Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-02-12

past few years has acquired an excellent rep.
utation as a Shaksperian delineator. Miss
Foster has also played successfully in both
tragedy and comedy from the great dramatist,
and high praise has been given her by the
press. The supporting company is vouohed
for as a good one
MIR. Ohilds having duly filed his bonds,
he will probably receive his commission AZ
postmaster in the course OF another week,
and in the natural order of events he will as
sumo the duties of the office on or about the
first OF March,
A big seighride OF Brattleboro old and
young folks il set down for Tuesday, 231 inst
The company will 90 to Putney, leaving here
at 4 p. NJ.
1t is not always rare coins or famous au-
tographs that collectors collect. Chaplin
shows lot Of 'rare finds" in toilet soap In
his window.
The large elm tree, half wsy up High.
street hill, which mysteriously died in the
middle Of the summer Of 1884, has been re-
moved.
The funny Reformer boy is never so ir.
resistibly funny ~ when he ia pricked 10 the
quick and fooshly let's everybody know it.
His antics on such occasions are really quite
"sbysmal'
The Star minstrels have good program
arranged for this evening, and promise to win
over again their old-time favor with the pub
lie
%. j. Pratt will continue his closing out
sale of dry goods, cloaks and carpets until
March LIST at a still further reduction Of prices
in all departments.
The Woman's Relief Corps convention
took supper at the Universalist vestry in
body, last evening, by special invitation Of
the Brattleboro corps.
] II
lodged under the forward traverse of the viii
age coach Monday morning, and was caught
| and injured so that he died in few minutes,
although he ran home from in front Of Cros-
| by block, where the accident occurred. In
its first agony the dog put its teeth into Col.
| Hooker's hand as be stopped TO pick it up.
Rev. NJ. II. Harris has put description
Of his last summers vacation tour I'm and
through the Rocky Mountains" into the form
Of a lecture, which be has delivered with
great acceptance in several Massachusetts, cit
ies. II is probable that be will give it in
Brattleboro before the season ia over.
The Greenfield Gazette says that W. F.
Ray, assistant superintendent OF the Connec-
ticut River railroad has invented an electric
train signal which be believes will do away
with the use Of the bell cord. II his appca-
ton for patent is granted, the signal will be
placed on all the engines and passenger cars
of his road.
The town auditors have their annual re.
port well advanced and it will probably be
ready for distribution next week 1t will
show that the towns debt has been reduced
$500 during the past year, or so that it now
amounts to only $40, 600.
The Farrow Fire Arm, com papy are nov
setting up a lot Of new machinery which Mr..
FArrow bought few days ago at a great bar
gain at the sale of the plant Of the Wilson
sewing machine company at Wangford,
Conn. The machines comprise profile ma
chine, punch press, drill press. milling ma
chimes, etc, oil of which, while as good as
new, were bought at less than one fourth
the cost Of new machines.
The Bijou polo team of Bellows Falls
and the Brattleboros played hotly contested
game At the rink last evening The Bellows
Falls team started out 10 grand style seour-
ing the first two goals, both being made by
Howard. The Brattleboros then went to
work in earnest and succeeded 10 winning
three straight" and the game, Perry goaling
the ball each time After the regular match
an exhibition game Of one goal was played,
which was also won by the Brattleboros.
The Brattleboro club contains several good
players and with little practice might easily
win the state championship.
The dates fixed for ths Estey Guards
old Continental times-"The Volunteers OF
l777; or the Ranger Spy"-sre Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings Of next
week. The play will be put on the stage
with a good cast and all necessary accessories
enhvened with tAblesuI, battle scenes, prize
drill. and music by the First Regiment band
The ladies of the Baptist society had al
oyster supper at their vestry last evening
followed by a hAlf-hour's entertainment con
sistng OF piano duet by Misses Allen anG
: Tower, two songs by Miss Mozart, and recta
: tons by Ethel Tower, Maud Stoddsrd and
: Miss WOODBURY. of Centreviile.
The boys may now be happy, provided on
ly that we have more snow aud cold weather
The bailitis voted, at a meeting held last even
ing to allow coasting on Green street, from
the upper end at the Charler place down t.
, the top OF Posts hill on Wednesday and Sat
, urday afternoons and evenings. The vote
was passed in answer to petition signed by
5 nearly all the Green street residents. asking
. this privilege for the boys. The middle o.
the street only is TO be used for coasting, anC
. the use of the sidewalk for this purpose viii
' not be allowed at any time Persons with
, teams will be expected to use other streets oil
+. the days aud evenings named.
d The Vermont Wheel club boys, to tn,
numb, of an even dozen, went on a "staI
=, racket to Winchester. n H. Tuesday even
: ing, with Liveryman Higgins as pilot. Min,
a Host Richards gave them a supper OF the sor
: which his hostletry is famous for, and the,
II came home convinced that they had had III,
4 best kind OF good time.
-Emmons Hudson, a young man who, tel
a years ago, was resident Of Brsttleb oro, em
h ployed by John Liscomb, Mr.. Pitkin an,
! others, fell dead in Manchester, n H, las
v week where he has lived since leaving here
q He was employed as driver OF an expires
n team and was on his morning beat lookin
after orders when he was seen to tip back
=. ward and loosen his hold OF the rens whe
. the horse was stopped Hudson was found Il
l. be dead, from neuralgia Of the heart the doc
= tors said. He had seemed to be in excellen
q health and spirits just before.
Mrs. H. c. Willard received Telegram
l. Wednesday evening announcing that he
- mother, Mrs. Chas. X. Field, was alarmingl
>. i'll with pneumonia and not expected to live
" Mrs. Willard left by the night train and yes
Il terday sent back word that she had foun
her mothers condition less critical than sh
70 had expected. Col. and Mrs. Jswett, a
- whose house Mrs. Field is, were in New Yot
. at tho time, but passed through here yestel
= day morning on their way home.
ia -Burington's Grand Carnival and Glor
A. Gus Fete Of Winter Sports, designed to tax
90 the place of the usual Montreal carpiya
Y
= day night. There will be tobogganne an
cOAstinR with the slides brilliantly illuminate
~ :, at night, skating, snow-shoeing trotting o
|! the ice, ice boating, with various minor a
n fractions thrown in, all under the manag,
e. ment of the Burlington coasting club, wh
" tender the free use OF the toboggan slide
T. ooastng grounds, tobboggans and traverse
D. to the visitors. All the railroads give 10
r excursion rates, and if the weather prov,
g. good the city will doubtless be crowded
lg The fare from Bratteboro aud return
s. so; from Bellows Falls So, so.
in THE Tendency OF the Age" is the sui
&c ject of Rev E. w. Whitney's lecture ne.
Sunday evening.
It, The ladies' auxiliary of the Y. M G. !
r, will give an entertainment for the boys at Il
n rooms next Thursday evening All boys b
of tween the ages of aud 10 cordially invited
b, Mr.. Crowell has bought H. H. Hackley
al house and lot adjoining bis own for $3.50
He will probably utilize the lot for the ne
n residence which he will build in due tune.
of The ladies of Delta lodge, Knights al
90 Ladies' Of Honor, held an assembly at Graz
n. Army hall last evening. There was danciI
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