Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-06-03

semi-annual dividend OF per cent. payable
July LIST.
1t is rumored that the First regiment, Ma
tioDal guard Of Vermont are TO hold their an
nual muster in Rutland next fall.
Voters should remember that the ad
| journed town meeting to vote this years town
tax occurs next Tuesday at 2 T. NJ
The new band uniforms possess the very
desirable quality Of being handsome and Of.
fective without being loud or gaudy.
AT the Unitarian church, next Sunday
morning, Rev. Mr.. Green will speak on THE
significance Of some Of Jesus assumptions. Z"
Sure death to potato bugs! Experiment
has proved that nothing will do the work but
Paris green. Get the best at l. N. Thorn &
| Son.
"A good many Of the "boys" would like
TO know, Mr.. Speaker, whether that new To-
! connective has been wet" No 5.eent cigars
/ for us, thank you.
During the march of the procession
! through Main street, Decoration day, the
music Of the band was distinctly heard by
telephone at West Brattleboro.
Telephone communication was estnb-
lished with North Hinsdale on Tuesday, the
line working perfectly Connection will be
made with Hinsdale village to-day.
More than half the tickets for Joshua
Whitcomb" were taken by people from out Of
town. One hundred and forty tickets were
sold TO people on the line Of the narrow
gauge road.
For destroying moths, flies, worms, heas,
ants, bird lice and other insects, use the Cen
uine Dalmatin Insect Powder, sold by /. N.
Thorn & Son. They have it direct from the
importers.
Hon. W. H. Du Bots Of West Randolph,
State Inspector Of Finance, and wife were in
town on Thursday in attendance on the ses-
sion OF the Baptist Sunday school association
They were the guests of Col. and Mrs. Fuller.
II. s. Estabrook, late proprietor of the
Bratteboro bakery, has gone 10 Saratoga
| Springs as clerk for Cbas. F. Estabrook, late
Of Guiford, who has taken a lease Of the
Empire hotel.
The Bnttleboro Knights Templar ac-
cepted an invitation from their Bellows Falls
brethren to join in the Decoration services at
that place, Monday.
Mr.. J. E. Hall, who is a member of the
state committee Of the Young Mems Christian
Association Of this state, represented that Or
ganization at the national convention held
last week at Cleveland, o.
il. W. Frost win close his connection with
the grocery firm of ]. W. Frost & Co., July
LIST. In the fall Mr.. Frost will probably re.
move permanently to Peoria, Ill, where he
already has business interests
About GO Joshua Whitcomb excursionists
come down over the narrow gauge road Tues
day morning, and more than as many more
on the excursion train in the afternoon. The
special which left for Londonderry at the
close Of the entertainment carried 1875 pas
sengers.
The Brattleboro base ball club went to
Turner's Falls last Saturday and played a re-
turn game with the club Of that place, beat
ing them by a score of TO 6, and making
their account even. The third game will
probably occur at Greenfield at an early day.
The Sullivan railroad passed into the
Connecticut River management at midnight
on the first instant. large crowd gathered at
windsor, on the arrival Of the Wednesday
morning trains, but there was no unusual in
cident beyond the change of engines.
The relatives OF Mr.. and Mrs. d. A.
Burnham gave them an agreeable surprise
last Saturday, May %, at their residence on
Cemetery hill, it being the 25th anniversary
Of their marriage. An extension table album
dainty loaded with refreshments silver ware
and other valuable presents was given TO
them, and poem was read suitable to the
occasion.
The BrAttleboro drum corps. J. c. Tim
son leader. have lately reorganized, and are
DESTROYS Of procuring some needed instru.
ments and uniforms which shall place them
on respectable footing. Their services dur
ing the political campaign and since certain
ly entitle them to assistance from our citizens
and we hope they will receive it.
The Vermont Savings bank has given
notice to all its depositors who hold deposit,
of $1,000 or over, that their deposits must be
reduced to $1,000 during the month of july.
and the whole of such deposits will be paid if
desired. This action will reduce the banks
deposits in the. sum of $50, 900 or more. II
is rendered necessary by the large amount of
money which is presented for deposit, and
the difficulty which the trustees find in in
vesting such funds satisfactorily.
The juvenile wonder, Corinne with her
company of 80 "Merrie Makers" will pre-
sent the charming opera, "Olivette," at the
town ball next Monday evening. We have
ample assurance of the delightful character
of the presentation and the general excel
lence of the company. The tickets have been
placed at prices which should assure q full
house. Particulars in advertisement.
The members of Post Sedgwick attended
the Unitarian church in a body, some 80 or 40
strong, last Sunday morning. The service
including music, prayer and sermon. was
especially adapted to the occasion, and seems
to have given the veterans much satisfaction.
On returning to their hall they voted unani-
mously to request copy OF the sermon for
publication. The sermon is printed in full on
our first page to-day.
Mary Breslehan, an Irish girl some 16
years of age, at work for Mrs. John Brooks.
was brought before Justice Newton. on Tues.
day, for stealing articles of jewelry, etc.
from the family of Mr.. F. II. Smith, living
in the same house, some of which articles
were found in the girls possession. She was
hOmnd for fvfal IN, L..
Messrs. Davenport & Eddy furnishing the re.
quired bail.
Mr.. Myron Ward, artist, has opened a
studio in the ante-room at the town hall once
occupied by Robert Hardie, Jr., for the pur-
pose Of executing portraits in crayon and oil.
Mr.. Ward has had the benefit of 1--WE years of
study under Bonnat in Paris, and has lately
been doing work for some of the prominent
citizens Of Woodstock, Windsor, st. Johns
bury, and other places in this state. A fine
erayon sketch of Judge Poland is among the
samples Of work now to be seen at his studio.
Mr.. Ward has engaged to spend next winter
IN Egypt, making series of sketches for a
wealthy manufacturer of Woodstock, Mr.. +.
8. Mckenzie.
The campfire held at Grand Army hall
on the evening OF Decoration day was quite
fully attended by old soldiers and Others. and
the occasion was well enjoyed. Col. Hooker
presided in his usual felicitous manner, and |
short speeches were made by Rev. Mr.. Roel |
OF Dummerston, Major Wales, @. H. Daven- |
port, Z. p. White, ]. N. Allen aud Others.
There was some fine quartette singing by |
Messrs. Markham, Emory, Stevens and Taylor, |
and Mr.. Markham sang ''Sherman's March 10 |
the Sea, in solo. Another camp fire is TO |
be held next Thursday evening, when Major |
Wales will resume the reading of his inter |
esting diary.
We desire to call the attention of the
town grand jurors to certain (alleged) peck |
ct hasks (known sometimes to the knowing
ones as pocket pistols'D which are openly |
and unblushingly displayed in the WipdoWs
of Chamberlain's hat store. II Is within our
certain knowledge that few evenings AGO AN
individual who WAS about threa ona,fars' i.so