Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-15

The Odd Fellows will work the first
degree on l3 candidates Monday even
ing.
A bill has been introduced in the
New Hampshire legislature to pre-
vent fishing in Spofford lake in April.
May and June of each year.
A burning chunk of wood, which fell
from the stove at Frank Hagan's, IS
Elliot street, yesterday morning, set
fire to the carpet but Mr.. Hagan awoke
in time to eXtinguish the blaze. The
damage, to the amount of about SIS,
was covered by insurance in c. f. r.
Jenne's agency.
Twenty members of Mrs. A. w. Bro
dies Sunday school class and their
husbands were very pleasantly enter
tanned Wednesday evening by Mrs. w.
A. Ramsdell at her home on South
Main street. Various games, music,
and refreshments of coffee ice cream
and cake made the evening a very en-
joyable one.
There has been considerable discus
sion about the ACCESSIBILITY of holding
public gymnasium exhibition this
year. as that given last year was so
successful, but the Y. NJ. G. A. gymna-
SUM committee has decided against
the proposition. 1t is likely, however
that an exhibition will be given in the
association gymnasium in the course
of few weeks.
A number of the members of the
Unitarian society assembled at Wells
hall Wednesday evening to listen to
the remarks of Rev. George H. Badger
Thncn 10
men spoke in behalf of the highest
aims of Liberal Christianity, emphasiz-
ing especially the spirit of fraternity
and conservation, as well as the proper
religious education of the youth grow.
ing up in each community. At the
close of the addresses, which were
thoroughly enjoyed, an opportunity
was granted those present to become
personally acquainted with the speak
ers.
Letters from Baltimore state that
Robert Aldrich is out of the hospital
and gaining rapidly. although he had
serious time with diphtheria. Z. j.
Henkel and Aldrch are roOmmates
and when the latter was stricken
Henkel volunteered to care for him.
Both were given anti-tOXine. Henkel
was poisoned by the treatment, and
narrowly escaped death. He was I'M
conscious some time, and a week ago
Saturday night a physician worked
over him two and one-half hours.
Hcnkel is now weak from the poison
ing. but has resumed his studies. Al
drich and Henkel are members of the
class which will graduate in April.
Vermont horse fanciers will watch
with interest the result of the Fasig-
Upton auction sale of fast horses,
now in progress in New York. DR..
II. II. Kane OF New York. who wishes
to t,y trOtters instead of PAGERS, will
sell his five speedy animals, all sired
by Alexander, the stallion owned by
Mr.. Brownell of Burlington. and all
bred in Vermont At the head of the
list is Darrell, 2071a, known in New
York as the queen of the Speedway"
The others are Little Gem. 215A (trial
in 210; Hattie L.. 2.1I12 on half
mile track trial 21D; Laura w,
trial PIG on half mile track and
Whistle, go. Several horses have
been consigned to the sale by w. II.
II. Moody of Claremont. n. H.
The recent decision by the Vermont
Supreme court in favor of the Bankers
Life Insurance company of New York
VS.. the Vermont insurance commits.
sioners, of which an account is given
in this paper is of special interest to
people in this county, inasmuch as the
case was under the supervision of
former Windham county man, d. L.
Stone, the superintendent of agencies
for the company. Mr.. Stone is ma
tive Of Wilmington, a son Of the late
Hon. Ashley Stone. He is a Harvard
graduate, was admitted to the Wind
ham county bar and lived in Brattlo-
boro year or two in lSSO-S1. 4 few
Years later he became a member of the
New York bar and practised his profes
sion in that city. He has made a
speciality of insurance law and was. for
several years, attorney for the West
ern Mutual Life association of Chicago.
\ few years ago he accepted his pre-
sent position with the Bankers com
pany. which is a sound and prosperous
one and a good one to tie to. AS re-
suit of this decision. the company will
probably soon solicit a share of their
patronage from this state. Mr.. Stone
has the congratulations of his many
friends in this county on his success.