Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
PHENIX BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER u, 1897.


sale Of 35 draft horses at the Elliot street
stables, Wednesday, Nov. II, beginning at !
10 A. NJ. The horses may be seen at the
stable previous to the sale.
We are told that "every movement and
every sentence of the famous French al
tiste, Rhea, show the finished artistic and
actress. Not only is she superb herself,
but she is surrounded this season by COM
pany OF artists of rare ability and excellent
repute."
Miss NJ. Belle Smith, supervisor of the |
Brattleboro High school, was chosen a |
member of the executive committee of the |
New England ass lciation of school superin-
| tendeDts at the 61st annual meeting of the
ass ,ciation in the hall of the Boston Latin
school last Friday.
Chief Of Police Hall arrested Samuel
Boyce, the cigar maker, Friday night for
being intoxicated. Boyce, who had been
elected from the night lunch room, reposed
in the lookup until morning, when Judge
Newton fined him $40 and costs, which he
paid. He disclosed that he obtained his
liquor in Greenfield and Northampton,
where he had been selling cigars.
The kinetoscopic exhibition which was
to have been given in the Baptist church
last night under the auspices of the Chris
tian Endeavor society was postponed to
next Thursday night, the manager having
sent word that several of his films had be-
come damaged by accident and that it
would be necessary TO procure new ones in
order TO give satisfactory entertainment.
The Northampton board of aldermen
gave hearing Friday evening on the petit
ton OF the Northampton and Amherst
electric road for franchise TO Guild a track
on Main, King and North streets thence to
= the Hadley bridge and on North King
street to the Hatfield line. The franchise
, was granted although one petition against
it was filed. The capital of $4,000 has
all been taken and the company propose TO
build at once. E. G. Crosby of this town
= was present at the hearing.
j The Boston Sunday Globe contained a
2 large picture Of the handsome residence OF
Mrs. Arthur w. Blake in Brookine,
r Mass. This house was the home OF Geo.
4 Baty Blaze. a noted banker and native Of
y Brattleboro, who died in 1915. Mrs. Ar
II thur Blake is his sons widow. The Globe
i gave an extended sketch of Mr.. Blake,
re from which the following is taken: both
J. OF his parents have their resting place in
l. the beautiful cemetery on the hill, over
y looking the Connecticut river, and very
l. near their BIaltleboro home"
The Arapahoe, Oklahoma, Bee an
v nounces the arrival of Sheriff Nicolas and
7. II. X. Knight in Arapahoe last week Tues
N day The Bee has a long article on the
,. indictment against County Treasurer Had
~ lock, and says the charge made against
y him is the last desperate effort of a desper
n ate gang Of boodlers and bulldozers to de
re stroy the Republic party of Custer coun
l. " and gain control Of the finances anC
Or offices of the county. Another issue o
J. the paper says knight will be able "tt
K make it hot for his enemies"
IS Miss Nellie Austin, daughter of Mr.. anC
II Mrs. Maurice Austin, and William Boyc
~ were quietly married Tuesday evening a
70 o'clock at the home Of the brides par
a ents on Elliot street. The house was trim
med with evergreen and chrysanthemum
IN and only the families Of the couple wer
n present. The ceremony was performed b,
~ Rev. Father Cunningham, George Danyeay
is acting as best man, and Elizabeth Austin
40 as bridemaid. The bride was attired in
Ia blue travelling suit and carried bouquet O
n. chrysanthemums. A wedding supper wa
"a served after the ceremony. Mr.. aud Mrs
A Boyce started on their wedding tour tina
al evening, going as far as Mortified in
n. hack. In the excitement Of the departure
A the carriage started too soon and drov
D. away, leaving the groom standing on tn
m sidewalk. The bride soon discovered he
W. loss, however, and notified the hack drive
NJ who stopped his team and waited until til
he groom overlook them. Mr.. and Mr..
Boyce will live at 1875 Union street o
their return. They received many elegan
,4I presents.
m The Arctic fox shot in Gardner, Mass
r has been identified by Robert Perry as hi
~ property John Drscoll, a farm hand en-
- -. No., g, -,
he shot a strange beast that had been KILN
NV valuable fowls. No one in the neighbo
Ne hood could identify the animal, and l..
he Dresser, the manager of the farm, brougt
an the corpse TO Worcester, where it Wa
'rs classified by a furrier as a blue fox.
no good many sportsmen laughed at the ide
liz of an Arctic fox In Worcester county, an
nd preferred TO believe 1t freak. But NJ
4 Perry has now convinced them that II
go furrier was right after all. Mr.. Perry
10 fond of adventure and went with Lieu
m Peary on his Arctic trip last summe
yas While in Greenland he shared blue fo
he and decided TO make the experiment
AT tanning it. After arriving in Boston NJ
Perry went TO his home at Phillipston al
installed the fox in roomy cage. 81
ate ate well and was keeping in good condition
be and her owner was becoming hopeful
'ro ultimately gaining place in her affection
las But one morning the cage was four
in empty. Mr. Perry heard nothing more
Ute his pet until last week, when a frieI
\. CHANGED TO mention the fox shot at Gar
IOO ner. Then the explorer discovered tn
old the little beast that had accompanied hi
IS. all the way from the frozen north was
al more. This story has local interest fro
so the fact that Mr.. Perry is an intima
re- friend of X. c. Cressy and comes here oftt
gh TO roam over the Vermont hills in scarf
gu. of the wary fox
IL Principal whitaker ON Our System
the School Grading.
for Principal Whitaker of the High scho
tly gave last evening, in the Brooks Hou
IAN parlor, before the public school teacher
he members of the school board and 9th
lch friends who came in, his paper on "A Ne
aid lected Elective" read last month befo
of the meeting of the State Teachers ass
hat citation at Woodstock. A summary of IL
re- leading points in this paper was given
ose The Phoenix at the time. In its essenti
thought the paper is plea for liberty {
in the part of the teachers TO study the ind
cid vidual pupil, making the system confor
ay, to the ability and the needs of the pup
as and not the pupil, whether bright or du
Mr.. to a relentless system. An additions
he point, especially urged by Mr.. Whitak
n