Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-10-17

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"A ladies' auxiliary of the Young Mems
Christian association is in process Of forma-
ton.
The attention Of would be voters is called
to the new check list now posted at the town
hall.
-Esteyville residents rejoice in new side
walk leading from their school house 20 Birge
street.
Col. and Mrs. l. X. Fuller who are now
in Great Britain, are expected to embark for
home to morrow
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. P. Metcalf of Jersey
City, N. j., who left Brattleboro some %
years ago, are visiting in town.
MIR. Miller has VIM. Redmund and Mrs.
Thos. Barry, in their well known play, "The
Midnight Marriage" booked for Brattleboro
on the 29th.
Thomas Sumner, accompanied by his
wife, started on Wednesday for Florida,
where he goes on account Of his health, with
the expectation Of remaining.
The Hook and Ladder company have a
benefit entertainment at the rink tonight
with both skating and dancing The pro.
oeeds are to 60 for the purchase OF new uni
forms.
One of the boys from Moodys North
field school, a little fellow from the West. got
fall and cash in the head in the Y. NJ Q. A.
gymnasium last Friday. He was kindly at
tended and cared for over night by DIR, Bruce.
"A delegation OF some % members Of the
Unitarian society, with several members of
the Universalist society, attended the ordina.
ton Of the new Unitarian minister at North
field on Tuesday.
The first meeting Of the Murray club for
the season will be held at the house Of Mr..
c. H. Davenport, on Prospect street. next
Monday evening 1t is hoped that there will
be full attendance.
This is the time for planting bulbs for
winter and spring blooming-a fact to which
Mr. Allen calls attention in an announce
ment elsewhere. His Fall catalogue is ready
for free distribution.
Commander Allan d. Brown [. s. n,
has been detached from the naval asylum at
Philadelphia, and assigned to duty a. assist
ant superintendent at the naval observatory
at Washington, D. Q.
-Brattleboro people woke up Thursday
morning to find the ground whitened with
snow. On Tuesday there was slight snow %
fall in the north part Of the state, rs well As
on the hills in this section.
Saturdays game OF round ball between
the antique mines headed by Captains A.
Starkey and F. W. Childs resulted in a yicto-
~ for the former-4j to 43, followed by an
oyster supper at Coopers.
Post Sedgwck G A. L., at meeting
Wednesday evening, chose = committee of
five, with Col Hooker a. chairman, to make
arrangements for the coming fair in aid Of
the soldiers monument fund.
Preaching services are to be resumed in
the auditorium Of the Centre Congregational
church Sunday evenings The pastor, Rev.
,rrt1 -.
to young people on 'Tenting towards Sod
ON
The ladies' Relief corps Of Post Sedg.
wick will hold sewing meeting at Mrs. II
F. Brookss next Wednesday afternoon from
to & O'Clock. Its purpose is to prepare for
the fair in aid Of the soldiers monument
fund.
H. W. Simonds is back on bis old ground
in Main street, in very handsome and com
rnodious quarters in Hooker block His new
store is an attractive one aud is filed with q
stock OF goods about which a new advertise.
ment tells the story this week.
There is probably no doubt that the time
Of village meeting will be changed from De.
cember to May by means OF the bill intro
duced by DR.. Holton. This will be one im
portant step gained toward Bratteboro man
knowing when his taxes are paid
Mrs. Edwin Chase gave q dinner party
to the Red Letter Day club, last Friday even.
ing, at her residence on the park One OF
the notable features Of the occasion was the
interior decorations composed of autumn
leaves wrought into the forms OF initial let
tiers, emblems etc, adding much to the gen
eral RttractiveneEs
"A well filed house witnessed Murphy Z
Kerry Gov on Wednesday evening, aud the
presentation gave universal satisfaction. The
horse-shOeing scene was successfully put in
Mr.. Higginss horse acquitting himself like
veteran actor, though his head was literal
ly turned by the applause which greeted him
DIR. Folsom of Boston, one of the pro.
fessors Of Harvard university, was summon
ed Oh Wednesday to attend DR.. Gregg, who
was taken worse a week ago and has since
been confined to his bed. He suffers from
severe nervous prostration and his condition
is critical, but his physicians agree in saying
that they sac no reason why he may MOI
eventually recover.
John Taft Il Co. are making apple jelly
at West Dummerston under a new process
and their product is an exceptionally fine
one. They use a wooden pan and reduce the
cider to jelly by coils of steam pipes running
from a 20 horse boiler. BY this means they
get beautifully clear jelly of mild favor,
and free from all danger Of metallic poison
ing
The Esteyville Republicans reminded the
rest of the town that one section of the party
in Brstteboro still lives by burning key OF
gunpowder over the Ohio victory Wednesday
evening. The same evening the boys Blaine
and Logan club so members strong, paradec
the streets with torchlights, banners and mar
tisl music, During the evening they PAID
their compliments to Z. W Stoddard, ESQ
at his residence on Western avenue, and were
welcomed by him in a short speech, followed
by refreshments, Captain Hooker extending
the Acknowledgements of the club on leaving
1t was q very wet blanket which the
Ohio election returns threw over the ardor oil
our Democratic friends on Tuesday night
Their fireworks, cannon and cartridges wer,
all ready, and word was given out that the
town was to be painted red before morn
ing, and that no Republican would get any
sleep after midnight. In obedience to tn,
word of the leaders the rank aud file wer,
promptly on hand at the club room early il
the evening, but somehow the crowd thinneC
out and the "'thusium hZZled out sooI
after ten O'Clock. ' Walt &" and the res
took one disconsoate look at the powder
fund and stole silently home to bed Repub
licans slept soundly till morning and mex
day not Democrat could be found who evel
had an idea that the Democrats stood a ghos
of a chance TO carry Ohio.
The Y NJ. O. A. gymnasium, which il
now ready for use, contains a very excellent
and complete outfit of the most approved
appliances for physical exercise ard develop
opment- including horizontal and parable
bars, horizontal ladder, rowing machine,
spring board, Indian clubs, dumb bells, etc
etc. This gymnasium is the very handsome
gift of Col Estey TO the association. An in
structor in its use is expected in few days,
when a class will be formed The yearly
fees fixed on for its use are So for members
OF 50 for non. members with q charge of 81
extra to boys of 10 or under, who are mem
bers, for the use Of the gymnasium on Wednes
day afternoons and Saturdays
Last Monday morning Eugene Frost haG
on exhibition at Frost q Prootor's store big
handsome German carp taken from his ponG
on the meadow. The fish weighed 4 pounds
and was e-of the original seven from the
government stock which Mr. Frost put int
his pond little over three years ago. The
fish then was about two inches long Only
one OF the original stock was female, bu
in the last two years Mr. Frost has taken ou
about two thousand young fish to stock othei
ponds, and there are still thousands left, the
pond being literally "alive with them. Hi
experience with the fish abundantly bears out