Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-30

PICTURE FRAMES are cheap al cheney OlAppH
BrattIebOrO.
Tomorrow will be All Hallow Eve, and
Sunday is the festival OF All Saints.
j. q. Eddy has bought the Davenport
interest in the "bowling-alley" building.
The Decatur cuff. holder which Hubbard
adyertises is an article Of real convenience.
The Ruthians will give mission concert
at the Baptist vestry next Sunday evening
IF. W. Childs returned home last Mon
day, but is still kept indoors by serious indis
position.
The house on Chestnut street, Esteyville,
owned by the II. II. Hoyt estate has been
sold to Geo. b. Croft.
State Auditor Powell is expected to be at
Judge Tylers office this evening for the semi
annual settlement Of accounts.
The post Office is again out Of postal
cards and the department gives no sign as TO
when it will begin to fill lite orders.
-.Brennan's Peoples Theatre company"
is playing to good houses aud giving general
satisfaction at Crosby hall this week.
Seven immediate delivery letters at the
Brattleboro Office the past week. The mes
senger boy retires tomorrow night 10 live on
bis Income.
There will be n joint meeting Of the
board Of managers and ladies' auxiliary OF
the Y. NJ. @. A. at the association rooms next
Tuesday at 3P. N.
An inventor named Shaw was In town on
Tuesday exhibiting several OF his inventions,
but none looked promising enough to tempt
Brattleboro capitalists.
Gen. Logan passed through Brattleboro
last Saturday on his way from 81. Johnsbury
where he handsomely helped out the Grand
Army post with its fair
DIR. solomon, who recently healed the
sick in Brattleboro, was indicted by an unap-
preciative Keene grand Jury for practicing
medicine without authority Of Law.
On the FIRST Sunday in every month the
Sunday school of st. Michael's (EPisoopaD
church is held at $3.50 A. n. On all other
Sundays at ~ O'Clock.
Secretary Ingham, L. W. Hawley, Eu-
gene Adams, @. Il. Stevens and F. p. Leon
ard are ct St. Adams in attendance on the Y.
NJ @. A. State convention.
Week after next the Franklin EyanReli-
cal association will meet in Brattleboro with
the Unitarian society, holding public services
in the church on Tuesday evening.
So far this month o. L. Miner has bought
and shipped 1000 bushels Of cider apples and
25O0 barrels of winter apples-hgures which
mean about $50 bushels of apples a day.
Rev. ChAs. o. Day, who preached at the
Congregational church last Sunday. will sup
ply the pulpit next Sunday. He will also be
present at this evenings preparatory" meet
ing.
AT the regular meeting Of the Sovereigns
Of Industry held last week it was unanimous
| ly voted TO keep the Farmers and Mechan-
les exchange open every evening until 3
O'Clock.
r. G. Hardie, IT,, the artist, is remodel
ing his fathers house on Canal street in the
old English style OF architecture. Work on
the main part will not be completed until
neat season.
Sheriff Herrick holds . warrant for the
arrest of the Irishman OBrien, who fred the
pistol shots in the recent disgraceful affair on
the Brook road, but the latter has thus far
avoided arrest.
The cemetery association have gained
eight large and valuable lots in the southwest
corner OF the enclosure, near the receiving
vault, by building a strong retaining wall on
the bank and filling in against it.
Fred Rand Of Boston, new Democratic
appointee, has begun running as a postal
clerk (AssistAnt) between Brattleboro and
Springfield, leaving here at 10 A. NJ and re-
turning at P. N.
C. b. Rice suffered q severe hemorrhage
last Monday night which reduced his vital
forces to a very low ebb. He has since raj
lied somewhat and is in quiet and comfort
able condition this morning.
Gen. Mcclellan and wife were at one
time regular yearly visitors at the water-cure,
and are well remembered by old habitues of
the place. The mother Of Mrs. Mcclellan
was born in West Brattleboro.
An old man named Sullivan was run in.
to, knocked down and somewhat bruised by
+. X. Goodall's team, Wednesday evening,
near the town hall. 1t was dark at the time,
and probably neither party was wholly to
blame.
Mrs. ]. ]. Estey entertained party OF
25 friends at tea last evening In q very hap
Ply manner, the occasion being the 18th an.
niversary of her marriage. 1t Is understood
that Col. Estey's business visit 10 the South
will extend TO near the end Of November.
Lest any misapprehension should arise
on the subject we make haste to announce
that the railroad bank has not been cleaned
up ready for winter during the past week.
We congratulate the public on the fact, for
IL the work had been done It would have left
nothing to talk about another year.
Miss Hoyt of the Grammar school was
called home to Arlington last week by the H.
ness of her mother, aud her place has beer
supplied this week by Mrs. OlRry. The place
of Miss Newton of the intermediate school
who is detained at home by illness, is taken
by Miss Emma Houghton.
"A base ball club of High and Grammar
school boys, whose ages are from - to II
years, went to Townshend last Saturday anG
defeated nine of about their own age by q
score OF II 10 8. This being their first game
and having had scarcely any practice, the
boys naturally feel little proud OF their sue
cess.
Chester Ingram, an old man belonging il
Williamsville, who has hung about Braitle
boro for some time past, tramp fashion, lodg
ing in the town hall sheds and other unseen
" places, and picking up a precariors living
In various ways, was placed in the asylum
yesterday by the Newfane authorities, aftel
notification by Seleothan Henick.
The illustrated lectures which DIR. O. d.
Hendrickson will give in Brattleboro mex
month are called prominently to public at
tention in our advertising columns this week
These lectures have everywhere been giveI
high praise and We believe they will AFFORD
our people an unusual opportunity TO com
bine pleasure and instruction in one.
The seasons series of Unitarian sociable
at Grand Army hall was opened successfully
on Tuesday evening, The supper was fol
lowed in due time by an exhibition Of Mrs
Jarley's wax-works, in the presentation o
which Miss Gertrude Miller performed th,
part of that estimable lady in manner which
was as oredilable TO her as il was satisfactor,
and amusing to the audience.
John Taft a 90. Of West DummerstoI
are having excellent success with their ''stsAn
evRporated" cider jelly this season and ar
putting large quantity Of superior goods OF
the market. We have a sample of jelly from
the Newfane jelly company, operated by
A. Redway and @. d. Whitman, which show
that they, too, are putting out handsome an,
well favored goods.
The 25th anniversary OF the marriage o
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Wood was the occasion
Of a surprise visit last Tuesday evening from
party Of neighbors and friends numbering
some 75 or 100, who spent the evening in
very pleasant, social way, and left benin,
them a number Of valuable manantoas "a NJ,