Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-16

The Murray club will present a Mother
Goose operetta at Crosby hall next Tuesday
evening, beginning at 7.4j o clock
The spring shoot Of the Brattleboro rife
club will take place Tuesday, May 20. The
range will be open at O'Clock 7. NJ
Peter Chase is raising a largo crop Of
dandelions this season, and the plants arc now
in suitable condition for p0ttiHg. Try them.
Major A. b. Hastings goes to Meriden.
Conn. to-day 20 work for the Wilcox a White
organ company, and has resigned his Office IN
the Estey Guard.
Cigars are said to be unusually plenty
among certain Of the boys" since the night
OF the FIRE. How is this, gentlemen Of the
fire police
%. J. Pratt has opened new and finely
arranged cloak department in rooms immedi-
ately over his store, which be invites all the
ladies to call and examine.
LEV David Shurted, formerly Of this
section, has been installed pastor Of the Con
gregational church at Petersham. Mass. after
supplying the pulpit for about eight months
The selectmen were so well pleased with
the operation OF the new Champion road ma
chine which was exhibited the other day that
they have ordered one for the use Of the
town.
The pretended spirituRlistic exhibition
given at the town hall Sunday evening by
Prof WRylAnd aud W A. Conant was de
cidedly thin" and the whole concern bore
evident marks OF fraud.
1t is expected that a. the railroad meet.
ing to be held at the town hall to night facts
and figures will be presented Of interest 10
friends Of the road and a definite plan Of &c
ton suggested Let there be full attend
Rnoe.
Charles Stockwel Of West Brattleboro
while painting OIL Miss Dalton house. Mon.
day. fell from the top OF ladder to the
ground, some 20 feet No bones were brok
en-, however, and he was a. work again 10 q
day or two.
Mr.. Sayford, the evangelist will close his
labors here next Sunday. There will be a
meeting for young converts and inquirers IN
the chapel Of the Congregational church at
$3.50 p. n Closing service IN the church in
the evening at : O'Clock.
MIR. Liberty Howe, aged 50, q former
resident Of Dover where he was well known
and highly respected was found dead at al
early hour Monday morning. at the residence
OF his son .in-law, George " Brown on
Brook street De had been troubled with a
dropsical affection, which undoubtedly caused
his death.
When the engineer ct Churchs planning
mill sounded the whistle Tuesday noou the
blowing out of loose screw connected there
with prevented shutting of for some five min
utes. and the natural result was the raising Of
a cry OF fire, the turning out Of the FIRE de
partmeni and general rush on the streets
TO find out where the FIRE was.
MI. r F. French received telegram
yesterday announcing the death of his broth.
er-iu-law, Mr. L muel Galliver, at his resi-.
denoe IN Somervilie, Mass, at the age Of -.
Mr. CULVER was for many years cashier OF
the Union national bank Of Boston, aud his
wife native Of this town, was formerly
principal OF Mount Holyoke female seminary.
An insane man named Pine, formerly al
inmate Of the asylum, was brought here 10y
his brother on Saturday 10 be again placed
in the institution, but for lack OF the neces
sary papers be had to be left at the American
House over Sunday where being left by his
brother without keeper, be made things die
agreeably lively, but fortunately did not harm
anyone.
The "Wantastiquet" lawn tennis club wa
organized last week with Miss Ethel Dalton
rs president, Miss Amy o. Adds secretary,
Mr. o. A. Marshall treasurer, and al eIecu-
tive committee OF three. The popularity OF
this lively and attractive game appears 10 be
on the increase among our young people and
some very interesting tournaments may be
expected in the course Of the season.
Our veteran carpenter and builder, Mr.
Harvey Houghton Is putting the finishing
touches on A T. Boynton's house on Grove
street. which the owner already occupies IL
part The interior of the house is handsome
y finished in ash, cherry, birch, and Other
hard woods. and both IN its general design
and execution it is q highly creditable piece Of
work.
The will of Ellen p Read, late of VIII
mington, came up again for allowance in the
probate court on Monday, the case having
been once continued After hearing the tes-
timony OF the Rttesting witnesses. DR.. Gregl
and S. n Herrick, the court admitted the
will, the husband and contestant, Charles +
Reed offering no evidence. The case goel
to the county court ]. II. Tyler is counsel
for proponents X. HRskins and o. Z. But
terheld for the contestant.
We desire to call the attention OF oui
readers TO q poem by our townsman, George
A. Hines, which appears in another column
Of this paper. We have always known that
George was an exceedingly modest man, bu
when production of his contains so much
merit the public will find him out unless h,
sends il to somebody who lives farther away
than Kansas We have copied the poem from
the Topeka Daily Capital, in which it appear
ed, doubtless, without his knowledge.
About II O'Clock Tuesday night the oil
pumpshop by Henry BurnhHm, near tn,
| High school lot, was discovered TO be on fir,
| at the north end but the fire department was
on hand promptly at the call, and the build
/ ing, which was uninsured, was saved with no
more than 500 damage. The building wa
occupied by Alden 4 Frost, cigarmakers, who
lost some $1,000 worth of stock, on which
/ there was an insurance Of 500. 1t is gene
/ rally believed that the fire was of incendiary
origin.
With tomorrow night the ''star" per
| formances at the skating rink will end for thu
| season, and on Monday evening next ther,
/ will be grand complimentary entertainment
4 for the benefit of Manager Lawton and thu
/ other employees. The military band hRvI
rendered their services for the occasion, AMI
/ there will be exhibitions of fancy skating,
! half-mile race for the local championship AMI
/ other features of interest. Hereafter, during
the warm season the rink will only be opeI
! on Saturdays.
Our northern neighbor, the News AMI
/ Citizen of Hyde Park, is highly compliment
tary TO Brattleboros delegation at the recon
state convention. This is the way it speak
/ of il in its issue Of the Sth For a strong
team at q political convention, Brattlebort
| takes the premium. We understand that q
the state convention the delegation from tina
| lively hamlet was made up Of such politicA
timber as Geo. W. Hooker, J. NJ. Tyler. B. d
/ Harris, ]. l. Martin, j. j. Estey, Kittredgt
/ Haskins-but why continue The whole lis
was good, and almost any one of them com
/ petent to fill the office of chief executive o
/ our state. Hooker is but recently from thl
| important position of sergeant-at arms Of th'
national house of representatives, is the Yer
| mont member and assistant secretary Of thu
Republican national committee and it is saiC
is already arranging to put on brass buttons
/ j NJ. Tyler, who presided over the conven
tion-aud he presided wells but recently
/ from the national Congress, and is mentioned
as available timber for the next gubernationa
nomination Julius j, Estey is the state sen
Rtor from Windham county Harris is one o
our delegates-at-lArge to Chicago Martin 1