Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-21
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BrattIeboro.
Col Huskins will deliver the Decoration
day address at Bellows Falls.
d. S. Ormes has taken the Chesterfield
House for the coming season
See Drown d Bliss announcement Of
spring goods at the Brooks House shoe store.
DE not weary in well doing" is to be the
Rev. i. i. Towers subject next Sunday morn
ing.
The Good Tomplars will play 1.-THE Last
Loaf at Graud Army hall next Monday even
ing
-Genuine new sugar has begun to appear
in market this week, and is selling for from
10 to Is cents
"A census of the town is now being taken,
the expense Of which will be betrayed by pr-
vate enterprise
d. Z. Downor will hive the supervision
OF the stone mason work on the new bank
block at Newfane.
Rev F. s. Rice of Springfield, A., will
preach in the UniverBalist church next Sun
day, morning and evening.
The next meeting of the q. J.. S. G. will
be with Mrs. Edward Clark. on Oak street.
Thursday evening, March 81
Prof George Burwell, the contortionist
on skates, is the attraction at the rink for this
evening and tomorrow evening.
A special meeting Of sedgwick relief
corps will be held at Grand Army hall next
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
"A sugar festival and dance at Crosby hall
next Thursday evening, by the ladies Of the
Universalist society, is announced.
%. A. Marshall OF the Peoples bank has
been kept at home the past week with a quin-
sy sore throat, but is now improving
Mr. VIM. i. Howe has partially recover.
ed from his recent paralytic shock, and HE
friends hope soon to see him out again.
Easter cards in tasteful and elegant de
signs birthday cards, including Prang's latest
issues Of both kinds, at Cheney a Ciapps
The attention of every lady is called TO
the Notice OF o. j. Pratts opening Of new
spring goods this week rs being worthy Of in
spection.
"A party of nine or ten, mostly men who
had been in the employ Of Estoy q Co., left
town Monday morning for Kansas aud points
beyond
Master Charlie Boyden, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. A. Boyden, celebrated his birthday
on Wednesday with happy gathering Of his
young friends
There was a slight blaze in Hawley e
heNA' mummy ofIhlAbf hbAAt Va Alf llutl
goods in one Of the windows iguitiug from a
newly-lighted gas jet. The loss was between
$50 and $40.
The annual meeting of school district No
? is called to he held At the town hall next
Tuesday evening at 1880. Nothing but rou-
tine business will come before the meeting
according to the warrant
Miss Belle Clark is now back in her old
place as organist at the Centre church, and
Mrs. Fulton takes Miss Clark's place as alto
in the choir. Miss Grace Mansur has a tenn
porary engagement as alto in the Baptist
choir
Owing to Gen Lyndc's illness during the
past week the committee have not completed
their report on Mr.. Herricks tax accounts
We understand that there are no new devel-
opments and that the matter stands as We
stated it in brief last week
st Patrioks day was observed 10y the
Catholics with celebration Of high mass at
the church in the morning. sermon in hon
or Of the saint having been preached by Faith
or Cunningham on Sundsy-And a supper and
dance at Crosby hall IN the evening
H. Z. Taylor has closed ont bis goods by
auction during the past week and has vacated
the room opposite the post-offce to mako way
for its occupation by L. X. Barrows, who will
remove his goods and carry on his business
there while Col Hookers block IL in process
of erection.
MIR. jackson, one OF the original propr-
etors Of the skating rink, was In town last
night with view to the purchase of a bill Of
lumber for rink at Westfeld. Mas. A III.
NOR that be is to build another rink here
on tros,s meadow, Is pronounced without
foundation.
The Bennington defalcation has evident
~ set the post-offioe department a-thinkine
ahoui Vermont post-offices Last Saturday
Inspector Lamsou went through" the Brat
tleboro office under orders from Headquarters
He found the accounts all straight. and--it is
needless to say-no deficiency.
Sol Smith Russell played in 'Edpowood
Folks to one Of the best houses OF the sea
son on Tuesday evening Mr. Russells com
pany Is good one, and showed some excel
lent acting which, with his own inimitable
Hpeclaltes, gave the audience an evening Of
real enjoyment, spced with honest fun
-CudwortL * Chllds offer for sale de-
srablo house on High street suitable for two
t5noments and in excellent repair, now rent
inc for $40 per year. II sold before the
lst Of April the price will be $1,000 For
further particulars inquire at their office in
Crosby block.
To the average lan it looks like rare
piece Of shiftlessness that the CUTTERS haven't
yet been cleared out so as to relieve the side
walks Of the water and slush. In most cases
the concrete walks are serving as cutters, aud
pedestrians are wading ankle deep and swear
ing as they wade
We observe that the Observer OF keene
had an item last week mentioning "Brattle-
boro, with half the population Of Keeno -"
According TO the census Of 1850 keene had a
population Of G7S4 and Brattleboro 5sS2-dif-
ference in favor of heene 902 only, which we
expect to wipe out entirely long before 1890
We learn from an item in a recent nun
Der of the Folio, that Albert S. Colburn, for
meFly OF Bratteboro, Is at present acting a.
assistant TO Signor FRrini, the well. known
singer and teacher Of vocal music in Boston
Mr.. Colburn has been under the instruction
Of Farini for several years, and has made sew.
eral creditable appearances before the public
as a singer.
-Whittemore & Clarks minstrels, which
closed their season at Ludlow last Friday even
ing,Nlo said 10 have lost money (S2OOO) for
the first time since their organization A
member OF the company told q Concord. n. Il
newspaper man that: THE company was a
strong one, but the Kinks everywhere took oil
the change there was lying around loose"
Mrs. Morse reports the names of her pu-
pills in the intermediate school whose average
in written test, for the term ending to-day
has been % per cent. or higher Winnie FL
mer, 80 Mabel Freeman, 9S Meddie Gregg.
81; Lena Weston, 81; Josie Foster, 81; Carl
Ward, o. Frank Bailey, 81 Ada Choate, 90:
Carrie Huntley, 90 Dellie BY, SO Susie
Dowley, % Maggie Long, %.
The Philadelphia Telephone has this item
of local interest prof. Markham still draws
immense congregations every evening 10 the
BereRn Baptist church. His singing is of the
highest order, and many regard him as supe-
rior TO Sankey. Quite religious interest has
also been awakened in the congregation. The
service will be continued throughout the com
ing week" Mr.. Markham will remain in Phil
adelphia until some time in April.
No decision has yet been reached with re-
gard to the future location of the post-ofice.
Col Hooker has put in bid for the accom-
mediation Of the office in the upper end of his
new block, and it is understood that the &c.
lectmen will put in a bid to-day for it TO re.
main in its present location with enlargement
and improvement of the quarters. Whatever
the decision may be it seems 10 be reasona-
bly, certain that We are to see AN improve
ment in our post-office accommodations in
course of another year. There is need enough
of It,
Mr.. Z. d. Ingersol railroad secretary of
the Y. NJ. @. A., gave a very interesting talk
At the Congregational church last Sunday
morning and at the Baptist church in the