Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-07

gan factory Wednesday. He will be
disabled some time.
A billiard table. made and owned for
some time by George w. Clapp, Frost
Minor and Harry Conland has been
presented to the Y NJ. c. A. and has
been converted into a croquet table.
Harrie G. Pratt has sold the hotel
property in Chesterfield. which he
bought last week of Thomas Heaphev.
to j. S. Henry. the well-known cattle
dealer. Mr.. Henry buys the property
for a stock farm.
There will be practical demon
stration of the none such" food
specialties in Freeman SCOTS store
next Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day. and for the next three days in
A. f. Robertss store.
"The Fast Mail" at the Auditorium
Friday night was one of the most strik-
ing scenic productions ever presented
in town. 1t abounded in startling eli
makes and situations, and was sat
isfactory to those who like flavor of
tabasco in things theatrical.
Fred f. Graves, who died in Green
field Saturday. was we'll known in
Brattleboro and other nearby towns.
especially to horsemen, as he had
bought and sold horses somewhat
extensively in this locality He
weighed nearly 400 pounds and was
the heaviest man in Greenfield.
John Calvin. state chief ranger of
the Catholic order of Forresters. re-
ceived notice Wednesday of his APP
pontment. by the president of the
federation, as a member of the or
ganization committee of the American
federation of Catholic societies. There
are about 100000 members in the fed
Grafton.
Edward Robbins. who was under ar
rest here "a hours. and who was re-
leased while New Hampshire officers
were on their way from Bellows Falls
armed with papers for holding him,
returned to the village after spending
one night in a pine tree on Wantasti
quet. He remained in town two or
three DAYS unmolested before depart
ing to unknown fields.
The narrowgauge road was snow
bound Wednesday night. The 5.45
train was able to proceed only to West
Dummerston. where it remained over
night returning to Brattleboro yester
day morning. During the afternoon n
scraper was sent over the road. open
ing the track as far as Wardsboro so
that the train last night was able to
make its regular trip to the washout
between Wardsboro and Jamaica.
The delightful comedy success,
THE Little Minister" will be pre-
sented at the Auditorium this even
ing This engagement will undoubt-
eddy prove to be one of the big events
of the season. The great success
achieved by this famous comedy is
well known and every one is DESTROYS
of seeing the play. Its presentation
here will be complete in every way
by one of the excellent Frohman COM
panies.
( The regular monthly meeting of the
Audubon society was held Monday
evening at the home of Miss Maud
Emerson. A varied program was
given. consisting of original papers,
selected readings and reports of birds
lately observed, by members present.
Miss Kate Selleck gave a good des-
cription of birds seen last summer
at the lake shore near Cleveland
birds. their appearance and charac-
teristics., He also reported a flock
of wild geese seen going northward
on the day of the meeting.
/ An advance of % per cent and up
ward in fire insurance rates on large
| class of risks was agreed upon at a
meeting of the New England insurance
/ exchange at Boston this week The
resolution adopted recommends that
throughout the country rates be ad-
vanCed on mercantile stocks in all
/ buildings except such as are occupied
as dwellings above the grade floor and
on frame store buildings: also on all
manufacturing risks and other special
hazards which have not been rated
under revised and approved schedules
within one year" The advance is to
go into effect Immediately and con-
tinue until such risks can be specially
rated under proper revised and approx
ed schedules. The New England eX-
change controls insurance matters in
all the New England states except
Rhode Island and New Hampshire,
outside of Boston.
Leslie S. LaZelle, son of S. H.
Lazelle of Beech street. Brattleboro,
is i'll with small poX in West Spring
field. Mass. The young man. who
has worked in both Hinsdale and Brat
tleboro in recent years, went a year or
more ago to Springfield as time keep
er in the Boston & Albany railroad
office. He was taken i'll Tuesday
night last week. 1t was thought the
first As hours that he had symptoms
of typhoid fever, but on Friday slight
rash appeared and small poX was sus-
pected. Several physicians have
agreed that the disease is small pox,
but DR.. Robbins of the West Spring
field board of health is positive that
Lazelle is victim of chicken poX.
Lazelle is at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Nation, 16 Irving street. The
Nations have two children and also
one boarder besides Lazelle. The
house has been quarantined and
Joseph jacques, who was a small poX
nurse during the civil war has been
I engaged to care for Lazelle. LaZelle
had never been vaccinated. There
are 10 cases of small pox in Holyoke.
Mrs. Jennie B. Powers was called
TO Westminster West last week
Thursday to investigate a case of
alleged cruelty to animals at Jerome
Holden's. She found in the barn
nine head of cattle, fastened in old
fashioned stanchions. in a filthy
stable. 1t had evidently not been
cleaned out this winter, and the wet,
reeking manure lay three feet deep.