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


the Carpenter Organ company the past u
years or more, has bought l.. O. Bogle's
express business.
sleighs and harness by the West Brattle-
borO fire las been adjusted thu ough Sher-
man d Jenne's agency at $50.
l.. f. jackson of the Press Cycle club of
Boston, who will be remembered as the
starter at the Vermont Wheel clubs races
the past two seasons, was in town from
Saturday to Tuesday in the interest of the
Warwick cycles lie placed an agency
with Melen & Proctor.
Chief of Police Thompson of Bellows
Falls came to Brattleboro yesterday with
Carl Lindstrom who is accused of destroy
ing a Swede's clothing. Lindstrom was
taken to Newfane by Victor Boyden, Chief
Thompson returning to Bellows Falls on
account of important business.
Three trout sent from the state fish
hatchery now disport themselves in the
tank in James Coeman's window. There
is a rainbow trout weighing upward of two
pounds, a square-taied brook trout weigh
ing about two pounds, and a Scotch trout
weighing upwards of pound.
The Boston journal of Sunday publish
ed portrait of c. w. Dickerson, presi-
dent of the Sterling cycle works, Chicago,
who is prominently mentioned as the next
president of the national board of trade of
cycle manufacturers. Mr.. Dckerson was
a High school boy in Brattleboro about 20
years ago and will be remembered as Wis
itor here last summer.
Union Defenders day will be celebrated
by John S. Tyler camp, Sons of Veterans,
at the auditorium next Friday evening,
Feb. II. Col. Hooker will preside and the
orchestra will furnish music. The prin-
cipal address will be delivered by Rev. DR..
Parry of New York, whose subject will be
Abraham Lincoln" This lecture was
prepared by Rev. DR.. Parry for Defend
ers' celebration in New York a year ago.
Other speakers will also be introduced.
The invitation to attend is general.
A meeting of the Baptist society was
held Tuesday evening to consider the mat
ter of raising money TO defray the expenses
of the present year. Of the $1,000 ne .es-
sary to pay running expenses $500 has
been raised which, with 500 of last years
unpaid pledges, reduces the amount now
needed TO 500 and a part of this was
pledged at the meeting, on condition that
pledges for the whole amount be received.
The ladies of the society volunteered to as
sumo the responsibility of furnishing
music, and they have engaged Miss Zetta
Stewart as organist and Mrs. Lima Hub
bard as soprano soloist
DR.. Henry Barnard, the "father of edu-
cation in the United States" whose seth
anniversary was celebrated with
exercises in Hartford, CT, re-
Gently, is a cousin of the father of merchant
I. W. Barnard of Brattleboro. DR.. Bar
nard is a pioneer in the modern public
school system and was the founder of the
American journal of Education. His life
has been one of great educational activity
and the anniversary exercises, which were
presided over by Gov. Cooke in the state
capitol, attracted large audience which
included principals, teachers, members Of
the state board of education and many
leaders in the cause Of education
from all over the country. The Hartford
Courant devoted two full pages to report
Of the notable event.
Mrs. Almira Royce, IS, died on Thurs
day evening at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. o. 4. Randall She had been in fail
weeks it was evident that her condition
was critical the end coming from an affec-
lion of the heart. Mrs. Royce was the
only daughter of Elijah and Mary Church
III Royce of Woodstock, and her husband,
the late Harvey Royce, was for many
years clothing merchant in Woodstock.
After his death in 1888 Mrs. Royce came
mere to make her home with her only
a nrrhf trao linz
Identified with the Christian church while
leld at the house Sunday and the body
vas taken Monday to Woodstock by Mr..
md Mrs. Randall
"Tableaux WANTS." the entertainment
~ the Fessenden Helping Hand society
Tuesday evening, was attended by a crowd |
which filled Grange hall. The tableaux,
which were the main feature of the enter
ainment, were reproductions of some Of |
he best crayon drawings by c. d. Gibson,
he well-known artist. The poses through |
nut were superintended by Photographer |
John Z. Howe in an admirable manner,
'ach tableau producing an effect decidedly |
ealistic and characteristic. The positions |
we're also well maintained, often under |
,redt exertion. The tableaux were inter- |
persed with songs by the Misses Thun-
'ug, Miss Emma Gregg, Mrs. Fremont
hamilton, f. II. Miller and w. A. Gilbert. |
hrs. j. l.. Knowlton accompanied on the |
'iano. The net proceeds were between
80 and $50 and will be applied by the So
iety toward the maintenance of a scholar
hip in Hampden college, Virginia.
The United States government is ar
angling for the purchase of Fishers Is
and and part of Plum Island, off the
Connecticut coast in Long Island sound.
fishers Island commands an entrance to
.ong Island sound from the Atlantic
cean through Fishers Island sound. Plum
sland commands the entrance to the same
ody of water through Plum Gut. The
wo are among the most important
oints of defence on the Atlantic seaboard
nd foreign engineers have often expressed
lrprise that they were not acquired by
lie government a half-century ago. These
nrchases are the first steps in a system of
that are to dot Long Island
ON the East river to the ocean. They
i'll be equipped with batteries of the lat
1t pattern. They will be practically i'm
reenable to attack from the sea and will
e furnished with torpedo service in ad-
tion to long-range guns. The work of
will probably begin in the
ring. 1t is on Fishers Island that the
Brothers of New York own the
rye farm of which j. c. Newton, former
of Bratteboro, is manager. Several
EN- from this county are employed at the
rm under Mr.. Newton's direction.
Mrs. Charles Wlrder read very CON-
etc and entertaining paper on Cuba at
e meeting of the Alliance study class
I'D at the Brooks House reception room
onday evening. The paper related the
story of the island from its discovery nv