Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-28


was postponed again Sunday on account
of the weather. The run is now scheduled
to take place next Sunday.
The Soldiers Aid society will give a re-
ception to members of Company /, at the
home Of Mrs. j. j. Estey, on the evening
before the boys are mustered out of the
United States service, Monday, Oct. 81.
The public are invited to come to meet the
boys from : 80 to $3.50.
The evening session of the Woman's
club met with Mrs. George Dinsmore on
Chase street Saturday evening, on which
occasion the winters program was opened.
An interesting paper on "Fictonal Devel-
opment Prior TO the Novel" was read by
Miss Mary L. Horton. The next paper
will be read by Miss Helen Fletcher a week
from today.
Every old soldier who draws a pension
will be interested in an order just issued
by the pension department, which gives
postmasters authority to cash the checks
by which pensions are paid. Pensions
are paid quarterly, and pensioners have
been compelled frequently to cash them at
a discount, where there are no banks.
The new order will enable all pensioners
to get the FULL face value of their checks.
This order applies everywhere, but is par
ticuarly intended for towns where there
are no banks.
The young son of Rev. and Mrs. II. d.
Maxwell was badly burned about the head
and shoulders last Sunday by falling into
a tub of hot water. Mrs Maxwell, who
was about to battle the child, left him on
the floor while she went to the kitchen to
get some cold water. In some manner he
climbed up on the tub and fell head first
into it, scalding one cheek and one shout
der. II was thought at first that the child
was very seriously burned but il is now
believed that he will escape without any
permanent injury.
A report was circulated Monday that the
Baptist church had extended a call to Rev
Mr. Marble, who has preached at the
church for the past two Sundays, but such
was not the case. AT the close of the ser
vice Sunday meeting OF the members Of
the church and society was held for the
purpose of ascertaining their sentiment,
and all seemed to favor extending a call TO
Mr.. Marble. Mr.. Marble was not a cand-
date, however, 50 that the only further &C
ton taken was to inform him of the senti-
ment OF the people.
Mrs. Ida Lynde, 40, wife of Thomas
! Lyude, died a, her home Oh Washington
street Friday afternoon after long illness
with consumption and complication of
| diseases. She formerly lived on High
| street, after which she went to Guilford.
| She returned to Brattleboro a year ago.
| Mr.. Lynde is employed 10y the Richardson
| Ice company. Mrs. Lynde leaves two
daughters, one Is months old and the 9TH
er about eight years old. The funeral was
| held at the house at ocl-ck Monday af-
ternoon, Rev. J. II Babbitt Of West Brat
| tleboro officiating The burial was in
| Prospect Hill cemetery.
The first intercontinental snake exhibit
| ton will be held in New York city next
month. The New York Tribune has the
| following in its list of the more important
exhibits: "Charles II. Highly, an artist
who has his studio st No. 10 East Four
| teenth street, will exhibit a collection of
snakes which have served him as models.
Among them is curious specimen, said
to be the only albino boa constructor in
the United States. This serpent is very
rare, even in its native haunls along the
Amazon, where ii is worshipped by the ma
tives. Mr.. Highly has several large boas
to show, in addition to the rare albino."
Denman Thompson's Sunshine of
Paradise Alley appeared at the AUDITOR
UNI last Friday evening before an audience
which nearly filled the house. The play
itself is merely a sketch and would amount
| TO little If devoid of its music and scenery.
| The staging, however, was very pretty.
especially in the first act, and the musical
| specialties throughout the performance
were excellent, both male and female
quartets appearing. One Of the singers
was Miss Phila May, a New Hampshire
girl who won prominent place as a con
cert singer before joining the company.
! The part OF Sunshine was well taken by
| Miss Emma Italia, who is known to many
as the writer and composer OF several pop
ular songs.
Mrs. Norah Cummings, -, died at the
home of her niece, Mrs. Thomas Rouse.
! So Elliot street, at $40 O'Clock Saturday
night after years illness. Mrs. Cum
mings was stricken with paralysis over a
year ago, and to the effects OF the shock
and her advanced age her death is attribut-
able She was born in Ireland but came
to this country over 80 years ago She
| lived for a short time in Nashua, y. H.,
after which she came to Brattleboro and
had lived here ever since. She married
Thomas Cummings of Bratteboro who
died short time afterward She leaves
two brothers in River Falls, Wis. The
funeral was held at 9 O'Clock Monday
morning at the Roman Catholic church.
and the burial was in the Roman Catholic
cemetery,
The selectmen of Amherst, Mass. In
session Saturday afternoon, granted TO the
Northampton and Amherst Electric rail.
road company, Of which Z. c. Crosby is
one of the leading members, a franchise
to build portion of their proposed road
in that town This removes the last OBJ
stacle in the way of building the road, but
! it is now so late in the year that the work
will not be begun until next spring.
! There have been so many delays in the
matter that the granting of the franchise
caused considerable surprise. The docu-
ment is long one, and provides for all
! the necessary restrictions in favor of the
| town which will naturally come up The
last article provides that the road must be
| completed by Jan. /, 1900, or the fran
chise will be void. 1t is supposed that the
delay has been owing to the fact that the
| OLD northampton company had entered
the field with the expectation of building
or asking for a franchise, but when ii
made no advances in that direction, the Sc
lectmen decided to grant the only one that
had been asked for.
Frank Ash Escaped Through the Tran.
som.
Frank Ash of Bratteboro who was
sentenced few days ago to 80 days in the
Cheshire county almshOuse at Westmore-