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

BrattIebOrO.
Prof. Charters wellknown farm on
CHESTERFIELD lake, very desirable summer
place, is for sale as elsewhere announced.
-Whitmore & Clark played to a full house
last Saturday evening, and gave their friends
an entertainment which was bright, clean and
new throughout.
Emerson u Son, the new firm at the @.
L. Brown stand, have a new advertisement
this week calling attention to their large line
of seasonable goods.
Letters from Talledega, Ala, report a
gradual improvement in q. Il. Rice's condi.
ton. He has ridden out once and entertains
strong hopes of being able TO come to Brat.
teboro the last OF June.
The Grand Army post and the Woman's
Relief corps will attend the Universalist
church in a body on the Sunday before Me
mortal day, and the service will be suited to
the occasion.
Prof Holton finished his annual course
of lectures at the Burlington medical school
last week, but in compliance with the urgent
request of the graduating class returned to
give supplementary lectures yesterday aud to-
day.
We imagine few preparations have
brought quicker returns than l. j. ThOrn's
hop and burdock tonic which he has been
pushing for two months past. Retail sales
are large and steady, and brisk Wholesale
demand has already been established
-Brattleboro furnishes six orators for
Memorial day this year Hon. }. NJ. Tyler
at Mortified, Mass, Hon. J. l.. Martin at
Fairhaven, Col. Haskins at Brandon, Col.
Hooker at West Randolph, Col. Fuller at
Rochester, and Rev. E W. Whitney at Ber-
nArdston.
The book committee of the free library
have lately selected aud ordered one hundred
dollars worth Of new books, including many
of the latest publications in all departments
| of literature. Some of these books have al.
ready arrived and are now being catalogued.
A partial list is printed elsewhere
The Guide, an Odd Fellows paper pub
lished at Albany, N. Y has a portrait and
biographical sketch of Grand Chaplain Tim
othy Vinton, in its issue OF the current week
| The honor is fitting one to be paid to the
oldest Odd Fellow in Vermont aud one Of
the patrarchs of the order in the country.
Chief Engineer Howe has appointed as
his assistants, LIST o. H. Butterfield, "a G. G.
Turner, 81 Newell Lindsay, 4th Dennis Tas-
ker. The engineers and the company officers
will hold meeting at No. I engine house
Saturday night TO talk about the animal par
ade and transact any necessary business that
may come up.
The boys in the back part OF the hall, who
appeared TO fill the Office Of eldgue,irs at the
village meeting, also appeared to vote on
every question which interested them with a
volume of voice which drowned out the legiti
mate voters. 1t would be we'll to have that
kind Of thing done away with at future meet
ings.
C. d. Barrett was at home on Sunday
for the first time since taking charge Of the
Morgan Envelope company's printing depart
ment at Springfield. At breakfast his father
and mother made use of handsome gold
watch and chain to remind him that it was
some % years since he first made his appear
ance hereabouts.
In accordance with previous announce
msnt the Rt Rev. Bishop Bsse visited st.
Michaers (EpisoopaD church on Sunday last
confirmed the class of five candidates pre-
scented by the rector, and addressed them
This service was held in the evening in the
presence of a large congregation. At the
morning service the bishop eel, brated the
Holy Communion.
Few readers will be likely to overlook
Retting Bros conspicuous new announce
ment this week. While children's carriages
and refrigerators are named as their special
ties, their stock OF goods is complete in ev
cry department. The firm find a steadily.
growing business the reward of years of dill
gent effort to meet the wants of their cus
toners.
Tho listers having completed and filed
the individual lists in compliance with thu
law, give notice that they will be in session
on Saturday, the 10th inst. 10 hear griev
} ances and correct errors. While no footing
have yet been made, the listers are of opinion
that the grand list will not vary materially il
! size from that of last year. Two lists havt
been doubled the same as in previous years
p. B. De Wolf has given up his agsnc
for the Springfield, Mass, tea concern, find
ing It more to his own advantage, as well a
that of his customers, to buy his goods di
rect Of reliable Boston importer. He ha
already built up good trade, and has larg
stock of superior teas and ooffees in stock a
browns store from which he will be glad /
serve the public, either at the store or fron
his wagon.
4 In speaking Of sanitary, or unsanitary
, matters last week we we're wrong in sayin
that the Brattleboro House sewer emptie
= into MILESTONE brook. When the Cana
street sewer was built two or three years age
4 emptying into the river below the bridge
i connection from the house was made with il
/ Our mistake about this arose from the fA6
a that the opening in the wall at the broo
level where the sewer from the house form
D | 6Ily ulbCuhTBtui sun uib uot
2 away with one bad feature in the bed of th
!. brook at the bridge, but there are others sti
+. remaining which demand attention. Their
:. are also sewers discharging into the broo
a through the Frost meadow, and open sewer
O from buildings on Elliot and Elm streets,
a their rear toward Flat street. which shoul
be abated as instances. At present they 81
a an ugly menace to the public health.
Last Friday (Arbor-day) afternoon thei
l. was an informal gathering of ladies and gel
Is tlemen in the Brooks House reception roo
j. TO consider the question of forming Villai
It Improvement society In Bratteboro. III
10 sentiment of the meeting was unAnimous
D. in favor of forming such society, and se
10 eral ladies and gentlemen we're named a con
le mittee to see what could be done towarC
d arousng the interest OF the community an
70 arranging, II possible, for public meeting
.s On the latter point the committee have alread
re- been successful aud meeting has been a
ranged TO be held at the town hall on Tue
t. day evening next, when Hon. b. G, NorthrO
is Of Connecticut, a well-known specialist
st rural affairs, will give a lecture on "Brattl
At borO its Needs and Possibilities" The lee
r ure will be entirely free and the invitation il
a. cludes not only the whole village, but Il
is whole town. Mr.. Northrop will undoubte
% ly point out some of the many things that
} village improVement society might aocOu