Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-20

The E3tey Guard had their prize drill
last evening in the skating rink for the two
regimental gold badges presented for compe-
tition by Lieut.. Ohilds. G. A. Miles, Thos.
Austin, II. E. Taylor aud James McNulty
we're the judges. After practice drill by
the company the twenty men who competed
were formed in line aud put through the man
ual until a number Of them bad made errors.
These we're ruled out and the rest again tested
when at last only three remained George
ODER, Will Pine and Harry Pratt. Pine aud
ODER finally secured the medals. The oompa-
ny did credit to themselves in their drill, and
in the trial for the prizes there were several
who only made slight errors. Monday night
the Guard will be inspected before going to
muster. Details for both the Guard and Bat
terry left for Burlington TO make camp this
morning, The Battery guns were shipped
yesterday.
"A cablegram was received Tuesday by
Van Dyke Oharlier announcing the death
from yellow fever at Panama on Monday
morning of his brother, Dan Charlier, the
youngest of the family His illness was of
only few hours duration, but no particulars
are known. 1t Is understood that Prof. and
Mrs. Charlier are now on their way home
from Europe.
Mrs. f. NJ Peck, widow Of the late
Rev. David Peck OF Sunderland Mass, is
spending few weeks with Mrs. j. X. Parker
Judge Adds has been in town this week
arranging some matters Of private business.
He left last night for Rutland.
C. A. Harris aud +. X. Barrows returned
Tuesday from q two weeks fishing trip in
Canada. Their camp was located in the vi
cinity OF the small lakes east Of Lake Nipis-
sing, in Ontario some 800 miles from Mont
real in the midst Of a dense wilderness in
habited by bears, moose, deer, and other
large game but they confined their efforts go
20 to speak-to catching fish, which pastime,
however, doesn't seem to have required much
effort. Though trout, bass and wall eyed
pike are plentiful Ia the waters OF that re-.
gion, muscalonge are regarded AZ the game
Dish par excellence at this season of the year,
and Harris caught one OF this kind that
weighed % pounds, while Barrowss best
specimen weighed ~. They satisfied them
selves with a daily catch OF from 80 to %
| pounds. Our fishermen visited the lumber
mills Of Ottawa. where eight immense millt
turn out 2, 900, 900 feet OF lumber daily, and
| spent one Sunday at Montreal.
The full Philharmonic orchestra have
been engaged by the Denman Thompson com
pany and will render an excellent program
next Tuesday evening at the town hall.
AT the annual meeting Of the w. Q. T.
| u, last week, the following officers wer,
elected President Mrs. Henry Tucker vic,
presidents, Mrs. f. A. Wells, Mrs w. Il
| Gedds, Mra. Is. Ranger, Mrs. T. w. Whit
ney Mrs X. NJ Burchard secretary, Mrs
ID. N. Tolles treasurer, Mrs. @. W. Wyman
musical director, Mrs. L. B Barrett.
Mrs. Polly French OF Templeton, Mass
10 years of age last January, took the 40
mile ride to Brattleboro on the cars n few
days ago and Is now visiting her granddAugh
ter Mrs. Oman Prescott. on High street
Mrs French Is the widow Of the late StepheI
French Of Dummerston. Despite her ex
treme age her faculties are well preserved
and she takes as great interest AZ ever in al
that is going on about her, while her memo
ry Of persons and events long past makes he
conversation very interesting to the man.
friends who call upon her Her childre
now living are Mrs. Fitz Sargent OF Temple
ton, with whom she now resides, Stephe
French Of Orange, Mass, Edwin French o
Florida, aud Mrs. Geo. b. Sargent OF thi
town.
A team Of Btattleboro boys expect /
play game Of base ball with tue putneys
that place a week from TO day.
