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

bers Of the State Board of Agriculture and
the Master Of the State Grange, TO meet
with the Board Of Control at the Expert
ment Station in Burlington next Tuesday
To consider the best means Of CARRYING into
effect the provisions Of the Hatch bin es-
tabshng the station Mr.. j. G. Newton.
Of the House committee on Agriculture, will
attend, representing this section of the
state
Sociable at the Universalist vestrv next
Thursday afternoon and evening.
MT Hei11ck makes a suggestion to MS this morn.
ing win regard to the policy which he thinks Il
would be wise for the town to adopt ON the high
way question this year. He recommends In brief
that ~ pr cent highway tax be raised the ex.
ira five per cent to be- devoted TO the extension of
the system Of concrete walks He also thinks the
best and cheapest thing In the long run would be
to put In Belgian pavement on Main street or in
other words, pavement of square granite blocks
such as are used In all cities and the material for
which is close at hand at Mr. Lyons quarries or
course only part Of this pavement would be- put
~ N any one year. the money being appropriated
by the town - needed. Both these Suggestions
are worth thiFiing about.
The Bratteboro militia officers, who attended
the annual school " instruction at st Adams re-.
turned home this morning, with the exception of
Col. Estey, Mai. Bond, Capt Childs and Adiutant
lillis, who have gone on short visit to Montreal
l.ieuts Savory and Austin would have joined
them. except that they were without cifzpus'
clothes, and American uniforms are not looked ON
with favor ON the Canadian side Of the line
The Little Tycoon company which will appear
Wednesday evening, March Z, il under the direct
supervision of the author and composer Of the
opera, Mr.. Willard Spencer. The troupe IL among
the largest that travels, consisting of 81 persons
u OF whom are In the orchestra. II il the only
Lutte Tycoon company now in existence. and IS
idcntically the same which has appeared In all
the large cities. The costumes used ars very
costly and elegant. the embroidery upon Tycoon's
robe representing ten weeks work by skilled Jap
anese artists. All the equipments are ON scale
Of exceeding splendor, aud wherever this compa-
ny has appeared 1t has been accorded the highest
praise.
The selectmen have made an agreement with
tht 81. Adams construction company for an iron
bridge ON Elm street. The company Is the one
which built the narrow gauge iron bridge
These officers Of Dennis lodge. d. Of r.
were installed at a special meeting for that
purpose on Tuesday evening
Mrs J Corbett y O.. Mrs Mary J. Currier.
N.G.: Mrs. Chns. Sherman, War; Mrs j c. Tim
son, Con. Miss Adlie Curlier, / c.; Mrs C. +
Reed, X. S. n. O.. Mrs j. L. Newman r. s. Y. "a. :
Mrs n L. Staples, L. $ V. g 4; Mrs G r Briggs.
chaplain; Mrs. W c. Horton, r. A. s.. Mrs. A }.
Horton, l.. A s.
The following is the list Of letters re
naming in the post Office Feb "a
Women Mrs $ Brown Mrs g. W Hall Ina
JOY, Mrs Elvira Reed, Mrs Lizzie VI Wilson
Men Infancy Brothers, Edward Doolittle j
J.. CLARK Cd John Dikey, Richard l.. Dickinson.
Samuel ID. Button. Edward Flynn, II A Harris
Geo. A. Herod. John HUMPHREYS, Eugene II
Knapp, Carl c. Leonard John b knowlton II
f Reynolds, A. Ruehn
Col. IIolbrook has rented the r. W Brooks
place for the coming season and will bring his
family here In May
DR. Webster is critically i'll with spinal irrita-
ton affecting the base Of the brain fills children
have been sent for and DR. Campbell has been in
consultation on his case this afternoon