Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16

a new concrete walk has been laid on |
the east side of Spring street.
New radiators have been placed on the
third floor of Crosby block this week.
Tyler Camp, Sons of Veterans, will be
Inspected today by W. o. Baldwin of Bur
lington.
The street railroad switch near c. E.
Aliens has been moved three feet nearer
the sidewalk this week.
The Young Mems Social club held a
dance in Red Mems hall Wednesday night.
The attendance was good.
The young people of the Congregational
society will hold a social in the chapel and
parlors next Thursday evening.
Ed. Wilson has completed the framework
for a new house on Forest street and hopes
to have 1t enclosed before winter.
Hollis Streeter has bought a farm in the
middle town of Chesterfield and will move
on to it about the first of November.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Scott was taken suddenly i'll with
bronchitis at her grandmother's Wednes-
day night.
The Fortnightly club held a preliminary
meeting at the Congregational parsonage
Tuesday evening when plans for the win
ter's meetings were discussed.
VIM. S. Pyle of New York, whose
elegant coach and four was mentioned in
The Phoenix last week, is the manufact-
urer of the celebrated Pyle's pearline.
The young people of the Baptist society
gave up the corn-husking which they were
to hold at j. w. Thurber's Wednesday
night or account of the death of ex-Gov.
Fuller.
The late ex-Gov. Fuller carried life in
surance amounting to between 49,, 900 and
$4,000. 1t was divided among several of
the leading companies, none Of the poll
cies being for large amounts.
The High school class of 96 will be Civ
en- a supper and entertained at the Brooks
House tonight by Fred Adams and How
ard G. Rice. The supper is given as a
farewell to Hayes Morey, who leaves for
Texas next Tuesday.
About 80 members of the circle of Kings
Daughters met with Mrs. z. L. Parker on
Cedar street Monday evening to talk over
plans for the winters work. Refreshments
were served, games played, and a general
good time enjoyed.
D. P. Cobb received severe blow in the
right eye while at work in Fenton Bros
blacksmith shop Tuesday. His hammer
flew up and hit his glasses, breaking them
and inficting a severe wound from which
blood flowed profusely.
Fourteen members of the Vermont
Wheel club joined in the club run to South
Deerfield Sunday. Dinner was served at
the Bloody Brook House, the party re-
turning on the late train. The journey
was made without an accident
Quotations received by Z. Crosby &. Co.
show that during the past five weeks there
has been an advance of Is cents in the
price of wheat, five cents in the price of
corn and four cents in the price of oats.
Mill feed has advanced 81 per ton.
The New Hampshire Fire Insurance
company of Manchester has settled its por-
ton of the disputed claim of Patrick Fem-
ing for damage to his stock of stoves by
the fire in MILESTONE block The claim
was paid by the local agents. II. f. Taylor
& Son.
H. E. Taylor & Son have just taken the
agency of the Cambridge Mutual Fire IRa.
surance company of Cambridge, ~
one of the oldest and strongest Liass,;
companies in MassachusettS mutual W1
Hyde, GuilfOrd bGy ~, prkden n"o of the he,
A valuable bicycle attachment has been
invented by G. w. Parker of cambridge,
n. Y, formerly in the photograph bust
ness with A. D. Wyatt. BY applying a
brake when the machine is going down
hill power is stored up for use in going up
hill. Mr.. Parker is in town this week in
the interest of the invention.
The first annual meeting of the Oakdale
book club was held Monday evening at the
home of the president, Mrs. w. P. Jones.
Mrs. Jones was reelected president and
Miss NJ. E. Horton secretary and treasurer
Following the election of officers was a sale
of books, after which matters of interest
to the club were discussed and plans made
for the coming year.
The Estey Guard held a meeting last
night at which plans for the winters work
were discussed. 1t was decided to begin
the weekly drills next week and to hold a
ball on the evening of Thanksgiving day.
A basket ball team will be formed among
the members and it is hoped that it will
have an opportunity to play the Company
H. team of Montpelier soon.
One of the prettiest things in wang"
the comic opera which comes to the audi
| forum on the Goth inst, is the chorus of
little children which made the great hit of
the piece in New York. The company is
now on its fifth annual tour. The part of
Wang, the regent of Siam, will be taken
by Albert Hart, who has achieved great
success in this role the last two seasons.
The Young Peoples Christian union of
the Universalist church has decided to de-
vote some of its evening meetings during
the winter to listening to the exposition of
the different faiths by members from each
of the different churches in town. Last
Sunday evening Miss Helen Fletcher of
the Congregational church read very ably
constructed paper on Congregationslsm
A bad joint on the narrow gauge rail-
road caused car on the south bound mix
ed train to leave the track Friday after
noon. Three cars of lumber were dragged
| from the rails and overturned. The acct
dent happened about a mile above the
''salmon hole" between Newfane and
| Townshend and delayed the north bound
passenger train so that it did not reach
Londonderry until O'Clock Saturday
morning.
The members of Protective grange gave
"nightcap'' social in Grange hall We'd
nesday evening. 1t was a novelty in the
social line and was attended by large
number. Each lady wore cap and fur
nished another which was sold to a gen.
tleman. The caps were numbered to
guide the purchaser in selecting his part
ner After the selections had been made
a grand march led the way to the banquet
hall where refreshments were served, after
which the company returned to Grange
hall and INDUCED in dancing and card
playing.