Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-04-06

t2O MAss WILLIS.
Every Houst.KKrrEu should have q bottle Of our
Enamel Furniture Polish. sample free.
HESHY c. WILLARD.
The old reliable Hartford, New York Pennsylvania
and foreign fre companies represented by
Cudworth Childs afford absolute protection. The
best Is the safest Ia the end. 1852
PICTURE FRAMES are cheap at Cheney a clapps.
BrattleborO.
The physicians report several cases Of
scarlet fever in town.
U. W. Frink takes the house on Green
street vacated by l.. F. Sgsbee.
-Crowel has resumed work on his Chest
nut hill aqueduot and reservoir.
Col and Mrs Hooker returned from
Washington last Friday evening
The first installmeut Of broken ice from
up the river came down this morning,
A II. Hines has sold his house on the
west side Of Forest street to Andy Reed
Wild geese in large numbers have been
seen going nOrthward within the last few days
The Brattleboro rifle club are to have
telegraph match to morrow with the club at
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
Mrs F. A. Wells reports the first spring
blos4om-a pansy found in her flower bed on
Tuesday the "a inst.
A union gospel temperance meeting will
be held in the vestry Of the NJ. +. church,
Sunday, at $3.50 =. NJ
L X. Allen a Co. have contracted with
Harris a Butterfeld to furnish the lumber
for the new school building
&C ?. Nash has been granted patent on
the folding chair Of which Nash 4 Jacobs are
the Joint owners and manufacturers
Nh. ta,-,, a,,thor;t,..r 1. Al.
work Of surveying preparatory to the widen.
ing Of Elliot street adjacent to Orowell's shops
Mr. j. G Smith has engaged as travelling
salesman for the Bristol va manufacturing
company, manufacturers Of undertakers'
goods
The board Of listers will be in session at
the town hall to. morrow for the accommoda-
tion Of PERSONS who have not already given
in their liNs
Howe a Son have made a remarkably
successful photograph Of Gen and Mrs. Tom
Thumb, who figured in last weeks Mother
Goose party
The Grammar school senior class paid
Emma Copeland, one Of their number, no
Is soon to remove to New York, a farewell
surprise visit on Wednesday evening.
1t is reported that the Erie a New Eng
land express company are to open al Office
here May lst having made an Arrangement
with the railroads for that purpose.
DR. Bruce has been appointed examining
surgeon for pensioners vice DR. Gray resigned,
and DIR. Webster takes the office of exam
lining surgeon for the Travellers insurance
company IN place Of Dr. Gray
The Vermont Valley railroad company
are dwelling of the sand bank on the east
side OF their track opposite Walnut street.
and will probably utilize the ground thus
made by putting up an engine house thereon
The Hi Henry Ministries gave a clean and
enjoyable entertainment on Tuesday evening
The quartette singing was especially good
and the specalties were above the average in
novelty and excellence The company is one
to be cordially recommended
Tho North Adams people did not com.
plete their town business at last Mondays
meeting and action upon the question Of aid
to the proposed railroad to Wilmington was
one OF the things which went over to the ad.
lournsd meeting to be held next Monday.
The Tyler encampment Of Sons Of Vet
Grams gave benefit dance al Crosby hall last
evening, the proceeds going toward tire pur-
chase Of flag for the encampment Forty
couples were in attendance, aud the new or.
ganization finds ample cause for qualification
in the public interest thus far shown IL the
objects which II has IN view.
The first OF three Raymond California
excursions for this season left Boston yester
day. One parlor. car load OF the excurslon-
lists from Springfield passed through here on
the o'clock train last evening en- route to
JON tue main part of the excursion at White
River Junction
-Noyes White is the proud and happy
owner of handsome, wel-formed calf, less
thau a uraaE al MI f.f, 1
at birth, Experienced cattle men say that
they have never before known a calf weigh
more than 100 pounds at birth, and that even
this weight is very unusual
The Star Spangled Banner. which has
been printed in Brattleboro for the last 20
years for Hunter Co. OF Hinsdale. n H
has been sold to Boston parties 1t Is under.
stood that Hunter a Co. s affairs have pa ssed
into the hands OF company embracing the
principal creditors, Hunter still retaining the
general management
A press item gives the following informa
ton about the lumber drive which will pass
Brattleboro this year The Connecticut River
Lumber company have delivered Oh the bank
OF that stream, opposite Colebrook, n H.,
5000, 600 feet Of lumber They also have on
the second Connecticut lake ~. 600. 600 feet
more, and have purchased Of the Beatties Of
river and the lakes open, 300 lumbermen will
begin work on the annual drive.
Gen. Lynde leaves next Tuesday for a
visit Of some weeks to Dakota. during which
be will erect house on the G4D.acre section
of land which he owns there on the James
river, 30 miles from jamestown and - miles
from Grand Forks He will be accompanied
by VIM. Dickinson and Ed Slate two young
men Of this place, whom be will furnish with
teams and tools and who will try their hands
at wheat raising on the section. We wish
them al success.
The death Of Mrs Vim. Hyde, which
occurred last Sunday morning, removes one
OF the oldest residents of the town and one
OF the few who had seen the village of Brat
tle0oro grow up from small beginnings to its
present size and degree of prosperity, Her
life had been usefully and happily spent with
in her own home circle, and death came qui.
city and naturally at tine last as to one full of
years who peacefully lays down the burden OF
swell-rounded life.
In view of the especially aggravated
botch which the Reformer made in its notice
of the Easter services last week, the must
clans who had a part in the attractive pro-
gramme at st. Michaels Episcopal church on
Easter day would like to have it said that
the credit for the arrangement Of the fine or
ehestral accompaniment at the 1880 service
is due to Mr.. Cole, the leader of the orches-
ira, who, with the assistance of Mr.. Savory,
the organist had charge of the music at that
service.
Henry Crowningshield of West Brattle-
boro was arrested last Saturday on complaint
OF L. S. District Attorney Haskins, and
brought before Commissioner r. W Clarke
on a charge of making an improper use of
the United States mails. He waived an ex-
animation, and gave bail in the sum of $500
for his appearance before the May term of
the T. S. Circuit Court at Windsor It un-
derstood that his ofiense consisted in sending
several obscene letters TO neighbor against
whom he held a spite.
Union Fast-day services were held this
morning at the Baptist church. The sermon
was preached by Rev. Thomas Gull of Green
wioh, n. Y, from Ps. 1920, He hath not
dealt 80 with any nation" The speaker dwelt
upon the blessings enjoyed by the people of
the United States as compared with those of
other nations, and enforced the lesson that it
is by the blessing of God and not throuph our