Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-13

Telephone and Telegraph company is be-
ing remodelled. A partition has been put
in this week, separating the business Office
from the public telephone booths.
A meeting of the promoters of the new
cemetery project was held in the office of
DR.. c. S. Clark Friday evening, when a
committee was appointed to close the deal
for the Wood farm south of the Prospect
Hill cemetery.
At the next meeting of Fort Dummer
Colony, Pilgrim Fathers, next Tuesday
evening, Supreme Governor j. Scollay
Taft of Keene, n. H., will be present. All
members of the colony are earnestly re-
quested to be present.
The annual supper and sale of the
Woman's Alliance, held at Wells hall Fri
day evening, was well patronized. A good
supper was served, a pleasant hour was
spent socially, and the tables Of fancy ar
tces found generous patronage.
Mary Howe-Lavin has this week declined,
for the second time, an offer of an engage
ment in the royal opera house in Dresden.
Mrs. LAWN was offered the engagement
before her return from Wiesbaden, but she
declined on account of her determination
to sing in concert in this country. She
Will SHY III DhITe OCJ' ID.
News has been received of the death of
Mrs. Hal w. Brown of Shelburne Falls,
Mass. the actress who has recently APP
peared in Grange hall and at Brookside
Park, as Marguerite Cushman. Mrs.
Brown was run over by car in New York
city Sept. "a, and was seriously injured.
Pneumonia developed, causing her death.
Rev. Lewis Grout has given to the Free
Library copy Of George Mccall Theap s
"History of the Beers in South Africa.
Mr.. Grout considers this the most COM
plete and reliable work extant on this sub
ject. Its gift to the library is timely, as it
will enable any who wish to read up UNI
derstandingly on the war now in progress
in South Africa.
G. b. Lawyer of New York city, who
has been employed for some time past in
New Haven, Conn, has been sent to
Brattleboro this week to take the place OF
Victor w. Boyden, as night operator In
the Central Vermont telegraph office. The
night work for several weeks past has been
done by Irving Martin of Whiteield,
Mass, who has been acting as substitute
for Mr. Boyden, while the latter took S.
w. Knights place as letter carrier.
Joseph Williams of Warwick, Mass,
lost his driving horse at South Vernon a
few days ago in a peculiar manner. Mr..
Williams steppe out of his buggy to count
some ties, and while thus engaged a train
on the Boston & Maine railroad came along
frightening the horse. The horse ran up
a bank and the buggy tipped over, throw
ing the horse on to the track in front OF
the engine. The train passed over the
horses legs, cutting them off, and the ami
NAL was killed to end its suffering.
The Y. NJ. c. A. classes in physical in.
struction will begin work week from
next Tuesday under the direction of II. X
Horton. All who wish to have their meas
urements taken for suits are requested &c
give notice to Secretary Wilson at the
rooms as soon as possible. The gymnasl-
um has been given a new hard pine floor
hand ball court has been fitted up, new
apparatus has been added and the Old APP
paratus has been repaired so that the IA
cilities are now first class. The classe;
will be large.
The citizens of Athol, Royalston aut
Phillipston, Mass, nominated Oscar T
Brooks of Athol for Republican represent
alive from that district Tuesday, the VOTE
being the largest ever cast in a convention
in the district. On Saturday Charles G.
Brooks of Orange, Mass, was nominated
by reclamation for Democratic representa-
tive from the fourth Franklin district
Both nominees are brothers of Fl. f
Brooks of Brattleboro. Oscar T. Brooks
is well-known grocer in Athol, and b,
represented his district in the Legislature
in 1897. Charles G. Brooks was formerly
employed by his brother in the grocery bus
mess in Athol and since 1874 he has beer
in the grocery business in Orange with tn,
exception of two years. At the conven
ton Saturday all were Brooks men, and i
was hardly more than a ratification meet
ing with Mr.. Brooks the centre of attrac
ton. Mr.. Brooks was elected last year
being the first Democrat to be elected t,
the general court from Orange for over q
years.
The public school day of the Woman
| club at the Brooks House Monday evenin,
was largely attended, the meeting being
joint one of the day and evening session
to which the public was invited The sub
ject was "a healthy mind in a health,
body" and it was treated from variou
standpoints in a manner which made tn
meeting interesting and beneficial Tn
first paper, from the pupils standpoint, b,
an anonymous writer, was read by Mis-
Mary Horton. Mrs. Nora Kenney follow
ed with paper from the mothers stand
point. L. w. Hawley also spoke from tn,
parents standpoint, and Principal Whita
ker closed the discussion by speaking from
the point of view of the teacher. Through
out the discussion recognition was made o
the necessity of instruction, which woult
keep the pupils physically strong, and prac
teal suggestions were made in which /
was shown that the cooperation of the par
ents is essential in the matter of keepin,
the scholars in a condition for proper men
tai activity.
The opening attraction of the star cours,
to be given this winter under the auspice
of the Y. NJ. G. A., comes at the Audito
rum Monday evening when the Boston
Ladies' Military band, assisted by Pau
Dufault, tenor, and Miss Lois McCabe
contralto, will give concert which is con
sidered by all who have heard it to be o
unusual excellence. The band has me
with marked success during the past tw,
seasons, and is given first rank among al
ladies' musical organizations Throughout
the country. Miss McCabe is a contraltt
singer of no ordinary ability and her Sc
lections will add greatly to the evening
entertainment. Mr.. Dufault, who is es
pecially engaged for the concert MONDAY
evening, is considered by large humble
of musicians and critics to be the comm,
oratorio tenor of America. He possesse
a voice of unusual power and excellenc
and is able to use it effectively, Thos