Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26

nre eXtlugulshers 70 the comm lite LOT tuF
Townshend fire department this week
Fourteen grocery clerks We're taken by
Liveryman Brown 81 Newf,ue Tuesday
nigh, on a sleighri le. supper was served
at Pratt's Inn.
A. W. Childs Il Co. have adjusted the
loss on the barn and contents owned boy y.
II. Brooks of Vernon. occasionei by sun
day afternoons FIRE, al S2l7j.
A steam radiator in the kitchen Of Carl
Henkels apartments in Crosby block burst
this morning and volume Of steam poured
into the room for an hour or more. House
wives can imagine the result.
A bright light having the appearance OF
an exceedingly brilliant star may be seen
in the western sky from to o'clock most
any evening. II is an electric light which
is said to be sent up from Syracuse, y. u
TO a height of II miles, and is used for GER
tain signal purposes.
While no session of the Bra:t!eboro
board of civil authority has been held for
the abatement of taxes it is believed that
the total amount Of Attachments. suspen-
sions and errors will not exceed 500 for
the town, village, and school district. In
round numbers the sums will probably be
g-FDU OL LOh II LAAEe. CIV Uu hlAlaAt anu
$50 on school district. This is a favor
able showing in comparison with that at
ST. Adams, where the total Attachments
for the year are stated in a recent item to
amount to $2a02 90
John g. Stevens, manager of the Yer
mont Live Stock company, arrived in
Brattleboro yesterday afternoon TO attend
a special meeting of the directors of the
company, which was held in Crosby block
last night. The meeting was held for the
purpose of choosing two new directors to
gil vacancies on the board and to discuss
other matters pertaining to the company's
business. The new directors chosen we're
George c. Averill and DR.. H. D. Holton.
II was voted to leave the management Of
the ranch with Mr.. Stevens as heretofore,
and he was instructed TO buy such cattle
as he deemed necessary. Mr.. Stevens will
leave for the ranch in about a week.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Fl. Minor
on the corner of North Main and North
streets was the scene of a delightful lat
home from TO o'clock Monday after
noon. The affair was informal, the 80
lady guests who were present being enter
tanned in simple but charming manner.
Mrs. Minor was assisted in receiving by
Mrs. y. l. Hswley, Mrs. Geo. W. Hooker
and Mrs. c. W. Durham. An afternoon
tea was served which added much TO the
enjoyment of the occasion. A pleasant
feature, which, by the way, was anticipat-
ed, was the announcement of the engage
ment Of Miss Harriet A. Webster. daugh-
ter Of DR.. D. p. Webster, and VIM. II.
Cary, of which mention is elsewhere made.
An extra freight train in charge Of Con-
ductor John Golden, Geo. Vasssr engineer.
met with an accident while returning from
New London Tuesday morning. The
train, with a crew composed entirely of
Brattleboro men, left Bra.lleboro at 6:15
Monday night. At 3 o'clock the next
morning. when the train had got as far
north as Leverett station, there arose some
trouble with a journal which deraiel the
seven rear cars. A wrecking train came
up from Palmer, and it was afternoon be-
fore the tracks were cleared and trains able
10 pass. The damage TO the cars was
small. Conductor Golden was badly
shaken up and had one ankle sprained, but
was otherwise uninjured.
The annual inspection of Beauseant
commandery, No. :, Knights Templar, was
held 81 their asylum in Masonic hall Wed !
nesday evening. The work of the temple !
degree was exemplified by Beauseant com
Sir Isaac d. Bailey, eminent COM |
nander. Right Eminent Sir Robert J. |
Wright, grand commander, Of Newport, |
Eminent Sir Daniel Payson, grand captain |
general, OF Windsor, and Eminent Sir Dan |
?. Webster, grand senior warden, Of Brat |
leboro were present and made remarks !
after the degrees were conferred. The !
than al "a -
House, where Sir knight Richards had |
prepared an elaborate banquet, and an hour
vas spent in short speeches. From so 10 |
% were present, including a number from
nearby towns.
Mrs. Frances E. Ray died of pneumonia
It / 80 yesterday afternoon ST the home of !
Ter sister, Mrs. Oscar L. Rawson on Elliot
treet, Mrs. Ray was born in Jamaica
an. %, lI41 and lived successfully in Ja-
nalca, Mardsooro and Troy, y. Y, CON-
ng to Bratileboro nearly 80 years ago.
ABOUT - years she married Nelson T. Raw
i Maillngford, this state, and went to
' alllngford TO live. From there the fam
ly went to Winhal, Stratton and Sontb
londonderry. Mr.. Ray died at the latter
lace August Is, 1895. Since then Mrs.
lay has lived the greater part of the time
With Mr.. and Mrs. Rawson. Since last
october she had cared for Mrs. c. J. Law.
on on South Main street, and it was
here that she contracted her illness. She
caves, besides Mrs. Rawson, two sisters
irs. Ellen Williams of Winhall and Mrs
ennie Cobb of Wardsboro, and a son. Os-
ar Ray, who lives at Mrs. Rawson's. The
lneral will be held at , clock tomorrow
lev. +. ;. Morse and Rev. A. J. Hough
thciating. The body will be placed in The
omb until spring when the burial will take
lace in Bondville.
Rev. Geo. A. Hood of Boston, New Eng.
mo oeid secretary of the Congregational
luFch building society, spoke at the Cen
e church last Sunday morning on the
ork OF the society, and at the West Brat
eboro church in the evening. The mr.
ose of the church bulldog society AZ ex.
lained by Mr.. Hood, is TO help struggling
Dung churches in frontier mission fields
build houses of worship. Its main
ork is among the young churches of the |
congregational home missionary society
40 OF the American missionary association
nong the dark races. These yonDc
lurches are aided by three funis-the
ant fund, the loan fund, the PARSONAGE
Ind. Every dollar loaned is amnlv g. ,,
lred and is paid back 10 the society ana
'ed over and over. The speakers plea .
r the work of the society was upon the =,
'ound that church in new commDnitv
lould have the same active help which Is
ven to its manufacturing and other bnsi-
SIS interests. The people Of these commnn- I
les are in the midst of the struggle of life !
hey cannot give much money outright !
1t II substantial help is assured in the I
~ OF loan it is surprising TO see how !