Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-23


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The post office will be open next Monday
from . to II and . to I.
j. L. Simonds and family remove from
this village to their Guiford residence.
Dudley L. Crosier has bought Of N I.
Hawley the Morse farm in West Dummor-
ston.
AT the close OF this week the White
Mountain express will be Withdrawn for the
season.
&C. II. Eddy Il Co.'S oyster market will
be open every Sunday morning from to
o'clock.
Smith Il Hunt are greatly improving the
appearance. of their Flat street factory by a
coat of paint.
-Starkey Il Wellman are ready for the
fall trade. Full particulars in their new ad-
vertisement.
WIN. II. Fuller, for several years clerk
for A. G. Davenport, will soon remove to a
farm in walpole, N. H.
At the Unitarian church next Sunday the
discourse will be concerned with Thoughts
suggested by the death Of the President"
After spending Sunday in Brattleboro
Henry X. Field and family will leave on Mon
day for their new home in San Francisco.
S. II. Sherman has bought the two va
cant building lots on the east side of Cedar
street. and is preparing to put up tenement
houses thereon.
st. Michael's (Episcopal) church will be
draped on Sunday, and the sermon at the
morning service will have reference TO the
national calamity.
The ladies Of the Temperance Union
hope to have public address from Miss
Frances A. Willard, woman Of national rep
utaton, at an early day.
A good line of wall paper can be found
at Geddis 4 Newcomb's. Special low prices
for light colored satins and brown blanks to
make room for new goods.
The ladies' of st. Michaers (Episcopal)
society will hold their annual fair and supper
at the town hall on Wednesday evening next,
Sept. %. Supper will be served from .
o'clock to o'clock.
Charles Burns whom some of our older
citizens will remember as having been en-
gagged in bookbinding here in the days OF the
old Typographical Company, died last week
at Lansing, Mich, at the age OF 20 years.
Mr. J. w. Frost has sold his residence on
Green street to his son.in-law, w. II. Miner
of Peoria, Ill. The place is to undergo re-
pair, and cottage house to be bu lit upon
the rear of the lot, fronting on the cross
street.
The members of Post Sedgwick, G. A.
r., are requested TO meet at their hall next
Monday afternoon at / o'clock. Those hRv-
ing uniforms are desired to bring them in. BY
order OF the Commander, f. p. WHITE.
The seventh annual meeting OF the Wo.
mans Christian Temperance Union Of Yer
mont will be held at st. Johnsbury, ON Thurs
day and Friday of next week. The Brattle-
boro auxiliary will be represented by Mrs.
nr Tnckar Mrs L y RrOxvn aud Mrs 0r.
ton.
In response to a Geographic notification,
sent to him in common with all Senators and
Members Of Congress-, Hon. j. NJ. Tyler left
| for Washington on Thursday morning to be
present at the funeral observances TO be held
there this afternoon. Mr.. Tyler will return
home so AZ take part in the exercises next
Monday afternoon, as elsewhere announced.
The play OF deacon Crankett," with
which our local amusement season of 1888 .S2
opens next Thursday evening, is one OF the
most popular and pleasing now on the Amer
lean stage, and deservedly so, for it is clean,
| bright and wholesome throughout. Ben
| Maginley has scored great success in this
play and the supporting company is excel
| lent.
People who should know say that it was
a striking scene the other night when Charles,
in a desperate attempt TO find himself, "shin-
ned" up Chesterfield guide post, and by the
| light of match succeeded in discovering
that he had been wearing out the gulf road
when, according to his reckoning, he ought
to have been half way to the ferry.
Tho funeral of friend will compel Rev.
| Geo. E. Martin to be out of town next Sun
! day, and the memorial sermon on the death
of President Garfield which Mr.. Martin had
designed to preach on that day, will be nee
/ AZ II e, ba L.,
consequence. Mr.. Martins pulpit will be
supplied on Sunday morning by Rev. Mr..
Powers of the West village.
Horace Blanchard of Halifax was arrest
ed in this town by Officer Wood last Friday,
charged with stealing a harness belonging to
Lyman Gilbert Of Mortified, Mass Consta-
| BILE Herriek, armed with q search warrant,
visited Banchard's premises on Saturday and
found u portion of the missing harness, and
on Monday Blanchard was arraigned before
Justice Newton, who placed him under $4OC
bonds for trial at the county court, and he
now lsnguishes in Newfane Jail.
Persons interested in life insurance will
not fail to notice the remarkable and crafty
ing financial exhibit made by the New Yorl
Life Insurance Company in our columns TO-
day. Locally this staunch company enjoys q
deserved popularity, and 1t is notable fact
that il secured more insurance in this state in
the year 1880 than any other two companies.
As soon as the funeral ceremonies are con-
cluded the New York Life will pay policy
of $25, 600 on the life of President Garfield
The marriage of Miss Allied NJ Newell
with Willis H. Phillips, which took place at
the residence of Mr.. w. II. Adams on Pros
pect street. the home of the bride, on Tues
day evening, was q very happy event. The
bride was very lovely in pure white, pleas
ant party of relatives and friends were pres.
ent, and the ceremony was impressively per,
formed by the Rev. Z. w. Whitney. The
bride was the recipient of many handsome
presents.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Willard were very
happily surprised last Tuesday evening by
the invasion of their residence on Birge street
by large party of friends who came bring
ing gifts aud cordial congratulations, the oc,
oasion being Mr.. and Mrs. Wizards 36th
wedding anniversary. The presents includ
cd silver ware and other valuable articles
from relatives, from the ladies of the Univer
salist society and from members of the or
der of Rebecca. The presentation remarks
were made by Rev e. W. Whitney, W. II
Alexander, Esq, responding for Mr.. and Mrs.