Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03

Mrs Waite offers for sale or rent he,
house on the Terrace.
- Hare you Ioohod .tor your@J u 1T, if
your name IL an HC clocl-Hstp
The corn and tobacco crops are now be.
ing harvested without injury from frosts.
Rev. A. r. Graves of Littleton n. H.
has accepted q call TO the Episcopal church in
Bennington.
--Asaph you-but, really, you are not
worth noticing We have other business to
attend TO this week
The boys are calling for more puzzles.
Charles. Give them some hard ones next
time, and save your dollars.
-Rey. Mr. Martin has returned from his
vacation and will deliver the lecture propara
tory to communion tonight.
-Starkey Il Wellman have removed their
clothing business to the commodious quarters
known as the Boston Cash Store"
Six foreign-born residents Of Brattoboro
went to Windsor on Tuesday and took out
naturalization papers before Judge Wheelers
court.
Rev Jas. Eastwood will preach in the
Universalist church in this village next Sun.
day morning. and in the Universalist church
at Vernon in the afternoon.
IT is tic duty Of opery ooter 10 see toy Ain-
S6,t that his name is on Tho check list.
In attempting to get on 1. X. Aliens
lumber team on Thursday afternoon, Dwight
Smith, a carpenter, fell and a wheel passed
over his arm, breaking it.
Tie board Of cioH authority meet for tie
co,yection IF the CHECKLIST on YSdturday md
Mo1.0ay afternoons. BE sure that your name
is on tie list
The election returns will be received next
Tuesday night by an operator at the instru-
ment in the Republican club room, and viii
be bulletined as fast as they arrive.
Some of our boys would like TO know
whether it was by mistake that the Demo
cratic procession cheered the stars and stripes
at Bellows Falls the other night.
Mr.. E V. Smalley of the New York Tn
bune, in a letter to his paper, gives the Brat
tleboro Garfield and Arthur club the credit Of
having the most attractive club-room i'll the
State.
The fall term of ST. Helen's school will
open on Monday next, 9th inst The school
offers new facilities. Glasses will be opened
at once in French and German TO be taught
10y the SAWYER method or otherwise.
The Springfield Republican correspond
ent says. the Democrats had = half-mile
torch-llght procession at Brattleboro Wednes-
day evening" Perhaps he intended to say
that it was a forty rod procession.
The Republican voters Of the town of
Brattleboro owe it 10 themselves to be OIL
hand early next Tuesday. with arrangements
made to stay at the polls all day. See that
every one of your neighbors is brought out
aud has chance to vote.
Are you sure that your name is On Tie
cloci-Hstf The list las 6cen rerised aud re-
lrigted and some names may hare been unit
tad by ,aiStdke.
The Republicans are to have a rouaing
mass meeting at Bennington on Saturday
In response to an urgent request Col Fuller
viii send over section of his battery to fire
a salute on the occasion.
The Democracy have reorganized their
torch-light company since its first appearance
last Friday evening. They found it incon-
venient 10 be Obliged to take along a COW and
nursing bottles for the infant members.
Col. /. X. Fuller has just received no
tioe Of the allowance of patent for a tele-
graph instrument which is a complete substi-
tute for the Page instrument which recent
ly sent up Western Union stock to the tune
Of SO, 900, 600.
The Boston papers say that the Detroit
Spring Bed Co swindlers are operating
among the farmers in the eastern part of
Massachusetts. Their tactics are the same as
were followed by them here in Windham
county. An agent of the concern has also
been operating in Colchester, this State
A report reaches Brattleboro that the
rank and file of the Bellows Falls Hancock
and English club are badly disguised over the
fact that their officers are apparently ashamed
of them. None of the chosen leaders came
10 Brattleboro with the club, and the boys
have got the story that they (the officers
went to the station Wednesday evening in
tending TO join in the excursion, but turned
and went home after looking the crowd over.
Garfield and Arthur men don't do So
Some of our local bicyclers will attend
the grand Worcester meet Sept. eth. Mr.. A
S. Parsons of Cambridge Mass. president of
the Massachusetts bicycle club, was in town
last week with his SO inch wheel, and through
his. influence our local club joined the League
Of American Wheelmen, which is an organi-
cation to protect the rights of bicyclers
throughout the United States. The club will
probably attend the county fair at Fayette-
vile the last Of this month.
The public schools will begin their fall
term and new years work next Monday.
Miss Stevens, who taught the intermediate
school last year, will take the place of Miss
Bliss in the Grammar school. Miss Cutting
from the Chase street Primary, will have
charge Of the Intermediate school, and Miss
Ella Scott of this village will succeed to Miss
Cuttings former charge. Mrs Morse will be
transferred from the Esteyville Primary TO
Canal street and Miss Della Sherman will
take Mrs. Morse's place in Esteyville.
A warrant has been issued for another
special town meeting to be held on Saturday
of next week, at O'Clock P NJ This meet
ing has been called, it is unnecessary to say
upon the demand of parties who are opposed
to the expenditure of such sum of money on
the suitable renovation and improvement Of
the town hall was voted at the special
town meeting held two weeks ago. The
there will be time enough to decide it
next week after the heat of our local political
campaign has in measure subsidized
The Democrats of Brattleboro had q
grand rally Wednesday evening torch
light company of about 100 members came
by special train from Bellows Falls and the
Brattleboro company, headed by the drum
corps, met them at the depot, whence they
marched to the town hall, where speeches
Were made by A. p. Childs of Bennington
and ]. S. Brown and Gen. Bourke of New
York. The speaking was well calculated to
make Democrats of those who already be-
longed TO that party, but was chiefly remark
able for its lack of plausibility and for the
points omitted.
The Artists Guild Bureau, Boston,
Mr. H. X. White, Jr. manager, sends out
the neatest circular of the season, and the list
of talent which it announces for the season
OF lSSO-l lisa very strong one, comprising many
of the best platform artists and combinations
which the country affords. The unique
Rivals combination, Mrs. II. NJ. Smiths
concert party the Beethoven club, Miss Hell
en- Potters 'PleiRdes," and numerous other
scarcely less notable combinations are under
Mr. ANLiAul.-