Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

There will be meeting of the Valley
Fair tomorrow evening vt the Brooks
House at 80
The storm Of last night interfered with
the Western Union telegraph wires so that
II has been impossible today to receive
messages from below South Vernon or to
send messages beyond that place.
A thunder shower, which began about
10 o'clock Wednesday night, continued un.
I'll yesterday morning. The laundering
was terrific at times, and the lightning
flashes we're vivid and startling. The light
ming did not strike In the village, 80 far as
known. K. @. Messer's barn at Keene was
struck and burned, with hay, farm machln-
erv and ten cows. The loss was about
$4,000 Ano her heavy rain fall came in
the storm which broke late yesterday
afternoon, and which still continues.
The telephone company performed an
important public service in its prompt and
reliable dissemination Of election returns
Tuesday night. The lines were so arrang-
ed that one ring gave the signal TO those
who were waiting, at the Congregational
church, the Wheel club, and other places
In town, aud In many towns Of the county,
and single announcement carried "the
latest to many different points, and kept
| the eager walters In all of the different
localities informed with up todate re-
turns.
A recent appointment by the Cam
bridge, Mass, board Of aldermen Is that
OF Dana w. Hyde, TO fill a vacancy on the
board Of sinking fund commissioners
Mr. Hyde was born in Brattleboro 81 years
ago, but has lived in Cambridge since he
was ~ years old. In addition to being at
the head of the dry goods 6rm of Dana W.
Hyde & Co., he Is prominent in financial
circles there. He is president OF the Cam
bridgeport savings bank, director Of the
First National bank, and president of the
Cambridge Mutual Life Insurance com
panY.
Manager Williamson of the Brattleboro
football team made arrangements the first
of the week for a football game here To-
morrow with the Mortified eleven, but
this engagement has been cancelled on ac-
count of injuries received by the Mortified
boys in game with Turner'S Falls last
week. A letter was received yesterday
from the manager of the Mlddlebury col
lege football team for a game here, but as
Le wanted guarantee of 500, the propo-
stion could not be entertained. The next
scheduled game will be with Bellows Falls
a week from Saturday. The Bellows Falls
boys are smarting under the defeat re-
ceived here two weeks ago and they prom
ise to bring down team which will make
things interesting.
The Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton we're pleasantly surprised on Tuesday
night at their regular monthly meeting
held at the Brooks House on receiving an
application for membership from a real
daughter, Mrs. Sally Prouty, who lives
with her daughter, Mrs. Oscar Smith, on
High street Mrs. Prouty will be OF years
old Dec. 10. Her father served three
months in the Revolutionary war at the
age Of 10 years. After the business session
of this meeting an interesting ancestry
paper was read by Mrs. Joel Flagg of Gull
ford. Mrs. L. w. Hawley also gave an ex.
cellent paper on "a Puritan Thanksgiv-
ing" Piano selections we're rendered by
Miss Pauline Jenne Mrs. Nettie Starr
Clement Of Brooklyn, a member of this
chapter, sent letter 10 be read at this
meeting, and forwarded a souvenir in the
form Of silk flag mounted on bamboo
staff. The flag was carried in the big pa
rade in New York last Saturday.
Samuel Liscom of North HinsdAle hg-
ured In a runaway accident near the rail-
road crossing Wednesday afternoon In
which man and horse were lucky to escape
without serious Injury. Mr.. Liscom had
backed his team up to Crosby & Co.'S
storehouse for meal, when q freight train
came along. The frightened horse started
to run, and first brought up against Swift
& Co.'s beef wagon, which stood near
Blodgett & DeWitt's. After clearing him
self from this obstacle, to which little dam
age was done, the horse next struck the
southeast corner Of the toll bridge, throw
ing Mr.. Liscom into the middle Of the
road, and leaving the rear part Of the
wagon where II struck. The horse stopped
at Mr.. Taylor's barns on the island. Mr..
Liscom was not injured beyond q severe
shaking up and deep cash cut in one Of
his fingers.
Mrs. o. P. CAssavant, whose husband
was formerly in charge Of the Brooks House
barber shop, had q narrow escape from
death at Claremont Nov. /. She was driv-
ing from the lower village and attempting
to turn out for another team when her car
riage struck an electric light pole and she
was thrown from the seat. In tr ing to
save herself from the fall, she lost control
Of the reins, and her clothing caught on
the carriage. She fell TO the ground, strik-
ing on her head and shoulders, but her
clothing still held her TO the carriage, and
as the horse started ON q mad run through
Main and Crescent streets, she was drag
ged on the ground until the horse was stop.
ped In the rear of Perry's block. She was
taken into the Sullivan House, where an
examination by physicians showed that she
was terribly bruised, but no bones were
broken. Had the horse gotten through TO
Broad street, which was filled with teams,
the result would undoubtedly have been
more serious.