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

Chda travellers accident ticket for only % cents
day giving 5000 to your family in event Of death and
sl5 per week for injuries. Yearly policies In proper
ton
.THoRSs HoP AND BuRDocK ToSIc-A safe and
sure remedy for sick headache
PICTURE FRAMES are cheap at Capp \ Jonos'a.
BrattIeborO.
The ladies OF 81. Michaers Episcopal
church will hold their annual fair at the town
hall next Tuesday evening.
-Hawley is in New York this week buying
fall goods.
On account OF severe illness, Mrs. Wal.
lace will be unable to speak here next Sunday
evening, AZ announced.
-Dwellers on Clark street regard Mrs. A.
+. Rogers's pigweed rs the floral success OF
the season. 1t has attained height Of .
feet and branched out ~ we read that the
product Of certain grain Of mustard seed
dd-so that the fowls OF the air may, if they
will come and lodge on the branches Of it,
An account book which Amos Thurber
lost week ago last Saturday has not yet been
returned. II Was OF vane only to Mr.. Thur.
Der, and it is hoped that the finder will
promptly leave it at the Bratteboro bakery.
Mrs A. f. Pettee, dressmaker, will re-
open her rooms on Monday, 9th inst.
The ladies will be interested 10 the new
bargains offered by o. J. Pratt
Rev. Z. E. Tower is home from his vaca
ton and occupied his pulpit last Sunday.
The lady teachers Of the High, Grammar
and Intermediate schools, by invitation, took
tea with Mrs. Geo. E. Crowel at the park cot
tage on Wednesday evening.
-Stickney Brothers exhibit a stalk Of corn
raised on j. Henry Pratts farm in Hnsdale
D which 1gA faat in hi
single ear - feet from the ground
Harry Leonard, late bookkeeper for the
Brauleboro sewing machine company, il GO
ing to Chicago, where his brother Frank re-
sides, aud William Reed son Of J. NJ Reed,
takes tue place he has vacated.
The Centreville school opened Monday
with ~ scholars. The grounds have been
greatly improved during vacation, the yard
being graded and having concrete walks. The
people Of Centreville are to be commended
for the interest they manifest in their school
and its surroundings, and it justly ranks AZ
one Of the best schools in town. Con-
Gen. Grout has been engaged to deliver
the address at the Windham county fair. Ev.
erybody will be glad to hear him and it will be
the best opportunity which Windham county
people have yet had to make the General,
acquaintance.
nc aHPbhihuNt VI Nut hth serpent IN tut
| Connecticut river was announced YESTERDAY
morning and ever since We have had lookout
stationed to announce his arrival at Brattleboro
We also have doctor ready to attend to the
lookout as soon as hs sees the snake.
The Connecticut River railroad company
announce their second annual pilgrimage e
the White Mountains" to take place thi
month with fares placed at the very low rat,
of 50 to Fabyan's aud return between Spring
field and South Vernon, and 81 30 between
Bra,teboro aud Windsor The excursion
tickets will be placed on sale on Septembe
II, IS, %, and p, and will be good to return
on any regular train within six days from tn
date Of sale.
Mr. Wellman has been in Boston to bu,
goods this week and an opening OF fall ant
winter stock is promised at the Combination
store TO. morrow.
The August list OF patents includes on
granted to Edwin p. Carpenter and NJ. S
Wright Of Brattleboro for key indicator 70
musical instruments.
Services will be resumed in the Unitarian
church next Sunday, when Rev. Mr.. Gallsghe
of Keene, N. H., will preach in exchange will
Mr.. Crothers.
The public schools began their year
work on Monday with usually full atten
dance in the several departments. Mis-
Boush of Greenfield, Mass takes the plac
of Miss Taft ia the Oanal-st. Primary, an
Miss Annie Wyman has charge of the must
/ in place Of Miss Brasor. The other teacher
remain the same. An addition to the fore
is that OF Miss NJ. A Wood, recently Of Io
brook, Mass, teacher of experience, who
while acting as an assistant in the Hig
school, will have general supervision OF tn
course OF study and instruction in the severa
grades, dividing her time among them as ma
be necessary, supplying the place OF an
teacher who may be sick, seeing that a IN
form degree of advancement IL maintained
and reporting the condition OF the dideren
schools and classes to the committee. Tn
number Of pupils in the High-school buildn
is AS in the High school 1856. in the Grau
mar school l7j, in the intermediate l3s.
The selectmen have got the lock up We
advanced toward completion. Il occupies
space % or 30 feet wide, extending across th
whole east end of the town hall basement
which gives length Of 80 feet 1t is seps
rated from the rest of the basement by
solid wall built Of the brick taken out of tn
vault torn away to make room for the ne,
pOst-ofiice. The apartment bag five window.
aud is entered by door cut in the southeal
corner. 1t will be light, dry, and every wa
, wholesome To begin with, four cells c
cages will be built OF solid oak aud set in tn
middle Of the room, with a corridor runnin
all around them. In the north end room
p being finished of where police courts can
! held, or it may be used to oonfne prisoner
whom the officers do not care to put in III
cells.
COL Truman II. Streeter, who died at III
house of Barney Pratt on High street lai
, Sunday, at the age Of 40 years, was formerl
! well known lawyer. He was we believe
native OF Readsboro, but afterward lived /
. Nottingham. He was admitted to the WIND
ham county bar in 1853, and four years late
to practice in the Supreme court. Some .
years ago he moved west, but recently n
Gently returned to this section, aud was vis
ing Judge r. w. Clarke when he was pro
trated with paralysis from the effects
which he died. His remains were taken
Nottingham for buria'.
Col. j. j. Estey aud his sons GRAY an
Harry arrived in New York yesterday afte
noon by steamer City of Rome, and are e,
pected home to-day or to morrow.
: Prof. Oharier arrived in New York la
! week and is expected to visit Brattleboro
: a few days. His health is Understood TO hR,
2 been much improved by his prolonged stl
abroad
The Yale q Towne company send Vord
Postmaster Childs that the new post office q
lures will be ready for shipment about Il
@ middle OF next week. II will be the purpo
3 OF Mr. Childs to open business in the new Q
J. fee with the beginning of the next quartz
Q Oct. lst While large number of box
n have already been rented, many desirable on
r now remain, and it will accommodate DO
i the patrons of the post Office and the officis
!, Il those who intend renting boxes will ma
9 their choice as soon as possible.
Il Owing to the difficulty In breaking up d
d corner Of the ledge next the highway whe
It the track must curve around and across
1t strike the trestle the narrow gauge come
p ton by way OF the Valley track has not Y
! been completed. The trestle was built, al