Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-28

Read Hawley's advertisement
The first lot of Highly sewing machines
has Just been completed.
The number of patrons of the public H.
brary has now reached 1875.
Temperance meeting in the Oongrega-
tional chapel next Sunday p. NJ. at $50
The Baptist society are to hold a socable
at Col Estey's next Tuesday evening.
The school committee have secured the
funds for putting up the new building at -
per cent interest.
i W. Goodner is acting as court reporter
at the present term of Chittenden county
court at Burlington.
Rev. Mr.. Towers subject at the Baptist
church next Sunday morning will be The
Gospel Helmet"
-Lucien Howe and f. r. Pratt are in at.
tendance on the musical festival at Worces-
ter, Mass, this week.
-Chas IL. Burlingame who has been for
some years clerk in the New York post office,
is on q visit to friends in this vicinity, where
he formerly resided
-Crowells workmen at Highland park
have been engaged this week in building the
baudstand, which is a plain structure occu.
pyng the height north of the reservoir.
--Lockhnrt Barrett, in repairing his house,
lately injured by fire, is adding bay win.
dow and other new features which will i'm.
prove its appearance and value.
Col. n. G. Sawyers family will remove
to Washington next week Mrs Sawyer's
sister, Miss Palmer, will remain in town, re
tanning her position in the Grammar school.
The entertainment season will open on
Saturday evening of next week with a per.
formanco by the famous Haverly min
slrels, who undoubtedly stand at the
head of all organizations OF the kind. Par
ticulars are given in their advertisement.
A drunken fellow from Monson, Mass,
on his way to the West Dummerston granite
quarry in search Of work invaded Leonards
block Saturday night, evidently in search
of lodgings lie was accommodated at the
lookup.
Calvin J. Weld, who lately procured
patent for a self regulating water-wheel which
is calculated to effect large saving in the
use of water, has improved the original form
Of it in a way that will add largely to its
power. He is now engaged upon the pat.
terms Parties in Sherbrooke p O., will en-
gage in the manufacture.
A late issue of the Democrat Of Carlin.
vlle ILL.,. has a notice Of the death of Mrs.
f. A. Liscom, formerly Of Brattleboro and
well remembered by many Of our people.
Mrs. Lscom was born in Halifax in 1878, and
was resident OF Brattleboro for 10 years
after her marriage in 1913. After two years
spent in Winchester, y. H., she and her hus-
band removed to Illinois in 1858, where they
have since lived
Points to the south and west OF Brattle.
boro seem to have had a genuine 'equinoc-
tial' storm on Monday afternoon and night,
with heavy rainfall and destructive winds.
! Hereabouts, however VIC had only gentle,
soaking rain of some ~ hours duration,
which answered multitude Of prayers and
made everybody happy. In the clear, crisp
autumn weather which has followed life has
been Joy aud a conscious delight.
Those were capital bear stories which the
Moosehead fishermen told when they came
home last June and now they have hung up
the head Of one of the bears in Chsmberlin's
window to tell his own story. No wonder
the party found it prudent to be always Just
late enough to miss meeting with such ma.
tive, or that they came home with their gray
hairs perceptibly increased. The bears head
has been set up, but we are assured that no
member of the Brattleboro delegation ever
set the bear an example in this direction.
The High, Grammar and Intermediate
schools will begin their fall term next Mon
! day. The committee have secured the ser
vices OF Miss Boyce of Alfred Center, n. Y,
to teach vocal music in the schools. We I'm
derstand that Miss Boyce is to give her whole
time to the schools and that it is the purpose
of the committee to introduce music into the
Primary schools-a movement which will
/ meet universal approval In addition to the
changes already announced Mrs. Clary has
resigned her position in the Grammar school
and Miss Cotton of Moriah, N. Y, has been
engaged in her place.
"A business meeting Of the Brattleboro
Professional club was held at Hon. J. NJ.
| Tyler's Office last evening to hear the report
| Of the executive committee on the arrange
ments made for the coming season. The
committee reported a programme which in-
cludes six meetings to be held on the last
Wednesday evening of each month. The
first Of the meetings will occur on the even
ing of Oct. 81 when Mr. Tyler will give the
paper On succeeding evenings papers will
be given by other gentlemen who have not
heretofore read before the club.
The outer walls of the new school build
| ing have been completed and the work of
putting on the roof has begun. II is evident
that very thorough and substantial work has
| been made of the job up to this point, Guards
have been erected and all possible precautions
will be taken to save the school children from
injury from material falling from the roof.
Parents will do well to caution their children
to obey orders about keeping away from the
new building.
Rev. W. IL. Collins leaves next Monday
TO attend the general convention Of the Epis-
copal church which assemblies in Philadelphia
Oct. 3. His duties in connection with the
convention will require his attendance during
the entire session, which will last until Oct.
"a Lay services will be held in st. Michael's
church during his absence. Mr.. Collins was
informed yesterday by telegraph that the
board of clerical deputies, of which he is a
member, are TO be entertained at the Colon
made hotel.
The marriage of Miss Ina Bement and
Mr. Arthur Putnam was celebrated in a quiet
and pleasant family party on Wednesday at-
ternoon at the residence of the brides father
on Canal street. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. E. W. Whitney at o'clock.
The congratulations of friends followed, re-
freshments were served, and an hour later
Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam left to take the after
noon express for Chicago. After a little
time spent in that city they will go on to
their home in Texas. Bright prospects open
before them and the warmest wishes of many
friends attend them.
Henry f. Swift, a man about 60 years of
age, came to Brattleboro from Boston about
May 2Sth and has spent most of the time here
since He represented himself as widower,
claimed 10 be worth SONG $50, 600, and talked
of buying several pieoeI of valuable proper
ty here but his general appearance excited
suspicion, and A. Pettee has taken the trouble
to Investigate the matter and finds that Swift
has a wife and children now living in Lake
Village, n H., in destitute circumstances
He left here last Saturday evening on the eI-
press train for the north Look out for him.
The Brattleboro parties against whom in.
formations we're filed by the States Attorney
for alleged refusal to obey the summons to
appear at Newfane as witnesses before the
grand jury, as mentioned in our court report,
were arrested on Wednesday by Deputy Sher-
if Winsow of Townshend With Richmond
of Guilford, all except Ray were taken to
Newfane and put under bonds. 1t is under
stood that Clancy, Streeter and Richmond
propose to stand trial on the ground that they
Wera not legally summoned Mr. Harrick haY-