Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-03-19

BOYS. Eddie Oavanaugh, Patsey Shea and O5-
car Don, we're worthy Of special mention
The evening closed with a series Of charming
tableaux-Past, Present and Future OF Erin
The receipts Of the evening were about $4OO.
DR. CLARK read paper on "Anmsthetics'
last evening at the meeting Of the state den
tai society at Bellows Falls
C. @. Staples, graduate Of the Ead-
man commercial college, goes to the Nalla
Mill company to take the place OF W. "
Bracket, who succeeds f. p Leonard at the
Peoples bank.
e. Il. Stookwell has bought the large to-
bacco barn on the railroad farm and will take
il down and rebuild Il on Mr.. Crowelps Flat
street land, where a foundation is now being
prepared for il. II will be used for general
store-house purposes.
The First Assistant Postmaster General
replies to the application of Postmaster
Childs and other citizens for the establish
ment OF street letter boxes with letters ask
ing as to the probable expense, and stating
that the matter has been referred to the proper
channels of the department for consideration.
Further report is promised in due time, and
there is good reason 10 hope that the boxes
will be established and messenger appoint
cd to collect the letters.
Last Monday evening Jerry Dugan was
discovered lying on the railroad track near
the depot in a drunken condition. Word was
sent to the police, who went down to arrest
him. He was ugly and had to be handcuhed,
but friends interfered in his behalf and were
allowed to take him home. Jerry himself
was chiefly anxious as to "what the ould wo-
man would say"-and do
Prof. Daniel Cole finished his three
months labor ~ instructor at the Y NJ Q. A.
gymnasium last Monday, and left to fulfil
short engagement at the academy at Saxtons
River. He will go from there TO st. Johns
bury, where be is to be employed for some
time in the Y. NJ. @. A. gymnasium. Mr..
Cole thoroughly understands his business, ana
will be greatly missed by mis- pupils here.
The Lotus Glee Club and Miss Annie
Coffin are to appear again, under the auspices
Of the Y. NJ. G. A., at Crosby hall on Monday
evening, April 9TH
The Knights and Ladies Of Honor held
social at Grand Army hall last evening There
were readings by the ladies, and Mr. Willis
gave several songs-the evening closing with
| a pleasant dance.
Robins put in an appearance in various
| parts of the village in the bright, warm wealth
or Of Thursday.
This week has brought genuine sugar
weather and for two days past bona tide new
sugar has been coming in in small quantities
| The quantity of last years syrup newly
sugared of which has been in the market all
along has however, taken the edge of the
appetite for new" sugar, and 1t is only a
few fancy and very choice lots that command
as high a price as IL cents. Grocers offer
only IL cents for an ordinarily good article.
The farmers are very busy in their orchards
all over the county and the prospect is good
for large crop.
| 10 ut ttUarunont in the
Civil War" for which H. E. Taylor is the
agent for this county, is now ready aud will
be delivered to Brattleboro subscribers in 9
few days, and 10 those in other towns in the
county within few weeks.
There were rumors last night OF a gen
eral strike Of New London Northern section
hands at Palmer, but the train men say this
morning that the strike" wss confined TO
gang Of eight men in the Palmer yard who
went out because Of the discharge Of I
foreman.
Pupils from the Chestnut street school
who have been neither absent nor tardy dur
ing the past term -
Alice Baker, Myrtle and Mary Dugan, Mary Dug
gan, Florence Foster, Ethel GoodAle Amy Jones, I'd
die Morse Charlie Pentland Charlie Peterson, Leu
Peese, Lottie aud Ida Haskins, Harry Wales.
The following is the list Of letters remain
ing in the Brattleboro post-office March 10 :
| NOmen-MrH Betterey, Mrs NJ COX Mrs Bell
Hail. Mary Putnam, Mrs Maria May Mrs Aimed
Rice.
