Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-10-31
BratrIeboro.

BraTtIebOro.
Tomorrow is the last day on which yot-
ers can be registered.
Judge Wheeler hears a New York patent
case at the Brooks House to day.
-Four voters were made in Judge Wheel
er's naturalization court last night.
-Messrs Batchelder a Flint candy man
ufscturers, open their store in Market block
tomorrow
Clarence E. Hodgkins, formerly clerk
for A. c. Davenport, is now at Jordan a
Marshs, Boston.
H. 0. Leonard aud L. J. Retting have
rented the Steen house aud will occupy it in
course Of a few days.
Mrs. Housh of the Womans Century
has been attending the national W. G. I. L.
convention held in ST. Louis the past week.
Charles C. Clancy has been elected
president and Elyira Sullivan secretary and
treasurer of the newly organized Band of
Hope.
A very welcome fall rain, " the first of
the season. put in an appearance Wednesday
night ard has prevailed internationally ever
since.
The Fitchburg railroad is running cheap
excursion TO Boston this week, with fares at
Sl.1j from either Greenfield or MilleI's Falls
and return.
Miss Ella Scott, daughter of the grocer
is at northampton, Mass, as one of the
teachers in the Clark institute for the deaf
and dumb.
The Estey organ works shu. down Thurs
day morning, and with the exception of fin
ishing work under way, will remain closed
until after the election.
-Miiler's engagement with William Red
H. frI,,,a5 in gaATs1
night Marriage" is positively fixed for
Wednesday evening, Dec. 3.
Rev. and Mrs. Truax. formerly of Brat.
tleboro were pounded" by their Bellows
Falls parishioners last Friday evening the
pounds consisting of variety of useful arti-
Giles.
H. II. Thompson house on Elliot street
got atire around one Of the chimneys from
burning out, last Saturday evening but the
mischief was discovered before serious harm
was done.
F. W. Brooks and three or four Of his
neighboTs believe that suspicious characters
were prowling about their prem ises last week
I Thursday night with view TO breaking and
entering.
Both political parties have made arrange.
ments to receive the election news at the
town hall next Tuesday night. A telephone
will be placed in the hall ready for use on the
occasion to day.
/ The Bohemian glass blowers have a
weeks engagement at Crosby hall beginning
| Dec. :. One evenings feature will be baby
/ show for which the fond p-a.r-i-e n-t-s may
as well be getting ready.
At the annual meeting of the Forestyille
book club held Wednesday evening, s W.
/ Richardson was chosen president; j. G, How
ard, vice president Mrs. W. w. Walker
/ secretary and treasurer.
The BARRIERS have all agreed to close their
shops at o'clock every evening except We'd
nesdays AUD Saturdays, from November LIST
to April lst. This is good move which we
/ hope the public will sustain them in.
The bill which DR.. Conland introduced
/ by request, to repeal the law allowing towns
to aid in the construction of railroads, was re-
ported adversely from the committee Wed.
nesdRy afternoon and died natural death
, Wonder if Jonathan will wear mourning for
the death of his child.
Another step in the march Of village i'm
provement; The little old house on the lot on
the corner of North Main and North streets,
owned by Richards Bradley, was pulled down
i yesterday. The house was one of the oldest
/ of the old landmarks of the town and its his
tory reaches beyond the memory of any body
Of the present generation.
Mr.. Miller has made an engagement with
Prof. Mcintyre of Boston, the well known
lecturer on astronomy, for lectures on the
evenings of Nov. II aud 10, when "A Trip
TO the Moon and sun" aud "A Voyage among
the Planets" will be given. The lectures are
finely illustrated by a calcium light, with
moving views.
Senator Holton has taken step in the
| right direction by introducing bill prohibit
! ing telephone companies from cutting or
trimming trees without permission of their
owners. Railroad aud telegraph companies
might very properly be included within the
provisions of such measure.
A Pennsylvania iron and steel company
has just contracted to make aud deliver TO-
600 tons of steel rails for the Canadian Pacific
company at S2S. so a ton. Something of a
change this from the situation four years ago,
when the iron rails of the Brattleboro AZ
Whitehall road cost S54 or $50 a ton. while
iron rails at one time were as high as SEC.
There will be a service with administrs-
ton OF the Holy Communion in ST. Michaels
church to morrow Saturday. morning at IL
o'oloek-being All Saints day. On Sunday
next (2lst after Trinity Morning Prayer and
the Holy Communion, with an address at
1880 Sunday. school at p. NJ; Evening
Prayer and Sermon at p, N.
-OOl. L. n. L ullet anu VIE aud Maud Is
sex arrived at New York Monday, from Liv-
erpOol, per steamer City of Rome, and
reached home Tuesday evening The home
ward passage was very rough, but they ar
rived in good health, aud their six weeks
stay in England, though mainly one of bust
ness on Col. Fuller's part, was well enjoyed.
The w. c. T. U. ladies gave a pleasant
entertainment at Crosby opera hall last even
ing, and realized therefrom the sum of 500.
. nice supper was served, fancy articles-in-
GLIDING great variety of prettily- decorated
fans-were offered at prices sufficiently reAs-