Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23

Robert Gordon Hardie is one of the six
newly-elected members of the society of
American Artists in New York. John La
Fargo is the president of the society, Ken
yon Cox the vice president, and John X.
Barst the secretary.
This week has brought the best sap
weather of the season to the sugar places
in the hill towns. Mondays sudden cold
snap, followed by a westerly wind and
bright sunshine on Tuesday, brought a
flow of sap such as is rarely equaled. We'd
nesday was also good "sap day."
The board of trade met Friday afternoon
to act upon propositions from the bicycle
and shoe factories. 1t was decided that
the bicycle factory asked too much money
and probably nothing further will be done
about it. Nothing definite was arrived at
in regard to the shoe factory and cores
pondence between it and the board is still
in progress.
special train consisting of the "St.
Lawrence" engine and Mansfield" car
brought President +. G. Smith and other
railroad officials to Brattleboro Wednesday
forenoon. The party went to Mortified,
Mass, and in the afternoon they took a
special narrow gauge train to West Dunn
construction of new iron bridge there the
coming summer
Much surprise has been felt among soce-
ty people in Elizabeth, n. j., over the fact
that F. b. Williamson of Union avenue,
son of the late Chancellor Williamson, APP
peared to be breaking up house and about
to go away. 1t became known Friday that
he had lost heavily in speculation in Wall
street. 1t is said that practically his whole
fortune was wiped out by the turn of a
single line of stock. The fortune was in
herted from his father.
The cases of the state against Harry
Dudley and Adonis Bovey having been mol
pressed at the last session of the county
court, certificate to that effect has been
sent to the industrial school at Vergennes,
and the boys have been released. They
will probably arrive home today. They
were sent to Vergennes in August for the
theft of S3I from Geo. Wilson of Richard
sons market, to be kept there until they
had paid sufficient penalty for the crime
If displaying the "standing room only"
sign at Hoyts theatre, New York, every
night for $50 nights, and at the Grand
opera house, Chicago, every night for u
weeks, and at the Park theatre, Boston,
for IA weeks, counts for anything, Hoyts
latest funny composition entitled "a Black
Sheep" is roaring success. The piece
has broken all IIoytian records everywhere
it has been presented. Its presentation at
the Auditorium next Wednesday night is
eagerly looked forward to by lovers of this
clever playwrights handiwork.
Alpha NJ, daughter of A. r. Faneuf of
20 Washington street, and Freeman Whit
ney, son of Lucius Whitney of Esteyvlle,
were married Tuesday evening at the
brides home. The ceremony was per
formed at $ O'Clock by Rev l.. D. Tenn
pie. Only the members of the two families
were present. The brides dress was white
and blue organdie, with white ribbon and
white lace. Mr.. and Mrs Whitney left for a
weeks stay in Boston. after which they
will live with Mr.. Whitney's parents in
Esteyville. Mr. Whitney is employed by
the Brattleboro Jelly company.
A horse belonging to Leavitt King of
West Bratteboro ran away Wednesday
forenoon. Mr.. King was driving between
meat wagon and a lumber wagon in front
of Mrs. +. W. Stoddard's when the horse
SHE'D, the wheel of the express wagon to
which it was attached striking against the
itihbNI "dEOhs ut lllllS were DTOKbn
and Mr.. King was pulled over the dash
board, breaking off that part of the wagon
The horse ran down High street to Main
street where it turned and went north as
far as DR.. Hamilton's. 1t was stopped by
Dr. Hamilton's assistant. The harness
was badly broken, and only small por-
ton of it was on the horse when the latter
was caught.
The cold snap which blew in so sudden
ly Monday afternoon, causing a drop in
temperature of 40 degrees over night,
broke the record for freezing temperature
in April in recent years. The lowest TEN
perature reported in New England was at
Mortified, this state-12 degrees below
zero. In Boston it fell to n above and
New York to % above. The day was a
record breaker for New York city in two
respects. 1t was the coolest April 20 on
record and was the first day on record
when New York has had freezing temper
allure after the 10th of the month. In
central and southern New York the ground
was whitened with snow and ice formed an
inch thick. The minimum temperature at
recorded by w. H. Childs was
1S7.
The attention of families and house
holders is called to the advertisement of
the Brattleboro Gaslight company, and to
It's special offer of 81 per 1000 feet for gas
used for cooking or heating purposes This
offer is made to increase, if possible, the
annual output of gas, and thereby enable
The company to reduce the price of gas for
lighting also. We are informed by the
company it is their fixed intention to do |
his as soon as possible. IT is well for the |
public to know that the total output of our |
gas company is and has been less than |
}, 100000 cubic feet per annum, while in |
many cities, where the price of gas is re- |
luced, the output exceeds this amount |
ZACH day. The company is also dis |
ributing to their patrons an attractive |
md interesting little leahet relative to cook
ng and heating by gas.
The FOresters' Minstrel show.
The Catholic order of Foresters appear
d in new realm at the Auditorium Mon
ay evening, but they readily adapted
themselves to it and gave an entertainment
which was as enthusiastically received as
ny amateur performance which has recent
Y been given in town. There were about
. performers arranged in semi-circles dur
lg the overture, with members of Lett
inger's orchestra in the rear Il. A. Aus
N was interlocutor, and the end men were
ohm Calvin and j. f Calvin, tambour-
les, and George Danyew and j. G. Sulli-
an, bones. The audience filled the Audi
1rium. Many new and cleverly conceived
'kes were Sprung" nearly all of which
ere of local application and were inter
oersed with songs by j. E. Calvin, Joe
lartin, Z. Guiheen, John Calvin and T.