Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23

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Elaborate preparations are being made
for the second and last ladies' night, which
will be given at the Wheel club rooms this
evening.
George A. Hines will read paper upon
AN Epoch in American History" at the
meeting of the Murray club next Tuesday
evening.
T. f. Mcdonald, representing Alfred
Dodge IL Son, the manufacturers of the
celebrated autoharps, is here for short
time, exhibiting the instruments at Capp
IL Jones's store
X. w. Averll of Chicago will come to
Brattleboro today to make arrangements
Tor the grand spectacular piece, "Iephra,"
which will be brought out under the aus
pieces of the Wheel club, probably May 26,
p and %.
AT the session of the probate court to-
| morrow there will be a hearing on the pc
tition of Ross White for a discharge which,
Tor some reason, was not granted at the
third meeting of his creditors. There is
also large amount of other business to be
| done.
I. j. b. Cudworth, who was nominated
for first bailiff by the caucus Wednesday
night, has made the necessary written
declaration to the village clerk, refusing to
be candidate for the position. 1t is I'M
| derstood that S. F. Foster also declines to
| be a candidate
The listers have finished over two-thirds
OF their work and they expect to make the
! grand list foot up as much or nearly as
much as it was last year. No trouble is
experienced on account of the Kelley loans,
as when the loans were made, they were
| represented to the lenders to be non-tax-
able.
ID. P. Cobb is confined to his house
with fractured rib. He was cutting a
thread on a bolt Wednesday when the
screw plate slipped off and the end of the
handle struck him in the side causing the
fracture. He worked all day yesterday in
much pain and the fracture was not dis
covered until last night.
Otis Harlan, who is the leading actor in
Hoyts "Black Sheep which is TO be
given in Brattleboro next Wednesday even
ing, has spent several summers at Charles
town, n. H., where Mr.. Hoyt has home.
Mr.. Harlan will be remembered by base
ballists as the umpire of important games
at Bellows Falls several years ago.
Guild Il Whitney have received this
week from Charles Clark of Ashton, Ill.,, a
photograph of the alleged "air ship"
which has recently been seen by the in
habitants of several western cities. Mr..
Clark is son of A. L. Clark, formerly of
Brattleboro, and the photograph was taken
with "Hawkeye Junior camera which
was sold to Mr. Clark by Guild Il Whitney.
Letters receive from Major Childs this
week state that he was to 90 from Aiken
to Charlestown, 5. c., Tuesday, and would
take boat from that city for New York
Wednesday. He is due to arrive in New
York tomorrow, where he will be met by
his brother, A. p. Chids. 1t is not known
whether he will come directly home, or re-
main in New York few days.
The appearance of the Heath place on
Prospect street is much improved by the
removal of the hedge surrounding it. Mrs,
A. 4. Nichols is making repairs on her
residence on South Main street. G.. II.
Hall has the foundation completed for
house on Clark street. q. II. Smith is re-
modelling his barn on Clark street Will
lard Ingram is raising the l. of his Brook
street house one story.
"The Old Homestead" has been pre-
sented in Brattleboro so often, and with
such unvarying success, that any words of
commentator seem supertluous. An au-
dience which filled the Auditorium last
night gave constant evidence of apprecia-
ton of what one writer has apty termed
1.-THE homely humOr, pathos and straight
forward goodness in the piece. Archie
Boyd was the Joshua Whitcomb." and
he filled the role with great acceptance. In
fact, there is little reason for criticising
any of the cast. The singing by the double
quartet was an entertainment in itself.
The state supervisors Of the insane made
their monthly visit of inspection to
the Retreat yesterday. The supervisors
state that the Waterbury asylum now con-
tains over 500 patients, filling the institu-
ton tc its full capacity. The first of
April they notified Gov. Grout of this fact.
with recommendation that new patients
from the southern counties be sent TO Brat
tleboro. Instructions to this effect were
evidently sent to the judges of probate of
those counties, for during the present
month dozen or more state patients have
been assigned to the Retreat.
The Caucus 90 Nominate Village Officers,
The call for caucus, signed by the Re
publican and Democratic town committees,
brought less than POO voters to the town
hall Wednesday night. The meeting was
called to order at 1870 by G.. w. Pierce. |
Mr.. Pierce was elected chairman and C. |
{. Fits secretary. j. G.. Estey was NOM |
mated as candidate for first bailiff. but he |
declined, and T. j. b. Cudworth was chos- |
en-. w. Ii. Minor and c. C.. Fits had the |
honor of being the candidate for second bai- |
lii rendered, but put it aside, and S. F. Fos- |
ter was chosen. G.. II. Thompson was |
named for the third member of the board, |
but he refused to run, and Rev. +. S |
Morse was selected. w. II. Bracket was
the choice for fourth bailiff, but j. G.. Es.
tey said that Mr.. Bracket would not ac-
cept the office and he was therefore eX-
cused. After Luke Ferriter and Timothy |
Aher had refused to be considered for |
fourth bailiff Patrick Fleming was nomin-
ated. L. d. Taylor and C. L. Stickney
positively declined to be the fifth member
of the board, and the nomination went to
S. W. Kimball. r. f. Gordon for collec-
Tor, w. d. Perry for clerk and treasurer
and &. G. Turner for chief engineer wer.
dominated unanimously. c. L. Stickney
declined the nomination of auditor, and
=. A. Harris was the nominee.
Not From BrattIeboro.
A woman who represented herself to be
Mrs. Fl. G. Harris of Brattleboro appeared
n Peterboro, N. H., recently, and said
hat in consequence of the ill health of her
husband she wished to move to a more
lulet community. She rented tenement
II MIR. Ames and offered to paw him the
lrst quarters rent, presenting a check of
40, but he luckily refused to take advance
payment. She then went To a fnrnitura