Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-09

II rKansas, against f. W.
BanE OF 1oP9 before Judge Wheeler on
BROOKS, Degsn nued two days, when il
Mohuhy huu h, Heb. on account Of the
was auJO l, Newman OF Eaathampton,
lnness OF HsV. Inted bis attendance as a
meHs'i WIFE,, ~, Y. q. Imony Of the defence was
witness; ny w exception Of that OF Mr..
az pun IN WIN VI Evidence for the plaintiff
NeWmsn' uo 1of dispositions and court
oonsis's eh.soy Nerstood to have been sub
records, and IL uno A
'''ii,,a' Miss Sarah Franks, which
no uo..', ~. ~ fsday afternoon, removes
toOk pace " ~ FITNESS Of character had en-.
woman WnVse " de circle OF friends. With
ueaieu het Ia own church and society
IN tnV nin y, n pre- faithful and devoted In
none usu 49,, ~ little more than Eve years
Pe,Iou n. ~ ks has been successfully
MI rIeu ~. death Of four members OF
lsl1' =, .t)r mother and two sisters
nls a., y, ~, only survivor. In this last
ai' "o y - \, Nfallen upon him he has the
u OIo" ~ 49,. y "a who know him.
M, ~ Unused mill dam Just above
80. ~. w sdge, belonging to the Vinton
.sii ~ berty, sustained partial wash
paP .'' W. tsday, the sediment from it
o o.a.,I. -,.'.g in the dam OF the Valley Mill
o,',,,s,,,- ~ 1machlne shop. The old dam,
,Sn,,pL y, i,,,ih benefit otherwise, was so im.
,ay,ey, - 80 Jrce Of supply TO the village FIRE
r. ar,,.,e,,, stsat the bailifs have decided to
tste s1ens 70 Mcclure its temporary repair as
80, az ,,,,.sihlb and it is the intention of the
80, nm 80 prietors TO rebuild 1t the COM
~ ssseon ~ q measure Of protection to their
property,
A, M otlnual meeting OF the Brattle-
bo,o b RenriIngton railroad company, held
On Tnesaav % following board Of directors
1as aioctsf ii ]. Estey q. W. Hooker. +.
Crosbv Read boro S. A. Smith, Guilford
| q p Ruiterf ID, J. H. Kidder, Wilmington
W p Jones L. Putnam, Nottingham
A ! Tuok, Halifax. The feeling was
unanimous ng the gentlemen present that
| the enteruri,I vas Of such importance that
il onpbt nol be allowed to die. From
Wilmington assurance came that that
| town will MI n and help build the road
whenever 4 leboro and the other towns
! oct ready Ia lhold in earnest
-"Peck' fBoy" was given TO q fair
| sized house Wednesday evening. II the
| general etfo84tt of the audience can be
| trusted. thsI Burlington Free Press didn't hit
wide OF IL mark in its estimate Of the per-
formanoe IL given in that city last Saturday
night
! 6rbe sfunsts only moderately funny and there is
nothing Il nc play. Tue pranks Of the had boy
sometimes f1uny, but oftener the contrary. The fun
Of destroyilkg the grocery mans property, for in-
stance could be appreciated by but few sensible peo-
Pile The ~ nted works Of Mr. Peck, under the title
Of 'Pecke had Boy may be funny enough 10 cold
type 10 make horse laugh, but when dramatzed and
placed bebihd the fooghts they the appearance
Of bengR CHASTITY failure far the production Of
mirth gocs. The company was much better than the
play, aud their singing and dancing in the last act
were meri orous and worthy Of the hearty applause
they receiyed.
WHILE no decided step has yet been taken
by the Helectmen toward securing for Mr..
Crowell the land which be needs on Flat
street for his new building, there is every
reason To believe that an amicable and mutu.
ally satisfactory arrangement will be made
with Mr.. Frost 30 that Mr.. Crovell can go
on with his building as soon as the spring
opens. Every effort will be made to bring
such arrangement about. and in any case
the selectmen will not let an important bust
ness enterprise like Mr.. Crowells suffer
through their failure to act on behalf of the
town. II land to build between Elliot and
Flat streets cannot be secured Mr.. Crowell
will build on ground owned by him else.
where so there need be no fear that we shall
lose the business which bis building is in
tended to accommodate. The Brsttleboro
Tool company will be obliged 10 have new
quarters before another winter and Mr.. Crow
ell intends to be ready to accommodate them.
