Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-05

/ 5 tons of butter during the month of Feb
ruary, an amount equal to that of the pre-
ceeding month, although in three less days
/ 1t is expected that one of the greatest of
| farce comedy successes with old Brattle-
| boro favorites at the head and large com.
/ pany will be seen at the auditorium early
in April.
The Vermont Wheel club committee on
the observance of members night met last
evening and arranged a program which
! Will include banquet to be served in the
| lower hall, to be followed by an entertain
ment in the upper hall which will include
! some specially interesting features. The
date will be March 2j.
Rev. II. d. Maxwell will return to Brat
| tleboro today or tomorrow accompanied
| by his wife, and will occupy his pulpit in
the Universalist church Sunday morning
Next Tuesday evening the Murray club
Will give reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Max
well in the church parlors, which all
| friends OF the pastor and of the church are
invited to attend.
NJ A. Coolidge of Fitchburg, Mass, who
was the contractor for building the Brattle-
boro street railroad, signed a contract with
| the Notwithstanding Street Railway
company last Friday morning for building
the first section of its road, which will run
| for distance of about four miles north of
the Boston Il Maine railroad station. Mr..
| Coolidge will begin work the first thing in
the spring, aud will have the road running
by June l.
According to paragraph in the Bellows
Falls Times this week the glib-tongued
| "good-looking' young man, who worked
the granite ware swindle on Brattleboro
| housewives month ago, was in Bellows
Falls at about the same time. His tactics
were the same there as here. He made
his canvass the first of the week. taking
orders which were to be filled by express
the following Saturday, and was particu-
lar to have his money in advance And
that was the last seen of him or his wares.
Lewis O. Boyle was severely injured
| Tuesday while at work on W. G.. Doolittle's
lumber job in North Hinsdale. Boyle be-
gan work there Monday. Tuesday morn
ing he began driving one of the teams
drawing logs down the mountain, 1t is a
rough, dangerous place, and on the first
sharp pitch near the top Boyle was either
thrown from the load, or became frighten-
ed and jumped off, striking with great
force, and in such way as to dislocate
his shoulder, besides shaking him up and
bruisng him. The shoulder was set and
Boyle is now able to be on the street.
The adjourned meeting of the Farmers
" Mechanics exchange was held in Grange
hall Saturday afternoon to hear the report
of the committee appointed at the meeting
two weeks previous to formulate plans for
reorganization. The meeting was soon
over, the only important business trans
acted being the adoption of resolution
to appraise the building and TO divide the
stock, separating the store business from
the building association. This. it is claim
ed, will leave the store on the same basis
as before the building was erected The
committee was rpappointed to make the
division and to arrange the details for a
new issue OF stock.
An alarm OF fire from box - at the on.
CINE house startled the village people at
about $50 O'Clock Tuesday evening. II
was false alarm, however, and the recall
was sounded as soon as that fact was
learned. The private wire between the
Carpenter Organ factory and the engine
house sagged under its weight of snow I'M
til it touched an electric light wire. which
caused the bell in the engine house TO
ring. Chief Engineer Turner was present
and, supposing that there was a fire at the
factory, rang in the alarm. Locking to-
ward the factory Mr.. Turner saw the glow
made by the contact of the two wires,
which explained the cause of the alarm.
The Alliance study class had very en-
yoyable meeting at the Brooks House on
Monday evening. Mrs. O. d. Esterbrook
gave the paper. She began with defni
ton of wit and humor with many amusing
Illustrations of her subject, showing that
wit has most to do with pure intellect.
while humor, being often closely allied to
pathos, more frequently touches the heart,
leaving the listener divided between smiles |
and tears. She then proceeded to i've a |
telcitous sketch of our best known and |
best loved humorist, DR.. Oliver Wendell |
Homes, and the evening was closed by the |
reading of selections from his poems bv va
rlous members of the class. Amongst the
best of these was "HOw the old horse won |
the bet by Mrs. c. II. Davenport, and
1.-The Last Leaf by Mrs. S. f. Lawton.
The business of the special village meet
ing, held last Friday evening, was transact
ed in short order. After the call to order.
and the reading of the warrant, John Gal
vim, for the board of baiiffs, stated that a
deficiency of upward of $1,000 for the cur
rent fiscal year was in sight, and explained
he several items which have exceeded the
and the unexpected bills and ex-
penditures which have caused this defc-
ency When Mr.. Calvin was through
Col. Hooker said that it was evident that
here was deficiency of about $1,000 which
he village had got TO meet, and he moved
hat the bailiffs be authorized to borrow
he sum of $1,000 to meet this deficiency.
The motion was seconded and when put to
'ote was carried by reclamation, there be-
ng one solitary NO vote in opposition.
The meeting then adjourned, the proceed
ngs having occupied less than - minutes.
ABOUT 100 voters were in the hall
Electricity.
The Murray club held one of the most
interesting meetings in its history Tuesday
vening in the vestry of the Uniyersalist
hurch, the chief feature being a paper on
Electricity" by F. r. Vaughan. About
. persons were present The secretary's !
eport of the last meeting was read and ac-
epted, and Kate O'Connor gave musical :
election. Mr.. Vaughan then explained
he workings of the electric motor and a
ew other electrical appliances with which
re come in daily contact, such as the cleo q
tic bell, telegraph, fire alarm, ETC., using
everal pieces of apparatus by way of Mus d
alton. The first part of the paper was '
evoted to short explanation of the term
electric showing its origin, and gave a i
lstory OF electricity down to the wear 1885,.
hen the hrst commercial application of il I
as made. The electro magnet was then !
escrlOed, the explanation being illustrated
magnet capable of lifting foug-pound
eight. The next description was that Of