Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-02

other popular routes, with through cars.
PrcrUHE FRANEs are cheap at Cheney Chpps
Brastleboro.
Col. Estey has gone on . business trip
south.
Apples Of good quality are selling here at
81 barrel, and even less.
C F. Brown Is likely 70 locate in the On.
dertAking business in Burlington.
DIR. Webstsr's assistant, DR.. Pratt, has
returned 10 his professional duties at Raleigh,
N. @.
r. T. Davis, for several years clerk at
the old Thorn stand, begins work for l. b.
Thorn next Monday.
L B. Thorn wants 10 pay somebody S25
to tell him who has pulled up and destroyed
some Of his mile posts.
Mr.. Averill, Of the Vermont National
bank, brought his family here Monday. They
have rooms and board at P. Barrows'.
Edwards a Lillis have fun line Of fall
goods in stock TO which they win call the at
tention Of the public through our advertising
columns next week.
Rev. DR.. Thomas Of Kansas, having been
suddenly called home, sends Boston minis
ter TO preach for the Congregationalists, in
his place, next Sunday.
Hon. ]. L. Martin is in Montpelier this
week, devoung himself TO the preparation of
the historical address which he will deliver at
the Legislative reunion next week.
Rockwell 4 Sherwin will build q new
shop next spring TO which they will remove
their carriage and sleigh manufactory. The
foundations will probably be laid this fall.
Drown, Of the Brooks House boot and
shoe store, announces the receipt Of q full
line of fall goods, and tells his customers that
he now has . repair shop connected with his
store.
Mr. Barna A. Clark landed in New York
yesterday and reached home this morning.
He 10 In excellent health, and has derived
great pleasure and benefit evidently from his
trip abroad.
Walter Goddard, an injury TO whose eve
was mentioned last week, found Il necessary
to go 10 Boston for treatment on Wednesday.
He sends word that he has got relief and will
return home to-day.
Several interesting specimens Of the ia
nous Turner'S Falls fossil footprints are
on exhibition at the Farmers 4 Mechanics
Exchange They are the property of L. NJ.
Howe and will be added 10 his cabinet Of ge-
illogical specimens in due time.
Durham Brothers ind demand among
Brattleboro ladies for full line Of hne hand
sewed goods from which 10 make selections,
and have made arrangements 10 supply the
demand. Particulars are given In their ad-
vertisement, to which attention is called
Miss Lucia E. F. Kimball OF Chicago,
who has been In attendance on the temper
ance convention this week, viii remain in
town over Sunday, and on Sunday afternoon
will address q union meeting OF Brattleboro
Sunday schools at time and place 10 be an
nouneed from the pGlpits.
Some of the Democrats who were left 10
SILVER in the cold wonder why Charles didn't
print an account last week of the secret oon-
clAve of the faithful held at his house, with
Head Centre Dickey in counsel, 10 devise
ways and means to bottle up Hiram and drive
in the stopper.
NO one should fail to hear Mrs. Mary H.
Hunt of Boston, Of whom Rev. Joseph Cook
says 'she is both pleasing and convincing
speaker" and John Il. Cough that ian hour
with her in the lecture room cannot fail 10 be
one of delight and profit" She speaks NJ
the Centre church To- night Mas Brasor
will sing and there will be chorus led by l.
W. HAwley.
Mr.. FArrow, the riheman, removed to
Brattleboro with his family last Saturday.
His machinery and other manufacturing
properties have arrived and are being put in
order ready for business on the third floor of
Orovelrs building, The forgings for 200 ri
tie barrels are already in hand and the COM
pany hope TO begin working regularly next
week.
On Wednesday afternoon while the bicy-
clists were engaged In practice for the races
on the fair ground, Sam rockingham tried
10 pass Fred Reid on the inside, contrary 10
rules. Both were going at full speed and the
result was q collision, q smashed bicycle and
bad header for rockingham, who was knock
ed senseless. His injuries were not serious
fortunately, and he will be out in day or
two.
S. L. Sibley, who advertises bis Guilford
Centre place for sale this week, has ''cauRht
on" TO the real spirit Of Democratic civil-ser-
vice reform. Among the substantial attrao-
tons of the property be places the fact that
its purchaser can have the post ofloe n only
be is 20 Democrat or MugWump and on ne
right side Of Hiram :" Send the member
from StFatton, or any other retired locality,
q marked copy.
The illustrated lecture by Rev. Frank
White Of London, on Wednesday evening, on
the Tabernacle Of Moses, was enjoyed by an
audiences in the fullest sympathy With the
subject and the lecturer. Mr.. Whites reVer-
entail treatment OF the subject was very graf
Exodus and Hebrews was shown with won
derful distinotness The whole entertain
ment was unique and quite above the ordina-
Ty.
Eighteen entries have been made for the
bicycle races tomorrow, ensuring good sport
in all the contests. The track has been put
in good order, seats have been erected for
the ladies, the band viii be in attendance
and carriages will be run between the street
and the grounds. The boys, in short, have
made all possible arrangements for the pleas
uFe and entertainment Of their friends, and
we hope their efforts will be rewarded by .
large attendance Of spectators.
Last Saturdays Hoosac Tunnel excursion
was success 30 far as numbers are concern
ed. Three hundred and forty passengers
came down over the narrow Ruage' 500 Brat
tleboro tickets were sold. and there we're 20
from Vernon and 90 from Mortified, making
total Of I'll. Yesterday, the first day Of
the New York excursion, 38 tickets were sold
at this station, and this number win be large
y increased to-day and tomorrow On We'd
neaday train Of siK carloads Of excursionists
from the Rutland road, bound for New York
over the New London route, passed through
here.
During the seven years which Mr.. Hav-
ley has been In business In Brattleboro every
year has seen his business increased over the
year preceding while the demand for bet
ter quality Of goods has As steadily increased.
by the addition Of his new dress goods and
cloak room he hopes 10 be able 10 meet this
demand and TO make this year show as hand
come an increase In the volume Of business
IS any previous one. The addition, which
comprises the whole Of the store formerly 90.
cupied by p. Barrows, has been handsomely