Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-10
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

A new steam heating boiler has been
installed In the fire department headquar-
tiers on Elliot street by w. I. Mooney.
Last winter 1t was impossible to keep the
headquarters warm without an excessive
use of coal and a few weeks ago the
board of bailiffs voted to install a new
boiler. 1t seems to be doing its work
with satisfa ction and it is expected the
coal bill will be many dollars smaller THIS
year than last.
Last winter Charles cakes built an Ice
BOAT with motor power that reached u
speed of 30 miles an hour and he prop
ably will have the same boat on the
river This season. The success he had
has led other young sportsmen to plan
10 mt similar c~ontrivances on the
river. Two young men not only are
MIA nning to have an Ice boat with motor
mower, but already have constructed a
good part Of a craft that will have VIDE
planes on each side, similar to a mono
nlane. They expect that this boat Will
chow 'some speed after a few try
outs and opine that 60 miles an hour will
be but a snairs pace for the flyer.
The Detroit Sunday Tribune contained
an article describing the five weeks
tour of Walter C. Piper and amily In
their big six Winton automobile, In
which they visited the Adirondacks, the
Green and White mountains and the
sea COdSl u NdDC SOht nv
family have a summer cottage, Mr.. Pl-
per praised the Vermont automobile law,
which will yield $50, 900 for road improve
ment work. He also talked interestingly
of the road construction work which he
inspected in New England and New
York. He reported that in his old home
town, Brattleboro, he found that 81
of the 9S licensed cars were built in De-
troit.
settlement has been reached in the
case of David NJ. Morris of Bartonsville
against Charles A. Burns and the Trav-
elers' Insurance company, in which &. Z.
Fits of this town appeared for the plain
tiff and j. G. Sargent of Ludlow and X.
c. Bacon of Brattleboro for the defend
ant. The plaintiff was injured while in
the employ of the Union Soapstone com
pany, which carried liability insurance in
the Travellers Insurance company. A
bill in equity was brought through Mr.
Fitts's office recently to recover dam
ages and as the 500 pstone company mao
been dissolved the action was brought
against the insurance company. the
case was removed to the United States
court last winter.
"a Guide to the Prevention OF
Diseases and to the Preservation OF
Health" is the title of a book of over 4ot
pages. written by DR.. w. A. Chamber
lain, a native of this town. and issuec
recently from the office of the RoXburgf
Publishing company of Boston. IN
author is a general practitioner of medi-
cine with more than 20 years expert
ence. He is a graduate of the Rusf
Medical college and for some time was
with Drs. Mayo and staff of Rochester
MINI. Or. Chamberlain is a member o.
the Minnesota State Medical society anC
the American Medical association. The
author has endeavored to cover the
whole field of medicine and surgery In g
brief but comprehensive manner. Th'
book will be a valuable addition to any
family library, as it contains a vas
amount of information written so plainly
that it can be readily understood. Its
chapters on the prevention of diseases
and emergency treatment of wounds vii
be found of particular interest to thu
lay reader.