Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-10-01

interesting address, Her account Of her own
conversion to q sufiragist was particularly en-
tertaining.
One Of the most notable aud satisfactory
works Of village improvement which has
been accomplished this year is that around
the town hall and Episcopal church. Through
the good offices Of Col. Austine the handsome
fence Of granite and iron pipe has been car
red around the front Of the church enclosure
aud the town fathers have done an excellent
thing in putting down stout granite curb
ing along the north side OF the town building
and filling the intervening space with turf
Next season there will be n few finishing
touches left for the town and tho Rural In
provement society to do and then all the
town hall surroundings will be az clean and
attractive az could be wished.
The first meeting this season Of the Muir
ray club was held at the Universslist church
vestry last Monday evening.
Although badly bruised, the injuries re-.
oeived by Wilbur Washburn, who fell 40 feet
through the elevator shaft at the Carpenter
organ works last Friday, are less serious than
at first feared, and his recovery Ia now as.
sured. II was another OF the fortunate es-
capes which have abounded in Brattleboro
this year. Some of Washburns young COM
panions purpose to give him a benefit enter
tainmeut at the rink next Thursday evening,
when there ill be skating and some special
attractions. II is good move aud ought to
be well patronized.
The ladies of the Windham County Bap-
fist association will hold basket meeting, in
the interest Of missions, with the Baptist
church in Brattleboro, Wednesday, Oct .,
with sessions at 10 A NJ and 2 p. NJ Ladies'
from abroad are expected to address the af-
ternoon meeting. All ladies interested in
mission work are cordially invited to be pres.
ent.
We suspect The Phoenix Is indebted TO
H. f. Smith for late issues Of the Minneapo-
lis papers, giving accounts OF the great expo
siton and OF the spirited movements of bust
ness in the city, together with Photographic
illustrations of leading streets aud business
blocks.
A company Of o. H. Laonard's compau.
ions, members Of the wheel club remember
ed that he was 81 years old last Friday night
and paid him visit carrying az gifts gold
sleeve buttons, a Sons OF Veterans gold
badge, and cigar case. The party had sup
per and passed very enjoyable evening.
j. o Kidder has gone to Boston in the
employ Of large furniture store on Rich
mond street, and his family will follow the
last Of this month.
Mrs. G. b. Goodell Of Cheyenne, Wy
oning, is on a visit to her relatives in Brat
tleboro, aud Mr.. Goodell is expected about
the 10Th Mrs. David Goodell, who came on
some time ago and Miss Sarah Goodsll her
sister in-law, are on a visit to friends in War
wick Mass
A special meeting OF the Unitarian socie-
ty will be held next Tuesday evening to take
formal action on the resignation of Rev.
Mr.. Crothers.
Miss Doolittle calls attention TO her fall
millinery Opening" notice at the head Of
the local columns.
Monte Oristo had a well filled house last
Friday evening, aud on Saturday evening
the Bankers Daughter was given to a fair.
sized audience. Both presentations were very
satisfactory.
The Imperial Marionettes" are booked
! for Brattleboro on Nov x and ..
The SITTER announces this week in it's
| Brattleboro items that "the Rear Opera com
| pany appear here Saturday night. 1t is said
! to be a hne company" We hope neither
the company nor Sitter John will get left.
| The date Of the new drum corps dance
/ is fixed for Tuesday evening Oct. 10 All
invited and good time is guaranteed. The
/ proceeds Of the dance are 10 90 toward a
fund to uniform the corps. Weather per
| hitting the boys mean TO show themselves on
! parade next Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Norris put the finishing touches to
1 the new post office on Saturday and the keys
/ we're then.turned over to the selecimen and
/ 10y them to Postmaster Childs. This week
/ MIR. Chids and his clerks are busily engaged
in getting ready for the removal and they will
| open business in the new office next Monday
morning. II seems strange TO us, rs it does
to many other citizens, that the Yale x Towne
/ company, with the excellent taste which they
] hava ahnWn n OthaF nartiauiar GhnulH
have spoiled the general effect Of elegance
and symmetry in the office by putting their
| big-lettered advertisement in the front glass
panel over the general delivery. 1t CORE
/ spends with nothing else about the office aud
is blemsh which offends good taste. We
/ hope the selectmen will cause its removal i'm
medistely. 1t is eminently proper that the
credit OF the work should be given to the
Yale Il Towne company in so me suitable aud
even conspicuous way, as by brass plate
suitably inscribed, but the method they have
adopted is exactly as il the maker Of Il fine
carriage should paint his name in big letters
on the dasher instead of putting it on a neat
silver plate on the axle.
We believe the gentlemen who have our
proposed town fair in charge have made =
mistake in the division which they have de-
cided upon OF the $1,000 TO be raised for
premiums and expenses. Six hundred dollars
for tTotling horses against only $500 for all
other awards is very far from being Just or
wise proportion toward the every day, sub.
stanta agricultural interests OF the town
which are the real and final basis OF our
thrift and prosperity. 1t may be a proper
ton which will draw the crowd, but il is not
proportion which looks toward the help aud
advancement Of that higher and more ntelli-
gent agriculture to which many of the best
men in this and every other state are giving
their best efforts. 1t is not even in accord
Rnoe with the professed purposes OF our new
| Vermont horse breeders association, which is
supposed to encourage the raising Of good
horses for all purposes without special re-
gard to their trotting qualities. We haven't
any holy horror OF q horse trot, and we had
good deal rather ride q mile in 2:40 than
in 1910, but it is certainly a mistake, If it is
agriculture that we mean TO encourage, to at
tempt TO get up a fair to show the farming
| products of the town and then tell the far
mers' boys by our actions that, while a hand
! full Of trotting horses are entitled to 500 out
of q thousand, all the other good, honest and
carefully bred horses are only valued at
proportion Of $40 OF the thousand, the sheep
at $22. 30, the swine at $40, and all the grain
fruit and vegetables at only $40, while the
housewives and their daughters are encour.
aged O TO put forth their best efforts and bring
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OF them at $50 for the lot
Mr. and Mrs ]. N. Bemis and the Misses
Loudon, who have been spending the sum
mer here and at Newfane, started Wednesday
for their drive to Boston via Springfield and
Worcester. Frank Thorn, who spent his two
weeks vacation in Brattleboro, returned on
| Monday to his situation as q drug clerk in
| Newton Centre, Mass.-A. E. Hammond
! formerly Of Brattleboro, and for four years
! past with A. F. Il l.. f. Kelley of Mlnneapo-
. lis, returns there next Monday after a MONTH
+ vacation spent hereabouts Representative
elect Brooks left on Wednesday to drive up
through the state, and will reach Montpelier
! 10 season for the opening of the session. His
niece Miss Cabot, accompanies him. Hon
aud Mrs. Is. ID. Harris will leave next Monday
on their annual drive up through the state
They will go as far north as Newport and re-
| turn by way Of Montpelier. Charlie Cutting,
| formerly a clerk in Brattleboro, and now To-
Gated at Kalamazoo, has just spent a two
weeks vacation at his home in Westminster
West, making short calls on his Bratteboro
friends Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Adams, Of
North Adams, are in town TO day on a drive
| from home through Wilmington and Dover TO
the old home in Marlboro, aud thence around
TO North Adams again.