Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-07


ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING at Cheney Chpps
No one ought to DO without the protection Of an
accident policy In tho Travellers especially II travelling
for day even. Tho cost ia comparatively small. The
local agents are Cudworth and Childs.
ProTuREFRAMEs arc cheap at Cheney & Clapps.
BrastIebOro.
Cheney a Clapp have choice stlection
of enRravings on exhibition for few days.
The WindhAm County Baptist association
meets here the last week in August.
No services will be held in the Unitarian
church on the next two Sundays
II. A. Chamberlain has lost two valuable
cows from milk fever during the past week.
i. W. Cutler last week sold to W. +.
Richardson a lamb. less than three months
old, that weighed ~ pounds.
II. p. Wellman has bought the Gen.
Lynde place on Western avenue for $500
TO take possession Nov. LIST.
Julius Whitney has bought the house
on Green street occupied by Geo. W. Choate
aud A. l., CLARK, for 1880.
Col. Haskins goes TO Hinsdale at the con
clusion Of to-morrow's exercises TO repeat his
Grafton there.
Comrades of Post Sedgwick are requested
W hbth III thtlN uhil to-ulOFfON NJ one q CLOCK
7. NJ, sharp, in full uniform and mourning
badge,
An members OF the w. O. II. u. are re-.
| quested to be present at the meeting on Tues
day at 3 p. NJ, Aug. II, for the election OF
officers.
II. l.. Emerson, F. II. Houghton and W.
f. Gordon started Wednesday on a bicycle
trip to Milford, N. H., Mr. Emersons for
mer home.
We are obliged to remind our county
correspondents that their favors must be sent
! in on Thursdays Late and important items
only can be used on Fridays
s. W. Kirkland and F. 4. Reid took a
bicycle ride to Keene, Tuesday, attended
| Buffalo Bills" afternoon performance, and
returned 10y wheel the same day.
Last Monday nights wind and rain storm
was the heaviest of the season. Tho rain
was gladly welcomed by the farmers. and no
serious damage was suffered locally.
-Hawley has bis corner window elaborate
| ly draped, With effective military decorations
inside. Edwards X Iillis have an artistic
black and white effect in their show window.
Nearly 5000 bottles sold In the 6rst four
months OF new remedy is pretty good
recOrd-and it il the record which l. b.
Thorn says, this week, that his Hop and Bur
/
But few logs are likely to pass Brattle
boro this season. The Bellows Falls Time.
says that drive OF 4, 900, 600 is expected tc
arrive there tomorrow. but most of them
will be taken by the Fall Mountain Paper
company
-Rosenfed, the New York 'Mikado'
man, who is in contempt of Judge Wheeler
court, put in an appearance last week and
gave himself up, declaring that he was call
ed west on business and had no intention OF
defying the United States judiciary.
Rev. ChAs. @. Bruce will preach in the
Centre church Next Sunday morning and
evening Mr. Bruce graduated at Andovel
Theological seminary in the class of 1873 and
was settled pastor after that until last Jan
nary. Since then he has been pursuing aome
special studies at Amherst college aud preach.
ing at South Deerield.
The fire department has nov received
the 800 feet OF new hose recently ordered II
has been tested and found in peEiect order,
and 400 feet has been assigned for the use
of each steamer. Next week the department
4 will hold meeting to consider the question
Of holding the annual parade, and in connec.
ton with 1t hremens muster II thought best
The Vermont Union Temperance camp
meeting will hold its annual session at Nor,
risville on the 18th, 18th and 10Th inst Sew.
eral BrattlebOro people will probably attend.
Return checks will be given on the Vermont
Valley and Sullivan railroads. From Windsor
and above excursion tickets at low rates will
be sold.
The 32d wedding anniversary Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. W. Fisher was the occasion of a
pleasant family gathering at their residence
on Tuesday afternoon. Some 80 or 40 per
sons were present, including friends from
/ nlA
N. H., and elsewhere. Numerous gifts OF
value were presented and the occasion was a
happy one 10 all concerned
The Bellows Falls Times enters on is
30th year this week and Mr. Swain recalls the
fact that on the day of the papers first issue,
| ~ years ago, Hood in the Connecticut river
had stopped travel on the Valley railroad and
though the type was set in Bellows Falls. the
paper was printed in Brattleboro, and Mr..
Swain carried the edition 10 Bellows Falls by
horse express, being obliged 10 take to the
hills because OF the washOuts in the valleys.
We sincerely wish him 30 years more of sue.
cessful newspaper life.
D. s. Pratt and f. O. Crosby, who ex.
tended their western journey through 10 the
Vermont Live stock company . ranch, return.
cd yesterday. They are we'll pleased with
western prospects,, but very glad to get back
to Vermont. Their trip included 800 miles
of travel by stage coach, blackboard and on
horseback during which they were accom-.
panied by l.. f. Adams. They found John
Stevens on the ranch in excellent health. and
not TO be persuaded to return to the east.
Hon. j. NJ. Tyler returned last evening
from North Adams, Mass, where he went on
a days visit to his friends the Fagg broth.
ers formerly Of Wilmington. Two Of these
gentlemen, James II. aud Fred A arc now
resident business men of North Adams,
while John II. Flagg OF New York il now
temporarily there with his invalid brother
Lyman, who broke down in health In Flor.
ence, Italy, two years ago, after most brill.
liant debut as baritone singer
In spite of the threatening weather in
the afternoon and early evening the ladies OF
the Unitarian society had a good attendance
at their annual fair on Wednesday evening
Their reputation was abundantly maintained
in the excellence Of the supper. The art aud
fancy tables were very handsome, and the
sales we're brisk The Museum of Fine
Arts" was very happy thought on the part
OF Miss Mary Clark and the ready wit aud
ingenuity displayed in not few OF the eata,
logue numbers provoked many a broad smile.
A social dance closed the evening. The pro
ceeds were upward Of $500.
The first instalment of fresh air children
thoAN kMO Hochh WISH anu hIhfleu
home on Wednesday afternoon. Tuesday at
ternoon they were given ride about town in
several large carriages and evidently found
the occasion one of rare enjoyment Through
the active efforts of several ladies everything
needed in the way of clothing was supplied
them against the time OF their departure.
Each had new dress, and most of them had
new shOes new hat, handkerchief, stock.
ings, and, best of all, brand new doll.
There were many fearful faces when the time
OF leaving came, and not few Of the GO evil
IDENTIFY felt the spoken wish OF one little girl
who wished the outing was fourteen weeks
instead of fourteen days" The Misses Ty-
son who had the children in charge, came np
by the morning train bringing from New
York second party Of G2 children, Is of
whom were left at Belohertown, and the re-
naming A we're distributed among private
families in Brattleboro, Guilford, Halifax and
Putney.
Rev. Charles d. Fuller, who died in this
village last Sunday at the age of ~, was a