Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-24

characters is very large and they have
been obliged to draw on the lower classes
for assistance.
A very interesting joint meeting of the
Y. M. @. A. and Y. w. G. A. was held in
the association rooms at Vermont Academy
at $3.50 Sunday morning, it being the last
service in the week of prayer for colleges.
Col E. g. Osgood led the meeting and G.
W. Osgood was one of the speakers.
The invitation of the local Methodist
church for the annual conference of the
Methodist churches of Vermont to be held
here has been accepted. This will bring
to our doors many guests who will be cor
daily welcomed and Hospitality entertained.
Bishop Stephen M. Merrill, d. D., L. l.. D.,
of Chicago will preside over the conference.
Mrs. Sawyer went yesterday to Brook
line for the winter, where Mr.. Sawyer will
follow in few days. Mr.. and Mrs Her
bert Mitchell with their family of Spring
field will occupy Mr. Sawyer's house here
| for the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchells
many friends will be glad to welcome them
here again, even though it be only for few
| months.
The bridge men set fire Wednesday TO
the large mass of timbers of the old Fitch
burg bridge which was laying in the chan
mel of the river, and the pile has been
burning ever since. Last evening some
one seeing the bright light and the large
column OF sparks rising from pulled in an
alarm from box 80 at the Island House and
called out the fire department needlessly.
The wrapper factory which has been
running in the old Island house for some
months has discontinued its business and
the machinery is being sold and removed.
NJ. @. Burnett, who was formerly foreman
for the company, has bought part of the
machines and placed them in the brick
dwelling near the end of the bridge on Ca
nal street He is using electricity for pow
er and doing a small business, employing
several girls.
Rev. j. L. Farrow, who has been engag-
ed by the Anti-saloon League to give
lectures on 'the liquor traffic as seen
through the camera" was in Winooski
Saturday night, and when he came to use
the stereoptcon lantern he found the gas
tanks had been tempered with, rendering
it useless. There is some thought the
trouble was caused by influences growing
out of the present liquor prosecutions in
the neighboring city of Burlington. His
lecture had to be postponed until later
date.
The first debate of the season by the
Young Mems club was held Tuesday even
ing, the subject being "Was New York
justifable in spending so much money on
the Dewey celebration" Both sides made
some telling points and results were that
the board of judges upon the merits Of the
debate decided in favor of the negative,
while upon the merits of the question the
audience voted in the affirmative. The
next debate of the club is to be in the ma
ture of a mock trial and will be held two
weeks from next Tuesday evening.
There is probability of free delivery be-
ing extended by mounted carrier to Gage
vile and to the Webb terraces, necessitat-
| ing the service of a fourth carrier Con-
gresham Grout was in town yesterday
| and went over the territory carefully. He
expressed satisfaction with the manner
| Postmaster Cannon has been able to sys-
tematize the delivery already, and he found
most of the citizens feeling satisfied with
the results thus far Much still needs to
be done to bring it up to the standard of
other towns, hut it is improving each week.
Landlord Henry Z. Bowtelle opened the
rebuilt Towns hotel for business Wednes-
day morning, and the house has been well
patronized since. There has been some
| talk as to an opening and benefit to Mr..
and Mrs. Bowtelle by the citizens of the
town to show their hearty good will on the
occasion of their coming into the direction
of business so intimately connected with
the welfare of the village. This has not
been decided upon but may be within a
week or two The village has needed the
hotel ever since it was damaged by the fire
of April II, and its opening now in so
thoroughly good condition is a cause of
pleasure to all.
During the past summer the night train
| from Springfield has not made any connec-
ton with the Rutland road here. The
Fitchburg train has not left Boston until
| 8 o'clock and reached here at midnight, an
hour after the Boston and Maine train had
gone north. This was changed. beginning
| Sunday night. 1t now leaves Boston at 7
o'clock and reaches here in time to connect
with the train for White River Junction.
leaving here at II o'clock. The arrange
ment that has been in vogue this summer
has caused great inconvenience to the trav-
cling public, although it has resulted in ma
terial gain to the hotels, there often being
large number reaching here who supposed
they could go along up the valley, and they
were obliged to remain here until the next
day at noon.
A new business house has been establish
ed in town within few weeks, having a
place of business in Farr's block on Rock
ingham street. 1t is an "Artstic Tailor
ing" establishment under the firm name of
Friedlander & Orenson. Mr.. Orenson has
been 10 years with A. Sbuman & Co. of
Boston, and seems to very thoroughly
understand his business. Mr.. Fredander
is the young man known as "The Peoples
Cobbler, " and has employed another man
to take his place in that shop, devoting the
most of his time to the new department.
They are now keeping two tailors busy and
have employed two more in New York
city, together with two competent lady
coat makers. They make a speciality of
ladies' suits, ladies' garments and mems
clothing. Both men are Jews, born in
Russia They report a fourishing trade
and good outlook. Mr.. Friedlander is to
put his time to canvassing for the business
in large local territory.
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