Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-22

Ira Stanley and wife from Walthapi,
Mass. are in town visiting uncles, aunls and
cousins.
The carpentry on o. o. Wares new store
will be finished this week. and the building
made ready for the masonry. Mr.. Ware
whose business never lags, has lately receiv-
ed n large supply Of new fall goods, rs also
have our other merchants.
Miss l.. A. White, whose fall opening
was Thursday and Friday, displays a fine as.
sortment of rich and tasty millinery goods.
Our cnterprising tin-man, w. N. Dickin.
son, has procured the services of an expert
enced peddler Geo. Grousbeck from Wiscon.
sin.
Daniel May has rented n tenement in
Dexter Stones house and will soon take pos
session.
We have received book from @. A.
Lamb, formerly of this place but now of Ne
braska, descriptive of the Elkhorn valley in
that state. If half the charms of climate and
productiveness of soil and general attractive
ness Of location which are herein pictured,
can be realized a bright future awaits that
locality.
The select school which is under the
very credtable charge of Miss. Hattie Barn
ard closes November 9TH with an examina-
ton.
-Perley Rich has rented his farm to Phil
etus Ayerill and expects to live here in the
village with his mother.
-Chas Crosier of Philadelphia is expect
ed in town this week with his new bride.
Abbott Wilder who has been for some
time in successful business in Boston is anoth-
er of the happy fellows who have recently
entered the matrimonial state. Mr.. Wilder
and his wife are now visiting in town.
s.. T. Davenport has sold his place on
| North River street to Mrs Melinda Rice of
| West Dover.
Mr.. Clinton c. Haynes, whose inven-
| tive talent has already given us a creamer Of
unexcelled merit, and a sap vat of great con-
venience, has been experimenting with a
heat conductor to be placed on boiling pans,
and has been able to gain 33 per cent in the
| utilization of heat over methods now i'll use.
These experiments Of Mr. Haynes bid fair TO
be of great practical value to our sugar MAX
ers.
At the annual meeting of the Whining
ton agricultural society Tuesday evening, the
following officers were chosen: w. X. Boyd,
president; p. II. Hubbard, vice president ;
Hosea Mann, Jr., secretary N. ID. Mann,
treasurer; J. /. Corbett, Clark Chandler f..
Il. Smith, T. NJ Haynes and Manley Burr,
directors An informal vote was taken
which seemed 10 express the mind of the
meeting in favor of emitting one year before
we have another fair; but as the matter is in
the hands of the directors we shall probably
| have our annual fair
Leonard & Boyle are converting over "a
barrels of cider per day into jelly ut their
mandatory in this place. They were the
first in this state to manufacture this delicious
table sauce, and thus furnish a means for the
profitable disposal OF the abundance of apples
which are generally the product Of this re-
gion, but they have ceased to enjoy the mo.
nopoly, and large number of manufactures
have sprung up over the country. They are
expecting to use up between 20 and 30 thou.
sand bushels of apples this fall at their three
manufactures in Newfane, Jacksonville and
this place.
Prof Alexander holds a concert at the
town hall this, Friday, evening.