Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-10-26


An important advantage in our Brattle-
boro mail connections has been secured bv
Postmaster Childs this week in the shape Of
an arrangement by which mail leaving here
at 4:4O p. NJ, goes directly through to New
York, arriving there during the night and
in season for the early morning delivery
Heretofore mail 10y that train has been de
layed at Springfield and was not delivered
in New York until o'clock the next fore
noon This saving Of time will be appre-
clated 10y business men.
There has been large advance sale Of
tickets for Miss Howes concert at Spring
field, Mass, this evening Besides her con
cert at Montpelier ON Nov. :. she is 10 sing
at Burlington on the 9th 1t is understood
that she will give farewell concert in
Brattleboro about the middle of November.
The date on which she and her brother will
sail for France has not been definitely fixed,
but will probably he about the LIST Of De
cember
Geo. S. Pratt has hargained for the new
house which \. II White has well advanced
on Whipple street and will move there as
soon As it is completed Mr. White has a
second house begun on the same street
II NJ TrusSell x Co Of the Elliot street
their stock Of desirable goods Besides a
new lot of lamps they are showing just
now line of white granite cruckery which
Is proving an attraction to customers.
The formal installation of the Rev. Mr..
Phalen as pastor of the Unitarian society
will take place next Wednesday evening
Rev. S. j. Barrows, editor Of the Christian
Register, Boston, will preach the sermon.
Z mill : 4 IL
lie are invited
A surprise in business circles is the an
nouncement of change which is to tax g
place in the we'll known and prosperous
firm of Pratt, Wright x Co Mr.. 4. K.
Pratt is To withdraw, his partner, Mr.. Is
Textbook, taking his interest and becom-
ing the sole owner Of the concern. This
change, which is made at the wish Of Mr..
Pratt, will take effect about the middle of
November. Mr.. and Mrs Pratt will 20 to
Paris with Mr. Lucien Howe and Miss Ma
~ soon after, and will spend the winter
there in musical study Mr. Pratt's future
business plans are not vet matured, but il
is 70 be hoped that they may be such as
Will bring hun back TO Brattleboro. Mr.
and Mrs. Pratt's permanent removal would
he felt as a serious loss in the community
and especially in the Unitarian church. in
whose affairs they have borne so responsi
BILE part
The annual meeting of the Murray club
was held at Rev. T. W. nman's Tuesday
evening. Austin Russell was chosen pres-
dent, Miss Esther Royce vice president,
Alvah Hubbard secretary, Sewall Morse
treasurer, MInua Retting, Miss j. d. knight.
F. r Vaughn and the president and vice
president board of directors 1t was voted
to meet every other Tuesday and the next
meeting will he held at j. d. Roess's
Later in the season the club will present the
popular tableaux, "Longfellow' Dream"
Miss Cora Fox of New York city, who has
spent several summers here. was married
Tuesday evening TO Fred Ray. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray will hereafter reside in Iowa.
The Ruggles st. church quartet of Bos-
ton, assisted by Miss Mona Clark, soprano.
Claude Fisher, viollnist, a well known elo-
cutlonlst and AN orchestra of ii pieces, will
give concert at the town hall Nov. p.
This will undoubtedly be the highest class
entertainment of the season and one of the
best concerts ever given in town, as every
one of the participants is AN artist of note
Claude Fisher viii be remembered by many
as Brattlehoro boy.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of the auction sale Of property belonging
to the Balestier estate
Hon. j. l. Martin left ON Monday to fiji
a list of engagements for campaign speech
es under the Republican state committee of
New Jersey. His assignments are to some
of the best and most important points in the
state. He spoke on Tuesday evening at
Hoboken, on Wednesday evening at New
Brunswick, and last evening at Woodbridge
This evening he speaks at Jersey CITY, and
TO morrow evening at Newark He is TO
remain in the state through next week, and
we may be sure that he will do effective
work for the Republican cause
VIM FraL els, a well known resident died
Sunday of a cancerous affection of the liver.
aged about IS. He was native of Beverly,
Mass, but spent the larger part of his life
IN Peabody. At one time he carried ON a
shoe business and afterwards was proprietor
of an extensive boarding house He came
here five or six years ago and has since had
charge of the water cure buildings owned
by his brother, P. B. Francis His wife
died several years ago, but two sons in the
west survive him The funeral was held
Tuesday, attended, by Rev T. w. Illman, and
the remains taken to Peabody, Mass, for
burial.
Cards are out for the marriage of R. G.
Hardie, jr., and the younger daughter of
Senator Cullom, which takes place at
Springfield, ILL.,, on Nov, IA.
j, 4. Jacobs has sold his tea and grocery
store to his two clerks, H c. Clisbee and
Frank Reed, who took possession on Mon
day. Mr.. Jacobs has built up an excellent
trade and retires only because he finds the
confinement too severe for his health He
retains his county tea trade and will keep his
teams on the road as usual The young
men who take his Brattleporo store have
the good will of their customers and we
wish them success.
The asylum summer retreat was closed
Wednesday for the season. 1t is safe to say
that IN no previous season have the in
mates found more enjoyment there.
Louis Greene and c. A. Harris take the
lead this season in duck shooting. They
captured ID at Spoiford lake on Monday.
Thursday Nov LIST, is the festival of All
Saints, and there will be a celebration of
the holy communion in st. Michael's (Epis-
copa) church at | | O'Clock
The ladies of the Unitarian society will
hold their first sociable for the season in
Red Mems hall next Tuesday evening. Sup
per will be served at the usual hour and
later in the evening there will be dancing