Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-29

A good job in the line of concrete pave
ment has been done on Elliot street, in front
Of Market block and the engine house.
We learn that the genial steward Of the
Vermont Asylum has been presented with a
very striking likeness of our next President.
The afternoon mail train from the north
is running an hour late this week. The cause
is something that no fellow can find out"
At the Unitarian church, Sunday evening
next Rev. SIR Green will deliver the fourth
lecture Of his present series. Subject "The
Theology Of Jesus
Miss Cora Hatch has opened a thread
aud Yankee notion store at her residence on
Forest square, where people living in the vi
cinity will find it convenient to call.
The goth anniversary Of the marriage oil
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Wood was the occasion
of a pleasant surprise visit from their neigh
bors last wednesday evening.
Mr.. W. f. Wilkins new double.tene.
m-nt house on Grove street is n model for its
elias, and an ornament to the street. It is
now nearly ready for occupancy.
The shareholders of the Bratteboro Ii
brary Association are reminded that it is very
important that enough Of them should be
presentatth al journed meetingnext Wednes-
day evening to transact necessary business.
S. NJ. Waite is suffering from severe
cold with slight pleuritic attack His bed
has been removed into the corridor Of the
Jail, where he receives medical treatment and
suitable attendance
+. J. b. Cud worth was r, clactr IA a direc-
tor in no NT,t,.1
company, and c. w. Wyman in the Vermont
Mutual at the annual insurance meetings at
Montpelier last week.
Fifty members Of the Murray club were
present at a meeting held on Wednesday
evening at the residence Of Hon. Farley Starr
The club is preparing an entertainment to be
given about the middle Of November
A special train for the accommodation of
the Young Mems Republican Club and other
citizens who desire to attend the grand dem
onstration at Koene this evening, leaves Brat
tleboro at o'clock this afternoon
On Tuesday, Daniel Ryan, an employe
in Estabrook & Sargent's bakery, had one of
his hands caught between u pair of iron roll
ers used for kneaiing dough, stripping the
flesh almost entirely from his hand.
Tile check lit has been post,d iH the to5ea
hail. Haze you maze sure .tor yourself that
your name is on it,
Mr.. o. W. Bartlett is finding really sale
for his miniature reed organs, which promise.
to be quite a success in the line of cheap
musical instruments. He is now engaged in
getting out a quantity for the holiday trade
We came near forgetting that We have
never yet had the names of those one hun
dred Old soldiers of Brattleboro, all Reyll5E-
cans who are going to vote for Hancock.
Whatever is done now. Charles must be done
quickly.
One of Stockwells dump-cart road teams
ran lively race down through Main street
Wednesday morning, and only by sheer good
luck escaped collision and a bad smash-up
with one Of Taylor's teams and also with the
West Brattleboro coach.
We know several "repeaters" from the
'slums of Vermont" right here in Brattle-
boro who are deliberately planning to go to
New York next Tuesday. They are all Re
publicans, and Barnum and John Kelly would
better look out for them.
We hope those one hundred old soldiers
of Brattleboro, all Republicans, who are 60
ing to vote for Hancock next Tuesday. will
take care to march to the polls in body.
single file. The scene would be one long to be
remembered. Perhaps the DetdDleg boy will
consent to act as "a sort of drum major or
horn tooter on the occasion.
Charles was Offering bets of S25 yester-
day on Garfed's election. Go ahead, sonny;
we are glad to see you show a grain of com
mon sense now and then. Such things make |
your old-time Democratic cronies lawful
mad, to be sure, but if you can contrive to |
put up four such bets it will put you in funds
to pay that 500 which was offered for any |
reliable, tangible evidence, etc.
Attorney General Devens has recon-
mended the appointment of Col Hnskins as
L. $. District Attorney pro tenn for the Dis |
trict of Vermont, vice Hon. b. f. Fifeld re- |
signed. This is undoubtedly preliminary to |
Col. Hasklns's full and regular appointment |
to that position on the return of the Presi !
dent from his journey to the Pacific coast.
We have received a copy of the Omaha |
Bee, containing letter from W. II. II. Ll.w. |
ellyn, who assisted in Waits's capture. in |
which Llewellyn sharply attacks SIr. Buck |
for his course in harboring and offending |
Waite, and denies that he Ole wellvn) has |
anything disgraceful or crooked in his record |
Inc letter adds nothing new to the known
facts in the Waite case.
Haze you made sure for y0urself that
your name is on tie check list?
George Cigars company which recent
ly played "Othsllo' and "Richelieu' here, is
said to have collapsed at Worcester Mass,
last week, for lack of sufficient patronage.
lhe company lost $4,000 on the New Eng
land circuit. 1t seems, therefore that Rrattle-
boro Is not the only town which fails TO give
generous support to the best. Mr.. Cigars
company was deserving of better things
While certain gentleman of this village
was driving with a friend from Boston in a
neighboring town on Sunday afternoon, the
party came across a Hancock and English
nag IN an Isolated location and Immediately
began to wonder why flag should be dis
played IN such place Presently however
they espied Il cider brandy distllery near by,
when the Boston friend at once exclaimed
An, yes And that accounts for the Demo
cratic flag"
Visitors at A, B, Clapp & Co. S new store
on Elliot street will find there pleasant and
,ommodous quarters, with a full line of
goods IN all the various departments enumer-
'ted III the FIRMS advertisement which ap-
pears IN our columns to-day. These goods
IRE all new and sold at low prices Mr. Wal
ace Newcomb gives pleasant welcome
% his old friends in the watch repairing
rade, and all customers will find themselves
well served
The report of the State Inspector of FL
lance shows the assets of the Vermont Savings
Bank of Brattleboro to exceed by upward of
$780, 200 those Of any other savings bank in
the state. On the first Of July last, the date