Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-11-12


ancc in Brattleboro next Monday evening
Those who heard Mr. Carleton last winter
will need no assurance a. to the excellence
and delightful character Of the entertain
ment which is in store for those who listen
10 hun in his temperance here.
Wesley r. Phillips formerly clerk ut
the grange store has bought f. J. Knapps
store in Townshend
The congratulations Of the Brattleboro
members Of the craft are due and cordially
extended 10 two Of the Reformer craftsmen
who have made themselves mutually happy
this week
The defeat Of the Amherst college foot
hall eleven by the Boston Institute Of
Technology team at Boston last week bv IA
score Of % Ia was largely due u the ex-
cellent playing Of Frank Goodhue, Il rusher
for the latter team.
John Butler sawed off the end Of one fin
ger while at work at Smith q Hunt yes
terdny
Buffalo home trainer is to be- added to
the apparatus Of the Y NJ c. A gymna-
SUM
Mis-, Emnln F. Houghton closed her term
Of school IN ToWushend village district last
Friday
The hailds have decided to fill up the small
Reservoir nu the Brooks library lot and place
hydraut AT the junction Of North Main
and Asylum streets
+ y. Bisscl Of Wardsboro has bought,
through the F. J. Bailey a Co.'S agency.
the Patrick Dowd place on Washington
street Price $500.
The book committee Of the free library
have just ordered one hundred dollars worth
Of current books. Contributions of books
or pamphlets especially those illustrating
the history Of the county and state, will he
gladly received 10y the committee.
The First Baptist church, at "a meeting
held ON Wednesday evening, voted unani-
mously To extend call 10 Rev +. ID. Parry
of Burlington. Mr.. Parry Is regarded as
one OF the leading clergymen of the de
nomination IN the state, and il Is understood
that he will accept the call at "A salary of
$1,000, with the use Of the parsonage
j. f. Anderson received notice last Fri
day that patent had been allowed ON his
auxiliary valve for gas. steam and water
pipes application for which was made sew
eral months ago. The Stebbns manufac-
turing company of Springfield, Mass. will
make the valves, paying Mr.. Anderson a
royalty.
y, c. Crosby has bought of the Chaplin
estate the entire west end of the lot between
Chaplin and Millistnn streets fronting ON
Oak. He is not Yet fully decided about
building upon it.
Fred Miller has been engaged 10 act a
hall superintendent at the poultry exhibi-
ton 10 Ice given at Hoyuke, Dec 10. by
the Western Massachusetts association.
VIM, Steerss application for patent on
the three-cylinder automatic engine invent
ed by him some time ago has at length been
allowed.
VIM. Moran has broken ground for new
house near the west end of Frost street
VIM. Baker is preparing 10 build another
house ON Birge street.
The First Regiment band orchestra fur
nish the music at the dedication of the new
village hall at West Chesterfield this even
/ ing
| Capt. Farrow has received letter from
| the American Field, congratulating the
/ Bratteboro rifle team ON their winning the
] gold medal in match No. g. The Field wants
| photographs of the team for engraving and
| publishing in that paper The rife team S
total IN this match, 1o5 points, is the high
est on record.
The Highland Park Drum, Fife and Blu
! gle corps now number 20 members and the
]
assembly room. They will devote the win
ter 10 learning 10 drum from notes and hope
IN the spring To show our people well dis
ciplined and neatly uniformed corps such
as they will take pride in.
The annual fair and festival i'm aid of the
charity fund Of the Grand Army post and
relief corps will occur on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of next week at the
town hall. Fifty-cent suppers viii be serv-
/ ed, and there will be fancy>articles ON sale.
but there are 10 be no lotteries, nor will
anybody be asked To subscribe or contribute
anything in the hall On Wednesday even
ing there will be music by the First Regi-
ment band, with harlequin dance, aud
singing by Messrs, Markham and Willis. On
| Thursday evening there viii be dancing
from $3.50 To ? o'clock, with music by the
band orchestra
They have a new occupation at Cudworth
a Childs' Office this week. 1t came in a pa
| per collar box. Arthur or Mr.. Cudworth.
| or II. Leavitt, or the doctor, or most any
body will tell you about it.
A. e. Shackford has recently received
from /. X. Fetch of Natick, Mass, pen of
very fine Wyandottes which are much ad
mired by local poultrymen.
The First Regiment Band orchestra will
play for the Myra Goodwin eompaay at