Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-11
FRIDAY DECEMBER H.

recelPeu at Jne SelectmenS room IN the
town hall building until o'clock Tuesday
afternoon when the award will be made.
e. NJ. Angler has sold his fast PAGER
Mollie Cromwell, to Hartford horsemen
Mollie Cromwell was one of the fastest
brush mares in the state and will be used
on the Hartford speedway this winter.
II. L. Taylor & Son have adjusted the
loss on the w. II. and 4. S. Minors new
building on Flat street at $125 and the
damage to the contents at S25. The
building was damaged by the fire in the
Valley Grain company's building
Rev, L. D. Temple will give lecture in
the Baptist church Monday evening, Dec.
81, on "Cycling through Scotland" This
lecture will describe the incidents of
ride of nearly 500 miles through some of
the most interesting parts of that country.
DR.. Frederick G. Crosby has practically
decided to locate in Springfield, Mass, for
the practice of medicine and surgery. He
will spend Christmas at home and will
open his Office about Jan. 1. DR.. Crosby
has been in Groton and Fitchburg this
week, but is satisfied that neither of those
places offer as good inducements as Spring
field.
At their late regular meeting the trustees
of the Brattleboro Savings bank elected Z.
w. Melendy of Londonderry a member of
the board to fill the unexpired term of the
late ex-Gov. Fuller They also declared
the full legal dividend of two per cent for
the current six months, this being the
limit under the law enacted at the recent
session of the legislature.
The telephone exchange has extended
lines to the office of Drs. Bowen & Tuck
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has put in a long distance instrument at
the Brattleboro savings bank. The office
has been provided with a safe this week.
Each subscriber will be called every morn
ing hereafter and requested to ring up the
central office for the purpose of testing the
circuit.
The funeral of Cornelius H. Brosnahan
was largely attended at the Roman Catho-
lie church Sunday morning, among those
present being friends from Bellows Falls
and Holyoke. The casket was completely
covered with beautiful floral tributes, one
of which was from the High school class
of '95. John Griffin, Oscar Dion, James
Austin, John Austin, James Sullivan and
j. o. Brosnahan, the latter of Bellows
Falls, acted as bearers.
The Murray club meeting Tuesday night
had a novel feature in the display of "A
first pictures" of persons who were pres
ent. Miss Hattie Wilcutt was awarded
the prize for successfully identifying the
largest number of pictures, 20. During
the evening songs we're rendered by Miss
Lena Eels and Walter Stearns, and d. f.
Tasker gave with excellent effect two
Dutch character sketches The club is
planning for several literary meetings, at
one of which paper illustrating the troll
ley car system will be given by F. r.
Vaughan, the electrician.
Henry o. Clark, II, who died at Win
chendon, Mass, Saturday, was a native of
Chesterfield. He drove the stage between
Brattleboro and Walpole 1887 to 1S49. He
was appointed station agent at Walpole
when the Cheshire railroad was opened,
and served there until 1856. He was then
transferred to Winchendon, where he re-
manned until poor health compelled him to
resign, after 80 years continuous service
for the railroad company. He leaves a
daughter, Mrs. F. X. Parker, and one son,
Henry w. Clark; also, a brother, Hon.
Wilder p. Clark of Winchendon, and two
sisters, Mrs. S. NJ. Leonard of Parkhili
and Mrs. Oscar Sargent of Winchendon.
Lucia Gale Barber will give her interest
ing program of monologues, rectals and
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the Murray club next Tuesday evening at
Grange hall. Mrs. Nellie Brazer, the
pianist, and Walter Stearns, tenor, will
furnish the musical parts in some of the
scenes. Tickets will go on sale at the news
room Saturday. Mrs. Barber has given
recltals with great acceptance az Spring
field, Mass, this week, and tomorrow even
ing will be. at Mt. Holyoke seminary. She
Is under engagement to teach physical cul-
ture in the public schools of Detroit during
the winter.
After the death of President Dowey of
the Vermont National bank no memo
randum of the combination TO unlock one
of the compartments in one of the steel
safes inside the bank vault could be found.
This compartment contained the papers
and securities belonging to the Balestier
estate and to reach them it was necessary
to remove the door. Herring & Co., of
New York, the makers of the safe, were
notified and two expert workmen were
sent to do the work, both of whom have
been with the concern for long terms of
years. They arrived Saturday and began
work when the bank closed in the after
noon. They worked the greater part of
the night and then began again, finishing
at o'clock Sunday afternoon. The door
was composed of five steel plates which
were removed with remarkable skill and
precision. A new compartment door will
be built replacing the one taken off.
One of the most delightful entertain
ments that has graced the new auditorium
was the lecture, Wednesday evening, by
Rev. DR.. d. j. Stafford of Washington,
ID. c., under the auspices of the Catholic
order of Forresters. DIR. Stafford was in
troduced to the audience in a felicitous
manner by Rev. Father Cunningham
His subject was Shakspere's immortal
play, Hamlet" upon which he spoke for
an hour, interpreting the character of
Hamlet in its most recent acceptance by
dramatic critics. DR.. Stafford possesses a
commanding stage presence and a rich,
full and sonorous voice which, with his
wonderful power of oratory and dramatic
Interpretation, gives depth and breadth to
every word he utters. His delneation of
the ghost scene in "Hamlet" held the
audience in an almost breathless stiffness
which contributed a weirdness to the
scene which is indescribable. The large
audience which listened is indebted to DR..
Stafford and to the order of Forresters for
an evening of unusual delight.
The ladies of the Unitarian society gave
their second supper of the season at Wells
hall Tuesday evening. 1t was good sup
per and part of the tables were filled a
second time Later in the evening a meet
ing of the Alliance study class was held
and Rev. Mr.. Leavitt read a paper on
Evolution" touching briefly, but in an
entertaining and Illuminating way, upon
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