Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-01

The installation of Rev. f. @, S. Os.
good as pastor of the Unitarian church
will taxi place next Wednesday evening,
Oct. 9, when the program announced in
The Phoenix last week will be carried out.
Z Wales will open his evening laucing
school cl ass for beginners Monday, Oct. is,
8 O'clock at Grange hall. The children's
classes will meet Saturday afternoon,
230, Oct. %. Mr.. Wales's circulars will
be out Saturday.
In connection with the University asso-
citation of Chicago a class in universal lit
erature, under the direction of the Rev.
Mr.. Collins, has been formed which will
hold tortnightly meetings, beginning on
Oct. II. Fourteen members have been en-
rolled, and it is expected that others will
also join the class.
A can of benzine caught fire in Rettings
furniture store Friday afternoon and for a
few minutes there was lively blaze in
consequence. One of the employees of the
store accidentally touched paint brush to
a hot stove and the brush and contents of
the can which he was carrying were imme-
diately in flames. The flames were quickly
put out with the aid of broom and a Sc
rious fire averted.
The Ever Faithful Circle of Kings
Daughters held their semi annual meet
ing for the election Of officers at the Con-
gregational vestry at . O'Clock Sunday af-
ternoon. The officers elected were: Lead
er, Miss Lucy Simonds; assistant leader,
Miss Florence Foster; recording secretary,
Miss Edith Greene; corresponding score
lary, Mis- Lulu Horton; treasurer, Miss
Lucy Pratt. 1t was voted that hereafter
the officers serve one year instead of the
customary six months.
S. II. Roberts of Brattleboro has bought
the j. b. Reynolds blacksmith shop at
Springfield, this state. The Springfield
Reporter says: "Mr Roberts has had %
years experience in horse shoeing and has
handled some of the fastest horses of the
day with great satisfaction to their owners.
He brings with him Thomas Kelley. who
is also an expert at the anvil in all kinds
of jobbng and with prices to suit the
times They ask for a share of the patron
age in Springfield and vicinity"
GIoceryman F. f. Young's horse with
delivery wagon attached was left unhitched
near Mr.. Youngs house at the corner of
Central and Washington streets a short
time Monday morning. The next scene
found the horse cavortng in Frank W.
Clark's garden, where he was caught.
Meanwhile he had lodged the pear trees
in A. X. Harris's front yard, but was un-
successful in his attempt toplot the wagon
over the same course. One of the front
wheels struck against tree and was
smashed. one thill was broken and the
cross-bar and whItiletree were pulled out.
The cause of the runaway is not known.
The New York Music Trades of last
week says: Music Trades was honored on
Wednesday by call from Edward Clark.
the veteran dealer Of Brattleboro. Vi. Mr..
Clark has been in the music business for
% years, and is one Of the most respected
Of the New England dealers. He was a
musician of repute before he began to sell
musical instruments. He handles the
Chickering, Mehln, Fischer, Emerson and
Lester pianos ami the Carpenter organs.
Mr.. Clark was schoolmate in Burlington
of the late |. y. Camp Of Chicago, and
remembers Mr.. Story, sr., when he had a
music store in Burlington from 81 to IS.
Henry g. Field returned to Bratteboro
Saturday after an absence of seven months,
during which he made a journey Of ZOO
miles, and visited many places of interest
He went from here by the southern route
to San Bernardno, Calf, where he spent
three months with his brother. He then
visited Los Angeles and San Francisco,
and started east via Ogden, Salt Lake
City and Denver. He remained three
months at Maquoketa, Iowa, with his sis.
ter, and on his way home ePA44tt- ONE time
in Chicago and at Chautsuqua lake, James
town, y. Y. The trip was not only one OF
great pleasure, but was beneficial to Mr.
Fields health, and he is now Ii pounds
heavier than when he left home.
The first serious break in the trolley
wire over the electric railroad occurred on
the west side of the Centreville hill about
o'clock Saturday afternoon, and so tight
ly was the wire drawn that the supporting
arms on four poles were broken OFF and
the wire from the point where the break
occurred to the house OF Car Hopkins on
the east side fell to the ground As the
wire broke it fell in front Of d car and was
run over and broken again. As all three
of the cars were between the break and
the power station it was necessary to pro.
vide team for carrying passengers from
the break TO West Brattleboro and return.
and the car which should have covered
that part of the line was run into the car
house. The running of the cars for the
rest OF the day was of course irregular,
but the work of repairing the break was al
once begun and by working all night the
break was mended so that the cars began
running as usual Sunday morning. Late
Sunday night, however, the wire again
gave out where il was mended and it was
neces sary to work until morning to put il
together.
Mrs. Katherine Foley died at her home
on Frost street Friday afternoon after an
illness of several weeks, the cause of hel
death being enlargement of the heart. She
was born in Wyclowe, Ireland, and came
to this country when a young girl. She
lived with her mother in Burlington until
| about A years ago when she came TO Brat
tleboro as cook in the Wesselhuft water.
cure. About five years later she married
Hugh Foley, then an employe OF the Yer
mont asylum, who died four years ago al
his Frost street home. Mrs. Foley had
seven children, five of whom survive her.
They are Mrs. Radikar of Kalamazoo,
Mich, Mrs. Fred Kimball of Wallace,
ldoho, Mrs. John Carney of Athol, Mass.
Miss Louise Foley of New York and Bar.
tholome| Foley of Brattleboro. She also
leaves one sister, Mrs T. j. Turner of this
village. Mrs. Foley was an industrious.
hard working woman who was very sym.
pathetic, although she was very quiet and
kept both her joys and sorrows to herself.
The funeral was held at 9 o'clock Sunday
morning in the Roman Catholic church
and the burial was in the Catholic Gene
terry.
Last Sunday was observed by the Con-
gregational Sunday school as its second an