Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-06-11

uart or lower II the market demands.
Strawberries for csnning-IO quarts for o.. win .
eceiye orders after next Monday, to be filled one |
week later, in the order they received.
I'm WAITE.
wASrRD-An American girl to do homework In a
mall family. Apply to J. A. CHURCH. |
PICTURE FRAMES cheap at Capp Jones's.
See the "Poach Blow" aud "Apple Blossom" ware at
Van Doom Morris's.
stretchers and canvass for paintings at f. wders
Lamp Stoves" will boil water or make coffee in
nine minutes. For sale by VAN Doom a MORRIS.
Picture frames in great variety at A F. wilder's.
See Van Doom & Morrs's shades on spring fixtures
for 4Oc aud Coo. Curtain pole sets, IOc and 500.
ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING at Clapp Jones's.
THoRN's HOP AND BuRDocK ToHtc-A safe and
sure remedy for sick headache
BrattIebOrO.
We hope the farmers will all take time to
come in to the special town meeting to-mor-
row afternoon for the soldiers monument is
tO,cH affair, and the only satisfactory thing
will be to have a full expression of the sent.
ment of the town. We hope, too, that the
farmers will stay to the caucus which has
been appointed to be held at half past 4, and
help elect eight independent delegates to the
Republican state convention.
There was an exchange OF documents in
the railroad bank matter last Saturday after
noon between the representatives Of the Ru-
raj Improve association and property
holders and the Vermont Valley ofi,ials The
property holders aud tenants agree, through
the association, to pay 500 towards having
the work done, and to keep the rubbish of
the bank aftrSard. The railroad company
on its part, agrees to do the work in ~ good
at.a A. l.. a,,l -, n a..
effort to get groWth Of grass established on
the bank. On Wednesday, both the Road
master and the Civil Engineer of the road
were here and looked the ground over. Their
plan il to first remove the main part Of the
rubbish, and the engineer will then run lines
to bring the bank to as uniform curvature
and As uniform a grade possible. This
done the grading will be completed good soil
put on where necessary, and something green
set a.growing. II the narrow gauge black
smith shop was out of the way, as it ought to
be, a clean aud handsome Job could be made
OF the work in the rear Of Hooker and Ry.
theirs buildings. Mr.. Clark expects to set
his men to work to remove the accumulations
Of rubbish to morrow.
H o. Coolidge has been appointed hight
policeman in place Of W. H. Chadbourne,
resigned, but has not begun his term of ser.
vice
The first open air concert Of the season
will be given by the First Regiment band
next Wednesday evening on the grounds OF
Mr.. N. | Hawley, which will be open to the
public
| j. J. E,tey's son Harry is recovering frou
| the scarlet fever, though his hearing is still
much affected. Col E'tey's little nephew
/ Willie Cobb, i, very i'll with the same diseas,
at his house, but hopes OF his recovery are
still entertained.
Michael Baker is preparing to build
house near the west end of Birge street
%. II Battlefield has charge OF the build
ing Of Postmaster Chldss house on Terrace
street.
Work has been commenced on the Grow
street houses of j. f.. Coleman and j. A
Bmdwell.
Mrs Bradford, whose cooking extracts
ginger extract, essences, perfumes, and othei
similar preparations, have acquired an exc i
lent reputation in this place, has made ar
engagements for their regular sale by dealer
in this village and West Brattleboro, as statet
in an advertisem snt to which attention
called.
After July LIST DR.. Post and family wi
occupy the apartments on the third floor Q
Crosby block which Mr.. Crosby has hereto
The doctor will have his dental Office on th
second floor of Williston block over c. +
Thompson Il Co.'S.
The annual log drive has been jamme
for several days at Waterford, the next tow
above Barnet. The jam is probably the larg
est ever seen on the Connecticut river. Th
logs are piled up for the distance of a mile
in some cases to height Of twenty five feel
Three hundred men are at work to clear theI
out, using explosives and all other availabl
means. The cost Of breaking the j4m ia e,
timated at 500, 900. Last week one of tn
rivermen was struck in the face by tow lin
which parted under an enormous strain an
the sight of both eyes was destroyed by th
blow.
The New York Sun reads that at our LAT
village meeting vote was passed ''placing
tax of % cents on 81, and straghtway col
cludes that "Brattleboro is the most take
community in the country" Bat whi
would the Sun say il it knew that in add
ton we have a town tax Of 80 cents on h
dollar and q school district tax of As cents O
the dollar, with one or two other ct ceteras
taxation thrown in, and that in spite of it a
, we contrive to get along without finding on
! selves very much over-burdened with tax
! ton. Mr.. Dana should send up a man
! master the details of our grand list system.
The st. Paul Daily Globe of May 30
3 contains a sketch and (alleged) likeness of d
, F. N. Burdick, formerly OF this town al
D Guiltord, a prominent politician of Dako
e and now serving bis eighth term as mayor
Vermilon.
The Jacksonville fishing party OF eight
with whom were w. p Jones and NJ '
Stckney of this town-who visited Texas Il
first of last week, boast of having caug
1899 trout in less than day and half. b
h. they don't mention the weight of them
!. Several Braitleboro guests of the EST
= Guard, with the company officers, embrace
j the opportunity TO inspect the new buildil
' of the Wiudham County savings bank at Ne
o fame last Saturday, and were unanimous
d praising its combined sOlidity, commodioU
9 ness and convenient arrangement. II
i building is an ornament to the village and
6 fitting home for the solid and well-mansg
Q institution whose business is done in it.
y S. II. Warren's personal property al
% lease of real estate were sold at public auct
. last Saturday by the assignee. II is und,
= stood that the property was bid off by parti
= who will stock and run the tannery dur
" the lease, which runs until the 10Th of ne
March, when the property comes into I
l. hands of the Vermont savings bank under
/ foreclosure. s. II. Warren will act as age
y and have charge of the business.
. The Greenfield selectmen have bought
= stone-crusher to improve the streets and roa
of the town, and the plant will include
horse power engine to run the machiI
I, Massachusetts roads are far ahead of those
!, Vermont in the way they are built and maj
- tanned, and they seem likely to keep thu
lead
& Last year the appearance Of the cank
% worm was reported in two or three localit
l. in the immediate vicinity of Brattleboi
% though not in this village. We shall be 81
to know if the pests appeared again this yea
), if 30, what damage was done by them, a
st what measures, II any, were taken to fig
10 them. A paragraph will be found elsewht
10 regard to the operations of the worms
r, Greenfield this season.
X Pond lilies put in their first appearar
yesterday from M. NJ. Miller's pond TIL
sr are fortnight ahead of the usual time.
a -Ohapin, the druggist, introduces a n
feature in the trade of Brattleboro iu I
a. manufacture and sale of "Koumiss, the
10 nous preparation of milk first brought
N this country from Russia. Koumiss posses
excellent dietetic and medicinal properti