Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-18

lows rails,
Leitsinger's full orchestra will furnish
music both fair days at the auditorium for
Hoyt's "a trip to Chinatown"
Thomas Martin has moved his cobbling
shop from his house to T. A. Murphys
new shoe store on Elliot street.
Mr.. Lane of Springfield, Mass, is to
start dancing school in Red Mems hall,
The opening will take place next Monday
evening.
The brick veneering is being removed
from the rear of Ryther block, in order to
give opportunity to raise up the building
to make repairs on the foundation.
S. b. Emerson has received four con-
signments of Concord grapes from his vine
yard in Euclid Ohio. They are of a large
size and choice quality.
f. Wales announces that he will teach
all the ball room dances this term. He
desires all who are to join his dances to
be present at the first lessons next Friday
and Saturday.
The large posters for the Valley Fair
have been issued this week from The Pho
nix job office. They are handsomer than
ever and in keeping with the standard
which the fair itself will reach this year,
The High school pupils are arranging
for reception to Principal Whitaker at
the High school rooms next Wednesday
evening. Invitations will be issued to the
business and professional men, parents of
pupils and others.
A telegram was received yesterday an
nouncing the sudden death in Attleboro,
Mass, of the youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. X, Durrell, formerly of Bratteboro
The cause was diphtheria, and the burial
was held in the afternoon without a fu-
neral. Another child, aged five, is i'll with
the same disease.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Mis-
sion circle of the Universalist society was
held yesterday afternoon, officers being
chosen as follows: President, Mrs. +. IL.
Harris vice president, Mis-. II. NJ. Wood;
secretary, Mrs. j. L. Newman treasurer,
Mrs. c. +. Reed. These officers will ap-
point an executive committee.
An interesting game of ball was played
on the Adams farm near Milkman Bar
ber's Saturday, between the West River
and West Brattleboro teams. The game
was called at the end of the fifth inning on
| account of the rain, the score standing s TO
in favor of West River Matthew Nc
Weigh and Bert Ware were the battery for
| the victors.
A. Z. knight had narrow escape from
| electrocution few nights ago. An cleo
trio light was "sputtering" and he grasped
the rope by which it is lowered so as to
shake the carbons together. His fingers
| touched small wire and he received a very
| painful shock which knocked him sense
less for a short time. When he recovered
he was several feet from the rope, and his
| fingers were severely burned.
Messrs. Stratton q Foster announce that
the last dance of the season at Silverdale
will occur tonight. There will be dane
ing from to , o'clock. At 1890 roast
coon, squirrel pot pie, baked bluefish, roast
turkey, etc, will be served. They report
a very successful season and are planning
to build additional quarters for their guests
next season. Their present quarters will
be kept open until November.
"Side Tracked" which will be brought
out at the auditorium next Thursday even.
| ing by the A. q. Scammon company, has
been a popular attraction in the West for
some time, and it made big hit at its re-
cent presentation in Boston. The Boston
Journal says that the company is strong
one in every particular. The principal
whose efforts a mysterious crime is re-
vealed. The specaltes consist of up-to-
date songs, duets, trios, choruses aud
| dances.
A singular accident befell Stewart Pratt's
best driving mare Tuesday morning, neces-
stating the killing of the animal. The
mare was turned into box stall Monday
night as usual. In the morning it was
discovered that she could stand upon only
three feet, and DR.. j. l.. Rathbone was
called to ascertain the trouble. He dis
covered that the third bone above the right
hind foot was fractured. AS the mare
| could be of no further use she was chloro-
| formed and the foot was amputated, re-
vealing a comminuted fracture of the bone
into seven pieces. There was no evidence
of external violence and it is probable that
the fracture was caused by the animal S
turning upon the foot in getting up. Mr.,
Pratt valued the mare at $500. She was
an inbred Hambletonian, and will be re-
membered by many as the winner of the
blue ribbon in the gentlemen's driving
class at the Valley Fair last year.
| w. f. Richardson & Co.'s lower meat
market was burglarized Tuesday night,
between So and $40 in cash being taken
| from the money drawer. The market was
entered by tearing wire screen off a rear
window. The window was left halfway
| down, as usual, and the thief climbed
| through the opening into the lard room.
1t is supposed that he had lamp TO guide
him, as bits of broken chimney were found
OH the floor. From the lard room the
thief went to the money drawer, which
was beneath broad shelf on the south
side of the front room and, being unable
to find the combination, forced the drawer
| from its fastenings. Pennies left in the
drawer are supposed to indicate that the
| lamp was not taken into the front room
for fear operations would be seen through
the window in the front door. After Sc
| curing the money the thief uibolted the
rear door, and went down the steps to-
ward the railroad. G. W. Thomas closed
the market at $40 o'clock at night. Mr..
| Tarbox, one of the proprietors of the res
taurant, has room directly over the mar
ket and heard no noise up to II o'clock
when he went to bed.
The stockholders of the Brattleboro Jel-
| ly company held an informal meeting at
their office on Flat street Tuesday and eff
fected a Reorganization. The concern is
now a stock company with a capital OF
| $4,000. The old name is retained. Eight
new members were admitted. They are
o. o. Ware of Wilmington, W. w. Daven-
port of Leyden, Mass, A. A. and W. N.
Dunklee of Vernon, George S. Dowley, c.
H. Davenport, Mrs. j. d. Roadway and
Henry Akley of Brattleboro. The other
members, George f. Crowell, @. B. Crow
ell, W. S. Williams, A. L. Blair, w. G.
Whitman and z. d. Whitman, remain in
the new organization. Articles of associa-
ton and bylaws were adopted and these
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