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

Dwight Smith of Greenfield, Mass, will |
have charge of the building of l.. f. |
Adams's new house, work upon which |
will begin about Jan. /.
G. p. ellison announces a special sale of |
furniture and other goods at the auction |
and commission rooms in the Grange
building tomorrow afternoon and evening.
Chief of-Police +. S. Hall has changed
his night headquarters from the engine
house on Elliot street to the selectmen's
room in the town hall. Mr.. Hall may be
found in the seectmens room at any
hour during the night when he is not on
the street.
The Baptist church will issue invitations
to its members both in and out of town to
attend a roll call of the church which will
be held at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of
Jan. ,. AT $3.50 O'Clock banquet will be
held, and there will be after dinner
speeches 10y some of the members.
At the recent convention of the National
Hardware association, held in Milwaukee,
Charles L. Mead attended as the repre-
sentative of the Stanley Rule and Level
company. New York, and was one of the
speakers at the general meeting and open
session. There was an unusually large
representation of the leading manufacture
ing concerns of the country at the Mil
waukee meeting.
A pair of horses belonging to X. II,
Briggs of the Bradley farm got away from
their driver Tuesday noon and ran from
in front of the fish market on Elliot street
to the Wells fountain. The driver was whip
ping the animals in an effort to get away
from a crowd of small boys, who were try
ing to catch on to the sled, and In round
ing the Elliot street corner he lost his bal
ance and fell OFF. The horses continued
up the street at a full gallop and narrowly
missed overturning the sleigh which con
tanned Mrs. II. b. Larkin and her daugh-
ter. The sled drawn by the two horses
struck the rear OF Mrs Larkins sleigh
and broke part of the runner. The la
dies, who were crossing the road at the
time, escaped being overturned by driving
rapidly up High street.
There will be no regular basket ball
team to represent the Y. NJ. c. A. this
| year but the association will organize six
teams among the members. These teams
will be captainel by the members of the
last years team and will play series of
| games among themselves. The armory
will be secured for practice and match
| game will be played every week 1t is the
wish of the association to form the teams
! into a league so that the games can be
made more interesting. All men who are
| interested in the game and wish to see it
played here this winter are requested TO
meet in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms tomorrow
evening when the plan will be fully dis
cussed. Ihe many people in town who
have become interested in the game dur
ing the past three years will no doubt q
glad to see it played here the coming sea
son. Games between local teams can be
made as exciting as those played with out
of-town aggregations, and a good crowd
ought to be present at each contest.
The factory of the Bay State Metal
Wheel company was dedicated at Temple.
ton, Mass, last Friday with reception
and dance. Nearly 500 invitations were
issued and the townspeople generally
Joined in the celebration, The walls OF
the factory were decorated with evergreen,
| bunting, flags and flowers. There was a
display of fireworks, and speeches were
made and musical selections rendered
The factory is 100 by 40 feet, two stories
above basement. The plant a I'd machin
cry cost $4,000. The corporation has a
cash capital of S27, 900 under the laws Of
Massachusetts. Twenty-Five hands will be-
employed in the factory at first and more
later. The firm comprises Julius Balm OF
New York, president; Geo. w. Travers o.
New York, vice-president; O. W. Sebert
clerk and treasurer: Frank l.. Hunt Of
Brattleboro and j. Twohey of New York
Three of the firm are engaged in lines o.
manufacturing which use large quantitie,
of the kind of wheels to be manufacturer
by the new concern. Orders have beer
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ment busy for year. Mr.. Hunt anC
Misses Ruth and Mabel Hunt attended tn,
dedication. The concern is the one which
Mr. Hunt wished to secure for Brattleboro
Fred u. Simpson, formerly of the firm
of Morse d Simpson, has resigned III,
place which he has held for the past fou
years as travelling salesman for the Hey
wood Boot and Shoe company, and is nov
closing up his affairs with the concern pre-
paratory to going to New York Jan. l,
become manager of the shoe department.
of the three Rogers, Peet d Co. stores
This branch of the firms business, whicl
amounts to $50, ZOO year and is handle,
by II to II statesmen, will be entirely il
Mr.. Simpsons charge. The position i
one of the most desirable in the entire sho
trade of the country. Rogers, Peet & Co
have high financial standing, with rep
utation for liberality and progressiv
methods second to none. The firms mail
business is mems clothing with shoe, ha
, and furnishing departments. Mr.. Smp
son was a salesman for Rogers, Peet & Co
before he engaged in the shoe business il
Brattleboro. Mr. Simpsons many Brattle
boro friends will congratulate him upol
his advancement and his bright prospects
Mr.. Simpson spent Sunday and Monda
in town on his last trip through New Eng
land for the Haywood interests. Mrs
Simpson, who has been in Reading, Pa.
some time, is now with friends in Brook
} lyn She will come to Brattleboro at a.
early date to arrange for moving persona
effects to New York.
A Secret Warrant.
! Lovers of the romantic drama were on
in good numbers Wednesday night to Sc
and listen to Robert B. Mantell and hi
company in their Interpretation of ~
, Secret Warrant" The scene of the pla
is laid in France during the reign of tn
Regent Orleans, when John Law and hi
famous Mississippi scheme played so prom
inent part in the government of the ma
ton. The play itself is of stirring ma
; ture and depicts in some measure the in
! ner workings of the French governner
during the first of the 18th century.
7 holds the attention of the audience froI
the beginning to the end, and contain
some very thrilling situations. The pow
er of woman in the politics of those time
I is clearly shown by the wiles of GABRIEL
De St Victor the French beauty, and tn