Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-08-25

Capt. y. u. HOWARD, Formerly VI thiS |
place, is in town with his family.
Rev. DIR. Palmer Of Norwich, Ct, will |
preach at the Centre church next Sunday.
The military band will furnish music for
the Windham county fair, Sept. 20 and q.
A good card.
Rev. DIR. Hovey Of the Newton theolog-
ical seminary will preach at the Baptist
church next Sunday.
Mrs Edward Clark and daughter, hay-
ing spent month at the seaside, are now WIS.,
iting friends at Barre, VT
The work OF painting and properly fin
ishing up the iron roofing OF the railroad sta
ton platform is now in progress.
Rev. Geo b. Wheeler of this town has
closed his religious work at Newport, where
he has been located for the past two years.
Mr.. Geo. Cutler of Philadelphia, former
" engaged in the shoe trade here, is in town,
with his wife, for two or three weeks stay
Mr.. j. Henry Pratt has retired from the
firm Of Whitney, Pratt q Co, merchant tail
ors The style of the present firm is Whitney
a. Co.
Another excursion to Block Island via
New London Northern railroad is arranged
for next Thursday, as per announcement else
where.
S. A. Smith has purchased a small steam
yacht in Boston, which he landed in Spofford
lake, last Saturday. it being the second one on
the lake.
The date of Mr. Lucien Howo's organ re-
cital at the Unitarian church has been fixed
for Saturday afternoon of next week at four
o'clock.
Next Sunday morning Rev. Mr.. Brown
of Walpole, N. H., will occupy the Unitarian
pulpit For the three Sundays following the
church will be closed.
George +. Crowel has bought of A. II.
Hines the property known as Illness hill, to-
gether with the Hines aqueduct which sup
plies many of the residences on Forest square.
The New London Northern company
have lately put on new ij.ton mogul
locomotive for the freight traffic between
Brattleboro and Palmer. 1t is a tine ma
chine.
At a meeting held ON Tuesday evening
the members of Protective Grange adopted a
resolution not to vote for any man for Office
who is not pledged not to ride on any railroad
| on "A free pass.
Mr. and Mrs John l.. Hall left yesterday
morning for Colorado, where they will prob
ably remain during the fall months for the
| benefit of Mr.. Halls health Cassius NJ. G..
! Richardson accompanied them.
| Rev. s. N. Crothers of the Unitarian
church left on Monday last for California, and
will DO absent some four or FIVE weeks 1t is
understood that on his return the parsonage
on High street will be occupied.
| "A dance il to be held at Fairs pavilion,
! Lake Spofiord, Saturday evening, with music
by Knapp a Burnetts full orchestra, who
will also remain and give a sacred concert on
Sunday. A large attendance is expected.
1t is reported that Mr.. Chas. II. Smith,
formerly connected with the Vermont nation.
al bank, has resigned the cashiership of the
national bank at Waseca, MINI, to accept n
similar position in a new bank at Minneap-
oils.
Il vinton & Son are taking the oppor.
tunity afforded by the low water in MILESTONE
brook to make some improvements in their
paper mill. Two new beating engines are
being put in, also new and improved drying
cylinders, etc.
Harris Bros. d Co. have in contempla-
ton a contract for 200 miles of railroad run
ming southwest from Danville, ILL.,, to East
ST. Louis. The contract has been completed
and signed, but the work will probably not
be begun at present.
Arthur f. Hammond, for the past two
years clerk for William S. Newton, is about
going to Minneapolis, Mimi, as clerk for A.
f. and L. L. Kelley, loan and real estate
agents, and his place is taken by Charles f.
Lazelle of Dover.
Mrs. John Stearns has sold her house at
Centreville to Edward Banks. Price $1,000.
Pat Moran has bought one of the Frost
cottages on the Brook road for 5000 G..
johnson has sold his house on Clark street to
Chas Aldrich for $500.
The annual muster of the state regiment
takes place at Brandon next week. The E'.
tey Guard will leave by the 1890 train on
Tuesday morning. Fuller Battery will not
muster with the regiment, but will have their
fall oncampment here at home, beginning
Sept. IL.
An artist who is spending the summer al
Townshend has made some excellent stereo
scopic and other Photographic views at vari
GUS points ON the Bratteboro & Whitehall
road. The view Of So. Londonderry and that
at the Salmon. hole bridge are especially at
tractive.
The railroad officials report the travel as
being heavier than ever before for the pas
few days. For a fortnight past the 10 oclool
A. NJ. train has been crowded with passengers
the numbers varying from 30 or GO to 1OC
and 1876. considerable portion Of this trav
ell goes TO Lake Pleasant.
The pablo schools begin their year,
work a week from next Monday. In the In
termediate school Mrs. Morse will be assisted
by Miss HOyt of Arlington and Miss Dix o
Dummerston. Music will be taught by Mrs
Cora Carpenter OF Chester. who has charg,
of that department in the Vermont Academy
at Saxtons River.
We again call the attention Of voters t
the check list posted by the selectmen in III
town hall Every voter should examine i
and see if his own name is ON the list, or i
any names are there that ought not TO be- Ii
either case apply to the selectmen. The tim
for registering expires on the Saturday pre-
vious to the day of election.
"A twelve-inch cement drain pipe is beinI
laid on the south side of High street hill il
. place of the old gutter, and this is to be GOV
cred over, giving a sidewalk on that side o
: tho street. The work of grading for the wall
at the top of the hill is in progress. Whel
completed the improvement will be yer.
, marked one.
On Tuesday Gov Farnham the stat
prison directors, and other state officials ant
r prominent gentlemen paid a visit to tn
Windsor prison for the purpose of inspect
ing the important and extensive addition
and improvements which have just been CON
4 pleted there Col and Mrs j. j. Estey wer
among the visiting company.
: A hearing in the case of PrescottS. Eamef
i guardian of Nehemiah Andrews Of Guilford
+ vs. Dwight N. Connabe of Bernardstor
Mass, is now in progress before r. Tyler
master in chancery. The suit, as We under
q stand it, grows out of alleged fraud on tn
part of Mr.. Connable and his refusal to de
; liver up property wrongfully held.
: Within the past few days fires have bee
= discovered several times on woodland owne
I, by j. N. Balestier, the Wilder Brothers an
Mr.. Frost. Whether they originated froI
: gun wads or In some other way is not known
though some of the circumstances are sui
= pioious. A close watch Is being kept A
. article in another column calls attention I
u the penalties which apply in such cases.
/ The members of the Brattleboro part
Q which went to Marthas Vineyard have nearl
}. all returned. Many of our readers will 7,
p | pret the nor. appearance this weak of a seeon