Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-28


the foundation will be begun at once.
Miss Bertha Dodge, who was operated
upon last week for appendicitis, is not yet
out of danger, but she is comfortable and
the conditions are favorable for her recov-
cry.
The loss on c.. b. Lamson's house on
Washington street, which was burned two
weeks ago, has been adjusted at $1,000
through the agency of c. F. r. JENNIE.
The loss was total
meeting of the Universaist parish has
been called for tonight to take action with
regard to calling a pastor. The names of
r. X. Marvin of Tufts college and Rev. f.
S. Walker of Wilmington will be consid-
cred.
The baiiffs and the board of civil au-
thority will meet in the selectmen's room
tomorrow evening to revise the check list
which will be used at the village meeting.
No names will be added to the list after
tomorrow night.
G. f. Gilman received a carload of
horses Monday and the animals can now
be seen at his Elliot street stables. The
carload includes several pairs of heavy
work horses and also some good gentle
mems drivers.
The second lecture by James Neon
aughy, instructor in the English Bible at
Mount Hermon, will be given in the Bap-
fist church Wednesday evening. The sub
ject will be: aside Lights on Old Testa-
ment History from Solomon to Ezra"
Mrs. G. H. Smith will go to Putney next
Monday with stock for millinery store
which she will carry on in the house of NJ.
D. Whitman. The store will be in charge
of Mrs. d. S. Angler. Mrs. Smith is now
in Hnsdale where she is making display
of millinery goods at Hotel Ashuelot.
The High school base ball team defeat
ed team representing the grammar school
last Saturday in practice game on the is
land, the score being 16 to I. The gram
mar school boys were strengthened by
Perry and Brasor as pitchers, but the
High school team had little difficulty in
winning.
Two st. Bernard dogs killed Is sheep
and two lambs at Factory Hollow, near
Greenfield Mass, Tuesday on the Peleg
Adams farm, managed by Scott Dunklee,
formerly of Brattleboro. Mr.. Dunklee
heard the cries of the sheep and the howls
of the dogs and he and his hired man sue
ceeded in killing both dogs. The damage
to the flock is estimated at S240.
The Sunday school committee of the
Baptist Christian Endeavor society enter
tanned the officers and teachers of the
school Tuesday evening at the church.
Supper was served to 2S persons, after
which plans for school work were consid-
cred and other matters pertaining to the
school were discussed. The occasion was
one of great enjoyment.
The buildings on the farm owned by
Randall Il Clapp, commonly known as the
depot farm, narrowly escaped being burned
to the ground Monday evening. The hen
house and ash house were totally destroy
ed, and the other buildings were saved
only by the prompt work of the farm
hands. The hen house and ash house.
which are south of the main farm build
ings, caught fire from burning brush
started by Prucius Manley. A strong
south wind was blowing at the time and
burning embers were blown on to the
barn. They were put out, however, by
buckets of water. The total damage will
amount to about 5000.
Paul r. Henkel, who recently submitted
a design for the cover of the midsummer
number of the Art Interchange, received a
letter from the publishers this week saying
letter was extremely complimentary of Mr..
HenkePs work. That young artist like
Mr.. Henkel should have his design ac-
cepted by one of the most prominent art
magazines. in the country reflects much
credit upon the excellence of the work
| The cover is of poster design having in the
centre draped female figure persOnifying
art. At the top of the cover is a ribbon
bearing the words Art Interchange while
! lower down are the words Midsummer
| Number. The whole is surrounded by a
border of conventionalized daisies. The
draping of the figure is especially well done.
The trout season opens Monday with
| ice in many of the brooks and high water
in all of them. The prospects for heavy
catches consequently are very dubious,
and even with the warmest weather it will
be three weeks before the brooks are in
normal condition In spite of these dis
couraging facts many fishermen will start
out next week to try their luck and
no doubt some good strings will be
brought in by the more expert anglers.
The exodus to Marlboro South pond which
has taken place May the past two years
will have to be postponed for some time at
least this season as ice still covers that
body of water. Several small strings of
trout have been brought in from New
Hampshire by some of this towns ardent
fishermen but they report the water in
most of the brooks there to be extremely
high.
r. Frank Turner and o. H. Ellis secured
several bushels of smelt at Lake Spofford
Monday night, catching the fish by means
of landing nets. The fish run up into the
coves and inlets around the lake in great
numbers and are so thick in places that a
pailful can be caught at one scoop of the
net Mr.. Turner served a smelt supper
at Hotel Brattleboro Tuesday evening, a
large number of guests being present. The
lake was stocked with smelt several years
ago mainly for food for the black bass.
Since then the fish have bred very rapidly
and the lake now contains a large guam
tity of them. They seldom are seen in
the summer but run in large schools in
the winter and early spring when they are
found in shallow water. The smelt is a
silvery scaled fish from six to eight inches
in length, somewhat resembling sardine
in shape and appearance.
Fire Ina the High school Building.