Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-04-03

-Howe's gunshop has passed into the
hands Of II. NJ. Wood, who intends to con
tinue the business.
The railroad companies are likely TO run
a dining room car AZ far az Brattleboro OH
this years White Mountain train.
1t is understood that Mr. Orowell will be-
gin work on his new building between Elliot
and Flat streets as soon as the state Of the
ground will permit.
AT their meeting next Tuesday afternoon
the members OF the w. O. T. U. will discuss
the hygienic effects Of food and stimulants Of
all kinds on the system.
The Carpenter organ company have a
large and very elegant organ nearly ready for
shipment which is to be used at an exhibi.
ton at Kensington, London.
Henry Fletcher and A. d. Gibbs have
the contract for John Retting's new house on
Green street-Fletcher to furnish the lumber
aud Gibbs 10 do the joiner work.
A well-known village family mourns the
death Of an ls-years. old cat, which this week
has gone the way OF all the living, full not
only Of years, but of gray hairs.
The sugar makers are trying to do some
thing in their orchards all over the county,
but only small quantities have been made
thus far. Choice sugar commands 10 to Is
cents.
Fast day services were held at the Meth
odist church this morning, with sermon by
the pastor, Rev. /. McAnn, from the 9th
Psalm the theme being Gods promise aud
it's fulflment.
Il. b. Thorn, who shows commendablo
enterprise In the conduct OF his business, calls
attention this week to the merits Of bis Hop
aud Burdock Tonic, D." which he claims to be
''the best bitters out"
II II
moved this week to the Goodhu- homestead.
two doors below their former residence. Re
pairs and alterations in the Sykes house, pre-.
paratory to its occupancy by G. F. Thomp.
son and family have begun.
The community are "fastiug" to. day AZ.
ter the manner Of recent years, the business
places being closed after the early morning
but the traditional game Of ball will hardly
be played in foot Of snow aud mud.
Fred Thomas has lately bought some
wood working machinery and a steam engine
to run 1t. which he has set up on his premises
in the Waite district, and doubtless will soon
be soliciting orders through The Phoenix.
Mr.. Burt's revised edition Of the "Attrac
tions of Brattleboro" is now substantially
completed, and will be ready for issue from
d. Leonard's press the latter part Of next
week. II will make handsome little souve
mir Of 10 pages.
The stages report the roads as being in
about the worst condition possible. Yester-
day the Wilmington stage did not reach here
till 4:30 p. NJ, and the driver had no eIpecta
ton Of getting through on his return so as to
make another trip to-day.
The Hungarian Gypsy band are announe-
ed to reappesr in Brattleboro on Tuesday
evening, April nth, when a new program is
to be offered, with volOncello and clarinet
solos Tickets at Chapin's next Wednesday
evening.
H. b. ChAmberlain's record shows the
highest temperature in March to have been
52' against 42' in February. The lowest
was l6' below zero, against II below in Feb
ruary. The rain and (melted) snow fall Of
the month amounted TO II hundredths OF an
inch.
1t is not often necessary to remind our
friend Henry F. Smith, that Consistency
is a jewel, but when he talks on one side OF
the opposite side, az he did 10 the school
meeting Tuesday evening, we feel it to be
time to publicly admonish him.
&C. NJ Colburn Il Co. this week bring
prominently before our readers the virtues of
"Thorns Hop Compound, spring medicine
which for several years past has had q stead
lily increasing sale strictly on its merits
Wholesale orders for the remedy this season
are already large.
Hunter & O'Neil have just shipped hand
some and elaborate mAntel OF western cherry
to F. II. Bufum Of the Boston Herald, who
is fitting up the old home stead OF his family
at Winchester, N. H Both the design and
the workmanship of the mantel do the firm
much credit
Fred Waite left Tuesday with carload
Of short-horn cattle, from the herds OF A. F.
Waite aud D. s Pratt for the Winsows at
Kankakee, I'll. He will be back about April
II with carload Of horses which he thinks
1t will be worth the while Of intending buy.
ers to wait for.
The Valley Mill company have rented
Gen. Lynde's grain and meal store in the
Brattleboro House. The Generals business
will be closed out as soon az possible, and
the Valley company will continue the same
line of trade there as branch OF the business
nov done by them.
The night express was delayed several
hours on Monday evening by an accident at
the Fitchburg crossing at CheR side Just be-
low Greenfield. A freight train was just
pulling across supposing the track was clear,
and the passenger locomotive crashed into it,
wrecking four freight cars. No lives we're
lost.
uc Il M ~ A. hbblhlcu Dl SEVERAL Ia
dies, entertained large company OF boys at
the association rooms Wednesday evening, the
exercises including brief remarks by Rev. l.
McAnn, select reading by Mr.. Gerald Lee and
others Iylophone music by Mr. Mitchell,
charades, ETC., and ending with a duet espee-
tally adapted to the day of the month.
WIN. o, Chaplin has received notice from
DIR. Rockwell that he will not want the Cha
pin homestead hereafter and that he will
soon come up to VAcate the house and dispose
of his effects. This is bad news for Brattle-
boro. The doctor and his family are hardly
to be spared from our list of summer resi-
dents.
"A. t. Bemis, buyer for Locke & Co. of
Boston, large produce dealers, has bought
largely Of our Windham county farmers dur.
ing the past season, having shipped, of ap-
Piles alone, 5000 barrels from this station, TO
say nothing Of large quantities of potatoes
turnips, and other vegetables He fnds this
section one of the very best in which to buy,
and II is hoped that he may decide to locate
here permanently.
-Amusement-go ers who like to Laugh
and grow fat" viii be glad to learn of the
engagement of Tony Denier's original Hump
ty-Dumpty company to appear at the town
hall on Friday evening of next week. The
company played here to a full house two
years ago and gave great satisfaction. II
still holds all its attractions, with prices re-
duced to a hArd-times basis. See advertise,
ment.
C, H. Cook had the palm Of his hand
badly hurt on a surface planer at Estey &
Co. Monday morning. He had raised the
knives to sharpen them and on starting up
again forgot to raise the table to correspond.
The result was that his hand was drawn on
the knives, cutting out portion OF the in
side. The injury is q serious one, though
the use of the hand win be recovered in due
time.
AT the annual meeting Of the Highly
sewing machine company beld on Wednes-
day evening the old board OF officers was re-
elected In view of some matters connected
with the companys affairs. it was deemed
best to sell its property and possibly TO close
up its business. II was left with the direc-
tors to proceed in the matter in their dscre-
ton. 1t is to be hoped that some arrange
ment may be made by which the business
will be revived and continued here.
-Stckney Brothers, whose purchase Of
Martin Scott 4 Sons grocery store was an
nounced some time ago, took possession of
the stand on Wednesday. The three gentle