Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-08

Instead Of tearing down the old tenement house
the Frost meadow, Mr. Crowell will swingit around
location raise II above reach Of high water and
NJ u up In good shape for rental.
At the late meeting Of the Vermont conference
Rev. ID. n. Miller, Of whom all Brattleboro people
have pleasant memories, was transferred to the New
Hampshire conference, aud stationed at Baker Me
mortal church, Concord, n. H..
The asylum officers and employees celebrated Ar
bor-day by planting two dozen young naples in va
cant spaces by the roadside leading toward the sum
mer retreat. The common, also, was enriched by
trees planted there, each by the Red Letter Day
club aud N. l. Hawley.
May 21st Is the date hxed for the concert by the
First Regiment band. Their selections will include
some Of the most pleasing compositons written Tor
military bands The vocal numbers will be given by
Miss Mary Howe aud Miss Hattie Brazor, with Mr..
Lucien Howe as accompauiet.
Mr. p Barrows elsewhere announces that he will |
next week remove his dry goods business 10 the arg
Leonard Roess. Mr.. Barrows has found his bust |
ness steadily growing on his hands 1 and needs tue
The Uuiversalisl Sunday school has elected these
ufhcers Superintendent, Miss Nette Starr; assist
ants, Harry Rowe aud o. NJ. Thomas librarian, Jul-
ius stockwell; assistants, George Root Walter Hub
bard Alya Hubbard; secretary aud treasurer, Leslie
Scott.
At the annual meeting Of the Brattleboro Cycle
club the following officers elected for the COM
ing year, President, J. W. Drown secretary and |
treasurer r. II. Atherton; captain, r. T. Reid; sub
captain, F. 3. Shaw color bearer, q. j. Reed club
committee, J. W. Drown, o. X. Leouard q. X. eros
by.
been received for accommodations by the executive
committee In charge OF the arrangements for the Ma
tional encampment of the Grand Army Of the Re
public to be heldatPortand. Old soldiers who mean
to attend advised TO entertainment In adj
vance. 1t is understood that the officers of the Brat
tlebOrO post will take measures to secure accommoda-
lions for persons who attend from this vicinity.
st. Psurs lodge No. 10, I. o. G. T., in
stalled the following officers ON Monday for
the ensuing term:
VIC. T., J. II. Pollard; W. V. T., Miss Jennie Hub.
ley; W. Sec Miss Minnie Downer; W. +. g., @. Il.
Barrett; W. t. Leroy Willis; W. c., Mrs Robertson;
W. NJ, Oscar Drury W. O., George Root W: s., A.
Lucia Kelly; W. r. s., Miss Jessie LenoN; W. l.. s..
Miss Ella Drake.
-Hydropath Engine company, No. 3, held
their annual meeting Wednesday evening, aud
chose these officers
Foreman, W. d. Perry; assistants, J. Retting, IT,,
engineers, Benn Perry W. ID. Pratt; hremen, II. II.
Pratt, L. +, Bowker; hosemeu, W. A. Kenuey, +. II.
Tuttle W. J. Spear, o. @. Hodgman; steward, ID. W.
| Tenney; membership committee, J. Rettng, IT,; ID.
| W. Tenney +. d. Weld; auditor, J. W. Burnap.
II. H. Hackley hitched his horse upon Main street,
| Tuesday evening, while attending the village meet
ing and when be went to take it the team gone.
It proved to have been taken by little boy named
Willie Bean about dozen years old who drove about
the streets with 1t until some one, recognizing the
boy and knowing he had no business with the team,
ran away aud the team left upon the street TO
await its owner who got possession OF II again soon
after midnight The boy IL said to have been guilty
Of similar acts before He has not yet been arrested.
A letter received yesterday from Leroy +. Al
ans announcing his safe arrival at the Vermont Live
unusually severe cold Of the past winter losses Of
stock have been small compared with previous years
and the cattle have come through in excellent cond-
ton. On the week before Mr. AdAms's arrival there
was a storm OF rain and which was just what
the country needed, and one could "AlmOst sec the
| grass grow" Notwithstanding his experience en-
route with the western mud, when the stage was held
fast for ten hours in one spot, and the passengers
slept inside over night, Mr.. Adams arrived ia excel
| favorable
could be wished.
1t will be good news to amusemeut-goers, who
like fun on the stage aud a good deal OF it, that
Manager J. NJ. Hin's Murray Murphy company are
to give "Our Irish Visitors" at the town hall next
Wednesday evening. The piece lie pure fun from be-
ginning to end. II makes no pretension TO plot or
literary merit but is made up Of succession Of alb
Hurd and mrth-provoking situations which give the
title men a chance to show themselves at their best
Irish comedians. II will be played under the au-
spices Of the Grand Army post, who have voted 10
turn the proceeds in toward the soldiers monument
fund. The company, which numbers % people,
bring full orchestra aud street hand which will pa
rade between the hours Of u aud the day of the
performance.
The following is the list OF letters remain
ing in the Brattleboro post-oflice, May
Ladies-Carrie Barber, Mrs Bell F Colt, Mrs Emily
Crosear, NJ Estelle Eddy, Mrs l. s Fisher, Bell Pow
ers, Annie Vandeburg, Mrs Annie Warren, Mrs New
ell wealard.
