Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

The usual services will be resumed Mt
the Unitarian church next Sunday
Work WAS resumed at Smith a Hunts
carriage shop, Monday, after months va.
cation.
The work of repointing the wall sur
the Unitarian church property IL in
progress.
s. s. Hunt is improving his Green street
premises by replacing the old barn with
new one measuring % by 3G feet.
Two women got sprained ankles in the
hole in front Of Ryther's building last even
ing and this morning the place has been fix
ed. Selah
q. II. Howe, formerly OF Brattleboro,
and proprietor of the gun and repair shop,
writes that he is now a street-car conductor on
the west side of Chicago.
-Sedgwick Relief Corps will hold social
at their next regular meeting Sept. 10, 1885,
in Grand Army hall, to which Sedgwick Post
Tyler Camp are invited.
C s. Forbes Of the Boston journal has
been in town this week getting material to.
gether for a special journal article on tho
business interests OF Brattleboro.
Rev. E. w. Whitney is announced to
speak before the Universalist convention at
Bellows Falls next Wednesday evening on
THE Work Of the Unversalist Parish"
Col. Austine, who returned on Wednes.
day from siX-weeks stay at Nantucket, re-
ports the number Of visitors at the island AZ
having doubled during the recent heated
term.
The Windham County Baptist association
will hold its annual session with the Brattle-
boro Baptist church Aug. 20 and 27. Return
tickets over the railroads will be- furnished
AZ usual
This item from Tuesdays Rutland Her.
aid seems TO be significant Of the general fate
Of the roller-skating craze There is plan
on foot for having the rink used by the com
ing horse railroad company for a stable and
car shed"
@. H. Stevens has resigned his position
a. organist at the Unitarian church and will
he succeeded in September by NJ. Il. Savory
Mrs. SheTwin is expected to take her broth.
ers place at the Episcopal church.
u. w. Frink, who has a position with
Rove Brothers, jewellers, of Chicago, men
tons in a recent letter that Mr. James Rowe
Trips in Brattleboro, at the same bench
where MIR. FriDk began the trade 30 years Ia
ter.
The Bellows Falls Times reports Deputy
Collector LiIlis OF Bratteboro as being in
that place last week and making II "decided-
ly warm" for man who was selling liquor
without government license. The victims
fine was 1877. 80. What the state officials did
with him is not stated.
We regret that the absence OF the First
Regiment band to attend the annual muster
next week will nocessitate the postponement
of the procession to view and smell the beau
ties of the railroad bank. When arrange
ments are finally completed the occasion will
be made grand success.
F G.. Ryan, late inspector for the Brat
tleboro Sewing Machine company has taken
a general agency for the company, with
headquarters in this place, and the post of
inspector il filed by Fred Burdick, whose
long experience in the business well qualities
him for the position.
While the workmen on Crowelrs build
ings this afternoon were putting a new pier
under the bridge connecting the upper story
of the old melodeon shop with Elliot street,
one Of the old piers fell, striking William
Mather of West Brattleboro, cutting bad
cash on one Of his lips and, a. Is thought,
fraoturinR rib and causing other internal in
iuries. lie was attended by DIR. Webster
and removed TO his home in West Brattleboro.
C. W. Wyman returned this morning
from the Union Temperance campmeeting
at MoTrisville. He reports good attendance,
interesting exercises, and a successful COCA
sion throughout. Not less than 25OO people
listened yesterday afternoon to the address
by Mrs. Mary Il. Lathrap OF Michigan, who
is known as the Mrs. Livermore of the
West" At the election of officers Mr. Wy
man was chosen treasurer of the association
and also one OF the vice presidents.
The school board have received this
week, from Philadelphia engraver, hand
somely executed diplomas to be given TO
High school graduates They are engraved
on steel and printed on heavy parchment pa
per 10 by 10 inches in size. fine picture
Of the new school building is used as CEN
tire piece, and the Vermont state seal appears
at the bottom. Copies for the graduates of
1884 and 1885 are to be filled out at once,
with the names artistically inserted in old
English text.
The Catholic picnic at Highland park
last Saturday was largely attended and proved
an entire success. Dinner was served in the
grove, and games Of various kinds, music and
dancing served TO make the hours pass pleas
antly. In the evening an adjournment was
made TO Crosby hall, where ice cream was
served and dancing was continued until late
hour, music being furnished by the First
Regiment band orchestra Ninety five tickets
TO the dance were sold, and the entire receipts
amounted to handsome sum.
Clifton Sherman returned Saturday even
ing from three weeks pedestrian tour of
the White Mountains John Bliss started in
company with him, but after weeks tramp
was taken sick and had TO return home.
The two made the ascent of Mt. Washington
on foot in an hour and three quarters.
After Bliss's return Sherman visited the
Franconia range and spent a week at Lake
Winnipesaukee. In all Sherman travelled
some 300 miles on foot and 40 by rail As
whole the journey was a most enjoyable one,
and besides, involved very little expense
The Young Mems Christian Association
have this week issued an appeal reminding
the public of the important work which ii at
tempts to do for the young men of the place
and asking needed pecuniary support on the
part of citizens The appeal states that at
is proposed this year 10 place the association
upon a sure financial basis by securing az
many Sustaining Members as possible The
payment, annually, of ten dollars Cor more)
constitutes person q Sustaining Member
emitting him to the use of reading room, par
lor, gymnasium and baths, and admission TO
all concerts, lectures and entertainments"
-ROsenfeld, the New York Mikado man
who went to jail for disobeying Judge Wheel.
er's INDUCTION, was released Wednesday on
payment of his fine of S750-or to speak
more exactly his wife raised the money among
her friends and paid the fine for him. Some
days before he had written Judge Wheeler
asking for judicial olemenoy, and at the same
time protesting his desire to obey all orders
of the courts and saying that he had been
misled in the case for which he was In du.
rance vile. Judge Wheeler, however, was
obliged to answer him that neither he nor
any other judge had the power TO mitigate
his sentence. and that his only way out of
Jail was through the payment OF his fine or
by pardon from the President
j. ID, Redway has fine display Of Rus
sian crab apples now growing on his West
river farm, most Of which are ripe and ready
for use or market. Among them are some
handsome specimens OF the celebrated Tetof-
sky apples which measure from 8 to % inch.
es in circumference, and are crisp, juicy, of
good flavor and beautiful color. Mr. Redway
estimates his this years crab apple crop at
100 bushels and all Of II is from trees planted
only a few years ago. Few people, we believe,