Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
caused by the resignation of George W

caused by the resignation of George w.
Lewis.
John Fisher of Harrisville has taken
position as overseer in the spinning depart
ment of the Halle & Frost company's mill.
Rev. w. f. Renshaw will exchange pull
pits with Rev. w. G.. Poor of the First
Congregational church at Keene Sunday
morning.
The bi-monthly at the Congregational
church will be held next Friday evening.
The meeting will be for members of the
church only.
Miss A. NJ. Barrows, postmaster, was re-
appointed by President Cleveland and con-
tirmed by the Senate. The news reached
here Saturday evening.
There was a sugar supper at the home
of Tyrrell Crowninshield on Wednesday
night. The proceeds of which are for his
son, Jason, in Jamaica, VT, who is i'll.
George Leach, who is in his SSth year,
drove from Westmoreland last week and
spent few days with his son, NJ. S. Leach,
Miss Cornelia Leach accompanied her
father.
John Coriss has had on exhibition at f.
II. Fuller's store an egg laid by one OF his
| Plymouth Rock hens which measured s IA
by 1-2 inches and weighs four ounces.
He claims that such large eggs are the re-
suit of his secret way of feeding.
Saturday evening few friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Duggan surprised them at
their home on Chesterfield street. The
women were dressed in old costumes of %
years ago. One of the company had a
handkerchief 40 years old With music,
card playing, jokes, stories and refresh
ments an enjoyable evening was spent.
NJ. S. Leach recently shipped a heavy
truck wagon to Springfield, Mass, and one
to Keene, two-se seated family wagon to
Brattleboro, and a grocery wagon to Mon
tague, Mass. All these were made at his
shop. Business is quite brisk there. He
is now building light Concord buggy for a
man in Montague and baggage express
wagon for people in Keene.
G. f. Robertson and Robert Blanchard
went to Boston Saturday morning, where
Blanchard began his duties with the
Eclipse bicycle at the cycle show, which
began Saturday evening and continues for
week. He has to mount his Eclipse
wheel frequently, to show that it will hold
405 pounds, between the hours of O'Clock
in the afternoon and 10 o'clock in the even
ing. His picture was in the Sunday Jour
nal OF Feb. p mounted on his wheel.
In the town library there are about 5000
books, besides the 40 reference books.
The number of books taken out curing
last year was IL, 7S5, the largest number in
one day being go. There have been added
$50 books during the year. The library
has been great help TO the pupils in the
different schools in town, and with DR.. w.
S. Leonard and G.. S. Wilder as library
committee, SISTED by w. Jackson Leon
ard and Principal Patterson, the best books
have been selected, making our library
equal to any other public library in the
state in proportion to the size of the town.
The correspondent of the Concord Mont
tor writes as follows of two of Hnsdale's
young ladies who were at Concord last
week: "Senator Lscom is entertaining
his daughters, two of the bonniest and
brightest of the many young ladies whose
| presence at the capital has made the pres
ent session an unusually attractive one in
that direction. The Misses Liscom were
also present at the inaugural ball in Con-
cord on Feb, 10. Miss Flora was daintily
attired in white crepe, trimmed with white
chiffon and Duchesse lace, while Miss
Mary was picture in yellow crepe skirt
white satin bodice, gold embroidered tulle
and yellow ribbons"
The bill to incorporate the Hinsdale and
Brattleboro Electric Railroad, Light and
Power company was dealt upon last Wed
nesday Representative Jeffords explained
the purpose of the proposed road to the
committee. Senator Liscom spoke upon
the necessity for the road and the good re-
suits that would follow its construction in
| the adjacent DartS of New HamDshira
Vermont and Massachusetts,. Gen. John
II. Albn of Concord, president of the Sui
livan county railroad, appeared in opposi
tiOn to the bill. Mr.. LiscOm and Mr.. AL
bin argued on the question considerably.
Mr.. Albin said that the citizens of Hins-
dale were a unit in desiring its construc
ton. 1t is not expected that the charter
will be granted.
The eighth annual contest in oratory
given by the junior class of the High
school, was held at the town hall Wednes-
day evening The contestants all did fine
ly although they have all been suffering
with throat difficulty. Miss Eva Nellie
Stratton, who gave three scenes in Shaks
pere's flaming of the shIew," received
first mention and Miss Grace Archibald
Whitaker, who gaze "Child's dream OF
a STAR from Dickens, received second
mention. Each contestant received 8
handsome gold class pin. The High schoo
glee club sang five of their old pieces will
one new one, George Washington" Lett
singers orchestra of Brattleboro furnished
excellent music. The judges we're Prirci
pal Whitaker of the BrattlebOrO Higl
school, Miss Eva Gowing and Miss Mar!
Pray, both of Brattleboro. The proceed
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