VIM Eaton, Frank II Fisk, henry X Fairfield, NJ
Graves, Leonard Graves, Rev Gale, George Hunt
|
| l. Parker, Geo Pratt, NJ Preston Rev II Roberts
ChAs stockwell, Z Staples, Z stone, George Bar
gent, T. Tufts, Myron Thurber.
90 account Of the unfavorable reports given
through the newspapers aud by the agricultural de
partment, Of the winter wheat outlook at the west
Crosby Co called in their travellers a short tim,
ago and sent q. T.. Warner trip through thu
west to investigate on the spot the actual cond
things. After going through Illinois, Indiana an'
Missouri Mr.. Warner writes that the published re-
ports have in no wise exaggerated the facts In al
that region winter wheat winter-killed badly. II
uta1s half ~. NNU.n
aud the farmers blowing up their wheat fields ans
seeding them to other crops. In Michigan the out
look is favorable, but s probable that the gov
ornments estimate Of total shortage Of $500 ON
bushels OF wiuter wheat Is not too large. Jude
such conditions decided rise In the price of boil
wheat and -four s inevitable. The spring wheat re
} ! ports are generally favorable.
The talk at the village meeting about the boys be
, ing "deprved Of their rights" In not being alowe
| 60 play on the common, and about "insiructing tn
bailffs to that they are allowed to play there,
% was pure demagogy Of the most transparent kind
/ | Every intelligent man knows that the common IL
place Of public resort for all the people Of the yilag
without exclusion or distinction of any kind. II
knows, too, that 1t Is not big enough to be used bot
= public resort and promenade, and as play an
background. As soon as II is given up to the boys
becomes not only unattractiye but positively Hnsaf
for all others, aud especially for women and children
To that the boys allowed to play all publ
parks does hot the The pleasure ground
Of the large cities large enough that speci1
place enclosure Is set apart for the useof the boy
II they tried to play elsewhere In these parks the
would be arrested. Our common is not large enoug
to be divided. Since the improvements hay
been made there during the past two or three years
Is largely used as an outng-pAce by people from a
" parts Of the village. The only exclusive thing abou
> IL lie the exclusive way in which less than doze
J. men have made the improvements and paid the bill
. In the New York Tribune of Wednesday It wa
announced that Prof Charters institute for boys
a that city will be closed permanently in June AZ
count Of the Professors failing health-one Of hi
o lungs being seriously affected To the Tribune II
porter he said: at is hard for me TO give up m
+ school. 1t was my hope and pleasure l eIPeete
that my would take charge OF the school aft
= had iIOshed my course, but they have chosen otht
vacations and my pride viii not permit that the stru
ture have erected shall pass into the hands Of oil
= who would change the plan Of study that haN
given so many years to perfect; so have conclude
= that, when ! end my connection with the school O
June Is at the last commencement, 1t shall be close
forever" rumor has reached Brsttleboro thu
Prof Charlier would close out all his property in tn
country aud go back to France He told the reporte
however, that 1t was not his intention to leave tn
a been ssssssed at s5o3 OfO ne aid he handed in m
N country 80 years ago with liberal education. son
letters Of recommendation and $50 IN money for Ii
- possessions.
;, H. NJ. S. PINAFoRR IN PORT.
N That ''Pinafore, - the brightest, absurdest al
a most bewitehing Of operetas still retains It's place
the favor of the BrAttleboro public was amply attest
by the large audiences which greeted its Presentatc
by local TALENT under the auspices Of the Philharmon
y society, at town hall on Wednesday and Thursdi
l. evenings. The cast was admirable throughout. Mi
~ Alice Howe Josephine, in her best voice,
d enthusiastically received not only in her solo
l. but in the various duets and trios well. Mr.. Will
NJ as Captain CorcOrdn and Mr.. Walker as Ralph Rae
"a srdB left nothing to be desired either in singing
- acting. Where every number very good, OF
~ hardly feels able to single out any for special
10 ton but has been said that the Captains serena
N song" never had so effective rendering, before Bra
tlebOro audience, at least, as that given by Nj. Will
with guitar accompaniment, on this occasion, viii
v. Mr.. Walkers Farewell, my own" was notably I'm
~ Miss ManHur's BUttereup was-just Buttereup. VIII
" other description give idea Of this character
% unique in operate lore Secure In her ability to
al tiyate officers as well crew, she remains unAw
= even in the majestic presence Of "the ruler Of Il
Queens navee." That august parsonage Sir JOSEF
g. Porter X C. b., was acted to perfection by Mr.. FIR
IT, Howe, who was pomposity personihed, and thin
a, II not too much to say that this character has
0' had better representative. Will Schuster made
Ok capital Dick DeGdeye, and his duet with Captain Co
n c0rdn was heartily encored. The part Of Hebe "
az eharmingy taken by Miss Matte Bemis, and that
BH Bobstdy by Mr.. 8. II. Warren who, proved mo
le than equal to the requirements Of this comparative
i'll subordinate role Mr., Chas. BraEor, as Bob Beck
"a merited communication, and little Dedle Davis, VIII
- though certainly the least, by the Ia
1A on the STAGE deserves mention the contributor
rs "mite TO the general success of the AFFAIR Too h
in praise cannot be given the chorus the perormanc
"a OF which, from the opening song Of the sailors to
III eud of tue OPERA showed faithful training and di
effort with talent a Ms