Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-01-12

Western University dental department,
has opened new dental of'ce at 80 Elliot
street, in the residence of DR.. E, r. Lynch.
The Springfield Sunday Republican con-
tanned poem entitled 1.-THE Man Without
the Hoe" written by Dayton Irwin, (Law-
yer f. D. e. Stowe). In 1t is portrayed
the misery of a man too proud to labor,
who "shirks the filth of work" and "deigns
to call the man of toll a beast"
The January term of the Vermont SUI
preme court will open in Montpelier the
23d. There are but two cases of local in
terest, Mcintyre & Wardwell of New York
VS.. l. II. Williamson, George B. Hit, ad-
ministrator, trustee, an action of assump-
sit, and George F. Mosley of Vernon VS..
F. w. Mcclure, an action of replevn.
One of the features of the operate CON
cert which will be given in the Auditorium
Jan. 25 will be duet by William LAWN
and Clemente Bologna, the distinguished
Italian basso of New York The first part
of the concert will consist of regular con-
cert numbers, and the second part, as has
been stated, will consist of the third act of
"Faust" by the artists mentioned and Mrs.
LAWN and Mrs. Harriet Brasor Pratt.
Charles Oaks aud Harry Wall caught AZ
pickerel which weighed 30 pounds while
fishing through the ice at Kilburn pond
north of Hinsdale one day recently. G.
f. Policy caught 13 at the pond the same
day, and Gilbert Smith secured ID at the
Baker pond in Chesterfield. Frank Mel
endy, the expressman, and two friends
took AZ pickerel weighing 80 pounds
through the ice at Lowell lake in London
derry Friday.
The attendance at the banquet of the
Vermont Dairymen's association in the
Brooks House Wednesday evening was
2S2, which is the largest number ever fed
at the hotel a. one time. There were $50
at breakfast and as many at dinner, max
ing the number larger throughout the day
than was ever cared for during a single day
of the Valley Fair The prize butter
shown in the dairy exhibit was used on the
table.
In the United States circuit court at
Boston Friday Judge Putnam sentenced
Joel G.. Tyler, late teller of the Safety
Fund National bank of Fitchburg, to FIVE
years in Worcester Jail, for ENLIGHTENMENT
of funds of the bank. There were "a counts
in the indictment when the case was tried
in May last, and Tyler was convicted upon
one of them alleging the embezzlement of
$4,000. Later in the day Tyler appealed
and was held in $1,000 to prosecute his ap-
peal.
The Peoples National bank reelected
these officers Tuesday morning: President,
j j. Estey; vice president, o. L. Sher-
man; cashier, w. H. Bracket; directors,
I. j. b. Cudworth, o. l.. Sherman, J. j.
Estey, S. A. Smith, G. K. Greene, w. H.
Bracket and II. p. Wellman. The Yer
mont National bank re- elected: President,
G. G. Averill; vice president, w. II. Rock
we'll cashier, c. w. Richardson; directors,
W. H. Rockwell, c. j. Amidon, H d. Hol-
ton, E, F. Brooks and G. c. Averill.
The Wolford Sheridan company will
appear at the Auditorium all next week,
presenting a fine line of plays, some of
which have never been done by repertoire
sissippi," "In Her Power" "The Show
York" "The Bowery Girl" "a Soldier of
France" "Her Fidelity" "Miss Cleopa-
ira, 1.-The Octoroon," and others of ex-
cellence. The organization makes a spe-
cialty of this class of entertainment The
company is strong and capable one.
1t is notably strong exhibit which the
National Life Insurance company makes
in its annual statement printed in this pa
per. The company's net income during
1899 was more than million and half
dollars; the net gain in insurance in force
was over $4,000, 900; the assets were in
creased by 81, 592, sos, and the surplus was
increased by Sl,S75, 900, and there was
paid to policy holders during the year ST.
642, 900. The new insurance written in
Vermont during the year exceeded 81, 000,-
OOO-an increase over any previous year in
the company's history, and proving con-
clusively the confidence which the COM
pany enjoys in its home state 1t is said
TO be the best record ever made by any
company in one year in Vermont.
An effective demonstration of the new
Improved dry powder fire extinguisher was
given at the junction of High and Main
streets Monday evening by Agent A. H.
Blssell of Bellows Falls and w. S. Stearns
of Brattleboro, who contemplates taking
the agency for this section. Three dry
goods boxes were piled up and saturated
with gallon of kerosene oil, after which
a lighted match was applied. After the
blaze was well under way the powder was
applied at the base of the fire, and the car
bonic gas arising therefrom Immediately
snuffed out the fire. This powder is man
ufactured by the Improved Fire Appliance
company of New York and embodies all
that science has discovered in the direction
of fire extinguishers. 1t is claimed that
the powder is the only extinguisher on the
market that will not deteriorate with age,
The Brattleboro fire department was
called on Saturday night to assist in fight
ing the fire in the town hall building in
Hinsdale, report of which is published
elsewhere in this paper. The call was re-
ceived about Gas o'clock and in a yerv
few minutes, as soon as an extra pair Of
horses could be secured for leaders, steam
er No. 4 with four horses was on the road.
Henry Pellerin holding the relns. A
wagon with $50 feet of hose followed, and
behind that was team containing mem
bers of companies 3 and 4. In ali there
were II men including Chief Engineer
Turner and Assistant Livingston. The
steamer made the trip in So minutes, ar
irving at the scene OF the fire at sos, Is
minutes ahead of the Winchester steamer.
The Brattleboro horses pulled into Hins-
dale on the run, evoking a great shout from
the crowd of by-standers. The wall of
the building fell in at about that time.
The engine was run until 1880 o'clock,
after which fine supper was served in
Hotel AshuelOt. The boys returned about
1:30
Death OF Samuel Miles OF Halifax.
Samuel Niles, So, died Friday at his