Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-23


cry, which she advertises in another column,
is displayed to excellent advantage at her new
quarters in Starr a Estoy's block, and ladies
will find it for their interest to call.
The public were sorry to learn on Tues
day Of the financial embarrassment Of Albert
j. Smonds grocer, who has just filed petit
ton in insolvency. His liabilities are reported
at about Sl2, 600 and his assets at $4,000.
THE public examination of teachers for
the town Of Brattleboro will be held at the
high school room on Saturday May lst, at
Q o'clock A. NJ 1t is very desirable that ali
persons designing to teach in the common
schools of Brattleboro should be present.
The secretary of Windham County Po-
mona Grange, Clark Chandler of Whining
ton, gives notice that the next quarterly
meeting of the grange will be held at Brat
tleboro on Thursday Of next week, at 10
o'clock A. ~ full attendance is desired
Those "bloated bondholders' in the organ
case appeal have had to endure no end of
chatting during the past week. Hooker
says the whole thing figures down TO pecun-
larry responsibility of just Sl7Oo, and the in
evitable conclusion is that he represents the
responsibility for the whole crowd.
There was a good ate ndance at the Dem
ocratic caucus last Saturday evening, and the
following delegates were chosen c. n. Day-
export, F. w Childs, Azor Marshal, II. c.
Willard W. II. Childs Alternates, George
II. Burns Thomas Judge, Albert Boyden, j.
F. Heustis and Patrick Lynch.
The sudden death of Joseph s. Elliot, the
popcorn man. removes another Of Brat
tleboros well known landmarks Joe" had
followed his Rvocation on the line of the Yer
mont Valley and Connecticut River railroads
AID al public gatherings in this vicinity for
nearly quarter of a century, and his kindly,
genial nature had made him a favorite with
everybody. He died quite suddenly, of pneu-
monia, at the residence of his father in Green
field and his funeral on Tuesday was attend
ed 10y a considerable number of his Bratte-
boro friends.
Last Thursday Judge Wheeler gave a
hearing at the Brooks House on the question
of the sufhciency of the bond necessary to be
given by j. Estey a Co. before the appeal of
their organ case to the United States Supreme
Court could be granted. The bond present
ed by Estey Il Co. was in the sum of $780,
600, and was signed by the members of the
firm principals and Farley Starr, Chas. n.
Davenport, E. b. Campbell W. w. Lynde.
J. q. Eddy, Geo S. Dowley. S. II. Sherman.
q. W. Hooker, J. L. Simondg, A. A Cheney.
A. Starkey, and J. H. Holden as sureties.
The bond was objected to by the orators, but
the court held it to be pecuniarily sufficient.
and it was accepted and the appeal granted.
This celebrated case is therefore assured of
another lease of life of three or four years
duration, at least.
j Estey a Co. have leased the building
OF the New England Furniture Co on Flat
street, and will Immediately occupy it in the
manufacture of their organs. F or some time
past they have been obliged to overcrowd
the power and machinery in their shops, and
have been unable to keep up with their or
ders, and the rental of the Flat street shop is
with view TO relieve the strain upon their
present resources. One hundred men, or
more will be employed there. The rental is
for one year, for the sum of $500, which is
good deal better for the stockholders than to
have the property lie idle, to say nothing of
the benefit to the town of this increased
amount of business. Dea. Estey offers to
buy the stock at Sll per share, and has al
ready secured Il controlling interest, or near
ly so.
The expression of approval of Mr.. Went
worth's plans for the Improvement of the
town hall and town hall building was SO
general among those citizens who examined
than, tbat he 81
adopt them, and gave him orders to immedi-
ately prepare working plans and spechca-
tons. Work on the building will probably
not be begun before June. When the i'm
provements are once under way there is one
thing that should not by any means be neg
lected and that is to make such changes in
the post office quarters as are necessary to
make them comfortable and habitable, which
they certainly are not now, especially in win
ter. In severe weather it is simply impossi-
BILE to warm the room, the light is very de-
fectiye at all times, and the conveniences are
in no wise commensurate with the business
and Importance of the office Iu our hasty
notice of Mr. Wentworth's plans last week we
neglected to mention the fact that they in.
clude drawings showing what can be done.
should occasion ever require, by way of con
verting the lower town hall into a very com
modious court room, with apartments for
judges, jury, counsel etc, in the vacant
room opposite the post office
We doubt if any bank in the State en-
Joys more elegant and commodious apart |
ments than those to which the Peoples bank |
has recently removed and we think wa ara
entirely safe in saying that by none has great |
er care been taken to secure the absolute |
safety of its valuables The new banking |
room is advantageously located at the centre |
of business, and is in every way attractive |
and convenient both for the banks officers |
and employees and its customers. Iu the rear |
are presidents room, directors room and |
watehman's room, with all needed accessories
The vault is model of strength and careful |
construction. Inside the masonry is an iron |
cage of three and one-half tons weight. with |
doors and vestibule of the most approved |
manufacture. The outer door has both a |
time and a combination lock, and the inner |
one has two combination locks Inside the |
vault is an iron and steel safe of five tons |
weight of the most careful and thorough |
workmanship, with time and combination |
locks on its outer door, and with strong |
box inside which has still another combine |
ton lock. We can hardly imagine that an |
amateur burglar would choose to attempt |
cracking" this stronghold as his maiden |
venture in the business. In its policy the
Peoples bank is true to its name, and aims