Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-01-26

were admitted Friday to practice before
the United States circuit court.
The case of the state against E. F. Frost
growing out of the raid at Frosps bottling
works on Flat street, was continued Satur-
day to Feb. 1.
Between 30 and 40 students from the
Powers Institute in Bernardston, Mass,
came to Brattleboro on sleigh ride Fri
day afternoon, taking supper at the Brooks
House.
G. F. Thompson has adjusted the insur-
ance on the property of will Wood of Put
ney, which was recently burned, at 5000.
The insurance was with the Vermont Mu-
tual Fire Insurance company.
The members Of Co. l, First Vermont
Volunteers, are requested to meet in the
armory on Elliot street next Thursday
evening promptly at 1880 o'clock Capt.
Haigh expects to have some money for
them at that time.
Miss Mary Selden McCobb of Portland
Me-, who presented "Mrs. Jarley's wax
figgers" in Grange hall in December, will
read Shakspere's GAS You Like It," be
fore Gov. Holbrook's reading club in Wells
hall tomorrow afternoon.
The last issue of the Congregationalist
contains an article by Rev. G. o. Day
upon "Training up givers in the Sunday
school," Congregational Work of last
week contained an article from an address
by Rev. Mr.. Day upon "Christian Educa-
tion."
The rain of Saturday night flooded the
basement of the First Baptist church, put
ting out the furnace fire. One Of the viii
lage steamers pumped out the water Sun
day morning, but it was impossible to get
a new fire started until short time before
the morning service. The church was well
heated, however, before the rain.
The Wolford-Sheridan company played
to a small audience Friday evening and to
a smaller one at the matinee Saturday af-
ternoop. On Saturday night, however,
the Auditorium was packed, the audience
being the largest that greeted the company
at any time during the week. The com
paDy left Sunday night for Burlington,
where a weeks return engagement is being
played.
E. F. Coxson, foreman in one of the
departments of the S. A. Smith company's
factory, met with a serious accident Mon
day morning while at work at a splitting
saw. He was tapering some small rods
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left hand was caught by the teeth of the
saw, and the third and fourth fingers sew
cred close to the hand. The first and sec
ond fingers were so badly cut that amputa-
ton between the first and second joints
was necessary.
A meeting of the fourth class postmas-
tiers in Windham county will be held in
Brattleboro next Tuesday with view to
forming an organization for the purpose,
namely of supporting the Cummings bill
before Congress. The bill was introduced
by Hon. Amos Cummings, and its object
is to equalize the pay of the fourth class
postmasters. The postmasters of this class
in several counties in this state have al
ready organized through the efforts of
Postmaster F. B. Randall of SALISBURY
Depot.
The following is from the Athol, Mass. =,
correspondence in the Springfield Sunday
Republican: "F. r. Cobb, the Exchange
street blacksmith, had all eight shoes of
the fire department horses removed for
sharpening when the alarm sounded for the
gas house fire the other day. New shoes
were promptly tackled on, and the pair
were attached to the apparatus and reach
ed the fire in time to lay the first hose,
about the quickest horseshoeing on re-
cord" Mr.. Cobb is brother of Mrs. W.
T. Haigh.
The wiring of the addition TO the Holden
& Martin overall factory on Flat street, to
be occupied by Hooker, Corser & Mitchell
and George Eels, was finished Monday by
E. NJ. Goodenough, and part of the sew
ing machines have been running this week.
There are places for "a sewing machines
on the two upper floors, and new machines
will be put in as fast as girls can be Sc
cured to operate them. The second floor
will also be occupied by Hooker, Corser e.
Mitchell as a stock room. About 40 girls
are now at work in the addition. Mr..
Eels will occupy the first floor as a store
room in connection with his bottling bust
ness.
These officers were elected at the annu-
al meeting of the Congregational Sunday
school last Sunday: Superintendent, II.
II. Thompson; assistant superintendent,
W. A. Gilbert; secretary, Louis A. Whit
ney; treasurer, G. Fl. Thompson; assist
ant treasurer, Louis A, Whitney; librarian,
Alfred S. Thompson; first assistant libra
rlan, Fred q. Adams; superintendent of
the home department, Miss Mary f.
Stearns. The office of junior superintend.
ent was created and Mrs. F. E. Perry was
elected to fill it. The reports of the
officers were read and accepted. The
school has adopted a new method of giving
the scholars proper credit for attendance.
Next Sunday some of the classes in the
primary department will take part in the
opening exercises, and the male quartet
will sing by request "Peal on, Sweet Sab
bath bells"
Electric Line from Greenfield to sptinK-
field.