Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-18

THE Wizard of the Nile" the great at
traction, appears at the Auditorium to-
night.
The Springfield Bicycle club, one of the
strongest basket ball teams in New Eng.
land, will line up against Bratteboro Y.
Nj. {. A. at the armory next Monday night
"Balaam a Pious Fraud" will be Mr..
temples evening subject next Sunday in
a course of sermons on "Interesting Bible
Characters" The morning theme will be
1.-THE SatsfactiOns of Heaven"
Principal Whitakers next lecture on
American history will be given under the
auspices of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution at the Brooks House parlor
next Tuesday evening jefferson, Adams.
Madison and the war Of 1912 will be dis
cussed.
The petition asking for two additional
trains over the Boston a. Maine railroad
each day is being largely signed. The
movement is received with great favor bv
the business men OF Northampton and
Springfield, Mass, and the board of trade
OF the latter city is taking steps TO secure
the additional service.
Entertainments come and 20. but the
music of African melodies is ever fresh
and enjoyable The Canadian Jubilee
singers, who appear in Brattleboro on the
ZOJh, were highly appreciated when here
last summer, and promise to be still better
Ihls tltne. The extreme heat on the even
ing OF thelr last appearance, and which
rendered the audience uncomfortable will
be avoided on this occasion, and the music
can DE enjoyed. The entertainment is
given unuer the auspices of the Y. NJ. G.
A. auxiliary at the First Baptist church
Mrs. Hannah Benjamin Slayton. SO.
uled OF consumption at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Edward Clark on Oak
street, last evening. She was the Young.
est daughter of Major Josiah and Lucy
Benjamin, and the last surviving member
OF family of nine children. She was
born III Berlin, VT, July 10. 1911. She
was married in 1885 TO DR.. Thomas w
Bailey of Berlin, who died in 1874 In
1917 she married Elisha Herrick of Nor.
rlsyille, who died in 1875 She was mar
rled the third time, at the age of II. to
stephen ID. Slayton of Lebanon, y H..
Trend OF her youthful days, who died in
1871, Two children were born TO her by
her first marriage, Ellen b. Clark and
Alma q wife OF John Drenan of Hard
wick, who died in 1869. She leaves two
granddaughter, Mrs. Belle c. Knowlton
ana Florence +. Clark. She was a WON
an OF indomitable energy and bore the vi.
STUDIES OF lie with unusual courage and
lorlltude. FOR the past eight years she has
liaue her nome with her daughter, Mrs
clark, at whose home the funeral will he
neld sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The second blizzard of the winter began
with fan of snow Tuesday night. conlin-
Jung until late in the forenoon Wednesday.
lerriuc wind storm began Wednesday
morning ABOUT ., and throughout the day
plied the ne" snowfall of some IA inches
into deep drifts. The trolley line was tied
up completely The first car came througb
on Time Wednesday morning, preceded bv
the snow pillow, but the next trip tbrouob
10 west brattleOorO was made at noon
Thursday. The snowplow was stalled i'm
the drltIs several times, and work had to /
De abandoned for a time The air was
hued with tine snow, driven furously. the /
"lhd blowing az the rate of - miles an I.
hour' and objects were distinguishable on /
~ snort distance away. The drifts were
so deep near ID. ), Pratrs that a person /
waking IN the car track could not be seen |
IRON the house. The narrow gauge train |
hdue no attempt to get through the drifts /
euhesday, Out came down from Jamaica
yesterday, arriving at West river bridge
ABOUT noon. The snow from the Boston
d Maine tracks had blocked the narrow
gauge line, and the passengers and mails
were brought by team from the bridge to
the village. The stage lines were closed
W ednesday. The Jacksonville stage came
through from Green River yesterday. but
the Wilmington stage has made no trip
since Tuesday. The Boston n Maine and
central Vermont trains were delayed Wed
hesuay, IN some cases several hours. but
Ihelr handicap was not so serious as that
OIL Two weeks ago, and no passenger trains
were discontinued.