Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-10

to the drug store of Higgins & Hyde in
Rutland. Later he went to the medical
college at Hanover, where he is employed
in drug store to assist him in college ex-
penses. He was in Bellows Falls last fall
and took part in base ball game, playing
| with the Bellows Falls boys. 1t is not
known here how strong the proof is against
him, but his friends hope he is not guilty
in this matter.
A narrow escape from a serious fire oc-
CURED in the basement of the hardware
store of L. G. & G.. +. Howard last Friday,
caused by an explosion of bottle Of gaso-
lene, the burning contents being scattered
over the floor and goods, starting a large
blaze instantly. The alarm was given in
the store above, and with much presence
of mind G. +. Howard rushed down with
a chemical eXtinguisher and subdued the
flames with little damage Had it not
been for the eXtinguisher being available
so quickly, the store and stock would have
been ruined before the fire department
could have reached there No public
alarm was given. The gasolene was being
used by the workmen of the electric light
company who were rewriting the building.
1t was in connection with a small solder
| ing furnace, which the man had Just
lighted and the flames jumped some feet to
the bottle, caused probably by escaping
gases.
There will probably be changes in the
proprietors of both the Rockingham and
Commercial hotels within few days. Mr..
Moseley of the Rockingham advertised his
business last week. and three or four have
been here to look it over; one person is now
discussing it very favorably, in fact, may
take 1t any day Mr.. Knowlton of the
Commercial has been in correspondence
with various parties for some weeks, and
he supposed he had made trade for it with
Z. l.. Forbes, former hotel man of Athol,
Mass, who was to come and take it early
this week, but has as yet failed to get here.
Both Mr. Moseley and Mr.. Knowton feel
they are forced to get out by the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law. In this CON
nection it is a matter of interest to our peo-
| pie to know the size of fee charged these
men by the attorney who appeared for
them at their recent hearing before Justice
| Williams The fine was 500 in each case
and the fee charged by the attorney was
the same amount.
NJ. B. Goodkind of New York came here
few weeks ago for the purpose of getting
up chart showing the pictures of repre-
sentative business men of this village, and
possibly getting out a souvenir edition of
paper, similar to what he had done in Brat
tleboro, Claremont and elsewhere. His
scheme was one of advertising, the men
paying So each for the plate, and having a
certain number of charts of the whole He
secured the requisite number and the chart
was issued, but he did not meet encourage
ment enough to warrant the souvenir edi-
tion of the paper. Lawyer Robb seems
considerably dissatisfied, claiming he never
gave him his picture, or paid anything,
feeling it to have been used unauthorized.
Goodkind lost money on his venture and
left town Monday. The statement is made
that he left owing bills, but from what we
learn we think it due to misunderstanding
as to amounts. The young man created a
favorable impression with most of those
with whom he came in contact.