylor, committee; c..
III. Pratt, treasurer. The usual commit
tees on charitable and social work were
chosen, and John Ryder was made one of
the ushers.
The annual meeting of the stock holders
of the Farmers & Mechanics exchange
was held at Grange hall Tuesday afternoon.
The meeting was we'll attended and there
was general spirit of satisfaction mani
tested over the results of the years bust
ness. The building committee and Mana
ger Harlow received hearty votes of thanks
Tor their services. These officers were
chosen; President, L. M. Howe; secreta-
y, W. B. Smith; directors, l. B. Taft, M.
|. Reed, G. W. Pierce, E. S. Morse,
Dwight Goodenough; auditors, T. j. B.
Judworth, S. B. Emerson, Geo. E. Crow. |
III. The business of the year amounted to |
S67, 62487, of which $32, 917.65 was mem |
)ers' trade on which dividend of per |
,ent was declared. The usual dividend of |
per cent on the stock was also paid. |
The stock taken-$24, 6S5-is divided
Imong $40 members, of whom about 43O |
AVE trade accounts.