Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-05-06
Three more.

Three more.
May flowers are scarce.
S. H. Andrews and W. b. Haskell are in
market
Mrs Stillman Robinson is very sick.
e. Gorham is on the street again in i'm
proved health.
%. o. Wares new store has received
coat of paint.
Rev. w. N Barber attended the funeral
of Charles Hale at Marlboro on Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. r, Buell. is visiting in Boston and
vicinity.
Ashley M. Parmelee has been appointed
agent for Walter A. Woods moving and har-
vesting machine.
John Rudd and son have secured the stage
line from Bratteboro TO bennington.
R. S. Childs caught the first string Of
trout of the season on Monday.
Much satisfaction is felt at the reappoint
ment of Rev. j. Hamilton to the Methodist
church by the Vermont conference.
George E. Haynes learned to his sorrow
that circular saw will 'bite" If you give il a
chance. The cut on his hand is not serious
however.
"A good number of our townspeople were
present at the examination Of teachers on
Saturday. Every applicant carried away a
parchment"
The Union Sunday school re-oreanized
last Sunday with E. NJ. Haynes and F. II.
Smith superintendent, w. @. Riddell secre-
tary, and Misses Mary Haskell and Nellie
Barnard librarians.
Mrs. H. p. Bowker was SO unfortunate
the other day as to have a nice feather bed,
which she was airing blow into the Deerfeld
river and float with the current to parts un-
known"
Several cases of dysentery are reported
in the lower part of the village and 1t is fear
ed there may be some local cause which may
produce more cases.
Miss L. A. White has returned from
New York with full assortment of millinery
goods and will have a spring opening on
Wednesday and Thursday of next week She
will be assisted in the store by Misses Ida
Harris and Gertie Jennings.
Edward S. Morse has finished SAVING
carriage stock here for the present having
worked up over 60, 900 feet of ash stock. We
shall be glad to welcome him another season.
The remains of Mr.. F. W. Jones Of West
Brattleboro were brought here for interment
Thursday. Mr.. Jones resided in this place
nearly thirty years previous to his removal to
Brattleboro some five years ago, and is re-
membered by his old neighbors and friends
as man of integrity and good citizen.
The marriage of G. H. Davidson OF
Brooklyn to Miss Rena L. Barnard daughter
of S. b. Barnard, which occurred ON Tuesday
evening at the residence of the brides father
was a very pleasant social event. Many
relatives of the bride were present to witness
the interesting ceremony, which was perform.
ed by Rev. ]. Hamilton. The attire of the
bride was faultless, and the presents were
numerous and valuable. The happy couple
left town for their new home on Wednesday.
Mrs. Lucy White, who departed this life
on Sunday, was born in this town and has
been life long resident with the exception
of about two years. The duties of wife, moth.
er, neighbor and friend, were ever performe ed
by her faithfully and well. The remains were
buried from the residence of her son, f. E.
White, on Tuesday
In the death of Lewis r. Morris the town
loses another old and respected resident His
entire life was spent in town with the excep.
ton of twelve years residence in Brattleboro
Mr.. Morris was eminently an honest, conscien-
tious man, and many will mourn his loss.
His son, s. L. Morris of Brattleboro, was
with him for several days before his death.
The funeral services are to be held at his late
residence to-day, Friday.
Charles s. Grimes owns the most pro-
ductive flock of sheep that we have heard
spoken of. His flock is composed of fourteen
ewes, mixed breed, Cotswold and Southdown.
Seven of them are one year old this spring.
The flock have given birth to twenty six lambs
this season, twenty three of which were from
eleven ewes. One pair of twins weighed
twenty pounds when born. Has any cne't
flock done better?