Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-17

lhe Carpenter organ company is now
running on nine hour time.
Dennis j. Moran has sold his place in
Westminster to Walter G. Nutting of that
town.
The Young Ladies' whist club went on
sleighride to Winchester, n. H., last
evening
An office for the S. A. Smith Co. is being
fitted up in the carriage factory of j. T.
Hildreth.
A number of employees at the depot went
on sleigh ride to Spofford, n. H., last
Saturday evening.
A large number from here attended the
supper given at Gulford last evening by
the ladies of that village.
A party of 20 went to Willamsvllle last
evening to attend the dance and the enter
tainment given by the West Dummerston
dramatic club.
Rev. Ii. ID. Maxwell was called TO his
home just across the river from Calais,
Me-, wednesday by a telegram announcing
the critical illness of his mother.
There will be special meeting of Quo
nektacat tribe of Red Men this evening at
which time will be served the pickerel sup
per which was postponed last week.
Work was begun this week upon the
frame work of l.. f. Adams's house ON
Western avenue. The steam heating APP
paratus will be put in by John Calvin.
Undertaken II. E. Bond will form a
partnership with his son, w. Ii. Bond, in
the undertaking business which they are
TO carry on hereafter in Mr.. Bonds new
block.
Helen Morris, daughter of David G.
Morris, celebrated her fifth birthday ami
versary yesterday by entertaining some of
her young friends at her home on High
street.
S. A. Smith and G. A. Smith are at
work upon plans for the S. A. Smith COM
pany factory. 1t will be a two-story build
ing covering large area, each floor con-
tanning an acre or more of space.
Because of so much illness and the alb
sence from town of many members of the
Woman's club, the Scotch tea, which was
TO have been held this afternoon at Mrs.
AverilPs, is indefinitely postponed.
The funeral of Mildred, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Harris, was held at
O'Clock Saturday afternoon at her home on
North street Rev. II. d. Maxwell Of
ticiated. Solos were rendered by 4. H.
Miller.
l.. II. and f. b. Richardson of Brattle-
boro and o. o. Ware Of Wilmington have
bought the building occupied by the Stock
well livery stable in the rear of Harmony
block of the w. F. Richardson estate. The
building will continue to be occupied as a
livery stable.
The next meeting of the Emerson study
MI mill 10 holI r;tl,
Wednesday evening, Feb. %, at 1870
O'Clock. A brief paper on "Emerson's
Religion" will be read by one of the mem
bers, after which the essay entitled CIR
Giles" will be read and discussed.
Ex-Governor Frederick A. Holbrook
celebrated his seth birthday anniversary
Wednesday. He took dinner with few
friends a: the home of Mrs. NJ. A. Cune
and spent the remainder Of the day at his
home on Walnut street. He received
large number of flowers from his many
friends in and out of town.
The ladies' society of the Centre church
will serve supper in the chapel next
Thursday evening at 9 o'clock. The invi-
tation to attend is general, and generous
patronage is solicited in order that the wo-
men may be enabled to carry out plan
which they have in mind, namely, to put
the parsonage in readiness for occupancy.
Waldo 4. Richardson, for the past three
years night Waterman for the Carpenter
Organ company, was taken to the Brattle-
boro Retreat Monday for medical treat
ment. Mr.. Richardson had apparently re-
covered from an attack of the grip a few
days before, but he had suffered severe
pains in the head, which unbalanced his
mind temporarily, lie is doing well, and
his speedy recovery is expected.
The Boston Fruit company's new steam
er, Admiral Dewey, which went ashore off
Cuttyhunk Wednesday morning on her re-
turn trip to Boston, was the vessel on
which f. ID. Whitney went to the island
of Jamaica last week. Mr.. Whitney will
remain in Jamaica some time and will re-
turn by different route. The passengers
were transferred from the Admiral Dewey
to the steamer John j. Hill and taken to
Newport.
Lucien A. Elmer and Miss Carrie A.
Chase were married at the home of Wells
S. Frost on High street at 80 o'clock
Tuesday. Rev. H. D. Maxwell performed
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer went
south for wedding trip of about week,
after which they will begin housekeeping
in Mr.. Elmer's house on Frost street.
Mr.. Elmer is well known employee of the
W. F. Richardson company. Mrs. Elmer
has been Mr.. Frost's housekeeper for the
past - years. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer will
be at home after March /.
The uncollected accounts of Van Doom
Il Morris and Jordan d Van Doom were
sold by public auction at the American
House at 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
Deputy Sheriff Starkey acting as auc-
tioneer. About a dozen persons were
present. The Van Doom d Morris ac
counts were first taken up. The first
package contained % bills. 1t was sold to
f. ID. E. Stowe of Keene, n. H., for 81.
The next package contained 20 bills and
was sold to A. F. Schwenk of Brattleboro
for 81. The third package contained "a
bills and was sold to Mr.. Stowe for SIPS.
The Jordan IL Van Doom bills we're then
sold. Mr.. Stowe bought the first package
of II bills for $2.75. Mr., Schwenk bought
the next package of 25 bills for $1.5O
The last package contained % bills and
was sold to Mr.. Stowe for $2.25. The
total of the amounts named in the bills
was $2010, and the total of the bids was
$l475. The bills ranged from 10 cents to
1881.
Narrow Escape from Death.
James Grady, night car inspector on the
Central Vermont railroad, had a narrow
escape from death Wednesday evening
about $3.50 while at work in the depot
yard. He was standing on the rear plat
form of the passenger coach attached to
the S.3O mixed train which Uas haoLino