Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-29

cd condition Of the boodvessels resulting
from the heart trouble. DR. Oonland, who
paid Mr. Brown a visit last night, found him
comfortable, but docs not speak with oonh-
dence OF his prospects for recovery.
We fluid that we used the name Of VIM.
Powers Burke's hostler, without warrant last
week in saying that he went with Dunklee to
West Brattleboro after cider. Powers bad
nothing to do with the affair except to hitch
up the team with which Dunkley aud Wilder
drove 10 West Bratteboro, but staid at home
aud attended to business-a correction which
we are glad TO mako, though the report was
given us otherwise. Wilder was in Fitchburg
at last accounts, and was visited there by his
father early this week.
Mrs. l.. w. Howe, grand secretary OF
the Womens Relief corps, instituted a nov
corps at Ludlow last Friday, and one at
Grafton on Monday and Mrs. Hooker, pres
ident, instituted one at Windsor last evening.
The last mentioned is the 18th relief corps
already instituted In the state, the Brattlebo-
70 one having been the third and the one at
Weston the drst. The grand secretary re-
ports six additional applications for charters
having been received from different parts Of
the state during the past week-a fact which
indicates general interest in the work OF
the organization on the part Of the women OF
the state.
One only needed to glance at the happy
faces Of the children comprising Miss Sarah
Clarks dancing class, ut the closing party last
Tuesday evening, to be convinced that TO
them II was indeed an occasion worthy 10 be
marked by red letter. To the spectators,
who were present in goodly numbers, the
grand march, led by Master Frank Bailey and
Miss Bessie Reed, was a specially attractive
feature, the children performing the various
evolutions with grace and precision we have
rarely seen oqualled and which gave satisfac
tory proof Of the fsithfuness of their teach
or aud their own aptness az learners OF the
terpsichorean art Two hours Of dancing
followed, during which the floor presented an
animated scene, wherein pretty dresses and
bright flowers and ribbons performed by no
means an unimportant part.
--Brattleboro has a beautiful location, it
has charming streets, II has two delightful
public parks, II has numerous handsome pTi-
vate residenoes-it has many things, in short
to attract strangers aud make IL a desirable
place for summer residence. II also has the
most unattraotive railroad surroundings Of
any place of its size within our knowledge
Moreover II has bank shifting its whole
eastern side which is positively revolving in
its appearance to every one, stranger or resi-
dent, who passes that way. In a month the
| White Mountain travel will begin and every
passenger will be privileged 10 look out, a.
the trains come TO o full stop under this bank,
and wonder what sort Of town this is,
aud tell their friends that of all the places
they have passed they are sure Bratteboro
must be the very worst.
Mr. Edward Crosby thinks he got in
very satisfactory week of travel and business
between Monday the 18th aud Monday the
9th inst. On the 18th he left on the New
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daughter. Mrs. Leroy +. Adams, and her chill
| dren TO Minneapolis. The party reached
their destination in due time, and Mr.. Crosby
spent % hours in Minneapolis using nearly
day in looking about among the milers Re
turning TO Chicago, he spent day on Change
in that city. and came on home by way Of
Montreal reaching Brattleboro by the 3 N.
train Monday afternoon, 25th, Just seven days
to minute from the time he left. For ian
old ~ man, he thinks this will do" while
he is willing the young men should tell bet
ter story when they get chance. Mt Adams
met his family at Minneapolis and gave a
very favorable report OF the condition Of
things on the ranch.
1t is painful to find Vermont suffering
eclipse, even in the matter OF big hens eggs
Two or three weeks ago The PLBnix mod
estly alluded 10 what 1t innOcently thought a
good sized Plymouth Rock egg weight OF. }
laid by a Dover biddy but straightway We
have been rebuked and nonpussed by the
receipt Of letter from the editor OF the
Rutland, ILL.,, Post, enclosing a photograph
Of Plymouth Rock egg ~eighing or and
measuring u By in, which this Dragging
editor says beats ours lat every point" We
never did like an editor who brags, aud
moreover we feel pretty sure from the photo
graph that the egg il "a bad egg" anyhow.
II we must be beaten on the big eggs which
our subscrbers hens lay we shall take ref
ugo in the conviction that our own Bantam
hen has laid q smaller egg than any Illinois
hen ever laid or can lay but we shan't have
ii photographed, and we shAnt tell how small
ii is
The death of Newell Lindsey, which took
place on Tuesday. was a surprise to all eI-
cept the immediate friends OF the family. 1t
appears that he had suffered slightly from
heart disease for some time, but no alarming
symptoms appeared until, at the opening OF
the present season, he made unusual exertion
one day in running to overtake his team on
the way from Keyes's quarry with load OF
stone and became nearly insensibe in doing
so. Since then he has suffered from the &C.
cumulAtion OF water about the heart, and
death finally resulted from this cause. Mr..
Lindsey had been a member OF the village
police force, and was q man held in conf
dence and respect by all. He WAS an active
member Of the Hook and Ladder company,
and the company paid him the tribute OF
draping thsir house in mourning and attend
ing his funeral in a body. The services were
held at his house on Clark street Thursday
afternoon, Rev. 4. w. Whitney officiating
The following is the list OF letters remain
ing in the Brattleboro post-ofiice, May 22
Ladies--Abbie bingham, Mrs Benz Clark, Mrs Lucy
Catlin, George NJ Fisk, Ida Johnson, Mrs Mary Jill
SOP, Laura Powers, Mrs Root, Vidette Reynolds
Bell stone, Mrs II stockwell, Miss II Wilbur
/ Mrs l. Woods
Gentlemen-Geo F Briiton, Frank II Clark, P
Crown, Cummings, Dowd, L II Doty, Gold
JohnsonI r KnoTltap. N Isisv Cbss Mi1,ar ~
Palmer, + Roberts, Ira Rogers, Reynolds, I
d searle, l. w stephenson, VIM Stewart, MartiT
Winrs-2 Robbins Co, Messrs Warden Jon ei
Co.
BRATrLRBoRo WHITEHALL ANNUAL MEETING
The attendance of stockholders at the
annual meeting OF the Brattleboro & White
hall railroad company, Wednesday was com.
parAtively small, owing 10 the fact that many
farmers were too busy with their planting tC
get of for a day Little besides routine bust
ness was transacted The old board of Off.
GERS was unanimously r,eslected. The by.
laws we're changed so that the annual meet
ing may be called as late as June 18th il
thought best. II was voted 10 pay for the
dinners OF the stockholders present at each
annual meeting out of the small sum which
aocumulates from the annual payment OF
800 for corporation expenses by the Central
Vermont company. The report of earnings
and expenses for the year ending Dec. 81,
1884, made up at the St. Adams office, show
ed total earnings of $47, 1854, and total OPP
Grating expenses of $40, 6sl. 20, leaving the
sum OF SO, 7Ol.6 to apply on the interest &C
count. The freight earnings were $50, $751;
So; passenger earnings. $l3, 1884 mails
81, 3l9, OF; express, 5000 The chief item
of operating expenses was that OF $l3, 672 81
for repairs. The total earnings were about
$1,000 creator than for the year previous, and
the net earnings we're greater by about the
same sum.
4 BOYs EsOAPADE.