Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-14
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WIN Hall is manager of the skating rink
at South Londonderry.
j. G.. Smith has sold ont his undertak.
ing business at Woonsocket, II. /.
Fred Waite reached home last Saturday
with his carload of western horses. They are
all for sale.
The subject of Rev. Mr.. Towers morn
ing sermon next Sunday will be signs of
the Lords return"
--Hawley has just returned from New
York with an attractive assortment of spring
goods, as elsewhere advertised.
-"Temper and its Control" is the subject
of Rev. E. W. Whitney's lecture in the Uni
vorsalist church next Sunday evening.
The ladies Of the Congregational society
will serve an oyster supper at their church
parlors next Wednesday evening--the last
supper of the season.
-Four Brattleboro men, including Ros-
coe Fisher, Harrison Fisher and Warren Doc
little, left town Tuesday afternoon for a visit
to Florida. Doolittle goes for his health.
business continues good at Smith Il
Hunts childrens carriage mandatory, where
some go hands have been employed during
the fall and winter.
The firm of Nash u Jacobs manufacture
tTh VI lOlulDk luEulluEb, tNts, uhb Dbtu ulb
solved, Mr. Jacobs having purchased the en-
tire interest of the concern.
The local association which now owns
the skating rink is composed of j. j. E5tey,
@. W. Stewart, Geo. +. Gale, Geo. w. Hook
or, j. L. Martin, Fred aud Walter Childs an d
Harry Lawrence. Ned Lawton retains his
place as manager.
The new songs, sketches and specialtes
which Mr.. Sol Smith Russell introduces in
"Elgowood Folks" this season, arc said TO
be the funniest, quaintest, and by far the
best he has ever given. A large audience
will welcome him at Crosby hall next Tues.
day evening.
Two gentlemen from Orange, Mass, arc
in town. looking over tho ground with view
to putting in silver and nickel-plating bust
ness. They have substantially decided to To-
cate here, and will begin operations about the
first of April.
A man from Connecticut is in town look
ing over the ground with a view to putting in
new post-ofice fixtures should any change be
made from or in the present quarters under
the call for bids from the department.
The Brattleboro Tool Company, manu.
facturcrs Of the Steers patent plane, are
about adding to their business the making of
the Steers extension bit, which is claimed to
be superior to any similar tool now in the
market and samples have just been got
out
Il. +. Adams and John Stevens we're in
Denver, Col, up to Monday last and report
cd the country free from snow and the wealth
er like New England spring. Rumor has it
that the young men have an eye out for
possible stock-raisiug venture on Wyoming
ranch.
According to paragraph in a recent
number of the Gospel Banner, the only
preachers of the Unyersalst denomination
in the great state of California are the Rev
s. Goodenough, a native of this town, and
Rev G. H. Deere, who was at one time pas
tor Of the Universalist society in this village
With the first intimation of coming
spring Pratt, Wright IL Co. are promptly on
hand with large stock OF handsome goods
for their spring trade. Customers who 90
early TO avoid the rush which every season
brings to this popular concern will find them
selves fortunate.
F. A. Hubbard has accepted a position
in charge Of the watch work in q jewelers.
store in Newport. X. l., and will go there
about May list, Fred Houghton takes a sim
liar place in Ansonia, Conn, going there
April LIST. He is succeeded at Ranger Il
Thompson's by Fred Harlow of Westmin.
ster.
The Boston journal has an item saying
that E. j. Phelps denies that he had amy
personal interest whatever in the Burdett-
Estey organ case. This statement is directly
contrary to the understanding which has pre-
vsiled for some years past among parties on
both sides Of the case in this community
and it is not consistent with the idea that he
expected any payment whatever for his SER
vices.
Col. L. f. Copeland gave his lecture on
ttGpOIg mud GpnhLrrt-t Of H.
day evening, under the auspices of the Meth
odist society. Owing to the unfavorable
weather and the consequent poor attendance
he was induced TO speak again on Thursday
evening, his topic being "What's TO Hinder 2"
Col. Copeland is one OF the most eloquent and
entertaining speakers now in the lecture field,
and on each of these occasions was listened
TO with rare delight.
Tho following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Brattleboro post office, Mar II:
Ladies-Mrs II NJ Cook, Mary E Chambern, Mrs
W Claiborne, Cathrine Driscoll, Mrs John Fow.
Ter, Mrs l. L Foster, Mrs Snsan Foster Mrs Robert
Grant, Mrs Jason Keep, Mrs Michael Moyleon,
cy, Chas II Hayward, Herbert d Hastings J Linsley
care Badwns Mfg Co, l. johnson, @ Miller II en-
~ Mores, L Newell, Charles Smith, Timson,
Miscellaneous & Hotchkiss.
Mrs. D. S. Sherwin of this town, author
OF "Why? or Glimpses into the Crucible,"
reports that work upon the book is progress
ing as fast as possible. Those who have
subscribed for it will like TO know what the
publisher now says about it: THE book
grows upon us for its intrinsic excellence
both in matter and in manner. 1t evidently
has mission from God. The story exem-
plifes the truth that facts arc often stranger
than fiction and its lessons are most valua-
ble."
The cabalistic letters of the W. C. T. U.
never seem SO fully to mean 1--WE Come To
Unite" as when the members and friends are
gathered at sociable, and talking and tea
become the diversion Of the hour. Such was
our mental comment as we looked over the
pleasant rooms full of genial people at the
w. G. T. U. sociable held Wednesday eve
ming at Mrs. Dr. Henry fuckers To be sure
the hostess and the homo lent an added
charm. Supper was served in faultless style
and every guest is willing to endorse the say
ing that good W. @. I. u. women mean good
cooks, good housekeepers and good friends.
EFT. H.
On Wednesday morning the narrow
gauge snow pillow started up the road to clear
the ice from the track at about the time the
10 o'clock Vermont Valley train from the
north was due. The result was that the two
trains met at full speed this side of the West
river and the flying ice from the narrow
gauge pillow broke the glass in the cab of the
Valley engine and cut Engineer Goddard Sc
verely on the hands and face, while his pas
seDgers were badly frightened by the rafting
ice, though fortunately no glass was broken
in the cars. A little moro care on the part of
the frisky young railroad in future will be
advisable.
Mrs. Oatharine Voss May, whose death
we briefly chronicled last week, was a native
of Boston, where her birth took place June
~, 1908. Her parents died in her youth and
she was left to the guardianship of an uncle
who placed her in the care of a friend at
Westminster In 1928 she married John
May, prominent farmer of that town who
died in 1854. In 1861 Mrs. May remov-
ed to Bratteboro, where her declining years
have been spent in quiet retirement. She
was the most matronly of women and her
house was the centre of a gracious hospital
ity for a wide circle of friends and neighbors.
For many years she was at the head of all
the church and 0ociety work done by the la.
dies of the Unitarian society. She leaves two
daughters-Mrs. Margaret Kellogg of West
minister, and Mrs. Sarah Kellogg of Colorado
A third cliild-R son named John E. May
went to New Orleans for his health in 1862
and died at Baton Rouge the year following