Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-02-27
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BrattleborO.
B. Foley is about to open a new FISH mar
ket in the basement Of the old rule factory.
Three persons received the rite of bap-
tism at the Baptist church last Sunday even
ing.
M. Armstrong, plumber in Vintons
building, is connected with the telephone ex-
change.
Ira Pierce had a stroke Of apoplexy yes
terday afternoon and now lies in a critical
condition.
Regular monthly business meeting Of the
Y. Nj. o. A. at their rooms next Monday even
ing at 1870
How to Make Home Happy" is the sub
iect Of Rev. e. W. Whitneys lecture next
Sunday evening
Mrs. VIM. Leonard gave the children Of
the Unitarian society very pleasant and live
ly sociable on Tuesday evening.
The First Regiment band orchestra is to
furnish music for an inauguration-day ball at
Hinsdale next Wednesday evening
The Hinsdale, N. H., Grammar school,
numbering 4S scholars, came to town on u
slegh.ride last Saturday afternoon.
Palestine Camp l, o. o. F., will give
the second in their course of assemblies at
Crosby hall on Friday evening, March g.
Howe & Son got two excellent and spirited
instantaneous views Of Main street last Satur-
day morning, with wood teams, sleighs and
foot passengers in transit.
WIN, f. Head has exchanged the Pike
house in Esteyville for Russell Roberts's farm
in Guilford, known as the Jerry Weatherhead
place, and $1,000 additional
The members OF the Grand Army post
contemplate giving ball sometime during
the month of March for the benefit of the
soldiers monument fund.
The @. L. s. q. will meet in the parors
of the Y NJ O. A. next Thursday evening at
13O. The members are to be prepared on
some topic in the February readings.
e. A. Matthews OF Centrevlle has put
his steamboat engine TO good use by mount
ing 1t on runners and using it to run a circu-
lar saw for saving wood about town.
An audience which completely Allied
Grand Army ball witnessed the play Better
than Gold" on Monday evening The pre-
sentaton was in all respects a creditable one.
Mr.. II. A. Chaplin introduces several
choice preparations to the public through
our advertising columns to-day. They will
be found all that they are recommended to
be.
The date and place of the entertainment
mentioned last week, to be given under the
direction Of the ladies' auxiliary At the Y. NJ
Q. A, will be next Wednesday evening at
Crosby hall.
Persons who wish 10 see the crowd in
Washington next week can get tickets to that
city aud return for Sl5 by sending to II. f.
Tinker, White River Junction. The tickets
are good from March I'd to March 10Th.
AT the final meeting of the creditors OF
U. w. Frink, held on Saturday last, the as
signee reported that all claims presented had
been settled at twenty. five cents nine mills on
the dollar, and the Judge gave discharge.
The friends Of Judge Poland will be in.
terested In the account which he gives Of
Bristol Bills" murderous assault on the late
Bliss n. Davis which occurred in the Judges
court at ST. JohusbuTy in 1850. The account
is printed on our first page.
The board Of civil authority will hold
their final meeting for the revision of the
checklist at room No. ), town hall building
tomorrow afternoon. Every tax payer, who
is entitled TO vote 10 town meeting, should see
to 1t that his name is on the list
The firm of Lillis & Smith, grocers, have
hled petition in insolvency, and a meeting
OF their creditors is to be held March 18th for
the choice Of an assignee. Their liabilities are
estimated at $4,000, assets $1,000 II is IN
derstood that the credit system is at the bot
tom Of their difficulties.
Henry NJ. Burt of Newton, Mass. a for.
mer proprietor of the Record and Farmer,
has been in town for the past few days max.
ing preparations for issuing a new edition of
the illustrated handbook, Attractions Of
Brattleboro," which he published in 1867.
The work will probably be issued in April.
Fred b. Davis, who has done some good
work Rbout town in his trade as a painter and
grainer, has card in our columns to day
He makes specially of hard wood finishing
and has an excellent recommendation in that
line in his work in Ryther block. Sign paint.
| ing, in connection with the ornamental work
OF his father, S. @. Davis, is also in his line.
G. ii. X. Charter, formerly Of this sec
ton, writes us from Lake Worth, Florida, in
letter received early this week: 1t is now
as warm rs June is in Bratileboro, there il
never any frost, and l have six acres of as
| good garden truck as you ever saw of the
same kind, with cocoa-nut and fruit trees aud
everything of that sort
Leonard Il Roess have this week got their
hydraulic elevator completed and in full work.
ing order. Its lifting power, which COMES by
direct pressure from Mr.. Crowelrs water
works, is about 1900 pounds. The elevator
runs from the cellar to the top story OF their
establishment and completes the firms very
perfect and convenient facilities for the tran
saction of their business.
The Travellers Insurance company,
through their agents, Cudworth a Childs,
have presented Sedgwick Post, G.. A. h with
handsomely framed picture OF group con-
sisting OF Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, Sheridan,
FaraRut, Thomas, Meade, Hooker and Han.
cock. The presentation was made on
Wednesday night of last week, when the post
passed unanimous vote of thanks.
e. f. Holloway, who has been in New York,
in the factory of B shining & Son, for sometime
past, TO perfect himself in the art of piano
tuning has returned to Brattleboro, and will
now devote himself to the work of piano tun.
ing and repairing. We believe his services
may be confidently recommended to the com.
munity. Orders may be left at Edward Cark's
store on Main street
Next Sunday morning, at the Baptist
church, Mr.. Tower will preach on "Christ's
View of Christians" The communion ser
vice and reception of new members will take
place Immediately after the sermon In the
evening Mr. Tower will give an address on
''El Mahdi, the Modern Mohammed." A
chorus choir will occupy the platform and
lead in the singing.
The two od-sellers, with their poor
old white horse and box sleigh, got out of
Brattleboro early last Saturday morning and
in the afternoon began TO ply their trade in
AANNASt bNh "OAo huNlbcu ny tue CITY mar
shal, who first enquired about them here by
telephone, to move on, and on they went
The elder of the two gives the name of VIM.
Goodwin, and claims to have family in
Claremont, N. II.
The hearing on S. NJ. Waite's petition to
have the case of the bank stockholders against
his estate restored to the docket was heard
by the supreme court at Woodstock last Tues.
day evening. Haskins & Stoddsrd appeared
for Receiver Price, E. l.. Waterman for the
assignees, and Judge Baretts son for Waite.
We understand that the latter, in his argu-
ment before the court, affirmed that the bank
stockholders, without any question: are owing
Mr.. Waite $1GO, 900, more or less. The de-
cision of the Judges has not been announced.
Officer Ais arrested Michael Kelly and
and Dummy" Manning last night about mid.
night for being drunk and disorderly. and this
morning Manning was brought before Justice
Newton and fined So and costs, $40 &C in all,
for drunkenness. When put on the stand to
disclose where he obtained the liquor he
would only say that he was drinking with sew.
eral fellows at the rink last night, and he was
sent back TO the lookup to see if his memory
would not freshen up for this afternoon. A
sum of money which Manning had on his
person is missing, and there was a suspicion
that Kelly got him drunk to get his money,
but no such charge has been preferred against