Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
NO.. 3
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL,

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ais for PinafoIe, which we're begun this
week. The production will be under the
auspices of the Murray club.
George Alanson Stone of Centreville
and Miss Georgia McNal of st. Albans
were married Tuesday morning by Rev. I.
II. Babbitt of West Brattleboro. They
went to ST. Adams on the 11:1O train.
They will live with Mr.. Stones parents.
Merton Warren, who went to Boston
last week with the intention of Joining the
regular army so as to have an opportunity
to 60 to the Philippines, was rejected on
account of his recent illness. He is now
employed in the Charlestown navy ward.
Blanche Powers, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Powers, narrowly escaped being
severely burned Wednesday night. She
lighted a match on the heel of her slipper
and accidentally set fire to a wool wrapper
which she wore. She was Immediately en-
veloped in flames. Her screams brought
into the room her mother and grandmother
who smothered the flames with rugs.
The Paterson On. j. Safe Deposit and
Trust company, of which Frank r. Allen.
well-known Brattleboro boy. is the sec.
retary and treasurer, makes a strong
statement in its January 1st statement
ms Institution began business Jan. 1st.
1871. At the end of its first year it had
deposits OF S411, ,290, and these have now
grown to 81 ,3S7 $50. The total resources
OF the concern amount to 81, ,5S2. .434.
The well-known horse "Maior," former
ly owned by E. D. Wilson, but which has
been the property of II. w. Moore of Cen
treville since last spIing, died of lockiaw
Monday-or rather, the disease then reach
ed such stage that it was an act of mer-
cy to end his sutferi1gs with a rifle shot.
He was valuable animal but his intelli-
gence and knowing ways make the loss to
the family more than one of dollars and
cents.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Baptist church held its semi-annua meet
ing Tuesday evening and elected these Of
ficers: President, c. B. Crowell vice
president, Hortense Hall; secretary, Cora
bel Coates; corresponding secretary, Mary
4. Horton; treasurer, Melvin Thurber.
1t was voted to discontinue the informa-
tion committee and to change the name of
the flower and fruit committee to flower
committee.
Stephen j. Call, q, died at the home of
his wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John But
Ter, on Church place yesterday, after an
illness of several months duration. He
had been in failing health for over a year.
The funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon, liev. f. +. Marble officiating. Mr..
Call was native of Gloucester, Mass,
coming TO Brattleboro a number of e, ears
ago TO work on the Balestier farm. He
was employed there until about a year ago.
when he went to work as driver for DR.. K.
). Bowen. He was married about four
years ago to Miss Lillian Butler, who with
one small child, survives n
"Uncle Josh" Again at the Auditorium.
That perennial favorite, "The Old
Homestead" will be presented at the Au-
ditorium next Monday evening, by COM
pany headed by Denman Thompson, the
author of the piece and the creator of the
character of Joshua Whitcomb. There is
nothing new to be said about the play. 1t
is one of those homely pictures of rural
life that seem always to strongly appeal to
the public at large. Lacking plot. it is
redolent of situations and characters. and
the very simplicity of its treatment is one
of its most effective features. But while
the story is simple the scenery and me-
chanical effects are quite the opposite.
Lavishness marks the production in its
spectacular elements, and realism is at
tained through elaborate attention to scenic
details as well as through accurate charae-
ter sketching.
The Wind Storm of SATURDAY. NIeht.
The wind storm of last Saturday night
was severe in Brattleboro, but no damage
was done here. Reports from our CORE
spondents show an almost unprecedented
velocity of the wind in Wilmington, Jack
sonville, West Wardsboro, Somerset and
Rnanshnrn hnil
down and others unroofed or damaged.
The force of this storm seems to have
been almost entirely in Southwestern Yer
mont and Western Massachusetts. The
roof of the l. of the North Adams Manu-
featuring company's mill at Braytonville
was blown off. The new Dewey hotel at
Coltsville, near Pittsfeld, was blown down.
1t was three-story structure containing
accommodations for 25 guests, but it was\
The tower on East Mount
ain at Shelburne Falls was blown down
and the ruin is more complete than when
1t was leveled before.
Session OF United States Circuit Court.
Sessions of the United States circuit
court and the United States district court
were held before Judge II. Fl. Wheeler at
the Brooks House Tuesday. In the case
Vi INC UTdnu 1Tunk railway against the
Central Vermont railroad there was a
hearing on the petition of preferred claim
ants for interest. There was hearing on
the petition of claimants to pay for mate
rial and supplies under the provisions of
the Vermont statutes. A petition of
claimants was presented as a preferred
claim for damages by fire on the Rutland
railroad when that road was run by the
Central Vermont railroad company. Al
petition was presented by the New York
Central q Hudson River railroad on guar
anteed Ogdensburg bonds for leave to con-
test mortgage. Decisions on the peti-,,
tioDs heard were reserved. The attorneys
present were: Charles NJ. Wilds for the
Grand Trunk railway; Henry G. Newtor
Of New Haven, Conn, for the preferred
Mr.. Sargent of Boston for the
American Loan and Trust company; L. M.
Read OF Bellows Falls for the claimants for
damages by fire. At the session of the
district court United States Marshal Field
presented his accounts for the preceding
quarter The account was put over to Z
Jan. 27 for examination by the United