Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-10-03

Judge Wheeler expects to remove to
Brattleboro about Nov. 1.
Our Brattleboro base ball boys got beat
en- at Bellows Falls last Saturday IL to ..
Sherman q JENNIE have sold one of Mrs.
Stoddard's houses, on Pearl street to Charles
L. Cobb for $1,000.
-Brattleboro was represented at the Will
mington fair by some good teams and a
good sized delegation of citizens.
John Putnam, the veteran toll collector
for the Hinsdale bridge began his 35th year
of service Sept. LIST.
-"Shal we know each other there ?" will
be Rev. Mr.. Towers subject next Sunday
morning
Judge stoddard is in town to-day, and
suffers no i'll effects from his railroad expert
ence OF last week.
&C. w. Stewart, who has been quite sick
from Inflammation Of the bowels, is able TO
be on the street again.
New concrete walks have been laid on
sections of Elm, Frost and Green streets
also on the High school grounds.
Mr.. Crowell is planning to build two
more cottages this fall beside the one al
ready erected on Laurel street, north of For
est square.
j. S. Wood Of West Brattcboro sends
us branch of an apple tree with several
blossoms on it, and at the tip a full grown
apple.
--Hawley WAS on Of the buyers at the i'm
meuse trade sale in New York yesterday of
60 600 horse blankets and 10000 Pontoosuck
lap robes.
We think we have heretofore neglected
to say that II. T. Taylor, Que of Uncle Sans
servants, now has his Office in Edwards q
a Lillis' store at the rear.
The railroad crossing gate has been put
in place and is in operation. We hope it will
stop some of the swearing about affairs in
the railroad yard, and the cause of it also.
The Jacksonville stage was badly demon
allied in II runaway accident Wednesday
noon, and the driver, Mr. Perry, received
some injuries in trying to avert the catastro-
phe.
-Frink hasn't forgotten his skill in ar
ranging an elegant aud artistic window and
making it one of the attractions Of the street.
He has some handsome goods which are
shown to excellent advantage
Two teams of "old boys" are to play a
game of "old fashioned" round ball on
Frost's meadow next Monday afternoon at
! 3 o'clock, with H. c. Greasy aud W. II.
Childs as captains and Chester Sergeant as
umpire.
! -Chas. G. Cutting of Westminster West
! formerly clerk at the Farmers a Mechanics
! Exchange has recovered his health, which
was seriously impaired when be left here
last spring, aud goes TO Boston TO take a stu.
alton next week.
-Arcbdeacon Kirkby will preach next Sun.
day in ST. Michsels church at both morn
ing and evening seryices-lO:3O A. NJ and :
=. NJ. He will also address the children at
| $3.50 4. NJ, and preach in Christ church Gull.
ford, at 23O p. NJ.
The Rutland Herald has an account of
the wedding, at that place on Tuesday even.
ing, Of Miss Mary Eayres, youngest daugh
ter of Geo. n. E4yres, superintendent of the
house of correction, at which Miss Alice
Newman Of the BTattleboro telephone ex
change, a cousin OF The bride, acted as brides
maid.
The Ladies' Relief Corps of Post Sedg
wick have appropriated so from their funds
as a nucleus for a fund for soldiers monu
ment in Brattleboro. We hope this is the be
ginning of a movement which will be success
fully carried through. 1t is probable that ,
fair in aid of such fund will be held preyiou,
to the holidays.
AT the annual meeting of the ladies be
nevolent society of the Centre church tn,
following officers were elected Presid snt
Mrs N. l. Hawley; vice president, Mrs. X
w. Clarke; secretary and treasurer, Mis-
Kate Selleck; directors, Mrs. Goodnow, Mrs
Z. l.. Putnam, Mrs. G. +. Selleck, Mrs. f. A
Wood, Mrs. o. Z. Randall.
At the preliminary meeting of the c. L
s. G. held in the Congregational chapel las
Wednesday evening, the following officer
were elected President, l.. W. Hawley vic,
president, j. II. Pollard secretary Emm,
F. Heath; committee, Mrs. NJ J. Draper
Frank S Chanfrau, the well known nc
tor who played Kit" here two weeks ago
WAS stricken with paralysis at Jersey Cit
Wednesday night while eating supper al,
died during the night. He had Just read
an account of the breaking down of his oil,
friend John Mccullough on the stage in tn,
West and threw down the paper saying 81
suppose it will be my turn next Mr.. Chan
frau's age was 60.
Fred w. Miller, who died last Sunday o
consumption, at the age of 3d. was younl
man of uuassuming character but uprigh
and faithful in all his relations. He succeed
ed to the harness. making business on Ellio
street on the death of his father, Col Ma
than Miller, about a dozen years since, aut
has since been the chief support of his Widow,
mother, who is now an invalid
B. A. Clarks son, William b., who wen
" LhEulo III Ouud III Luphul Win one q
the Amherst professors. has decided to ente
Leipsic university. He has been spending tn
last three or four weeks in Switzerland, an
recently made the ascent of one of the prin
cipal Alpine peaks. The two will make tn
tour of France and Italy as soon as the sub
sidence of the cholera makes it safe to do so
F X Barrows opened in his new store OF
his old stand Tuesday His fittings are exceed
ingly handsome and substantial, the shelve
and counters being of ash in natural color
and the counter tops of solid cherry. Tn,
store is one of the most elegant in town AM
Mr. Barrows's customers are glad to find hin
in quarters so attractive. 1t should be adde
that his stock OF goods amply fulfls the pro
mise of his advertisement.
A familiar Landmark has disappeared
this week IN the tearing down of the "olt
Burnham shop" on North Main street Tn,
shop was built by the late John Burnha1
in the year 1882, and was used by hin
and his son Henry after him, later by Burnhan
Il Willis, as pump shop and brass foundr,
for many years A great deal of business hat
been done in the Old building in its day 1t
removal will add much TO the appearance o
the new school building and of all the prop
erty in the vicinity.
Programs ars out for the annual stat
convention of Young Mems Christian asso
clauons which begins at BrattlebOrO mex
Friday and lasts over Sunday. d. L. Mood!
will be present on one OF the days. The stat
secretaries of New York and Connecticut
e. W. Watkins of the international commit
tee, and Rev, II. L. Hastings of Boston, vii
also be present. Three services will be he'll
> on each of the three days-the public sol
; vices in some one Of the churches.
"A large audience found an hours pleas
; ant and more or less exciting entertainment
at the skating rink last evening in witnessn
the performances of the Girard and Woke
celebrities, The bicycling by Miss Vokes an
the fancy skating by Miss Newhall were boil
graceful and artistic performances, while tn
difficult feats performed by Prof. Canary bi
oycist, and Prof. Livesey, trick roller-skater
were at once delight ana an establishment
Theevening closed with a very funny burlesqu
performance on skates by the Powers broth
ers, which sent everybody home happy.
"A rare and difficult piece of sewing ma
chine work was on exhibition in Edwards
Lillis' store last evening in the shape of al
embroidered silk bedquilt of 40 squares
each Of different design, and all of then
wrought on a Domestic sewing machine b,
VIM. II. Haywood. The designu are in grea
variety and include pair of storks, eagl
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