Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-05-19

COL Haskins will deliver tho Decoration
day address at Weston.
For (possible) street sport, Friday morn.
ing May 49, 1sS2-snow- baling.
Mr.. Ohas F. Russell of tho Cambridge,
Mass, Divinity school, will preach at tho
Unitarian church next Sunday.
The regular semi-annual meeting of the
Reform Club will be held tomorrow evening
at 7;45 at Good Tempars hall.
"A workman named Clayton had his wrist
badly cut while grinding knives in the iron
room st Estey & Co. s last Friday.
The assignees of s. NJ. Waite's estate
sold the household goods and effects of the
Park House by auction last Saturday.
Henry Ward Beecher ID announced to
speak on the morning of July 4th next, at
Lake Pleasant, and at Lale Walden in the af-
ternoon.
The entertainment given by the Guy fan-
lily on Thursday evening was one Of the best
of the season in point of variety and general
excellence.
The young ladies of the Baptist society
will meet tomorrow to form an association Of
BUSY Bees" in preparation for the coming
lawn party.
j. j. Ray has very largo and attractive
stock of goods-for those who have faith to
or by and by.
"A case of genuine fever and ague of
"home production, is reported by DR.. Gregg,
the patient being six years old son of Cor
nelins Council, who lives on Vernon street.
Allen reports larger sales this season than
in any previous year. His collection Of roses
and geraniums can be equalled by few grow
ers in the country and now gives a gorgeous
display.
C. II. Howe has bought tho old BRITTLE
boro gun and job shop of A. G.. White. Mr.
Howe's nine years experience in different de-
partments of Estey's shops indicates good
qualifications for his new business, in which
we wish him success.
The Congregational society hope to have
their new organ in place before the end Of
June. 1t will be first introduced to the soce-
ty and the public as leading feature in fine
musical entertainment to be given in the
church with the assistance Of distinguished
artists from abroad.
At meeting of the trustees of the town
library held at Col. Haskinss Office Monday
afternoon, it was decided TO re.arrange the Ii
brary on the decimal system, and TO employ
Mrs. Annie Estey Fulton to do the work.
The library is being removed to its new quar-
tiers in the lower town hall to-day.
Last Tuesday ~ years old son of Ber-
nard Brosnehan, of an investigating turn Of
mind, held a pound can OF powder, partly
filed in one hand, while with the other he
dropped lighted match into it to see the eff
feet He will make no further investigations
until the doctors decide whether he can live.
AT special meeting of the Unitarian So
ciety held on Wednesday eveningit was voted
to extend q call to the Rev. s. M. Crothers
of Boston, who has preached for the society
the past two Sundays, TO become its pastor.
The meeting was fully attended and nota-
bly, earnest, cordial and united spirit pervad-
ed its deliberations
The body of Frank Fl. Hall, son of the
late Geo. c. Hall of this place, arrived here
from San Francisco on Tuesday evening, &C
companied by his mother and sister and other
relatives and friends. Funeral services were
held at the Unitarian church at one O'Clock
p. NJ, Wednesday, Rev, S. NJ. Crothers Off
ciating. The burial took place in the family
lot on Prospect Hill.
The White Mountain train will begin run
ming June Goth. The train will drop its Phil
adelphia connection which it had last year,
and substantially return to its running time
of two years ago, leaving New York at s:55 A.
NJ, passing Brattleboro at $40 P. NJ, and
reaching Fabyan's at $40. Returning it will
leave Fabyan's at $3.50 A. NJ, and the up and
down trains will meet at Brattleboro.
The 10 A. NJ. train on tho New London
Northern railroad now makes close cOnnec-
tions at Palmer with east and west trains on
the Boston and Albany, so that passengers
from Brattleboro reach Worcester only five
minutes later and Boston thirty minutes later
than by the Fitchburg road, the fare being the
same. Passengers for New London by this
train make half hours stop at Palmer.
The wedding of Mr. Edward G.. Frost
and Miss Jessie b. Davis, which took place
at the residence of the brides father on Oak
street on Thursday evening, was an exceed
ingly pleasant affair. The ceremony was per-
formed at S:45 by the Rev. E. w. Whitney.
Some very handsome wedding gifts graced
the occasion, and a party of 80 or 10 friends
were present TO offer congratulations Re-
freshments we're served, and at 10 o'clock the
bridal couple left to take the night express
train for the north.
1t is matter for regret, with all candid
people, coupled with no little indignation,
that the Brattleboro correspondent of the
Springfield Republican should have allowed
himself to make public, on hearsay, an item
which has set ahoat unjust and unfounded
stories in regard to a reputable family who
have recently left Brattleboro. 1t may be
an open question, possibly, whether it is not
better to shoot pet dogs and cats than TO give
them to ones friends to grow homesick and
find their way back to their old quarters, but
this question has very little to do with a false
and shameful statement in the public prints
that pet dog and cat have been left 'locked
in their home, uncared for, some two weeks. Z"
Friends at distance may like TO know
that we have had our full share OF the anom-
alous and unreasonable weather which has
prevailed over a very wide extent of country
duRinor the Of kyaalr A anlA M not roff
storm set in on Thursday, 18th inst, and pre-
vailed until Monday. On the low lands the
storm was a mixture of snow and rain on
Friday night, while on the high lands in the
hill towns the snow fell to a depth Of five or
six inches in some instances. Tuesday and
Wednesday brought fine weather, but on
Thursday yesterday there was another re-
lapse to March weather, and for some time
last evening the snow fell rapidly, completely
whitening the ground. Early this morning
Wantastiquet was as gray as in winter, and
the hill towns are undoubtedly enjoying ~
the novelty of few inches OF snow on the
10Th of May. 1t is consoling, however, to
know that we are not worse of than our neigh
bors near and far. Boston has been SILVER
ing in fur coats and winter wraps all the week
and there has been snow west and south.
The absorption of too much lager beer
by James Boyoe and James Manning, last
Saturday night, was the occasion of much
disgrace and some bloodshed. The two were
making 80 much disturbance on the streets at
e late hour that night-policeman Ais, after
ordering them home to no purpose, called Of
fcers Carey and Herrick TO his assistance,
and in the struggle which ensued, Carey's
billy came in contact with BOyoe's head with
such force as to make the blood flow freely.
Boyce was finally arrested and placed in Mr..
Herrick's care and Manning put in the lock-
up for the night. Boyce's injuries do not
seem to have been very serious. Both, when
arrested, had three or four bottles of lager
beer in their pockets, partly emptied. Man
ming, when finally taken by the officer, was
found at the "Jeffersonian club" headquar-
tiers; and the scene which there met the Off
GERS gaze-''Snuoks" and one or two half