Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-03

At a special meeting of Columbian lodge
held last Tuesday the third degree was
| worked upon one candidate.
The Bean brewery was raded Saturday
night by Officers Kinds and Metcalf of
Hinsdale, who secured five gallons OF
whiskey.
Miss Mabel Hunt entertained a few of
her girl friends Tuesday evening, the occa-
sion being her 10th birthday anniversary.
There will be special meeting of Brat
tleboro lodge this evening when the first
degree will be worked on several candi-
dates. Refreshments will be served.
Patrick Austin had his thumb crushed
so that 1t had TO be amputated, and two
fingers badly jsmmed, while coupling cars
in the railroad yard Thursday morning.
A union meeting of the BratLeboro and
West Bratteboro evangelical churches will
be held in the Baptist church next Sunday
evening in the interest of the Young Mems
Christian association.
The forger referred to in the Putney
column is thought by some to be "Circus"
O'Connell, who was an important witness
in the O'Neil murder case at Shelburne
Falls, but the Identification is not com
plete.
The Brattleboro Gaslight company an
nounces that the gas will be shut off all
day Sunday to allow repairs to be made to
the gas pipes which were damaged by the
fire Wednesday. The electric lights will
be available at all times in the day.
The adjourned business meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Association will be
held in its rooms tomorrow evening at $50
o'clock. report from the canvassing
committee will probably be given and it is
hoped that every member of the associa-
ton will be present.
Tickets for the Foresters' minstrel en-
tertainment will go on sale at Fox's news
store at 1880 o'clock next Monday even
ing. The entertainment promises to be
much superior to the one last year and no.
pains are being spared to make it sue
cess 1t will be fun from start to finish.
The young ladies' society Of the Baptist
church held a social last evening al the
home of j. f. Hall on Chaplin street.
There was a good attendance and a good
sized sum of money was taken. The pro
gram consisted of songs by Miss Ethel
Bruce and Miss Lena Eels, piano 500 by
Miss Bruce, and recitations by Mrs G. ii.
Davenport and Miss Annie Brockington.
, The house on the Elliot johnson estate
in Marlboro, occupied by Wallace johnson,
was destroyed by fire Friday night. The
cause is not known. When the family
, awoke the fire had made great Roadway,
and it was with difficulty that they es
capped being burned. The loss was $500
or more, insured for $40. The house had
,, been occupied by Wallace johnson only a
short time.
, The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
, Cochran of Brooklyn was badly damaged
h,,G 10
rams two sisters, daughters of A. p.
Childs of Bennington, were visiting her.
: The alarm sounded at o'clock and the
family at once started for the fire escape,
! their fiat being on the fourth floor, but
: their escape in that direction was cut off
They were finally carried down ladders in
their nightclothes By the fremen.
Judge Wheelers decree for the fore
closure sale of the Central Vermont rail
road provides that +. l.. Waterman. the
special master, shall receive no bid unless
the bidders deposits with him S250,000 in
cash, or $500, 900 in bonds at par, 'secur-
l ed by said mortgage dated June s. 1888, or
81, OOO, 900 in bonds at PAL, secured by said
) mortgage dated Oct 26, 1892, as a pledge
= that such bidder shall make good his bid
t and complete his purchase, if upon being
e reported to the court the same is accepted
! and confirmed"
5 The flag sociable which was given by
: the Murray club in the Universaist vestry
Tuesday evening was an enjoyable affair.
The rooms were covered with flags of all
nations, and contest was entered into by
4 those present to see who could make the
4 largest number of correct guesses as to
= what nation each flag represented This
= was followed by another interesting con-
, test Twenty questions were propounded
and the persons present were requested to
answer each of them by naming a flower.
= Mr.. Taft of Burlington. who was to have
e lectured on Mexico was not present.
e +. Spencer Baldwin, professors of eco
Monies in Brown university, a former
= member of the Brattleboro base ball team.
l furnishes a delightful essay on "Some AS
+ poets of Luxury" in the February number
= of the North American Review. Profes.
l sor Baldwin declares, among other things,
D that the luxures of the few in one genera
l ton become the common heritage of the
7 many in the next, that luxury is a main
e factor in the onward movement of the
race. 1t stands for much of the beauty,
grace and variety which alone make life
really worth living. This article is writ
ten in Professor Baldwin's happiest vein,
and will be read with interest by his Brat
] tleboro friends.
There will be meeting of the Brattle
boro East society in the chapel at 7:3O
O'Clock next Tuesday evening to vote upon
7 the question of calling Rev. +. j. Good
win Of Glen Ridge, n. j., to the CongTe-
gational pastorate. Rev. Mr. Goodwin
has preached at the Congregational church
the past two Sundays, and he has given
entire satisfaction. The vote will proba
, bly, be unanimous in favor of extending
him call. Rev. Mr.. Goodwin is SO wears
, old and is married. Both he and Mrs.
Goodwin are spoken of in the highest
terms by all who know them. Mr.. Good
win has preached in Glen Ridge ever since
he graduated from the the theological
school II years ago.
Business in the probate court since the
regular session Saturday: License has
been granted to r. K. Gordon, adminstra-
tor, to sell by public or private sale the
real estate belonging to the Elijah f. Reed
estate of Brattleboro. License has been
granted to W. H. Bracket, administrator,
to sell by public or private sale the real es-
tate of Jonathan B. Dickinson of Guilford.
j. l.. Martin has been appointed executor
and f. W. Mcclure and II. r. Brown ap-
praisers and commissioners of the George
b. Hit estate of Brattleboro. John S.
Flood has been appointed administrator
and M. j. Moran and John t. Kaine APP