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

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MIR. L. f. Adams returned yesterday
from bis western trip, having penetrated in
his absence well into tho wlds Of Wyoming
and taken satisfying tasto Of frontier life.
His ranch, with 10000 head OF cattle, more
or less, is a thing Of the future some ways in
tho future Mr.. Adams says. llo left Chey-
onne on his way home last Sunday night,
experiencing whilo there one Of the worst snow
storms which he has over seen. lie found
the Goodell family well and prosperous. John
Stevens remains in tho West, doing n little
prospecting on his own account
The bid which the seectmen put in last
Saturday for the post Office to remain in its
| present quarters contemplatos an enlargement
of the Office by taking in the present vacant
space between the Office and the public libra
ry room, and the widening of the office by
bringing its front % inches further out into
tho hall The selectmen propose to it up the
Office under tho orders of the department, in
Guiding boxes, and to put the rental at $3.50
year for four years. The choice will lie be-
tween this and quarters in the north end of
Col. lockers new block.
The Brattleboro skating rink made a
permanent organization on Saturday last
and the following officers were elected Jul
ius j. Estey, president II. II. Lawrence
treasurer J. j. Estey, Dr. Geo. +. Gale O.
W. Stewart directors Ed. Lawton, manng-
or. The new company will issue 10 coupon
tickets good for admission and skates, morn
ing or afternoon, at Sl,75, former price 81
10 good for evening at $3.50, former price,
50. They have engagements with the best
professionals in the country for every week
up to and through May. . The regular single
admission remains as heretofore.
1t will be good news to every body in
Brattleboro that Mr.. VIM. E. Ryther of Bern
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once, q new block on the site of the old ar
cade. The arcade tenants have been notified
to yacate Immediately and as soon as they
are out the old building will be torn down
and work on the new building will begin.
The new structure will be of brick, 80 by GO
feet, three stories high The lower floor will
contain two stores, and the upper floors will
be devoted to offices and tenements. The
building operations will be in charge OF Mr..
j. II. lIildreth, nephew by marriage of Mr..
Ryther, who will push the work forward with
energy. Bratteboro certainly has a bright
outlook for the coming year.
Tho Bratteboro Tool company are find
ing a quick sale for all tho Steers patent
planes which they can manufacture. Their
orders have already reached TO about 1000.
The goods have been sold to every wholesale
tool house in New York, with a single excep-
ton, and one of tho largest houses in the
city has recently offered voluntarily to take
hold Of the planes and push their sale for all
they are WORTH" The patent adjustable ex.
tension bit, which the company now has in
process of manufacture, promises to be
great success from the fact that it is
the simplest and most effective tool Of the
kind ever invented, and will supply real
want in the market. The adjustment Of the
bit is on an entirely new principle, and by
its perfect mechanical action it lifts the wood
in a continuous scroll, instead OF chipping il
out, and leaves the hole of the same size
throughout. The company will have 5000 of
these bits on the market within GO days.
"A Dummerston correspondent OF the
Bellows Falls Times Of this week says "AIr.
John Herrick of Chicopee Falls, Mass, who
died last week at the age of GS years, was
formerly of Brattleboro and originated at
Dummerston. He went to Chicopee Falls
about the year 1885 or 1886 and had for A
years been in the employ of the Chicopee
manufacturing company at Chicopee Falls,
as keeper OF the gates at the dam across the
Chicopeo river, and superintendent of some
of the supplies of the mills. For many
years he had been a leading member of the
Chicopee Falls Baptist church Mr. Herrick
was cousin of Mr. S. n. Herrick the we'll
known Brattleboro town official, brother of
Rev. Mr.. Herrck, a returned missionary of
the American board, and so was uncle OF
Mrs Martin, wife Of the esteemed pastor of
a Brockton, Mass, church, Rev. George L.
Martin, formerly of Bratteboro. The funeral
of the deceased at Cbicopee Falls, on Mon.
day, was attended by the business men of
the place who had known and respected him
for years"
The Kent (Ohio) Bulletin of March 18th
contains the following obituary notice of
former resident of this town:
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Kent, died wednesday OF paralysis, aged Is years.
His health has been aillng for several months past
until Sunday last he suddenly stricken and sank
rapidly until death ensued The deceased was a ma
tive of Bratteboro VI from which place he removed
to Pennsylvania. In 1865 he cauo 10 Kent and for
number OF years was actively engaged in the hard
ware aud stove business HG afable and genial man
ner and his kind aud obliginR disposition won him
many friends who will miss his familiar face the
streets'
The following is the list of letters remain.
ing in the Brattleboro post Office Mar. IS:
Ladies-Leora A. Eddy, Mrs. Ida Goodenough, Mrs
Kate Leahy, Misc Il NJ Niather Mrs johanna Moyian,
Mrs Mary Morse Mrs Susan Stockwell, Helen NJ
Wheclock, Carrie NJ Streeter
Gentemen-G W Ahren, A Betterly, Chas Butter
field, Eugene Bellamoret NJ Clark, WmJ Curran,
Abraham Davis Chas Davis, Geo Davis, q Fow-
Ier Phil FTa S R2llin Miller John Potter, vii
Willard, Champion Crcamer Co.
PERTINENT QUESTION.
Editor PhGnir: Will you allow me,
through the columns of The Phoenix, to ask
the highway surveyor whether the town is re-
ceiying sufficient compensation from the dwell
ers on the east side of Forest square for the
privilege of having the highway so repaired"
as to allow the water from Western avenue
and considerable portion of the square to
drain into their yards. Why, if they pay no
higher rate of tax than other citizens, they
should enjoy peculiar advantages in the way
of free water supply, is a mystery to at least
one TAXPAYER
GRAMMAR SCHOOL RECORD, WINTER TERM.
The following is list of the names of
the pupils in the Grammar school whose schol.
arship has averaged % or above during the
winter term