Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-28


Among the noted persons ,xpected to be
pr, sent at the state gath, ng nf the Sons Of
Veterans, next Tuesday are Gen. Geo. W
Pennman of MINI ,apolis, Minr., chief mus.
terng officer OF the national camp, Pot Com
mander in-Chief Frank Z. Merrill Of Auburn,
Me-. and Col. f. D. Proctor OF this state.
The public exercises will occur at Crosby
hall Tu ,sday evening, when there will be a
public installation Of Off erz, followed by a
camp fire" Gen. Penniman will deliver an
address, and short speeches are expected
from Cols. Taylor, Hooker and Fuller Of this
place; music will be furnished by the Phil
harmonic orchestra, and Miss Brazor and Mr..
Willis are announced AZ soloists.
The Murray club will give an operetta at
Crosby hall next Thursday evening, which
promises to furnish two hours Of pleasant en-
tertanment.
Rev. f. A. Read OF Hinsdale, N. H.. will
preach in tue Unversalst church next Sun
day morning
"A letter received yesterday from Dr. l..
F. Wentworth, who left the Vermont asylum
year ago TO take a responsible place a. as
sstaut in the Kansas state asylum at Topeka,
has many good wishes for picturesque and
delightful Brattleboro," and adds Kansas
is enjoying boom this spring a large
tide of immigration is set toward US q large
increase is being made in the railroad mileage
OF the state and the general prediction is for
season of unusual prosperity"
C. 2. Gibson Of West Chesterfield the
well-known horse dealer, is looking for a
place to locate his business in Brsttleboro.
The board Of bailiGs will soon assume
charge OF the North Main street sewer, with
the intention Of continuing il on Chase and
north Oak streets and also on the new streets
soon TO be opened between Oak and Asylum.
Certain parties are talking OF buying
and retitting the old trotting park.
John Drown and Leslie Scott local 'cy
clists. rode to Bellows Falls and returned
Sunday. Their cy clometers registered near'y
30 miles as their days trip.
-Forepaugh's menagerie is booked for
this town July sth.
- Several members of the Vermont Wheel
club Of this place are in Boston this week for
the purpose OF attending the annual meet OF
the l. A. W.
A. V. May has removed the office OF his
wholesale jewelry trade to his house, No. .,
Chase street.
The banks will be closed mex, Monday
and the .chools will not be in session.
Photographer WyAtts reception rooms
are radiant in new paper and paint with
tasteful ceiling decorations, stained glass win
dows, lignum carpeting, and furnishings to
match.
The mystery in regard to the peddler's
| valise found in the woods in Somerset, first
made public in the item which We published
last week, has been cleared up to the extent
Of establishing the fact that the valise belong
ed to poor, weak minded old man. a town
charge on Brdgewater, who started one bit
ter cold day early last November to cut across
through the Some rset woods to some point
on the other side OF the mountain. He un
doubtedly lost his way, became confused. and
wandered about until he sank down from
cold and exhaustion and died. One account
indicates that his cries were heard by two
men who were running line through the
woods that day, but not recognized as those
of human being. What became of the
body is purely matter OF CON lecture, but
the suggestion that it furnished food for wild
beasts is an entirely reasonable one. The ac-
counts given by several different parties are
printed under the Somerset heading.
Edward Crosby is fronting his High street
premises with 1870 feet Of heavy granite curb
ing.
The children report finding ripe straw.
berries on the hillsides May 2G.
Rev. Mr.. Spauldng Of West Brattleborc
will preach at the Baptist church next Sun
day morning in exchange with Rev. Mr.. Tow
er, aud in the evening Rev. Mr.. Bracy OF
Paris, France. will give an account Of the
celebrated Mccall mission with which he il
connected.
As has already been announced in our
columns the semi annual meeting Of the
Connecticut Valley Conference OF Unitarian
and other Christian churches" will be held
with the Brattleboro Unitarian church mex
week. The proceedings will open at 1880
o'clock Tuesday evening with public ser
vice to which all are invited. The sermon
will be preached by Rev. G. W. Gallagher Of
Keeue, N. II. On Wednesday morning al
1918 a meeting OF the directors will be held
at 1 O'Clock there will be devotional meet
ing, conducted by R4v A. A Brooks o.
Greenfield at noon the ladies OF the Brattle
boro society will serve lunch to their guestl
in the town hall and at 2;30 Rev. A. s. Gar
yer of Worcester, Mass, will read an essay
on "Church and Parish" to be followed by
discussion. The conference will close in sea
son for those who attend from the south t
leave for home by the P. NJ. train.
Last Friday DIR. Draper forwarded t.
the Central Vermont management at St. Al
bans a petition signed by 100 citizens, in
Guiding the town and village authorities
asking for the removal Of the narrow gauge
freight track which is now menace to life
ana limo IN tue rear OF the passenger pat
form and station. An answer has been re
ceived saying the petition will receive atten
ton as soon as Gov. Smith returns homt
from a short absence and Mr.. Hobart recov
ers from an indisposition which keeps hin
housed for few days.
The good work which the Rural Improve
ment society has in hand for this season, il
the way Of trimming up ragged edges at the
intersection of streets and laying out flower
beds, ia already we'll advanced, and ia beinJ
pushed rapidly forward. One of the mos
notable OF these improvements is at the foo
of School street. where an ugly depression
has been Allied up, neat plat of turf has beer
laid, and place for a fOwer-bed prepared
Az equally good piece Of work has been don,
on Green street at the junction with Ohurcl
street. and on Canal street at the junction
with Elm-R neat circular bed having beer
arranged at the latter place. good example
of what a little genuine Improvement" viii
do is given on South Main street at the brow
of Cemetery hill, where a generous bit oil
grading and turing has been done and plac
made for good siz d flower bed. 1t is hop
ed that the property owners will continue thu
good work on the bank. Tue work OF tn,
society in this direction is being impsrtially
distributed throughout the village in course
OF another week the flowers will be set out
and the June days will hnd Brattleboro look
! inc even more tidy and attractive than ever