Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-01-29

but no important business WAS transacted. |
Another meeting will be held next Tuesday
evening.
S. A. Smith & Co., whose factory has
been on nine-hour schedule during the
winter, have had such an increase In bust
ness that 1t was necessary to change to ten
hours, beginning this week.
A. V. May has sold for Simon w.
HoughtOn his farm in Putney to II. E.
Taft of Holyoke, Mass Mr.. Hong 1ton
took in part payment Mr.. Taft's house in
Esteyville. Possession will be given
about March l.
The a nual meeting of the Valley Fair
will be held at the Brooks House next + ri
day morning at 10:30. The business will
include the election of officers and the re-
vision of the premium list. The annual
dinner will be served
w. F. Neal received despatch Wednes-
day morning saying his mother was very
low. Mr.. Neal took the earliest morning
train for New Bedford. Mrs. Neal received
a telegram at 6: 10 Of the same day bring
ing the sad news Of her death.
The Brattleboro chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution has APP
pointed its board of management, consist
ing of: Mrs. G. F. Thompson, chairman,
Mrs Kittridge Haskins, Miss Mary Cabot,
Miss Helen Tyler Brown, Mrs. Fred II.
Holden, Mrs. G. b. Rice, Mrs. c. F. r.
JENNIE, Mrs. G. r. Crosby, Mrs. Fred L.
Smith and Mrs. NJ. l. Reed.
The Springfield Union of Wednesday
contained the following in its Holyoke cor
respondence: ~. G. Ullery, who has been
acting as business manager for the HOlyoke
Transcript for over year, and who held
an interest in that paper, has sold out his
interest to the editor, W. G. Dwight. Mr..
Ullery will continue to act as business
manager for the Transcript for the
present"
Morse d Simpson announces a new de-
parture, beginning Feb l, when they
will sell for cash only. The firm believe
that this system will be best from the fact
that it will save less work and give more
time to devote to the business, while the
customers will be benefited through lower
prices. Particulars are given in the ad-
vertisement this week, and also in hand
some booklet, The Right Way" which
has as a business text, " One price to
everybody, no credit to anybody"
The seectmen and bailiffs have posted
a notice prohibiting sliding in the village
except on West River hill, Vernon street,
going south, Highland street, Maple street
to Cherry, and Green street to the top of
Church street. The police are instructed
to strictly enforce the order. Attention
is also called to bylaw No. Q, which reads
as follows: "lf any person shall coast or
slide on sleds, across or along the side
walks, he shall forfeit and pay therefor a
fine of five dollars so for each offense
with COSTS
DR.. II. D. Holton of Brattleboro and
DR.. Hamilton of Richford addressed mass
meeting Of the citizens of St. Johnsbury
called last week Wednesday to consider
the outbreak of typhoid fever there. The
drinking water taken from the Passump-
sic river is undoubtedly accountable for
the prevalence of typhoid fever. In dis
lance of three miles above St. Johnsbury
100 houses were counted whose sewerage
flowed into the river. There have been 40
cases of fever in St. Johnsbury within a
short time, and 10 deaths.
The funeral of Mrs. w. F. Richardson
was held at the High street residence at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon, Rev. c. o.
Day officiating. DR.. II. d. Holton con-
Quoted the services. The quartet of the
Congregational church sang GLOW sweet
the name of Jesus sounds" "WhO are
these in bright array" and Rock of ages"
The bearers were Mrs. Richardson's four
sons, Lucius H., Cassius 81. c., Fred A.
and Edward B. Richardson, her son-in-
law, o. o. Ware of Wilmington, and her
grandson, Chas. w. Richardson. The
burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs Matilda c. Brooks
was held at the Episcopal church at 3 80
O'Clock Saturday afternoon, Rev. w. II.
Collins officiating. Miss Emma Gregg
sang "Abde with me, and Lead kindly
light" Miss Alice Brooks, who came
from Santa Monica, Calf, as soon as she
learned of her mothers serious illness, was
taken i'll in New York Saturday and tee-
graphed to Brattleboro that she would be
unable to be present'at the funeral. The
bearers were George A. Boyden, o. d. Es-
Textbook, DR.. George F. Gale, b ID. Har-
rs, G. F. Thompson and Wells 5. Frost
The burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Geo. Cox was arrested Friday night by
Deputy Sheriff Mcclure on a complaint
charging him with open and gross lewdness
and lascviousness He was given a hear,
ing before Judge Newton Saturday morn
ing and the case was continued to Tues
day, bonds of 800 being required. 1t was
finally decided TO hear the case in the af-
ternoon and Cox was bound over in the
sum of $500 for his appearance at the
county court. He was taken to Newfane
in default of bail. The offense was com.
mitted Friday afternoon near Holden Il
Martins mill, Cox being detected by some
of the employees in the mill. Cox is about
As years old and is married. He was once
before bound over in $1,000 bail for like
offense, but the case never was brought be-
fore the grand jury.
The Springfield Homestead contains the
following in its fraternity news: "Ousa-
mequin tribe and Metachanna council, d.
TO p, pleasantly surprised Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Stewart of Chestnut street Satur-
day evening, the occasion being the goth
anniversary of their marriage. They were
presented with a very handsome china
dinner set. The presentation speech was
made by A. II. Benjamin, and responded
to by Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart. Among 9TH
er presents was an art square from Mr.. and
Mrs Cole of Suttield, carving set from
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ii. Bishop of Brattleboro,
and silver tea knives and forks from Mr..
and Mrs. John Burbank of this city,"
Mr.. Stewart was formerly engineer at the
Brattleboro Retreat, and Mrs. Stewart is a
daughter of the late Arad Harris Stock
well of West Bratteboro.
An east-bound freight train on the Fitch
burg railroad collided with a switching
engine which was standing on the main
line at the east end of the Green River
bridge, near Greenfield, Monday morning.
Austin l.. Bond, the veteran engineer who
was running the switcher, saw the danger
and attempted to jump from the engine,
but was caught between the cab and tend