Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-10-15
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in "Maritana, Friday evening, Oct. %.
S. o. Miner took a s. first premium on
q breeding pen Of his Silver Spangled Ham
burgs at the Bay State fair in Boston.
j. X Pierce d %. have put on a hand
some new meal wagon this week. 1t was
built by j. T. Hildreth, and shows good
workmanship in all respects.
E H. Van Doom has broken ground for
his new house opposite Ross Whites; o. b.
Mack is making good progress with his new
house on Williston street, and Mr. Ranger
has begun improvements on his premises
-Druggist l. b. Thorn leaves to morrow
night for western trip Of two weeks. He
will join bis wife in Cleveland, where she has
been for two weeks past, and from there they
will make a somewhat extended tour. Dur
ing Mr. Thorn's absence his business will be
in charge OF competent druggist from Boa
ton who will attend faithfully TO all the wants
OF the stores customers.
"A scheme is on foot to raise $40, 600 to
buy the fair. ground property, erect buildings
aud put it in complete shape for annual eI-
hibitions hereafter.
The first annual fair dance which the
young people held at Crosby hall on Wednes-
day evening proved great success and called
out the largest dancing party ever seen in
the hall. One hundred and thirty five dane
ing tickets were sold aud 80 gallery tickets,
while all ladies' were admitted free. The
F. r,t Regiment band orchestra Furnished mu-
sic.
The ladies' OF the W. @. T. U. extend sin.
cere thanks TO all Who aided in any way their
enterprise OF Wednesday in serving dinner on
the fair ground, and also acknowledge liberia
contributions OF money from several ladies
towards the proposed coffee room. which now
seems an assured fact of the near future, the
union having the refusal OF the present libra
ry room for that purpose.
The excavation has been made this weeh
for the soldiers monument foundation, and
the work OF laying the stone began yesterday
A hole was cut l3 feet square aud seven feel
deep. The location is In the centre OF the
common The large base stone is expected
10 be brought here within few days and the
cutting will be done on the ground neIt
spring. The other granite work will be done
at St. Johnsbury this winter.
The pleasing intelligence comes frou
| Springfield, Mass, that Charles ID Barrett o
that city formerly Of Brattleboro, is to bt
married at Worcester next Tuesday evening
TO Miss Hattie f. Lyman.
There will be no serviceI in the Unitari
an church next Sunday.
There will be a sociable and supper il
the UniveTsalb4t vestry next Thursday even
ing.
F. ]. Bailey a Co. have sold @. N. John
sons 2sO-acre farm in Vernon to Lucius F
Putnam of wGrdsboro for $500.
C. w. Wyman, not TO be outdone by ont
side grangera, brings us branches OF rec
rAspberries from his garden green in leaf anC
bearing clusters OF ripe fruit. Yesterday az
ternoon Manor Smith, who lives at Slab Hol.
low, Dummerston, sent us q branch Of rasp
berry bushes, fresh and bright as in July anC
full Of blossoms and green and ripe fruit.
Maud Essex is nov on her way to spenC
the winter at her fathers in England. accom-
panied by the we'll experienced nurse whC
was with Col. E4tey's children in their seri
GUS illness last June. Symptoms OF the hem
orThaRes from which the child suffered 81
Alarmingly last spring have returned and th'
voyage to England is undertaken by the ad
vice OF her physicians, who believe that tn,
moist winter climate there will be beneficial
Col. and Mrs.. Fuller expect her return in IL
spring.
Drown has some pertinent remarks oil
the boot aud shoe trade this week, and an
nounces q complete fall and winter stool
ready for the inspection of customers.
Mr.. f. r. Pratt leaves next Monday 81
route for Lepsic, Germany, and will sail from
New York on Wednesday by the steamship
Elder of the North German Lloyd line. Ill
will be absent about two months. We wisl
him good voyage aud happy accomplish
ment Of the pleasant mission which takes hin
abroad.
The Murray club held very snccessfu
meeting at Howard Plummer's last evening
About 80 members drove up from the village
and the number would have been largely in
creased had the weather been pleasant.
Hon. and Mrs. Dorman b. Eaton went /,
New York for the winter on Tuesday morning
Rev. DIR. Walker, who returned recent,
from his European voyage, has been in tow
this week.
1t is understood that the main purpos
of the visit of Smalley and Atkins to Wash
ington this week was to take the scalp OF U
s. Attorney Haskins. SmAlley il said to hav
got the Presidents ear and put iI a stronI
plea for his friend Pitkn. The correspond
ents do not state whether Mr.. Cleveland mad
remarks in reply on the subject of prominen
ofice-holders fugling with party politics, o
on their attempting TO NEEDLE with the plpc
of other offioe-holders who are doing thei
duty in competent and satisfactory way.
August Rhode had three fingers badl,
cut by circular saw at Esteys on Thursday
There will be a meeting of the Brattle
| OorO Womans Indian Association at the
M. @. A. parlor next Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock. full attendance Is desired.
The Brattleboro bicycle boys were pleas
cd to notice in yesterdays Springfield Repub
lioan that j. W. Drown, formerly of thi
place, acted as judge at Springfield Wednes
day, when champion W. A. Rowe made hi
successful attempt to lower the two, four ant
five mile bicycle records of the world.
A week ago last Sunday a collection
amounting to 1925 was taken up In the Rom
an Catholic church In answer to an appeal O
the Bishop Of South Carolina for aid in 70
pairing the serious damage done to the churol
property In Charleston by the earthquake
Last Sunday collection of $53 was taken NJ
at the Unitarian church to go toward the FUND
for repairing the Unitarian church In that oity
which was almost completely ruined by III,
earthquake, the tower topping over upoI
the roof and crashing down through the