Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-03-13

HEAttAen0rOs
e. L. Parker and ]. f. Anderson arc
connected with the telephone exchange.
"A Resetting Fault" is the subject OF
Rev. f. W. Whitney's lecture next Sunday
| evening.
Marshall Hapgood, an employee OF the
cash meat market, got badly scalded aru
last week.
Mrs. J. ]. Estey is ct Greenwich, N. Y,
in attendance on her twin sister, Mrs. Gull,
who is dangerously i'll.
District clerks will return their school
registers on or before the Goth to the town
superintendent.
-Hawley's new advertisement gives full
particulars about the special sale of black
silks briefly mentioned last week.
The New London Northern railroad is
making arrangements TO give the weather
warnings daily to all stations on its line.
The light snow which fell here Monday
night was sufficient in amount on the hills
to ill the roads and blockade travel until
! ploughed out.
Town Clerk Newton reminds the public
that this is the season when dog licenses and
blank inventories are ripe and ready to drop
off at his Office.
The new secretary Of the navy is broth
err of Mrs. Dimmock Of New York who is
! often a summer visitor in Brattteboro in DR..
Rookwells family.
%. j. Pratt has received during the past
week an unusually large and attractive stock
Of spring dry goods and carpets to which he
calls special attention.
The Unitsriaus held their closing socisble
for the season at Miss Gertrude Miller's rooms
in the new bank block on Tuesday evening,
and found the occasion very happy one.
F. A. Hubbard, matchmaker and jewel
err, has secured a large bankrupt stock of
watches and chsins which he is selling at
one-hslf the usual prices. See his advertise
ment
Mr.. A. P. Starr of Tama City, Iowa, son
OF Hon. Farley Starr, was elected treasurer
of the city by a strong majority at the late
municipal election, his friends bringing him
out as an independent candidate.
An account Of b. A. Clark's stock is be-
ing taken preparatory to the sale Of the store
TO Fred Gleason, Mr.. Clark's head clerk, aud
a young man named Baker, OF Keene, N. H.
The sale will undoubtedly be completed dur
ing the coming week.
The anuular eclipse OF the sun, which
takes place next Monday, will begin in New
England at about quarter past ~ noon, and
the greatest observation will be shortly be-
fore . o'clock. Rather more than five ninths
VI Nub SUI , ulbC Will Do Obhtu.Nhs
The young people OF the Roman Catholic
society have posters up for an entertainment
to be given at Crosby ball next Tuesday even
ing in celebration of st. Patrick's day. There
will be play, tsbleaux, and other stage at.
fractions, with music by the First Regiment
band orchestra
H. b. Chamberlain now has an electrical
register at the store connected with the an
emometer at Frank Marshalrs Thirty Ave
miles an hour was the highest point reached
by last evenings high wind. The lowest
point touched by the murcury during last
night was l0t' below zero.
Mrs. Harriet Pike, widow OF the late
Silas Pike, whose funeral took place to day
on her Goth birthday, was one Of the oldest
residents Of the town, and q member of the
family of Stockwells aud HArrises, notable
for their longevity. She a niece OF the
late Aunt Sally Stockwell" whose death took
place at West Brattleboro at the age Of l04
years.
i. X. Allen, who carries an accident pol
icy in the United States Mutual Accident As
sociation of New York, has recently received
5000 for 10 weeks disability on account OF
the broken arm which he got last Thanks
giving day. The policy, which he took
through his son Franks agency in New Jer-
sey, cost him $l4 for the year and he thinks
it good investment.
Armstrong, the plumber met with Sc
rious loss in Saturdays night fire, and was at
first inclined to give up his business here
but he has since received so many assurances
Of confidence and support that he will re-
maiu. He knows his business thoroughly,
and is one Of the sort of craftsmen that Brat
tleboro needs. For the present he will have
his shop in the basement Of the ell part OF
the Brattleboro House.
Dummy" Manning having made it
known that he was ready to tell where be got
the rum for his last drunk, he was brought
down from Newfane on Wednesday and TAX
en- before Justice Newton to whom he d.
vulged the coveted secret and was then dis.
charged from arrest. The court withholds
the name of the party who sold the liquor
for the present.
One Of the most delightful musical en-.
tertainments which Brattleboro has ever en-.
joyed is promised for next Tuesday evening
in the concert TO be given at the town hall
by the Hungarian Gypsy band" Music
lovers of taste and discrimination assure US
that this music-which is the gift of nature
and like nothing but itself-has an indiscriba-
BILE charm and fascination for all who hear it,
The iremen affirm that the one valiant act
at last Saturday nights fire was done by a
member of the village board of baiiGs who,
having with difficulty got rubber coat in
which to wrap himself, pulled his hat well
down and then plunged into tbs smoke in the
Estey building, triumphanuy emerging soon
after with the object of his devotion two
gallon jug. The boys further affirm that, by
a cruel irony of fate, the jug was found
empty only little later, after it had been put
in supposed place of safety at the neighbor-
ing engine house.
General Manager Hobart OF the Central
Vermont company, with other officials of the
road, has been in town this week on account
Of the trial of the Bemis case at the county
court, and a special train has been run to
Newfane every day since Tuesday for their
accommodation. The opportunity has been
improved by Mr.. Hobart to make the &C.
quaintance of the business men of the place
and arrive at mutual understanding in regard
to freight rates and railroad management in
general so far as the interests of the town are
concerned.
During last Saturday nights FIRE Loama
Taylor, German cigar. maker, was arrested
for drunkenness and locked up. Monday on
being brought before Justice Newton he was
fined 80 and costs, making $1123. After
much hesitation, and with evident regret that
he had allowed his appetite to get the better
of him, he disclosed to the court that he had
bought his liquor OF l. B. Thorn. Mr.. Thorn
was sent for and promptly paid his fine of
$40 and COSTS Mr.. Thorn stated to the
court that he sold the liquor-a pint of cider
brandy-to Taylor on a positive assurance
that it was wanted for proper purpose He
now announces that from this time on no lid-
uor will be sold at his store to any customer
or for any purpose whatever. The decision il
one on which we warmly congratulate him,
and in which be will have the cordial sup,
port of all people whose support is worth