Meu-Baker Adkins, Amou Bliss, JonAtha
Blake Camper, Geo Clark, d d, John Coz
bett, Drury, Gordon, c d Hayes, NJ Hi
" Ham, VIM Hill, Parker, Henry P4rkmaI
b Reed, c Sanford, Horace streeter L II Spell
man, " Spear, Harry Thomas John WEIGH.
| Observation-Disclosures MIG Co., Collins Brook
Messrs Holland Richard.
WAS THE SOLDIERS MONUMENT VOTE LEGAL?
Mr.. EditOr Was the action OF tn
town, at the late town meeting in votin
money for q soldiers monument TO be eI
pended by committee OF the Grand Army
a legal dcty The statute, approved Oct. Is
1884, reads as follows:
Towns may, at their town meetings the warning
for which contain article for that purpose, instru
the seecimen TO erect monuments to the memory
country during the war for the suppression OF Il
rebellion, and may appropriate sufficient money Il
that purpose etc.
! Apparently the only way the town ca
move is to instruct the selectmen" to ere,
the monument. This was not done, and
practically nothing was done. Is there AT
escape from this conclusion QUERY.
The vote passed by the town was the fo
lowing. Ed. T.
"The sum Of $4,000 is hereby appropriated for a $,
! ders' monument in COMMUNICATION Of the yalor
l the soldiers from Brattleboro in the Of the
1 bellon The selectmen are hereby authorized and
structed to borrow the above SUN and pay the sar
to sedgwick Post, No 5, @. A. r. Department Of V,
I mont, upon the completion aud acceptance Of "a
, | monument by said Grand Army Post
t MRS. NC LAUGHLIN IN BRATrLEBoRo.
There are temperance lecturers and ter
perance lecturers, and it was quite evide
that the large audience which assembled
b the town hall last Sunday evening was a III
y In the opinion that Mrs. Emily McLaughl
( was to be classed among the most entertai
. ing and practical ones. Mrs. MoLaughl
D., opened her lecture with the statement tn
4 the abolition Of the liquor traffic is no long
T to be regarded a. a matter of sentiment
h is demanded by the political economist, Il
3 scientist and the statesman, as well as by d
/, philanthropist and Christian worker. Ev
= our restrictive legislation is an argument
favor Of prohibition, since it shows that o
+ lawmakers recognize the injurious charsct
d OF liquor saloon under certain circumstance
a But the legislators don't go far enough b
& cause their hands are tied they know il
o useless to make laws until there is a pub
o sentiment strong enough to compel their e
d forcement, To educate the people up to 4
" point of demanding prohibitory laws is to
n cure not their passage simply, but their {
Il fective carrying out. This then, is the tr
y line of work for the W. G. L. u. and all 9th
a temperance workers. the speaker said, al
o especially should they aim to create pub
IS sentiment against the respectable % drin
}. ing places" The address, though almost c
d tirely void of the anecdotes usually incoru
It rated in efforts Of this kind, was full of wi
: suggestion and practical ideas, and was liste
ed to with that close attention which is /
o truest mark of appreciation.
. THE RsTEY PIANO THE COMING FAvoRIrR.
n The Estey piano company have Just
sued a new and beautiful lithograph post
with a fine cut of their new factory in NJ
!, York city, which is claimed to be the la
70 soonest Of its kind in the world and a moo
in design and construction. In the fo
d ground of the picture is a very fine represe
9 tation of their newly designed No. uprip
piano, with lady just approaching it, "
t we understand is daughter of their Chica
> partner, Mr.. Camp, formerly a Vermont,
y The Philharmonic society have Just reeeiy
one of the latest Estey pianos, which contai
g their new repea ting action and some 9th
}. new features, and it is truly a magnihee
b instrument. The "Estey" is the conf
/ piano, and sure to take a leading rank amo
> frst-class pianos.
% ITEMS FROM DISTRICT NO. g.
u The members of the lyceum club "
give dramatic entertainment entitled "Abo
Q the Clouds, Friday evening, March 2G. 4