Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-08-04

baby carriage shop, Monday, after months
vacation.
The windham County Medical Assooia-
ton Is TO meet at Jacksonville next Wednes-
day.
&C. d. Barrett, printer, is at work for the
| Springfield Mass Printing Company, in the
Union building.
DIR. Adams, chropodist, after n short
| but very successful visit here, has gone to re-
main few days at Lake Pleasant.
Rev. Hiram Hutchins, d. D., of Brook
| Ign will preach at the Baptist church next
| Sunday morning He will also lead the Fri.
day night meeting.
The new books ordered for the town H.
brsry arrived yesterday. They are about $50
in number and include recent and valuable
works Of fiction, travel, history, science, etc.
The Good Templars have taken one step
| upward at least have gone up one flight Of
stairs. Their next meeting will be held ON
Monday evening, Aug. 9TH, at Grand Army
hall.
Rev. Mr.. Martin Of the Centre church
takes his vacation during the present month,
and next Sunday his pulpit will be occupied
by Rev. DR.. De Forrest, president of Talla-
dega (Ala.) college.
"A good many people are anxious TO know
whether Ray packed" the Democratic mass
convention on Tuesday with that fine three
seated turnout in which the Democratic par
ty went TO Newfane.
-Ex Gov. and Mrs. Holbrook are home
from a three weeks stay ut Salisbury beach,
We are glad TO know that Gov. lfolbrook
finds his health sensibly improved by the
salt breozes and outdoor life.
Judge and Mrs. Tyler returned on Tues.
day evening from their vacation at Juniper
Point. They report that at that resort, as at
LII. II. l..
tense heat prevailed during last week
Through August Hawley makes special
prices to close out summer goods, odd dress
patterns, remnants, and all odds and ends.
preparatory TO semi annual stock taking Sep.
tember LIST.
-Messrs Nash h Jacobs, who are engaged
in getting out their new camp and paror
furniture at West Brattleboro, are to have
rooms in Crowel1s building on Flat street,
which they will occupy next week.
The school committee are putting the
Gen. Phelps grounds in order and arranging
an intermediate school room in the dwelling
house, where they will secure comfortable &C
Communications for so or 90 children.
The Office in Crosby block which L. W.
Stoddard has just vacated is to BE- occupied
by Geo. E. Lyons Co, proprietors OF the
Black Mountain (Dummerston) granite quar-
ry. The Office will be connected with the
quarry by telephone.
1t shocks ones New England sensibili-
tics TO know that feats cumulative of Barnum's
athletes have extended to ladies' and young
misses who arrange orthodox church flowers
on Saturday evenings. But circuses always
were demoralizing!
Col Hooker arrived home from Wash.
ington last Saturday night aud returns this
afternoon. The Coloners dog cart and tan
Hap 4 bs-
faithful charge. The turnout is a very hand
some one.
The farmers have secured a large hay
crop in exceptionally good condition. but are
now beginning to feel anxious about the eff
feet on corn and late potatoes of the drouth
which has prevailed for q month with slight
relief To village dwellers the dust and heat
are becoming almost intolerabe.
The NJ. E. Sunday school picnicked at
the Bernardston grove on Thursday, going
down 10y the regular 10 A. N. train and re-
turning at 6 P. N. About l2j persons attend
ed, and all had so jolly time that it is pro-
posed to repeat the excursion another year.
-Announc ement is made elsewhere OF the
excursion to Block Island via New London
Northern railroad next week Saturday. The
/ company's new boat 'Block Island" will
make the SO-mie trip by water, and with ia
vorable weather the excursion will be a very
enjoyable one.
The tonic beer and ginger ale bottling
, business Of Messrs G. II. Eddy & Co, is this
) season assuming larger proportions than ever
before. The nine employees Of the establish
r | mrnt-whose new, neat aud commodious
, quarters on Flat street are well worth visiting
arc now kept busy fifteen hours per day in
filling orders, which cover a wide section of
country.
A very desirable and much needed i'm
provenent has been begun on High street
. | hill. Near the top Of the hill the street is TO
! be widened by setting back DR.. Posts wall
for a distance Of two or three rods a large
tile drain is to be laid next the wall and the
present gutter covered over, giving a side
, walk on that side as well as widening the
, street.
The ladies Of the Unitarian society an.
/ nOuueo their annual fair and festival for
! | Wednesday evening of next week. Supper
/ | will be served from $3.50 during the evening,
) there will be the usual sale of fancy articles,
and the evening will close with social dance
The ladies' hope TO make the occasion an un-
5 usually attractive one and extend to every
) body cordial invitation to attend.
: The body of Mr.. Cyrus Gleason was
brought here from Chicago, on Thursday, for
> burial. Mr.. Gleason was n native Of Jamaica,
/ this county, and for some thirty years vas a
4 resident of this town, being at one time large
, ly engaged in barrel making at Centreville.
3 He was also prominent and respected men,
B Der of the Methodist church. For the last
5 dozen years he has resided with a son in
) Chicago. His age was &C.
We have received from Messrs Emery Il
Wyatt a copy of their instantaneous photo.
graph of the Estey Guard taken on training
day, June gath. The view was taken from
the Brooks House while the troop was actual.
ly on the march, and every movement ID
plainly caught, even to the position of the
2 drumsticks as they moved 10 the marching
l tune. As first and hasty experiment In in.
Simultaneous photography, this picture is very
3 credtable.
! Col. Haskins and E. w. Stoddard ESQ,
/, have Joined their legal forces and formed a
coPartnership under the style of Haskins &
Stoddard. The movement seems like one
every way advisable for bosh parties. as IL
, leaves Col. Haskins free to give proper atten.
ton TO his duties as United States attorney,
: while all the business Of their Office will re.
: ceive prompt and efficient attention Both
now occupy prominent place in the profess
T. sion and the new firm will have the fun con.
\ hdence Of the community.
4 "A large number of people enjoyed the
a open-air concert by the military band on
9 Wednesday evening. Next Wednesday even.
8 ing another concert will be given with the
s following programme:
D !. March-Batte Of Inkerman.
n 2. OYerture-Fiddler Of St. WAIST, Hermann
3. Serenade WfeJLanl
> q irish fAlIol PiiernsI
: S. Waltzes Clasping Hands . HeeEsi
A o. Medley-O how delightful Cauin
7. SchOttiseha-SWeet Sixteen RoIlinsot
: &. GAop-FAnfare SiDnl0n,
Mr.. L W. Goodner, stenoRraphic clerI
4 for ]. Estey & Co., attended the seventh an
a nual session of the New York State Stenogra
piers Association held in New York city OF
], Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Up
ward Of 40 active members of the association