Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-03-13


L. d. Larneid's barn in Marlboro was .
burned last Friday with part OF the con
tents There was an insurance of 5000 Oh
the building and 500 on the contents
in the Vermont Mutual through Sherman
q Jenne.
The electric road ran an extra car Tues
day night after the Odd Fellows dance.
Extra runs were also made for Especial
Delivery" and the party at the Brooks
Wednesday evening.
Hastings ~ Lamson, who have recently
bought and taken possession of the Elliot
street fish market, will continue the bust
ness on the same basis as heretofore, and
will run the carts in this and the ad-
joining towns.
Manager John Stevens of the Vermont
Live Stock company writes that he has
Just bought 100 head of cattle in northern
Texas and shipped them to the company's
South Dakota ranch About 100 more
will be bought for a second shipment.
The last public entertainment of the
Hedgerow Debating society for the winter
term will be given at North Street hall,
Monday evening, March IL. A debate on
the character of Julius Caesar will be
followed by the amusing play "Phyche,
NJ. D."
Bradley Newell treated about 400 people
at Athol, Mass, last week and received
from them about 500. His mail at Athol
consisted os several hundred letters a day
and kilograms were sent to him from all
parts of the country. Newell is at Bellows
Falls this week.
Bailey ~ Miner have sold the house
which II. 5. Fisher built recently in West
Brattleboro to stephen A. Roberts, the
well-known Canal street blacksmith. The
same agents have also sold the Nathan II.
Mann place in Esteyville to Mrs. G. NJ.
Colt of West Dummerston. Possession Of
both places will be given April /.
Decisions were given by the supreme
court in these Windham county cases:
Scott Dunklee against {. NJ. Goodenough,
appellant, from Windham county, where
plaintiff obtained a judgment for S9I 40
Judgment affirmed. Lafayette c. Powers
against New England Fire Insurance com
gany, from Windham county. Judgment
| for plaintiff reversed and cause remanded.
1t is understood that W. W. Davenport
of Leyden has reached an understanding
with his brother, Stephen 7. Davenport of
! West Brattleboro, who took the appeal to
the supreme court from the degree of Judge
Conant allowing the will of the late Oliver
| Davenport. Nothing is definitely known
as to the terms. The share which w. w.
| Davenport will receive is said to be 5000,
600.
The resignation of Rev. Gerald Stanley
| Lee as pastor of the Park street COngrega-
tional church in West Springfield, Mass,
was read last Sunday by Rev. DR.. p. s.
Moxom, who occupied the pulpit there.
| - De-
formerly pastor of the Centre Congrega-
tional church, has been in West Springfield
two years. He expresses an intention to
devote his life to literature.
Thomas Pender died recently in the Ma
tiona Soldiers Home at Hampton, Va.
He was born in Brattleboro, IS years ago,
a son of DR.. Robert and Lydia Fender,
He served in the 23d Massachusetts, in.
fantry and also in the navy. After the
war he went as mate in vessels engaged
in the fruit trade. He was a member OF
A. W. Bartlett, Grand Army post OF
Amesbury, Mass.
The Musical Courier publishes program
which was performed in an appropriate
and scholarly manner at Miss Mary II
Burnham's music school, l06 East 74th
street, New York city. Among the per.
| IOTDtTS WAS MISS hOlDIOOhs It AOul ltl
says: "These pupil recitas are becoming a
very attractive feature in the curriculum
Mr.. Engel, graduate of the Leipsic Con.
servatoire and pupil of Mons. Emile Sauret
added much to the mornings pleasure
playing with mastery touch and artistic
feeling"
The Home Magazine, of which Mrs
John A. Logan is editor, contains an in
teresting article on "Women in decorative
art" the two persons referred to being
Grace Lincoln Temple and Elizabeth B
Sheldon, who have an establishment o.
their own at the Cairo, in Washington, ant
are very successful. Specimens of theil
work are illustrated, there are portraits O
both women and an interview with Mis-.
Temple. The same paper also contains al
article by the latter on Book decoration
Miss Temple is well known in BrattleborC
through her visits here at the home of he
cousin, l. o. P. Smith.
One of the heaviest snow storms of tn,
season began Wednesday and continued
until Thursday forenoon, the total fal
being nine to twelve inches. This storm
came almost on the eighth anniversary o
the memorable blizzard. The wind blew
a raging gale of 60 miles off the New Eng
land coast, and the weather bureau raised
the hurricane signal at Boston for tn
second time in its history. Traffic local.,
was disturbed but little. The electric car
were able TO make their trips regularly
with the exception of short time Wednes
day evening, when the snow pillow took 81
much power that all the other cars coulc
not be moved.
There is a certain class of plays, the at
mosphere of which is so pure, the hume
so innocent yet irresistible that time ha
no power to destroy their popularity. Ii
this class is Denman Thompson's "OlC
Homestead which will be seen at the au
ditOrium March 81. The old features ar
retained, but there are new effects in eec
trical manipulation of lights and thunde
storm, upon which Mr.. Thompson holds
patent. The company will be one of tn
strongest ever seen in Brattleboro, with al
especially pleasing musical portion, includ
ing double quartet. Out of town peopl
should send in orders early if they wisl
seats reserved for them.
Miss Belle Emerson has bought the mil
linery and fancy goods business of Mrs
W. E. Phillips in Ryther block, and tool
possession of the store Monday. Mis-
Emerson and Mrs. Phillips went yesterda
TO New York to make purchases for tn
spring trade. Mrs. Phillips has been il
business on Main street for is years, re
ceiving the confidence and good will of tn
public, and has had the millinery bushes
well established. Miss Emerson is one of tn
most successful dressmakers in town, an