Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-25

work already, Prof. Crawford proving him
self an excellent instructor, popular with
his scholars and with the people. The
outlook for profitableand satisfactory work
in all the departments never was better.
A meeting of the ladies' auxiliary of the
Y. NJ. G. A. was held Monday evening at
their rooms for the purpose of appointing
delegates to attend the interstate conven-
ton at Manchester, N. H., which is in
session this week. The list of those APP
pointed were Mrs. Alfred Whitney, MIS-.
Wallace White, Mrs. f. G.. Day, Miss
Gertrude Hayes and Miss Ruth Cove.
General Secretary Freer is in attendance
upon the convention, as is also G. w. Os-
good, who had charge of one of the meet
ings yesterday.
A large amount of fun was had on Nor
gan's field yesterday afternoon, caused by
the match game of base ball between the
fat men and the lean men Of our business
citizens. DIR. Campbell and W. G. Belknap
were the umpires representing their re-
spective sides. An improvsed drum corps
accompanied the mines from the square
through some of the principal streets to the
field, attracting much attention by their
funny make-ups The game was long
one, lasting till it was quite dark, and re-
suited in victory for the leans by very
large score on both sides.
A bicycle was stolen from Towns hotel
basement last week Friday, and was traced
as being shipped by train to Ludlow and
ridden from there to Rutland, where the
thief and stolen property was secured Sun
day morning and returned here Monday.
Chief of police Thompson is entitled to
much credit for the prompt apprehension
of the thief He had hearing before JUS
tice Williams Tuesday and was bound oveI
to county court in the sum of 5000. He
was fellow who had been here selling
campaign buttons, claimed to hail from
Fitchburg and gave the name of Ernest
Whitworth
An alarm of fire at 6: 53 last evening was
caused by blaze in the stock room, over
No. engine room, of the Fall Mountain
Paper company. 1t started among the
large bales of paper stock clippings which
We're stored there. 1t was entirely extin-
guished by the opening of three automatic
sprinklers before the arrival of the fire de-
partment. Had 1t not been for these
sprnklers it would soon have proved a
stubborn fire to fight, as the stock was of
broken paper and would have been hot.
Practically no damage was done, only three
or four bales being burned over the out
side. A large amount of stock was wet,
but this can all be used up at once without
serious injury. The cause of the fire is an
entire mystery; probably carelessness of
| some workman with matches.
No class of plays which come to Bellows
Falls are patronized as surely, and give so
general satisfaction to the theatre goers of
this and surrounding towns as those of
Charles Hoyt. His "a trip to China
town" is booked for Monday night, and
the tickets went on sale this morning.
This play has been here twice before and
has drawn full houses. Large orders for
| tickets have been received from all the
surrounding towns, particularly Charles
town, Claremont, Springfield and Chester
Mr.. Hoyt was here himself two weeks ago
when his "a Texas Steer was played,
adding materially to the interest, although
he persistently refused to appear before the
audience in response to the repeated calls
Manager c. f. Capron always scores a sue
cess with his plays. For the coming sea-
son both he and Brosnahan d Blakeley
have booked number of high grade com
panies, the most of them being of the
best upon the road.