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

Manager Fox has booked ashore acres"
for appearance in Brattleboro Oct. 20 and
in Bellows Falls Oct. %.
At the meeting of the Murray club next
Wednesday evening Dickens and his works
will be under consideration. Geo. A. Hines
will present the principal paper
Some interesting fire statistics will be
given next week, which will surprise the
people of Brattleboro and Vermont. and
show that the insurance rates here are ex.
cessively high.
Mrs. G. H. Smiths millinery rooms
have been renovated and enlarged this
week, preparatory to her opening for the
spring trade. Mrs. Smith goes to New
York next week.
II. H. Hall has exchanged his house on
Park street for Frank S. Dunklee's farm
in Dummerston, known as the Gibbs
farm. Possession will be given at once.
The sale was made through A. v Mays
agency.
The well-known German Brothers, of
minstrel fame. are to appear here Easter
Monday, April 6, in their great success,
"The Gilhooleys abroad" This is one of
the best farce-comedies travelling, the com
pany including Arthur Rigby, Jerome
Powers, Cora Strong, Leah Starr and a
number of others.
The late Miss Martha Barker was a Qua
ker and her funeral Saturday afternoon
was conducted in accordance with the Gus
toms of that sect. There was no officiat-
ing clergyman, but the friends of the de-
ceased gathered and sat in absolute qui-
etude for 20 minutes, the body then being
taken to the cemetery without further
service.
A press despatch sent out from Clare
mont, \. H., on Wednesday says; IAN
understanding has been reached whereby
Rev. A. j. Hough, member of the Yer
mont Methodist conference, will be trans
ferred to the New Hampshire conference
and located mex. year at Claremont" When
seen in regard to the above Mr.. Hough
said the matter was under consideration.
The Brattleboro Gaslight company has
contracted TO furnish power for the street
railroad company for two years from Au-
gust, 1896. A contract has also been made
with Crosby e. Co. for furnishing power
to run the machinery in Harmony block. A
new 25Oh power engine will be placed
in the electric light station, and also a
machine which will furnish power and in
candescent lighting at the same time. This
will give day service for lighting, and
power for any purpose desired will be sup
piled The changes at the station will be
made by May l.
George A. DinsmOre and Charles W.
Bartholmes of Philadelphia have rented
the Valley Machine shop, including the
building and tools, and will begin work
there about April l. The building will be
extensively repaired by its owners, the
Brattleboro Gaslight company, and the
young men will add such new machinery
as will properly equip the shop for their
line of work. Mr.. Dinsmore grew up in
Brattleboro and learned his trade in the
old shop under Mr.. Barrett. Both he and
Mr.. Bartholomes were afterward employed
inHartford, and for the last -four years have
been at the celebrated Cramp works in
Philadelphia. Both are practical and we'll
experienced machinists, and Mr. Barthol-
mes has gained the reputation of being
one of the most accomplished workmen in
the Cramp concern in the line of fine
work on which he has been employed. 1t
is the purpose of the young men to build
and repair machinery of all description,
and in addition to this to make a line of
fine machine tools such as are made by the
Brown d Sharpe and l.. H. Starrett Tool
companies, of some of which they own
the patents. They have received gener-
Gus encouragement from our business men,
they will bring enterprise, energy and ex-
perience to their work, and will have the
good wishes of the community for theiI
success.