Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-21

Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Maxwell will give a
reception to the members of the Univer-
salist parish Friday evening, Oct Is, at
the parsonage from until 10 o'clock.
Snow fell in many of the tow in the
northern part of the state Saturday, and
the mountain ridges between Windham
and Bennington counties were whitened
in some places.
The run OF the Vermont Wheel club to
South Deerfeld was postponed to next
Sunday, the 23d, owing to the threatening
conditions of the weather which prevailed
last Saturday.
At a special meeting of the directors of
the Vermont Live Stock company, held
Tuesday evening, a dividend of Is per cent
was declared upon the proceeds from the
sales of cattle this year.
Mrs A. G.. Cobb and Mrs. G. B. Rice
will give reception to the Daughters of
the American Revolution al the Brooks
House next Tuesday evening. A musical
program will be rendered.
The Swedish Congregational church will
hold a festival tomorrow evening There
will be singing and playing by the Misses
Thunberg and others and also recitations.
Coffee and cake will be sold. No admission
will be charged
II. M. Wood has on exhibition iD his
window a number of Mauser bullets which
were picked up in the trenches at Santiago
by Merton Warren, and also some brass
explosive cartridges which were used by
the Spanisrds.
Rev. DR.. James J.. Barton, secretary of
the American board of missions, will
preach in the Congregational church next
NJ ,rrtI no nj,
of the American board, and the collection
which is taken annually at this church for
the benefit of the work will be received.
Manager Henkel of the telephone ex-
change was in Wilmington this week to
arrange for the removal of the telephone
line between Brattleboro and Wilmington
which has been in disuse for year or
more. He has given the wire to few
farmers who will use it for fencing, they
agreeing TO remove the poles.
L. F. Adams has bought of Capt II. c..
Streeter the lot on Spruce street behind
Capt. Streeters house. Mr.. Adams will
move the Stevens house on to his newly
bought lot. The cellar is now being dug
and the work Of moving the house will be-
gin at once Mr.. Adams will eventually
| build a new house on the site of the pres
ent Stevens house.
Mrs. Minerva B. Tobey of Boston will
give her talks on Household Economics at
the parlors of the Brooks House on Friday
and Monday afternoons, Oct. u and "a, at
o'clock. Her subject Friday will be on
"Home Sanitation :" and on Monday she
will speak on "Home Hints Worth Know
ing" The patronesses are Mrs. j. J. Es-
| tey, Mrs. Il. d. Holton, Mrs. Charles Gid
den, Mrs. j. G.. Ullery, Miss Cabot, Miss
NJ. Ritter Shea, Mrs {. A. Miles.
Mrs. Patrick Ryan of Guiford, mother
of n. T. Ryan of Brattleboro, was seriously
injured at her home Tuesday night by fall
| ing down the cellar stairs. She intended
| to go into her bed room, but instead she
| opened the cellar door and fell to the
| ground receiving a cut four inches long in
her forehead and injuring her back. DR..
| Lynch, who was called, took several
stitches in dressing the wound Mrs. Ryan,
who is 70 years old, is in a critical condi-
ton.
The south bound train on the narrow
gauge, due here shortly after O'Clock,
was delayed until nearly midnight Tuesday
night by one of the cars jumping the track
about two miles above West river bridge.
| A special train which carried General Su.
perinteDdent Baldwin, Bridge Inspector
| Olmstead and Road Master Shanks was
also delayed, and the officials were obliged
to ride down on the engine of the mixed
| train. The passenger train which usually
| leaves here at 8 o'clock did not start until
| IL so, as the engine which takes it up was
| on the special. The officials were inspect
ing the new bridge at Salmon Hole.
Maurice O'Connor, 70, died at his home
on Vernon street at o'clock Thursday
morning fror the effects of a paralytc
shock which he sustained about two weeks
ago. The funerapwill be held from the
| Catholic church at O'Clock Saturday
morning, Rev. Father Cunningham offici.
ating. Mr. O'COnnor was born at Mt.
| Brendon, County Clare, Ireland, IN 1923
He came to the United States in 1871 and
the following year located in this town,
being one of the first Irishmen to settle In
Bratteboro. He had lived in this to wn
ever since, being employed on the railroad
most of the time. His wife died II years
| ago. Mr. O'Connor is survived by four
children: John and Mary of Brattleboro
James of Hartford, Conn; and Mrs. p.
Heffron of Putney
The stiffness Of last Sunday was broken
little after II o'clock by the shrill bare
of trumpets announcing the arrival in a
stylish tour-in-hand of Wilson Marshall of
New York city accompanied by II. A.
Bergman, Bancroft Smith and Fl. Barnum
Seeley, remembered for his part in the ia
nous dinner at Sherry's in New York,
where Little Egypt was the star per
former. The party ad engaged rooms in
advance at the Brooks House, where they
have remained ever since. A coachman
and three footmen are with the party,
which has for its conveyance one double
team besides the four finland. The young
men have spent much of their time ia
driving, being entertained by Charles Gid
den and Beattie Balestier. Mr. Smith and
Mr.. Bergman have often visited in Brattle-
boro. They spent a large part of one
summer at SpOfford lake. Mr.. Smiths
sister has been the guest here of the Coun-
tess de Jotemps several weeks. Mr.. Mar
sbalrs father made large fortune out of
the transportation business in New York
years ago. Mr.. Seeley is a grandson of
Americas most famous Snowman, p. T.
Barnum, from whom he inherited a for
tune.
Mysterious Disappearance OF Warren
Head.
Warren Head, 20, a well-known Estey-