Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-02
s. A. Smith & Co.'s plant was destroyed

S. A. Smith & Co.'s plant was destroyed
by fire one year ago yesterday.
The Robinson Opera company has been
greatly enlarged since last year, and now
contains 40 singers and performers. The
weeks engagement here at popular prices
begins Feb. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. William LAWN and Lucien
Howe will give a concert In Fitchburg,
Mass, March 2. They will leave next
week for Troy, N. Y, where they will
give a concert.
T. A. Murphy has moved his shoe bust
ness from 80 Elliot street to the quarters
in the Ray building formerly used as a
barber shop by Prudent Rate. Mr.. Rate
is now doing tonsorial work in the Ryther
building, first floor.
Letter Carrier r. A. Austin was attacked
Friday while delivering mail at o. l.. Raw
sons house on Washington street by dog
owned by Charles Spring. The dog
grabbed Mr.. Austin viciously, imbedding
four teeth in the calf of his leg.
Former Judge Lynde Harrison of New
Haven, Conn, who is known as a frequent
visitor at the Brooks House, has filed in
the probate court in New Haven an in
yentory of the estate of Henry b. Plant,
the owner of steamboat and railway lines.
The inventory shows total of nearly
$4,000 900, not including the large amount
of real estate which Mr.. Plant owned in
Florida.
Six or seven of the fourth class post
masters of Windham county met i'm the
Brooks House Tuesday afternoon in re-
spouse to suggestions from Postmaster +.
b. Randall of SALISBURY Depot to organ
lie for the support of the Cummings bill
in Congress. Mr.. Randall was expected
to be present, but as he did not appear the
postmasters adjourned sine die without
transacting any business.
The Y. NJ. c. A. is planning to give
gymnasium exhibition in the Auditorium
Feb Is, in which 80 or more Of the mem
bers OF the gymnasium classes will take
part. In addition to the usual work in ex-
hibtions Of this kind there will be an
Indian club drill by eight members, work
ing TO a musical accompaniment. II is
expected that the tumbling will be the best
ever given by local gymnasium classes.
The selectmen Saturday appointed New
ton l.. Staples road commissioner to serve
during the remainder OF the term of the
late e K. Stockwell Mr.. Staples has had
experience in road building, having had
charge Of the road commissioner work
during Mr. Stockwells illness. The APP
pointmeRt gives Mr. Staples a good oppor-
tunity to be elected road commissioner at
the next March meeting in case he wants
the Office
A small fire took place in room on the
second floor of the Brooks House, Sunday,
causing loss Of about $50. A travelling
man who was occupying the room acct
dentally dropped hair brush into box of
matches and the conclusion ignited tlrem.
The flames spread to the lace curtains.
which were pulled down by the occupant
Of the room, and the fire was stamped out
in few minutes. The damage was prin-
cipally to the curtains and the carpet.
The funeral of Road Commissioner Z.
K. Stockwell was held at l o'clock Sunday
at the house on Spruce street, Rev. y. A.
Wood, pastor of the Baptist church in
West Brattleboro, officiating. Musical Sc
lections were sung by l.. w Hawley and
j. L. Hall. The bearers were II. f. Tay-
lor j. A. Taylor, c. l.. Piper, w. L.
Banks, w. d. Perry and Austin Ward.
The burial was in the Prospect Hill Gene
terry and was under the Masonic ritual.
An effort is being made to establish a
regular postal service on the afternoon
train leaving Springfield at 12:4j and ar
irving at Brattleboro about 2:30 The
scheme is favored by postal officials, and is
understood TO be agreeable to the officials
of the railroad, who fnd the through closed
pouches constantly Increasing care upon
their baggage-masters. Under such an
arrangement much Of the mail now arriv-
ing at > :45 would be handled by the new
service, arriving some three hours earlier
than at present
company Of about 80, including mem
bers of Gov. Holbrook's Shaksperr- Dick !
ems club AID invited guests, gathered in |
Wells hall Saturday evening to listen TO |
the recital Of "As You Like IT, by Miss |
Mary Seldom McCobb of Portland, Me. |
The occasion was one OF much enjoyment |
and profit to all who attended. This read |
ing club has met with Gov. Holbrook |
every Monday afternoon for the past u |
years, and the interest on the part of the |
is undated. From ~ to is |
members are usually present at the meet
ings. The club has read, since its begin
ming, all of the works of Shakspere. Dick
ems and Scot, and a number of Old English
plays in addition to other miscellaneous