Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-09-24
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BrattIeboro.
Monte Cristo" at town hall tonight.
The Highland Park fife and drum ,,s
will parade next Tuesd. .,sning n not
rainy, They conten plate a social dance early
In October.
-Svveral young boys about town have had
TO pay smarty, or their parents for them, for
stealing fruit and watermelops from various
gardens. The lesson was deserved one and
will be followed up by others IL necessary.
II the parents OF the young scions were wise
they followed the payment OF the money by
the judicious use of strap.
1t Is understood that a prosperous young
merchant on Main street will soon undertake a
journey TO Germany on an errand not con
nect d with the business of his firm.
Visitors to Pratt, Wright Il 90. q store
will at once discover that they are in full trim
for the fall and winter trade.
Rev. S. NJ Crothers of the Unitarian
church has accepted call to the church In
St. Paul, Mimi, and will leave for his new
post of duty about the middle of October.
Mr. George Law, the New York million
aire, accompanied by party OF three friends,
passed through BrattleborO on Wednesday
with q tally -ho coach and six horses a coach
man and two footmen. They took dinner at
the Brooks House, and left in the afternoon
for Manchester, Vt.
Gen. Grout spent Wednesday evening
and night in Brattle boro on his way to New
fame to deliver the address at the county fair.
He received warm welcome from his friends
here, who are glad to see him in good health
and we'll recuperated from his long winter
and summers work in Congress.
r. G. Hardie, jr., is now engaged on
Ia atv v,nrfratt 10 oil - I
which in due time will be hung in the new
Brooks Library building. Mr.. Brooks gives
the sittugs for this portrait at the request OF
several loading citizens of Brsttleboro, who
wished in this way to attest their appreciation
Of his generous gift to the town and of his
interest in everything that pertains to It's vel.
fare.
Hon. Dorman b. Eaton, Rev. and Mrs.
Crothers, Mrs. Zelotes Dickinson, Mrs Chas
WArder, Mrs. G. II. Ryder, Mrs. G.. A. Boy
den and MIR. Chas. II. Pratt constituted the
delegation from the Brattleboro Unitarian So
ciety to the National Conference OF Unitarian
churches held at Saratoga this week. Tues
day evening, in a splendid burst OF enthusi-
asm, the conference raised 81, 600 to repair
and rebuild the church in Charleston, s. @ g,
which was wrecked by the earthquake, and
which only two years ago the conference bad
raised the money to repair and put the socie-
| ty on its feet after the destructive cyclone
visitation. The movement on Tuesday even
| ing originated in a suggestion made by Mr.
Eaton when he pledged $3.50 from All Souls
church in New York and $25 from the Brat
| tlebOro society for the Charleston church
| Next Sunday morning Mr.. Eaton will give the
! Brattleboro congregation an account OF the
! conference.
The ladies from this place attending the
W. G. T. u state convention at Mortified
last week we're Mira. DIR. Tucker, Mrs. Housh,
Mrs. J. n. Robbins, Mrs Geo E. Greene
Mrs. d. N Tolles, Miss Belle Clark aud Miss
Minnie Blanchard-the lat two representing
the young women's union.
Miss Everett OF New York city has open
ed kindergarten school in Crosby block
She is a graduate OF Miss Van Wagenen s
normal training school in New York, and has
the best recommendations as to ability.
Our enterprising real estate agents, F. J.
Bailey & Co., find business unusually brisk
of late, and report the following sales, with
others in prospect: The Pynchon House in
Westmoreland, N. H., Jas. II. Pullen pro-
pretor, to Henry @. Crowningshield of West
Brattleboro for 5000; Geo. NJ. Colts place
on Reed street, this village, to Patrick Man
ming for 1920; Edward Banks's place al
Centreville to Mrs. Geo. NJ Colt for $1,000
three building lots on Washington street to
W. G. Doolttle for $1,000. Messrs. Bailey Il
Co.'S office will hereafter be open evenings
until o'clock.
The city Of Hartford, Conn, has Just
dedicated q soldiers monument in the form
of a memorial arch erected at an expense oil
almost 800, 900, and it seems strange to read
that the two towers of the costly structure
are surmounted by "angels playing on must
cal instruments, and the angels have wings
at that. The people Of Hartford evidently
have not learned the first principles OF mod
ern art what it is that can alone constitut,
q soldiers monument.
%. B. Mack has bought building lot oil
b. Ranger, on which he intends to build thi
season.
The Springfield Republican has th
item of local interest: Capt. John G. Clan
cey, Brattleboro boy, has bought for hit
New Mexico ranch 80 head OF fine merinc
rams from A. j. Mead of West Rutland. The
flock is said to be the finest ever seen in Yer
mont. Capt. Clancy has one of the mos
extensive herds in New Mexico.
This item, too, is from the Republican
A New York artist has lately photographed
the rooms in the old Chaplin house on Asyl
street, the style aud lines of which, though
ancient are TO be incorporated by we'll known
architects in plans for modern houses.
p. b, Francis has bought house at Lex
iugton, Mass, and his household goods ar
being moved there from Brattleboro thi
week.
Prof and Mrs. Charier returned to New
York on Monday. The Professor found hi
health greatly improved by his stay in Afrio
last winter, and now cOntemplates going Il
Colorado for a few weeks. He will spend til,
winter in some warm climate, perhaps il
Southern California and perhaps in Africa
Many friends paid their respects to the Pro
fessor and his wife after their long abse nee
and others regret that their short stay pre-
vented them from doing so.
During the heavy thunder shower las
Friday afternoon some men who we're at worl
on Mr.. r. G. Woods farm took shelter in on
, of the unoooupied buildings on the plac
formerly owned by W. II. Alexander in tn
south part of the village, when one of tn
number, Mr.. E F. Reed, was knocked sense
less by stroke of lightning He soon re
covered, however, and the only effects fel
we're lameness in the right leg and sma
scar on the left arm. During the same shove
the house of A. G. Allen on Vernon stree
was struck, but the injury done by the fui
was very slight
| The long expected mains for Crowell
aqueduct extension have at length arrived
and the work Of laying will be at onoe car
ried forward from Elliot street corner u
/ Main and North Main streets as far as Col
; Chase's residence also out Walnut and Ter
( race streets up Asylum street to Chase, cCr
= Meeting with the main already laid there
and 4-inoh main will be extended to the asy
lum, where a hydrant will be put in for tn
use OF the fire department. This extension
of the Rqueduot amounts to $500 feet an
practically completes the system in the mort
part of the village.
p The unusual opportunity is offered th
Brattleboro public to listen to an address b
a Mrs y. G. Wallace OF Indiana, wife of 81
I Gov. Wallace and mother of Gen. Lew VS.
lace, our former consul to Turkey and autho
I of that wonderful book "Ben Hur," at th
town hall next Sunday evening at s O'CLOCK
The circumstance of placing granddaughte