Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-08-08
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A'ASHHA NAmih are CuChp AZ buent9 q Nlapp r.
BrattIebOrO.
The grangers will have thoir annual fall
picnic at Highland park.
Cheney & Clapp have on exhibition O
fow choice otchings and engravings.
Col. j. J. Estey returned Saturday from
five weeks business trip to tho West.
-Warron Doolittle is about building q
house on the corner Of Pearl and Centre
streets.
IF. L. Crosby calls attention this week to
the excellent building stone which he is get.
ting out at his Dummerston quarry.
The Oongregationalists held the second
of their summers series Of monthly sociabes
at their chapel on Wednesday evening.
About 30 members Of tho Universalist
Sunday school, comprising the Juvenile class
es with their teachers, picnckcd at Highland
park yesterday.
Ladies' Interested in work for the fresh
air children will ply needle and thread fer
their benefit at the Congregational chapel
next Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Hall, who lives with her sister, Mrs.
James Z. Estey, on Green street, fell down a
flight Of stairs Wednesday evening, and Bus-
tainod severe injury in the hip.
Every man who expects to cast his vote
hero at the coming state election should OK
amino the check list posted at the town hall
to SEQ that his nsmo is duly registered.
-ltcv. A. L. Dunning of Boston, general
secretary Of tho Congregational Sunday school
aud publication society, will preach at the
Centre church next Sunday morning.
Fifteen BrAttloboro Democrats went on
the special last evening TO attend tho meeting
at South Londonderry. The party was in
creased to 30 when it reached its destination.
E. d. Whitney has moved into his Green
street cottage, bought of o. b. Mack, which
has undergone extensive alterations, making
1t one of the neatest residences in town. A
barn 25x25, in the rear, is now in process Of
completion.
DR. Weston's collection of coins. exhibit
cd In his show window, has lately received
valuable accession in q bronze coin issued in
the time Of the Roman emperor Hadrian, who
reigned A. ID. III TO A. u. 1888. The age of
tho coin is therefore about 1740 years.
Rev. L. II. Elliot, secretary of tho Yer
mont Bible society, asks the children In all
the Sunday schools in the state to make
thank-oforing for the Bibo on the first Sun
day in September. He suggests that they
earn the money, and give as many cents as
they are years old.
Mr.. /. W. Goodnor stenographer, who
recently emigrated to Dakota has been ap.
pointed court reporter for the fifth judicial
district, with headquarters at Huron. Mr..
ioodner has the sympathy Of many Brattle-
boro friends in the death of his little daugh-
ter, which is elsewhere recorded.
"A party Of three Easthampton. students
arrived in town yesterday by boat having
Doen on the river since Monday. They found
the upstream navigation rather difficult, and
will not aitemUt IN aqcond fbo riyor f,rtb,r
They report having caught plenty Of ducks,
but few fish. Aparty Of five is on the way up
in larger boat.
Charlie Spencer is taking subscriptions
for Conwel's life of Blaine, a handsomely
gotten-uP campaign volume, which has the
best portrait yet of Mr.. Blaine, and which
we hope the young man will find success with.
But does this mean that there is a political
division in the family Of our rotund and genial
friend, the steward Of the Vermont asylum
F. J. Burrell, employed in the cutting up
department in shop No. g. at Estey IL Co. g,
cut his right band very badly on o circular
saw wednesday afternoon. All tho fingers
and the thumb were more or less cut, and the
forefnger was taken clean of. The other fin
gers Will be saved so Gs to be OF some use.
Through the kindness of Mr. and Mrs
Crowell, the fresh air" children now stop
Highland Park on Wednesday afternoon.
The occasion was evidently one Of great de.
hghtto the little ones, as it was also to those
OF our ciuzens who watched their play and
listened to their childish songs and laughter.
For any sins, either of omission or of
commission, III this issue or for the next three
or four weeks, The PhUnix bogs Indulgence in
advance. Babel WAS quietness compared with
our present surroundings and distractions.
Before tho end of Septo mber we hope to hive
returned to normal condition and to 6e able
to show our friends new and well-arrenged
newspaper office.
Fuller Battery held an election of officers
last nightto fill q vacancy caused by the resig-
nation OF &. Il. Briggs, senior First Lieu
tenant. In due course of promotion Lieut.
Weld became senior First Lieutenant. Lieut..
Conners having declined an election as Junior
First Lieutenant, Lieut.. Mcclure was elected
to that place. Frank Bruce was elected Jun.
Tor Second Lieutenant
The ladies of the Unitarian society have
every reason to congratulate themselves on
the success, both in q social and financial
way, of their annual fair held on Wednesday
evening. The hall was handsomely arranged.
the attendance was good, tho supper was ex-
cellent, and there was large sale of attrac.
tive fancy articles. The proceeds of the
eNeuluB were ABOUT SfOO.
The Centreville Republicans are keeping
step with their fellows in other parts of tho
town in their enthusiasm for tine state and
national tickets. Last Saturday evening they
hung one of the handsomest flags in town
across the street from Mr.. Malcolm Moody's
residence to the flagstaff opposite. There
was no speechmaking, but the flag means a
solid Republican vote, Just the same The
nag bears the portraits Of Blaine and Logan.
Under vote of the public library trus,
tees at the regular monthly meeting held last
Monday, tho library is now closed, and will
remain so until the first of September. The
closing is for the purpose of examination az
to the condition OF the library, and all books
now out are required to be returned by Aug.
ls-under penalty of 80 cents for delay be-
yond that date. The reading-room remains
open as usual.
The Republican hag-raising at Estey-
vile, wednesday evening, was attended by
an enthusiastic demonstration. The streets
were Illuminated by bonfres and other fire.
works cannon doomed, and band music and
oratory abounded. Hons. L. X. Fuller and
j. Nj. Tyler were the principal speakers, Mr..
Brockineton, president of the local Blaine
and Logan club, also making some remarks.
A large crowd was in attendance.
1t is not Burke's livery business that Mr..
F. W. Brooks has bought, as stated in last
weeks Phoenix, but the real estate occupied
by 1t, formerly owned by Wilder Smith We
hasten to make this correction before We have
a couple of lawsuits on our hands, as we I'M
derstand that Mr.. Burke's lady friends have
all deserted him in consequence of reading
that item, while Mr.. Brooks is overrun with
applications from his friends for free rides.
The German given by the Misses Brooks
Monday evening at the residence of their
father, f. W. Brooks, was brilliant affair.
The grounds were illuminated by Japanese
lanterns and the house was tastefully deco.
rated with flowers The German was led by
0. A. Marshall and Miss Lille Brooks. and
nine flower and favor figures were danced.
During the evening refreshments were served
and all present passed an evening much en-
joyed.
The statement in Sundays Republican
that there are in Brattleboro more than
100 open Republican opponents of Blaine"
VINO declare that they will not vote for him,
is the Veriest nonsense. II any such list has
been made out as is occasionally claimed on
the streets 1t has been obtained by putting
down the name of every Republican who has
ever declared that he should rather have had
some other candidate than Mr.. Blaine. The
Brattleboro Republicans will cast a practical
ly solid vote for pinQree and Ormahaa In Gan