Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-01-29

The Brattleboro News company's bust |
ness has been moved temporarily to the |
Main street store of Austin Miller.
The annual meeting of the Sovereigns of
Industry, which was to have been held last
night, was adjourned for one week.
The mill of Dana S. Prouty at East
Dover, which took fire last Friday, was in
sured with Sherman & JENNIE.
The Foresters will hold a dance in Red
Mems hall from 8 to II o'clock next We'd
ne,day evening. Good music will be fur
nished.
The woman's Relief corps, Ladies' Aid
society and Sons of Veterans will hold
supper and sociable in Grand Army hall
from to 8 o'clock next Friday.
The first meeting of the creditors of
John E. Townshend of West Dummers-
ton, insolvent, will be held at the probate
office at 10 oclock tomorrow.
The choral union rehearsals next week
will be in the Congregational chapel Mon
day evening and Wednesday evening in
Festival hall. Every singer must be pres
ent.
The late Miss Lucretia Waite was the
| sole owner of the wilkins block. Mary
wilkins, the novelist, was formerly joint
owner with Miss Waite, but sold her in
terest to Miss Waite two or three years ago.
A. w. Childs & Co. have settled with
Fred II. and Alice NJ. Morse for the dam
age to millinery goods by the smoke from
the Market block fire for sol. The loss
was adjusted by L. S. Hayes of Bellows
Falls.
The first ladies' night at the Vermont
Wheel club rooms will be given Tuesday
| mil no
musical program between and 9, and the
remainder of the evening will be spent with
dancing, cards, billiards and pool.
The Brattleboro amateurs presented the
play, "Uncle JOSH" at Citizens hall, West
Chesterfield, Friday evening. Fred ellison
played the title role. The play was received
with enthusiasm by crowded house. The
receipts of the fair and festival Melted the
ladies society about $75.
The lecture by Rev. j. Edward Farrow
at the Baptist church next Monday even
ing is entirely new. The stereopticon
views will include savage life and customs,
the cliff dwellings, furniture and homes,
magnificent cathedrals and many of the
worlds masterpieces of art
W. c. Camp has recently bought the in
.terest of the Chicago concern known as
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son of the late |. n. Camp, for many years
head of the concern. 1t will be recalled
that the Estey Organ company disposed of
its interest in the business several weeks
ago.
A bill for the incorporation of the Hins-
dale and Brattleboro Railroad, Light and
Power company was introduced in the New
Hampshire legislature this week. The
lot to- 81
project and Representatives Jeffords and
Holton and Senator Liscom will work
hard for the passing of the bill
The latest games in the Wheel club
tourney: Blliards-D. p, Dewitt 10, w.
H. Perry So; A. E. Wood TO- f. K. Perry Of,
Wood winning or the handicap; w. II.
Childs 12O, c. F. Bingham Al. Pool-W.
H. Chids so, G. r. Crosby A; S. W.
knight so, w. S. Pratt 81. In chess Cud-
worth has beaten Pettee and Pettee has
beaten De Witt.
Louis Leonard, only son of Mrs. William
Leonard, died Monday at the home of his
mother in Boston, from pneumonia. The
body was brought here Wednesday by Mrs.
Leonard and her only daughter, Allie, and
the burial was in the Prospect Hill GENE
terry, Rev. c. O. Day officiating in the ser
vices at the grave. Young Leonard was
born in Brattleboro % years ago, and lived
here until the removal of his mother to
Boston several years ago.
Gilmore & Leonard's "Hogan's Alley"
farce comedy in three acts and $50
laughs, will be the next attraction at the
auditorium on Monday night, Feb. l..
"Hogan's Alley" was constructed espec-
tally for the fun-loving public, its p OF be-
ing only to please, and serving to introduce
Edwards and COneley, known the world
over as "Ireland's thunderbolts." These
comedians have surrounded themselves
with a score of clever performers, there be-
ing not a dull moment during the play.
Fun reigns supreme from the rising to the
fall of the curtain.
The vice president of the American
Steam Fire Engine company, which is one
of the largest concerns of its kind in eX-
istence, was in town last week and made a
contract with the Estey Organ company
for rebuilding its steamer. The steamer
was sent away on Tuesday and another
has been sent to take is place. The viii
lage engines were inspected and were re-
ported to be in a remarkably good cond-
ton for the time they have been in service
the result of good care. The opinion
was expressed that steamer No. ought to
be tested, as its boiler has been in use 20
years, which is more than the average du-
ration of fire engine. The test will prob
ably be made after the next village meet
ing.
Brattleboro business men have begun
correspondence this week with two manu-.
featuring concerns, with a view to getting
them to locate here. One concern is in
Brooklyn, n. Y, and employees 100 hands
making rubber stamps and dies. The COM
pany has a rating of 5000 to $30,000
needs some additional capital to develop
the business, and wishes TO move to small
city. The other concern manuf 4ctures
shoes in Massachusetts city, employs 400
hands, and has recently received a Sl2j,
600 order. This company has decided to
leave the city where it is now located be-
cause of the strike among the union men
that it employs. The men are paid about
$3.50 per day, but they wish to b. given
piece work
The second annual meeting of theVermont
Botanical club will be held at the Williams
science building, University of Vermont,
! in Burlington, Feb. and 6. There will be
several papers of interest TO Brattleboro
people. One by Miss Anna NJ. Grout of
the West village will be on Some ferns
that grow in Bratteboro." Miss NJ. Belle
Smith, supervisor in the public schools,
! will treat of "Our edible mushrooms" NJ
| A. Howe, formerly submaster of the Brat
tleboro High school and now of Columbia
university, will speak on "BotaniZing in
California" A. j. Grout, who, like Mr..
Howe, is a native of Newfane, and is now
| at Columbia uniVersity will omen the