Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-11-07

emily on the high road to recovery.
The public schools will close on Friday,
Nov. 2lst, for q vacation Of one week. They
will recommence on Monday, Dec. 1st
The New York Graphic announces the
engagement Of Robert Hardie IT,, aud the
daughter Of Senator Cullom OF Illinois.
C. W. Stewart is settled 10 his new quar-
tiers in Hooker block aud has a fne lot OF
pianos and organs to show his customers
The "returns' from the Vermont Asylum
show that the majority of the male patients
are not so crazy politically as they might be-
i. b. Thorn has taken possession Of the
drug store in the Steen block, and is putting
it in thorough repair, preparatory for bust
ness.
The ladies OF the Baptist society will
hold their annual meeting at the parsonage
Monday evening, Nov. 10, at I o'clock. All
are invited.
Miss Gertie Miller has opened dressmak.
ing rooms in the Bank block, corner Of Main
and Elliot streets, in the quarters Just vacated
by Scott Dunkee.
-Batchelder a Flints new candy manufac
tory on Elliot street is now complete. All
lovers of pure aud toothsome CONNECTIONS
should give them = call.
Your local paper Il months FIRST class
literary and home paper one yea, first-class
agricultural paper one year-All for 81. See
advertisement and notice.
Next Sunday is "Childreu's Bible Day"
at the Baptist church. Sermon in the morn
ing appropriate to the day aud exercises by
the Sunday school in the evening
Ambrose Knapp, the halter and Edward
Clark, piano and organ dealer have leased
the north store in Ryther's block and will oc.
mo Ina 81 TO- t.lN
adyertises closing out sale at low prices TO
make ready for bis removal
Van Doom a Son are nov in the midst
of their annual clos'ng-out sale to make ready
for the holiday trade. The goods offered in.
clude desirable selections in ell departments.
Customers on the lookout for bargains shou Id
make note Of their advertisement in this pa
per.
By reason Of a switch being left wrong
at Wheeler's mills, just above Jamaica, the
narrow gauge up-train went of the rails last
night. Help had to be sent for from Brat
tleboro, and the train did not reach London
derry till O'Clock this morning. No one
was hurt.
School teachers will and an interesting
article from the CongregationAlist printed on
our first page to day, which shows how the
teachers in Worcester, Mass, have used its
library in experimenting the study in its
schools, and how at the same time taste for
the best reading has been cultivated in the
pupils minds.
Next Sunday begins the week specially
observed as week Of prayer by Young Mems
Christian Associations throughout the United
States. Rev. $. II. Lees theme in the morn
ing will be The demand upon the church
for young men, in the evening, Elements
Of stability in our national life
The Reformer's talk about silly threats
OF boycotting the Estey gas on account Of the
Deacon's position on the railroad" is one Of
the silliest things which that paper has ever
tried 70 set going. No such thing has even
been thought Of for the very good reason
that the railroad people, having opinions Of
their own, have also too much good sense and
too much self-respect to try to punish their
neghbors for having opinions and making
them known.
The Ruthians young ladies mission
society, will give an entertainment in aid OF
missions at the Baptist vestry, on Thursday
evening, Nov. l3. The exercises will consist
Of vocal and instrumental music recitations,
and colloquies. In one OF the latter eighteen
young ladies will appear dressed in the cos
tunes of as many different nationalities.
There will also be a sale Of fancy articles
made by the young ladies. Every body is in
vited.
Mr.. Coming OF London, England. rep.
resenting the firm Of Carter, Dunnett & Bsals
Of that city, was in town last Monday taking
orders of G. E. Allen, the florist, for rare and
choice novelties in flower and garden seeds
for next seasons trade. This firm Is one OF
the Oldest and largest in England, cultivatin g
1900 acres in seeds alone. Mr. Alien, who
has been in New York this week making se.
lectious for his winters trade, reports his fall
trade much the best of any year yet, with an
excellent prospect for next years business.
he evidently finds enterprise and push an eff.
fective remedy Cor hard times.
-Hs=iey has made decided improvements
in his cloak room and fitted it up handsome
ly. As announced in his advertise ment this
week be has in full stock Of over. garments
and is ready to meet all the wants OF the Ia.
dies in this department. These garments 10.
clude both New York and imported goods.
and are in cloths, silks. sstins. and brocaded
velvets They include all new aud desirable
styles, and are in such variety that customers
find here every advantage that could be de.
rived from visit to a city store, while prices
are lower than ever before.
Last Monday evening party of the old
er boys turned out and gave the campaign
the only spice Of humor which it has had.
lucy Nhllcu themselves the 'BelNA LOCK-
woods" and appeared in vomen's costumes OF
the most grotesque kind. They carried torch.
es, were headed by a detachment Of the First
Regiment band, and were led by a very re.
marksble feminine drum ma or who welded
her broom with astonishing vigor and facility.
| These were among the transparency notices
For President, Belva A. lockwood; for Vice
/ President, Marietta L. Stone" BEN, Drop
those Spoons I" Rock the cradle Grover -
"We are not hitched to an OF !" Burn this -
! The burlesque was we'll carried out and rails
ed good natured laugh along the whole line
of the procession.
The Springfield Republican ran a special
train north on both Wednesday and Thursday
mornings, getting copies OF its daily issue 70
both Brattleboro and Hinsdale before seven
/ o'clock. For the past week the New York
! Tribune has put in good stroke of enterprise
by running a special train to Boston, leaving
New York at O'Clock in the morning and
getting its morning issue in several hours
ahead of any other paper. In Brattleboro
the Tribunes have been received by the 1880
A. NJ. train. Wednesday morning the Refor-
mer issued so-cslled extra" but for any.
thing new or reliable which it contained il
might as we'll have been printed at the moon.
In its head lines it claimed pretty much every.
thing for Cleveland, excepting possibly Yer.
mont and Rhode Island, but IN the dispatches
that followed there was absolutely nothing
which the public had not known for several
hours.
In spite Of a rainy day and muddy even.
! ing the High school Blaine and Logan club
and Jamesy Hooker's Young Americas parad-
ed last Saturday night and made an exceed
ingly good show. They had a drum corps,
carried torches and transpsrencies, marched
| in good form and sent of abundant fireworks.
| The two organizations together we're 100
members strong, The transparencies declar-
cd among other things, that wen be ready
| for the Demmies in '92 -; 1--WE Support the
Party of Progress r. Young America is for
| Blaine" party of hoodlums, some of them
men grown, followed the boys and pelted
/ them with all sorts of missiles. Two of their
trausparencies were hit and destroyed, and
| the boys were finally obliged to call on the
| police for protection. Wonder if the Demo
cratic leaders feel proud of this sort of thing
| The boys are ready and anxious to help cele-
/ brate Blaine's election.
/ There is a disposition on both sides to
swear the responsibility for the closeness of
/ the vote in New York on to the shoulders of
the Rev. DR.. Burchard for his most unfortu-
nate and infelicitOus remark about Rum,
/ Romanism and Rebellion" as characteristics