The Carpenter organ company are crowded
for room, and other manufacturing and bust
meas industries are pressing for accommode-
ton which will be furnished them in due
time.
-SedgRick Post and Relief Corps had a
joint public installation Of officers last even
ing at Graud Army hall The ceremonies
we're conducted by II. E. Taylor installing
officer, and the attendance was large. Re
freshments were served by the ladies', and
the occasion was one Of much social enjoy
ment. Below is a list Of the new officers:
Ssdguiet Post, @. 4. RIB. NJ. Clay, Comma q der;
T. II. Potnam, S. v. C.; @. II. Bond J. V. c.; ]. p
Elmer, Adj. Thos. Harmon, Q. NJ; D: P. Dear
streeter, o. D.. D. Z. Carpenter o. g.; j. @. How
ard s. NJ; J. P. wGshburD, Q. NJ. s.: J. A Ma1ham,
Harris, Sent.
Sedgriet Reifsr Corps-Mrs. @. W. Hooker, Prsst;
Mrs. j. c. Howe, s.v.P.; Mrs. H. o. Leonard, v p.
Mrs. D. l. Herriek, Chap; Miss Carrie Dutton, Con-.
Mrs. J. l. Newman, Guard
The Pbeni1 s net proud, aud it never
allows itself TO indulge in Boosting OF vain
glorying, for it remembers that these things
go before q fall. 1t does however, feel a
comfortable degree of satisfaction in its at
tractive aud commodious new quarters, and
since the completion, during the past week,
OF the handsome stairway which leads to its
business and working Hices it hnds it hard
to remember that it is longer ago than last
summer that the entranc was ~ a very dis
reputable and tumbe-down old covered way.
What kind Of old shed was it, anyhow
we scarcely seem 10 recall IT, we uOn " /
der that friends who call tell us they didn't
know where to find Tue Phpuix, FOR we hard
ly know where to find ourselves But We
getting used to it, and we find this rule hold
good Turn in at the best-looking place you
find on the east side Of Main street, and
up flight,
First door to the right
You will find the Old Lady, serene and com
plscent, glasses on, kniiting-woIk in hand,
] md Av fprh ind IL hav
pens that she has gone out for an afternoons
tea and gossip, aud left the boy at the foot of
the street to gobble all the really choice plums
of local news
The business which Hunter & O'Neil,
shareholders and general jobbers in cabinet
work, established in Brattleboro last spring
has supplied a real need in this community.
They are men who know their business thor
oughly and who do everything in a workman
like, satisfactory way. Two pieces of their
work are especially worth mentioning. One
of them is the handsome staircase which leads
from o. ]. Prstt's main store to his cloak de-
partment above, and the other is the equally
handsome and attractive stairway which leads
to The Phoenix office and accommodates all
the tenants on the second and third floors of
the Ryther aud Ranger d Thompson build
ings. Mr.. Prhtts staircase is Of ash and black
walnut, original in design, massive in appear
out. The other is Of solid oak, with the sew
eral landings and turns so managed as to give
practically continuous rail from the street
entrance to the third floor. The whole effect
is easy, graceful and inviting. We are glad
to see Brattleboro made a centre for work of
this kind, which requires special skill and
training, and has heretofore required the SER
, vices of out-of.town concerns.
The competitive examination of students
for appointment as cadets TO Norwich Uni
versity, announced to be held at DR.. Holton s
office last Saturday did not take place, for
the reason that there were no applicants to
comparatively examine-not an applicant.
5 The two honorable Senators were in atten-
dance according to program, and We under
stand that, in the absence of other victims,
they at first proposed to form themselves into
a class as a working model in the competitive
r system, but owing to failure to agree as to
what branches each should examine the other
in the plan fell through. Senator Garfield
r felt sure that he knew a good deal more about
his own anatomy than Senator Holton could
} draw out of him by any system of question
ing, while Senator Holton declared that he
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