Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-27

BrattIeboro.
We are willing all subscribers who find
personal interest in it should read the
first paragraph printed on this page.
A special communication Of Columbian
lodge, No. &c. f. q A. NJ, will he held at
Masonic hall next Monday evening at ,:3O
O'Clock. The third degree will be exempli-
fed in ancient costume
The Burlington Free Press remarking ON
the report that the sugar season has been "A
poor one in the south part Of the state. saws
that in that part of the state sugar max
ers have had good season which is not vet
closed
Mr.. Edward Clark has taken the agency
Tor kochler's patent portable lamp hrack
ct for upright pianos, which is manufac-
tured in New York by Peek x Stevens This
bracket is Enthusiastically a useful article it
is artistic in design, and can be instantly at
tached to any upright piAno and adjusted 10
any desired height or angle. furnshn, the
best convenience possible for lighting the
instrument. The price is very moderate.
We don't suppose it will require a key
Tor anybody to guess the meaning Of Van
Doom x Morris's puzzle this week. but if
50 1t can he had on application at their store
H. NJ. Wool has in stock a large variety
Of fishing tackle to which he calls att.n.
ton through our advertising columns.
The Valley Machine company are making
repairs On their shop aud are adding n story
tn the west end for All office Their work
ing force has been increased. aud it is nee
essary to do nj ht work to keep up with or
ders. In addition to their paper machine
orders they are doing the repairing ON the.
machinery plant Of the Ely copper mines
which is being pverhauled, renewed and nut
IN shape for resuming work. These re
pairs will amount to handsome item i'm
the company's business The rear part of
the wool extension of the machine shnu
over the grist mill, lately occupied bv 4
+. Wilder, is now devoted TO the packing
and shipment of Peel's Food, the sales Of
which are largely increasing, orders com
lng from many distant points An eleva-
tor is being put in u facilitate the handling
OF the material. A well known advertis
ing agent declares that there is a fortune"
IN the novel trade mark which has been
adopted for this food.
The spring weather caused the high em-
bankment by the river, just this side of the
futney station, to SETTLE on Wednesday,
and the afternoon trains were not allowed
ed over by locomotive. Gravel trains
and "a force of men were put to work and
trains passed As usual Yesterday.
The union gospel temperance service will
be held at $50 p. N. on Sunday at the Y.
VI. c. A. rooms
Miss Mary f.. Dewey, state secretary Of
tine Massachusetts Indian association, will
by invitation Of the local organization give
an address IN the town hall on Sunday, MAY
9th, at r. N. Admission free, and all are
cordially invited.
The sociable, with lecture by Rev. Mr.
Collins, which was 10 have been given at
the town hall last evening under the aus
plceS OF the Ladies' Of St Michaels church,
has been postponed until next Monday even
ing.
Frank w. Nichols, bookkeeper at the
smith * Hunt factory, receives the sym
pathy of many friends in his sore bereave-
ment IN the loss of his wife, who died last
Saturday after brief illness from pneu-
mona. The death of Mrs Nichols is also
severe affection to the family of Mrs. ID. A.
Houghton, making the first break in fam
lily of seven children.
Rev. T. W. lllmans sermon at the Uni
versalist church next Sunday morning will
Dogma
Arrangements hnve been made by the
young people Of the Universulst society
Tor special train to Bellows Falls next
Tuesday evening to attend the annual Nav
festival at that place The train will leave
at about o'clock and return ut II. Fare
for the trip, including admission to the op-
era house, will he 81,
The Murray club will hold a meeting
next Wednesday evening with Mrs. W. S
Moore.
The young peoples educational league of
the Methodist society held their regular
monthly entertainment Wednesday even
ing with Wallace Geddis, who was sur
prised by being presented with an elegant
album in honor of having attained his ma
jority
1t has been decided to hold the High
school alumni reunion at the town hall June
18th, The program Of entertainment will
consist of a banquet and tonsts, with mu-
steal selections, etc
An article describing the disease which
has ragged among the horses of New York
city is printed On our last page today The
cases are Identical in all respects with those
which have proved fatal to Brattleboro
horses
The date for Maude Bankss rcdppearance
has been fixed for May Eth The Arden
Benedict company in Monte Cristo are
booked for MAY 10th.
The public examination of teachers at
the High school building takes place to
morrow.
A letter box was placed Yesterday ON the
lamp post at the junction of Church aud
Green streets, aud one will he put 10 dav
on the post ON North Main street, near s.
W. Kimbalrs
See bicycle advertisement in announce
ments.
Dr. Draper has been in ST. Albans this
week as an expert witness ia the long
drawn out Foster will case.
Word comes from Postmaster Childs.
who is in Wilmington, that the road to that
place is impossible and there will be no
stage communication today lie was over
eight hours on the road Monday going up.
and will come home by way of Readsboro.
Loyal Chautauqua circle spent Wednes-
day evening among the ruins Of Pompeii
Transportation thither was secured, not by
a rub upon the far-femed lamp of Aladdin,
but 10y means of "A stereOpticon and views
provided by Rev f. j Parry and taken in
charge 10y Mr., II. II, Hackley. Mr.. Parry
acted as cicerone for the party, giving brief
but comprehensive and entertaining descrip-
tions of each picture, 50 that though none
OF those present may ever really visit that
wonder of the ages, Pompeii, aud place
hand IN the Impression left on piece of
lava 10y the hand of a man who persisted in
that terrible catastrophe 1900 years ago las
recent writer ia the Boston journal men.
tions having douel, they have yet a very fair
idea Of its present condition and Of its life
Ha gay aud pupuluus city, with wondrous