Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-05


Mishter Davenport?
The residence Of Mrs James Fisk Jr
at Hatfield, Mass, was burned last week.
Mr. Green's next Sunday evening lecture
will be on "Jesuss teaching about human ma.
ture."
II W. Simonds and family have returned
from Michigan, he having failed to get into
business there az expected.
A detachment of Fuller Battery went to
Montpelier yesterday to fire a salute at the
Republican celebration in that place.
Rev. w. N. Barber will preach in the
Universaist church next Sunday Subject
of the evening lecture Jesus and John the
Baptist"
- The office of the Northeastern Mutual
Life Association has been removed 10 the
rooms over the Vermont National bank. for.
merly occupied by the Peoples bank.
"A horse belonging to Dr. Gregg broke
leg while at play in the yard last Friday even.
ing. The bone was badly shattered, and tue
animal was killed.
Just as it became evident that the couD.
try was safe, and peace was assured, the
President must needs declare war on turkey.
dom. Nov 18th is the day.
In order to give the schools their usual
Thanksgiving-week vacation, the fall term
will be cut short one week, and to make up
for it week will be added to the winter
term.
The new merchants at the West village.
Messrs. Eaton & Newell, are apparently win.
ming good degree Of popularity and carry.
ing on quite an extensive trade. An an-
nouncement from them appears on the next
page.
The new book FLINDERS, who occupy the
old Record Office quarters in Market block,
are men Of long experience in their business.
and come to Brattleboro with excellent rec
concentrations. We call the attention of the
public to their announcement in our adyertis-
ing columns.
The concert by Major Ponds Spanish
Students combination at Crosby hall. on
Wednesday evening" was one of the most
pleasing ever given in Brattleboro. The DO.
litical excitement unfortunately prevented the
large attendance which the company emf.
nently deserved.
The first narrow gauge passenger car,
with a company Of Brattleboro & Whitehall
officials and other gentlemen, went up over
the line to Londonderry and return. yester-
day. The road was found in good condition,
aud the trip was pleasantly and safely made.
The date of the formal opening Of the road
has not yet been announced.
How many of our local readers have r.
membered in the beautiful weather of the
present week, that one year ago, from the I'd
to the 18th of November / ) inches OF snow fell
on level, followed by zero weather on the
9Th The snow storm and cold weather ex-
tended all over New England, as far west as
the great lakes, aud all over the Cauadas
The following despatch was received"
and conspicuously posted in the Republican
club room at an early hour Wednesday morn
ing
S29 GovRRNoR's ISLAND
Nov 3, 1:i5 =. NJ
They've had it up" again lin our town"
drat EN- w. S. HANCOCK.
Cdution.-Some think the above is Chi
nese forgery"
-Messrs Estey a. Co. have bought the
Brattleboro House and propose to make it
into tenements. Before doing this, however,
they have advertised to sell all the furniture,
bedding, crockery, etc, etc Mr.. Henry
Campbell will be at the Brattleboro House for
the present, prepared to dispose of this pr op-
erty at private sale. We understand tina t
there have been quite number of purchases
already, though the sale has just begun.
rare opportunity is here offered for securing
good furnishings at reasonable prices.
The removal of the staging from the e1-
terror of the new Methodist church on Elliot
street discloses q well proportional and fine
appearing edifce. 1t is OF brick, about 30 by
20 feet on the ground, built in a semi Gothic
style, with towers of unequal height, the tall
est running up to 30 feet. The interior
gives promise OF very admirable arrange
ment, including a chapel two class rooms
and kitchen in the basement The audi
ence room, which, with the vestibule with
gallery aboye) occupies the first floor, is span
ned by triple-arched ceiling, and is calcu-
lated to seat some 400 people. The whole,
when finished, will doubtless present very
neat and tasteful appearance.
The letter on IS. N. Waite's case"
which we copy to-day from the Boston
Journal of last Tuesday, furnishes nothing
essentially new in this matter, although it is
interesting as corroborating the evidence al
foundation in fact for the story that Waite
had sent large sums of money to his brother
in-law Buck at Omaha. Nobody here hos
ever doubted that Mr.. Buck is the worthy
man aud good citizen which his Omaha
neighbors consider him TO be but it is evi.
dent, nevertheless, that $500 miles of dis
lance, to say nothing of the ties of family re-
lationship, have given his judgment of the
enormity of Waite's offence a good deal more
leniency than the facts warrant.
A company of $50 Brattleboro Repub-
iicans went to Keene, N. H., by special train
last Friday evening and joined in the mag
niicent demonstration given by the Repub-
licans of that place at that time Visiting del
egations were present from Bellows Falls aud
from several towns in Cheshire county, and
full 1900 torch bearers Joined in the grand
procession. The whole town was ablaZe with
illumnations, and many individual displays
were notably fine. After the long march of
upward of six miles was completed abundant
refreshments were served in a large tent.
The boys affirm that in addition to the other
ample supplies provided were seventy i've
bushels of doughnuts, twenty bushels Of
which remained after every visitor had eaten
his fill and his pockets had been filed for the
homeward journey. 1t was half-past three
Saturday morning when our delegation re-
turned home, but this delay seems only TO
have heightened the pleasure, for the whole
company pronounce the trip one of the very
best of the campaign.
The Senate and House standing commit
tees on the Asylum for the Insane came to
Brattleboro last Friday afternoon, and on the
following morning paid visit of inspection
to the institution. They were accompanied
by Mr.. Skoels, doorkeeper of the House, Mr..
Tucker, the associated press representative at
White River junction and Mr.. Burroughs
representing the Burlington Free Press Ey-
cry part of the institution was visited and
careful examination made, and the various
members of the committee were free and cor
dial in expressing their satisfaction at the eH.
tensiye Improvements made, and the good
order, scrupulous cleanliness, and general air
of comfort and homelikeness everywhere Ap.
parent. At the conclusion of the three hours
tour through the buildinps nr Draner briefly