Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-02
VERMONT BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY,

have formed a copartnership and bought
the millinary stock Of Mrs j. l.. Walker.
The business viii he continued at Mrs.
Phillips's old stand, 81 Main street
Prof c. +. Schuster, now Of Greenfield.
Mass, began this week series Of weekly
rehearsals with the Philharmonic orchestra
preparatory TO concert 10 be given in
Greenfield, and which may also be given
here.
The Masonic party on Tuesday evening
was attended 10y large company. Leight-
singers orchestra furnished music aud Mr..
Cooper served very handsome spread
March l4th is the date Of the next party.
The meeting of the Young Mems Repub-
lican club last Friday evening was fairly
well attended The executive committee
reported in regard TO securing quarters.
and upon their recommendation il was de-
cided to hire room No 3 in Crosby block
which will be fitted up and opened imme.
diately The bylaws aud amended consti-
tuition OF the club, as presented by the ex-
ecutive committee, were read aud adopted
Leroy Adams Jas Smonds and T. Harmon
were chosen a finance committee and J q
Taylor, W. b. Eaton Wells z. Jones. Lewis
Vaughn and +. NJ Waite a membership
committee r. c. Crosby resigned as vice
president, and Geo. NJ Highly was elected
to fill the vacancy. The committee were
instructed TO have blanks circulated in va
riuus parts Of the town so that additional
members to the organization might be Sc
cured. The meeting adjourned, subject to
the call of the executive committee. The
club now has a membership Of upwards of
200
A year ago the Philadelphia street chr
fntn p...lt cod & L.. r
six to five cents, and during the yeai the
receipts increased 33 per cent. and one
company has just paid dividend Of 3G
per cent on its paid up capital Here is
one more object lesson for the managers Of
the Vermont Valley and Sullivan railroads.
The officers Of the music festival agreed
on these committees at their meeting Mon
day evening:
Music. W. HaNley, l.. n. Willis, W II Taft
Mrs. o. A. Marshall Mrs Jennctte Wallace.
Printing and advertising Geo. A. Briggs, Geo
+. Fox, &. ". Davenport % l.. French
Reception aud entertainment Col G. A Miles
Q. A. Marshall, p. g. Frost, Mrs. +. r. Pratt, Mrs
T.. i. Carpenter
Finance Col Hooker, Col Estey. 4. c. Crosby.
Invitations Lieut. GOV. Fuller, B. D. Harris,
Railroads r. +. ooks }. L. Martin. II. r.
Brooks.
Tickets Il. r. Lawrence, II. f. Taylor, H. b.
Chamberlain.
No business was done beyond the selection
Of these committees. The date of the fes-
tval the conductor, vOcalists, etc, will be
announced in due time,
a trip down the Congo with stereopticon
views and descriptive readings to illustrate
It, made the meeting at the Baptist church
Tuesday evening very different from the
usual dry aud uninteresting missionary
concert.
The letter carriers record Of the number
Of pieces Of mail matter handled last month
is interesting, inasmuch as it shows. not
withstanding the month was short one
the largest figures attained since the estsb.
llshnent Of the service-larger even than
either December or January, the two months
IN which the postal service is usually taxed
the heaviest. The whole number of pieces
delivered and collected was vi, 2ls: mail
letters delivered, , ,j92: mail pustals > .275:
mail papers, -, 19l mail letters collected
| 1868; drop letters 1873: local cards
1880 mail cards, 3ll9, papers. % GG5
registered letters delivered, 2l4 The Jan.
uary total was - 26G and that for Decem-
Der 81 1853
Several hundred people, willing to be- en-
tertained and at the same time aid a worthy
cause, attended the Quaker party given at
the town hall Wednesday evening by the
woman Christian temperance union A
nice supper was served, there was u large
sale of aprons and flowers lthe latter EN-
braciug generous contribution Of choice
green house blossoms from Florist Allen
and a prettily trimmed booth in one corner
Of the hall seemed 10 bee we'll patronizcd bv
lovers Of sweets. The literary and mu
steal program, including Quaker duet i'm
costume) hy Miss Annie Wyman and Frank
Crosby, recitation hy Miss Carrie lIough
ton, and the temperance upcretta Mother
Goose, was excellent as to quality. but in
the opinion of many, not quite long enough
The soloists took their respective parts ad.
| mirably, while the chorus sang with IA spir
it and precision creditahle alike to them
selves and their instructor. Miss Wvman.
u whose faithful effort. the success of the
operetta is mainly due Not the least at
tractive feature Of the party, to many, were
the quaint costumes worn hy the matruns
and their efficient aids, the NS-the simple
gray gowns and spotleSs caps and kerchiefs
contrasting effectively with the more elab
crate toilets of the worldly people
Bailey x Simonds have sold for $3.50
the cottage farm ON the Dummerston road,
recently bought by them Of Albert Cheney.
to Otis c. futile who has been employed
at the asylum for the past two wears
"A Hoop of Gold" will bc presented at
the town hall next week Friday and Satur
day evenings.
The Carpenter Organ cumpanv's loss bv
the recent fire has been adjusted at about
S94OO.
John Stevens leaves 10 morrow for South
ern Colorado and Northern Texas. where
lie will buy additional cattle for the Yer
mont Live Stock companys Dakota ranch.
Frank Emerson, who drove the Fuller
ton family Of Chicago through portions of
New England the Middle States and the
south last fall, has returned home this
week For two months past he has been
in charge Of a farm at Rockville, Md, elev-
EN- miles from Washington owned by
relative Of the Fullertons.
JosephJ. Sullivan, in the BLACK Thorn"
appears at the town hall to morrow evening
Bert Hughes an employe at Smith <
Hunts, had three fingers badly injured
while working ON boring machine last
week
The Universalist Sunday school has voted
to buy $50 worth Of new books and to re
catalogue the entire library.
The inter registered sack service between
this place and Springfield. Mass, began last
Tuesday
After the regular drill Wednesday even
ing the Estey Guard boys were served with
Il lunch by Caterer Cooper, through the
courtesy Of Capt Childs
Rev. j ~ Emery Of Bellows Falls will
preach at the Universalist church next Sun
day, morning and evening, in exchange
with Mr.. lllman
Dr. Diapers lecture ut the Unitarian so
ciable on Tuesday evening was a careful
study and analysis Of the characters of
George the Third and George Washington.
as revealed by history. The purpose was
to illustrate the difference between the
quality of obstinacy as shown by the Eng
lish king, and of firmuess as shown by
Nashington-two qualities which, though
usually regarded as synonymous are really
opposite in their effect on personal charac-
ter and achievement.
The unusually large death rate which has
prevailed this winter is shown bv the fact
that the number Of deaths within the vii
lage limits last month was -, while the
largest number for any February for four
years previous was I, and the total for the
four years but 20. The increase is not due
to any epidemic or single form of disease.
The Carpenter Organ company began us
ing, on Thursday morning March LIST, an Al
drich time register This register is the in
vention of Mr.. II. +. Aldrich who is spend
ing the winter in Brattleboro, and whose
father, formerly of Guilfurd, is well known
IN BrattlebOro, and IA member of the large
Boston grocery concern Of Cobb, Aldrich q
20. IL Is an ingenious piece of work each
register keeping accurately the time of 100
men. Each employe registers his time on
entering and leaving the factory by press
ing button opposite his name or number