Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-05-11
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-Vosper services in tho Unitarian church
on Sunday evening at 1880.
The talked of opposition express Office
has not rs yet put in an appearance.
The annual parade Of the village fro do
partment is got for Saturday, tho 2Gth inst.
Rev. j. S. Gledhill of Ludlow breaches
at the Universalist church next Sunday morn
ing.
The wide.awake Frink is rearraugng his
| jewelry store for the better accommodation
of his business.
Three persons were received into the
Centre Congregational church last Sunday
by profession.
The Bratteboro sewing machine compa.
ny now employs Between 40 and 80 men, and
turns out 20 machines a day.
Last evening II. L. Taylor chief muster
ing officer, organized a Grand Army post at
Chester with ~ members.
A union gospel temperance meeting will
be held in the vestry of the Baptist church
Sunday afternoon at $50.
B. N. Chamberlin has made decided i'm q.
/ provemont in his Green st. premises by rails.
| ing his house some two feet or more.
Rev. n. f. Perry, now settled at st. Al
bans, is in town for a few days Of rest and
recuperation after a recent attack Of pleurisy
Hon. L. II. Powell, state auditor, has
been in town this week for his semi.annual
settlement of county claims against the state.
Mr. George j. Brooks arrived in town for
the summer on Tuesday. Mr. Brooks left
San Francisco in February, and has since been
travelling in the south.
Rev. +. L. Tower of Allston, Mass. re.
Gently called to the pastorate of the First Bap-
fist church, will preach in that church next
Sunday morning.
George Anderson, q reed-flcr at j. Estey
| Co.'S, with his family, left town the other
day, going by tam to South Vernon where
at his creditors mourn.
| On the evening before Memorial Day
| Tuesday, May 29-the Grand Army post will
/ hold public campfire in the town hall, to
which everybody is invited
Mr. Edw. f. Brown, an experienced and
trusted accountant from the AIillers River
National bank Of Athol, Mass, is soon to take
| position IN the Vermont National bank
The cigar. makers at Leonard ~ Roess's
/ opened the base ball season Monday afternoon
by game on the common, in which the up.
stairs boys beat the down. stairs, lG to 10.
H. NJ Currier, Grand Secretary of the
| Grand Lodge of Vermont, |. o. o. F., has
completed his annual report, which has Just
been issued from the press OF Selleck Il Davis
IN neat pamphlet OF 3G6 pages.
Miss Louise Waite will sail for Europe in
June, to be absent several months, accompa-
nying Miss L. f. Dana, principal of the
school at Morristown, N. j., in which she has
been teaching for the past two years.
A trunk telephone line is now in process
of construction between Bellows Falls aud
Greenfield. The Brattleboro exchange will
be made one station on the line, giving con.
nection with all the larger towns south and
north.
The proposed meeting of the Brattleboro
and Saratoga rifle clubs on neutral ground
has been abandoned, and they will have their
second match by telegraph on their home
ranges this afternoon, with an exchange
of scorers.
S. w. Kimball has bought OF s. n. Her
rick, agent for the heirs, the estate known as
the Tyler school property GU Nor tn Main
street, and will fit up the ho use for his own
residence. Price $1,000.
Samuel Boyce got drunk on Bellows Falls
lager Saturday night, and made such a row
that, for the safety of his family, officers Ais
and Herrick took him in charge and kept him
in the lookup till Monday, when he was let
off with fine OF 50 and costs imposed by
Justice Newton.
Joshua WAitcOmJ was given last Friday
evening to the largest audience of the season.
OF the presentation it only needs to be said
that Mr.. Thompson was at his best, and that
the whole company is an exceptionally strong
one. Nothing more satisfactory in its way
has ever been seen on our local stage.
Charles Fowler has removed his leather
and repair business to Vinton's building, cor.
ner Of Canal and South Main streets, aud the
room lately occupied by him in Judges
building is to be opened as a cigar shop by
Magura 4 I,tz II
Leonard a Roess.
The listers are now engaged in making
their final revsions and footings and will
probably complete their abors to. day. As
already indicated the personal list will show
an increase Of about 800 900 over last year,
while the real estate will be substantially un-
changed
The Sunday school class OF which Mrs.
A. A. Morse, principal of the Intermediate
school, is a member, paid her a surprise visit
at her rooms on Grove street Wednesday at
ternoon. The guests brought supper with
them, and passed very pleasant afternoon
and evening.
i. X. Allen Il Co. have taken contract
for building o large semi-circular shed for
Geo. E. Lyon at the West Dummerston gran.
lite quarries It is to be located by the side
of the railroad track and will be used both
for loading and as a shelter for workmen
The erection of large boarding house at
the quarries Is also contemplated.
-Brattleboro Lodge, +. & A. NJ, installed the
following officers Wednesday evening J.H.
Pratt, W. NJ; A. L. Clark, S. W.; ia. Bond,
j. W.; II. d. Holton, treasurer W. G. Hor-
ton, secretary d. A. Young, s. D.; U. w.
Frink, j. D.; A. w. Clayton, chaplain w.
H. Yinton, marshal E. l.. Cooper, S. s.; w.
S. Edwards, j. S.; j. A, Jones, tyler.
Geo. Cutler is ready for business at the
Willard Frost stand, and elsewhere in this
paper calls attention to the new stock of
boots and shoes which he is ready to show
his customers. We need not remind the
public that Mr.. Cutler is of long experience
in the boot and shoe trade in Bratteboro, and
that he may be relied upon to give value re-
ceived to all who favor him with their cue
tom.
40" Taylor, whom the Argus would
have buy the Pavilion hotel at Montpelier,
says that Mr. Atkins was a little previous |
in jumping at conclusions. The papers were |
signed last Saturday by which the Pavilion |
was transferred TO the Chas w. Bailey estate
which holds a mortgage upon it for its full |
value. We may add that we would like to be
a guest of the Pavilion or of any other hotel
with Mr.. Taylor for landlord
The High and Grammar schools resumed
their sessions on Monday. The committee
announce that the schools will close June LIST,
the same as though the recess of the past two
weeks had not been taken. We think this
decision a wise one, since the schools must
be conducted under great disad.
vantages to both teachers and pupils for the
present, and the nervous wear and tear and
confusion would be but poorly compensated
by what little might be learned in two weeks
of hot weather.
A private letter from a gentleman who
knows whereof he speaks assures us that Miss
Lizzie Downs of Worcester, Mass, who is to
appear in an entertainment at Crosby hall
next Wednesday evening, has rare gifts as a
public reader. She is pupil of Prof. Blish
Of Boston, and has read with great acceptance
before audienoesin several New England cities
We trust she will have an appreoiative hear
ing on her appearance here.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Brattleboro post office, May IL;
Lades-Katie T Bowler, Johanna C Baker. Mrs
VIM Howe Nellie Howe, Mile NJ Johnson, Mrs @
Il Newton, Clark-st, Mrs Eugene ODonnell Enie
Percy, Mrs Ralph Root, Rose Stewart, Addie Serb
ler.
Gents--w S Brick R Dutton, Mr. Fay care Mason
: GO, Walter Haighi HoughtOn, j o Johnson, w !