Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06

PICTURE FRAMES are cheap at Cheney clapp's.
BrattIeboro.
F. w. Grauhering has sold his house on
Chestnut street, Esteyville, to Honora Coul-
ter for $5S7.50.
The Wilmington telephone line Is being
reset with new poles, and the work has been
completed as far as Marlboro
Rev. j. p. Eastman Of Ludlow will
preach for the Universalist society in Crosby
hall next Sunday morning.
The Universalists held largely attended
sooiable and supper at the house Of their
pastor yesterday afternoon aud evening.
Rev. W. b. Matteson of Hoosick, N. Y,
son OF former pastor, the late Rev. DR.. L. J.
Matteson, will preach at the Baptist church
next Sunday.
Mr.. Salisbury has put his neiRhbors 10
the blush by raking of the railroad bank in
the rear OF his premises. This clean streak
sets of the neighboring rubbish in beautiful
relief.
The Wheel, a leading cycling journal
published at New York, in its last weeks Is.
sue gave full particulars of the recent Brat
tleboro race meet, and several items of inter
est concerning our local club.
Owing TO the severe illness from which
Miss Newton of the intermediate school is
suffering, Mrs. Olary will supply her place
during the remainder of this term.
M. 7. Van Doom has lain in q very criti-
cal condition for a week past, and this morn
ing his physician reports him TO be slowly
sinking, with the end question Of but q
few days at most.
Our readers are indebted to the ready
pen Of Mr.. L. W. Hawley, president OF the
state association, for a report Of last weeks
Y. NJ. O. A. meeting at st. Albans which
gives both the spirit Of the occasion and
statement Of the main proceedings embodied
in short compass.
Emerson d Son enumerate this week, in
their new advertisement, some OF the many
desirable articles to be found in what they
claim to be "the best line OF parlor furni-
ture ever seen in Brattleboro." Their stock
is certainly very complete in all departments
and worthy the examination of those about
to buy.
Mrs. ChAs Conant met with a painful
accident at her Canal street home last Satur.
day. She fell the entire length of q flight OF
stairs, fracturing the bones of one wrist,
| spraining the other and receiving other Sc
we're bruises. At last accounts she WAS i'm
proving rapidly.
The New York papers give details Of a
contest over, will involving 800, 900. in
which the person chiefly interested is Mrs.
Susan j. Henry, who before her marriage
was Miss jackson, young lady who spen,
two or more summers in Brattleboro at the
Brooks House, when that hotel was hrsi
opened.
The Daughters of Rebekah will give an.
other 10 cent supper next Tuesday evening
at Odd Fellows hall The dance held last
Tuesday evening was attended by a large
and pleasant company and Melted snug it,
tie sum. The next dance will be given Tues
day evening, Dec. Let.
The Roman Catholic, Episcopal and Uni
tartan church organs have been tuned and
put in repair this week by II. p. Seaver Of
Springfield, Mass, a young man who came
here with excellent recommendations, anC
seems to be establishing good line of bust
ness among the Connecticut valley churches
"A late issue of the st. Paul Dispatch
mentions that: "Eben F. Wells, who hai
been holding an important position in thu
auditors office Of the Northern Pacific rail
road, has been appointed general purchasing
agent of the Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago line
with headquarters at Cairo He assumes the
duties of his new Office about Nov. l."
The public service at next weeks meet
ing of the Franklin Evangelical association
will be held in the Unitarian church on Tues
day evening at 1880, when Rev John Cuck
son, late of Birmingham, Eng, and now pas
tor of the Church of the Unity, Springfield
Mass, will preach, and other ministers will
assist in the devotional exercises. The invi
tation to this service is general.
Edwin W. Smith, G 10y OF 10, who stol
a registered letter containing 50, and % o.
other money from the Gassett's Station (Ches
teri post Office day before yesterday, wa
brought here last night, and this morning wa
taken before Judge Tyler, United State
Commissioner. He acknowledged the theft
waived examination, and goes to Jail in Bur
lington in default of $500 bail.
The family of the late Dr. Carpenter o
Bernardston, Mass, had happy reunion q
the residence of H. M. McCloud, in Amherst
last week, when all the remaining members
E. j. Carpenter of Brattleboro, Timothy Car
penter of Toledo, O., Cyrus Carpenter o
Newark, N. j., Charles Carpenter of Andover
and the hostess-were together for the frs
time in 80 years.
Il. F. Adams telegraphed his arrival q
Chicago on Wednesday with the first lot o
beeves from the Vermont Live Stock compa
ny's ranch, and is expected TO reach here to
morrow for the winter. John Stevens re
fuses TO return TO civilization, but will spent
the winter on the ranch. With full beard
buokskin suit and wel-rounded physique, b
is said to have already developed into typi
cal raDohman.
DIR. A. l. Miller, young man who ha
recently completed course Of medical stud
in New York, has engaged an office and liV
ing rooms in Hooker block and will soon es
tablish himself in practice there. DIR. Mile
is son Of Joseph Miller of Dummerston
and is q graduate of the New York Oolleg
of Physicians and Surgeons. Since leavin
that institution he has spent two years in tn
New York Charity and Maternity hospitals
Mr. John Morse of Worcester, Mass.
who has held responsible position as fore
man in the Carpenter organ company, lei
Nov. LIST to accept the position Of general 81
perintendent and manager Of the Bell orgR
compAny's works at Guelph, Ont, at a salar
of So, 900. He Is q man whom many friend
and acquaintanoes are sorry to lose froI
town.
The ladies will find something Of timel
interest In o. j. Pratt's new Advertisement
announcing a special opening in his cloak de-
partment on Monday, Tuesday and WedneG
day next. The goods then to be shown wi
comprise complete selections from two G
the largest concerns In the country, and wi
undoubtedly give a more satisfactory oppoi
tunity TO make choice of really desirabl
garments than could be found In any cit
store.
. The school board announce that all th
SCHOOLS Will close thelr tal term on Friday
, Nov. 20. After q vacation of 10 days the
, will begin their winter term on Monday
Nov. 80 and keep three weeks. after who
the annual Christmas vacation OF two weeh
p will come. The 81 ssions will be resumed o
= Monday, Jan. 4, and the winter term wi
; close March ~. 1t is also announced thu
the Reed street school will resume liz session
next Monday, the danger OF spread of soarl'
fever having passed.
The usual mission concert at the Bapti
church was varied last Sunday evening, b
4 ing under the management OF the "Rutl
ians, " mission bend composed Of the youn