Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-11

at the Auditorium at 2:30 this afternoon
There has been a large sale of tickets, and
60 persons will come here from Hinsdale
on a special car. The band will leave
here at 5:45 for Bellows Falls where
concert will be given this evening.
f. b. Alvord is to be the manager of
Pine Grove Springs hotel at Spofford lake
next season. A handsome booklet
descriptive of the resort and illustrated by
half-tone cuts of the hotel, cottages and
attractive hooks Whereabouts is being
printed by X. l.. Hildreth & Co.
The Brooks House barge slued on the
ice in front of the American House We'd
nesday night as Tracey Park was driving
from the depot and was overturned. Mr..
Park jumped but held to the reins, there
by preventing a possibly serious accident.
AS the barge tipped the king-pin was
lifted out, leaving the horses free. There
was one passenger in the barge but he es
capped unhurt.
Mary Howe LAWN made such pro-
nounced success in Wiesbaden at the Royal
opera in January that she has been en-
gagged there for the balance of the season
as star. The Wiesbaden opera house is
Emperor Williams favorite theatre. Mrs.
LAWN was the soloist at the Dresden Phil
harmonic concert Feb. ID, and was received
with great enthusiasm, being recalled, even
after double encore. She also appeared
at the Royal opera in Desmold Feb "a.
An entertainment will be given for the
benefit of the Sunday school at the Uni
versalist vestry Wednesday evening, March
16. 1t will include the Sun Flower Cho-
rus, in which Mistress Cary will show her
wonderful performing suuhowers, and the
bright and laughable sketch entitled "The
Snow Cap Sisters from Snow Mountain"
will introduce Madam Snow and her clever
and charming daughters, each of whom
has her own special part to perform. A
pleasing feature of the entertainment will
be the Animated Song Sheet, which is
new and popular.
The many friends Of j. Arthur la
Flesche, cutter for Pratt, Wright IL Co.,
and Miss Katherine A. Conroy, were great
ly surprised this week by the announce
ment that they were married Feb. ! at the
Roman Catholic convent by Rev. Father
Cunningham. The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Johanna Conroy, formerly of Ashue-
lot, n. H. The wedding was made as quiet
as possible on account of the death of the
BRIDES sister, Mrs. Richard Heaphey, a
low illOhbio dSOs MI. anu MIS-. La II lbStIlp
have taken rooms in A. b. Gibbs's house
on Green street and will board with Mrs
Conroy on Elliot street.
The amusing musical farce comedy, "Mr
Beane from Boston" is of nature calcu-
lated to bring out to perfection the conf
cal abilities of the Brothers German, who
in every act introduce new specialties
The singing of the company is especially
fine, also the dancing; in the latter John
and George German introduce a novelty,
The Dance of the Chappies," which is
executed to tuneful medley arrangement
OF popular songs. 1t is one of the pretti-
est things in the amusement line produced
this season. All the members of the com
pany are good performers and every part
of the play is in proper hands, there not
being weak place from start to finish.
Marlboro, n. H., officers arrived in Brat
tleboro on the first train Wednesday after
noon and proceeded at once to the island
for the purpose of raiding the brewery and
arresting the proprietors. They were sue
cessfu in the raid, and had they been fully
acquainted with the persons whom they
wished to take into custody their whole plan
would have been carried out. As the Off.
GERS approached the building one man
whom they wanted ran rapidly to this side
of the river without needing the officers
call to halt. The officers then proceeded
with the raid and confscated three bar
rels, one-half barrel and ten kegs of beer
and one barrel of bottles of whiskey. The
liquor was loaded upon two-horse sled
and drawn away. The raid was made at
the instigation of the Brattleboro board of
bailtfs and S. B. Emerson, chairman of
the board was present. A voley of cpl
thets was fired at Mr.. Emerson because of
his work in the raid, but he was not in the
least affected by the attack
William Gray of Holyoke, formerly of
Northampton, and Mrs. Katherine NJ, II.
Pratt of Holyoke were quietly married in
that city Sunday afternoon. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. G.. A. Wilson
at the brides home in Holyoke. In the
evening they went to Northampton and
with four friends enjoyed wedding sup
per at The Hampton, covers being land in
the cosy private dining room. The party
included Mr.. and Mrs. Gray, Mr.. and Mrs
Hughes of Holyoke, Miss Coggswell of
Springfield and Miss Stuart of Boston. In
about a week Mr.. and Mrs. GRAY will start
on their wedding journey, going South,
probably as far as Florida. Mr.. GRAY was
formerly clerk in McCallum's store at
Northampton, and is now manager of Nc
Auslan & Wakeiin's large dry goods store
in Holyoke. Mrs. Gray is widely known
in Brattleboro, and for several wears had
charge of the cloak department in the
store of o. j. Pratt. She went to Holyoke
last July and established a hairdressing
and millinery business there.
Mr.. Whitakers lecture Tuesday evening
dealt with Thomas jefferson. The paper
had many quotations from Jefferson's writ
ings, giving an especially clear impression
of his personality. In brief, he seems a
man of eminent ability, who rendered
many important services to his state and
his country. For his state he brought
about the establishment of courts of JUS
tlce; the repeal of the laws maintaining
the rights of primogeniture and entail
the disestablishment of the church. For
his country he published very important
pamphlet, "a Summary View of the Rights
of British America" which did much for
the cause of the colonists, both in England
and America. Furthermore, he served as
chairman of the committee which drafted
the Declaration of Independence and drew
up the original document; was for five
years minister to France: was Washing
toms secretary of state. He was a LAWYER
by profession, but farmer by preference.
and always maintained that the agricult-
tural class was the safety of the country.
lie was dreamer, yet utiitarian; fav-
orite son of conservative Virginia. vet a
radical. The next lecture will discuss his
work as vice president, and especially his
position during the French Revolution.
The paper will be given Thursday evening.