Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-24
BRATTLEBORO.

The Estey organ company begin run
ming on a nine hour schedule Monday.
Mr.. Wales gives a Christmas dancing
party at Grange hall tomorrow evening.
The grocery stores will close at y o'clock
Saturday, to remain closed until Monday
morning.
The Brooks House guests viii celebrate
Christmas this evening. There will be a
tree in the parlors.
S. W. Edgett d Co. have sold the house
in Dover belonging to Annie Mari of Bos-
ton to a. K. Rice of Marlboro.
Slick Solomon Silver is making a
thorough canvass of the Connecticut valley
towns with soap and a pair of gold
bowed" eyeglasses. He was last heard
from in Westminster, according to our
correspondent from that place.
The Brown University glee club starts
on its southern trip tomorrow, and will
give concerts in y of the large cities, in
Guiding Philadelphia and Washington.
Myron 2. Davis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
A. Davis, is one of the first tenors.
The local correspondent of the Spring
field Republican writes: Notwithstanding
the heavy losses sustained by all cattle
companies last winter, the Vermont com
still holds a valuable lot of steers for future
market. The business, which was begun
some IA years ago with a cash capital OF
S2j0,0O0, mostly contributed by New Eng
land stockholders, has paid dividends ag-
gregating IS per cent, though the com
pany, in common with all rangers has
sutf rel periodical losses.
Katharine O'Nei died this forenoon
from Inflammation of the bowels after an
illness of about three weeks. She was q
daughter of M and Mrs. Michael Baker
for many years we'll known residents of
ernon who came TO BrattlebOrO about J.
years ago. Her mother died seven years
ago. William 5. Baker, whose death was
announced last week, was her brother.
Her father is now seriously i'll at his Birge
stree. home. She leaves two brothers
John G Baker and Michael Baker. and a
sister, Miss Johanna Baker. Her husband
was gardener for Prof Charlier, who went
from here 10 Panama with members of the
Charlier family over II years age, and his
death took place there Mrs O'Nei is
survived by two daughters, Annie and
Mary Mrs. O'Neil was a woman of sterl-
ing qualities, and her death will bring sOr-
row to many.
MI and Mrs. Pratt reached Brattleboro
last evening. having returned Unexpectedly
from France When Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt
reached Paris in October they found that
the manager of the municipal or grand
opera theatre in Nice with whom Mrs.
Pratt had signed for the winter, had died
during their absence in this country. In
his place had been put a manager who is
not financially responsible. and against
whom suits have already been brought TO
recover the salaries of artists employed
by him in previous seasons. A a matter
of business Mrs. Pratt was not willing tC
engage with him for the season, taking
her chances of payment, it was too late tC
secure another desirable engagement, and
il was therefore decided 10 return to this
country. Il is a season of hard times in
France, and theatres in nine French cities
are not to be opened this winter. Mrs.
Pratt has no definite plans for the future
Mr. and Mrs. Pratt returned by the bic
new North German Lloyd steamship Kai-
ser Wilhelm der Crosse. The passage was
very rough and the ship, the finest and
one of the swiftest in the transatlantic
service, was day late in her arrival. I'm
Ger the severe stress of weather her ma
ehinery broke down twice.