Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24


rebuilt.
The directors of the Fitchburg railroad
passed through here Wednesday on a |
special from Bellows Falls.
The Philharmonic orchestra will furnish
music for a social dance at w. X. Wares
Lakeside House tomorrow evening.
j. O. Frost of Vernon announces dance
at Central Park pavilion tonight. The
Brattleboro orchestra will furnish music.
About dozen of the Farmers d Me
chanies' Exchange boys tried their skill
angling at the lily pond in Vernon last
night.
Entomologists will find an interesting
subject for study in the tumble bugs which
have been received from Iowa by W. r.
Geddis.
L. F. Clark of West Brattleboro. stu
dent at Amherst college, will lead the
o'clock meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
Sunday,
Rudyard Kiping will build an additional
farm barn on his premises. Mr.. Reed of
Slab Hollow, Dummerston, will furnish
the material.
Austin Miller has placed pop corn and
peanut rooster in front of his store. The
device is attracting much attention as it is
a large "double deck" machine.
f. NJ. Angler has bought of l. B. Taft
the blacksmith shop on Flat street now &C.
cuped by Arthur O'Leary. Mr.. Angler is
undecided whether he will occupy the,
shop. Il
DR.. c. S. Clark of West Brattleboro in
tends to erect a two-story store and tene-
ment building with fifty-foot front on the
site of the block which was burned in the
recent fire.
A recent London despatch saws: ere
ports have been received here that Rudyard
Kipling has decided to leave America and
make England his home. 1t is announced
that he is building house in a retired
part of Sussex"
The body of Lawrence Castle, G5, of
Portland, Me-, vas brought to Brattleboro
for burial last Saturday by his brother.
Rev. Mr.. Collins ofiiciated at The inter
ment. Mr.. Castles mother died in Brat
tleboro Ia 1881 and was buried here
The laying of water pipes from Western
aquei duct to Crosby block was completed
Tuesday, and Just as the new pipe was
ready for use the old .one gave out. An
investigation showed that the pipe had
been eaten through by certain acids in the
ground during the % years which it had
been down.
The pulpit at St. Michaelis Episcopal
church will he occupied as follows during
the absence of the rector, W. II. Collins:
Next Sunday by Rev. George j. Suther-
land of Mortified, this state; August 2 by
Rev. Floyd Appleton of New York city;
August by Rev. II. f. Cone of Bridge
port, Conn.
The Londonderry Sitter says: Gland
| iord Gleason of the Jamaica House, ia
maica, had his pockets picked at Brattle-
boro circus day. Mr.. Gleason had got
aboard the cars for the return trip when
several men came in and in the jam, that
they purposely assisted, the robbery was
committed The amount taken was about
$50"
Dr. Z. A. Smith of Brandon will leave
Lake Pleasant for Queen City Park, Bur
lington, with a special car July 20 at $3.50,
connecting with the train from Springfield
at Brattleboro. The fare for the round
trip will be s.. 70, tickets good going that
day and returning on any train within two
weeks. Passengers will be taken on at
any station.
The annual meeting of the Toilet Paper
| Supply company was held in Portland, Me-,
recently, and after officers were elected an
adjournment was taken until August u.
| No business has been transacted for some
time and there is hardly sufficient assets to
pay the outstanding Indebtedness. The
company will undoubtedly be dissolved at
| the next meeting.
The Josie Gibson dime museum COM
pany and variety show of Hinsdale gave
entertainments at Riverside park Tuesday
afternoon and Wednesday. The company
includes Robbie Blanchard, the fat boy,
who is Is years old and weighs 400 pounds,
and J. Z. Mann, the comedian. The COM
pany is under the management of W. F.
Sanders and is travelling through Vermont
and other states.
John Nelson Gamewell, the inventor Of
the Gamewell fire alarm system which is in
use in Brattleboro, died Sunday morning
of heart disease at his home in Hacken-
sack, n. j., in his 74th year. Mr.. Game
well first conceived the idea of the fire
alarm system in Washington, and after
perfecting the system introduced it in St.
Louis and subsequently in many of the
principal cities of the country.
The Fresh Air committee, who set out to
secure places for 80 children who are to be
sent here by the New York Tribune fresh
air fund, have been successful in their
|
all. The children will leave New York on
Norwich boat Monday night and upon
their arrival here Tuesday morning will be
taken to the chapel of the Congregational
church, where they will be distributed. 1t
is hoped that some member of each family
who has agreed to take children will be
present at the distribution.
j. B. Robinson met with an accident
on Organ street Tuesday night which
nearly cost him his life. He was at work
with gang of men digging ditch prepar-
atory to laying a water pipe from Crowelrs
main pipe to his house, and was standing
in portion which was seven or eight feet
deep when the sides caved in upon him
and buried him to his ears. The pres
sure upon him must have been great and
is estimated by the workmen who were
with him to have been at least two tons
1t was nearly impossible for him to breathe,
but he endured the agony until he could
be dug out by the workmen. Dr. Bruce
was summoned and found one shoulder TO
be dislocated and the patient in such a
| Frustrated condition that it was impossible
to tell whether there were internal iniu-
ries. Mr.. Robinson is 80 years old but is
| expected to recover unless an unusual
amount of Inflammation sets in
The Rainy Day club held a lawn party
on the grounds of II, B. Larkin at Centre
vile Tuesday afternoon. Card tables were
placed in the garden for those expert at
euchre and whist, while the remainder of
the party amused themselves at croquet.
| At q o. clock sumner was served on the lawn