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


Lyons quarry and dumped In nearly hun
dred carloads Of granite, forming a rip-rap
about the base OF the abutment. similar
job is being done about the further abutment
OF the West Dummerston bridge which has
been threatened by high water this spring.
There will be daily service In st. Michaers
(EpiscopaD church during Holy Week, at II
A. NJ. and 4:30 p. NJ.
Rev. p. V. Finch Of Greenfield will e1-
change with the rector Of 81. Mchaers (Epis
copaD church next Sunday.
Loyal circle met Wednesday evening.
Tn roll-call brought out several interesting
facts Of today" Mrs. Harlow told Of the or
igin Of April Foors day short sketches Of
Mrs. Julia O. Il. Dorr, Mrs. II. b. stowe,
Margaret Fuller, Hawthorne, Lowell, Whit
tier and Poe we're given, and there was pro.
nunciation test Of words apt to be mis- -called
Questions on political Economy" a review
exercise In Roman history, and question-box
rounded out an evening Of more than usual
interest and profit TO the local Chautauquans
Miss Wilder was added to the program com
mittee.
Those who use speotacles or eye glasses,
or who find the time coming when they must
use them, will be glad to know that Hubbard,
the matchmaker, has bought set of trial
lenses" such as are used by professional ocu-
lists and opticians for properly fitting the eye.
He also has fine stock Of optical goods
which he will be glad to have customers ex.
anime.
The arc family and postal scales, which
W. f. Howe has the agency for, combine
simplicity and usefulness in very unusual
degree. The family scale wil'meet the wants
OF hundreds OF housekeepors, at small cost
Attention ia called to Mr. Howe's full an
Douucement elsewhere.
There will be a sooiable and supper at the
Universalist vestry next Thursday evening
Frank Emerson has sold "Alexander's
garden" which he bought last year, to Wal
lace Newcomb.
Wyatt was on the ground with his cam
era in a few minutes after Church's boiler ex-
plodtd and next day be bad some excellent
views Of the wreck on sale.
AN American Fault" v in be the subject
of Rev. f. w. Whitney, lecture next Sunday
evening.
--Wantsstquet lodge No :, l. o. o. F. ,
with invited brethren, propose making gala
day Of Monday, the 26th inst, their annual
Thanksgiving. The program includes pa
rade at $3.50 p NJ escortt d by tue First Regi.
ment band and Palestine Camp, all mem bers
of the order being in line in full regalia at
o'clock p. NJ. a banquet, and at 1880 a
promenade concert and ball at the town ball
It promises to be the largest gathering OF
Odd Fellows ever seen in this part OF the
state.
The Springfield Republican has this item
| in its Brattleboro correspondence Manager
L. f. Adams of the Vermont live stock com
pany will return to the Dakota ranch next
week. The company has just bought an
other lot Of 500 Montana cows and calves
which increases their herd to about 10, OOU
d Al
kept daily weather record reports this win
ter the mildest for several years through
western Dakota, with no considerable losses
| of stock"
Mr.. Geo. j. Brooks and o. A. Marshall,
who are on their way east from San Francisco,
are due to arrive in New York city to-day.
Mr.. Marshall is expected home tonight and
Mr.. Brooks will reach here on either Saturday
or Monday.
Inspector Boyuton aud Postmaster CDild.
are at Dummerston to-day endeavorng 20 un.
tangle the post office snarl there.
The feeling of many old soldiers, to
which we have alluded in an editorial article
against the attempted use of their order fol
demagogical purposes, finds expression in a
communication printed in another column
Its writer is Grand Army man who did long
and faithful service in the field who carries
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joys the confidence and respect of his fellow
citizens in high degree.
A subscription paper is in circulation fol
the benefit Of Myron l.. Corbett, whose hors,
WAS killed by the boiler explosion on Tues
day.
The monument committee have decided
to advertise for designs aud building propos
ais Major Wales has resigned bis place OF
the committee.
The Rev Mr.. Tower will preach mex
Sunday morning on The Perfect Law, anS
in the evening on "A Cheering Assurance.
Gen. Warren Edgsrton, chief OF th,
New England division Of post office inspec
tors, Who is on a tour Of inspection Of tn,
leading Offices in New Hampshire and Yer
mont, was in town during Wednesday even
ing and yesterday. He was joined here b,
Inspector l. J. Boynton of this state, AM
yesterday morning the two made a thorough
inspection of the Brattleboro off e. tn,
chief looked the ground over very CAREFUL,
with regard to the need OF better post otfic
accommodations, and also with reference t
the street letter boxes which have been aske
for We think it safe TO hope that develop
ments will grow out OF his visit which will b.
very gratifying to our people. West Brattle
boro people also have something to hope for
for the General WAS driven to that village an,
saw for himself what mail service its nhab
itants ars entitled to. During the war Gen
Edgarton was Chief Of Artillery on Gen
Sheridans staff. For a number OF years
under Republican administrations he bell
the position of chief inspector of post offices
with headquarters at st. Louis. He is nov
an Offensive partisan" whose resignation
Postmaster General Villas would not accept
but instead assigned him to the New England
service with headquarters at Boston. II
made the acquaintance Of several leading cit
liens while here, on all OF whom he made
most favorable impression.
1t is suggested that a meeting OF the Vii
lage Improvement society should be held upol
Arbor day, and notices for a meeting ar
likely to be issued early next week
1t is quite likely that the committee In charge vi
have to look elsewhere for place to locate the PR
posed soldiers monument than at the junction d
ASYLUM and Main streets as il ia Understood tia
sculptor LArkn @. Mead desires to mark that spo
where in boyhood he fashioned his famous snow Il
gel, with handsome marble hgure of an angel whic
Springfield Republican item.
1t is an open question whether the spo
named is the most desirable ons for the sc
ders monument, but in any case Brsttlebort
would be only too glad to have somethint
from Mr.. Meade's hand like that suggested
-Ye Phoenix "lOcal experienced a consid
cradle degree of amusement when he went Il
the town clerks Office two days ago to &c
copies of the resolutions offered at the spe
cial town meeting, and saw the original copy
of the one which Col. Hooker persuaded
Dea. Estey to offer. In the meeting the pre-
sentation Of this resolution was made to ap
pear as something spontaneous, got up OF
the spur OF the moment, to take the place OF
Col. Haskinss resolution, and it was apparent
ly only after some little elaboration that Col
Hooker grasped its purport and finally con
cluded that he was willing to accept it as
substitute for his own. The fact is, however
that the whole thing had been carefully ar
ranged beforehand. The main portion OF tn,
resolution, az now in the town clerks hands
is in Mr.. Martins handwriting, written il
pencil and blanks we're left for the amour
of the appropriation aud the name of tn,
Grand Army post, which were filled in BY
Col. Hooker with pen and ink. 1t only lake
half an eye TO see that all this must hav,
been done before the meeting. The Colonel,
scheme was to carry through his first resolu
ton, committing the town to the Hines de
sign, if possible II not, then to spring il
this substitute under which the Grand Army
post was to dictate the design or else ''nt
monument" There was nothing reprehensi
BILE in this, it was simply a shrewd, though
transparent dodge to carry the day at som,
rate-but it was hardly generous thing fo
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