Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-30

personal property brought to light under the
method pursued by the listers, the falling OIL
| in the valuation of real estate ut the figures
established last summer for the following four
| years amounting to SlO9,471. The increase
/ in the amount of personal property is Sl73,-
| 79i. The polls last year. less 2GO firemen,
numbered 1899 this year, less the same
number Of firemen, they number 100. In
making up the estimate for this years rate of
taxation, ut the time Of the annual March
meeting, the selectmen placed the grand list
for this year at S2l, 900 but it proves in
reality to be very nearly % per cent. greater
than their estimate. That is to say, the town
tax Of 60 cents on the dollar then voted will
raise money to the amount of upward of 49,
600, instead of $4,000 as estimated. The
listers have evidently done well-for begin
ners.
MIR II. w. Alexander announces concerts
to he given Mt the town hall on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings next by his pupils, as
sisted by some Of our best local talent. The
programme for the first evening will be as
follows:
PART I.
/. Chorns-Tho Heavens are Telling Hayden.
,. solo-lIe was Despised Handel.
5. Duet and Chorus--I waited for the Lord,
Mendolssohn.
4. SulO-COme unto Me. Coenen.
5. onartrtte Their sun shalln more 70
down. Tuckerman.
6. with Yeriurc Clad Hayden.
7. Double Quartette from "Ehjah."
PART II.
Bucks Forty-siIth Psam.
On Wednesday evening the programme will
be miscellaneous in character comprising,
among other selections, BOWS christmas
Song with cornet obligato by Mr. Burnett
Sulliyan's Lost Chord with reply, "The
Found Chord words and music by Rev Geo
L. Martin selections by chorus Of children
songs by class of - young men solos by
Mrs. Holbrook and Miss Stevens piano music
by Miss Burnham, etc. Tickets will be on
sale by Mr.. Alexander at kindergarten Hall
on and after Saturday morning
There are times when silence is golden.
The Vermont Record and Farmer finds that
such time has arrived when allusion is made
by us to the falsity of its pretensions as a
newspaper, and TO the little pccuHarity of its
management by which portion of its sub
scriberS are charged Sl.jO or 81. 100 year
for their paper while others are supplied On
tie sly, for only sl.OO. 1t is understood by
certain of our informants that it is the policy
OF that paper to constitute the grdHgers
favored class, and to let only members of that
order have the paper Mt the bottom figure
but subscribers who have paid their -. 90
or ~l.jO before finding this out are naturally
Indignant, and want to know why their mon
cy isn't just AS good as the grangers For
our part. We are unable to answer the conun-
drum; but We venture to express the opinion
that nobody ever yet made the gentleman
who still continues to occupy the editorial
chair III the Record Office an offer of money
of whatever amount or for whntcvcr equiv
alent-thut he did not accept And this we
say without any spite or personal luminosity
simply rs a matter Of belief based on long
Acquaintance This being the fact We see
no reason why subscribers who are not gran
gers should stop their papers and give the
editor ''setting-up," as one of them in
formed us, the other day, that he proposed
to do.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing at the post Office in this village, May 30:
Ladies. Miss. L. b. Armstrong CD. Mrs.
Ella Butterfeld, Ella Crowningsheld. johanna
Flayin, jeanette Howells, Maggie c. Preston,
Mrs. Amanda Smith Mrs. Henry f. Stevens.
Gents. VIM. Crosby, Vim. Cain, Rupert
DeNere, John NJ. Flynn CD, w. =. Fish
err, Dexter A. Legget l.. II. Reed, c. f.
Stearns, Willie Sanderson, Chas. F. Thorn
a. Frank Webster. L. A. Witt
Miscellaneous. Whitehouse 4 johnson,
Newton Il Thompson.
DECORATION DAY.
The order of exercises for Decoration
day, as arranged by Sedgwck Post, G. A. r.,
is as follows
The procession will form on Main street,
with the right resting on the corner of Main
and High streets, ut . - p. NJ, in the follow
ing order
Brattleboro Comet Band.
Chief Marshal and Aids
Estey Guards
Orator and Clergmcn.
Choir Of Male Voices
SedgwicE Post, Grand Army of the Republic.
Old Soldiers and Sailors.
Oasis Encampmcnt l. o. of 0. +.
Wantastiquet Lodge, l. o. of o. F.
Boys Drum Corps.
Companies Of School Boys.
Citizens
The order of march will be from front of
the town hall through Main and South Main
Streets to the Cemetery, where they will be
formed in front Of the Speakers stand, close
column by division Minute guns will be
fired 10y the Fuller battery during the march.
The following will be the order of exercises
at the Cemetery.
/. Dirge by the Band.
,. Prayer by Rev. Horace Burchard.
B. Music by Choir Of Male Voices.
l. Grafton by Rev q. L. Martin.
T. Music by Choir of Male Voices.
t. Ranks will be broken and graves deco
rated
:. A detachment of the Grand Army of the
Republic will proceed to the Catholic Gene
terry and decorate the graves of Comrades
buried there.
:. Assembly will be sounded and ranks re-
formed.
.. Music by the Band
10. Benediction by Rev d. f. Miller.
Old Soldiers and Sailors are requested to
meet at the town hall, at O'Clock, p. NJ,
precisely Contributions of flowers are earn
estly solicited from the citizens of Brattleboro
and vicinity and may be left Mt the store Of
Geo. +. Greene.
All old soldiers sailors and their families
are invited to Campfire Mt the Grand Army
Hall at 30 p. NJ
If the day is stormy the Grafton will be at
the town hall.
ANNUAL PARADE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The annual parade of the village fire de-
partment took place on Saturday afternoon
last. The day was II perfect one for the ooea-
sion, the companies turned out with full
ranks, and everything passed off harmonious
ly. Promptly at the appointed time the col
umn moved in the following order from the
corner of Main and Elliot streets
Drum Corps.
Fire Police, - men, j, W. Simonds, captain.
Brattleboro Cornet Band, II pieces, Fred
Leightsinger leader f. NJ. Applin
drum major.
Chief Engineer Wales assistants Davis.