Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09

Cnapel.
In accordance with the governors proc
lamation divine services were held in st.
Michaers church at IL o'clock today. Serv-
ices will also be held this evening at 1880.
Moses Chamberlain, 81, died at the
home of G.. d. Whitman on the West River
road Wednesday, The funeral will be held
today. Mr.. Chamberlain was a relative of
Mr. Whitman.
Paul Dresser, the well known song
writer, author of "The letter that never
came," and many other popular melodies,
is with the 1.-TWO Johns" company which
plays at the auditorium tomorrow night.
Charles Miller, clerk at the American
House, has leased the Kendrick House at
Putney, now being conducted by James
McNulty formerly of Brattleboro, and
will take possession in few days
Several complaints have been entered
with the seectmen by persons whose car
riage wheels have gotten into cracks be-
tween the plank on the Hnsdale bridge.
In consequence the selectmen will replank
the bridge next week, laying the plank
"herring- bone" fashion.
About Is couples attended the compli-
mentary ball at the armory last evening.
| The ball was given by the Estey Guard to
| the honorary members and friends of the
Guard who contributed toward paying the
expenses of the Guard on their recent trip
to Washington. Letsinger's orchestra
furnished music. Card tables were set in
the galleries and they were filled. Refresh
ments were served.
The president of the Valley Fair has
made formal request of the secretary of
war fer an order to be issued to Troop F,
! Third United States Cavalry, Capt. Dodd,
stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, to proceed
to Brattleboro for drill and parade We'd
uesday and Thursday, Sept 20 and 80.
! This is the famous crack troop, account
ed the finest in the country, If not in the
world, which created a furore by its APP
pearauce in Madison Square garden, New
York, last January, on the occasion of the
fair held for the benefit of the hospital
fund of the National Guard. No answer
| has been received from the war department.
but should the reply be favorable the pres
ence of this troop next fall will be the
greatest card which the Valley Fair has
ever offered as public attraction.
After the election of Mrs. L. D. Temple
president of the Woman's club at the an
nual meeting last week it was found that
there would not be sufficient time that
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out the rest of the program, and the cleo
tion was therefore adjourned to Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. G. f. r.
Jenne. The officers then elected were !:
| Vice presidents, Mrs. II. X. Whitaker,
Mrs. Nora Kenney; secretary, Miss Jessie
| Gregg; assistant secretary, Miss Minnie
4. Horton; treasurer, Mrs. John Dewitt I;
directors for one year, Mrs. S. +. II. Bee
man, Mrs. w. p. Jones; directors for two
years Miss Susan Clark, Miss Minnie d.
Brasor. The directors will have charge of
the free kindergarten and will manage the
affairs of the club.
Rev. A. II. Webb of Montpelier, who
was pastor of the Methodist church here
during the term preceding that of Rev. A.
j. Hough, will be removed from Mont
peler, where he has been pastor of Trinity
church for the past four years, at the end
of the present conference year which closes
a week from next Sunday. The relations
between Mr.. Webb and his people have
| been most cordial and he goes elsewhere
at his own request. Rev. Mr.. Hough has
been invited by the Montpelier society to
succeed Mr.. Webb and he has signifed his
willingness to do so, should the conference
so decide. The matter will be laid before
the state conference, which meets at Barre
this month, and it will be decided at that
meeting Rev. Mr.. Hough was pastor of
the Montpelier church for four years before
coming to Brattleboro, and. while his re-
turn to that city would be very gratifying
| to the church there, his removal from Brat
tleboro would bring sorrow to the congre-
CATION here and to many others who have
enjoyed his friendship and cordiality dur
ing his four years stay.
A shocking accident happened in New
Salem, Mass, on Thursday of last week in
which Estela, wife of Levi Newton and
sisterin-law of William S. Newton, was
fatally burned. Mr.. and Mrs. Newton
were returning from visit to North Dana
and were passing through a strip of wood
land when they discovered fire a short
distance ahead. Mr.. Newton alighted
from the carriage and put out the fire and
then started on. A little further on an
other fire was discovered and Mr.. Newton
left the carriage again to put out the blaze
Mrs. Newton offered to assist her husband,
but was told to remain in the carriage
She got out, however, unobserved, and
passed her husband to a third fire little
beyond and began fighting it. Shortly
afterward Mr.. Newton heard a scream and
| looking ahead, saw his wife enveloped in
| flames. He fastened to her assistance,
but before he could reach her her clothing
had been burned off and she was so badly
burned that she died after % hours of
agony. The funeral was held Sunday.
Mrs. Newton was Estella j. Babcock and
her home, before her marriage to Mr. New
ton in 1891, was in Oakham, Mass. Mr.
Newton formerly lived in Marlboro, going
to Massachusetts in 1861. For several
years he carried the mail between North
Dana and Barre, but of late years he has
! been farmer.
SI5,OOO.OOO for Sanitation.
In an interview with l.. p. Suffer of the
| tobacco-packing firm of Suffer Bros,
! printed in the columns of The Pbwnix last
| January, soon after Mr. Suffers return
| from visit to Havana, special reference
was made to the almost incredibly filthy
and unsanitary condition of that city. 1t
was stated that not only was no attempt
made to provide suitable sewerage and to
keep the streets clean, but that the dead
| bodies of animals big and little, cats, dogs
| and horses, literally lined the streets. The
| bottom of the harbOr was a mass of filth
which every passing vessel stirred up into
unspeakable odOrs. The facts thus stated
are of interest in connection with the
statement printed in the press dispatches
| this morning that the Spanish authorities
| have contracted with a Brooklyn, n. Y,
engineer for system of sanitary improve
ments in Havana, which will cost Sl5, 000,-
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