Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-01

Ten cars loaded with excursionists from
Northern Vermont towns en- route for
New York passed through Bra.teboro
early Tuesday night.
Misses Calvin q Prouty are TO open a
millinery store in one of the new stores in
Retting block. They have engaged as
trimmer Miss NJ. l.. Smith of New York
and they will have a formal opening
Thursday and Friday, Oct : and s.
+. Thomas Sawyer, IS, died at East
hampton, Mass, Wednesday. A week
previous he accidently swallowed two false
teeth and plate while asleep. The teet h
! lodged in the throat, an operation was nee
| essary, and he could not rally from the
/ nervous shock and exhaustion. He began
life as locomotive engineer, and was at
one time a resident of Brattleboro. He
became connected with large manufacture
ing concerns in Easthampton years ago,
and had been manager of the rubber thread
company there over 20 years.
The Central Vermont railroads oil house
! just north of what is known as the "round
house" below the "patch,h was burned
last evening, causing a loss of from $500
to $500. The building, which was in
charge of Supt. II. M. Whittier, contained
between three and four barrels of expensive
oil of various kinds, besides large guam
thy of glass, and all the records Mr.. Whit
tier had kept for the road for the past Is
years. The building alone was valued at
about 5000. Geo. Wilder drew some oil
half an hour before the fire was discovered,
but everything was all right when he left.
| When the fire was seen a telephone ines
sage was sent to the engine house and the
steamer went promptly the scene, but
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no attempt was made 10 save it, but instead
the stream was turned upon the tank
house, which otherwise would also have
been burned.
the University association. an incorpor-
ated institution for university extension
work, is an outgrowth of the famous
Worlds congresses held in Chicago during
the Worlds Columbian exposition. It's
object is, lst, to represent and perpetuate
the Worlds congress work and idea; "a,
20 encourage the work of self-culture by
bringing to the homes of the people the
results of the study and investigation of
eminent specialists in the leading colleges
and universities of the world. The work
of the University ass )ciation is mainly
done in classes, under the leadership Of
some competent person chosen from the
number. The association is Of more than
two years standing with membership Of
$4,000 TO 10000 scholars, mostly in the
states west Of New England. II. II. Ac-
terrain, the representative of the instuti-
ton, has secured a membership of - in
this village. divided into two classes, one
in connection with the Murray club, the
other, Independent of any organization,
under the leadership Of Rev. Mr.. Collins.
Mr.. Acterian has organized classes also 10
Greenfield, Shelburne Falls and Deerfeld,
Mass.
The comrades Of company X, @ h regi-
ment of Vermont Volunteers, met in re-
union for the 18th time on Tuesday at
Grand Army hall. Twenty responded to
their names, as follows: Capt. ID. W.
Lewis, Boston; Lieut.. ). c. Burlingame,
Meriden, Ct; Chas Jackson. Vernon: VI.
l.. Bush Brookline; John Willard Earl
Willard and Vim. l.. Buttertied, Dunn
merston; Michael Sears, Greenfield: d.
G. Baker, Guilford Joel Grout Newfar
c. II. Crane, Townshend A. =. Clough
and Chauncey Robbins, Jamaica; Col.
Geo. W. Gould, Winchester y. H. Frank
Rogers, Springfield, Mass; Lester Fish,
A. Pettee, J. b. Randol and Col. r Han
non, Brattleboro. Al the business session
these officers were chosen: President,
capt ID. W. Lewis: vice presidents, Col.
joel c. Baker, Rutland, Lieut. : c.
Burlingame, Col. 7. Harmon, Chas Jack
son, NJ. l.. Corbett, Bernardsion: secretary
and treasurer, A. Pettee. Letters were
read from Capt. A. f. Leavenworth, Cas-
tie on; Sergeant Wendell, san Francisco,
and Lieut.. II. II. Rice, Irwin, Iowa. A
special car took the veterans to the fair
ground, where dinner was served to them
by the Valley Fair caterer. Two hours
We're spent in looking over the old camp
ground, and there were some in the party
that had not seen it since the war days. A
large part of the day was spent socially in
a manner known only to those who fol-
lowed the fortunes Of war together. Sec
rotary Pettee has the addresses of IS living
members of the company. They live in
- different states.