Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-02
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IL W. blAhuuuhf huOl hiAu hANt hbuAhli
announces himself az ready for the spring
trade at his store on Elliot street
E. j. Carpenter has made arrangements
to have the Boston Sunday Herald every Sun
day morning during the summer
Mr.. Coleman, well.known Brattleboro
summer visitor and his winters protegc, Mas
ter Sam rockingham, are in town from Flor
ida
Hon j. M. Tyler won for himself many
deserved compliments for the dignity and
ability with which he presided over the state
convention Oh Wednesday.
Rev. Isaac McAnn yields to the desire OF
the Methodist society that he should supply
their pulpit, and will be here next Sunday
His family will occupy the parsonage
The Richardson ice company have begun
running their carts for the accommodation of
local custom, having on hand a supply OF
some 800 cords Of hrst-quality Joe 10 dispose
Of
John Foley, the noted eft-hand pitcher,
has accepted position with the Quincy I'll. J
baseball club at salary Of Sl25 a month.
His departure naturally casts a shadow over
the local devotees Of the bat
Capt. Louis D. Greene and Lieut.. c. T.
Il. Jenne Of the Bratteboro camp Sons Of
Veterans instituted the Gen. Geo. p Eos
Atl GRILL Will 10 EuhIbtT ulNuD tTh. AT DOuLh
Londonderry Tuesday evening
Commander A. D. Brown has been or
dered to the navy yard at Philadelphia for a
term Of three years, and his daughter Miss
Helen Tyler, grandchiid OF Judge and MrF
Tyler, has this week Joined him there.
Attend the railroad meeting this evening,
and, il you have time before you 90, read a
short paragraph on the subject in our ed
itorial columns, and also a very pertinent par
agraph in our Jacksonville correspondence.
"A party Of five couples Of young folk
went on a May-day ride TO Keene yesterday
=. NJ, attended the annual May-day party OF
the Unitarian society in that city, and drove
home III the wee sma' hours. They had a
good time.
Tho "fnishing-up" Oh the new school
building is making rapid progress, and the
building is already very near completion. Be
fore the end OF June the district will IN
doubtedly have "a chance to see for themselves
what sort Of a return they have got for their
money.
We learn that at the end Of this school
year, by unanimous consent of the school
committee, Miss Palmer, Of the Grammar
school, will have leave Of absence for one
/ year. rThis vacation has been well earned by
more than - years Of faithful and continu.
Gus work IN the BrattlebOro schools.
The book committee Of the Brattleboro
/ Free Li5rnry have recently bought the Impe.
rial Dictionary in four volumes, and Rand d
Mckally's IndeXed Atlas Of the World-both
/ Of them recent issues and both among the
most valuable works OF reference ever pub
lished.
The Estey Guard have been the rccipi
ents this week, from their Rutland compan-
/ ions-Rt arms. Of large and handsomely
framed photograph OF the Kingsley Guard
/ Co. a, of Rutland. The picture was made Al
the last muster by Capt. Lowell Of Amherst
! Mass, and is very successful piece Of work.
The Sioux Falls Oak } Leader OF April
24th announces that Drs. Gray and Tufts,
formerly Of Brattleb0ro have dissolved part
nership, DIR. Tufts having bought and taken
the practice of Sioux Falls doctor who ha.
removed 10 Michigan. The same paper re
| joices in the successful introduction of the
electric light into Sioux Falls.
beginning with next Sunday, May 4th
the second service in ST Michaels Episcopa
church will be held at 1880 7. NJ, instead Of
| oclock-this hour to be continued through
the summer months. On the first Sunday il
each month the Sunday school will be held
at $3.50 a. Non all other Sundays at tn,
close of the morning service.
The Connecticut Valley Ministerial Tn
ion, which comprises the pastors Of the Uni
yersalist and Unitarian churches in the Con
necticut Valley above Brattleburo, meets mex
Monday with Rev. S. Ri Crothers public
service will be held at the Unitarian churcl
Mondsy evening al 1880. The theme will be
How can Christian union be best promoted
Gen. D. NJ. White of Peterboro. n. H.
and II. I. Bodies Of Boston, As counsel fo
the New England railroad, were at the Brook
House, Wednesday, taking dispositions befort
Justice Waterman Of Jamaica in regard I,
the character Of one Aver, a sub-contracto
on the Bra.tleboro and Whitehall railroad
who has sued the former road for damages
caused by a recent accident
S. NJ Sayford will conduct e meeting TO
men only in the Methodist church on Sunda,
afternoon next at 4 o'clock. The union Cos
pei services will be held through next week il
the Congregational church-on Sunday at
p. NJ, and every week night except SATURDAY,
at 1880 T. n A cordial invitation is extended
TO every one to attend Good music anl
singing. Come and see.
The Murray club gave pleasant enter
tainmont in the vestry OF the Universalis
church on Tuesday evening, Which was ell
joyed by large audience There were reel
tRtions, music and dialogues with the sun
flower chorus as the leading feature. Thi
was well brought out and was voted a grea
success, which will bear repeating on som
future occasion.
The first brick on the new Hooker blocl
was laid Thursday afternoon, the ceremon
being performed in due form by Col Hook
ers son, Master JRmesy with group OF fam
lily friends as witnesses. The occasion was tn
young mans 18th birthday, and we hope h
may live long to look back upon the littl
celebration" as one of the red-letter event
of his life.
The Odd Fellows celebrated their ami
versary at Crosby hall last Saturday evening
The brethren with their families and invite
guests present numbered between three an
four hundred, and the occasion was well en-
joyed. The proceedings included a gram
banquet, with concert by the military OF
chestra, singing, recitRtions by Misses Ston
and Newman and Mrs. Whiting, and dancin
to the music Of the Philharmonic orchestra
the whole terminating at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs NJ L. I. Hidden of Lyndon, stat
superintendent Of the department Sunda
school work, W. c. T. T., gave an inteTestin
and instructive address last Sunday afternoo
at the Congregational church, and also in tn
evening at West BrRttleboro. With grea
earnestness she emphasized the claims Of ten
perance upon the church. and said that n
better textbook than the Bible can be found
Mrs. Hidden is a pleasant and impressiv
speaker, thoroughly conversRnt with he
theme.
Charles Z. Barrett, our we'll known ms
chinist, has lately designed an improved forI
of skate roller which is thought to surpas
anything yet invented One improvement
consists in the use of paper wheels (similar i
design TO the eRr-Wheels now in use in som
sections which are preferable to wood OF
account of being less liable 10 slip. Anothe
improvement is in the method of hanging tn
wheels, which reduces the friction TO its low
est possible point. Some of our best amRteu
skaters have tried these skates and give then
a hearty endorsement
The cruel beating of a bAlky horse b
young Merton Doolittle, near the High.stree
school-house, Tuesday afternoon, caused tn
teacher, Miss Barnard, who witnessed it, /
fall TO the floor in a swoon, from which sh
has not yet recovered sufficiently to resum
her duties. This is not by any means tn
first instance of outrageous cruelty to animal
that has been known in that locality, and it
evidently time that Vermont law took il
course and put q stop TO tue wicked business
There has been q report that the horse
dead, but we have been unable to learn as I
the truth Of the story.
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