Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-27


day.
Mrs. Hunt has her millinery opening 10
Crosby block Wednesday, Wednesday
evening and Thursday, Sept. and ..
The First Regiment band will furnish
the music for the annual reunion Of the
Wiudham County Veterans association at
South Londonderry, Sept. 5.
The fall term of Miss Fius's kindergar-
ten will open Sept g. The special feature
of the work for the coming term will be
nature study-with object lessons suited
for the little people. The music and games
will be especially adapted to that purpose.
Mr. Billings has several men at work at
the Brauleburo storehouse taking samples
from each o. the jZ5 cases Of tobacco which
have been stored there since the packing
season closed last winter The samples
each duly labeled, are sent to the Chicago
house and sales of the tobacco are made
from them to the manufacturers.
Orrin f. Whitney of North Dorset has
issued announcements of the marriage Of
his daughter, Bertha Anna to Gaius Bur
nap Frost MIR. Frost is well-known
Braitleboro boy. the son of Mr.. and Ms.
James b. Frost He graduated from the
Braitleboro High school in 81, and after
teaching a few years entered Dartmouth
college, graduating with the class OF 80.
He has been principal of the High school
at Wallingford the past year, and is to re-
turn to that position for the fall term.
Elmer A. Tucker, former BrattIeboro
boy, who has OF late been employed in an
organ factory AZ Guelph. has started for
Klondike. He is son of Mrs. L. j.
Tucker, now of Meriden. Conn, a brother
of Allie Tucker of that city and Mrs. ID.
H. Fajrbrother of Westminster. He is ac-
companied 10y Capt. NJ. d. Campbell and
James Fnnie of Oshawa, and by NJ. +.
Carrier, a well. known musician OF Wash
ington, y. G.. They starte together at
Montreal and bought part of their outfit
at Winnipeg They will make definite
plans for their trip after reaching Victoria.
The funeral of Ellen Moynihau widow
of the late John Breeu. was held Sunday
morning at st. Michaers Roman Catholic
church Mrs Breeu's death took place
Friday morning at the home Of her sOn-iu-
law, Davii Carey, on Elliot street. Mrs
Breen was a native Of County Kerry Ire
land, and came to this country about "a
years ago Her husband died I'm the sum
mer of 1896 at the age OF - years. She
is survived by three daughters, Mrs. limo
thy Aher. Mrs Michael Duggau and Miss
Mary Br-cn, and sister and Two brothers
A fourth daughter, Mrs. Carey. died about
four years ago.
The law offices of Waterman. Martin u
Hit have recently been changed and reno.
waited u a way that makes them q mode.
of couvrnieu, arrangement and attractive
appearance. a steuographer's room has
been provided in one corner OF the main
office, and by the utilization of former
closet for this purpose an independent pas
sage-way may be made connecting the
main office with the probate office IN the
rear. AS now arranged the suite of offices
comprises a general office. a stenoCrapher' $
ROOM private or consultation office. and
in the rear the probate office where Judge
Waterman is at all times accessible for the
transaction OF probate business. New paint
and paper and floor coverings make the
rooms bright and clean.
Mrs j. 5. Sinner OF Philadelphia died
at the Retreat home OF her daughter, Mrs.
W. n Thompson, last Sunday morning
Mrs. Sinner came 10 Bratteboro early in
July when convalescing from an attack of
acute illness, hoping the change would
hasten her recovery. She at first seemed
TO be greatly benefited, but three weeks
ago suffered an attack of Serious apoplexy,
from which she did not rally, and last FRI
day morning had a second attack which
rapidly proved fatal The body was taken
for burial TO Shimerville, Pa, and services
were held there at the Lutheran church
Thursday morning. Besides her daughter
here Mrs. Sinner is survived by a husband
and son, both physicians in Philadelphia,
and two daughters in that city.
The report went out early in the week
that Brattleboro surely had a tirebug. The
story had for its basis the finding OF an or
binary tin can wrapped in rags saturated
/ with kerosene, while other oily rags and a
candle were inside some of the rags pro-
lecting so that if the candle set fire TO the
rags inside the can the blaze would be
communicated TO those on the Soutside
The candle went out, however, probably
from lack Of ventilation. The alleged fire
trap was placed close to the rear OF Mrs.
Helen Lanes house on Church place
Kerosene had been thrown upon the base
boards of the house, so that they would
take fire easily. Mrs. Lanes house is
only few feet from c. =. Gilsons car
riage repository, and the can was between
the two buildings Opinions differ as TO
the real intent OF the tire-trap Some be-
lieve it was :he work of boys who saw
good opportunity to get up a scare i'm
mediately after the destruction of the
house on South Canal street by what
seemed to be an incendiary fire.
Valuable Work by a BrattlebOrO Boy.
There has inst been issued from THE
Johns Hopkins Press" Baltimore, Nd, a
sumptuous volume bearing the title, 'Mary-
land Geological Survey. Volume L. This
publication has local interest because it
was issued under the general charge of
Prof. Vim. Bullock Clark of Johns Hop
kins university as state geOlogist, and much
OF its matter was prepared by him person
ally The state of Maryland enacted early
in 1896 law providing for the establish
ment of a state geological and economic
survey. Soon after this survey was for
mally organized and Prof. Clark, who
holds the chair of geology in Johns Hop
kins university, was chosen state geologist.
That the work of the board has been ably
and diligently prosecuted this volume
abundantly attests. The object of the sur
vey is both economic and educational, the
economic purpose including the collection
of precise information regarding the min
erals, rocks and fossils of the state, and
this in turn including the building stones,
clay, pottery and porcelain materials, ores,
road materials, nature of the soil, and so
on. This work is important in MARYLAND
because the state, from its peculiar loca-
ton and contour, possesses a very great
variety of natural features, resources and
conditions. The Introductory chapter is
followed by an elaborate historical sketch