Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23

80 well established in BrattleOOro thht hoi" Nv"
nual visit here is looked forward TO as one OF
the leading dpamatic events Of the season,
The date Of her appearance this year IS nAou
for Friday evening Of next week, SON INST
The play is 'tThe Lady Of Lyons. W IN which,
AZ Pauline, Miss NJ athor has won blilHnV
success during the past winter. Her reputa
ton has grown steadily Her season ~ VI,
Union Square theatre, Nsg York, was Que VI
the longest ever played in the city ana nsI
position AZ one OF the loading dfamtto A'''''
Of the country is assured.
The Smith Granite company OF Westerly
II. 1 whose design for the soldiers monu
mept al Gardner. Mass, attracted much at
tention before the special town meeting nave
drawn and submitted special design LOT
monument such as they would Ike to erect III
Brattleboro. The total height OF the mohu
ment built from this design would be ~ tee''
3 inches the height Of the SHAFT Is u zee,
and Of the statue feet The statue wouiu
be of either granite or brouz3 as the com
mttee might elect, the price being the same
in either case. There are several pieces OF
the company's work in our cemetery, inclnd-
ing the Rockwell Hall, Dowley, and Bigelow
family monuments.
C. d. OIell Of Walpoe, N. H., who
spent the winter in canvassing BralteDoro
for nursery stock, has rented part OF Alex,
Aliens house below the village, with several
acres OF land, aud has moved there win hiH
wife. Mr. Allen returned home with bis
bride this morning.
COL Hooker has a iuo span Of driving
horses received this week.
-Larkin G. Mead will undoubtedly be
communicated with by tho selcctmen before
the monument design is finally settled upon.
! An eminently proper thing to do
r. J. Bailey a Co. have sold the Stcarns
| farm in Dummerstnn, owned 10y B-nl Sho~
| OF Fitchburg to f. II. Brown. and have sold
! to Mr. Snow a timber lot Of 100 acres 10
Stratton owned by Betterly aud lloslcy Sv
eral other sales are practically completed.
"A very elegant specimen Of ecclesiastical
decoration was admired by numerous visitors
at the residence OF Col. IIaskins last evening
| This was an altar cloth which friend in Chi
cago sends as an Easter gift to the Epscopal
church at Chester. The commission for the
cloth was given to Mrs. Haskns, who in turn
gave the order to the wife Of the rector at St
Johnsbury. II was filed in way which re-
fleets great cred on her skill and good taste
The material OF the cloth is white felt with a
broad border OF old gold, deep fringe, and
hand painted decorations of Easter lilies. A
|, ctern cloth OF similar material and decora-
ton was also included in the gift which goes
to Chester tonight.
The following is the list Of letters remain.
ing in the Brattleboro post-oflice April %
women-Clara NJ Cook, Annie Devine, Mrs Frank
s Fisher, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Alma + Lord Mrs
Emma W LOomis Kate Rawson, Jene Squres.
Men-wili Davis, Geo II Hamlln, NJ II KATE, d
LArrabee, & LeRate, = + Martin, Harlow Potter J
Thomas F Wyatt
THE HINES MCKINNEY WEDDING.
The marriage Of Mr.. W. S. Mckinney
and Miss II. Marie Hines occurred at the
house OF the brides father, George A. Hines,
Canal street, on Tuesday afternoon. A. 3
p NJ the bridal party, Miss Bertha Hines AZ
bridesmaid and Mr.. w. H. Bracket a.
groomsman, entered the parlor where the
ceremony was performed by Rev. T. W.
Whitney. The presents we're tasteful and ap
propriate, consisting of silver and glassware,
pictures and other articles useful and orna.
: mental. The newly married couple took the
p. NJ. train for a wedding tour, after which
they will reside here on Grove street. They
, have the congratulations and best wishes OF
many friends
MASONIC OFFICERS ELECT.
!, -Beaussant CoB,n,dnder, No. 7, knights T1'p'dr
Kttredge Haskins, Z. c.; Isaac X Allen. Gen.
Thomas Harmon, O. @. Ebert ". whitney prelate
: Albert T. Mcclure, s. W.; Isaac d. Bailey, J. ".
Edwin r. Brooke treasurer; VIM = child record.
er; Geo. H. Burns, standard bearer; willis Il. Taft
sword bearer; Benz. =. Bingham, warden; Geo. n
D Jefts, lst guard; Orlando Z. Randall %; Everett
/ Green, 80 EnOch l.. Cooper, sentinel.
i Colombian Lodge No. SO, r. d 4. NIX. Ha-kius
". NJ. b. F. Biz CHAM 5. "; /. b. Bailey, J. "; +
Z. Brooks treas; W. s. Guild, secy; L. q. Pettee, S
D.; Al. pulen, J. d. John Orton, chaplain; +. J
g Leach, marshal; II. VI. Whittier, S. steward; 5 II
gauist.
