Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21

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summer
Commodore c. r. Crosby gave a supper
at his home Tuesday evening to members
of the Junta.
The bailiffs have given their consent for
coastng on Green street, and large num-
bers of young folk have gathered there
evenings this week.
The Pensioners and friends of ST. Mi
chaels Episcopal church are invited to
meet socially with Mrs. VIM. S. Guild, No.
II Linden street, next Wednesday evening
at 80 o'clock.
Mr. Whitaker's second lecture, or his
torical talk, before the Daughters of the
American Revolution, will be given at the
Brooks House next Tuesday evening, in
stead of Wednesday evening, as appointed.
Mr.. Whitaker will conclude his discussion
of the financial policy Of Alexander Ham
ilton, and will take up the work of Thorn
as jefferson.
DR.. James Conland received news We'd
nesday of the death, on Tuesday, of Capt.
Arthur K. Eldrdge of East Boston Capt
Eldridge was schoOlmate of DR.. Conland
and spent several days with him here last
fall. He leaves a widow and two children
He had been steamboating for 80 years
most of which was spent in Boston harbOr
The funeral was held yesterday afternoon.
Brattleboro people are again to have a
treat in listening to Mary French Field in
readings from her fathers poems. All
who had the pleasure of hearing her when
she appeared here last spring were delight
ed with the charming personality of Miss
Field and with the true spirit in which she
interpreted her fathers thoughts. On her
coming visit she will undoubtedly be able
to give a much wider range in her selec-
tious than before.
The case of A. L. Blair representing
the Brattleboro Jelly company, against C.
II. Davenport. representing the Reformer
Publishing company, will be heard before
O. +. Butterheld of Wilmington, referee.
next Wednesday. This case was brought
in July, last year, and was to recover 500
for power which the Jelly company
claims to have furnished Davenport. Jus
tice 5. II. Sherman rendered judgment for
Davenport TO recover costs of - cents and
the case was taken TO the county court
Davenport has several claims against the
company amounting to as much or more
than the amount of the suit.
The American journal of Health. pub
ilohtA al AlllNdEOs Will utNOlt a tO.uUlD oil
its editorial space upon an article entitled
Suggestions to Housekeepers" in its next
issue. In a letter received this week bv
the Brattleboro Jelly company the journal
states that its duty is as much to recon-
mend good goods as to warn against the
use OF impure products, and that. after
having had the Jelly company's food prod
ucts examined by experts employed speci-
. g. fIrs hot . 1,,1 a 4. 1
UNFAIRLY recommend their use TO all house
keepers. This is an excellent endorsement
Of the compauy's goods and it comes abso-
utely unsolicited.
Rev Walter Dole, representing the Uni
'ersalist State Conference of Vermont.
gave a talk at the Unversalst church
Wednesday evening on "The New Era OF
tniversalism.' Mr.. Dole outlined briefly
he work of the National convention OF
Cniversalists held at Chicago last fall, and
'poke of the advanced religious thought OF
III churches at the present time, saving he
believed the days of dogma and creed were
being relegated to things of the past and
hat the theology of the future would be
he spirituality of Jesus OF Nazareth. Mr..
Dole said the effort that was being made bv |
he convention to revive those churches in |
he state which had held no regular sery- |
ces recently was meeting with general |
.pproval and success.
Gov. Walcott has appointed DR.. Willard |
Pierce of Greenfield medical examiner |
# the central Franklin distr t to fill the |
acancy caused by the death of DR.. Z. C. |
10y of Turner's Falls. There were several
andidates for the position. DR.. Pierce
5 native of Westminster and brother of
ieorge W. Pierce of Bratteboro. He
raduated FRI N the medical department of
he University of Vermont in 1885. Eight
ears of his practice were spent in Der
ardston and he has been in Greenfield
he last five years. DR.. Pierce has been a
practitioner, and has gained
lore than ordinary fame for his success as
surgeon. When - years old he had
erformed many difficult operations sue
essfully. including the removal of one
idney.
The state board of health has established
bureau of bacteriology at Burlington. the
pecial purpose of which is to afford a
lace where physicians from all parts of
ne state may have tests made for the pres
nee of diphtheria in all suspected cases of
ore throat. Culture cases have been pre-
AIRED which will be placed at convenient
laces in each county. Any physician
lay obtain one of the cases, with instruc-
ons for taking test from the throat. and
ending the culture TO the bureau at Bur
ngton. In this county the cases NAV be
blamed at Holden's drug store and at
ne of the drug stores in Bellows Falls.
he purpose of the state board in taking |
lis action is to provide the means for set
ing definitely the questions and disputes
hch always arise in any community
here suspicious cases of throat disease
axe their appearance.
c. c. Fits in behalf of Merrill L. Hodr-
ms, administrator of the estate of Victor !
utterheld of Dummerston, has brought
nj in the United States court against the
ceivers of the Central Vermont railroad
mpany to recover $4,000 damages for
e death of Mr.. Butterfield. which &C. t
rred at Jamaica Aug. 6, 1879 Mr.. But .
rfeld was head brakeman on the mixed
ain which left Brattleboro that morning |
ID was killed in attempting to make a !
lying switch" He uncoupled the engine G
1m the car, the engine passed the switch q
ID the switch was changed to run the car
TO the siding. The car approached the |
itch, but Mr.. Butterfeld was not upon il a
set the brakes as he should should been.
is supposed that as he was climbing I'D g
e end of the car to reach the brake he l
1t his hold and fell to the ground. His Il
ull was fractured and the car passed over b
} left arm and left heel. S
zeal northumberland Appoints .
ed at West TOwnshend. -
A Washington despatch of Tuesday o
'kes the following announcement: Yer t,