Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30


leave, In descending the front stairway she
ripped and fell headlong TO the foot, her
tor head striking tho door bell with such
force as to iuilict an ugly cash and neoessi
tate the immediate aid Of physician. She
has since been confined to the house, but has
nearly recovered from the fleets Of the ner-
vous shock oooasioned by the accident
Rev. David Hill, pastor OF the recently
revived Unitarian church at Windsor, will
occupy MIR. Orothers's pulpit next Sunday.
The basket supper Of the Fortnighty
club, which was served at the Centre church
arlors Tuesday evening, was a novel enter.
tanment and much enjoyed by all partic-
pants
The New England Meteorological society |
will this summer make a more extended study |
Of thunder storms and other atmospheric |
phenomena than last season, aud with that
end In view contemplate establishing several
mountain stations in New England. Such
stations are now being erected on Waohusett
and Monadnock, and we understand that local
parties will place an instrument shelter on
Wantastiquet In addition to some valua-
BILE self-recording instruments furnished
by the society, the electric thermometer OF
our own local weather clerk will be placed
thereon and an anemoscope with large dial
and pointer which, in favorable weather, eau
be seen from town.
A religious service ia to be held at the
poor farm week from next Sunday under
the auspices of the Y NJ. G. A.
-Housekeepers complain that carpet bugs
are more numerous aud destructive this spring
than ever before in this section.
Gagged by the blooming Of the cherry
trees the season Is three weeks earlier than a
year ago. They we're in bloom this year on
April 20 last year they did not bloom until
May To- Early plum trees bloomed this year
on the 2ith. Shade and forest trees have
been in half leaf since Sunday aud the sea-
son is oorrespondingly advanced in all re-
spects.
The annual election Of officers Of the Y.
NJ. O. A. will occur next Wednesday evening,
May b, at 45P. NJ The third anniversary of
the association will be observed on Sunday
evening, May lG, with appropriate * rcis, y.
F Il. Housh has the contract to publ b
the history Of Nottingham, and has now in
press story for young folks, entitled "A
| Year at Wnsted" which will be ready in
! about two weeks.
The asylum emplo, t1 planted 81 trees on
! Arbor day on the new street running around
! by the asy lum park to Forest square.
Margaret Mather at town hall tonight.
Emerson Il Son, the furniture dealers,
have bought j. II. Stebbins's carriage shop
and lot on the corner of South Main and Ca
nal streets. They will probably use the build
ing for storage purposes for the present, but
contemplate erecting large new building on
the lot at no distant day, possibly this year,
TO be used for storage, and for upholsterng
and setting up and flushing furniture Mr
Stebbins will close out his carriage stock at
once, as elsewhere advertised, and il uncer.
tain what his future business movements will
be.
"A press despatch OF last Saturday stated
that Henry Norton, a laborer employed on
the Fort Worth 4 New Ocleans railroad was
killed a. Fort Worth, Tex while attempting
to board q construction train" On inquiry
we fail to learn that man of that mans ha.
ever lived here.
Hon. aud Mrs. Dorman b. Edon. who
have given up their residence in Wa, hington
have BET n in town this week Mrs. Eaton
returned TO New York on Thursday, but M
Eaton will remain for some days to supeIin
tend the improvements in progress upon BIZ
house and other buildings. We IRE glad Il
know that Mr.. Eaton's release from oficia
cares on the civil service commission will al
low him and Mrs. Eaton TO spend the summe
in BrattlebOrO.
The Fret Regiment band made it's hrs
, appearance Of the season in the Odd Fellows
! parade, and our citizens we're glad again Il
, listen to its music and to note the fact ths
the high standard Of excellence which il ha
, hitherto maintained has SUI sred no diminu
ton. Drum Major Aplin having resigned
George Thompson the printer, son Of Ere
} Thompson. the celebrated 'Five-mile Fifer
" Of Co. b. 10th VI. Vols, takes his place-sn
$ a capital drum major be makes.
The residents Of Western avenue an
, High and Green streets appreciated the ben,
u Ats OF the street sprinkler so we'll last summt
Ia ~.
aud it resumes operations to day.
% The date OF the meeting of the Connect
- CIT Valley (Unitarian) confer, nee has bee
changed to June lst and I'd.
The First Regiment Band orchestra fu
:, nish music for the May dance held at Below
>. Falls 10 night under the auspices of the hoe
:, and ladder company of that place.
a Yesterday noon was the limit fixed {,
n the filing Of proposals for furnishing ne
n post office quarters in Brattleboro, and Ge
~ Edgarton, chief inspector, was promptly q
= hand to open the bids. Proposals were SUI
i mitted by Mr.. Geo. J. Brooks to ft up qua
n ters in the store now occupied by p. Barrow
a. and by the seectmen to provide new quartz
Ia in the town hall building on the north sid
taking in the front room no " occupied by Il
"A liquor agency and the vacant room opposi
- the present post Office. This plan would i
volve the entire remodelinR Of that part
> the lower floor Of the town hall building, i
Guiding the tearing out OF the partitions al
> vaults, the construction Of a passage way
y lobby running around the stairway, with
= pOstmasters room in the corner in front Al
NJ the working department Of the Office lust
I" yond the stairway, with new lock and CT
boxes and all appliances new and complet
Ay These quarters would be satisfactory, but q
choice between this proposal and that OF NJ
u, Brooks lies with the department Gen.
ID carton will insist on a reconstruction and ii
Is provement Of the present steps and entran
to in case the Office remains in the town bull
ing, and very properly 80. Tho fittings co
gn templated in both cases are those Of the VI
he make, an agent for which has been in to'
II with specimens of boxes, drawers, etc, d.
be ing the week.
Mr.. Brooks has awarded the contract
he the public library building to the firm
rs Bartlett Brothers OF East Whately, Mas
of who were the lowest bidders. The bic
which we're seven 10 number seem to ha
ed taken an unusually wide range, il being u
or derstood that the difference between the 10
est and the highest was upward of SjOt
IA. The Bartlett Brothers are vouuhed for as N
To- of undoubted responsibility, and they ha
= an excellent and extended reputation as hui
- ers. Among the public buildings which ha
, been erected by them are the stone libra
ue buildings at Easthampton and BelchertO 4
Mass the new savings bank building
ed North Adams. stone lodge for a studen
es- society at WilliamstowD, and several haI
ey some church edhces in Massachusetts a
lor Connecticut. There is every reason to {
,es pect that their work in Brattleboro will CT
he fran and extend the good reputation viii
or they have gained elsewhere. 1t is now
pected that they will begin the work Of e1
led walton next Monday. They agree to hs
in the building finished on the first day Of il
en- uary next and as much before as possib
for The California redwood, for the inside fiui
gill which Mr.. Brooks had shipped from S
Id Francisco during the winter via Cape HoI
is due to arrive in New York early in July
an The Phoenix respectfully declines to
lux low the force of An Old Soldiers" letter
is THE Grand Army" printed two weeks 81
nd to be broken by illusions to bogus lett
me from pretended Grand Army men" or
foolish talk about "abuse and denunoiato
hi such al the Reformer obedently paraded
ans fore it's readers last week That letter, wh
ISIS Mr.. Davenport would have us suppose piert
md somebody in a vulnerable part, was writ
by a Grand Army man who served two ye
=. a.. q - 81 r.,