Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-23

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ARTISTIC ptcrURE FRAMING al Cheney ClappH
BrattIeBoro.
Mr. Crosby calls another railroad meet
ing for tomorrow evening
ley L w. Whitney is to deliver the
Memorial-day address at Northheld, Mass
There is talk that the store lately ocou.
pied by Clisbee d Burns is to be re-opeIed.
DR.. Ed Gale returned from Florida We'd
nesday night somewhat improved in health.
Postmaster Mansur has good second
hand piano which he desires to either sell or
ront.
The subject Of Rev f. L. Towers ser
mon next Sunday morning will be THE Rich
Heirs"
The Windham county Baptist Sunday
school convention will meet at Townshend
June 18th.
--Hawley has been in New York again this
week, and Is now ready to show what he
bought
The bishop of the diocese Of Vermont
will visit St. Michaels (Episcopal) church on
Whitsunday, June LIST.
Thursday last being Ascension day, ser
vices were held in the Roman Catholic and
Episcopal churches.
j. A. Markham is home from his profes-
sional engagement in Philadelphia, after al
absence of II weeks.
The annual spring shoot of the Fort
drummer rifle club will take place at their
range next Friday at O'Clock A. NJ.
The First Regiment band never furnished
better music than at the fremen's muster las;
Saturday, its first outdoor appearance this
season.
District Attorney Haskins has been in
Windsor this week, in attendance upon the
sessions of the United States circuit and dis
trict courts.
Mr.. John w. Frost returned yesterday
from Il three months visit to the west and
southwest. Mrs. Frost remains in Chicago
for the present
One Of our would-be Florida emigrants,
now home again, sums up his objections to
that alleged paradise in six words He'll is
too near the surface
Col Hooker will start for Chicago on
Tuesday to meet the other members of the
Republican national committee and prepare
for the coming convention.
C W. Stewart agent for pianos and Es
tey organs, reports business good with sew
or fifty instruments month
Miss Wilkins story, "A Humble 10
nance, in the June HArper's will vii her
new laurels We would copy 1t this week
but everybody reads the Harper's.
Rev. l. McAnn, the new pastor of the
Methodist church, will preach his regular in
troductory sermon next Sunday morning
Quarterly meeting on sunday, June LIST.
"A case OF lager beer which was being
dealt out during the fremen's muster near
Loomis's blacksmith shop was conlisoated by
the authorities and handed over TO the liquor
agency.
No. 6 IRE engine, which didn't throw
water quite satisfactorily in Saturdays trial
was out Wednesday evening for inspection
and the difficulty which was found TO be Of
a trivial nature, was remeded
The Amherst Mass people are to have
a hearing before the railroad comm issioners
next Tuesday to see il the New London
Northern management can be compelled TO
give them better railroad facilities.
Carrie Gilmore, the noted skater, was
defeated by Mabel Sylvester OF Boston in Il
contest for the Bigelow medal for the roller
skating cham pionship of New England lately
held at Worcester, Mass Miss Gilmore held
the medal last year.
very cordially asked to contribute flowers for
the decoration Of soldiers graves on Memoir
al day. II left at the town hall during the
morning they will be received and arranged
by the ladies Of the Relief Corps.
This week has ushered in the FIRST really
warm weather OF the season The mercury
yesterday scared up into the sos, and vegeta-
/ ton, moistened by abundant showers, is com
ing forward at rapid rate. By next Sun
day apple trees will be in full bloom.
An order was issued yesterday by Super
intendent Mulligan of the Connecticut River
road holding the late evening train at Green
field until 800 so that Brattleboro people
can now leave Boston at 6 o'clock P. NJ. and
reach home the same night, as formerly.
Mr. Richard Hathaway, whose death is
elsewhere chronicled, will be remembered by
our older citizens. He was a resident of Brat
tleboro from 1888 to 1870 and married and
buried the first OF his four wives here. He
4 built and occupied the brick house on School
/ street corner Of Green.
Prank Farr began work on his skating
rink at Chesterfield lake Monday putting an
addition Oh the dancing pavilion to make it
/ of the required dimensions, Thatcher is also
/ building q rink which will be 9s by IS feet
running out over the water at the edge OF the
/ grove, and has engaged Ed. Lawton Of the
! Brattleboro rink as manager.
The series OF religious meetings which
/ have been held for the last month under the
1 special ministrRtions OF Mr.. Ssyford closed
/ Sunday evening with a service at the Congre-
gationRl church, which was very largely at
tended. About 30 converts are numbered Rs
the result of these meetings, which were held
/ under the direction of the y. III. c. A.
The Ringgold ga Courier of the sth
inst contains an account of the death in that
place, on the 9th, of 3 drunken vRgRbond
named Michael Kennedy, who claimed 10 be
q brick mason by trade and to have originally
come from this place, where he left q wife,
/ Ellen Kennedy. No such persons are known
| here, however, so far as we have been able TO
learn.
The annual log -drive down the Connect
cut river is expected 10 reach here in about
two weeks. The advance is now below Wells
River, and there is plenty of water The
drive contains about a., 900, 600 feet of spruce
lumber, owned by the Connecticut River
Lumber Company Of Hartford, Conn, and
the Turner'S Falls Company, of Turner'S Falls,
Mass. The Fall Mountain Company of Bel.
lows Falls take %, 900, 900 feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo S. Dowley were sur.
prised last Saturday evening by q party Of
friends numbering twenty or more, who call
their 14th wedding anniversary. Hon. ]. L,
Martin, in one of the hRppiest efforts of his
life, made formal presentation Of an elegant
hand painted china set as q souvenir Of the
occasion, Mr.. Dowley responding in suitable
terms. The social features Of the affair form.
cd harmonious accompaniment, and all were
the happier for it.
The rink entertainment Monday evening
for the benefit Of Managers Lawton Rnd
Mansfield, proved gratifying success. The
attendance was large and the attractions
though purely local, were entirely satisfacto
~, and afforded no little amusement Mas
tiers Sherman, Perry and Mcdonald gave fine
exhibitions Of fancy skating, and mile race
between George Bliss, George Hudson ant
John Humphreys afforded lots Of fun, the
former winning in 7:15, The receipts of tn,
evening amounted TO some so.
Our item last week abiding to the easel
of theft during the recent fire brings out the
fact that the village is destitute of q FIR,
police. Such q force was organized some
five or six years ago when Col Fuller was on