Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-24
BrattIeboro.

to read the statement printed in our edito
rial columns of the real purpose had in
view i'll this matter of permanent club or
gauization. 1t makes good reading tn
start IA campaign with.
The services at st. Michael's Episcopal
church on Sunday will be the following
$3.50 a, NJ, Holy Communion 1920 A. NJ,
Morning Prayer and Sermon IL NJ, Sun
day school; p. NJ, Evening Prayer and
Sermon. During Lent, services are held on
Mondays and Fridays at l. A. NJ, and Sat
urdays at 1870, with brief lectures or al
dresses
The Carpenter Organ company resumed
work Monday. An appraisal was made by
Col l.. X. Fuller and S. b. Emerson,
who found the loss to be less than at first
expected, probably not exceeding $1,000,
The insurance has not yet been adjusted.
Housh & Co., and the other concerns in the
building have matters almost as well ar
ranged as before the fire. A new steam
chime whistle will be attached to the fac
tory.
Marshall D. Circuit and wife were rem
dered partiallyi nsensible by coal gas escap-
ing into their rooms last Friday night.
The Baptist ladies' will give quilting,
next Thursday afternoon and evening
All are cordially invited An admission
fee will be charged
The wheel ON one of the cars of the pass
enger train due here at P. NJ. broke near
the SLATE Landing" in Vernon Tuesday
The speed was slackened and the train
came in all right, Considerable delay has
beeH caused this week ON the New London
road owing to the washouts at Palmer and
Norwich
While Landlord Whitaker of Hinsdale
was entering Kittredge Haskins' yard, last
Friday evening, the sleigh was overturned
and the horse escaped and ran, passing
down through Main street, and finally fall
ing in the rear of buttons marble works.
1t was remarkably fortunate that no serious
damage was done
The second of the series of Masonic social
gatherings will be held next Tuesday even.
ing Music by Leightsinger's orchestra.
A temporary foot bridge has been con
structed on the site of the fallen Elm street
bridge.
Clothier E. E. Perry swings out hand
some new sign this week.
The second social entertainment, given
last evening by Canton Palestine, was at
tended by large company and was pleas
ant affair.
On returning from the Episcopal church
last Sunday evening, Geo. Phelps, of the
Estey Guard, was playfully pushed by a
comrade, and falling upon the icy walk
fractured one of the bones of his leg Only
two days before he had taken out an acct
dent policy on which he draws $40 a week.
John S. Tyler camp, S. of v, have or
dered of Simmons x Co., of Boston, through
Young * Knowton. uniform correspond.
ing closely with the regulation army suit
1t is announced that Mr.. H. j. Daven-
port, who is in town on visit, has lately
bought large plantation on the South Car
DINA peninsula, where he has a big OYSTER
bed with an almost inexhaustible supply,
which he will develop in connection with a
cattle and mule farm, rice-mill and various
other enterprises j, g. Eddy, the business
partner of Mr.. Davenport, is also in town.
The rite of baptism was administered to
five persons at the Baptist church last Sun
day evening.
The Chautauqua circle will hold its next
meeting on Monday evening, Feb. 81.
Starkey & Wellman, clothiers are max
ing closing out prices ON heavy and medium
week.
Messrs, Young & Knowlton make their
best how to the public this week, and the
public who give them their patronage may
depend on receiving their hest services"
James Griffin was arrested for drunken
ness Sunday, and was arraigned before
Justice Newton, Monday, when he was fined
So and costs, amounting to 1897. He
claimed to have bought his liquor in New
Hampshire
An audience that paid $40 into the treas
ury of the Murray club witnessed the pre-
sentation of Comrades" at the Universal
list vestry last Tuesday evening The vari-
Gus roles were well acted by the following
young people
Royal Manning, F. L. Shaw
Matt NinsOr, tramp w. s. Hudson.
simon stone, iack-at-all trades 3. a. Tyler.
May Manning Roy's wife, Florence Elmer
BESSIE Bradley, Lima Thwing.
Nancy Nipper, Julia Tyler.
DR.. David Fitfeld Moore, father of Mrs.
DR.. Henry Tucker of this place, died at his
home in Lake Village, ~ H., last week
Wednesday. At the funeral Friday, in adj
dition TO the relatives of the deceased, the
representative business men of Lake Vii
lage were present in body, Although DR..
Moore was a man of a quiet and unobtrusive
disposition, and never sought public life,
yet be had been accorded various positions
of trust and responsibility He was much
attached to his professional duties, and at
one time was president of the New Hamp-
shire Homeopathic association and the Bay
Side cemetery association.
f. H. Flagg, for some time assistant
editor Of the Windham County Reformer,
has bought the Greenfield branch of the
concern. He is to be associated with a
practical printer, d. NJ Pierce of Green
field, aud new press aud outfit are to be
added