Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27
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Correspondents must send ia their COM
before Friday II they expect |
their publication the same week always ex-
cepting items of late and pressing interest.
We have several TO day, AZ for weeks past,
which must go over and all could have boen
sent day earlier.
The first meeting OF the newly formed
Indian association, held Tuesday afternoon,
was well ate nded and good degree of in
terest in the work was manifested 1t was
decided to fix the annual dues at 81 and to
hold meetings monthly.
Engineer Smith who waa killed in last
week. accident WAS insured for s 1000 in the
Accident Insurance company Of North Amer-
ca Mr. Mansur had $4,000 in the Mutual
Life.
A close and exciting game of base ball
was played at Newfane last Saturl lay between
a picked nine from this place and the New
fan's, the score standing 10 to Z in favor Of
the Brattleb oro boys. The feature of the
game was the good work of the batteries Of
both teams, Martin and Manning OF the pick
ed nine and Kale and Chase OF the Newfanes.
DR.. J. q. Palmer and family OF Nav
Brunswick, N. j., are on a visit at Judge
Clarkes.
The Woman's Relief corps will hold a
special meeting at q. A. X. ball next Tues
day evening for the purpose of making ar
rangements for the coming reunion OF Wind.
ham county veterans aud for the transaction
of other business.
One of the most desirable things to have
brought about in the present stage Of the viii
lage Improvement work il the Improvement
in the surroundings of the primary school
houses. In every instance, we believe, the
yards and approaches to these buildings are
bare, unattractive and untidy. II would have
the best possible educational influence on
the children IL the school board should have
the yarda put in order and taken proper care
Of, ~ could bs done at small expense.
A Princeton, ILL.,, subscriber writes I'M
der date Of the 18Th; at has been hot and
| dry here and corn and late potatoes are ma
terially injured but hay and all small grains
are unusually good.
Il A. Fales, for two years and n half in
The Phmnlx office, and lately with Nudge Il
Son. Boston, il on a vacation visit to his rel.
atves and other friends Ia Hmsdale aud
Bratt eboro. Mr.. Fales now has good po-
siton IN a 10 office in Lynn, Mass
The Centreville people are doing good
work in improving the surroundings Of their
school house After the removal OF a large
quantity of rock the yard has been nicely
graded and a concrete walk laid in front and
wire fences are TO take the place Of those
now enclosing the grounds.
Let no voter fail to consult the check
list IN season to have his name recorded
thereon, If not already entered Saturday OF
next week is the last day that names can be
recorded and nobody can vote out idc of his
own town.
There will be no services in the Unlari
an church for the next two Sundays, it being
the time of the annual vacation. R,v. Mr.
~ L O. n
All members Of old Co. |, Fourth VT
Vols, are requested to meet at q. A. Il. bal
at II A NJ on Saturday, Sept. til, for tn,
purpose Of taking into considera lou the sub
ct Of forming reunion society Of that CON
pany.
b -attletoro has the credit Of furni ,hin(
the best band ever present ut the muster o
the National Guard OF Vermont aud excelliul
any other in the state.
The Methodist society is represented a
the Caremont camp mt etInR by the paste
aud eight or ten members.
Roy. Mr.. Whitney. Mr. and Mrs W. II
E4terbrook and Mr.. and Mrs. T. j, Is. Cud
worth have been in attendance upon the Uni
versalst state convention ut st. Johusburl
this week
A preliminary meeting OF the C. l. S. c
will be held next Wednesday, at 7:ij p. NJ.
at the Y. NJ. c A. parlor. II is hoped tina
all persons intending to do the reading 70
the coming year will attend this meeting.
No service or school will be held at tn
Congregational church next Sunday.
The Naw London Northern management
hold j. @. Pellet, the vet' ran one armed sec
ton master responsible for the accident to thu
White Mountain train three weeks ago an,
have discharged him. 1t was Mr.. Pelk H.
business to look after the unloading Of tn,
wood train, but he was in another part of thu
yard at the time, and during his absence tn,
flat car which did the mischief ran dow
upon the main track. Mr.. Pellet has beef
in railroad employ for some thirty years.
Mr.. Geo. W. Pierce succeeds NJ. Gilke,
as farmer at the asylum. He has been sever
years in the service of the institution as su
pervisor, in which position he has rendered
efficient service. He ia a native of Westmin
ster 10 this county.
Next week Friday and Saturday the New
London Northern railroad will run an excur
sion to Block Island, which, if carried out a
promised will furnish an opportunity to &c
a breath of sea air in q comfortable and sat
: isfsetory way and at very small expense. Tn
plan is to run special train from Brattle
boro on both mornings, leaving at o'clock
aud reaching New London in season to con
meet with the morning boat The excursion
lists will return by the regular Block Islam,
train which leaves New London at 5:25 p. NJ.
on the arrival of the boat and which on thes
days will be continued through TO Brattle
/ boro reaching here at about 10 p NJ Thos
who wish, however, may remain over Sunda
= and return by any of the regular trains o.
( Monday.
-'Uncle Dave" Ellis teamster for f.
Stnekwell. had four front teeth neatly extract
! Il 10 IA 10 2alnrlay IA
one of tue horses he WAS grooming. TIL
pity of it was that the teeth were sound ones
The lip was very slightly cut by the horse
shoe.
Union gospel tenn perance meeting at Tia
Y. M. G. A. rooms next Sunday at 6 p. NJ
Dr. Edward Kirkland has settled at Sout
, birmingham, Mass.
Seven foreigners took out naturalz4tio
papers in Judge Wheeler's court last Frida
, afternoon. Next week Judge Wheeler wi
hold session of court at Montpelier for mai
uralization purposes.
The last issue of The Watehmau, the OF
gan of the Young Mems Christian Associt
q tions, says that "A. NJ Ingham of BrOttl,
I boro, Vt, accepts a call as general seoretar
= of the Young Mems Institute, New Yor
) city" This item is probably premature
/. announcing Mr.. Ingham's acceptance of tn
call m no 10 ~ pio"NhN wv III WIN Phoi
fever to give attention to 1t. His conditio
D is not alarming, however, and his early re
. covery is hoped for.
!. Last evening Mr., James FIX slipped Q
b. fell down the back stairs at Col Hooker's i
q the darkness and sustained a fracture of tn
= collar bone with a bruse upon the head, bu
Q her injuries do not seem TO be serious an
she is in a comfortable condition to day, II
= escape was fortunate from what might easil
have been dangerous hurt Mrs. Hookt
4 has been i'll for two or three days, but is no
. improving.
o j. F. Coy, the suspected dynamiter an
4 bomb thrower left town last Saturday afte
+ noon by the o'clock train, thinking it ma
be, that his talents we're not fully appreciate