Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-10-08
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Nothing new from Green street this
week.
-Wlndham county has two representatives.
among the messenger boys in the legislature
at this session Willie +. Collins son OF Rev.
w. II. Collins of Brattleboro, and Nat. W.
Smith Of Bellows Falls The Times of the
latter place is right when it saws this week,
they are both fine gentlemAnly lads, intelli-
gent and bright, and will no doubt make use
full messengers"
The removal Of the post office to its new
quarters was made during last Saturday night
and Sunday, aud business WAS opened in the
new Office Monday morning. There was in
evitable delay and confusion at the start, but
the whole force of the office has worked night
and day TO overcome this and in spite of the
fast that there WAS a change OF boxes and
box numbers for every patron Of the office,
the heavy mails of yesterday we're distributed
only four or FIVE minutes behind the usual
time. A little patience on the part OF the
public with mistakes or delays will, however,
be necessary for few days yet.
"A. d. Wyatt has accep pied his old posi-
tion ~ solo cornetest in the First Regiment
band orchestra. The orchestra plays to.
night for the paper makers concert aud ball
at Turner's Falls
Rev. w. II. Collins is in Chicago as one
of the clerical delegates from the diocese Of
! Vermont TO the trieunial session Of the Gen.
eral Convention Of the Episcopal church now
being held in that city. Col. Hasklns is one
| OF the four lay delegates from the diocese,
the others being George F. Elmunds OF Bur
| lington, Charles E. Parker Of Vergennes,
and d. L. Temple of Chicago. Col and
Mrs. HAskins will leave next Monday for
/ Chicago TO remain q few days
The Cuban Flavor" cigar, which has
come 10 be a fAvorite with BrattIeboro smok-
ers, is advertised in another column. Stick
ney Bros. are the agents.
The Farmers Loan and Trust company's
guaranteed per cent mortgages are sold by
g. S. Dowley, cashier OF Vermont National
bank. Advertisement elsewhere.
According to the report Of the state com-
missioner of taxes the Brattleboro Savings
bank paid last year taxes amounting to 81, =
Cos 3s, the Vermont Savings bank paid $l2, q.
67l, ID; the WindhAm County Savings bank
paid 81, 1901; the Wilmington Savings
bank paid 81, 72O.9G and the Jamaica Saw
ings bank paid 1929 81. The Brattleboro
Telephone company paid 500 rs on net earn
ings OF 81, O93 20. The Vermont Valley rail.
road paid So, 9j4 40 and the Brattleboro X
Whitehall road contributed $454.G2 to the
$50, 600 paid by the Central Vermont com
pany.
F. X. Jones, formerly OF the "Ven-
dome" restaurant, has bought fruit stand in
Ksene.
The new lookup is now substantially
completed and will be ready for the enter
tainment OF guests at almost any time. Four
good sized cages have been put in, built
mostly Of material taken from the old lock.
up. The sides and backs are OF solid oak
plank and the fronts and top are Of Stat work,
giving free circulation OF air. There il am-
pie room to put in an iron cage, should such
a strong box ever be found desirable The
room which has been finished of in the north
end Of the space devoted TO the lock up will
furnish a suitable and convenient place for
holding police courts. Ia the opposite end
are water closet and sink conveniences, and
the whole enclosure is light, dry aud com.
Portable. It's completion gives an every way
suitable place in which to detain real or sus
pected offenders and removes a reproach un.
der which the village has long suffered.
&C. F. Bingham goes into the Peoples
bank as bookkeeper next Monday.
C. A. Spoford of Chesterfield also
picked ripe field strawberries this week.
Mrs Avery made her selections OF fall
millinery last week and in a new advertise
ment day she announces that she is nov
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Bradley returned las
week to New York from their vacation vis
in Brattleboro. Miss Mary Burnham ia il
New York for the winter. Mrs. G. II. Man
sur and daughter have gone to Lowell, Mass
to spend some time.
The audience which gathered last Satur
day evening to see Mile Rhea in Gilbert
famous Psychological comedy, Pygmalion an(
Galatea, was rewarded by the enjoyment Of
one of the strongest dramatic presentations,
taking the acting itself. which has been seer
in Brattleboro. Mile Rheas role az Galates
,, is said to be one OF which she is exceedingly
fond, and on this occasion she certainly
brought to it a ineness of perception, del
. iolcy of shading, and strength of passion
! held always in check, with the impression O.
reserve of force still left behind, which
made her Interpretation q constant delight
She left upon her audience the impression
: of woman of true womsnly qualities o
(; strong mind, earnest purpose and spontane
GUS sympathies. The support was unusual,
good, and in the part, especially, of Mis-
B Waterman as Pygmalions wife, II rose to rea
4; power and excellence. The setting of tn
play was far from satisfactory and we dslik,
10 be obliged to say that every presentation
: like this, by artists Of established repute re
, calls anew the poverty of our local resource
in this direction, and our lack Of room or ia
cties for putting on suitable scenery AM
4 other acce ssories, even if the visiting com
, panies possessed them, which we imagine |
not often the case.
: -Geyer's Stationer, the New York oIga
u of the stationsr's trade, contains a descrip
e ton of the large new rubber factory i
y Brooklyn now occupied by the 6rm OF Par
q ker, Stearns Il Sutton, of which Mr.. Jane
:. IL. Stearns, formerly of Bratteboro, and VIII
J. has recently paid his annual visit here, is
leading member. The business of the con
/, Germ began in small quarters on Centre street
!, Brooklyn, some six or seven years ago, an
has since steadily grown until it now require
: the whole of a fne new building 60 by II
: feet, four stories high, and also including a
n adjoining building used for office, sales an
i shipping room. In the rear are large boiler
70 aud engines furnishing power aud heat 10
; the whole establishment. The business q
r, the firm is the manufacture Of rubber band
;. and stationers' and druggists fine rubbe
!, goods Of every description, All the processe
Of manufacture are done by the firm, begin
ming with the Para rubber in its crude stat
o and ending with the finished goods whic
Q have an unsurpassed reputation for purity c
( material aud excellence of workmanship