Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-06-01


night-wntch.
Interest on loans at the Vermont Savings
Bank is due June first.
Union gospel temperance meeting in the
Methodist church next Sunday at p. NJ.
Rev. f. E. Tower is to begin his pastor.
ate of the Baptist church on the / eth inst
OF the 121 members of Post Sedgwck
81 took part in Wednesdays memorial exer-
cises.
w. +. Richardson is putting up "A barn
100 by iG feet on his farm near the slaughter
house
Martin Madden, a well known Irishman
residing on Elliot street, was taken to the asy.
lum last week
--Clisbee ~ Plimpton lost horse from
sickness Tuesday, having had him only some
three weeks.
Grocer Cli4bee has received f. b. Plmp.
ton into partnership, as will be seen by an.
nouncomont elsewhere.
-Messrs. Lillis a Smith is the uame of the
new grocery firm at 20 Main street, which be.
gan business Wednesday.
Col and Mrs. Estey will sail for Europe
on Saturday, 9th inst, accompanied, proba.
bly,, by their son, Master Gray, and Maud Is.
sex, the little English girl at Col. Fullers.
Rev. Mr.. Payne of the Church Of the
Oully ppIluEuelu, MISE, VIII preach at the
Unitarian church next Sunday in exchange
with Mr. Crothers. Evening service at 1880.
Mr. James Fisk has been taken from the
asylum and is now with his daughter, Mrs
Hooker. He has recovered his mental bal.
ance, but his physical health is in a procar.
GUS condition.
-Hawley is just home again from New
York, and has new advertisement this
week which the ladies will find better than a
story whose interest 'never flags from begin.
ming to end"
The rear Of the seasons drive Of logs
left No Stratford, n II u week ago. With
the present pitch Of water the drive will pass
the lj.mile falls aud reach Melodies before
the end Of next week.
Mr.. A. G. Davenport, who has been very
much out Of health for the past three months
from neuralgia started this morning with his
wife for Saratoga, where We trust he will find
what here be so long has sought in vain
Rev. Mr.. Truax's sermon to the Grand
Army soldiers, last Sunday morning, partook
of a military character, being grounded upon
the familiar passage in Pauls second epistle
to Timothy, Il have fought "a good fight"
etc The attendance was large
Certain small boys who are fond of re-
moving the iron curb covers of the village res
ervoirs in their play should receive warning
from their parents before there happens to be
boy missing. Once in, there would be little
chance Of his being ishod out alive.
The insurance agents Of this county held
meeting here last week and formed a
Windham County Board of Underwriters"
with L. $. Hayes of Bellows Falls az presi-
dent, f. W. Childs, secretary, and s. H.
Sherman, treasurer.
The play, Only Farmers Daughter"
fyiv a. ral1
day evening. The company is strong in its
leading parts, the support is good, there are
many scenes of real dramatic force, and the
presentation throughout is enjoyable and sat
isfaetory.
Commander A. d. Brown, who has lust
returned from cruise in the West Indies has
sent his mother, Mrs. L. 2. Tyler, and his
mother Law, Mrs. Royal Tyler, each a
specimen of the rare and curious Pope's
Head cactus from the island of St. Thomas.
The Moosehead Lake fishermen will leave
on their annual excursion June H. The
Brattleboro party will number some or 10
members and will include Prof. Bingham of
the High school, who has been persuaded to
avail himself of this opportunity for a we'll
earned outing.
Eleven members of the Greenfield Wheel
club rode up to Brattleboro on Memorial day,
took dinner at the Brooks House, and return
ed home in the afternoon. A. w. Childs met
the party at Bernardston and rode with them
back to Brattleboro. Two Mortified wheel
men visited Brattleboro on the same day.
One Of the pleasant incidents of Memo
rial day was the presentation to Sedgwick
Post by the cigarmakers employed by Leon
ard * Roess of very beautiful wreath of
choice flowers, TO be deposited on the soldiers
lot at the cemetery 1t is whispered to US
that the women of the concern contributed a
very considerable share toward the purchase
of this beautiful and delicate tribute to the
memory of the dead soldiers.
Rev. James Herrick, the veteran mis-
sionary, with his wife, arrived here Tuesday
evening, having recently returned from their
station in Southern India after an absence of
about l years. Mr.. and Mrs. Herrick have
devoted some 80 years to the missionary work
in India and now come to spend the remain
der OF their days with their kindred, among
whom are several children in this vicinity, one
of them being Mrs. Martin, the wife of Rev.
Geo. Z. Martin.
Everett Willard, black, living in the vi
cinity of the old camp ground, was arrested
and put in the lookup Wednesday for drunk
enness, and after examination next day JUS
tice Newton fined him 50 and costs AS Viii
lard claimed to have got drunk on cider OBJ
tanned of Landlord Hall of Guilford, that in
dividual was invited out here and mulcted to
the amount of $40 and costs.
The Erie New England Express Com
pany, which talked of going on to the Con.
necticut River line, and having sn Office in
Brattleboro, has been bought by the United
States Express Company By arrangement
between the latter company and the Ameri-
can Express Company, the United States will
secure through line to the west, while the
American will retain the New England local
business.
Might Watchman Horace Ais, while max
ing his rounds Saturday night, about 10 o'clock,
had fainting fit and fell down the stone
hatchway in the rear of Leonard & Roess's
store, inhicting very severe injuries, includ-
ing bad cash on the forehead, a cut through
one lip, sprains in both wrists and one thumb,
and an injury to the spine 1t will be many
weeks before he will be able to 60 on duty !
again.
The new Harris Corliss engine which is
to run the Highly sewing machine works, and
is now being set up by Mr.. John Quinn, of |
Providence, II. l., is a handsome piece of
machinery which deserves special mention |
The fly wheel is IL feet in diameter with 20 |
inch face cylinder, II inch bore with SO. |
inch stroke capacity, 60 horse power
Mr.. Quinn will probably complete the setting
up to-day, but owing to some hindranoe on
the part Of piping, will not start up the ma
chine till Monday
The Supreme Court have appointed j.
NJ. Tyler of Brattleboro, w. II. Walker of
Ludlow, and @. b. Eddy of Bellows Falls,
to hear and report upon the
petition of the Central Vermont railroad com
pany vs.. the Montpelier & Wells River com
pany, as to tariff of rates of connection be-
tween the two rOads-this being a point
which has for some time been in dispute be.
tween the companies. The hearing is set for
June 9Th at Burlington, and the report is Or
dered to be filed at q special term of court to
be held at the same place June 21st.
On Tuesday J. l.. Simonds' horse backed
put from under the shed where he is kept
during the day at the Centreville factory, and,
with the buggy attached, started down town.
He became frightened on his way down the