Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-11

Eli Taft, whose leg was broken in a
runaway accident few weeks ago, was
taken to the town farm at West Brattle-
boro Tuesday afternoon.
The local churches began holding Sun
day evening services at Z o'clock, a half
hour earlier than usual, last Sunday. The
mid week meetings will hereafter be held at
1880 O'clock.
The stock of groceries in the Hopkinson
Il Son store on Elliot street was sold at
auction by Sheriff Starkey Saturday.
There were no large purchases and every
thing except the canned goods sold at a
fairly good price. The sale began in the
morning and was not finished until 8
o'clock at night,
F. S. Coolidge, who built the Brattle-
boro electric railroad, is at the head of
newly formed company with 100000 capt.
tai which will construct road from South
Gardner through Westminster to Fitch
burg, distance Of ten miles. There will
be branch line in Westminster to Wa
chusett lake.
Next Sunday will be the annual rally
day for the Baptist Sunday school. Effort
is being made to secure the attendance of
all Sunday school scholars at the morning
service. Special music is to be provided.
All former scholars are being urged to re-
turn to Sunday school and the entire
church membership will be urged to be at
the school on this date. If the weather is
fair, it will be great OCCASION
Hoyts greatest farce comedy success, ga
Texas Steer" which comes to the audito-
rum next Wednesday, Sept. 16, for sin
gle performance is a satire on the political
methods by which statesmen are made and
patronage distributed in this country.
Nothing keener and wittier has come from
Mr.. Hoyts prolific pen than "a Texas
steer" 1t is a simple story and abounds
with eccentric humor, clean witticism, and
| laughable incidents that never fail to re-
| ceive a hearty welcome from its audiences.
The Windsor Journal, in its account of
the Republican rally at that place last week,
says "Col. Marsh o. Perkins presided
over the meeting and introduced James
| Fisk Hooker of New York as the first speak
er. Mr.. Hooker, although a young man,
proved himself to be an eloquent and mag
netc speaker, and gave one of the most
finished and convincing arguments on the
close relationship in this country of pro-
tective tariff and honest money that has
ever been heard here. Hon. j. l.. Martin
Il Vi DTdlIltUOEO ulSotCbcu III Il very ShIlllu
and artistic manner the speech of United
| States District Attorney Senter at the Dem
ocratic rally two evenings before, made an
earnest appeal to the Democracy to vote
periodically for the honor and credit of the
nation, and closed with an eloquent review
of the achievements of the Republican par
ty. The thanks of the audience were heart
lily expressed to the speakers"
Il
red on Main street Monday afternoon. A
| top carriage and black horse belonging TO
| "Nat" Herrick stood in front of Whitney s
grocery store, with Mr.. Herrick in the car
riage. When the $3.50 car came down the
| horse seemed to pay little attention to it
until it had passed and had stopped on the
brow of the hill. Then the horse turned
suddenly, overturning the carriage. The
animal then ran across the street to o. j.
| Pratt's store where it collded with hitch.
ing post, and after circling about that a
| few times made break for the stairway
but was finally overpowered and unhitch-
| ed. Mr.. Herrick was eXtricated from be-
meath the ruins and found his left index
finger broken at the first joint and man.
| gled to such an extent that it had TO be
amputated by DR.. Ketchum. The body OF
the carriage was not badly damaged.
The marriage of Miss Annie f. Wise, a
niece of George +. Crowell, to William r.
Harrington of Maine, civil engineer in
the service of the Massachusetts, highway
commission, occurred at 2:30 O'Clock last
Friday afternoon at Lindenhurst, the resi-
dence of Mr.. Crowell, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. L. d. Temple, pastor OF
the Baptist church. The Episcopal service
with a ring was used. The wedding was
a very quiet and informal affair, the mos
intimate friends being ignorant of its oc
currence, and only the members of the i'm
mediate family were present. The bride:
gown was white silk. Mr.. and Mrs. Far
rington went south on the 4:3j train anC
after a short wedding tour will make theil
home in Springfield, Mass. Miss Wise ha:
made her home here with Mr.. and Mrs
Crowell since her childhood until abou
five years ago when she went TO Boston ant
took up the study of stenography. For the
past three years she has been employed il
Boston in the principal eastern office of tn,
Taft Lumber company of Michigan.
The audience at the auditorium Tuesday
evening was SMALL in spite of the fact that
James O'Neill has made in Monte CristC
one of the greatest successes on the Amer
lean stage. This was due in a large de
gree, undoubtedly, to the frequent presen
tation here of the play by inferior com
panies. In the contrast between the rol
licking lsailor and the stern, revengefu
count there is test of actorship to which
few are equal, but Mr.. O'Neil comes GU
of the ordeal with honors, and his artist,
presentation will long be remembered. TIL,
supporting actors with one or two excep
tions were very satisfactory, and the PLAY
was well staged. The absence of an or
chestra made the waits tedious. Criticism
is to be aimed more at the audience thar
to the actors. 1t can hardly be agreeable
for an actor of Mr.. O'Neilrs ability t
hear audible chickering's during the por
tions of the play where intense feeling il
depicted, and the shouts from the gallery
gods at the close of the performance wer,
not the expressions of approval that nigh
be expected.
The case of j. d. Stowe of Amhers
against Dodge, Thompson IL Co., for al
alleged breach of contract, and a counter
suit were heard in the office of KittredgC
Haskins Thursday, Friday and Saturday be
fore Judge l.. NJ, Reed of Bellows Falls al
referee. 1t appears that year ago las
April Dodge, Thompson & Co. hired Stove
to move his sawmill from Marlboro to Dunn
merston for the purpose of cutting off thu
lumber on the Knapp farm and two othel
Dummerston lots and converting it into
lumber and chair stock, the plaintiff anC
defendant entering into a contract to buy
two turning lathes which were to be owned
in common. Dodge, Thompson & Co
claimed that they were ready to fulfill theil
part of the contract and even sent a mar
to WinchendOn, Mass, to obtain prices OF