Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-10-29
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-"Will Carleton Nov. ID
The ladies' Of the Canal street book club
held their meeting at w. II. Alexander's
Thursday evening, electing Mrs. |. X. Allen
president and Mrs. G. r Lincoln secretary
and treasurer.
The 30 yards foot race GU the fair ground
yesterday afternoon between Nelson Robin
son, local barber, and James H4ckett of
Husdale, for purse Of s 100, was won by the
latter by about four feet; time, six seconds
--Geddis has received this week a variety
of wall papers for 1887. Don't fail to see
them.
There will bs a reception in the Y. NJ
c. A parlors on Thursday evening, Nov 4th,
from half-past seven to ten O'Clock. All mem.
bers Of the association and the ladies' au1il-
iary are invited.
The leading illustrated book of the
coming season will be Natures Hallelu jah, -
uniform with Zone Years Sketch Book" by
Irene f. Jerome. Clapp IL Jones have re-
ceved 1t.
Seventy nine excursion tickets TO New
| York were sold at this station by the New
London Northern railroad company.
-Congressman Stewart of this state has
| received letter from an ex confederate sol.
/ der in one of the CIrolinas, inquiring for
| the relatives of the late Col Cummings, who
was killed before Petersburg, in September,
! 1864, from whose person the ex-confederate
| took some little articles which he would like
to return to the Colonel's family
The ladies' auxiliary will hold q devo
tional and business meeting at the Y. NJ @. A.
rooms next Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
A full attendance is desired. as business Of
importance is TO be transacted.
Prof. Ferris, gymnastic teacher at Har
ward college, assisted by some OF his students
is to give an exhibition here in a short tint
with the view Of organizing class.
Mr.. Clary has put in position to-day il
Randall Il Clapp's window, a wind clock will
transparent dial, which registers, from thu
Wsntastiquet line, the wind velocity ut thu
mountain station. The clock was made b.
Mr.. Randall and is handsome bit OF work.
Letters received from Mrs. o. A. Mar
shall and Miss Alice Brooks announce thei
arrival at Berlin. whence they were shortl,
to proceed to Dresden, where they have
cousin living.
E A. Matthews begins work next weel
on a house for W. E. Combs on Washington
street
w. G. Horton is making preparations 70
building a house on Prospect hill.
Henry Whitaker has rebuilt the old dix
above his mill on MILESTONE brook for tn
improvement of his water power.
Henry Fletcher is preparing to rebuilt
his lumber mill on the old site.
Geo. i. White, the liveryman, has bougb
II. II. Farnsworth's house on Western avenu
for $4,000, and takes immediate possession.
F. j. Bailey has sold his cottage on III
old Orchard stand in Dummerston to II.
Noble, and is coming to this village to live.
Mr.. and Mrs b. d. Harris returned Sal
urdRy from their extended carriage drive
having travelled some 430 miles, mostly i
this state. 1t is needless to say that the tri
was very enjoyable one.
The selectmen have opened the me-
street from Asylum to Oak on which b. Ran
gers and DR.. Gregg's houses are located, an
it will probably be known AZ Williston street
--Brattleboro friends are sorry to kno
that Dea A. IL. Wright of NAtick, Mass
sustained a severe hurt by fall from an a.
, pie tree last week Thursday. No bones wer
broken, but the muscles of the shoulder an
back were badly strained aud this with a ueu
ralgia complication is likely to keep hu
housed for some time.
-Hubbard's increasing business has con
PEELED him to enlarge his quarters at Drown
store, and he will soon put in a stock of stl
pie jewellers goods.
TIE commissioners on the estate OF l c
Chandler have to-day filed their report in tn
probate court allo wing the claim of Barna I
Pratt for the care of Mr. Chandler since 1879
the sum of $3GC7, with an offset of 1925 ON
claim presented by the administrator.
: There will be sociable and supper
the Universalist vestry next Thursday evening
AT tho evening service at the Oongreg
tional church next Sunday at o'clocl
Rev. @. o. Day will begin a short course
gNnOAifOrV m he hnnb -
ton, to be given every second Sunday ever
: ing through the next two months.
' Thirteen members of Col john 4. Tyl,
! post S. of ", drove to Hinsdale Tuesds
! evening in Rays large tally-ho to attend
regular meeting Of the Sons of Veterans pc
q there.
, The First Regiment band serenaded E
tor Davenport Monday evening.
The Y. w. @. L. u. will meet with Mi
Belle Clark next Thursday at 7 p. NJ.
Upward of 800 was raised at the Co
' gregational church last Sunday in aid of Il
I American Missionary association.
The Massachusetts, railroad commission
ers, who have just finished the full examin
ton of the railroads in that state, report fin
ing the New London Northerns road be al
+, track in better condition than at any previol
time.
= Union gospel temperance meeting at Il
+ Y NJ O. A. rooms next Sunday at P. M.
8 The result of the American Field rii
match, in which the Brattleboro rife cit
2 participated, has been announced II
Q Gardner, Mass, team comes first with u
points, the Brattleboro team coming secor
q with a score of 739. There were 1870 men
' the contest, and the best individual score, 0
!. was made by q. L. Cobb of this town.
a is the best score ever made on the Amer
can Field target, and equals III points,
!. the best score yet made on the MAssachuset
Q target.
r "A portrait of General Grant by Artist
r g. Hardie adorns the banquet hall of M
Whipple OF Boston, proprietor of Young