Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-16


S. w. Edgett e. Co. have sold the farm
of II. ID. Elmer of Chesterfield, known as
the Truman Stoddard farm, to DIR. e. >.
Bowen of Brattleboro.
The evening session of the Woman's
club will meet with Miss NJ. f. Horton on
Chase street next Tuesday evening instead
of Monday evening, the usual time.
Harry Haus, treasurer of the local order
of Foresters, received yesterday check
for $1,000 in payment of insurance in the
order upon the life Of the late Lieut.. DAM
iel f. Curtin.
The gs club met last evening at the
home of j. j. Eckles. After voting TO
continue another year the club was reor-
gained. The next meeting will be held at
the home of T. Aher on Jan. !.
d l.. Griggs is arranging for the sale of
The Nina at Mortified. Mr.. Griggs is
now superintendent of fremont Temple
at Boston. He lives in Quincy, and his
aged mother fell recently at his home there
and fractured her hip.
There was a lively scrap in the night
! lunch room Wednesday night, the effects
of which are visible upon the face of one
of the combatants The trouble is reported
| to have arisen over the serving of the two
mems orders. the one who was served sec
ond claiming priority.
An attractive feature of the Christmas
shoy at the Brattleboro News store is
full list of Christmas numbers Of the Lon
don and Paris illustrated papers. There
! is in them a wealth of color and prOfuse
Illustration which our American papers do
not afford with the magnificent edition
of Figaro easily leading the long list.
Sambricl Herbs the state prison con
Wet who, Wednesday, made murderous
assault on Deputy Warden Allen, pleaded
not guilty to charge of assault with in
tent to kill IN the Charlestown, Mass, po-
lice court Yesterday. He was held for the
grand Jury in 5000 bonds. Deputy Allen
was not able to be present at the proceed
ings.
Arthur Robbins strained his right knee
badly last Thursday evening by falling on
entering his house on Grove street His
shoes were covered with snow aud ice and
when he stepped inside the door he slipped
and fell heavily forward. The injury is
not as serious as at first supposed and Mr.
Robbins will probably be able to be out on
crutches next week.
The 3lst English edition OF Kipling's
Days Work appeared in London last
week II is said that a new edition week
is required TO supply the English trade In
this country, also the book has been the
best seller Of the season. II is collection
of Mr. Kipliug's most recent short stories,
and includes The Walking Delegate,
the story-it is more properly study
with q BrattlebOro setting and local
flavor.
The New York Mail and Express offered
early in October so prize for the best
amateur photograph illustrating some
Christmas topic. The result Of the COM
petition appeared in a Christmas magazine
published by the newspaper Dec. 10. The
prize was awarded to Luton {. Steb5ins OF
lsg Clinton street, Brooklyn, formerly of
Brlttleboro, and a brother of Mrs |. @. 7.
Smith Of this village. There are three
pictures in which Mr.. Stebbins's boys APP
pear. The pictures are entitled The
Night Before Christmas Santa Claus 5
Visit christmas Morning
A boat which was stolen from +. X.
Barrows at Spotiord lake several month:
ago has been restored TO its owner. The
last time that Mr.. Barrows used the boat,
which was one of the best on the lake
was on Memorial Day. The boat was left
in locker, but when the locker was visit
ed few days later the boat was gone
Nothing further was seen Of il until about
two weeks ago when Mr.. Barrows and c.
A. Harris went TO the lake and located il
2 in cottage owned by New Hampshire
. persons. 1t had been painted new color
{ and had been rugged for sail boat 1t /:
p understood that the owner of the boat ha:
l received an offer OF a settlement fol
damages.
Rev. c. O. Judkins Of Windsor lecturet
/ o, tho Methodist cburph last avpuipu "a Z.
} ing as his topic THE Social Animal.
There was a good-si1ed audience present
> and all were well pleased with his talk
: Mr. Judkins is young man Of great abil
ity as a lecturer. IL is able TO clOthe hi
thoughts in elegant language, and his elo-
y Cution is the very best. He spoke of tn,
+ need Of sociabilty in any organization II
order that ii may be a success, and com
u mented upon the lack of that quality il
many of the leading clubs and societie
i throughout the country. Christ, he said
u was the greatest social being that ever lived
and all people should try TO copy after hin
in that respect as well as in others Mr.
!, Judkins interspersed his remarks will
!, many interesting anecdotes, illustrative o
his subject, and kept his hearers intensel
u interested throughout the whole of his dis
; course.
q Scarcity of Coal.
e Brattleboro coal dealers report an IN
IS usual scarcity of coal of all kinds. Tn,
e scarcity is undoubtedly due in larg
e me lsure TO the loss of so many ships lade
n with coal from the Pennsylvania field
= during the storm along the Atlantic coas
n two weeks ago. On account of the I'm
s usually hot weeks of the past summer pee
: pie delayed having their coal bins filled IN
d til the recent cold snap came, when the
j. rushed TO the dealers with their orders TO
n coal and rapidly exhausted the suppl
1t which was on hand. Bins which hav
2 heretofore been filled at one time hav
g, been only partly filed this fall, the dealer
:. holding back part of their supply so as t
h have enough to 60 around until they ca
d get more from the mines. The situation
e will probably be relieved in short time
re otherwise the dealers may feel warrante
to advance on the price. In Springfield
Mass, the dealers have reached an agree
ment to advance 25 cents ton in the pric
:, of anthracite coal, and the price as now es
o tablished will probably remain the winte
lie rate, and not be changed before May c
le June of next year.
Settlement OF the Estate of MIR. and Mr.
10 Edward Tyler.
" A satisfactory settlement has been mad
a this week by the administrators of the el
lie tates of the late Edward Tyler and the lat
IN | clio " Tular hia uifa Nhara Wac aOrn