The marriage Of Mr.. Frank Nichols
book keeper for Smith Il Hunt, and Miss JET
ME Houghton, took place at the residence O
the brides mother on High street Wednesda
morning, Rev. W. II. Collins officiating
Only family relatives were invited, but til
bride was we'll remembered, and the hori
offerings, as we'll as those OF more substAnti
nature. were both beautiful aud numeroui
The happy pair departed by the 1890 A. \
train for the NORTH Tor q short stay at New
port.
The Democrats should learn 10 play a
cordng TO program. They had good crow
out last Saturday evening ready to see SOU
fun, and the old refrain was in every body
mind
THE elephant now goes round goes round
The band begins 20 play:
Aud the little boys under the monkeys cage,
Had better get out Of the way
But the band didn't play, the elephant didu
go round, and the proceedings we're 70 ha
moniousy harmonious that they were aclus
ly stupid and insipd. Il was the "siver top
that did it, The public like the home ruler
better. They are decidedly more entertai
ing.
, A Nj. Washington despatch of last Sa
urday said Nearly 500 people visited NJ
Washington Friday, and the receipts OF Il
railway were larger than on any day since Il
, road WAS built. o. j. Pratt and wife OF Bra
tleboro were among the guests.
Rev. f. w. Whitney is expected hon
. to-day, and on Sunday the usual services wi
be resumed in the Universalist church.
2:3O ?. NJ. Mr.. Whitney will preach at We
non. private note received from him sa,
that both he and Mrs. Whitney greatly e
joyed their four weeks in Chicago, and Il
, return via Niagara Falls, Toronto, Lake o
tario and the ST. Lawrence river to Montre
wa delightful. The present week Mr.. al
Mrs. Whitney have been in Quincy, Mass
, james II. Morrill,, son Of Senator Morri
WAS in town on Wednesday night on his WI
from Alabama to spend a months vacatic
with his parents at STAFFORD. He was in e
celent health and received a cordial WELDON
from many old friends here.
, The horse races on the old Windha
: county park last Saturday afternoon were wi
MESSED by between 400 and 800 people II
!, races we're trotted best three out of i've hea
by two classes, those who had never beat,
$50 in the first and those who had new
beaten 300 in the second, and each bad TO-
entries. The entries for the first class we
!, William Johnson's brown gelding, Gov. Coo
= Charles Noyes's bay mare, Lady Carnoc
G.. Bakers bay mare, Lady b., and Ed Hs
woods chestnut gelding, Little Dan. In Il
! first heat of the first class, Lady b. won ca,
. ly, leading nearly all the way from the star
On the home stretch Lady Carnoc pass
= Gov. Cook and secured second place. Lit
d Dan was well to the rear. At the fuish WI
e johnson withdrew his horse, Gov Coo
!. owing to the horse being lame. The time {
I this trial WAS minutes. In the second he
Lady b., won, making the best time of d
q day, 2:53. Lady Oarnoo was second aud L
c tie Dan third, Lady Carnoc secured the thi
heat, and Lady b. second. Little Dan "
}. ruled out in this heat by the judges for
v tentionally fouling Lady Csrnoc. Lady
won the fourth heat aud the race from La
# Carnoc in 254 The entries for the 2:
class we're Arad Hunts chestnut gelding, A
# dalah, Ed. Reid's brown gelding, Lookot
a E. NJ. Anglers brown mare Blacksmi
n Maid, and II. NJ. Burks's bay mare, Wond,
The race was won by Wonder in three straiR
heats, with Blacksmith Maid second, Looko
), third and Abdallah last except In the seco
heat, when Lookout was second. The tiu
was 3:O2, 3 and 3:0l.
= The elephant didn't go round at Il
u Democratic caucus last Saturday eveniu
He was on hand ready for a show IL he b
y been given half chance, but the absence
l. the gentleman who dispenses "de parlor la,
. discouraged him at the start and the Dig
70 fed "silver tops" were present in such Il
. bidding numbers that he hid his green fla
u chewed up his "Home Rule" badge bought
u bag Of peanuts at Angeles, and went quiet