Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-14
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, AND RECORD FARMER FRIDAY

The receipts Of the Brattleboro post Of
fee during the last quarter were S3222.3l,
an increase Of $4GS over the previous quarter,
and Of S2GG over the corresponding quarter
last year. The net earnings to the govern.
ment for the quarter were SlG072G by
recent order Of the Postmaster General the
postmaster is required TO hereafter deposit the
surplus revenues Of his Office weekly with the
assistant U. S. Treasurer at Boston.
Whether it is a case Of cause and effect
or not, the fact is pointed out that large
proportion of the board signs aud leitered
fences and rocks along the highways and rail
roads advertise people that have long since
failed in business. - Current newspaper item.
It is singular and possibly significant
fact that, we think with n single exception,
this rule holds true in this community.
The Akron co. Beacon of Sept. 20, con-
tains notice of the marriage of Mr.. John
w. Fisher, formerly of this town, to Miss
Mary Geor of Akron, which occurred on the
2Sth The ceremony took place at the Ger
man Lutheran church, and was followed bya
reception at the residence of the brides moth
err The bride was the recipient Of many
beautiful and valuable presents Mr. Fisher
has been for some two or three years in the
employ of the Buckeye moving machine
company, whose works are located in that
place.
Now is the time to use the old-time Root
and Herb Bitters for sale by Willard.
The Fort Collins (Col) Flagstone Co
with which Sidney A. Miller, formerly of
Brattleboro, is prominently connected is
evidently possessed of valuable property.
The Denver Republican of a recent date, af-
ter abiding TO the immense smOOth-surfaced
Aagstones now being extensively used in that
city, says;
"Thus far most Of these hagstones have
been taken out by the Fort Collins Flagstone
company whose Denver Office il at 5lI Wi
watta street. just back OF Spring cannon,
and about FIVE and one-half miles from Fort
Collins, this company has one hundred and
sixty acres, eighty OF which cover one Of the
finest rock formations in the country. Upon
this eighty they have opened out four quar-
ries, three OF which they are now working
| The nugslones taken from these are usually
of the thick, heavy sort used on walks in
front of business blocks, over coal vaults, etc.
-Four miles further down the glade the same
company have claims upon one hundred and
twenty acres of rock land. Upon this tract
they have opened out and are now working
| twelve different quarries In some Of these
| rod, the same as that above described, il
found, but in others the slabs are split in any
thickness desired from two inches up to as
many feet, and with very few exceptions pre-
sents a smooth surface on both sides. Ten
months and a half ago, in these lower quar-
ries, where they are now working from forty
to sixty men, the hillside was as nature had
left it-not a stone had been moved. At pres
ent this rock is hauled on wagons a distance
OF from ive TO seven miles before 1t can be
put upon the cars. But now the Greeley,
Salt Lake & Pacifc-really an extension of
| the Julesburg division of the Union Pacific
| il ltpn road in tba tyla1a alnpu tho aplirp
length of this rock formation, distance of
| about ten miles. When this is completed,
| two months from now, the rock can be quar-
red, dropped down the hillside on tramways
and dumped on the cars at very small ex-
pense, gravity doing most Of the moving"
The following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Bratteboro post Office, Oct. II;
IAdies-Mrs. Addie Adams, Mrs. S. Bartlett, Lucia
NJ Field, Mrs Carrie Gage, Mrs Lizzie Gueilow Ola
IAudke, Allie NJ Morse, Mrs. Laura b. Merrill Lila
J. Martin, Ida NJ. Parker, Mary Z. Thompson, Mrs. NJ
/ Il. Tyler.
Gents.-EdwArd F. Adams, Will s. Bctterly, c. @.
| Crafts Geo. p. Curtss, Thos. Cummings, A. II. Dru-
ry, John Derry n. W. Dunklee Il. s. Field, b. E. os-
good, John u. Scott, Henry Thompson, Eddie Whit
Held for Better Dlrection-chas Phelps, Carroll, "
| H.; Chas. stindsh, Greenwood-st., No. ~.
a LIONS REMARKABLE MEMORY.
Mr. Chas K Wood of this village, who
for nearly 40 years was a manager in Van Am
| burgh's and other menageres, has just re-
| turned from a short visit to the frst-n named
| show, and relates a circumstance showing the
wonderful memory Of animals Mr.. Wood
was conversing with the Snowman, when an
attache said go over and speak to Nose /;
he hasn't taken his eyes of you since you
came in, more than an hour ago" Mr.. Wood
at once went TO the cage and said, "Helo,
Nose - whereupon the old lion turned a SOM
ersault, whirled around rolled over, and rub
bed against the bars with all the delight Of a
pet kitten. Nose" is a very large lion, and
sometimes very cross, but he was as delighted
and playful ut seeing his old friend as pet
house-dog or cat could be, and allowed Mr.
Wood to handle and play with him without
showing anything but the greatest affection,
although he had not seen him for several
years.
Now is the time to use the old-time Roc
| and Herb Bitters for sale by Willard