Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17

lnere are more moving blJudJlOuS anu |
powerful scenes in Lewis Morrison's |
Faust" than in any play now before the |
public. 1t will be presented here in its |
entirety in a few weeks.
Referee A. #. Schwenk has declared a
second dividend of rs per cent to the cred.
tors of the Stratton Lumber company to
be paid by the trustee, A. K. Cudworth of
South Londonderry, Nov. %. Another div
dend will be declared later as there is yet
a large amount of real estate in Massachu-
sets, owned by the company, which has
not yet been disposed of.
Sixteen members of the Y. M. G. A.
with Secretary Wilson climbed Wantasti-
1uet mountain about IL o'clock Tuesday
night TO witness the expected meteoric
shower The sky was comparatively clear
when the ascent was begun, but when the
summit was reached the vision was OBJ
structed by clouds. The return trip was
made between 2 and 3 o'clock.
The annual meeting of the Columbian
book club was held at the home of Mrs.
f. II. Holden on High street Tuesday
evening. The officers elected we're: Presi-
dent, Mrs. c. II. Davenport; vice presi-
dent, Mrs A. V. Cox; secretary and treas
urer, Mrs Martin Austin; book committee,
Mrs f. II. Holden, Mrs. Fred Cressy and
Mrs. Harry Rowe. After the business
meeting Mrs. Holden served refreshments,
and a social hour was spent.
The faculty OF Tufts college has issued
invitations to 10 members of the class of
1900 to prepare commencement parts for
the annual commencement next June.
Carolyn l.. Clark of West Brattleboro is
one of the Is. Only the students who
have received high rank during the past
three years of their college course are ellgi-
BILE to prepare commencement parts. The
writer's of the parts which the com
mittee accepts will deliver them at a com
petitive trial before the committee, and
the four best parts, all things considered,
are selected for the commencement pro-
gram.
Charles Robbins, freight brakeman on
the Central Vermont railroad, was fatally
injured at Palmer Sunday. He was coup
ling cars in the freight yard about 4:30
o'clock. The rails we're covered with ice
and he slipped after the cars had come to-
gether and was run over. The wheels
passed over both legs just below the body,
and over the left leg between the knee
and ankle. He was taken to the hospital
at New London by special train as soon as
possible and died soon after arrival. His
family lives at Norwich, CT. Robbins had
worked recently for short time with the
transfer force at the Brattleboro railroad
station.
The 46th infantry, United States Volun-
teers, left San Francisco Friday for Manila
in the transports City o. Sydney and Pan
ther. A. V. D. Piper is a corporal in
company NJ, and the other Brattleboro
boys, Longuill, Tenney and Merrill, are
members of company f Corporal Piper,
in private letter dated from San Fran
cisco Nov. o, wrote: 1--WE had fine trip
across the continent, being on the road IL
days, passing through % states, going as
far south as North Carolina, and as far
north as Salt Lake City and Ogden in
Utah. The weather here is like June
All kinds of fruit and vegetables are in the
market, rose bushes in full bloom and
strawberries only five cents quart"
The name of Fred Colburn of Vermont
appeared in the list of the 10 men of the
schooner William Bird, who persisted a
few days ago when the vessel was wrecked
off the coast of North Carolina while en-
route from Charleston, S. c., to New
London. This led TO report which was
was Fred II. Colburn, a graduate of the
Brattleboro High school in 'S7. This re-
port was not believed by friends of Mr. Col
burn, and investigation shows that his
brother, Charles d. Colburn (known as
"Den" Colburn) of Springfield, Mass, re-
ceived letter week ago from Fred, who
is in business in San Francisco. Fred
Colburu went from here to Springfield, and
for several years was bookkeeper for the
Springfield Printing and Binding company.
He went to Alaska in the spring of '9S.
On returning to this country he travelled
down the Pacific coast, and at one time
had position in one of the important
towns on the west coast of Mexico.
Charles NJ. Hays, general manager of
the Grand Trunk railroad, K. II. Fitzhugh,
general manager of the Central Vermont
railway, Col. Walker, president of the
Santa F6 railway, Gen. Mccullough, vice
president of the Erie railroad, and Mr..
Baker of Boston, all members of the board
of directors of the Central Vermont road,
were in town Wednesday. They went from
here to New London on an official tour OF
inspection. The train carrying the officials
consisle ed of the engine st. Lawrence, the
private cars Mansfield and Canada and one
baggage coach. The trip is in connection
with the scheme for further Reorganization
of the Central Vermont as part of the
Grand Trunk system. 1t is understood 10
be the intention of the Grand Trunk man
agement to bring the several links of their
system into closer working harmony, es-
pecially the Chicago and Grand Trunk and
the Central Vermont. 1t is also under.
stood that a number of Improvements in
the rolling stock and roadbed of the latter
will soon be made, including the double
tracking of portion of the line.
Another Escape from she County
BastiIe.
The county Jail al Newfane has been a
lonely place since four prisoners escaped
six weeks ago, and Harry WEIGH, tho sole
occupant behind the bars, pined for com
pany. Frank Davis, the jailer, was away,
on Tuesday night, when Welch made his
break for liberty. Welch had access to