Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-01-15
VERMONT BRATTEBoRo FRIDAY 1897


A farmers institute will be held in Brat
tleboro Feb. 2426 under the direction of
the state board of agriculture.
The Iii Henry minstrel company an
nounce "bargain prices" for the entertain
ment next Wednesday evening.
The young ladies of the Fessenden
Helping Hand society of the Congrega-
tiOnal church will give "Gibson picture"
entertainment on the evening of Feb. 2.
The Estey Organ company elected these
officers at the annual meeting Monday.
President, j. j. Estey; vice president, j..
&. Estey; secretary and treasurer, j. ii.
Estey.
An assessment of 1925 has been levied
on each member of the New England
Trout and Salmon club. The original
price of the shares was 500, and there
has been one previous assessment of $50 a
share.
President Crosby has leased the building
formerly occupied by Maj. Beck at the
western terminus of the electric road to
DR.. Otterson of West Bratteboro, who
will use it as a residence and as a board
ing house.
Mrs. w. T. Haigh gave a very pleasant
whist party Monday night in honor of Miss
Minnie Tyler. The first prize was won by
Miss Izetta Stewart, the BOBBY prize going
to Miss Emma Gregg Refreshments
were served
The annual banquet of the Vermont
Wheel club will be held at the Brooks
House next Monday evening. Col. II. K.
Taylor will be the POSTMASTER, and there
will be about 10 responses. 1t is expected
that over 100 members will be present.
Gen. j. j. Estey was elected president
of the Estey Piano company at the annual
meeting in New York city last week J.
b. Simpson is vice president and Robert
Proddow treasurer, both of New York.
Capt. j. Gray Estey has been added to the
list of directors of the company.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
| chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution will be held at the Brooks
House parlors Tuesday evening, Jan. 10,
at 30 O'Clock. AS this is the meeting
for the election of officers for the ensuing
year, full attendance is requested.
James O'Neill, jr., who is in Jail at
Greenfield charged with the murder of
Mrs. Hattie McCloud near Shelburne Falls,
will be remembered as the centre rush of
the Shelburne Falls foot bail team which
downed the Brattleboro players, to 0, on
the home grounds in 1898.
The probate office has been moved into
the rooms formerly used by DR.. Bruce in
Bank block and will be connected by a
doorway with the office of Waterman,
Martin ~ Hit. The old probate office
will hereafter be used as the county clerks
office. To it have been taken the books
and records which were in the room be-
tween the Reformer Office and w. NJ. Adj
ams's pool room, that room having been
rented TO Adams for living room.
The annual meeting of the corporators
of the Vermont savings bank was held
Wednesday. Four new corporators were
chosen; K. F. Brooks, W. ii. Bracket,
George G. Averill and John l.. Knowltou.
Dinner was served TO the corporators at
the Brooks House. The annual statement
of the bank, which is published in anoth-
er column, shows remarkably prosperous
condition, even for the leading institution
of the kind in Vermont. The old board
of officers was reelected without change.
Capt. j. c. Taylor of the steamer
Howard of the Merchants and Miners
transportation company, who committed
suicide in his cabin Of the vessel Tuesday
night while off Gay Head, was personal
friend of DR.. James Conland, who has
often made the trip with him from Boston
to Baltimore. Capt. Taylor is thought to
have been depressed because of collision
between the Howard and a tugboat near
Baltimore recently, in which two men on
the tugboat we're drowned. This was
Capt. Taylor's first accident in 80 years
experience that resulted in loss of life
Z. Crosby & Co. had two cars of salt in
the Worcester salt special of ia cars which
left Silver Springs, n. Y, on Wednesday
of last week for New England. The train
was a mile and quarter long and was
drawn by six locomotives. 1t carried 81
100000 pounds of salt the orders for |
which had been given contingent upon the |
election of Major Mckinley. By an cleo |
trical continuance connecting the train |
with his house in Canton, 800 miles away, |
Major Mckinley was able by pressing a |
button, to set the train in motion Cros- |
by ~ Co.'S cars arrived in Brattleboro |
Saturday.
An up-to-date attraction is promised for |
next Wednesday evening, when Hi Henry's |
minstres will hold the boards at the town
hall. Mr.. Henry is one of the most sue
cesstul managers of minstlelsy. who has |
always had an excellent company, and the
one this year is said to be better than ever.
There are eight frst-class comedians with
the company, including Arthur Deming.
Charles Kenna, Woody Van, and others
equally well known, and two distinct vocal
quartets. An extended list of oho special
tbs rounds out a program which every
where receives high praise. A new at.
traction is the marvellous photograph, the
latest and best of all the life initiating in
ventions, which is exhibited in connection
with the wonderful chromograph. The
company will play at lower prices here
than at any time this season.
The annual meeting of the Centre (Con-
church was held Friday night.
The report of the clerk showed that there
had been 10 additions to the membership
of the church during the year. The loss
was ten members, eight by death and two
by letter, so that the net gain in member
ship is six. The total memberhip at pres
ent is 3S7. These officers were elected:
Clerk, S. w. Kimball; treasurer, H. H.
Thompson; treasurer of benevolent con-
tributions, G. F. Thompson; church com
mittee, f. c. Crosby, S. b. Emerson,
George C. Averill, G. II. Thompson,
Lewis Gregg; Sunday school committee,
K. G. Crosby, Mrs. G. B. Rice, Miss Helen
Fletcher, Mrs. H. II. Thompson, Ernest
R. Bemis, and Walter A. Gilbert. The
benevolent contributions of the church and
society from all sources during the year
amounted to $2617,35. In addition 5000
was received from the Chaplin fund and
distributed locally. The church receipts
Of about $63 are not included in these fig
1res.
The case of John Haley of Marlboro
against Francis Morse of Dummerston