Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-07

the horses in this vicinity.
The price of milk has been advanced by
the local dealers to six cents per quart.
Now is the time to use the old. time Root
and Herb Bitters for sale by Willard.
j. A. Taylor is moving into the tene-
ment in Steen e. Wilkins's block lately occu-
pied by A. T. Willard.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
library association occurs next Wednesday
evening" 10Th inst, o'clock.
An excellent portrait of the Rev DIR.
Cow, Miss H. NJ. Bruce of McIndoes, artist,
may be seen at Cheney 4 Clnpp's.
Geo. E. Crowell is engaged in building
large water reservoir on Pratt's hill for the
supply of his Forest Square aqueduct.
A young Chinaman from Los Angeles
CAL, Wong Lung by name, is about TO open
a laundry in the basement of Union block.
A graphic descriptive article published
on our first page to-day will help many read
ers TO imagine what the great Michigan forest
fires were like.
j Estey e. Co. will forward to the Mich
igan sufferers any articles of clothing sent to
their office. The first box will be sent next
Monday 10th inst
-Four carloads of Montreal excursionists
from New York went down by the Wednes-
day afternoon mail train, en- route for home
via New London.
Citizens DESTROYS of attending the York
town centennial in company with the Estey
Guard can have the opportunity by making
prompt application to Col, j. j. Estey.
George Bliss has removed his fruit aud
Yankee notion stand to the basement Of the
new bank block, where he has opened oys-
| ter and lunch rooms in connection with his
| previous business.
In the absence OF the pastor, who is at
tending the annual session of the Minister'S
Institute at Princeton, Mass, Rev Russell
| n Bellows will preach at the Unitarian
church next Sunday.
| A current state news item says: "The
| new depot at West Randolph is finished and
occupied. 1t is one of the finest in the state. 3"
Our own new station is modelled very closely
in size, plan and construction after that at
| West Randolph.
Now is the time to use the old time Root
and Herb Bitters for sale by Willard.
Our advertising columns note the fact
that L. L. Davis has become associated with
Geo. f. Selleck in the job printing and sta
tionery business Both gentlemen have had
life-long experience in the printing business,
and we trust that their copartnershp may
prove an advantageous arrangement
The Brattleboro bakery under the man
agement OF its new proprietor, Mr. G. b.
Dickinson, is attaining an excellent reputa-
ton for the quality Of goods produced. Only
the very best Of stock is employed, and peo-
pie prejudiced against bakers goods in
general will find their prejudces very much
softened on trial of Mr. Dickinson's produc-
tions--or we are poor judges.
w. f. Eason returned home last Satur-
day from his summers work with Harris
Bros. 4 Co., on their Illinois job. He re-
ports such extreme and protracted hot wealth
err during nearly the whole season as New
Englanders know nothing Of. The Harris
Bros have their Illinois contract entirely
completed, and after the necessary picking
up of odds and ends they will devote their
whole attention to their Pennsylvania con-
tract, which they will push during the win
ter.
The mission being held at the Roman
Catholic church this week is very largely at
tended and deep interest is manifested.
Mass is celebrated at O'Clock A. NJ. follow
ed by an instruction" or sermon, the ser
vice lasting one hour. second service is
held at p. NJ
Our apology is due to the Estey Guard
for not mentioning last week that, on their
Yorktown journey, they will take breakfast
on board the boat at New London and break.
fast on the boat in New York harbor." Also
that 1.-THE balance of the journey from Balti-
The Estey Guard will give a street parade
on Saturday afternoon Of next week prior to
their departure for Yorktown. The Military
band will escort the company to the station
to take the train (either the regular 4:l5 or O
special) where they will meet the Governor
and Staff, the Ransom Guard and the Burleigh
! Corps from Whitehall, N. Y.
The Rutland Herald of this morning has
an account of the wedding of Mr.. Charles w
Perry formerly of Brattleboro, and now Of
the clothing firm of Gould Perry of Rut
land, with Miss Susie G. Aiken. The wed
ding took place at the Congregational church
last evening and was followed by a reception
in the church parlors. There were many val
liable presents, and the affair was in every
way very elegant one.
The 10 o'clock train down Wednesday
morning on the New London road ran ovel
and killed Mrs. Sarah Farnsworth at North
field Farms. Mrs. Farnsworth lived neal
the railroad crossing and WAS in the practice
Of crossing the track often in going to anC
from her work. She was a poor woman
with two young children, deserted by he
husband and supported in part by the town
but though she walked deliberately in from
l of the locomotive, paying no heed to enginee
! Leachs whistle, the theory of suicide is no
I credited by her friends. Her death was al
4 most instantaneous.
September was a good month for tn
! business of the Brattleboro h Whitehall road
the number Of passengers carried on the reg
ular passenger train being 2l15 and on tn
mixed train 400, making a total for tn
month of 3515. For the regular business o
4 the road, exclusive of excursions, this is un
7 doubleday the best months work yet. It ma
: be of interest to note that Williamsville is tn
s best station for passengers on the line of tn
d road, over 1000 tickets having been sold from
that station to Brattleboro since the openin
a of the road last November.
T Our unusual exemption from Septembe
|, frosts, coupled with the hot weather whic
= prevailed to the very end of the month, cause
b. the vegetable world to show some unusus
i freaks. In numerous instances second Gro
o of raspberries and blackberries has been not
: ed by the roadside, and we hear of two o
three cases, one of them at II. E. Taylor's
= where pear trees have put forth Septembe
e bloom. Since Monday We have had hangin
n over our desk a raspberry bush found an
a plucked in Esteyville by J. L. Jacobs, wit
}, fresh green foliage and wealth of lusciou
" red berries exhaling all the delicious aroma G
r, early July.
n Miss Grace Cabot and young lad
n friend from abroad had narrow escape froI
n what might have been very serious accdsu
o on Tuesday. They were driving down Hig
a street when their horse, very gentle and re
d liable animal, became frightened at blac
n rubber covering thrown over some boxes nes
IT @. A. Durfee's residence, which some boy
were waving about and suddenly SHE'D acros
|, the street, breaking the phaeton against tn
}, trees and throwing the young ladies ont
n They were taken into Il. j. b. Oudworth
,, house, close by, but though bruised and bad
r ly shaken up their injuries fortunately prov
l. not to have been serious.
l, AT the business meeting of the Choir
A. Union, Monday evening of each week was fl
70 ed upon for rehearsals the coming season
1t General enthusiasm characterized the meetin
.e and there is every indication of larger choru
'e than ever. We think could all our singer
r realize the character OF the music 10 be take
> nm and the graat hanadt IN ha darivad fro,