Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-05-12
Local Intelligence.
Announcements.
TENEMENT ron RrNr-Enquiro Of II. i. Taylor.



tleboro coach line to S. L. Morris
L X. Allen a. Co. have the contract for
furnishing the lumber for ID. Leonard's new
block.
L N. Thorn q Son have one of the best
displays Of fishing tackle in their window ev-
or shown in town.
A special meeting of the Unitarian sooie-
ty has been called for Wednesday evening OF
next week at 1880.
j. G. Smith has purchased Of ]. G. COT
fin the remaining half OF the Hinsdalo Arms
house on Canal street.
Encounters grown in Brattleboro" were
a feature in the market early this week. They
were grown by Bradey's gardener.
Tho fair and festival of the W. G. r. u,
held last evening, was but thnly attended, and
the receipts will hardly cover expenses.
Rev. S. NJ. Crothers of Boston, who
preached at the Unitarian church last Sun
day, will occupy the pulpit next Sunday also.
Boys DESTROYS Of turning an "honest
penny" will find an opportunity by consult
ing O. Fowler's advertisement in another col
umn.
j. +. Page, formerly of this place, and
lately of Springfield, Vt, has removed to
Keene, N. H.. whore he has taken restau-
rant.
-Sedgwick Post, G. A. r., have procured
new uniforms, consisting of hats and belts.
The post now numbers 100 members, having
made large increase within the past year.
The telegraph announces that F. A. Nash
suffered n stroke of apoplexy or paralysis at
Omaha, last Saturday, but his condition is
now improved and he is beyond Immediate
danger.
M. l.. Corbett has bought the Utley Chase
farm in North Bernardston, Mass, aud in
tends to move thereto next month. In con
sequence, his Forest Square house is offered
for sale.
Fred w. Putnam, for six years clerk in
b. A. Cark's hardware store, leaves next week
for the West, with some idea of embarking
in the sheep or cattle herding business in
Texas.
The Greenfield Gazette of this week
says. prof. Schuster Commenced his en-
gagement as organist and chorister at the
Unitarian church yesterday. He has organ
lied chorus choir from the young people of
the society"
Tho telephone company have contracted
for the poles for the proposed line TO West
Dummerston, Willamsvillo and NewfaEe,
and the line will be Immediately put up u
timntely it will undoubtedly be extended TO
Townshend and West Townshend.
VIM. +. Howe was reelected supernten.
dent of the Uuiversnlist Sunday school at the
annual meeting last Sunday Miss Nettie
Starr LIST assistant o. NJ. Thomas, "a asss
tant; Chas. Harris clerk and treasurer Geo.
L. Warner, r. J. b. Cudworth, Mrs. H. Ath-
ertou, executive committee L. b. Barrows,
librarian.
The usual monthly meeting of the Wind.
ham County Baptist Ministers Association
was held at the Baptist parsonage on Tues
day, when Rev. H. g. Leavitt of So. Lon
donderry read an essay on the religious his
tory Of England down to the 18th century.
This meeting closed the series for the season.
Mrs. Moses Ware a venerable lady Of
II years, fell as she was descending the eel
lar stairs at her residence on High street, last
Sunday afternoon, and sustained painful
fracture of the ankle. She was alone at the
time and managed to climb up the stairs
without assistance She is now comfortable
and doing well.
A FIRE, supposed to have been set by
young scapegrace named Ross, burned
over several unoccupied building lots on Lo-
Gust street, Sunday afternoon. seriously Gu
dangerng some of the houses on Alexander
place but by vigorous exertion on the part
of citizens, headed by Chief Engineer Davis,
it was subdued without calling out any OF the
fire engines,
Officers of the Good Templars lodge in
stalled Wednesday evening
p. w.C T., Mrs. John orion; W. c. T., Rev. A. b.
TruaX; W. V. T., Mrs ]. @. Howe; W s.. Miss Kate
Leonard W. T. s.. c. Il. stockwell W. T., c. L. Hig-
gins; W. C., Geo. E. Burnett; W. NJ. s. W. Packard;
". d. NJ, Miss Ida whitney; W. A. s., Mrs. W. W.
Neweomoi W; ]; O.; VIM. Brockington W. o. a.. En-
gene CLARK; W; Il II. s, Mrs. Luther Bardwen; W.
l.. II. s., Mrs. Eyeline Ellis.
After three or four days of warm and
pleasant spring weather at the beginning of
this week, the New York Heralds "May cold
spelr' reassertod itself on Thursday, bringing
a cold northeast rain storm and snow enough
to whiten the mountains-a visitation which
continues this friday morning. There is
one consolation, We suppose-such weather is
good for grass"
The s5th birthday of Mr. Wilder Harris
was celebrated yesterday, May IL, by fam
lily reunion, his three sons, George f. of
New York, Cords d. of Keene, and Brough.
ton d. of this town, with their families, be-
ing present. Mr.. Harris still enjoys a COM
Portable degree Of health and maintains an in
terest in public matters quite unusual for one
of his years.
Real estate operations Last Saturday
several of Gen. Pheps's building lots on
Locust street prospect Him were sold by
auction, j. @. Pellet q Son buying two lots
at $50 each, and j. S. Brown two lots at
800 each and one at $40. On the same day
John Is. Dion's house on Frost street was put
up at auction, but was bid in ut $24iO. Mrs
Marvin Hall has bought the Stone Bradley
house on Reed hill for 5000. j. s. Brown
has sold his house ON Organ street Occupied
by Dea. Wheeler) to Fred P. Hopkinson.
w. s. Underwood, for eight years past
shipping clerk at Estey d Co.'S, goes to
Worcester, Mass, to take the position Of cor
responding secretary for E. Z. Carpenter,
manufacturer of cabinet organs and organ ac-
tons. Mr. Carpenter il a native of Brattle-
hfrn and ,,1a 10
on his hands. Mr. Underwood leaves many
warm friends in Brattleboro who will cordial
ly wish him happiness and success in his new
position. Ohas. f. Bingham succeeds Mr..
Underwood as shipping clerk in the Estey
concern.
All our readers who appreciate and en-
Joy the higher class of entertainments will be |
glad to know that we are not to be deprived
of the pleasure of hearing Miss Helen Potter |
before the close of the season. Madame Ca. |
milla Urso is no less an attraction than is |
Miss Potter, and both these artists arc to APP |
pear at Crosby hall with a Complementary |
company on Wednesday evening, May "a. |
The entertainment will, beyond any doubt, be |
the best and most genuinely popular and sat |
isfactory Of the season.
w +. Richardson found q pig with a Gu. |
rious malformation of the head and face in a |
litter born two days ago. The face and shape |
OF the skull, both front and side view, pre- |
sent very striking resemblance to those of q |
monkey, the nose, eyes, forehead and even |
the long hair over the eyes, being unmistaka- |
bly, those of the latter animal One ear is |
that of pig and the other that of a monkey.
The young anomaly refused to live aud grow |
up for Barnum's benefit, and departed this |
life at the age of "a hours. TaKidermist Cary |
will set it up.
News was received in Brattleboro last
Friday of the death in San Francisco, Wednes-
day, of Frank II. Hail. the only surviving son
OF the late Geo. O. Hall of this place. Young
Hall had been for some time past with w. H. |
walker, the Colorado sheep'grower, and, we
believe, just prior to his final sickness and
death, had been in southern California with