Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-09-03

audience Of the season to hear the open air
concert which II gave last Saturday evening
on its return from the annual muster. It's
music has never been better than on this oo-
casion and the listeners gave abundant evil
denoe Of their warm appreciation OF its ex.
cellenoe, rs we'll ~ Of the ample and va.
ried program, made up largely OF new seec.
tions. In point Of fact we believe there is,
az there certainly ought to be, very general
and genuine appreciation on the part Of our
people OF the talent, diligence and hard work
which the organization steadily shows in
maintaining its place in the front rank OF or
CARNATIONS OF its class.
1t is expected that there will be large
attendance Of old soldiers at the county re-
union to be held here next week Saturday.
Gov. Pingree, Lieut.. Gov. Ormsbee, and
several Of the prominent war officers Of the
state have been invited to DO present. An
extra train will leave Bellows Falls at l p NJ
to bring persons coming from that place and
intermediate stations, and probably an extra
train will also come from Londonderry In
season for the reunion exercises, which will
begin at 2 p. NJ, with short march through
some Of the principal streets. The supper
aud campfire will be held at the fiuk on
! Elliot street.
1.-THE Bankers Daughter" il to appear at
the town hall sept 20 b, under the auspices
of the Sons Of Veterans.
Rev. @. o. Day returned from his vaca
ton on Wednesday and tho usual services in
the Congregational church will be resumed
next Sunday.
Two quarts OF alcohol alleged to have
been brought from Kaene on Saturday WAS
the inspiring cause OF Sunday row among
some Of the residents Of the old camp ground
resulting in the arrest Of Henry Almond and
William Kelly. N, xt day both we're arraigned
before Justice Newton for intoxcaton when
Kelly plead guilty and both were fined So and
| COST.
Tomorrow will be the last day that vot-
ers can get their names on the check list
Every voter must vote in the town In which
he resides and his name must be on the list.
The polls will be open in this town at A. NJ
The box for town representative will be turn
ed at r. NJ and In case no choice has been
made, a reasonable time for voting will be
given until a choice il made The box for
state officers will be closed at . o'clock
An the schools in District No. 2 will be-
gin next Monday.
The attention of Brattleboro aud other
Windham county horsemen Ia called to the
notice of next weeks meeting of the horse
breeders association to be held at Rutland
It is printed on our first page 1t is hignih
cant fact that Windham county alone, Of all
the larger and more prosperous counties in
the state, will not be represented by entries at
this meeting. The aim OF the association il,
not to stimulate horse racing but to encourage
the breeding Of good horses AZ a profitable
branch of Vermont agriculture. A good del
egation Of our horsemen ought to attend next
weeks meeting and see il they do not find
some new ideas on the subj ct put in their
heads.
The friends Of Col Miles who sat down
to dinner last evening at o'clock and rose at
IL, were convinced long before the 10 courses
were ended that dinner giving was not, to
him, one of the lost arts.
Rev. DR.. Webster received a despatch
from his sou at Orapgeburg, 9 yesterday,
saying that while great fright WAS occasioned
there by the earthquake no damage was done.
In accordance with an act of the egisla-
ture amended in 1854 the price of school
books will be subject TO a slight advance on
the printed lists now in use.
Mrs. Geo. Nash and her daughter Mary
Howard, were riding down High street Sun
day evening, when the horse stumbled and
fell. Miss Howard was thrown out and faint.
ed away from her injuries. She was carried
into f. L. browns residence, where DR..
Tucker attended her aud by his advice and
assistance she was soon taken home. 1t was
found that she bad no bones broken. and her
injuries are thought to be only temporary.
Her mother was not thrown out.
The Mortified committee Of arrange
ment ask for the publication Of this item :
Delegates who expect to be present at the
state me citing Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union to be held in Mortified
Sept. lGh and 18th, are requested to send
their names to Mrs. j. II. Orcutt, Eortbfield,
VI, at once, and also to state on what trains
, they will probably arrive. Trains from north
arrive 9:35 A. NJ. l2:51, Az and 1852 p NJ
from south, $40 A NJ, 3:Is aud 7 =. NJ
Copious showers Of rain have never been
more welcome than those which fell Monday
, evening aud Tuesday morning bringing to an
end the long August drought and revivine
the parched earth and withered vegetation.
The weather being favorable, the First
Regiment band will give their tenth concert
from the Brooks House balcony next Wednes
day evening.
Judge Chas, l.. Benedict Of the U. s.
Circuit Court il in town to day, being on
carriage drive from Burlington to his home in
Brooklyn, N. Y. He is accompanied by hi,
wife.
: About 100 Brattleboro tickets have beer
sold for the Block Island excursion over th,
New London Northern road.
The suggestion is being more or les
talked about that it would be good thing fo
the town to join with the railroad company
aud build the new bridge to replace tn,
wrecked one as double bridge for combined
railroad and highway use. The present high
way bridge, 1t is said, il fast becoming unsaf,
from its great age. new single span iroI
, bridge Tor the railroad eau be built for So
600, and it is argued that to join with tn,
railroad company in its erection would be the
cheapest way for the town to provide for it.
! own needs-which must be met within few
years.
NJ and Mrs. o. j. Pratt returned from
their wedding journey Tuesday -E. c. Cros
, by is to bring his family home from Maine
to mOrrow.-H T. Bond has been in Boston
this week attending the national convention
OF undertakers. C. T.. Hodgkins of Boston
: is in town for few days Capt. Fred Mack
! OF the Pension Bureau was in town yester.
day on bis way to his old home in Windham
Mr.. and Mrs. Clary are on a two weeks
visit TO the seashore near Boston. -Bertha
/ Houghton left on Thursday morning for a
visit to Saratoga. Miss Carrie Nichols and
her mother are spending few weeks at New.
port, Vt.-Niss Mary Donnell and mother
are out OF town for few weeks.-Mr. and
Mrs. II. w. Walker Of Atlanta Ga, are in
,, town on their annual visit-just in time to
escape shaking from the earthquake.
John Drown is soon to take position in the
Springfield, Mass. branch of Dun n Co. 4
commercial agency. Rev. and Mrs l.. w
Hicks Of Wethers6eld, Conn, daughter and
son-in-lav Of exJudge Barrett) passed
through Brattleboro Wednesday on their way
home for a months vacation at Rutland.
The following is the list OF letters remain.
ing in the Brattleboro post-ofice Sept. 3:
Women-Mrs C0rdelia Bouvert Hattie n Clark, No
/, IA Doyle, Ella Hale. Catherine Murray, Mrs Jonah
ma hoyan, Monte Thayer, Maggie Thane. Mrs c {
futile, Mrs Wheeler.
Men-Ed Brordick, Burroughs, Geo F Dean, Wal
lace Estey, Franklin, Frank LAiounther, q Mil
Ter, Timothy Marriott, Paro, Chas S Sargent, NJ /
Sargent, Clarence L Temple.
, RECEPTION TO MISS MARY HOWE
1t was the happy thought of Mr.. N. I.
Hawley to invite a party of friends to his
, house last Saturday evening where they might
have an opportunity to say good-by to Miss
Mary Howe aud Mr.. Lucien Howe and give
them their cordial good wishes for the year OF
study in Germany and France for which they
! were about to leave. The gathering filled the
parlors and broad piazza, and was a most
agreeable Que socially. Through an attack of
hOarseness which came upon her suddenly in
! the afternoon, the company were disappoint.
ed in their expectation of hearing Miss Howe
sing, but the disappointment certainly was