Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19

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bay driving mare.
The next assembly of the Rainy Day
club will be held at Red Mems hall next
Wednesday evening.
The board of civil authority will meet
in the selectmen's room in the town build
ing Saturday afternoon at o'clock to cor
rect the check list for the annual March
meeting.
Geo Niles and C. c. Turner gave public
exhibitions of the Hydrosal and Rex fire
extinguishers in Townshend Tuesday.
Orders for both extinguishers were placed
with them.
The executive committee of the Choral
union decided to take up for the next sea
son of drill and concert Frederick II. Cow
ems cantata, "The rose maiden" Re
hearsals will begin the first week in March.
Those who attend the Christian En-
deavor convention to be held at Newfane
next Monday, are reminded that all visit
ors are to carry their own lunch. The
Newfane society will furnish tea and cof-
fee.
Mrs. w. F. Mixer entertained her Sun
day school class and others, to the number
of 30, with chicken-pie supper Saturday
afternoon. The party was well represented
by youth and old age, the oldest being 81
and the youngest one year old. After sup
per Mrs. Mixer gave several recitatons.
The Estey Organ company have received
numerous letters recognizing the artistic
strength and excellence of their new pos
ter, with requests for copies from artists.
advertisers and collectors. A copy sent to
Fred Childs at Yale created Juror of envy
and admiration among 'the boys"
Mrs. Mary Howe LAWN will close a re-
markably successful season of grand opera
and concert in Berlin in about two months,
and, unless something unexpected happens,
she will return to Brattleboro with her
brother, Lucien Howe, about May /. She
will then probably fill some concert en-
gagements in this country.
Robert Collins, employed by the Estey
Organ company, and Miss Eva Dion,
daughter of John Dion, were married by
Rev. Father Cunningham at the Roman
Catholic church at 2 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. The wedding was very quiet
one, there being no guests. Mr. and Mrs.
Collins are living with Patrick Lillis.
Miss Laura Parker of Wellesley Hills,
Mass, daughter of the late Capt. Benia-
min Parker, and niece of D. s. Pratt of
Brattleboro and of A. II. Wright, former
ly of the firm of Pratt, Wright & Co., was
married in Brookline, Mass, Monday to
George p. Furber of Brooklne. The GER
emony was performed in the Harvard Con-
gregational church. The chancel of the
church was banked with tropical plants.
The bride was beautifully gowned in white
MORE velour, trimmed with point applique
lace and garnished with lilies of the valley.
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les of the valley Mr.. and Mrs Furber
will live in Boston. Mrs. Fanny Rice of
Brattleboro attended the wedding.
A meeting CT the directors of the board
of trade was held at the Peoples bank
Tuesday night, when letters were read
from six manufacturing concerns asking
what inducements would be held out to
them as regards buildings, power, etc. OF
these six concerns three are wood working
companies, including the coffin and casket
company, which has already been men
toned, two are shoe companies and one
manufactures all kinds of foot wear. The
directors decided that it would be neces-
sary to raise a fund for use as a guaran
tee in order to get satisfactory guarantee
from any firm which it is DESTROYS to have
locate here, and constituted themselves a
committee to raise such fund The plan
adopted was TO visit the business men
throughout the town and solicit pledges of
so year for five years on condition that
the board obtains an agreement from any
concern coming here to employ 100 or more
men for at least 26O days in the year.
Another step in the suit of the New
England grain dealers against the Central
Vermont railroad has been reached by an
order issued by Judge Colt in the circuit
court at Boston. 1t will be recalled that
in 1892 large grain elevator at Ogdens-
burg, n. Y, was burned with from 5000
600 to S300,00 worth of grain owned by
New Eng and dealers, among whom were
f. Crosby & Co., of Bratteboro. The
dealers brought suit against the Central
Vermont company TO recover damages for
the grain burned and the III liter has been
in the courts ever since. Judge Colts or
der, which, like all the decisions thus far
rendered in the case, is in favor of the
plaintiffs, comma ded that the Boston &
Maine railroad report the amount of mon
ey in their hands, belonging to the Cen |
tTal Vermont road, at the time of the fire. |
The report shows an amount nearly large |
enough to cover the loss, and the plaintiffs |
are considerably encouraged at the pros
pect OF recovering for the damage.
The committee and the teachers of this
district have secured Thomas NJ. Ballet
PHI, d., superintendent of schools in Spring.
held, Mass, to speak in the auditorium
next Thursday evening, at quarter after
seven O'Clock, upon 1.-The relation of the
to its public schools" The ex-
libition of singing which had been arrang-
ID for that date will not be given. DR..
Ballet is one of the foremost educators in
New England, speaker upon educational
subjects WHO'S much in demand, and Brat
leboro has privilege in its opportunity
o hear him on such subject. The large
y attended conference at the High school
asst week indicates that our people are in
crested in their schools and DR.. Balliet's
ddress will tend to increase that interest
nd TO direct it toward the best results of
'ur schools. 1t is to be regretted that the
ecture comes upon the same evening on
which Mr.. Atkinson speaks before the
lrmers' institute. On that account the
our for DIR. Balliet's lecture has been
lade 7:15 o'clock, in order that those who
'ish to go from the auditorium to hear
lr. Atkinson may have time to do so.
he lecture will be free to all who are in
crested in the schools.
Attend the Farmers Institute,
1t is to be supposed that all the farmers
nd the "grangers" are informed as to the
lteresting character of the exercises which
ill mark the farmers institute which is
De held at Grange hall, beginning next
uesday evening and continuing through
Wednesday and Thursday. But the gen
raj public ought to understand that the
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