Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31

Pullen d Crosby are cutting ice on
Fletcher's pond. They have built an ice
house near the pond.
Maurice Guiheen fell on the ice near
the Brattleboro House Sunday and frac-
tured one leg near the ankle.
The pumping station is run one-half
time to keep the water in the Chestnut
Hill reservoir at the desired level.
The death of Elge, 1G, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. d. Sweet. formerly of Brattleboro,
is recorded by,eur Wilmington correspond
ent.
James C. Coleman has one consolation
during his disability. The day before he
was injured he took out an accident policy
which now brings him $50 a week.
o. H. Ellis now controls both of the So
called breweries on the New Hampshire
side of the river, having bought the EAST
Eagle establishment of Fred G. Gale.
The leap year dance to the Wheel club
will be given at Grange hall the evening of
Feb. y. Any lady has the privilege of at
tending, hut she must escort some member
of the club
Invitations for the annual promenade
concert and ball of the Greenfield Light
Infantry have been received this week by
local military men. The ball will be held
in the Greenfield opera house Feb. I.
Edward Tyler, who formerly worked on
the Alfred F. Waite farm, and was upon
Main street last week, died at the Lucius
Adams place in Marlboro of pneumonia
last Friday. He leaves wife and two
children.
Those who search for the 45th star on
the flag that will float over the town house
tomorrow will be disappointed. The new
flag ordered by the post-office department
has not arrived and a flag had to be Dor
rowed for the opening day.
BY invitation of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z.
| Glidden the members of the Episcopal So
| ciety will hold social at their house in
Putney next Thursday evening. Those
who attend will meet at the Brooks House
ready for the drive at Z. NJ.
E. f. Blood's two carloads of horses
40 in number arrived Monday in good
condition. There are some remarkably
fine animals in the lot, and they have at
tracted much attention from out of town
mel. Twenty of the horses have already
been sold.
The services at the Unversalist church
last Sunday were in recognition of the
Young Peoples Christian union. The
members of that body occupied the front
seats. The church was decorated with the
union colors, blue and white, and with cut
flowers and potted plants.
The girls of the 90 and '9S classes of
the Brattleboro High school entertained
the boys at a leap year party FRIDAY even
ing at Grand Army hall. The time was
spent socially with games and other diver
ainnE Rafrae hnnapfe oet
evening the young men reciprocated by
giving a sleighride to Mortified
One of the electric cars was taken off
the track three hours Saturday night for
repairs, the wires becoming ''short cir
cuited. Extra cars were run for the leap
year dance Tuesday night, also for the
meeting of the Daughters of the Revolu-
ton Wednesday night The snow has
made no trouble for the cars thus far. E.
E. Stockwell has been engaged to level
| down the snow from the sides of the track
after each storm.
Rosenstein Brothers of New York, the
corn Gamers, have written that they do
not wish to locate in Brattleboro unless
factory is built and equipped for them, in
accordance with their original proposition.
They state that If the necessary capital is
subscribed so that bull ling will be erect
ed in the spring, they will make good their
proposition, otherwise they think best to
defer the matter to another season, when
they may be in better position to accept
different terms.
The Soyereigns of Industry held their
annual meeting Tuesday evening in Grange
hall. These officers were elected: Presi-
dent, L. NJ. Howe; vice president, D. w.
Tenney; secretary f. d. Weld: treasurer,
F. d. Bagg; steward, A. j. Williams: as
sistant steward, G. T. Wheeler: inside
guard, Julius Whitney; outside guard, L.
E. Neaw; executive committee, l.. NJ.
Howe, A. l. Williams and L. Z. Yeaw.
Six candidates were initiated-one man
and five women.
Carl Hopkins, clerk of the town school
district has filed his report with the town
clerk, showing that there were Is births
and "a deaths in that district during 1895.
OF the children born II were males
and six females; ii of the persons
who died were males and 20 were fe-
males. The figures for the births in the
village district were Sc males and so fe-
males, and Oh deaths so females and 80
males. This makes the record for the
whole town 124 births and 1876 deaths.
The total number of females born was SO
males 6S, while 66 males and 20 females
died.
The January number of the School Dial
is out 1t contains much interesting read
ing in addition to the matter relating to
the North street school. At the recent
business meeting of the Hedgerow Debat
ing society these officers were elected:
President, Fred Pember; vice president.
Grace Donelson; secretary, Esther Knight:
treasurer, Frank Barber; editor-in-chief
OF the Dial, Helen Emerson. William
Roleau is now the business manager of the
Dial. Elizabeth Chatfield has Charge of
the editorials, Bessie Hopkins of general
literature, Helen Emerson of Hedgerow
Debating society notes, Annie Leonard of
alumni notes, and Stella Stickney of school
notes.
Private T. writes that he is convinced.
from correspondence which he has had
with veterans in Montpelier, that Otis V.
Estis, alias Chandler W. Smith, and a va
rlety of other names-who victimized
Grand Army men hereabouts in 1894, who
was arrested in Greenfield, Mass, and who
spent last winter in Newfane jail, but es-
capped justice at the March term of court
because no one appeared against him
has now taken Montpelier as his field of
harvest" This time he appears as Hiram
Pierce, land after being helped by COM
rades there was Short and unable to get
down to Brattleboro, and drew on Brooks
post for $3.50, with Sedgwick post for Sc
curity. He is a customer TO he lool-
ed out for, with his feet 10 in height, lS5
in Oh