Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-07-23

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BrattIebOrO.
The "silver tops" are a little down in the
mouth this week, but the "home rulers" feel
happy enough to make it all up.
A concrete walk is being laid on the
south side OF Canal street from the residence
OF D. A. Abbott to the upper junction of
Canal and Clark.
The parade Of dozen or more bicycl, ra
last Wednesday evening attracted consdera.
BILE attention.
The annual log drive Of between forty
and fifty million feet has been running the
past week. The log men have experienced
much trouble this year owing to the lowness
Of the water. The entire drive has now pass
ed Bellows Falls and the rear portion will
probably reach here Sunday.
The selectmen advertise this week for
proposals for the granite work Of the soldiers
monument The design which they have de.
cided on is new one drawn NJ der their sug-
gestions by Mr.. Hines. The bottom stone
will be 10 feet inches square, and the whole
base and pedestal will be % feet high, the sur
mounting figure carrying the height Of the
monument to 80 feet.
Two OF our local cyclists, Secretary A.
NJ. Ingham and Frank Houghton, wheeled to
ings Of the summer school for Bible study.
Sunday John Drown and Edward Aiherton
rode to Greenfield and returned Monday,
easily making the 20 miles going down IN
22O, and the return trip Ia 800 Last even
ing Fred Shaw, Leslie Scott aud Edward
Gordon rode to Winchester Al the wheel
men report the roads to be in the best condi
ton now of any time this season.
Lieut. Col. l.. j. Retting mustered in
Canton Crescent, No. 2, l. o. F., At St
bloomsbury last Friday night The canton
musters 30 members.
Union gospel temperance meeting at the
Y. NJ. G. A. rooms next Sunday al 6 P. M
Copies of the History Of the Eighth Yer
mont r. gment, recently noticed III these
pages may be- had of Capt. S. f. Howard, 81
Milk street, Boston, Mass. Tho price is s.
| by express or 81 20 by mail.
The Methodist camp. meeting at Glare
mont junction will begin Aug %.
The tournament OF the Vermont Vince
club will probably be held on the old fail
| ground track the last of next month Ar
engagements have not yet been made, but il il
safe to say that the boys will make it tn,
| greatest bicycling event in the state this year
and It is quite probable that races for the stat,
championship will take place
E II Van Doom has bought two build
ing lots of W. o. Chaplin, opposite Ros
Whites place.
Walter Goddard, whose face was fillet
with powder by the premature flash of to,
cannon on the 9th inst, has regained hi
sight and resumed work
Matthias Schildmiller is preparing to bull,
house on the south side of Frost street, be
yond Church's tenement house.
Will Sohuster has returned from his stud
Of music in Germany, bringing with him
wife whom he married some three or foul
months ago. Ii . is in good health with thu
exception OF throat trouble, which he hope
the change of climate will do away with
Mrs. Schuster is from Vicksburg, Miss, ant
is an accomplished pianist.
"A good deed has been done by placing
large and well-supplied watering trough OF
the river road near A. F. Waite's.
Il, F. Adams will start on his return l.
the Vermont Live Stock company's ranch mex
week. There has been some talk about buy
ing an additional ranch, but nothing is like
to be done about it this season.
Mrs. Aldace Walker of Rutland, who /
on visit to Brattleboro, fell last Friday nigh
and fractured her shoulder. She is cared fol
at Mrs. Atherton's by her daughter, Miss Mar
Walker, and her son, Col. A. F. Walker O
Il. r. Burlegh, the publisher, writes u
that his new photographic view OF Brattlebor
is nearly ready, and that his agent will be il
town to deliver the copies subscribed for mex
week
When Everett Willard, the negro charp
ed with stealing horse at Greenfield, wa
arraigned the other day, he pleaded not gull
ty, and at once fell on his knees and began I
pray the officers for mercy. He was returne
to Jail and will be tried next NJ onday.
Henry Goodenough, a farmer living i
the west part Of the town, reports that hi
house was entered on Sunday, Monday an
Tuesday nights by burglars but the only al
tioles missed are some pieces of jewelry
knives, etc, Of no great value. and it was ey
identity not the work OF professional house
breaker. Stnkey thinks the "burglaries
would stop If Goodenough should drink les
cider.
Under arrangements made BY the pre-
hibitory state committee, Hon. j ohm b. Finch
chairman of the national executive prohibito
ry committee, will give free address in tn
town hall next Tuesday evening, beginning
at 7:45. Mr.. Finch is vouched for as an abb
and well.infoTmed advocate of the tempe
rance cause, who speaks with "a readiness G
utteTanoe aud an of-hand style which give
him complete control of himself and his AT
dence."
The fee on domestic money orders fC
sums not exceeding five dollars has been r,
duced from eight to five cents, begnnin
Monday next.
%. A. Marshall while riding his bicyc
on the common, Monday evening, took
header" which rendered him for some tin
insensible, and gave him badly spiane
arm.
BrattleborO has no representative anon
the Grand Army members who started yeste
day for San Francisco TO take part in the al
nual encampment.
The house of o. H. Gillett OF HyC
Park, Mass, formerly of this place, was r
Gently entered aud robbed of some $3.50
money and other valuables.
Some of the hremen are dissatisfied ov
the prospect of paid FIRE department, an
Wednesday the bailiffs received through Il
mail a petition with dozen names sgne
asking for a special village meeting 10
, called TO see il the village will reconsider Ii
} vote establishing a paid department, and
see If the village will appropriate money
pay the expenses of the department for Il
, balance of the current year. As ~ days N
tice is required the meeting could not be he
until the new system had already been in Q
istenoe four days 1t is an open questiC
8 whether the matter could then be reconsdere
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