Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21
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The work Of laying the High Oak and
Grove street main of Crowell aqueduct is in
progress
Potatoes now bring only lo cents a bush
el on the street, ana are offered 10 large lots
at 80 ceut-
The news from Mr.. Starr this week il ia.
yOrable, indicating d SLOW but steady improve
meut IN his condition
20. j Pratt is now opening hi. fail stock
Of dry goods and carpets, which is unusually
large and attractive
The publishers Of the Bra,tieboro Direc
tory are revising the work Boa readiness for a
new edition for 1883 B.
The subject Of Mr. Towers sermon ~
biz Christian Armor course, next Sunday
morning viii toe The Gospel Shield
Arthur w Childs, Of the Brattoboro bi.
cyclists. has been ~ attendance on the grand
meeting Of whee.meu at Springfield, this
week
-Hawlsy is beginning to open winter
cloaks, and TO make room for them now Of
fers the balance of his light weight garments
at big discount
Albert Smith Us IN attendance at the
meeting 70, the international Cigarmaker's
Union at Toronto this week as delegate from
the local union.
--Crowells unfinished house on Maple
street, formerly owned by Mrs l. A. New
ton, Us being completed by the erection of
main part to correspond.
A. b. Hail handsome horse Jim
ONen brought away the blue ribbon IL
tue class OF geutemeus driving horses at the
county fair on Thursday.
Misses Evelyn and Louise Mauley gave d
party to ID large number OF their young friends
rts taa
uy was IA most merry and happy Que
We have the best of reasons for believ.
ing that the apple crop OF the veteran Brat.
tIeDuro newspaper mat. Wm. J. Byther.
nov Of Bernardstou. Is not failure this year
Aueiopemeut case Us one OF the interesting
events Of the week. the woman ~ the case
having left behind her a child about 90 yeArs
Of aye ana husband the latter not wholly
lncODBOiabl,
The narrow gauge road carried nearly
100 BrattleUoro passengers to Newfaue OIL
the trst day OF the county fair and brought
about 2uJ passengers down 10 the fair from
stations above.
Hon Dormau s. Eaton i- lust now
snAtcuIuE week the urst one the seLson--
from his oueruus duties IA connection with
the civil service commission 20 look after AZ
fairs on his BrattleDoro estAt=.
-Humor says that iast weeks raid Oh the
liquor sellers resulted IN only two indictments
against parties III this tOwu-oue against Mr.
Matthews, the proprietor. ana the other
against D. a. Pulleu, the bar tender at the
American house
When Fred Scott put on his fireman
uniform last Saturday to attend John Ma
CURES funeral. be- left his coat containing d
wallet with about 81 30. hanging mp in No
A. 49,
and lts contents were gone,
Andrew Kezsr. the gunner who lost bis
arm AZ the ST. J0hnsbury muster. has 30 far
recovered from lis injury as TO be out upon
the street-his hrst appearance being on
Tuesday afternoon. only T. days after he re-
ceived the hurt. His recovery has been very
rapid
The Bellows Falls Times OF this week
says Shutting the water out Of the canal
here and putting the flash boards on the dan
lowers the river twelve inches at Brattlebor1
twenty four hours after. II was twelve inches
lower on Monday morning, Sept. 10Th, and
the same last Monday morning
The ladies of the Episcopal society had
delightful evening for their annual fair on
Tuesday evening There was good attend
suCe there was "a large sale Of faucy articles
ana every body seemed to ind the occasion
q
ing were about $500
-Mrs. u. F. Willard brings US evidence
that Jack Frost has touched her flower beds
lightly IL the shape Of an immense bouquet
OF many coiored flowers, as fresh AMI bright
as though frosty nights had never been. II
II were possible would make our thanks
correspond with the size of the Offering
MIR aud Mrs. j. d. koess arrived home
Oh Saturday, after nearly three months ab-
sencs IN Germany. Both the outward and
home voyages were stormy and rough, and
the weather while on the continent not of
the pleRsantest description. Mr.. Roess
health, however, Is apparently much I'm
proved by the trip.
Rev. S. Il. Lee mas been engaged to SUD-
ply the Centre Congregational pulpit for
three months, beginning the first sunday in
October. Mr.. Lee was trst settled IN Brock
ton, Mass, and WAS RfteTward at Greenfield,
Mass, and at Cleveland Ohio. For s1 years
past hs has been professor in the college at
OberlIu.
r. A Hubbard, who returned last week.
with his wife, from fortnights vacation,
visited New York in his absence and placed
sample orders for his new watch tool-the
handspring collet remOyer-with nearly all
the iobbers IN that city. The tool is manu-
featured IN New Jersey and finds universal
favor with the trade.
The members of Dennis Rebecca Lodge
of Odd Fellows. TO the number Of about 90
paid a surprise visit last evening to Mr.. and
Mrs Samuel d. Brown-two Of the oldest
members Of the lodge. The guests carried
as gift handsome silver fruit dish, and also
took with them all the requisites for an abun-
dant supper The whole company spent the
evening IN a most happy manner
mont branch Of the Womans board Of Mis-
sions will be held in Brattleboro, Wednesday,
Oct. oath with the Centre Congregational
commencing at 10 A. M. and continu-
ing through the day and evening A cordial
invitation Is extended TO other auxiliary soci-
cites in the state aud 10 all ladies interested
in Foreign Mission work Entertainment will
be furnished for all who attend IL Is very
desirable that those intending TO be present
send their names 10 the secretary, Mrs c. I.
Thompson, as early rs Oct 9th
Among the new books recently purchased
for the Brattleboro free library "The Indian
Alps by lady pioneer, is one Of the most
and instructive We are sure
that our readers will thank us for directing
their attention TO this elegant work, which is
not only attractive in appearance by reason
of its tine Illustrations, etc, but deeply in
the Indian Alps, and the manner
in which they were crossed. The work is a
of two years residence IN the east,
ern Himslaya l"Abode of the Snow and
two months tour into the interior.
The base ball game, last Saturday be-
tween the Brattleboro and Dartmouth college
mines was witnessed by a large number Of
spectators There was some hne playing on
both sides but the Dartmouth boys mad the
advantage of thorough practice and disoi-
pIine, and made IA score Of 10 while our boys
barely made 3. Finer playing probably n6v-
er was seen IN town than that done by the
Dartmouth club, being such that our boys
didn't succeed IN making tally until the
9th inning The pleasure of witnessing the
v onderfvl skill of the college nine amply rec
ard nonsoled our club for the loss
Of the game The only accident that occur
red was 10 Weeks third basemAn for the
DArtmouths, who sprAined his knee in n way J