Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-05

since Monday in the selectmen's room.
The check list has been placed in the
vestibule Of the town hall 30 days before
the annual March meeting, according 70
law.
The festival of the publication was ob.
served in St. Michaers Episcopal church
on Tuesday with a celebration of the holy
communion
DR.. J. S. Dutton killed four of a herd of
ten cows owned by A. A. Langley of Put
ney Monday. The animals were affected
with tuberculosis.
Local Democrats have engaged Editor
Jackson of the Montpelier Argus and
Patriot TO give a free lecture on "POlitics"
in Grange hall Wednesday evening.
E. Wales, who is conducting successful
dancing schools in Brattleboro, Greenfield
and Holyoke, has recently taken charge Of
a school Of 70 married people in the latter
city.
The first ladies' night Of the season will
be held at the Vermont Wheel club rooms
next Tuesday evening. There will be
short musical program from to 9, followed
by dancing, cards, etc.
One of the electric cars colided Tuesday
with load of ice which was being drawn
to Dwight Gnodenough's on Western Ave
nue.. The rear part of the sled was smash
ed, and the ice spilled.
Engineer George Vassar sprained an
ankle badly Tuesday evening by getting
his heel caught between the pilot of the
engine and rail while on a turn-table at
Palmer. The injjry will lay him off for
several days.
The adjourned meeting of the business
men of Brattleboro for the purpose of
forming a board of trade and hearing the
report of the committee appointed to in
vestigate the coffin industry will be held
at Festival hall Thursday evening of next
week.
A meeting of the creditors Ct G. G.
johnson Of Townshend was held in Towns
bend Monday, Joseph Madden of Keene
appearing for Mr.. johnson and Geo. b.
Hit of Brattleboro for the creditors. The
terms of settlement agreed upon were 50
cents on the dollar.
An important attraction is booked for
the auditorium the night of the 10Th, when
Denman Thompson's Sunshine of Para
disc Alley company will appear. Twelve
temptations" will hold the boards March
II, 1.-THE old homestead" April %, and
Eight bells" May.
Spofford grange will give dramatic en-
tertainment and sugar supper at Citizens
hall, West Chesterfield, Thursday evening,
Feb. Is. The three-act comedy, 1.-THE
granger" and the farce "The musical
darkey," will be presented, after which
the ladies will furnish supper.
The Vermont Wheel club elected three
new resident members-E. b. Barrows,
Robert G. Bacon and George b. Htt-and
one nonresident member-Fred Robertson
of Putney-at the regular meeting Tues
day night. The annual sale of periodicals
took place after the meeting, G. II. Crosby
acting as auctioneeT.
Rev. c. o. Day has decided to follow his
plan of last year and take one-half of his
vacation in the winter. He left yesterday
and will be gone two weeks, visiting Andov-
er, Boston, Catskll and Germantown-on.
the Hudson. Rev. HenryM. Tyler of Smith
college will preach next Sunday, and Prof.
A. X. Merriam of Hartford Theological
seminary on Feb. II.
F. NJ. Waite, who has the contract for
W. G. Doolittle's lumber job in Hinsdale,
has built new blacksmith's shop at the
camp. One thousand feet of lumber an
hour are being sawn at the mill. Mr..
Doolittle has not sold any Of the lumber
and does not expect to do so until it is sea
soned. He has bought of A. Dutton a
valuable oak and chestnut timber lot ad-
joining the one on which he is now at
work. The pay roll at the camp is nearly
$50 day.
Mrs Chas. II. Masury, vice president
general of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, and Miss Floretta Vining, re-
gent of John Adams chapter, will person
ally conduct tours to Washington on the |
occasion of the continental Congress.
Daughters of the American Revolution" |
Feb. 22-27. The routes include an all rail |
route via Springfield and one by steamer |
on the Fall River line. 1t is probable |
that members of the Bratteboro chapter |
will attend. The itineraries may be OBJ |
tanned of the secretary, Miss Della NJ.
Sherman. Arrangements have been made |
so that any who wish may remain to wit |
ness the Inauguration of President Nc |
Kinley.
NJ. r. Robbns's milk sleigh with horse
attached stood in the rear of Freeman |
SCOTS grocery store yesterday morning |
when an engine pulled by on the railroad. |
The horse became frightened and ran out |
High street as far as the Brooks House |
arch, down between Crosby and Market |
blocks TO Elliot street, up Main street TO
the Brooks House and then went over the
entire route second time. The body and |
rear sled were left overturned against the
fence enclosing the grass plot in the rear
of Crosby block on the first time around. |
but it was so late in the forenoon that the
milk cans were nearly empty. After COM
pleting the circuit the second time the
horse, with front sled attached, disappeared
up Main street, headed for home.
The conservation meeting of the Chris
Ian Endeavor society of the Congrega-
.ional church Wednesday evening was
made an occasion for the reorganization of
he society. About 35 applications for
active membership were presented and
about that number signed the constitution.
As many more will probably do so within
| few weeks. Several resolutions for i'm
proving the society were adopted. The
ociety observed "Christian Endeavor''
lay with rally Sunday evening, when
he following subjects we're talked upon:
Look up" by Miss Helen Fletcher;
Read up" by Miss Eva Gowing; BRUSH
lp," by c. H. Thompson; "Write up"
" Miss L. G. Park; "Pay up" by Mrs.
:. E. Holden; Lift up" by Mr., Day;
Summed up" by Miss Lucie Bracket.
In interesting letter from Mrs. Chaplin,
Missionary in China, was read by Mrs. C.
Thompson.
Senator Liscom of Hinsdale will present
bill to the New Hampshire legislature
within few days for the incorporation of
he "The Connecticut River Water Power
ompany." The corporators, 26 in num-