Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22


ARTISTIC PioruRE FRAM1NG at Capp h Joness.
HraItIebOrO.
F. W. Childs, who has been sick at Ches-
ter for nearly two weeks past, came home
yesterday afternoon.
The ladies of the Unversalist society
will hold a sociable and supper at their yes
try next Thursday evening
d. L9onard presents his customers with
the most artstoiliy elegant calendar of the
season-a steel engraving in a series of de-
signs.
Rev. W. b. T. Smith, rector of st. James
church, Keene, oficiated in st. Mchaers
church last Sunday in exchange with Rev
Mr.. Collins.
Rev. Mr.. Tower breaches next Sunday
morning on the The Law OF Liberty and
in the evening on THE Worlds History in
Dream"
Rev. w. N. Barber will preach in the
Universalist church next Sunday, morning
aud evening. "a Shining Face" will be the
subject of the evening lecture.
Bank Examiner Randall, the new APP
pointee, has been in town this week. He
went through" both the national banks care
| fully, and the bank men give him the credit
of knowing his business thoroughly.
B. A. Clark has shipped box OF Yer
mont rocks to Germany this week They
were not from his Ames Hin farm, as might
| be supposed, but were a selection from miner
illogical specimens gathered in the West Riv-
err valley by his sou, who sent for them by
| request Of his professor at Munich.
Miss Frances Guild. daughter OF WIN.
Guild, will succeed Miss Stevens as money.
order clerk at the post. office, and is now en-
gagged in learning the duties Of the position
-Brattleboro is well represented at the
Burlington gathering Of veterans which ends
to day, among those in attendance being Col
| Hooker, Capt Bond, Col. Fuller, Col. Estey,
Ii. Z. Taylor, j. G. Howe, J. p. Elmer, Geo.
f. Greene, II. C. Sreeter and Z. II. Putnam.
Martin Austin, IT,, assistant bookkeeper
'for the Carpenter Organ company, has been
promoted to the place recently occupied by
Frank Pratt. WIN. Ryan, a recent graduate
OF the Poughkeepse, n. Y, business col
lege, is also employed by the same company.
The Refrigerator Car company, whose
ice house was destroyed by fire last fall, have
rebuilt at point farther down the railroad
track, with capacity of about 22j cords,
and f. E. Stockwell began this morning cut.
ting ice for it from Vinton's paper mill pond.
The Richardson ice company have their crop
nearly all secured.
The company from the Madison Square
/ tuehtIt, WHICH CouVhCAtu Win tue
Wheel club to play Called Back" here to-
night, failed to materialize for what reason
is not known, but one of the wheslmen suS
gests that the company itself has probably
been called back.
! The Braitleboro Gaslight company re
elect their old board Of officers, with F. X
Barrows made director in place OF +. w
Brooks deceased.
Clifton Tower stenographer with tn,
Brattleboro Sewing Machine company TO
; the past year, closes his engagement thi
week and returns to his home IN North Al
ams, Mass, for a visit, after which be ex
poets to locate in the west. During his stay
in Brsttleboro Mr.. Tower has made man,
friends and his departure will be sincerely re
GREETED.
Frank Turner OF this village and Johl
Harris OF West Brattleboro had a privat
wrestling match last Tuesday evening which
lasted an hour aud resulted in a draw, neither
party getting in throw. The trial WAS ad
, journed to give the contestants a chance 70
training. Three weeks from TO night ha
, been fixed as the date for public contest a
s Crosby hall.
70 The idea is suggested that, with the in
coming Of a new postmaster at this place
i the time would be a favorable one for the in
= PRODUCTION of street letter boxes in vAriou
$ parts Of the village where letters could be de
i posted by these living in the vicinity an
: their contents gathered up at stated hours O
}. each day, and taken to the post Office fo
u mailing. A system like this prevails in man
! places OF the size of Brattleboro, and is foun
a great convenience-the government proviC
a ing the mail boxes and authorizing some on
II to gather the letters. In Brattleboro boxt
It should be placed on Western Avenue, in E
: teyvlle on cemetery hill and at the mort
d end Of the village, and messenger shout
gather their contents say at . A NJ , aud
Is and P. NJ thus providing for letters to /
r mailed on all the important outgoing mails {
o the day and night. We are sure this pla
2, will meet with general public support, and "
It hope it will be taken up and carried out.
!. The annual meeting of the Brattlebor
J. savings bank held yesterday afternoon, r.
d suited in the reelection OF the old board
d officers E. H Van Doom and James Cor
d land were chosen members of the board
10 cOrporators. The fifteenth annual stat,
Il ment printed this week shows the sound an
N prosperous condition of the institution.
At compared with last year there has been a ga
g. of over $4,000 10 the amount of deposi
3, and Of over $4,000 in the amount Of the su
" plus and reserve. The bank WAS never
better shape, and never afforded better secu
D. ity for its depositors than to day The co
g. poration dinner was eaten at the Brood
il House at O'Clock, after the close OF the al
a nual meeting.
e. The press dispatches early this we,
D. brought the news of the breaking up of
r dangerous gang of burglars by the arrest
ir four Of its members in New York. In thr
ID months these men had done 80 safe Jobs
New England, their operations extending fro
IN the Connecticut valley to Maine. The mon
o. which they got amounted to $40 3O3 Ste
mi ba taGar tf nd NJ nh Z
le the same gang which robbed the safes
n Brattleboro last fall.
ut The young people of the Congregation
IN society met with Miss Belle Clark on Tuesd
Ii evening and took preliminary steps iowa
IN the organization of a society which will
IL known as the "Fortnightly Club, its obieC
ID being of literary aud social character.
n constitution and bylaws submitted by Re
C. Mr.. Day were adopted and committee
nomination of officers was chosen which "
be- repcrh at an adjourned meeting to be he
re next Tuesday evening.
&c Mr.. W. G. Doolittle who advertises {
o. 30 wood choppers is toleraby busy this wi
IN ter being engaged in getting out 20OO cor
es for the home market, besides a quantity
A timber and ties and lumber for three me
We cottages. He has lately bought lG acres
&c wood and timber OF NJ Nj. Miller of Dul
on merston, and in all owns some 500 or G.
to acres Of standing timber, estimated at Gig
or ten thousand cords. Perhaps it is nee
N, less to add that Mr. Doolittles health
an better than for two three years past.
g. w. f. Richardson & Son weighed SOL
TO- of their fat cattle on Wednesday, with We
on satisfactory results. A pair of six-year-ol
he which were worked all summer were fou
he nevertheless to have made gain OF neal
or 700 pounds since April, tipping the scales
1925. pair Of fve-years olds that