Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-07
AFTERTHOU9HTs.

fourth money in the free for all class at
Stafford Springs, Conn, yesterday.
Moses Grout of Newfane shot young
bear while out hunting on the road from
Newfane to Wardsboro yesterday. The
cub weighed about 100 pounds.
John Harding, 70, farmer and long
time resident of Putney, died this morning
after a very short illness. He leaves a
widow and one son, Fred Harding.
The pupils of the Chase street school
are being taught in the rooms formerly &C.
cupied by Miss Sawyer's school while the
repairs on the Chase street building are
being made.
The High school foot ball team will play
its first game of the season tomorrow at
Hinsdale with the Hinsdale High school
team. A return game will probably be
played here Oct. Is.
The class of '99 of the High school held
their annual straw ride and corn husking
at the Rice farm in Dummerston last even
ing. The 1900 class have a corn husking
at the Heard farm in Vernon this evening
Mrs. Lovina Fleming, the colored woman
formerly employed at DR.. Bowens, died at
West Bratteboro Wednesday. The burial
was in the Roman Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. Fleming was 4j years old. She leaves
daughter in Connecticut.
The dates for the Masonic sociables,
which will be given in Masonic hall this
winter under the auspices of Bingham
Chapter, are Ocs 20 Nov. II, Nov. 20, Dec.
10, Jan. 20, Feb. II and March 3 Letsing-
er's orchestra will furnish music.
The Odd Fellows will give socables in
Odd Fellows hall the coming season upon
the following dales: Oct. 49, Nov. 2, Nov
10, Nov 80, Dec. s, Dec. %, Dec. 20 Jan.
r. Jan. 20, Feb 9, Feb. 20, March 8,
March %, April 6 and April 20. Every
body is invited.
Rev. II. O. Sherwood of South Norwalk,
Conn, sent a telegram to Fred S. Knight,
clerk Of the Baptist church, yesterday
stating that he had decided to accept the
call extended to him by the First Baptist
church, and that he would send formal
acceptance by letter later. Before the call
was extended by the Brattleboro church
Mr.. Sherwood received a call from the
church in Somervile, Mass, but he be-
lieves he can do better work in the Brat
tleboro field
The following record furnished by w.
II. Childs shows the mean temperature for
the first six days in October of each year
for the past II years and justifes the re-
mark about the hot weather which has
been frequently heard since the beginning
Of the present month: In 1885, So 5
degrees; in 1886. ass; in 1887, 50 :; in
| 1888, 45 8; ir 1889. j05: in 1890, $40;
in 1891, sos; in 1892, IS ); in 1898, 300:
in 1894, $50; in 1925, SOL; in 1896, 30 l :;
in 1897, 500; in 1898. $50
The Hinsdale correspondent of the
keene Sentinel writes to that paper as fol-
lows: "Ofii- ers Metcalf and Kinds made
another fruitless raid on the brewery near
Brattleboro Friday night. The proprietors
apologized for having nothing better to
offer their guests than cigar, saying that
they had gone out of the business This
may be true, but it will be hard to make
people believe that the crowds of thirsty
! Vermonters come across the bridge to
quench their thirst with New Hampshire
spring water"
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Barber were sur
| prised at their Forest street home last
evening, the occasion being their 10th
wedding anniversary. Thirty or more of
their friends gathered at the house
during the evening, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Barber were the recipients of many pres
ents. Dancing was INDUCED in during
the evening with "Uncle" Lewis Higgins
as prompter. The party broke up about
midnight, extending to Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
Der many good wishes for the next 10
years. Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Barber and
Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. Howe and son of Will
mngtOn were present.
Valley Fair Visitor Fatally Hurt.
Mrs. Reuben Clark of Manchester, this
state, who was one of the visitors at the
Valley Fair, was fatally hurt while return
ing to Londonderry, where she had been
visiting her daughter Mis-. John Emerson.
The accident happened at Jamaica as Mrs.
Clark stood near the open door of freight
car The story is told by the Manchester
Journal as follows:-"The train in start
ing gave jolt and she was thrown out,
her head striking on an iron rail. At the
time her accident did not seem serious and
she returned to the home of her daughter.
During the following night she began to
complain of pain in her head and she
soon became unconscious, in which state
she remained until Saturday night when
she died. An examination showed that
she sustained fracture of the skull. The
body was brought home on Tuesday and
funeral services were held the same after
noon at the Baptist church. She leaves a
husband and one daughter.