Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10

Inc young hepubllcans should remember
their adjourned meeting at Harmony hall
next Thursday evening.
Some further facts about the recent al
legged resurrection" in Readsboro will be
found in paragraph on our first page to
day. Grand Army men will find there
some notes of interest relative to last weeks
encampment, and there is also an interest
ing contributed article on Mr.. Geo f.
Manshsd's two-feet- gauge railroad system
and its contemplated introduction among
the mountains of South America Another
feature Of local interest is Mrs. A. II. Frost's
poem.
At the late annual meeting of the Brooks
Library trustees these officers were elected
Il. D. Harris, chairman Joseph Draper,
secretary j. j. Estey, treasurer Ii. II.
Wheeler auditor. 1t is understood to be
the purpose of the trustees, in carrying out
the known wishes and ideas of Mr. Brooks
to fit up the south basement room TO be
used a museum of local relics and natu-
raj curiosities. 1t will be opened for this
purpose in the spring and contributions will
be invited of articles suitable to be placed
there.
The Sherlock Sisters, having brought out
successfully the Chimes of Normandy at
Rutland, have now gone to GlenS Falls,
\. y, and from there will go to Burling
ton. The Herald spoke of the Rutland
presentation as ''one of the most delightful
entertainments ever given there, 'and
beauty and melody combined to make it
draw" On account of being unable to get
the costumes from New York it was neceS-
sary to cancel the engagement made TO
present the Chimes in Bellows Falls with
the Rutland company.
If a Subscriber" will tell us his name,
and what the item was which failed to APP
pear, we shall he glad to set the matter right
Cecil H. G. Howard is announced to de
liver this evening before the New York
! Genealogical aud Biographical society, an
address on Chief Justice Samuel Sewall
The taking down of the dangerous stone
ceiling in the New York assembly chamber
Mt Albany will involve the destruction of
| WIN. NJ. Hunts famous fresco, The Flight
Of Night unremitting work upon which
was believed by his friends TO have FASTENED
| the death of the great artist, who, since
| September, 1879, has slept peacefully be
meath the sod in our Brattleboro burying-
ground ON the hill.
Next Sunday evening Rev Mr.. Illmam
will speak ON The Future World"
The Phoenix has a job of book binding
from w. f. Goddard's shop on Flat street
| which is well done and satisfactory in every
way. 1t is time of year when magazines
and other periodical publications are natu-
rally gathered up for binding, and we hope
the people of Brattleboro and surrounding
towns will make it "A point to send their
work to Mr.. Goddard and so help sustain a
deserving home industry.
Miss Eva Eames, daughter of Prescott
in Fitchburg, Mass, TO James Walker OF
that place.
Brennan and Quinn's lO-cent theatre
company will probably visit town later il
the season.
A banquet of the New England Women,
Press Association was held at the Parker
House in Boston last week, Mrs. Salle Joy
White of the Boston Herald, president Of
the association, presiding. Mrs White il
now ranked among the leading and mos
successful women journalists in the country
Chas r. Crosby left Wednesday for
two or three weeks combined business anC
pleasure trip through the West. He will
visit Chicago, Minneapolis, st. Louis, Teri,
Haute and other places, making Minneapo
lis and its mills his objective point. During
his absence his position as book keeper TO
f. Crosby * Co., will be filed by JOIN
Stevens, manager of the Vermont Liv
Stock company.
, Very favorable reports have been receiv
ed from the Vermont Live Stock company
ranch. During the recent severe blizzar,
, only four inches of snow fell. The weathe
was intensely cold, but the cattle had plent
Of feed aud there was hardly the ordinar
/ loss. The winter is now breaking up an
/. further trouble is not expected
{ lodge Of Saxtons River Odd Fellow
will be instituted at Bellows Falls mex
Wednesday evening, the exercises takn
place at the Falls because of the better az
commodatious there A delegation Of Brat
, tleboro odd Fellows will attend by invita-
: ton To assist in comforting the degrees.
a T., c, Crosby has ordered a Baker & She
vim boiler, made at Saratoga, n. Y. I
$ heat his new residence, the Hall house, II
expects 10 occupy the house about April /,
The Knights Of Honor held sociable I