Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-04
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Harris dwelling house for sale
Rev. G. L. Martin of Brockton. Mass
has received unanimous call to the First
Presbyterian church Of st. Louis, Mo
The afternoon train from Boston which
formerly arrived here at 4:2O now comes =
minutes later.
-Half-fare tickets are offered by tho Cen.
trail Vermont railroad company over ali its
lines on the Fourth
Several sales Of building lots from tho
Chaplin estate on Oak street are Understood
to have been effected.
j. NJ. Buzzel the well-known builder
formerly of Brattleboro and now of worces-
ter, Mass, was in town yesterday.
The Vermont National and PEOPLES
banks have declared their usual semi-annual
dividends of . and per cent. respectively
The Centreville school with their teacher,
Mrs Warren, and many Of the parents, en-
joyed picnic at Crowell's park on Saturday.
Two or three members of the Brattle
boro bicycle club will compete for the prizes
offered IN the bicycle races at Chester to NOR
row.
F. A. Whitney is moving his house and
barn to the rear of his lot, fronting on Har.
ris place, for rental, and is preparing to build
anew from plans drawn by Architect q. A.
Hines.
d. b. StedmRn OF The Phoenix, and
vito, and D. Leonard and wife. 90 to Rutland
today and thence to Saratoga, participating
in the annual excursion OF the Vermont edi.
tors and publishers association
A, W. Ohilds, local agent for the manu-.
facturers Of the Columbia bicycle, has pre-.
scented to the Brattleboro club a handsome
gold medal, to be called the Childs medal. and
to be contested for sem annually by tue mem
bers.
-Harpers magazine and the Atlantic for
July have been taken from the table in the
public library reading room. The trustees
ask us to say that they will give an opportuni-
" for their return before taking further steps
in the matter.
The active members of tho Young Mems
Christian Association are reminded that the
regular monthly business meeting of the as.
ISOLATION will occur on Monday evening. July
I, at 5 O'Clock
Mr.. Horace Fox, resident OF Canal
street, some 50 years of age, was found in
his garden last Saturday in helpless condi.
ton having had stroke OF paralysis He
has since partially recovered his conscious
ness, but Is not expected to long survive
-Fuller's Battery, accompanied by the
First Regiment band enjoyed IA pleasant out
ing at Spohord lake Saturday afternoon A
sail on the steamer Enterprise. supper at
Fairs, and roller skating aud dancing in the
evening constituted the principal textures of
the occasion.
AT the Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing the pastors subject will be THE Open
Mouth Filled At = =. NJ a communion ser
vice will be held, at which time the converts
recently baptized will receive the right hand
~ falln q IN A. "a
slonAry concert conducted by the young men
Robert HRrdie, jr, the artist, has recent
ly returned TO BrRttleboro after SIX months
spent in Washington, during which he has
found profitable employment in his profess
sion. His last work before leaving the city
was portrait of Mrs. Senator Morrill, which
proved very satisfactory to her friends.
Misses Alice Rockwell and Susie Dimock
and their young friends gave their annual
fair for the benefit Of the New York fresh
air fund at DIR. Rockwells on Saturday
evening. There Was a sale OF fancy articles
and supper, and the occasion was very de.
hghtful one for those present The pro-
eeeds were $50.
-Monson. Mass is 10 have big celebra-
tion on the Fourth when her soldiers monu.
ment will be dedicated, with an address by
Gen. j. L. Chamberlain Of Maine An extra
train will be run from this place, at half-fare
rates, leaving at GEO A. NJ. Holyoke, Mass.
will also celebrate the Fourth, and several of
our base ball players will attend with the ex-
pectation Of witnessing some unusually good
playing.
A human monstresity, called "the bear
man, with very repulsive countenanoe and
hands and feet strangely like those OF bear.
attracted large crowd Of the curious at the
railroad station Wednesday morning. He
was in charge Of Snowman who brought
him over from HinsdRle and was taking him
TO Bellows Falls for exhibition Fortunately
for Brattleboro the Snowman said he Couldn't
afford to show him here because they charged
so much for q hall"
We are glad to find that our friend Selleok
shows no signs OF elevation because of his
preferment TO the high office which now, for
three terms in succession, has been thrus. up.
on him by his RppreciRtive fellow Republi.
cans Of WindhAm county. To see him thus
honored gives us all the more pleasure be-
cause he is a fellow craftsman and a worthy
exponent Of the art preventative" Just to
give him little diversion by way of practice
and experience in his office, we half wish he
may have a chance TO hang the sheriff But
not this year--some other year.
Mr.. Edward Crosby has begun a libel
suit against Rev, Lewis Grout Of West Brat
tlsbOro for $4,000 damages on account of
Mr.. CIRCUITS letter published in the Reformer
some weeks ago on the railroad question in
which serious charges were made or insinu-
Rted against Mr.. Crosby and his methods and
motives in attempting 10 secure q vote of a id
for the Brattleboro a Bennington road from
the town. This suit, however, has nothing
TO do with the railroad question, but is an in
dividual matter with Mr.. Crosby for the pro-
Of
ments have been placed on Mr. CIRCUITS prop
erty End service of the papers has been made
upon him. HAskips 4 Stoddard are MIR.
Crosby's lawyers in the case.
The envelope party" given at the town
hall last evening by the ladies of the Baptist
society was very pleasant and successful af.
fair. No admission tickets were sold but ey.
erybody attending was expected to enclose q
sum of money in an envelope, together with
q quotation or sentiment, the money being
for the benefit of the ladies fund for church
parlors The reading of the sentiments, ETC.,
formed pleasing feature Of the evenings pro-
gram, 10 which were added the reading of the
illustrated poem entitled, Rock me to sleep,
mother" by Mrs. BurohRrd, with tableaux
recitation, "How Gushing destroyed the Al.
bemsrle, by Mr.. Anderson Mrs. Mallory
and her Nephew" delineRted by Mrs. Fuller
and Mr.. Markham songs by Miss Mozart and
Mr.. O'Neil, choruses by the children and nu-
sic by the Philharmonic orchestra, the whole
forming very acceptable entertainment. The
receipts amounted to q little over 800,
We learn that meeting of the Vermont
Live Stock company viii be held next week
when the balance of subscriptions will be
called for to pay for improvements and addi-
tional stock recently bought for the ranch in
Montana About POO head of Texas cattle
with some GOO calves, have lately been bought
and will be driven to the ranch during Au
gust. In this section Of country, including
Vermont New Hampshire and Massachusetts,
Mr.. ID. s. Pratt has bought 100 head of high
grade Durham and Herford bulls from year
to q year and one half old, which will be
shipped to the ranch from Brattleboro in
course of this month. Fred M Waite will
60 on with them. The cattle will leave the
cars at Dickinson, Dakota, 100 miles from
the ranch, which lies between the Little Mis-
souri, and Moreau rivers. Young blooded
bulls of the kind above mentioned are in
quick demand on all the great ranches, a fact
which our farmers should make note Of Mr..
L. F. Adams, the oompRny's superintendent,
reports everything prospecting finely at the
ranch and says he is wen pleased with the
countryside rattlesnakes, Indians and noun
tain lions included
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