Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-10


Willard has contracted with Mrs Langtry
for an appearance here next April
Union gospel temperance meeting in tho
Methodist vestry next Sunday at 9 p. NJ
Miss Allie Newman will be day operator
ut the telephone exchange after September
1st.
Albert j. simonds is in town again with
his family, having sold out his saloon bust
ness in Boston.
In response to petition the sclectnlen
have decided to straighten Brook street oy
causing the removal Of George Browns barn.
The Estey Guard have engaged f. l..
Cooper Az their caterer during the annual
muster, which means good living and plenty
Of it.
At the Congregational church next Sun
day the Sunday school will be held at - NJ.
In the evening at 1880 Sunday school con-
cert will be given
w f. Richardson a. Co. = new barn will
be the same size and on the same site a. the
one destroyed by lightning which they had
Just iinished-lOOHiG feet
The librarian report for July shows 1898
books taken out, of which 1870 were fiction
proceeds from fines and sale Of catalogues,
S12l names registered %.
A 50 excursion to Block Island and re-
turn via the New London Northern railroad
tho first Of the seasons announced for
tomorrow. The tickets are sold with the
privilege Of staying over Sunday and return
ing on Monday.
A Boston Herald weather remark which
exactly fits: Lost or strayed from the New
England weather circuit lot of dog days.
Tho finder is requested to keep them, as the
people hcreabout prefer the present weather
by large majority"
There are people in this village who
think that-what with the groans and shouts
Of midnight jewellers, and the INSTRUCTED eff
forts Of persistent piano. thumpers-sum
rest is mockery, delusion and snare. II
a bill of particulars is called for it can be
furnished on short notice
For some time past certain class of
boys have made themselves obnoxious by
playing ball on Sundays on or near Royal
Woods premises. At a meeting on Tuesday
evening of the board of civil authority it was
voted to put stop to the nuisance, and if the
boys continue to offend they will be liable to
arrest.
Local crop notes New potatoes are now
plenty at % cents per bushel. Backberries
are scarce, as for several years past, and few
of the high bush variety are likely to be Of
fered in our markets The local peach crop
is failure. The apple crop apparently
will be one Of the lightest ever harvested.
Pears will be plentiful, and grapes ditto if
they have time to ripen.
The military band have definitely accept.
ed their appointment as the regimental band
and will hereafter be known as the First Reg
ment band of Vermont. They were out
with full numbers for their open air concert
on Wednesday evening and their attractive
programme was rendered with exceptionally
fine effect. On account Of their engagement
In aggigt n the coucprf npvt Wadnacdav cyau-
ing no open-Rir concert will be given next
week.
A missionary Sunday school concert will
take the place Of the usual service in the
Baptist church next Sunday evening. Mr..
Hudson, who is a native Of India aud il now
stopping with friends in town for few
weeks, is TO speak and Mrs. Whiting, former.
ly missionary in Assam, but now residing
in New Haven, is expected to speak also.
These addresses, with dialogue on Assamese
customs, dress etc, will make an attractive
programme.
-Cobbles. cobbles. cobbles-cobbles in the
street and roadways and cobbles raked out in
piles at the sides only to work back under the
horses feet in a few days This il what
horsemen complain Of and ask us to howl
about We are willing to do it, but We think
our temper is growing spoiled, and can't help
wishing sometimes that howlers would go to
headquarters and do their own bowling TO
some effect.
The music for the annual festival of
Episcopal church choirs, to be held at Bel.
lows Falls in the last week in September, has
been arranged aud is ready for sale and distri-
button. The choir of st. Michaels church
will attend, and, under the general invitation
which has been given, it is expected that the
choir of the Unitarian church, with some
Others from this place. will also attend ANY
singers who wish to attend may obtain the
music of G.. L. Clary at the telephone e1-
change
The ladies Of the Unitarian society we're
favored with delightful weather for their an
nuRl fair on Wednesday evening, and the at
tendance throughout the evening was unusu-
ally large. They Lave never made the hall
more attractive, and the display of fancy ar
ticles, especially in the art department, has
never been finer than on this occasion. The
supper tables were literally patronized, and
at the end Of the evening party of co cuu-
pies joined in a social dance to the excellent
music furnished by the First Regiment band
orchestra. The proceeds were 800
The midsummer-night concert which
Mebsrs. Willis and Brazor announce for We'd
nesday evening OF ne2t week promises TO fur
nish a pleasant break in the summers dearth
of entertainment The Philharmonic club
quartette, double quartette of male voices,
and the First Regiment band and orchestra
viii assist. Miss Hattie Brazor and Miss Ma
mis- Howe are announced as soloists, with
Messrs. Willis and Brazor, and Mr.. Lueieu
Howe will appear As accompanist. We trust
proper appreciation of our excellent home
talent will be shown in the presence of a full
house on this occasion.
At a meeting of the Bratteboro East so.
ciety, held on Tuesday evening. the letter of
resignation of Rev. G. T. Martin was re.
ceived and placed upon record, and F. Hol.
brook, j. NJ. Tyler and r. W. Clarke were
chosen committee to unite with the church
and pastor in calling a council to act upon
the letter j. NJ. Tyler, f. Holbrook and C.
w. Wyman were appointed committee on
resolutions, and their report was received
accepted and adopted A meeting of the /
church TO take action in this matter will be /
held on Friday evening Of next week. II il
probable that the council will assem- Bile carly
in September
We shall be glad when Scribner q Co.'S
new three-volume dictionary of the English
language is out, because then we may be abIe
to hnd words to tell just what we think of the |
CONDITION OF the approaches to our passenger
station. Until that time we must smother /
our wrath and try to be content with the re-
mark that the fact that the Central Vermont |
company's lease Of the New London Northern
Ns'y Aoo Onig hlA years more 10 run l
furnishes no excuse whatever for the manage
ment to allow the people at its most profitable |
business station TO suffer in the outrageous
way which now obtains. When tho now mas
senger station was built we we're promised
gateways aud decent crossings and approaches
Let us have those promises fulfilled. The
crossing we suppose, belongs to the Vermont
valley company. II that company has any
responsibility in the matter let its officials or
managers be brought to task, but in any
case give us a crossing and platform and car
rage approaches which are not positively dan
gerous to life and limb. A suggestion comes
from an authoritative source that the proper
thing TO be done is to petition the New Lon.
don Northern president aud directors for re-
dress: Let some indignant grumbler start such
petition We warrant it will be signed by
every man, woman and child in the village
who is given a chance.
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