Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-09-12

iOr the Times ubAl ouuuhN uoEuluE.
-Cbas L. Mead and family Of New York
are on their annual visit to Brattleboro friends
Roy. E. W. Whitney is home from his
vacation and will occupy his pulpit next Sun
day
j A. Church has charge OF the carpenter
work on the new Universast church at Put
ney.
Attention is called to the notice Of coun-
ty examination Of teachers in our advertising
columns to-day.
Knapp the halter has Just returned from
market with a supply Of fall goods to viii oh
be invites special attention.
The stores Of starkey q wellman and
B n Chamberlain have been made "as
bright and good new this week.
Thomas Pellet is doing the mason work
on the new Moody school building at Gill. and
l. X. Allen & Co. furnish the lumber
COL and Mrs l. K Fuller are on their
way TO Europe, the trip being one for health
and recreation rather than for business.
Miss Ina Freeman, who has been at II.
F. HouRhton's for the past two years, will be
glad hereafter to see her friends at Hswleys.
The Rev Cornelius b. Smith rector Of
st. James church. New York city, will preach
IN St. MichAels Episcopal on Sunday morn
ing next
The books and accountso Of II T. Hough-
ton estate will remain With I W kuech
till Oct. lst This Is the time to settle and
pay all bills.
DR. Noah Cressy. now Of Hartford, Ct
is soon 10 20 10 Texas TO look after certain
large cattle ranches there IN the interest OF
Hartford investors
The Ellen Doyle house on South Main
street Is to be sold at auction on the 2Oth inst
and Mrs Stoddards two cottages on Pearl
street, on the 25th.
All the members Of Sedgwick Post are
requested to be present at the next regular
meeting, which occurs Sept. Il. Business Of
importance will come up for decision.
John Orton caught a BIB. bass IN Ches-
terheld lake last Saturday, the largest ever
taken IN this vicinity The FISH measured
49, inches In length and was So inches deep.
Beginning with next Sunday the evening
meetings in the Congregational Methodist
and Baptist churches will be held at o'clock
instead OF 7.3O. Week day evening meetings
at 1870.
-Sedgwiok Post has it in consideration to
invite all the posts in this county, and one or
two others TO unite in parade and camp FIRE
here some day in the near future. We hope
they will DO IT,
beginning on Monday 18th inst the
hours for the transaction Of money-order bnsi-
ness at the pOst-ufice will be from = A. a. 10
p a. No orders or notes will be issued or
paid after q P. u.
Conductor Hastings Of the New London
Northern road has returned to MS old post of
duty the Block Island train, running south
/ from Amherst, having been Withdraw Tues
day for the season
Stuart Rogers who for thirteen consecu.
tive years mas been before the public ha-
been engaged by the Y NJ. c. A to give one
of his popular entertainments al Crosby hall
1 Thursday evening, Sept. 18th.
We are informed that Nj C.. D. Miller Of Brat;le-
DorU deliver course Of Temperance lectures here
this winter. Mr.. Miller Is said 10 be very eloquent
/ speaker.--RViiGHd Herald, Sth iHsf.
! He IL 30 esteemed IN Btatilsboro.
! The Esteyville Blaine and Logan club
celebrated the Maine victory on Tuesday
! evening with cannon-hring and general
| jollihcRtion. We are glad to know that there
If one section of the town which has sand
enough to do something Of the kind
/ several Of our local bicyclists are max
ing calculations TO attend the grand tourna-
ment to be held at Springfield Mass, next
week Fred Reid and Charles Crosby will
/ make the journey on their machines, start
ing Monday morning and reaching there the
/ same night if conditions are favorable
At the regular meeting OF the W c. T.
! L on Tuesday afternoon these officers were
elected President Mrs Frank Wells vice
presidents, Mrs. A. Steans, Mr.. b. Ran.
ger, Mrs.. s. A Colburn secretary. Mrs D
/ y. Tolles treasurer Mrs c. W Wyman
1 The executive and visiting COMMITTEES are the
same for the previous term
The High school opens with l4O pupils.
the Grammar school with l65, and the Inter
mediate with I54-making total Of 45q 10
the new building. Some people who visited
the building a week ago wondered where the
children were coming from 70 fill it. but as the
intended capacity IS only for $50 pupils it il
evident that no undue provision has been
! made for the growth Of the district
The annual FIRST week in Septem Der rum
| raid mas been in progress since Saturday and
| there has been the usual amount OF running
and hiding The summonses were served by
1 Deputy Sheriff Brown OF Jacksonville q
comparative stranger and in consequence a
few unwilling victims were taken unawares
who were ready 70 dodge Herrick or Starkey
The grand jury Is still IN session,
Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler Of the [. S. dis
trict court has bought Mrs Frank Harris
house on Western avenue, formerly owned by
E. c. Crosby. The price is understood to
have been a little less than 5000. The place
is a handsome and substantial one and will
exactly fit the Judge with his retiring and
scholarly tastes and habits. Brattleboro will
be glad TO welcome Judge Wheeler as one OF
her citizens, and will feel herself honored il
having the chance 10 so welcome him.
In reply to a particularly weak and sense
less yarn which is being peddled about the
street, TO the effect that o. l. French Of The
Phoenix voted the Independent ticket last
week, Mr.. French herewith quotes the immor-
tai words of Horace Greeley "YOu Lie,
You Villain. You Lie '' The story Is he.
pure and simple The Phoenix Office votes
were cast and counted for Plngree and the
straight Republican ticket and would be il
they could be repeated a thousand times
Miss Anna R. Kellogg daughter of Hen.
~ Kellogg of Boston and niece of Mrs. Chas
K. Field of Brattleboro, is 20 be married tC
Dr. O. W. Drew of Minneapolis Mimi. al
St. Michaels (Episcopa) church next Thurs
day noon. Sad intelligence has been received
of the drowning of Miss KellogR's brother
Wells, in Honduras whittier be had recently
gone on business for the firm for which be
WAS book-keeper. He was expected TO be
present at the wedding -SpriHQfeld Replt56
can.
The Womsn's Century formerly Woman
at Work Is very handsome this month in its
new name, new cover, new dress throughout,
azine is now printed and all the work upon il
done in Mr.. Housh's own printing office Il
shows careful and competent workmanship
throughout the editorial management holds
steadily 10 the advancement of wOman's cause
in all womAnly ways and we hope our Brat
tleboro Century" has before It such pros
pereus century as it deserves.
The Springfield Mass, bicycle club il
making great preparations for the grand
tournament of wbeelmen to be held OF
Hampden park Sept. l6 to 10 The large
sum of $4,000 is offered in prizes and some OF
the leading racing men of the world will bt
present TO compete. The parade of Wsdnes
day morning is expected 10 be the finest ever
seen at bicycle tournament On Thursday
evening there will be a magnificent display
of fireworks. Attention is called 10 the ad
vertissment printed in our columns to-day.
u. s. Attorney Haskins has received no
tioe from the solicitor of the treasury depart
ment that the offer made by the bondsmen o.
r. III, Pratt Of OhRmplin, ILL.,. has been &C
cspted by the department and the suit against
Mr. Pratt has been discontinued This suit
it will be remembered was on account of an
alleged irregularity in Mr., Pratts accounts a.
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