Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07

cured a handsome ROckaway cOuI e, made by |
Brocket 4 futile of New Haven, which he |
has placed on Main street for village passen-
ger service, with Frank Emerson rs driver |
AZ fitting recognition Of the advent Of this |
new and worthy local institution" Flank" |
was on Wednesday presented by N l. Hav. |
ley aud Edwards q Lllis with a black beaver !
bat and wi lite gloves and now Btattlt boro
boasts OF az stylish a turnout Of this kind as
any city In the union. The cout has its sta
ton in front of Crosby block, aud can be call.
ed by telephone from any part of the village,
having its own special connection with the
exchange. Me Ray has also added to his es
tablishment this spring an elegant landau
from the same mandatory, similar to the
one in which Presid, Mt Cleveland rides.
We are indebted to II w. Walker, now
of Atlanta, for copies Of Aanta papers Civ
ing accounts Of the late confederate revival
and gorifca ion. Last Sunday the Constitu-
ton printed an illu-trated edition OF 20 pages
to do justice to the Hill monument dedication
of the day before.
The following is the list Of letters remain.
ing in the Braltleboro post-ofice May 6
Women Mrs Alger Bailey, Mrs Mary Cameron,
Mary q Hazelharth, Mrs Walter Hoisngton, Mrs Ell
len Manning, Mrs Frank II Smith, Miss + p Simons,
Mazle ward.
Mem L Allen, Barrett Henry Crowuinshieid,
e Durgln, Hall, Albert larrahee, = l. Martin
., Frank Market, WIN Mcdonald, Hiram Perry,
" weatherhead, Dorr Whitney, Geo r Wallis, II
Il Wood.
j A. Churchs new boiler arrived on
Wednesday.
Chief Engineer J @. Howe has reap.
pointed his last years assistant engineers "a
follows: l-t assistant, o. II Butter6ed -,
d f. Tasker 49, Luke Ferrter; All, A. f
Sha, kford
In accordance with the de- ire Of his 30
ciety aud the general expectation the NJ E.
conference re-appointed Rev | McAnn to
the charge of the society in this place for his
third year.
--Horatio Q. Ware, for the past two years
or more an employ of the Household fiji e,
died Monday morning, aged A. His disease
was cancer, from which be had suffered for
about year, and which in its manifp station
| closely resembltd the case of Gen Grant
Mr.. Ware was young man OF excellent char
acter, but uuoblrus,ve, and Onseqnently his
circle Of acquaintance here WAS narrow.
He was a cousin Of Mrs. Crowell, aud came
from Wilmington, to which place is remains
were taken on Wednesday for burial He
was a memb OF the NJ lsonic lodge Of that
| place and VAS unmarried.
The officers of the FIRE department will
meet at No. engine house C. might to make
arrangements for the annual parade the date
Of which will probably be fixed for a day
early in June. The West Braitleboro com
pany will be invited TO join.
In remarks before the Rural Improve.
not mt society on Monday evening DR.. Draper
made useful suggestion OF way to over
come the OF 4ction which many people in
stinctively feel to the removal OF their front
fences. There are" he said pretty ways
Of ov' rcoming the increased sense of MA
ne's to the III Q walk, one Of which might be
a bed Of fl wers bt meath the window, or q vine
trained by trelis over it, and others which
always suggest Themselves to ladies under SUE h
q cumstances."
The large number OF our people who
heard w II. II. Murray read John Norton
a few weeks ago will be pleased at the an
nouncement of bis return Tomorrow, Satur
day evening when he will give four part
program of Adirondack Tales" including
THE Ball, and How Deacon Tubman and
Parson Whitney Celebrated New Year" o.
Sunday evening Mr. Murray will deliver hi,
religious address on The Conditions of the
Future Life" This Mr.. Murray announces
as positively his last appearance on the lee
ture platform in this state.
w. G. Doolitte has a $500 mare, fv,
years old, which he has just bought in Can
ada for his own use.
C f. II. Jenne, Commander OF Vernon
Division Sons OF Veterans, has issued q cal
for the annual encampment to be held her,
on the LIST of June.
Rev. G. d. Reid Of Orange, Mass, viii
preach at the Baptist church next Sunday il
exchange with Mr.. Tower.
-Theexcursion to Boston to see the BATH
OF Gettysburg" spoken of some time ago
will probably take place on Thursday. May -
Tickets will be sold at half fare and will b
good to return until Saturday, the 10Th
tha al o tha W
mont Wheel club the old board of officers wa
r, elected for the coming six months as fol
lows:
President, II. l.. Emerson vice president, r. |
Shaw secretary and treasurer, J. ". Drown; car
tain, I. Reid; Lieut.. c. Il. Crosby; color bearer
, W. +. Gordon.
r Two new members were admitted, maxim
in all at present %. 1t was voted to hav
fortnghtly club runs during the coming sea
son, to be called every other Tue sday after
noon. The club have adopted the l. A. W
uniform, and several members expect to al
tend the wheelmen's meet at Boston the lss
of this month.
The feeling is universal among the Ne'
London Northern conductors, engineers TN
tremen that their pay shouli be restored a
least to the old figures of two years ago be
fore the last cut. The road was never earn
ing 30 much money as now, but the conduc
tors get less money than those OF any roa
3 with which they connect The engineer
and fremen have formally asked for an in
( crease. The New London officials think tn
g increase should be granted, but the matte
4 rests entirely with the Central Vermont man
2 agement
IN. HaVley brought from New Yoi
s this week fac simile of the famous SIS, 90
r Morgan peach blow vase-a tidy graceful b
} of bric-a-brac, s inches high and 10 inches /
B crcum ference, with a fye-lt gged teak WOO
D stand The vase is of a peculiarly soft del
cate color. Mr.. Hawley adds to the Me-
8 York card which accompanies the vase th
l information that this copy cost Sl7 997 O
less than the original. Mr.. Hawley will Civ
7 his customers a chance to see the vase at hi
: store during the whole of next week.
H. r. Lawrence has sold his land beloy
= the cemetery, on the east side of So. Mai
c street, TO James Austin, who will build hous
9 there and divide bis purchase into buildin
p lots
. Mr.. and Mrs. N. l. HaRley entertaine
! a large and pleasant party of friends at pro
: gress We euchre last evening
/, Some of the members of the monumeI
= committee have gone to b slchertown to-da
|, to see the new soldiers monument latel
!; erected there by the Monumental Bron2
> company of Bridgeport, Conn.
a LUG hPAluB DOhhuAo BOhGIhlly Will
n out birds for decoration, which shows "
o hope, that the women only needed to b
( shown what slaughter was necessary to kee
. up the bird wearing fashion to put an end I
it. We hope they will remember it till neI
fall One competent naturalist estimate
! that even now it will require three generl
tions of mankind for the singing birds TO b,
come as numerous in all parts OF the countr
> as they were two years ago
. The good work of removing front fence
) goes on. Two notable improvements of tn
. kind are at Judge Wheelers residence on II
q Avenue and at the Clark place on High stree
o now occupied by DIR. Tucker.
q Leonard Il Roess's employ e5 went on Ii
d eight-hour system last Saturday in obedieno
K to orders from the Cigar Makers Union. A
:. the men work by the piece the movemel
amounts to a reduction Of 20 per cent
O their pay, and some of the men are alread
a FESTIVE under the rule
% Angelo has added a nice marble SOD
n fountain to the attractions of his town ha
+ stand.
"A representative OF the firm Of Frenyei
. 4 Race, of Boston, Mass, and Exeter
H., manufacturers OF electrical goods, was i