Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28


The old reliable Hartford, New YORK, Pennsylvania
and foreign fire insurance companies represented by
Cudworth Chllds afford absolute protection. The
bests tho safest In the end
PfcruhE FRAMES cheap at Cheney Clapps.
BrattIebOrO.
Elegant Easter. souvenirs at Cheney q
Olapp's.
-Rov. MIR. Towers subject next Sunday
morning will be "'Thomas's Mistake"
Mrs. Mays house on Walnut street is ad-
vertised for sale by b. A. Clark executor
Fred Waite has gone west after another
carload Of horses, and will return next week.
Hon. and Mrs Jacob Estey are on a
three weeks visit to Raleigh, N. O., and At
lanta, Ga.
II. Il. Taylor, internal revenue collector,
will retain his Office at the town hall, with +.
X. Barrows
IA lesson from Zadig" is the subject OF
Rov. E. W. Whitney's lecture to young peo-
pie next Sunday evening.
The Sovcreigns of Industry will hold
their annual sugar party at Crosby hall next
Wednesday evening.
Tho annual meeting of the Highly sew
ing machine company occurs at tho Brooks
House next Wednesday evening.
Scott Dunklee has takon temporary quar-
ters in Starr q Estey's block, in the room
lately occupied by DIR. Conland.
"A union gospel temperance meeting will
be held in the Y. NJ. @. A. room in Crosby
block, Sunday at $3.50 p. NJ.
Neither the Wilmington nor tho Jackson
vile stage put in an appearance yesterday y,
but both eamo through this morning
The Centreville school district voted at
its annual meeting Tuesday evening to have
singing taught in the school the coming year
"A. G. Davenport has bought tho Fox
house on High street, advertised last week
by Cudworth a. Ohids, at the price named
$1,000.
The 10 o'clock train from tho North was
detained by landslide at Charlestown, n
H., this morning and did not reach here un-
til after 1890.
The listers are ready to begin their work
promptly April lst and call especial atten-
ton to the notice which they publish in our
advertising columns to-day.
The Knights and Ladies of Honor will
repeat the drama Down by the Sea" at
Grand Army hall next Thursday evening for
the benefit Of Post Sodgwick
VIM. j. Merrill, professional from Bos-
ton, entertained the crowd at the rink last
evening" and will be the attraction again this
evening.
ID. A. Fay has hired John Henkors shop
at West Brattleboro for tho purpose of man
uiacturing furniture for j. L. Jacobs aud 70.
moved to that village.
A call is out this morning for another
school meeting to be held Tuesday evening,
April s, when the questions which we discuss
elsewhere will be acted upon.
F. X. Barrows gives notice that he will
l.. Al M n
next Monday, and will make arrangements
so as to disturb his trade as little Ms possible.
Tho Unitarian sociabo held with Miss
Margaret Durham, last evening, was pleas
antly varied by the presentation of tableaux
and pantomimes by the young people, which
were highly enjoyed by an appreciative audi.
ence.
Warren Doolittle returned Saturday from
his trip to Florida. Among the benefits of
the trip he doesn't reckon the broken shout
der occasioned by n lurch Of the steamer dur
ing tho outward passage from New York to
Savannah.
The sugar party aud dance given by the
ladies of the Universalist society last evening
in Crosby hall was a very pleasant affair aud
financial success Over so couples partici-
pated in the dance and the total receipts
were 5000.
Let Florida and southern California take
back seat E. Z. Streeter sent us on Sat.
urday, the 22d, 'the third day of spring." by
the hand of his daughter, apple blossoms
and green leaves of bona fide home growth.
The Brockton, Mass, Enterprise OF last
Monday morning mentions that lat the First
church last night, before an audience which
filed every seat, Rev. Geo Z. Martin, the
pastor, delivered the second in the series of
illustrated lectures on the travels of ST. PAIL"
1t strikes us that the action of the school
meeting Tuesday evening in d. S. Pratts
case was both ungeneroui and unwise. II
Is true that Mr.. Pratt is abundantly able to
pay for the schooling OF his children, but II
~ also true that the district cannot afford to
acquire the reputation of being "hoggish."
Another OF their pleasant sociables and
suppers will be given by the w. G. Il. U. Ia.
dies at the house Of Mrs. George Clapp next
Wednesday afternoon and evening. Bust.
ness meeting at o'clock and supper served
at O'Clock. 1t ID hoped that the members
will remember this occasion by attending it
and bringing their friends
The attention OF the public is called to
the advertisement of VIM. w. Plimpton,
gold, silver and nickel platter which appears
this week. Mr.. Plimpton has been employed
for some time as electroplater at the Brattle-
boro sewing machine works, and is recon
mended as competent and reliable workman
We understand that J. T. Jacobs (for.
merly Nash & Jacobs is making arrange
ments to manufacture his new folding furni-
ture by contract, thereby giving him more
time to attend TO its introduction and sale
All orders addressed to j. Z. Jacobs, Brattle-
boro, VT, will receive prompt attention.
DR.. F. A. Holman, formerly assistant at
the Vermont asylum, and for the past 80
years practicing physician in San Francis
co, died in that city on the 18th inst His
wife was a niece of the late DR.. Chaplin and
both are we'll remembered by Brattleboro
residents of 80 years.
There has been but small amount of
maple sugar made in this section as yet, the
weather having been unfavorable with the
exception of two or three days last week,
and prices remain high. Sugar of q good
grade brings from ~ to II cents pound,
and syrup 90 cents to 81 gallon.
The weather clerk is following the alma
nae very closely now days. This week has
brought an end of the sleighing season. which
has been continuous since Christmas, and
has ushered in the spring with its chorus of
birds, swollen streams and abominable trav-
cling Well, let us take long breath, wipe
our shoes, and be thankful.
-Callenders minstrels, who appear here
next MONDAY evening, are company of gen.
uine negroes, and are vouched for as being
the very best troupe on the road. In the Lam
guage of the profession" they are i'm
mense." They give fine street parade at
p. NJ, and their evening performance will
include all the best things by full company
of 20 members.
The burial of Mrs. Elizabeth Spencer,
mother of p. O. Spencer, and widow of Ash
or Spencer, well-known Brattleboro resi-
dent who died 10 years ago, took place here
on Tuesday. Since her husbands death Mrs. |
Spencer had found pleasant home with her
son, |. N. Spencer, for 10 or 20 years past q
merchant in Keene, N. H. Her death, which |
was from paralysis, was comparatively sud
den.
The folly of our cheap (but very DEAR |
and shiftless way of managing our highway |
and sidewalk business is seen this spring on |
High street, where, for lack of any curbing, |
the water has undermined the concrete walk |
laid only two or three seasons ago, and caused |
the concrete to break of badly in several |
places. True economy would be to have 20 |
rods of walk laid as it ought to be, rather
than a mile half laid
r. E. Drown has bought the interest of |
his partner, f. H. Bliss, in the Brooks House
boot and shoe store and will hereafter have
the sole ownership of the business He has