Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-20

term will begin Wednesday, Dec. 8.
After 25 years of faithful service in one
family the bay mare owned by Mrs. Fanny
c. Rice has gone the way of all good horses.
Thirty Red Men went to Hinsdale Tues
day evening, when the staff of QuOnekta-
cat tribe conferred the chiefs degree upon
members of the Hlnsdae tribe.
A meeting Of the Womans club will be
held this afternoon with Mrs. l.. ID. Tenn
pie There will be papers on Eugene Field,
and his works will be read and sung.
Landlord Chamberlain announces an
other dance at the Vernon House next
Tuesday evening, Nov. "a. Music will be
furnished by Leitsinger's orchestra.
w. NJ. Lewis, at the Sholes farm in
| DummerstOn, announces the sale Of 80
cows, seighs, harness, etc, by auction
| Wednesday, Nov. %, beginning at 10 A. NJ.
| Joseph E. Fowler of Springfield, Mass,
and Miss Minnie Z. Wells Of Vernon we're
married by Rev. l.. d. Temple at the Bap-
list parsonage Thursday evening, Nov. u.
There has been no essential change in
| the condition of Col. George S. Dowley
| during the past week He is confined TO
| his house and a trained nurse is in attend
| ance.
Prof. J. A Huffman of the North Park
college, Chicago, will give his song concert
in the Centre church tonight under the
auspices of the Swedish Evangelical Mis-
sion church.
A young daughter of Thomas Long on
! Elliot street is i'll with diphtheria and
pneumonia. A child of Fred K. Hough-
ton on Elliot street has diphtheria in a
| mild form. The other cases are reported
we'll.
Several Brattleboro people had money in
the Sullivan County Institute Of Savings
at Claremont, which closed a year ago and
now appears TO be in a deplorable condi-
ton, according to an article in another
column.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
society for the prevention of cruelty TO an
finals will be held at the north room Of the
Brooks Free Library next Tuesday even
ing at : 80. All persons interested are in
vted to be present.
George A. King of Washington, D. c.,
prominent lawyer of that city, spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Brattleboro Mr..
King is the leading counsel of the letter
carriers of the country and has been active
and successful IN protecting their interests
under the eight-hour law.
The ladies of the Marlboro Congrega-
tional society have issued invitations to
their Brattleboro friends to attend their
annual fair and supper which will be held
at the church vestry this evening, supper
being served from 80 TO 8 o'clock.
Col. Il. E. Taylor is regarded as the
leading candidate for the United States dis
trict mars Aalship. He would make an ex-
celent man for the place, and his candi-
dacy will have strong support, not only in
southern Vermont, but throughout the
state.
The Vermont National Guard are in
terested in a project for a trip TO Washing
ton TO attend the Inauguration Of President
Mckinley. An act which has passed the
Legislature permits the troops TO be called
out for their annual muster after March /,
and many of the men would prefer TO have
the Washington trip take the place of the
annual encampment.
Denne O'Neill, the captain and first
baseman of the Brattleboro ball team for
two years, was nominated for alderman at
large in Democratic caucus at Holyoke
Tuesday night O'Neill planned to go TO
Cuba last summer to accept a commission
in the insurgent army, but was induced to
remain in Holyoke, where he is still prac-
ticing law.
In accordance with the proclamation of
the governor union Thanksgiving service
will be held in the town hall next Thurs
day forenoon, beginning at l0:45. The
address will be by the Rev. Bradford
Leavitt. Services will be conducted by
Rev. A. j. Hough, and participated in by
the local clergymen. The public are cor
daily invited TO attend.
Lizzie, the young daughter of Charles
Cattanach, was quite badly cut over one
eye in tricycle. accident Monday after
noon. She rode down the hill past Hack
ley d Moran's at a rapid rate and, when
near Fleming's, lost control of the machine
and ran of the sidewalk, falling about two
feet. She was taken to the Hotel Brattle-
boro where her wounds were dressed.
Perley II. Downer, veteran railroad
man, died recently in San Francisco. He
was conductor on the Rutland railroad be-
fore the war, and his run was PROBABLY
from Burlington TO Brattleboro. He en-
listed from Burlington in the 18th regi-
ment, Vermont Volunteers, as a private,
and was mustered out as a sergeant, serv-
ing in companies and A. He was for
many years a railway postal clerk between
San Francisco and Ogden, Utah, but of
late years had been error clerk in the SUI
perintendents Office at San Francisco.
DR.. Lawton, the superintendent of the
Brattleboro Retreat, was subpenaed last
Friday by the legislative committee to APP
pear and give evidence in the matter of the
Waterbury asylum investigation. He went
to Montpelier by the night train and his
evidence was given on Saturday. A sum
mary of it will be found in the report of
the investigation. DIR. Lawton had pre-
viously refused the request of the commit
tee 10 appear voluntarily, feeling, for ap-
parent reasons, that it was to certain ex-
tent embarrassing for him TO De called on
for expert evidence in this case.
The purpose of the special town meet
ing, which the selectmen have called to be
held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, is
10 take action with regard to the issue of
town bonds under the enabling act Just
passed by the legislature. The act author
ICES the town to issue bonds 10 an amount
not exceeding $685. There is an in
debtedness of $35, 900 on account of the
town house Improvements, together with
$4,000 of other bonded Indebtedness to
take care of, making a total of SOL, 900. 1t
is proposed to issue four per cent long
time bonds with the interest payable semi
annually. There is no doubt but that
such bonds can be floated at a premium
which will yield ut least $1,000, leaving the
total amount of bonds necessary TO issue
at $4,000. The meeting is important,
and 1t is desirable that there be full at
tendance so that the subject may be fully
understood and acted, upon with care and
intelligence.