Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-12
BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY. MARCH II, 1897

The winter term of the village schools
ends today. The spring term Will begin
next Monday, there being no vacation un-
Til Easter.
1t is reported that +. A. Cooper of Spring
field, Mass, will start a business college in
Brattleboro. Mr.. Cooper is graduate OF
| Chlds's business college and has also had
| a business experience.
1t has been learned with regret that the
health of Bishop Hall has not improved
during his absence in Bermuda as was
hoped. The Bishop wrote Rev. VIM. II.
Collins under date of Feb. 13 that he
found the effect of the air depressing, but
still hoped for improvement. Since then
it has been learned that the Bishop had
| left Bermuda and is now in Key West,
Fla.
Two four-in-hand, one double and sew
eral single teams conveyed the Brattleboro
contingent to the concert in the church at
Dummerston Wednesday night, and large
delegations were also present from West
Brattleboro, the Waite district and Putney.
The concert was arranged by +. II. Miller
| for the benefit of the Congregational So
ciety of Dummerston. Mr.. Miller, bari
tone; Mr. Morse, cornetist; the George
malin ladies' quartet; a mems quartet in
GLIDING Messrs Childs, Stearns, Thompson
and Brasor, and Miss Stewart, accompan-
list, were the performers.
DIR. George d. Wheat of Putney, who
appeared in Brattleboro about noon on
Monday, and was at the Brooks House
during the afternoon and evening, drove
through the Brooks House arch Tuesday
morning about 3 o'clock with team
owned by Llveryman McNulty. He evil
IDENTITY lost control of the horse, which did
not stop at the gateway between the Brooks
House and the White and Brown stables,
the sleigh being compressed sufficiently to
admit its passage between the posts. The
frightened horse dashed toward the Office
of Mr. Whites stable, where there was a
light, and broke open the door, the doctor
still holding to the reins. DR.. Wheat rec
ognized during the morning that he was
in an excited and irresponsible mental con-
dtion and went voluntarily to DR.. Lawton
at the Retreat for advice and treatment,
and still remains there
A telephone message received last night
by K. G. Crosby from Senator Liscom of
the New Hampshire legislature stated that
the application for a charter for the Hins-
dale and Brattleboro Heat Light and Pow
er company to build a dam across the Con-
necticut river was given a hearing yester-
day. AT the hearing an unlocked for op-
position TO the bill developed on the part
of the counsel of the Boston d Maine rail
road company, whose objection is based on
the alleged ground that the company fears
injury to the Vermont Valley railroad by
reason of flowage There is ample ground,
however, for the belief that the real reason
of objection is the fear that there is hidden
in the project some plan which will iniure
the railroad company by means Of the cleo
trio power to be developed and transmit
ted When the bill for the charter was
first brought up the company asked to have
the provision allowing the transmission of
electric power by wires and poles stricken
out, the statement being made that no OBJ
lection to the charter would then be raised.
Another hearing is set for next Tuesday,
but the charter may doubtless be accepted
as dead for this session.