Port Dupper r. 4. chapter, No. IA. u. Bailey
II. P; W IL. Roeau. king; +. A. Whituey, scribe;
a +. Brooks, treas; W. :. Guild, secy; F. r. Connors
a &. Of II. l. K. Allen, p $; Harry Rove, X. A. e.
A. j. Pullen NJ. LIST ". +. L. stoCkWel NJ. "a V.
s Geo. II. Jefts, NJ. Sd v; II. Haskins, sentinel.
i TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN RUBBISH AND KEEl
: THE STREETS CLEAN.
From the Sunday Republican, Brattleborc Letter
g The street commissioners have worked dihgentl
d TO clean and reshape the principal thoruughfares
L which contributes to the towns heathfuness; bu
there IL just complaint that the store-keepers an
other dweliers upon Main street careless aud ia
different about dumping their debris aud waste pApe
on the streets which certainly ought not to be tolera
ed by the village authorities. Not only these scat
10 terngs, which generally swept from the
unsghty but they very apt to righten horses
i to be the cause Of many accidents during the yeai
The practice Of using the principal streets Ia the
lAge Tor dumpin g-ground Is likely to he formal
objected TO by the village improvement society thong
~ there should be no occasion for such remOnrtrauc
as tue practice undoubtedly comes from carelessues
70 Soon after the commissioners had finished their wOr
l. few days ago two prominent city residents chance
10 be In town, and the neaness Of the streets atrac
ed their attention, did the appearance of the
1t to such extent that they have decd ID brin
their families here this summer together with nun
= Der Of friends one Of the royal cousus has appli,
here to-day for board for himself aud friends an
the number Of summer boarders is likely to be larg,
[ than for number of years.
g. Mr.. Stockvell has done unusually goo
Ia work this spring in promptly making tn
m streets clean and tidy, and it is AN ungraciou
Al piece Of business for any body, whether stor,
n keeper or housekeeper, now to sweep ruhbie
= Of any sort into the street 1t is every iud
viduars business TO take care Of his own re
use, and owners of business build ugs or ter
:. ement houses should provide rtceptacles f.
- waste accumulations, to be cleaned out All
9 their contents carted away at short intervals
q, BRATTLEBoRo Il NOT THE ONLY VICTIM
r. From the Argus aud Patrotl
T. Must 1t always be thus? Shall the taxpayers
Montpelier be forever called to pay for carug di
- on the streets, aud then cAring 1t Of again Is
IN not possible to elect men who have brains enough
lY devise something better? Because ii been dor
A. in this way from the beginning, is that any
why 1t should be to the end Since have been IA
" payer at Montpelier enough money has been spent
q the highways Of Montpelier to have permanent
paved every street in the village at least had 1t bee
= expended with discretion aud good Judgment. b
" instead Of paved roads, what have We? Mud, mu
b. mud. Why don't somebody stop this waste of thou
re ands Of dollars every year? Why not adopt son
10 system Of permanent improyement q the hghwa
"a structed each year? Why not?
The Rutland Herald also copies this par
IT. graph with a How long, o Lord" hea
70. line. We insist, however, en- believing tn
be Brattleboros case is the worst in the stat
be good while ago we got down to the poi
ar OF humility of suggesting that we haven
nd half mile, but-ouly ten rods of good 70,
lit built each year with fraction of the mon,
II that is now spent in certng on and Garth
er of.
u, PEW THOUGHTS TO GO WITH THE SPRING 10
ru NETS.
From the Springfield Republican,
h Now is a good time for conscientious women
boycott the bird-killers by refusing point blank
spring bonnet to which one or tao birds coutrbut
at their lives. Watch the bonnets in church. in hor
% car in theatre, anywhere and four ont OF Ave Ia
a. the faint Of bird-murder them. Were not bu
' nets hne enough ten years ago before Partisan h,
On lot had taught the world how To rob feathered
W. ton Of their beauty? To return 10 textile deco
so ton would set In motion looms enough to empl
many operatives. The milliners plead that 10 reir
70 20 buy dead birds skin lie not going bring him
an life but may discourage the hireling aud dca,
nix LIN i oarIs; 80 , long as WOMEN ony BIRDS win
ir- better that one wears consignment 81 birS sti