Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-28

Trailing arbutus in full bloom, fresh ,,,
fragrant M in May, is one of the curio.il;-'
of this curious season.
Frost & Sigsbee have Just filled an NIL.
for potatoes from Ohio, where the crop i :.
most total failure.
beginning with Tuesday, Nov l. apdt,.
the six months then ensuing, the post oso'
will be opened at 1880 A. NJ
The Murray club will give a series ~,
dancing parties at Crosby hall the oonir.
season-the first one on Wednesday evenings
Nov. 1G.
We regret to learn that Cyril F. Brovr
Of the firm of @. l.. Brown q Son. sustains5
severe injury while lifting furniture vest
day.
Miss A. NJ. Hall, successor TO Marsb
Ballard, is now ready to show a full linz y,
fall millinery. Her advertisement gives ma,
ticulars.
The balance of Jerry Davis's stock n
horses, some lG or II in number, were solj
by auction on Wednesday. The prices gan,
orally ruled low.
AT tho October meeting Of the CONNECT.
cut Valley Medical Association, held a, nj
lows Falls on Wednesday, DR.. James Coplapd
read very able and valuable paper on Tuber.
culosis.
- w. u. OlhTk, IOaumabLef OF the NermnUf
Valley and Sullivan railroads, has this wei
removed his family TO Charlestown, n. H. "a,
permanent residence. We are sorry to have
them go.
Hon. b. d. Harris reached Brattleboroo,
Tuesday evening" on a short visit to his fami.
ly. He leaves tomorrow on his return 10 NJ.
railroad construction work in PennsylyaBia
and Illinois.
The ladies of the Universalist soestv
will give lO-cent supper at the vestry Of The
church on Thursday evening Of next week
This will be the first of a series for the win
ter. All are invited.
Rev. Dwight Spencer, formerly of Yer.
mont, now Of Utah, will speak at the Baptist
church in this village next Sunday morning
and at the Baptist church in West Brattlebofo
in the afternoon.
AT the Grand Army campfire to be held
this evening, the Bellows Falls and Jamaica
posts participating music will be furnished
by the Arion quartette, consisting of Messrs.
Maxham, Emery, Stevens and Taft.
"A numerously-sig petition is in crcu.
lation for the appointment of Mr.. G. B. Fair.
banks TO the mail route service. It would give
many friends much pleasure to have Mr.. Fair.
banks receive such an appointment
There will be a vesper service in the Uni.
versalst church next Sunday at G:3OP.x
The pastor, Rev. E W. Whitney. will speak
upon John the Baptist, the first of a Sc.
ries Of addresses on New Testament charae.
tiers.
While Mr.. ]. A. Church was runnipga
circular saw at bis mill, Monday Afternoon,
a stick flew and struck him just over his left
eye and across his nose, inAicting an ugly
wound. His escape from the loss of an eye, OF
his life, was a narrow one.
A meeting of Windham county Pomona
Grange was held at Grand Army hall in this
place on Thursday. The leading topic of dis
cussion was with regard to having a series Of
Grange lectures in Windham county the CON.
ing winter by speakers from the National
lecture bureau.
Mr.. John w. Frost and family left for
Peoria, ILL.,, their future home, on Tuesday.
The house lately owned by Mr.. Frost, on
Green street. will be occupied by Mr. james
F. Estey, and Mr.. L. p Sigsbee, Mr. Fros's
successor in the grocery business, will occu
Ply the house in which Mr.. Estey now lives
The mysterious disappearance" of Mr.
Piggott, the scenic artist, from Albany, n
Y, has ended by his temperance there,
right side up as usual. The item announc
ing his return says 'he was called 10 New
York quite suddenly on business and by an
oversight neglected to notify his friends
Letters received from Madame Mondan,
formerly Of Brattleboro, now principal Of ST.
Catharine's Hall, Augusta, Me-, the young Ia
dies school Of the Maine Episcopal bishopric
indicate that the school is in a flourishing con-
ditioD, and that Madame Mondan finds her
new position a very agreeable and congeniAl
one.
Intelligence received from H. X. Field
and family, who have recently removed to
Oakland (San Francisco, Cal, for permanent
residence, indicates that they are delighted
with the charming weather which prevails
there, and that they are in every way well
pleased with their surroundings.
Rev. W. H. Collins is in Providence, R.
l., this week, in attendance upon the Seventh
Church Congress of the Protestant Episcopal
church in the United States The leading
men of the church are in attendance, and the
proceedings are of unusual interest. The
congress will furnish the subject of Mr. Col
lns's remarks at st. Michaers church next
Sunday morning.
Col II. E. Hill of Boston, who was in
the Eighth Vermont regiment, and conse-
quently was with General Sheridan during
his celebrated battles in the Shenandoah val
ley in the fall of 1864, gives to the Boston
traveller some interesting recollections Of
the battle Of Cedar creek with which Sher
dams celebrated ride was connected the ami
versary of which occurred on the 10Th inst
The death of Mrs. Eliza z. Steen took
place on Tuesday afternoon, but little more
than two months after that of her venerable
husband the late Joseph Steen. Mrs. Steen
was a native of Northboro, Mass. Her mar.
ried life with Mr.. Steen extended over
period of 81 years, and her membership with
the Centre church began at the same time
with that of her husband. She was an active
and useful member of society, and retained
her physical vigor to an unusual degree. Her
funeral took place this morning from her
late residence on North Main street.
The monthly meeting of the professional
club was held at the Brooks House on We'd
nesday evening, when Hon. j. NJ Tyler read
apaper on Intelligent Suffrage" The paper
was thoughtful, statesmanlike production,
which elected warm praise from all the gen
tlemen present. Mr.. Tyler was requested by
a unanimous vote TO allow the paper to be
published, and We shall take pleasure in pre-
senting it to our readers in full next week.
On Wednesday the president, supern-
tendent and directors of the New London
Northern railroad company came up to Brat.
tlebOro and went by special train on a tour OF
inspection up over the Brattleboro and White
hall road to South Londonderry and return.
The run up was made with the engine d. Il.
Martin in one hour and forty minutes, and
the run down in one hour and thirty-hyes
minutes The gentlemen we're much pleased
with the improvements made in the road the
past season, and with the excellent prospect
for business They remained at the Brooks
House over night and Thursday morning
left for the North on trip to Montreal and
Quebec.
Mr.. ]. L. Simonds, superintendent OF
the Bickford Knitting Machine Companys
works at Oenterville, met with very serious
accident last Saturday. The company's dam
was undergoing repairs, aud he had walked
out to watch the progress of the work. when
he stepped on plank which tilted and threw
him down distance of 10 or 20 feet on the
rocks below Mr.. Smonds struck on his
side sustaining a frantnra of fhraa or four