Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-06-24


as soon as it arrives in the morning?
We have a faint suspicion that our West
Wardsboro correspondent means to be sarcas-
tic this week.
The Baptist lawn party is to be held this
year on the grounds of DIR. Post, the second
week in July.
twenty-five or thirty Brattleboro people
attended the funeral of Mrs Holbrook at
Chester, last Saturday.
About 80 volumes of valuable new books,
including biography, travel and fiction, have
just been added to the public library.
j. j. Estey attends the International
| Sunday school convention at Toronto, this
week, as one of the delegates from this state.
Our r port of the sale of one Of Crow
ellis houses to S. o. Miner, last week, proves
to have been somewhat previous"
A line of telephone TO Chesterfield via
North Hinsdale has been contracted for and
| is now in process Of construction.
Warren Doolittlo has recently bought
two valuable timber lots. one of NJ. Il. Perry,
Dummerston, and the other Of the Wilder
brothers.
In view of the probable lack of any local
celebration Of the coming Fourth, the hope
is expressed by many of our citizens that an
| excursion train will be run TO Lake Pleasant
The band gave a fine outdoor concert
last Saturday evening on the grounds of Mr.
j. L. Hail. corner of Spruce street and West
ern avenue.
Hon. b. d. Harris, who is at home for a
| short vacation, reports work progressing IA
vorably on his Illinois job, and more railroad
construction offering than be can 'look at"
The service at the Unitarian church next
Sunday morning will be adapted TO the COM
prehension of the children with special refer
| 49, .,,Na 81 I
H. F. Brooks, Z. p. Reed, and engineer
| F. j. Leach, Of this town, former members
of the Tenth Massachusetts, regiment, attend
ed the reunion held at Belchertown on Tues
day.
Mr.. l. N Thorn, whom broken leg,
coupled with rheumatic affection, has CON
| fined TO his house for nearly three months
| past, walked down to his store for the first
time, Thursday morning, by the aid of
| crutches.
We can testify, from personal knowledge
to the truth of what Allen says about the
''Sharpless" strawberries. A basket of these
berries brought TO our office this morning
| from Aliens beds has fruit averaging from 6
to inches in circumference and Of excellent
flavor.
The July number of the Wide Awake
contains another illustrated poem for the lit
tie folks by Miss Mary L. Wilkins It is en-
titled The Enchanted Tale of Banbury
Cross" and, with the accompanying engrav-
| ings, constitutes one of the most attractive
features of the magazine
We are glad TO know that the Whining
ton and Brattleboro telephone company died
last week only to be resurrected TO newness
of life which gives positive assurance Of the
immediate construction Of the line. Whining
ton is one of the towns which it is good to
have for the nearest neighbor possible.
Last Monday evening Engineer Daniels
skipped by the Valley train 'as slick as
| grease" on the way up around the bank, and,
in spite of the best the Valley engineer could
| do, Uncle Dave" left him almost out OF
sight before making the bridge. The big
train had 20 or 20 rods the start and the af-
fair made no end Of fun for the railroad boys
-Remenyi says that America now leads
the world in violin makers, and that Europe
has none who can surpass in power aud deli
cacy the superb instruments which several
Yankees have made.-Ne,os Item.
This is undoubtedly because the great vio-
linist visited Conants mandatory while in
Brattleboro.
| In addition TO its present facilities for
the issue of international money orders paya-
BILE in Canada Great Britain and Ireland,
Italy, France and Algeria, the Brattleboro
post office has been authorized by the Post
master General, on and after July LIST, to is
sue money orders payable in Germany, Swe-
den, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands
| (Holland), and Luxemburg.
The Tourjee party of European excur-
sionists, with which DIR. and Mrs. Draper
sailed from New York in the steamship An
choriA of the Anchor line last Saturday num-
bered about 100 ladies and gentlemen, head
ed by Dr. Z. Tourjee, the conductor of the
excursion. The ship carried but few other
passengers and every thing was suspicious
for pleasant and prosperous voyage. The
time of absence will be about three months.
The Brattleboro delegation of fishermen
to Moosehead lake was expected home ere
this but the weather has somewhat interfered
with their sport and plans. Something has
been done, however, for Wednesday evening
brought here some eight speckled beauties,
| half of one days catch to the rod of A. b.
Hall, one Of the trout weighing something
like two and half pounds Saturday eve
ming all are expected TO return.
just how many Brattleboro people sat
up through last Saturday night with their as
cension robes on, waiting for the end of the
| world to come, we are unable to say. We
hear of some cases, however, where ignorant
persons were wrought up to very uncom-
Portable degree of apprehension, and we sus-
pect that good many people, wise enough
| to know better, stole sly glance outdoor at
the first peep o. dawn on Sunday morning to
make sure that everything was in place and
all right.
Members of the Estey Guard may posi-
| bly, be interested in the announcement that
| Quartermaster- General Kingsley has secured
| the refusal of the steamer Francis on which
to transport the Vermont militia to the York
town centennial celebration. The item which
gives this information says that the Francis
| has 60 staterooms and berths enough to &C
oommodate the party also that Gov. Farm
ham will ratify Gen. Kingsley's action and
the Francis will be the Vermont headquar-
tiers at the celebration.
| Geo. E. Crowell is making some desira.
BILE improvements upon his Salisbury place"
at the head of High street, including the blast
ing away of the ledge next to the street. Be-
sides improving the place, this will enable
the street and sidewalk to be widened, as
they should be. 1t is hoped that the author
| tiles will second Mr.. Crowells efforts by a
further removal of the ledge in the direction
Of Mr.. Doohttle's place and causing a street
lamp to be stationed on the opposite side of
the way, where one Is much needed.
-Parson Green met one of his parishioners
on the street the other day, and asked the
staid citizen If he ever went fishing. Yes"
was the reply "Will you 20 with me and
fish some day 7" asked the parson. Eyes, /
should like to" was the reply. "Well, let us
go next Sunday afternoon" gravely said the
pRrson. The parishioner looked puzzled and
somewhat shocked at the proposition, but
smiled when the parson explained that he
was going to 6sh for men next Sunday after
noon in a school house in the village of
AshuelOt, N. H.
The following is the list of letters remain.
ing in the Brattleboro post office, June pa:
Lades-Hattie Colburn, Mrs. Abbie Dooling, Mrs
| EdmundH. N. A
Hescoek, Mrs. Jennie johnson, Mrs. Nancy II. Prou-
" Hattie Reed Mrs. Moses Smart, Carrie Thompson
| Helen NJ. Warren, W. @. Wheeler.
Gents-A. II. Boyden, @. p. EAston, Fred O. Elmer
| +. f. Cole, NJ. L. FoI, Z. @. Goodrich, W. H. Good.
rich, Harry Geer Elliot Halliday, John d. Hayes Mi
| chael Hanlon, Il, Miner, Willie Minor c. s. Parmalee
| n Perry n A We1ia Iohn N xVsIa..,, M ~