Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-04-15

HrattlebOrO.
This must be Vennor's day. He said
spring was TO be 'well advanced by the 18th
Ray has some elegant furnishings"
which II will repay intending purchasers to
examine.
There will be a campfire next Thursday
evening at Grand Army hall, beginning at II
o'clock. All are invited.
Judge Tyler issues his proclamation this
week declaring John A. Farnsworth elected
county commissioner.
There are three men in this town who
have been making themselves altogether too
conspicuous" for the past few days.
The Peoples National bank announces
its readiness to serve its customers in any
way they may desire with reference to the
maturing per cent. bonds.
On Monday evening last DIR. Draper read
paper before the Burlington Medical aud
Surgical club on ''Neurasthenia OF the Gan
glionic Nervous System"
MIR. A. L. Newman was given a farewell
supper at Athol last Friday night, and was
very highly complimented by the Il, business
men present for his integrity and character
and his successful management OF the Millers
River national bank.
The new proprietor of the bakery. Mr..
Q. Is. Dickinson, is making repairs pre-
paratory to vigorous prosecution of his
business. He will continue the manufacture
Of crackers, and the carts will run ~ hereto
fore.
-Messrs. l. N. Thorn & Son exhibit In
their window the best display of fishing tack
lie ever seen in town, and probably in the
state. Their annual sales in this department
sometimes amount to $1,000, and single rods
sell at prices ranging from S35 down.
A New York paper remarks, with more
pertnence than reverence, that the present
winter hangs on like church debt. There
is consolation, no Sever in the old prov
erb--
"a cold April
The barn will hn.r
Among the Williams College students
who have received commencement apDoint
ments are three Windham county boys Wal
ter Starr Cutting of West Brattleboro and
Frank Pierce Of Londonderry for philosoph
ical orations, and Ansel Irwin Miller Of Dunn.
merston, Grafton.
MIR. f. A. Wilder, who broke his leg a
few weeks ago in Jumping from "a sleigh on
South Main street, died very suddenly on the
LIST inst, from paralysis He was formerly
resident OF Putney, aud had been for several
years in the employ of Messrs j. Estey 4
Co.
cellar stairs in his drug store, last Saturday.
he fell and broke one Of the bones of his
right leg some four inches above the ankle.
The pain resulting from the accident is not
in any degree diminished by the rheumatism
from which he also suffers.
John Hoyt, a well-known Brattleboro
boy, now of Davenport, Ia. has Just been
elected an alderman Of that city by vote of
BOB out of 3lG votes cast in his ward. All of
Mr.. Hoyts old friends here remember him as
zone Of the best fellows that ever lived, aud
vote him worthy of all the aldermanic or 9th.
err honors that may fall to his lot
Fault was found with the first cloth.
bound edition Of the History Of Brattleboro
as not being well enough bound to hold so
many thick plates. A new edition is now
ready and on sale with plates double stitched,
which the binder thinks will stand any rea
sonable usage. 1t is for sale by Steen and by
the publisher, d. Leonard at his printing
office.
The Brattleboro listers are progressing
finely with their work. The property lists
outside the village are all completed, except
in a few scattered instances. The listers are
very guarded in their statements as TO the
amount of property found, bat announce il
AZ q fact that the increase in personal proper
ty is more than enough to cover the loss &C.
casioned by the dropping out of the First
National bank stock.
The Rev. Patrick Cunningham did not
arrive to take charge of the Roman Catholic
parish last Sunday. 1t is expected that he
will be present next Sunday to conduct the
Easter services. Fifteen years ago Mr.. Gun
nipgham found the Vergennes parish without
church, and he now leaves II with a fine,
large house of worship. Under his guidance,
also, there has been a church erected in Bris-
tol, which was also included in his charge.
Mr.. George Lawrences record shows %
snow-storms during the past winter, not
counting the one on Wednesday OF this week.
The first snowfall, , inches in depth, came
on Nov. 23d. December LIST IL inches fell.
and during December there were seven snow
storms which brought ~ inches of snow. In
January there were 6 storms and 81 inches
of snow; in February 3 storms and &
inches in March . storms and 81 inches
making total snowfall for the winter of
80 inches.
The Methodists are occupying their new
church for the regular evening meetings this
week, and next Sunday morning services will
be held there at the usual time On Monday
evening there will be preaching in the church
at 1880 O'Clock, by Bishop E. G. Andrews,
ID, of Washington, who will stop on his
way to meet the Vermont conference at Brad.
ford. The public are cordially invited to be
present No effort will be made to raise
money on this occasion.
AT the adjourned meeting of the Pros
pect Hill Cemetery Association, held last
Monday evening, @. N. Davenport was chos-
en- president, VIM. S. Newton clerk, ]. ].
Estey treasurer, r. Bradley, A. c. Daven.
port, Geo. e. Greene, ]. j. Estey, f. H.
Harris, W. H. Rockwell trustees. o. j. Law |
ton was reappointed superintendent. From
a statement submitted to the meeting it ap- |
pears that the company owes $l732. 70 and |
there are S263 cash in the treasury. 1t is be- |
lieved there are enough good assets in the |
shape OF lots sold but not paid for to pay all |
the debts. The trustees will at once take |
measures to straighten out the associations |
affairs and put them on sound business ba- |
sis.
THE NARROW GAUGE.
The main particulars of the accident |
which happened to the Bratteboro & White |
hall mixed train last Monday afternoon are |
given in our IoWnshend corrasDondanea