Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26


Robert Days house on Forest square
was sold at auction last Saturday to Geo. f.
Crowell for $3.50
The young people Of the Unitarian soci-
ETY. have organized Shakspore club which
will hold weekly meetings during the winter.
Minnie Foster played Ma cap" 10 about
300 people last evening The leading part
was well taken, but about the show as whole
the less said the better
THAT ar empire seems to have the hard.
est time of it, was the appreciative remark
of one Of the rural brethren who witnessed
the base ball game yesterday afternoon.
MIR. Bingham and his two assistants
Miss Howe and Mrs. Elmer and Miss Hough-
ton of the Chaso.street Primary, are in at
tendance on the meeting of the state teachers
association at Montpelier.
The Baptist society have secured the
services soprano singer of Miss H. Isabelle
Mozart who has just closed an engagement
with the Memorial church Of Springfield,
Mass.
L. NJ. Howe has family heirloom in
the shape of wel.worn three dollar piece
of the old Continental currency. The paper
is undoubtedly now worth its face, which is
more than could be said Of it at the time it
was issued.
Rev. Mr.. Tower Of the Baptist church
is in attendance on the Massachusetts Baptist
state anniversaries lie reads the essay be-
fore the ministerial conference. Rev. j.
Shepardson will supply the Baptist pulpit
next Sunday morning.
Scales for weighing cars and freight are
being put in near the north end Of the sta
ton platform-in a place, we are sorry to
say, which doesn't indicate that we are to
hope for any betterment in the arrangement
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chiefly for the use Of the narrow gauge road.
Yesterday Gov Barstow accompanied the
supervisors Of the insane in an inspection of
the asylum. To-day the party on a visit
to the Northampton asylum and to the Clark
institution for the deaf aud dumb, of the same
place, where this state has several beneficial
ries.
Union gospel temperance meeting in the
rooms of the Y. NJ c. A. next Sunday at j:lj
Pm Hereafter these meetings will be held
the last Sunday Of each month, instead Of
weekly for the reason that weekly meetings
make too many services for each Sunday.
-Brattleboro people walked up on Wednes
day morning to find the ground white with
snow and a cold. raw storm Of snow and rain
prevailing. The hills were white throughout
the day. It is in one sense comfort to know
that up to Nov. LIST, last year delicate plants
remained out doors in this village without
protection and untouched by frost or cold
weather.
-Messrs. G. b. Eddy of Bellows Falls, Homer
Goodhue OF Westminster and +. q. Butter.
field of Grafton constitute the board of CON-
mssioners appointed by the county court to
decide in regard to the laying of the propos-
ed street across the Charlier property in this
village, and they will be called upon to meet
aud take action in the matter at an early day.
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has this week been on visit TO his brother
Stephen W. Kimball of this village-the
brothers not having met before for % years.
John II. is a veteran 4Y.er, having left his
early home in Lynn, Mass, for the Pacific
coast when the gold fever first broke out. He
has evidently found health, happiness and
prosperity in his adopted home aud seems to
have no lingering desire to return to New
England for residence.
Col Franklins call for a meeting of old
soldiers at Townshend with a view of forming
a Grand Army post at that place, was respond
ed to by about 20 veterans, and post will
undoubtedly be organized at an adjourned
meeting to be held next Monday. Col. G..
W. Hooker and II. L. Taylor OF the Brattle-
boro post were present to encourage the
movement, and on the previous evening at
tended the campfire at South Londonderry
Mrs. Lvermore gives her lecture on "Su.
perfluous Women" at Crosby hall on Tuesday
evening of next week. She comes under the
auspices of the ladies of the Universalist so
cety. OF Mrs. Livermore as a lecturer it is
needless that anything should be said to the
Brattleboro community OF the lecture
which she is announced to give it need only
be said that it is one OF her best. The Madi-
son Square theatre engagement, announced
for the same evening, has been indefinitely
postponed.
1t will interest people who travel to know
that under the present very convenient and
satisfactory arrangement Of trains, the after
noon express from New York reaching here
at O'Clock connects at White River juno.
ton with the Chicago limited express train
over the Central Vermont and Grand Trunk
roads, arriving in Montreal at IL p. Nj The
down express which reaches here at AS
r. N, leaves Montreal at A. NJ, reaches
Springfield at no and arrives in New York
at II =. NJ.
At meeting of the Windham County
Poultry and Pet Stock association held last
Monday evening it was decided TO hold the
annual exhibition in December, beginning on
the 18th and closing the 2lst. J. J. Estey
was reelected president, ID. E. Tasker secre-
tary, L. Wales, Jr., and Charles Clancy as
sistant secretaries, and II. b. Chamberlain
treasurer, with the usual number of vice
preblQeulh; anu THESE OIlCetb viii LutCl To-
morrow evening TO choose committees and
transact other necessary business.
In connection with the approaching Tooth
anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther a
brief series of discourses will be given by
Rev. S. ii. Lee at the Centre church. A pre-.
liminary sketch of Luther's early life was CIV
en- in the chapel last Sunday evening and for
the better accommodation of the audience the
church will be opened next Sunday evening,
when the topic considered will be the Times
of Martin Luther" The Luther anniversary
occurs Nov. 10th, and, in accordance with
the recommendation of the national Congre-
gational Council, on Sunday, Nov, 18th, the
service will be of memorial character.
A preliminary examination relating to
the recent burning of the Cambridgeport
wooden mill, was held at Martin x Eddy's Of
fee on Tuesday and Wednesday, before Judge
Wyman, Lawyer Goddard of Ludlow appear
ing for Mrs Fitton, the owner of the prop
erty, w. S. b. Hopkins of Worcester, Mass
for the insurance companies and Martin X
Eddy for Sherman a JENNIE, insurance agents.
The examination, we understand, was for the
purpose Of procuring testimony IN pe1pet-
udBi, as provided for by sections 1860 OF
the revised statutes and was in consequence
of the refusal of the insurance companies
and their agents to pay the insurance on the
property destroyed Only two witnesses
were Standardization, superintendent OF
the mill, and Kane, a workman-and adjourn.
ment was made to Tuesday, Nov. g.
For the information of the ladies OF
Brattleboro it is not necessary that anything
should be said with regard TO the attractions
of Hawley's cloak room, but to ladies outside
of Bratteboro, and especially to those living
some distance away, it may be of interest to
know that his stock of outside garments il
larger this season than ever before, and that
it comprises an exceedingly choice line OF
goods from which they may select with as
much confidence as though visiting Boston OF
New York The styles are very numerous,
and especially in medium and elegant
goods the individual taste will find wide
range for selection. Mr.. Hswley's stock
would be a credit to any city store, and we
think no lady will regret acting on our re,
commentator and coming to Brattleboro to
look it over. Mr.. Hawley has recently
converted the basement of his store into an
attractive apartment to accommodate these
goods.
The Texas Jubilee sngers-a company
of colored people some seven or eight in mum.
ber-gave a concert at Crosby hall last Satur-
day evening. aud one at the town hall Sunday
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