Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-17
AFire Alarm Wednesday.

The fire alarm sounded from box 81 a
few minutes past II Wednesday night for
fire in the Wheel club rooms. 1t took
about the furnace, which is in a room by
itself, the bricks underneath it having been
parted in some way. Every hydrant in
the square or within reach of it was frozen
so no water could be gotten from them.
The fire was extinguished with chemicals
and hand hose with no very serious dam
age. The floor of the club room was torn
Cup, and the ceiling of the Keene cash store
underneath, and some water came through
into the store. 1t seems indeed very
fortunate that fire occurring in the square
could be controlled in that way when the
hydrants were useless.
Mrs. S. W. Wilder is spending the week
in Boston.
The mid-term examinations::of the High
school have been omitted this term.
G. W. Cox, superintendent of schools,
has nearly finished taking the school CEN
SuS.
The graded schools will have George
Washington day next Tuesday in honor of
his birthday anniversary on Wednesday.
The Interscholastic Athletic association,
with which our High school is connected,
has decided to hold its annual field meet at
Claremont May 26.
Mr. and Mrs. F. c. Winnewisser and
daughter, Marjorie, were in Bridgeport,
Conn, the early part of the week, called
there by the death of Mrs. Winnewisser's
brother.
The ladies of the community are inform
ed that they can find their groceries at the
vestry of the Congregational church next
= Wednesday evening, where the ladies'
union will open Corner Grocery" in CON
nection with their annual sale.
The next number in the popular lect-
ure course will be given Friday evening,
Feb "a, by Prof Laycock, professor of
oratory and rhetoric at Dartmouth His
subject will be almost a President {"
The fifth and last number will be concert
March /.
Lawyer Schwenk of Brattleboro was in
town Monday to be present, as referee, at
the hearing in the bankruptcy case of
Charles M. Blake. No creditors appeared
at this time, and no claims were presented.
u. H. Allbee was appointed trustee to dis
pose of the assets.
A new industry has been added to Bel
lows Falls, that of the Labaree Veterinary
Medicine company. Charles w. Labaree
is manufacturing large stock of these
medicines, which are to be put upon the
market at once, and when the spring comes
he will put teams upon the road for their
sale in other places.
DR.. G. H. Gorham was in Claremont
Wednesday, where he delivered a lecture
upon THE Ear" before the school for
trained nurses at the hospital. He has
been engaged to deliver a series of lectures,
his next to be upon "The Eye," and later
one upon 1.-THE Throat" Upon each of
these subjects the doctor is an acknowl-
edged authority
George R. Wales hopes to be moved into
his new store by the last of this week.
The Chase Furniture company will move
what it has remaining in the kitchen de-
partment into the basement of their store,
which they have fitted up as kitchen de-
partment. j. I Keefe expects to occupy
the store which Mr.. Wales has been in
about the middle of March, after it has
been reftted for his business.
Those who attended the third in the
course of popular entertainments, given by
the Young Mems club Tuesday evening,
were rewarded by treat in the evening
with Kipling" by Miss Edna Louise Suth-
erland, reader. Her readings were taken
chiefly from "Plain Tales from the Hills"
The Jungle Book, and "Barraek Room
Ballads" the program concluding with the
occasional. The Congregational church
was we'll filed.
Justice Chas. II. Williams on Wednesday
notified attorney w. w. Stickney of the |
Rutland road that he had decided not to |
grant his request for an appeal in the |
mileage book case mentioned last week. Mr.. |
Williams did not consider a railroad as a |
public officer under the meaning of the |
statute which might entitle them to the ex-
emption from the limit fixed at 500 where
verdict of justice court does not exceed
that sum. 1t is not yet known whether the
road will bring petition for an appeal
The storm of Monday was the most Sc.
we're of the season here, and, perhaps. the
worst since "the blizzard" Of 1888. All
day Sunday a fine snow fell, but Mon
day morning it fell as if it meant business.
-Four strokes of the fire alarm at II O'Clock
said solid session for the schools. Late in
the afternoon the wind began to blow and
continued through the night Tuesday
morning some of the streets were almost
impossible, and schools were given up for
the forenoon. The train service was much
nterfered with, trains being from one to
10 hours late.
One finds it hard to believe that in a
prosperous community like ours, such a
Ease OF restitution could be found as that
discovered by Dr. Hill in Frost block last
saturday. Mrs. Claskisky, a Polander.
md three little children, and the dead
'ody of another, were found with almost
10 fuel or clothing, no food, and the moth
" sick in bed. The husband and father
lad deserted his little family, and as thew
'ould speak hardly word of English thew ,
'ould not tell their wants. Fuel, clothing
md food have been provided for them, and
hey are at least not suffering now.