Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-09-10

tuesday out the ledge was btuoootu ~"
blocked the game, aud still blocks u. Mr.
Lyons men have been steadily at work, SUI
day included, drilling and blasting, but the
rock il OF such character that many Of the
blasts produce little or no effect aud the stone
has to be picked out piecemeaL Mr., Brooks
now hopes the connection can be made by 70
morrow night or Monday.
Last Monday being the day set apart as
Labor day" by the associated unions OF the
country, 1t was observed al day OF rest by
the members in this town.
-Windhsm county veterans reunion to-
morrow.
The First Regiment band has been en-
gagged TO furnish music for the Wilmington
fair on the 9th
Mrs J. L. Halls house was not disposed
Of at auction on Wednesday.
The attractions of Highland park have
lately been increased by the erection Of three
additional summer houses OF handsome de-
sign.
The Highland Park drum corps, 20 men,
will make its first appearance on Saturday
Sept | + and will lead the sons Of Veterans
and old soldiers not connected with the
G. A. Il.
The bail is are engaged in laying the
Frost and Elliot street sewers. The work in
wolves the putting down of over mile OF
10, s and inch sewer pipe, and will not be
completed before Oct LIST. The bailf4 have
been pettioned to lay sewers on Tyler, North,
Canal aud Washington Streets but it is
doubtful il any Of them will be- put in this
fall
II. +. Brooks, COL. Hooker, A. b. Hall,
WIN. 0. Chaplin and II. X. Lawrence are in
attendance at the horse breeders meeting at
Rutland.
Mr.. aud Mrs. G. W. Wilcox are on a
weeks vacation in the White Mountains.
C. l.. Howe received cabegram this
morning announcing the safe arrival at South
ampion yesterday Of the steamer Saale with
his children on board.
On the occasion OF the reunion Of the
Windham county veterans, tomorrow, Grand
Army posts are expected from Bellows Falls
Putney, Wilmington, Townshend, Newfane,
Jamaica, Londonderry, Grafton and Keene,
and delegates from several others The pro
cession will be formed at the depot on the ar
rival of the special train from Bellows Falls
at =. NJ. The line OF march will be up
Main street to Elliot, through Elliot, Birge
and Canal and up Main to town hall, where a
dress parade will be held. Supper will be
served at the rink at 6 o'clock. The gallery
will he open for ladies and gentlemen accom-
/ panying them,
The Sovereign Grand Lodge OF the In.
| dependent Order of Odd Fellows holds its
annual session in Boston this year begin.
ming Wednesday, Sept %. On this occasion
the army of the Patriarchs Militant hold
their first general field day under command
| OF Gen. John @. Underwood Canton Pales-
| tine No. 3 Of Bratteboro will attend and will
join with the Canton Of 81. Johnsbury Ia
form battalion, the two Cantons having
their headquarters at the Metropolitan bote
where arrangements for their entertainment
/ have been made. Many Brsttleboro Odd
/ Fellows, not members Of the Canton, will al
40 attend, and the party, including ladies'
will leave by the 10 o'clock train on Tuesday
morning, 2lst inst Railroad tickets will be
sold for So 80 for the round trip, good to re
turn until the following Monday.
The music Of the future came 10 towr
this morning. 1t is a crank piano aud goes OF
wheels. II turns out pretty fair music anC
we guess the vocation Of the regulation piano
ieud, as well as Of the regular piano maker
and dealers, is gone. IL now somebody viii
only invent a slide trombone to go with
crank the editorial life will be perfectly hap
ny one.
There was a dsgraceful exhibition OF
the street last evening in front OF the Yer
mont National bank when Mr.. Farrar tn,
old man who has IA monomAnia on the subJec
Of halliday schools, appeared on horsebac
aud began an address on his hobby. He sale
nothing to raise any commotion aud had
perfect right to talk to any body who chose t,
bear, but crowd OF hoodums gathered AM
began to mock and shout, and then to pei
him aud his horse with rotten apples and al
sorts of missiles, covering and probabl,
spelling his clothing. The old man persist
ed until the police led him away towar,
home and then the rabble dispersed. 1t wa
not alone hoodlum boys who Joined in tn
fun, for plenty Of hoodlum men helped i
on II the police had done their duty u doz
an OF the ringeaders would have gone to tn
lookup. 1t is true that Mr.. Farrar is
crank" when he gets on his hobby. but h
Is a reputable aud otherwise inohsnsive man
and he or any other person has a right 90 pro
lection from assault on our streets.
The biennial report of the state super
visors of the insane, which is just out take
strong ground in favor Of the state providin
accommodations for the convict and crimns
insane elsewhere than in connection with th
asylum at Brattleboro. A move in the RICH
direction, most certainly.
The Waterman has this notice Of Mrs
Dewey of Montpelier, whose death occurre
here last Sunday
Mrs 8. f. Dewey, for 81 years past n highly @,
teemed resident OF Montpelier, dled Of pncumoni
=. L.
tin, IN BrattlebOro ON sunday last after a brief u
ness. Mrs. Dewey was the third wife OF the lat
Or. J. Y. Dewey, for several years president OF III
National Life Insurance company, and mother
Mrs. Edward Dewey Of this village by her first hu
band. She married DR.. Dewey In March, 1855. 81
was ~ years Of age in July last Funeral seryic,
were held at Christ church in this place ocoC
Tuesday morning, Rector Howard F. Hin oncia
ing, and the remains were taken TO Green MOui
tain cemetery for burial"
VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT IN THE REAR OF TIL
TOWN HALL, AND Alamo TuF u amman MAXI
One of the very best aud most importar
bits Of village improvement yet accom- lishe
or begun is that now in progress in the rel
; OF the town ball building. The demolitio
e of the old horse sheds earlier in the seaso
has been followed by that of the old pail
, shop, and not vestige Of those old eyesor,
and nuisances now remains. good wa
, has been built on the edge of the bauk an
; the earth graded down to it, aud if poop
3 who drive into town will keep their hors,
of as they ought handsome green turf wi
, in due time be established there More tina
/ this, Col. Austine, fulfilling promise mao
, before these improvements began, has la
l the branches of the trees properly trimmt
7 out, opening delightful views OF the mounta
7 aud river, and is having flight Of steps bui
leading up from the railroad tracks. Wht
, everything is done and the ground covert
t with grass We shall have here in effect lit
Q park or lawn with one of the most charmir
3 outlooks in the village.
= Our readers may perhaps remember th
sometimes therefore, we have had occasion
| allude to the railroad bank in not altogeth
a complimentary terms. In this connection
e therefore. We wish TO call the attention of Il
public to the very decent and tidy appearan,
% which the bank now presents 1t was so la
a in the season when the railroad company e
3 hold of the work that the grading and seedir
v could not be done with reasonable surety til
l., a turf could be established in the dry weathe
I but the bank is clear of rubbish and it's ma
y edness is covered with a young growth
r grain or other seed OF some sort Mr.. Uar
q the Valley rOadmaster, promises that ne
z season he will make a clean and handson
= job of his promised improvement there viii,
Q the village will be proud of.
8 Go down by the toll bridge some day al
g cast your eyes up that way and see how nut
better 1t looks and how really attractive Il
a bank will be after the grass gets establish
i and two or three of the property holders ha
' had coat of paint spread on the rear of the
a buildings
n NEXT WEEKS BAND CONCERT.
;. The baud announce their eleventh ope
n air concert to be given from the Brooks Hou
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