Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16

Rev. Lewis Grout has published in a
small pamphlet, an "outline' of the pro-
ceedings at the golden wedding celebration
of Mr.. and Mrs. Grout last October The
substance of the speeches made is given,
and the poems sung or read are printed in
full.
A society of Sons and Daughters of Yer
mont was organized at Nashua, n. H.,
Monday night Among the 80 charter
members appear the names of VIM. j..
Harris, Brattleboro NJ. w. Ball, Bellows
Falls; Nellie NJ. Andrews, Saxtons River;
Isaac G. Richardson, Londonderry Mrs.
Mary p. Blood, Wilmington.
The coming of Miss Mary French Field
to the county where her father was born
and where he is so well known is a matter
of special interest. Her readings have
been enthusiastically received in large cities
and other places she has visited. She will
be assisted by Mr. Glider, a noted pianist.
Tickets go on sale at Chapin's today.
News has been received by Brattleboro
! friends that to Mrs Harriet Brasor Pratt has
come the honor of being one of the many
distinguished singers who have been invit-
ed by Queen VictOria's representative to
sing on the occasion of the great Jubilee,
June ~, celebrating the Goth anniversary
of the Queens accession to the throne
The Vermont Veteran association of
Boston held sugar party in Rathbone
hall in that city Monday evening. The
! preparation of the sugar was superintend-
ed by veterans who had had experience in
Vermont sugar places, and when it had
boiled down to the proper consistency it
was served on broker ice, with a "Ner-
mont lunch accompaniment of dough-
/ 80, u, II.
fire and speeches followed.
The 1.-TWO Johns company, which filled
its engagement here last Saturday night, is
entitled to distinguishing medal for being
about the most undeserving ATTRACTION"
which has sought public patronage at the
Auditorium. This was once accounted one
of the best comedy companies on the stage,
and it was engaged by the Auditorium
management on the strength of that repu-
tation, but it proved that as now organized
| the mantle of the past has not fallen upon
| il. The 1.-TWO Johns" themselves were
passably good, but the supporting com
| pany, especially the feminine part of it,
would not hold rank with average anna
teurs. Some of the special features of the
show were very good.
One of j. A. Taylor's gray horses, driv-
en- on one of his single freight wagons.
suffered bad injury in an unusual way
| Monday. The wagon had been backed up
to receive a load in the freight yard and a
heavy barrel, weighing some 600, was roll
ed into it. As the heavy barrel struck the
tail end of the wagon it caused the front
end to rise off the forward axle, lifting it
high in the air and crowding it suddenly
| forward As it dropped the king bolt,
which was hanging down, struck the horse
over one hip and tore a wide, deep cash in
the flesh several inches long. The horse
started into a run and dashed across the
bridge to its stable on the island, where it
was soon cared for and a veterinary was
| called to sew up the wound. The wound,
though an ugly one, proved to be only
flesh wound and the animal seems likely to
fully recover
II may seem an unkindness to spoil all
the paragraphs which are going the rounds
of the daily papers about Mr.. Kipling's
mission as Cretan war correspondent.
his SjOOO-a-month salary, the sum of mon
ey which this represents the interest on,
ct cetera. But the fact is that Mr.. Kip
ling has not gone to Crete. II is true that
he has billet from the London Times to
go there in case anything happens worth
reporting, but at the date of a letter writ
ten within two weeks he was following his
usual round of work at Torquay and
he said he had no wish to 90 and lie
around off the "nasty shore" of Crete
unless there was some real fishting to see
and write about. While Mr.. Kpling is
doing some new work in the way of short
stories, he is mainly occupied in attending
to the publication of his works in the new
Scribner edition. Just now he has Gap.
tain Courageous" in hand for revision.
while his father is preparing the clay mod
elings from which the illustrations will be
made.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the George f. Lyons Granite company
was held here Tuesday. There was a full
attendance, and dinner was eaten at the
Brooks House. These officers were elect
ed; Directors, John Mulligan, A. II.
Wright of Springfield, Charles r. Lowell
of Greenfield, George f. Friuk of Spring
field, G. c. Flynt, l.. c. Flynt of Monson,
+. F. Brooks, j. A. Taylor of Brattleboro:
president, +. F. Brooks; vice president.
\. ii. Wright; treasurer, f. F. Brooks:
auditors, j. a. Taylor, G.. c. Flynt: clerk.
+. +. Brooks. This is the same board as
last year. except that George +. Frink
takes the place of II. A King of Spring |
field, who declined reelection. On account |
of the dull state of business it was thought
unnecessary to elect general manager in |
place of +. G. Rogers, who is now the SUI |
perintendent of the Woodbury. (Vt) Gran |
lite company. While some work is being |
done at the quarries the outlook for the |
summers business is uncertain. Plenty |
OF contracts for granite are offered, but the |
prices are so low that no responsible COM
pany can afford to take the work.
MIR. Martin and the District Attorney
ship.
The announcement was sent out from
Washington Tuesday night, as an interest
ing and important piece of news, that Col.
Fred Grant of New York and F. c. Part
ridge of Vermont having both declined an
offer OF the assistant secretaryship of war.
President Mckinley favored the appoint
ment OF James L. Martin of Brattleboro to
that position. Knowing ones here at home
said they had no doubt Mr.. Martin had
be IN offered the appointment, but they al
20 said he wouldn't accept it. They were
doubtless right, for on Wednesday George
ID. Meiklejohn of Nebraska, an ex-con-
gresham and ex-leutenant governor of
that state, was appointed assistant secre.
Lary of war. There is no doubt that the
suggestion was made to Mr.. Martin that he
could have this office, as it was also sug-
sested to him that he could be made gov
arnor of Alaska or minister to Venezuela.
But Mr. Martin has no wish to be "put off,
N this way. The office of assistant secre-
AIRY OF war is not a specially desirable one
n itself, and the salary, $500, offers no
attraction n q V1naV x.I,N i'll |