Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-05-20

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C. b. Rice and family returned from the
South last Friday.
Prof. Adams, the chiropodist, reports
good run Of custom. He will remain in town
a week or two longer.
The teachers association opens promis-
ingly this morning. About 40 teachers came
in by the narrow-gauge train.
Ed. Hawley and viii Phillips, who have
spent the winter in Florida, are expected
home on Saturday, in improved health.
None of Luther wlburs friends need to be
assured that he is not the man referred 10 by
our Westminster correspondent last week
s. M. Waite was brought TO Brattleboro
by the 10 o'clock train and taken to his house
on tho Terrace to remain until train time to-
night.
Fred Fishers young hopeful-now more
than year old-was greeted at its birth by
eight grandparents, varying in ago from 96
to As years.
We learn that our enterprising under
taker, Mr.. G. L. Brown, continues the offer
made by him last season, to embalm the bod
les of the dead free of charge.
In response to an invitation, Sedgwick
Post, G. A. r., contemplate visiting Towns
bend on Sunday afternoon, both inst. to Join
in the decoration services at that place.
Rev. E. W. Whitney is to deliver the
Decoration day address at Peabody Institute,
Peabody, Mass his former place Of resi-
dence-and will be absent from his pulpit
next Sunday.
During the thunder shower last Monday
morning the lightning struck and shattered
one Of the chimneys Of the house occupied by
Gen. W. W. Lynde on Western avenue, but
without doing further damage.
%. NJ. Thomas, second clerk in the post
office, will leave his clerkship July LIST to take
charge Of the Household mailing department.
F. S. Pratt, third clerk, will be advanced to
Mr.. Thomas's place, and Austin Russell will
take Pratts place.
"A telephone line is in process Of erection
TO Hiusdale. The Western Union poles are
utilized TO a point where the line crosses the
river to North Hinsdale, aud goes thence to
Hinsdale. line is also 10 be built TO Ches.
terheld, the wires following the Western Un-
ion poles as far as the ferry.
"A copy of the Gary, Dakota, Interstate
Of March comes to us printed on a sheet Of
coarse MANILA paper. The town and sur
rounding country were completely showed in
at the time but this disRgreeAble fact did not
permit the editor of the Interstate from
making an exhibition of true Western grit.
John Orion has leased the job shop for
merly occupied by Z. N. Davis in Harmony
block, where he is prepared to do all kinds Of
light jobbing in the very best manner, such
as hanging curtains, making screen doors and
adjustable spring window-screens, repairing
wringers, furniture, etc.
"A new drum corps of ten members has
been organized, under the name Of the Brat
tleboro drum corps, with j. @. Timson cap
tain, j. Turner lieutenant, w. H. Horton sar-
geant, and l.. A. Blanchard clerk and treas
urer. They will be ready for q public ap-
pearance at the 1remens muster.
The barn and shed attached to the house
Of Mrs. Olive Pentland, on Birge street, were
destroyed by FIRE shortly after midnight last
Sunday morning, and the house itself WAS
badly damaged. Much Of the furniture and
clothing was destroyed. Cause of fire un-
known. Insurance, $1,000 on the buildings !;
$500 on contents.
Joshua Whitcomb," in the person OF
DenmRn Thompson is billed for Crosby hall
on the evening of the 3lst inst. Tickets for
this popular entertainment will be placed on
sale at the Office next Wednesday evening at
O'clock. Persons from out of town desiring
to procure seats should apply to II. G. viii
lard on or before that date.
The Defdmer's statement of the Brattle-
boro grand list, last week, was q marvel of in
accuracy. Not to mention the numerous 9TH
or blunders, aud the unintelligible manner in
which 1t was arranged, in the list of persons
paying on q grand list of SIS or over there
were some one hundred and siSty omissions.
And yet the editor pirates about ''the accura-
cy of the Detdmer's figuring"
1t has been pleasant thing this week to
see SO many of our SUMMER" people return
ing. Mr.. Geo. Brooks returned from San
Francisco on Wednesday, accompanied by
his niece, Miss Lille Brooks, who has been
two years in California. Thursday brought
DIR. and Mrs. Chaplin and A. b. Hall and fam
lily from New York, and r. Bradley and fam
lily have also returned for the summer from
Boston.
George Niles of this village, while at
work on the telephone line, Thursday, near
Mr.. Ames's residence in West Brattleboro,
fell from h tree and struck his head upon a
stone, cutting q cash about six inches in
length and fracturing his skull He did not
long remain unconscious and his present
condition is favorable to recovery. Fortu-
nately he had taken out an accident insurance
policy the day previous to his injury.
An interesting feature of the coming
Decoration day observance will be q color
guard of girls in the school battalion, carry
ing Gen. Sheridan's old battle flag, loaned Tor
the occasion by Col. N. O. Sawyer The pro-
cession will march at 3 O'Clock. 1t is expect
ed that the narrow gauge railroad will furnish
half-fare tickets TO all wishing to attend from
other towns. The programme will appear in
full next week.
One of the largest audiences of the sea-
son assembled at the town hall on Wednesday
evening TO see "The Guv'nor," as introduced
by the Boston Museum Company. The play
is fully as amusing as the jolliest individual
could desire-in fact, so funny as to be al
most dangerous TO witness, unless one is bless
cd with a strong constitution. The play is a
Veritable comedy of errors" and the acting
was worthy the reputation of the company.
Corrected list of officers of the Brattle-
boro w. @. I. u;
President, Mrs. John orion.
Vice Presidents, Mrs. Henry Tucker Mrs. L. B. Bar
rett, Mrs. A. ]. Stearns, Mrs. VIM. Fuller.
Secretary Mrs. ]. S. Brown.
Treasurer, Mrs. II. Tucker.
stearns, Mrs. j. Drown, Mrs. Henry Tucker, Mrs G.
II. Clapp.
Visiting Committee, Mrs. A; J. stesrns; Mrs; W. R.
0eddis, Mrs. G. Robertson, Mrs. g. H. Clapp, Mrs @.
7. Copeland.
Musical Director, Mrs E. B. Barrett.
The final meeting of the Brattleboro pro-
fessional club for this season, it is expected,
will be held at kindergarten hall on Wednes-
day evening next, 25th inst The paper will
be upon "Some Phases in the Chemistry of
Common Life" and will be presented by DIR.
Chas. w. Drew. As at present however, the
essayist is quite I'll, the committee may be
obliged TO request brief adjournment, in
which case due notice will be sent to the
members.
The Connecticut River railroad company,
through the Valley company, will take pos
session of the Sullivan railroad June LIST.
This will necessitate making Windsor ter
minal point, and preparations to that end are
in progress. A turn-table will be built aud
and other changes made. All negotiations
between the Connecticut River and Central
Vermont companies for mutual concessions
over the Sullivan road on the one hand and
the ten miles below Brattleboro on the other
have failed and been dropped
Another boom of logs broke away at Bel
lows Falls on Tuesday, the logs, some SOC, 900
or 100000 feet, putting in an appearance
here just at night on that day. At the South
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