Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-03-30

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the Universalist church will be appropriate
to Fast day.
The sale of c. l.. Browns house on High
street to Euos White has just been consum-
mated
Lots Of friends have been glad to see
Postmaster Mansur ON the street once more
this week
A union gospel temperance meeting will
be held in the Uuiversalist church on Sunday
at $3.50 T. NJ
Albert Willis and c. ~ Fowler, late of
this place. have engaged in the beer bottling
business "a, 20 West Fifteenth street, New
York
DR. Tucker occupies his new Office in
Leonard Block to-day, and tomorrow will
remove his family to Mrs. Kelloggs house on
High street
james CAVITY. freight conductor on the
New London Northern railroad, had an arm
badly jammed while coupling cars Tuesday
afternoon.
The New York " Bookkeeper Of Feb.
81 contains portrait and biographical sketch
of Albert O. Field of that city, native Of
Chesterfield, n H., and nephew of Mr..
Hollis Streeter Of this town.
Albert Pullen clerk with A. c. Dayen.
port for the past two years, goes to Birmng
ham, Ala, as clerk in the postofhce. His
place is supplied by Clarence Hodgkins, late
clerk at South Londonderry
j. c. Newton, farm manager for K. Brad
ley, removes to the Rice farm owned by
Bradley April list, and David Perry, Jr, as
sumes charge OF the home farm and milk
route.
d. s. Ormes, lately in charge OF the Ha-
ven farm in Dummerston, assumes charge Of
the Balestier farm April lst and L. A. Convey,
the present manager, is to occupy /. q.
Bliss tenement house and continue his milk
route.
The warrant for the North Adams, Mass,
annual town meeting, to be held next Mon
day, has al article ITO see If the town will
vote to take 500, 900 of the first mortgage
bonds in aid of the contemplated railroad
from North Adams TO Wilmington.
We have been specially requested to omit
any mention Of the one sensational incident
in the Mother Goose party on Wednesday
evening. There was only one performer, and
he acquitted himself in the most Goodhul j.
mored manner.
Coming entertainments April q, Hi
Henrys minstrels April T. Library Concert;
April 20 Madison Square Theatre in Esmer-
elda; April 20, Odd Fellows Thanksgiving
festivities April 80, Denman Thompson as
Joshua Whitcomb May >, Guy Family.
-Drs Gray and Tufts are about to remove
to Sioux Fails. Dakota, where they will form
a copartnership. Sioux Falls is one Of the
largest and most stirring places in the terri
tory, and doubtless will afford them a good
field for the practice Of their profession,
Last Friday morning the engineer of the
1880 up mail train found railroad tie across
the track at the West river bridge, and the
same day the engineer Of the down mixed
train on the narrow gauge road found stick
of timber on the track near the steam mill
this side of the West Dummerston bridge
No damage was done in either case These
malicious attempts at mischief are attributed
to some proving tramp.
Frank Stoddard's house on Pearl street
occupied by W. II. Haywood. took fire
near the roof yesterday about II 4. NJ
The fire department was promptly called out
but its services were not needed as the
flames we're eIunguished by pals of water
reinforced by one or two fire extinguishe rs
from Estey's shops before the engines could
be hauled up South Main street hill Dam
age slight. The fire was set by children play q
ing in the chamber.
The case Of Michael McCafrey, the Wat
erbury murderer whose approaching trial
was mentioned last week, was called III the
Washington county court at Montpelier on
Tuesday and resulted Wednesday night in a
verdict OF mot guilty by reason of insanity.
The Jury were out only 20 minutes The de-
fence admitted the facts OF the murder As
proved by the prosecution, and rested their
case on a plea of insanity, with the result as
stated. McCaffrey Was returned 10 the asy-
lum on Thursday.
Capt. II. II. Prouty, brother OF the late
ChAs. S. Prouty Of The PHGNIx, now a resi-
dent Of Coleraine, Mass, has lately received
back pay and pension from the government
to the amount of Sl272. Mr.. Prouty was in
the Second Vermont regiment and served
between four and five years He went out as
sergeant and came back senior captain in the
regiment In one Of the battles in which
the regiment was engaged he received gun
shot wound through both thighs. and for this
be gets his pension.
The annual parish meeting OF ST
Michaels church was held in the church on
the evening of Easter Monday, March 2G. )
The following named gentlemen were elected
as vestrymen for the year ensuing VIM. H.
Rockwell, h Haskins, f. W. Brooks Henry
Devens, COL VIM. Austine, II. C. Willard, F.
E. Draper, Geo. +. Gale, +. W. Childs, VIM
j. Pentland and ChRs. S. Nichols The rec
tor then appointed DIR. VIM. II. Rockwell as
senior warden. 4. Haskins, Esq, was elected
clerk and treasurer.
The following is the list Of letters remain
ing in the Brattleboro post Office, ERrch 80:
Ladies-Addie Adams, Mrs Ada Adams, Eate foley,
Mrs Mary Houghton, Mrs Hoton. Mrs II Haley,
Mrs Malenda Steward, Mrs Ada starkey, Mrs Jennie
+ Walker.
Gents-R Blodgett, Erick johnson, D Chase, J
? Egan, Fox, Luther Fisk c Fife, Rev L L Fits,
Franz Fife Herbert Greene Will Hayward, o Hale,
J J HenEngtou, Henkel t2l, II Hayes, Chas Hig-
ley, Geo or helTy Johnson c J Mitchell, A Perham,
Geo " Putnam as, L II Robbins, Memo d Waite, Il
W Maynard, Briggs Co.
Held for pOstage-Charlie ScTtbuer East Barnard,
Vt.
Capt. S. Z. Howard, who has been spend
ing sometime in town with his family, has
left this week for Chicago where for the
summer, he will have charge of the selling
department Of his company at the Chicago
stock yards. The concern Of which Capt.
Howard is a member has been converted into
a stock company with a capital of $3.50, 600
and known as the Stoddard d Howard Live
Stock Company. The company owns q
large ranch in Wyoming on which, at the
end of last season, they had IL, 900 head Of
cattle and to which large additions have since
been made by purchase. This year the com
pany expects to ship 5000 head of cattle TO
market, and next year the number fit for sale
will probably reach 5000.
"A Washington press item of the 2Gth
says:
The postofhce department to-day declare that the
Carbon Chemical company Of Brattebor0 Vt, is con-
Quoting acheme for obtaining money through the
mails by fraudulent representations and promises,
and postmasters viii be directed to discontinue the
delivery Of money ordsts registered letters to that
arm"
The Carbon Chemical Company. es we are
informed is one of the aliases under which
Hunter Co., of HinsdRle, N. H., do bust
ness. It has no connection with the legid.
mate business interests of Bratteboro. The
article which the company advertise and sell
is hair preparation which is probably on a
par with the average of patent hair
growing nostrums
Since last Sunday the snsS has melted
slowly but steadily, though at hle gresent
writing Friday morning. very respectable
body of something like q foot in depth re-
mains upon the ground in the open country
in this vicinity. In the woods the depth Of
snow is reported all the way from two feet in
the river towns to four feet on the hills In
few instances attempts have been made to
work the sugar lots, but the farmers tell us
that as yet there has been no good sap day.
New sugar in very small quantities is offer
ed, but until 2 change comes over the spirit
Of the season it VIII carry with it strong sus-