Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-20
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People from all the surrounding section,
to the number probably OF Ia, 600, have visit.
ed the scene of Wednesday, railroad acct
dent.
The work OF making ready for the new
post office began Monday morning The fire.
proof vaults on the north side Of the town
hall building have been torn out aud the
opening cut for the new window. The new
fixtures are expected to be in by Sept. 10.
Emerson a Son have enlarged and i'm
proved their main furniture salesroom by
adding to it the room in the rear formerly
used AZ An Office and work room, so that the
main room now measures some a. by 60 feet,
with windows both in front and rear.
Uncle Josh Whitcomb" at the town hall
next Tuesday evening.
Photographers Howe and Wyatt have &C.
cured excellent views Of the scene Of Wednes-
days railroad disaster.
-Centreville school will begin its fall term
Sept. Gth.
The Windham County Veterans associa-
ton will hold their first reunion here Saturday,
Sept. llth. Sedgwick post and Relief corps
will entertain the visiting comrades and their
families, The exercises will consist OF a pa
rade in the afternoon, supper and camp fire
in the evening, with music speaking, etc
All old soldiers in the county are cordially in
vted.
Chief Justice Adams OF Iowa has been
guest of Judge X. w. Clarke this week.
Judge Adams was pupil of Judge Clarke at
the Black River academy in Ludlow, and was
fitted by him for his college course.
DIR. +. @. Wilkinson, the veterinarian,
was called by telegraph last Friday night to
attend two very sick horses OF Senator Evlrts
at Windsor. One WAS found suffering with
D tvnhOh pnpnfnnnia and har -,
hammation of the boweP. Both are now re-
covering.
"A party OF about ~ OF the members and
friends Of the Philharmonic society attended
the picnic at Forest Lake, Winchester, N. II. ,
| last Friday. The weather was fine aud they
found the place pleasant one and the day
one of much enjoyment Two members Of
the party heretofore ranked as Episcopal
ans were converted to the Baptist faith while
there, but the conversion was 70 sudden that
doubt is expressed as to its genuneness and
! permanency.
o. T. Ware killed last week Chester
White hog 20 months old which weighed $50
pounds.
Lieutenant Governor and Governor that
| is-to be Ormsbee was in town yesterday, and
viewed the railroad accident with Judge
Wheeler. In the afternoon he and Messrs.
| Tyler aud Waterman left to spend another
season at their Somerset summer resort.
DR.. and Mrs Holton and daughter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dowley are on a visit to Quebec
and the Thousand Islands.
"A party OF ten from this place are camp.
ing for few days at Forest lake, where they
have hired cottage,
Mrs George Freeman and daughter OF
Glens Falls, n. Y, are on a visit ut H. p
FreemRns. They speak in warm terms OF
the success of Rev Dr. Cows work in Glens
Falls, aud the cordial love and esteem in
which he is held by all the people there.
Mrs. DIR. Fish and daughter of Newark,
n. j., have been visiting at A. Il. HaTris'f
this week.
John w. Sherman formerly for ID years
in the employ of Estey q Co., has returned
and is again at work in the shops.
1t has been remarked by many as a very
singular fact that between Sunday, Aug Sth
and Monday, Aug. lGlh, inclusive, there were
four deaths on Green street. two on each side
of the street-that of VIM. l. Bemis on the
Sth, Of Miss Carrie Gregg on the 10th, Of
Mr.. Mansur on the 10th, aud Of Mrs. DuttoI
on the lGth-and all esteemed members Of
the Congregational society.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Abbott are at Nan
tucket
Mrs. Sylvia Dutton, whose death on Mon,
day last ia elsewhere recorded, was the second
wife of the late Samuel Dutton, long prom
inent merchant of this town and postmaster
under Pieroe's administration, who died il
1868. Mrs. Duttou has been an invalid fol
many years aud declared from extended in
teroourse with her circle Of friends, but wa,
woman of intellg snt mind, of earnest con
victions, and one of the oldest members oil
the Congregational church.
Mr. II. s. Jenanyan, an Armenian from
Cilicia, Asia Minor, now a theological student
in this country, will preach at the Congrega
tonal church next Sunday morning, and viii
give lecture in the evening.
There will be meeting OF the Brattle
boro Woman's Indian Association next Tues
day at O'Clock, P. NJ, in the parlor of the
Y. NJ. O. A. 1t is especially requested thai
all members of the various committee bt
present.
Though large number OF boxes in the
new post office are already rented, there are
several hundred left from which choice can be
made, and plans can be seen at the post office
In restricting post Office boxes to the use
OF Zone family, firm or corporation" the De
partment rules that "the term family should