Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-10-12
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Flour advanced last week to = 50 A ber
rel. While this price l. purely speculation
We cannot look for a lower price than at
present until next spring Ia ali probability
we shall see Haxall -four reach $40 barrel
and then drop back ~ about the present
price. Few wholesalers or retailers in the
connecticut valley had any stock on hand
when the price began TO advance.
Mrs Phillips * Jones have in their fall
styles Of millinery, and udie, will find tber,.
a iull line OF attractive and desirable good,
handsome silver cup, presented bv
Principal Willard ~ the students Of Yer
mont academy at Saxtuns River. was. 1
hlblted IN Jeweler Hubbard , window yester-
day. 1t Is the prize for the 100 wards dash
to Ice competed for annually at the field
day sports
The United Order of the Golden Cross
gave a pleasant entertainment at their
rooms last evening. consisting Of a varie-
ty OF musical selections, speaking, etc.
Many Brattlehoro people have attended
the Bay state fair at Springfield this week
W + Richardson was awarded first pre
MUM on three year old fat steers Waite
and Nichols were also given premiums on
cattle. In the poultry display 5 O. Min
er hamhurgs were prize winners a. usu
ual The Brattleboro town team gave dai
ly exhibitions and attracted much atten
ton.
DIR. Hotou has shown "a degree of ener
gy which Is characteristic in getting a hill
passed 10y both houses Ia enable the toyvp
OF Brattlehoro to buy the HinsdaIe toll
bridge and 10 build bridge over the Con
nectlcut river The hill was introduced in
the House on Wednesday aud on Thursday
II went through both houses. The Daily
journal "l thursday says DR. Holton of
Brattleboro, who had the honor of intro.
ducing III the house the first bill and the
hrsi resolution, II also the first menlber IN
get a bill passed House bill number TWEEN
ty-slK' passed this morning was introduced
by DR.. Hulton Yesterday. The hin was
railroaded through IA, tn houses on a limit
ed express Tins was done because the
town of Chesterfield, directly across the
river from iirattleboro. holds its town meet
ing ON Saturday next. and it was very de-
slrahle that the bill should be passed before
that time.
Col and Mrs Estey entertained the la.
dies of the Baptist society Yesterday after
noon and evening 4 business meetin,,
was held III the afternoon, and about 80 Ia
dies sat down o. tea. The gentlemen came
IN the evening and the occasion was esne-
cially social one with musical and iterar,,
entertainment. The ladies will soon give
campaign concert
For some time past the employees of the
Carpenter Organ company have been felic
ltating themselves upon their skill as hall
tossers and Offering h. play Estey A. o. :
workmen for fun or money" The Car
penter nine derived their main strength
from their battery, Martin and Donald
both of the regular Brattleboro team.
game was played last Wednesday and the
Estey a Co. nine won II to :. Gus Turner
ana Manning were between the points for
the Estey club, aud both did excellent work.
Turner striking out thirteen men and his
delivery being touched for only six hits
Martin was also effective, being credited
with / strike-outs
Somebody's criminal carelessness in leav-
ing ditch in the street open al nipbt with
out warning light came near causing an
other serious accident on Thursday evening
of last week when Mrs c. r. Briggs fen
headlong into such ditch on Bullock street
but fortunately escaped with nothing more
serious than few bruises and a bad shak
ing up
The High school base ball association will
hold their first annual turkey sumner M
Coopers next Thursday evening.
Rev. W. Fl. Collins has received from
friend in Washington. d. c., who has re-
Gently returned from Egypt, specimens of
the stone and cement from the summit of
the Great Pyramid of Ghizeh. To be used in
illustration of his lecture upon that subject
News has been received by his Brattle-
boro friends Of the sudden death of Edwin
A. Lewis which took place at Franklin.
Mass, on the eth of September. Mr..
Lewis lived in Brattleb1Eo for two or three
years some fifteen years or more ago. max
ing many friends, especially among the old
soldiers. He worked during that time for
Mr., Selleck at job printing, and on the Rec
ord a Farmer as assistant editor under Mr..
Cobeigh. He was "A native of Dundee.
y. Y, where he was born in 1910 but his
boyhoOd and youth were spent in Watkins.
\. Y. He was First Lieutenant Of Co f.
41th Iowa Volunteers and was breveted
captain at the close Of the war. In recent
years he has been successful in the presen-
tation of his war play The Old Flag. or
the Spy of Newburn.n This play Mr.. Lewis
and his wife brought out in Brattleboro two
years ago. His illness dates from last win
ter, though it is only recently that its dan
gerous character has been realized. He
died suddenly of Brights disease while sit