Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-20

AurtsriC piCTUur FnAMiEd at Cheuey N"lP'
BrattIebOrO.
Mrs f. W. Brooks and Miss Alice
Brooks are at Hampton beach.
Protective Grange will hold their next
meeting on Saturday evening, July ..
Union gospel temperance meeting in the
Uniyeraaist church next Sunday at p NJ
The meat mark cts have arranged to close
at o'clock every evening except Saturdays
A party Of about a dozen Brattleboro
pspplo leave to-day for an outing at BLOCK
Island.
Col. N. @. Sawyer has been promoted to
a SliOO clerkship in the pension Office at
Washington.
Mr.. Geo j. Brooks is driving up through
Vermont and will visit Saratoga SPRING. be.
fore his return
Tho Methodist camp-meeting at Clare
mont Junction begins this year on August Is,
and continues one week.
The Brattleboro telegraph operators have
not struck, but Bardwell reports the business
at the Office to day as quiet as Sunday.
The Reformer Office is to be removed to
the first floor and basement of Tyler block
near tho bridge, in course Of month.
j. A. Taylor sold bis span of fancy match
ed chestnut horses Wednesday to a man from
Waterbury, Conn. The terms are private,
but the guesses range well up toward 5000
The narrow gauge road has met with two
or three accidents during the past week, in
the way of getting cars of the track but none
of them were serious and no one was hurt.
While his own coach is at the shop for
remaining and repairs, owen is using Knowl-
tons old Townshend coach for his linsdale
business--a fact which may cause some OF
his patrons to get left unless they make
note Of it,
j. G. Taylor has left the employ Of Cros-
by n Co.. and goes to Boston to take part
nership interest in the firm Of Cutter Bax'
ter, flour commission merchants Of that city.
I. f. Adams has bought his house on High
street.
At a meeting held last Friday evening,
the First Congregational church Of Brockton,
Mass, voted unanimously TO extend call to
Rev. Geo T. Martin Of this place. 1t is prob
able that at a meeting to be held this evening
the society will unite with the church in ex-
tending Mr.. Martin n call
C D. Barrett. now Of Springfield, Mass,
sent his sister, Mrs H. +. Brooks, specimen
OF the beautiful aud fragrant pink pond lily
Yesterday II was grown in Sandwich, Mass,
and the original bulbs came from Africa
Cane Cod man has hitherto had the monopoly
of this charming novelty in the floral world.
The Rev A. r. Graves of Bennington,
who married Miss Minnie Watrous of this
place, and who is well known to many people
here, has received aud accepted a call TO Geth-
semaue church. Minneapolis, Mimi, to sue
coed Rev. DR.. kuickerbacker, who has been
elected bishop Of the diocese Of Indiana.
The Taurus club elected these officers Oh
Tuesday evening: j. d. Stevens, president
ris. secretary: W. s. Mckinney, treasurer
J. d. Stevens, A. W. Childs, 0. A. Marshall,
c. F. Bingham, A d. Wyatt, w. II. Hall,
club committee. The membership OF the
club is to be increased from 30 to 40.
Last Wednesday evening Rev. W. II.
Collins held services 10 the town hall, Jamai-
ca-probably tn. u,,t services Of the Episco-
pal church ever held in that town. On
Tuesday evening. 3lst inst, he will hold
similar serv.c in South Lond1nd rry. The
object Of these visits is to acquaiut all per
sons who choose 10 attend with the mode of
worship in the Episcopal church.
Last Saturday afternoon several young
misses held fair on DR.. Rock wells grounds
for the benefit Of the New York open air
fund Many attractive fancy articles, the
work of the little girls, were on sale, supper
was served, aud the occasion was a very hap
py one for old and young. Upward of 500
were realized toward giving teucm, at-house
children few days of country air.
L. 7. Carpenter, organ maker Of Wor-
cester Mass, whose failure and disappear.
ance are announced, was a resident of Brat
tleboro in his boyhood and is well rcmem.
bered by men here in middle life His
father, i. b. Carpenter, owned and lived in
the house now occupied 10y DR.. Gale, and is
said to have been the first maker Of organs
or melodeons in B.attlcboro.
We hope the present cool and delightful
weather will continue over tomorrow for the
benefit Of the Grand army picnic to he held
at Bernardston. \ special train leaves at 5
o'clock, and the picnickers will return by the
o'clock train at night. The veterans ask
the public to remember that the invitation is
general, and they hope that many friends out.
side the post will join them. Ninety cents
each covers the whole bill for the day.
On Monday evening last a party of
young ladies and gentlemen enjoyed
straw ride" by moonlight, Mr.. Higgins of
the Oak street stable furnishing four.n-
hand and driving the party about town to
their great delight. Among the party were
Mrs. Storm of New York, Mrs, Mcndon,
Miss Mendon, Miss Mary Shea, Miss Alice
Shea Miss Lilly Brooks, Mr. Oscar Marshall
Mr. viii Clark and DR.. Kirkland of this vii
lage, and Mr.. Graves of New Haven.
Tho members Of the Octette club took
advantage of the presence of Miss Mary
Walker among her Brattleboro friends to
hold very pleasant reunion at the home of
Miss Aunie Stevens on Elliot street on
Wednesday evening. This club for vocal
practice, composed of Misses Walker, Stevens
aud Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs Geo Pratt, Messrs
G. Il. Stevens, Z. r. Pratt aud 4. W.
Childs, had q very happy and profitable ex,
istence here some two or three years ago.
Mr.. j. H. Merrifeld of the Vermont
Loan and Trust company Of Grand Forks.
Dakota, was in town on Tuesday on his way
to Willlamsville. He was detained on mis-
way home by a somewhat severe attack of
illness. but thinks Vermont air will soon put
him in the enjoyment of his usual health
lie reports the crop prospect in Dakota as
generally good, though wheat has suffered
somewhat from drouth. Trouble FROM this
source, however, has been largely relieved
by rains during the past two or three weeks
John Boyle GReilly, of the Boston Pr
lot, accompanied by young Ouben friend
was in town early this week The two start
ed from the heRdwaters of the river to pad
die in Racine canoe down to the Sound, bat
last Sunday were twice capsized by sunken
logs at Plainfeld i. H. They had narrow
escape from drowning but lost mono Of their
luggage except their paddles. Monday morn
ing they put their boat on the oars and came
to Brattleboro, where they obtained new
paddles and started once more on their vaca
ton trip by water.
There are numerous parties in Brattle-
boro and vicinity who will bs interested in
the announcement that the opinion OF the
supreme court, by Chief Justice Royce in
the lIycomipg Fire Insurance cases, heard at
the May term of the Washington county
court, has been fled. 1t holds that tha spits
were properly brought in the name of the
corporation-that the receiver had power to
collect the assets of the company by suit in
Vermont that license to company is
prerequisite to the enforcement Of its con.
tracts here. and must be alleged aud proved.
The obtaining license was not alleged.
The court hold upon the allegations in tue
plea that there was no direct admission that
licenge vas obtained, so as to euro the de.
feet in the declaration in this respect. The
causes are remanded in order that the plain
tids may amend.
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