Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-16
BrattIeIpOrO.

BrattIebOrO.
To tile pTOperty-hOLielS on Tie east side of
Main street. Don't you think it would be a
fitting celebration of Arbor day for You to
make the necessary mutual arrangements be-
forehand, and by united action to clean up
the railroad bank on tbs day set apart by the
governor for works of rural improvement?
Don't you think you owe II to the health Of
your tenants, to the cleanliness and good namo
of Brattleboro, and to the public sentiment
of the town, to do this without further solicit
tation or urging by anybody 1t belongs to
you TO do this work, and to nobody else.
The village has reduced its debt $1,000
during the present year, leaving its perma.
nent debt only $4,000.
The Ladies of Honor will give their clos.
ing novelty dance at Crosby ball on the even
ing Of April 20
Margaret Mather will appear at the town
ball April Both, as Pauline in The Lady Of
Lyons"
W. F. Richardson, who bought the H.F
smith house on High street, is raising it and
putting it in thorough repair.
Farmers are beginning to pillow.
DO Jefferson is booked for an appearance
at Crosby hall May 18Th.
The First Regiment band are drilling for
their May concert.
5. II. Sherman has already settled in full
his accounts as collector of the village tax
with Attachments amounting to only $73
The Centrevile school opened last Mon
day with 80 pupils.
Mrs. Bradley has removed her dress.
making business to rooms on the second floor
of Hooker block.
John Bliss, who is now employed in a
| Boston grocery store, had narrow escape
| from being on the train that was wrecked at
Bardwelis Ferry last week. He was sent to
| North Adams on business and was on his way
back by the fated train when he got left at
Shelburue Falls while looking for friend at
the station.
The Valley Mill company have taken up
new line OF trade, which goes naturally
with their other business, in the sale OF agri.
cultural machinery. 1t will be seen from
their advertisement that they are handling the
goods Of the best makers, and with their ex
cellent facilities for buying they are able to
guarantee bottom prices on everything.
Mr.. Clary is this week putting a new
standard on the top of Harmony block to
carry to the west, away from the trees in the
Brooks House park, the ~ telephone wires
which run in the rear Of the buildings
While reports indicate that the sugar sea
son has been al average one in the quantity
made the shipments by express this yeal
have been lighter than in any recent year
This is largely due to the fact that the
Wilmington shipments, always a large item
now go, with the other freight to aud from
that town, by way Of Readsboro.
The Boston Evening Record has a good
thought with regard to the forthcoming croI
Of Easter bonnets. 1t says that opponent,
of bird murder among the gentler sex will b,
/ known bY the style of decoration
-Arbutus blossoms have made their ap
pearsnce.
Theodore Kirkland, for the past two
years with @. F. Thompson a Co goes t.
Burlington next Monday as clerk in the hard
ware store Of Geo. l. Hagar.
Inspector LSmson was here on MONDAY
and heard the statements which several lead
ing citizens made about the need of stree
letter. boxes He was obliged to leave some
what premAturely TO attend to an ale ged cas-.
of post Office robbing in Massachusetts. W,
shall wait with interest to know what report
if any, he makes to the department.
At the moment Of going to press a neigh
Dor, with a look of desperation in his face
comes YEARLY up the stairs to hand US thi,
item: A Western editor Che is a marrieC
mani says he will be glad TO publish the poe
try and board any poet who will find a wore
to rhyme with housekeeping which is no
wickedly profane.
Col. Fuller aud family and DR.. Gale left
Tuesday for the South on a health see K in(
and business tour. Letters from the party
state that Maud Essex is standing the journey
we'll.
Mrs Frances Bemis and her daughter
Matte start soon on a trip to California.
Tuesday night was Lowell" night with
the Fortnightly club, and the first page of
the programs bore counterfeit presentment
of James Russell Lowell secured by Mr..
Housh through the courtesy of Houghton &
Mfflin, the Boston publishers. Louis Gregg
gave a sketch of Mr. Lowelra life, aud Miss
Emma Houghton an account of his works
while selections from his writings were read
as follows Irene" by Mrs. F. L. Chlds
Summer Storm" by Miss Nellie Goodrich
"Commemoration Ole: Lincoln" by @. F.
Bingham; THE Vision Of Sir Lauufal," by
Miss Jennie Wilder ''To the Dandelon. " by
Miss Ohickering The Courtin'," by John
Kuowlton, and an essay on Emerson the
Lecturer" by Mrs. E. d. Whitney. The e1,
ercses also included several songs, aud the
evening passed very pleasantly.
"A good degree OF interest in regard to the
organization of a local Young Womau's Chris
tian Temperance Union has developed since
the visits OF Mrs Mclaughlin and Mrs. La
thrap, and some 80 names have already been
obtained meeting WAS held at the chapel
of the Centre church Wednesday evening
which resulted in the choice of Mrs II w
Bruce for president Misses Belle Clark, Mel
lie Yeaw and Annie Horton, vice presidents
Miss Emma Gregg, secretary; Miss Hattie
Wise, treasurer.
The remains of Mrs. Francis. the mother
of Mrs. Duolos were taken to Hartford on
Monday by Mr.. VIM. Francis TO be placed in
the mRusoleum recently described in our col
umns.
The town hall was filled to OVERLOOKING
Sunday evening to hear Mrs. Lathrap of Mich
igan on the temperance question. The speak
er first gave an account of the recent cam.
paign in Rhode Island, in which she took an
active and prominent part, the outcome OF
which has been TO give the state prohibition
laws and an attorney general who will be like
ly to see them enforced. She then took up
her subject of Homes US Saloons, and made
an able and eloquent plea for the abolition of
the latter for the sake Of the former MrOugh
political action. As it took the governments
EXTREMIST force to settle the moral" question
of slavery, 50 the 'mOral" question OF the
saloon must be settled at the ballotbox it
cannot remain in the realm of morals, but
must come out into that of politics in order
to be answered effectively and decisively.
| While II is desirable that Christians talk and
work and pray over this matter, they must
not stop there they must cote upon it. Iu
closing, the speaker asked some pointed ques-
tons as to the way our prohibitory law Is en-
forced, and pressed home the need of per
sonal responsibility in this connection with
earnest, ringing words.
During last winter the ice damned the
West River near its mouth in a way to throw
| the current from its usual course over to the
further side, where II washed against the piles
on which the north abutment Of the narrow
gauge bridge is built in a way to endanger it's
security should future freshets repeat the op-
Grafton. To guard against this the Central