Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-03-26

VINO are reporteu 10 hhNo nau 'N''
Of H.
james Doyle, a lad 10 years Of age who es
oaped some ave weeks ago from the tuant
school at Springfield, Mass, was found to be
living with an aunt In this place, and was re-
turned by Sheriff Herrick on Tuesday
w. II. Alexander Of West Brattleboro
has bought Francis Mayotts house on south
Main street and will build cottage thereon
-Tripps store has bossomed nut with
new ceiling decorations from Van Doom
Morris's.
-Chas. Dearborn has gone TO Omaha to
work under Fred Holbrook, formerly OF
in the civil engineering depart
ment Of the Union Pacific railroad.
Noah Perry is planning TO make eHten-
sive improvements on his Birge street mouse
this season, giving II a new two-story front.
Alpha Lodge, X. Of H., are to have
sugar party and dance at the town hall next
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Martha Dana Shepard, the cele.
brated pianist, with Miss Annie Coma as
reader. will assist the Lotus Glee Club IN
their entertainment at Crosby hall, Monday
evening, April 9th
Mr.. Towers subject next Sunday morn
ing will be (Which Door 2" In the evening
the Sunday school will give concert e1er-
else in the audience room at G;3O, and there
will be gospel meeting at 1880.
John Orion has the contract for fitting
up a gymnasium at Holyoke, Mass, in the
building erected by the W. g. T. U. Of that
place. Last fall he filled similar contract
for the Y. NJ. @. A. Of Springfield.
j. Il. Hildreth has bought N. W. Loom
is's blacksmith shop and the land on which 1t
stands, with the intention of enlarRing his
carriage shop, which Rockwell Sherwin
will vacate this season, their new building on
the opposite side of the street being nearly
completed. Mr.. LOOMS will still continue
the business at the old stand.
The New York papers say that O. b.
Waite Of New York, who was q member OF
the board Of aldermen OF 1884 who sold the
Broadway franchise aud pocketed the pro
ceeds, is expected to appear soon before the
investigating committee and 'squeal on the
board. Mr. Waite is said TO be in retirement
on the shores Of Lake Champlain, while sew
eral of his fellows have answered imperative
calls TO seek the health giving climate OF
Florida.
The Stafford Foster company will return
to b. attleboro for two evenings, next Wednes-
day aud Thursday. "Frou-Frou," Augustin
DAYS. celebrated comedy, will be the opening
piece and on Thursday evening Shakspere's
comedy Of "The Merchant Of Venice" will
be given, followed by the comedetta "a Hap
by Pair" The St. Johnsbury Republican OF
March 20 saws 1.-The Stafford Foster COM
psuy played Frou-Frou last evening, and is
probably the best company that has visited
us this season. The play was presented eI
cellently well. "
-Sombody left purse with little money
in it in the Brooks house one day this week.
1t can be had by calling at the office.
e. oil, bv ha
Knights aud Ladies Of Honor on Tuesday
evening WAS one Of the successes Of the sea-
son. The decoration Of the hall with japan
Csc umbrellas, fans and lanterns, and the
grouping OF Towering plants on the stage,
produced pleasing effect, aud the apron dis
play WAS credtable to both the ingenuity and
the good taste Of the ladies. The grand
march, led by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas, was ad.
miraby carried out. Eighty couples attend.
ed The Vermont Wheel club we're present
in uniform by invitation. The First Regi.
ment band orchestra, in full Uniform, pre-
scented a fine appearance. Mrs. Wallace Pratt
was the holder of the prize bouquet which
drew the handsome tprraline vase. Mrs.
Thomas and White are to be congratulated on
their success as managers.
Mrs. f. P. Carpenter and Ler chillr n re.
turned last night
M l. G. Chandler, whose death we re.
cord this week, was formerly an active bust
| ness man here. Some 30 or 40 years ago he
was engaged in the tin business with Ashbe
! Dickinson, was afterwards in company with
! Edward Crosby in the flour business, and
later was engaged in the grocery business 10
| company with A. Q. Davenport He was at
one time possessed OF considerable property,
but lost most Of it during the last few years
OF his life, when he was the victim of paraly
sis and other bodily ailments.
The patients at the Vermont asylum
we're favored last evening with a highly in
! teresting aud instructive lecture by Rev. c.
II. Merrill upon Africa. The physical fea
lures Of the dark continent, its material re
sources and its promising future we're de
scribed. The lecture concluded with an &C
count OF the services Of the three English be
roes who ennobled the history of African en-
terprise-Dr. Livingstone, Chinese" Cor
don and Prof. Palmer. The lecture gave in
q small compass, the results OF q thorough
study Of the latest works on African explora
ton.
The community are glad to know tina
the venerable Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Alexander
are likely 10 receive q sufficient amount frou
the large estate of their son, the late Eli Al
Alexander Of Chicago, TO abundsntly meet
all their wants for the rest of their lives
Mr.. Alexander left no will aud under the II
linois law that part of the estate which doei
not fall to the widow goes to the parents oil
the deceased and his brothers and sisters, il
any. The sum TO be 80 divided in this cas-,
is supposed TO be- in the vicinity OF $75, 600
Postmaster Childs will have ready 70
distribution tomorrow a well-arranged four
page pocket card, giving a full schedule o
the time OF arrival and departure OF Brattle
boro mails, with rates OF postage, extract
from the mail laws, and other information o
this sort which the public need to have al
ways at hand.
1t is announced that E. W. Carpenter
son Of Z. j. Carpenter OF this village, ha
taken his old position as foreman in the Am
herst Record office, after year of farming
for his health.
Louis Hendricks, for several years il
the employ of Leonard 4 Roess, and the hea,
of the local cigar makers union, left thi
morning to locate elsewhere. large part
of his friends gathered to see him of.
The following is the list OF letters remain
ing in the Brattleboro post-ofice March % {:
LAdies-CArrie Barber, Mrs A @ Cox, Mrs L
Clark Mrs V t Harris, Ellen Moots, Julia A RAnvil
Katie Wolfe, LurA NJ Wilson.
Gentlemen-Dr ChAs @ Adams, z Anthony, +
Austin BannA, Eddy, NJ W Gould, DR. c
Horton, J Hoyt 2 Holbrook, Edward Moo
Frank Sterling, G WeAtherheAd.
Hon. J. NJ. Tyler has this week receive
letter from John Ross, the old ScotchUa
who was 80 long in ths depths of povert
here, and was finally granted a pension c
$72 month for the loss of his eyesight il
the late war. Mr.. Ross encloses photograp
of himself and wife-he playing the bagppe
in gentlAman's attire and in true Scotch fasl
ion, and she complAcently sitting in her roch
ing chair by his side He says they are Ii,
ing at Waterloo, Quebec, 'all right an
happy" and he wants to know about all h
} Brattleboro friends.
THE flowers that bloom in the spring
may be little late about blooming this yea
II We have too many sugar SHOWS" like thl
which came on Sunday night, although th
children have already brought in buds of al
butus, the cowslips are watching for the fir
chance to get peep at the sunshine on tn
brook road, and down under the snow" tn
hepaticas are waiting for even half chanC
TO show their confident, smiling faces. BE-
Brattle5oros one perennial flower, the mo-
fragrant aud oarefulest tended OF them all
already in full bloom. The warm DAYS
last week uncovered the railroad bank in a
its beauty, and the view of it has never bee
so irresistible. The accommodations duriu
the winter have been even greater than tn
/ most active imagination had pictured. "
Judge that every tenant in the east-side bull,
ings has dumped there an average Of aboJ