Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-09
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Plans have been received from a Boston
architect, which will soon be considered by
the trustees of the Baptist society, with
view of improving the church property.
Orange groves in full fruit, flowers in
perennial bloom and the balmy airs of mid
summer have not made Mr.. Stedman forget
Vermont friends and yoke-felows, and he
sends back an instalment of interesting
notes of travel, which is printed on our
first page today. In private note he says
I'VE are pretty WELL thank YOU and are
getting some enjoyment out of it, but
haven't gained avoirdupois enough to brag
of yet. Will send more in few days.
We hope it isn't bad sign because he
writes on the letter heads of Monrovia
real estate 'boomer."
The Estey Guard and Fuller Battery will
attend services at the Universalist church
Sunday evening. The subject of Mr.. Ill
mans lecture will be, Not peace, but
sword"
Mr.. Chamberlain shows the public this
week what the spring style of Dunlap hat
is like. 1t certainly looks well.
The Blackthorn" at the town hall last
Friday evening was fairly well attended.
The company is one of uneven merit, but
as a whole is above the average.
The Carpenter organ shop has this week
been supplied with the Babcock fire extin-
guisher.
1t was an edifying spectacle last week
that of the RefOrmer editor-who brags of
his '2j0 pounds of pork, well corned"-
curling down behind n woman's petticoats
under a merited castigation, and bobbing
out his head to yell "heanix"-"you old
fool, you'-''stop, darn ye"-after the style
of the whimpering bully in crowd of coun-
try school boys We shall be glad if this
particular boy ever grows big enough to
stand up on his own feet and fight things
out like man.
l.. l.. Davis has been in Boston this week
as a delegate from Fort Dummer lodge to
the annual meeting of the United Order of
Pilgrim Fathers.
The Decent theatre company will regale
the heart of the small-pursed youth every
evening next week at the town hall
"a Hoop of Gold" is the attraction at the
town hall this and tomorrow evenings
DR.. and Mrs. Draper narrowly escaped
ON Monday what might have been very
serious accident. AS they were about driv-
ing away from the carriage porch at the
renr entrance of the Asylum, the reins
dropped over the dasher and as Dr.
Draper reached over for them the sleigh
was tipped up and over and both of its &C
cupants were thrown forward against the
horses legs and on to the icy ground. The
''old gray" fortunately maintained his usual
composure, however, and no harm was
done beyond a few bruises sustained by
Mrs. Draper. With frisky horse the re
suit might have been very different.
Lay services will be held next Sunday, as
last Sunday, at the Unitarian church.
The following real estate sales are report
ed at Bailey & Simonds's agency: f. c..
Stiles's place in Newfane to +. d. Fair
banks of Boston for $500; Arthur Clapps
building lot, on the corner of Chaplin and
Oak streets, to A. V. May for $500 the
Mrs. j. A Stearns house on Oak street, be-
longing to j. A. Titus & Co., to f. G. Cros-
by and l.. f. Adams.
The Valley Mill company announce some
thing new in the feed line this week-Chi-
cago gluten meal-for which claims of great
merit are made
Mrs. b. d. Harris received on Thursday
morning, news by telegraph of the death
of her mother, Mrs Gratia b. HOLSTER, at
her home in New York. Mrs. HOLSTER
and her husband, the late Edwin NJ Hol-
lister, were residents of Brattleboro for
some ten or twelve years prior to 1850, and
by frequent visits here since that time she
had maintained acquaintance with large
circle of Brattleboro friends She was,
however, the last survivor of circle of
her own age and station in life, among
whom were Mrs. Joseph Goodhue, Mrs.
w. II. Rockwell, Mrs. Patty Fessenden
and Mrs. Chas. II. Cune Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris left this morning for New York to
attend the funeral.
Hannora, 15-years old daughter of Michael
Griffin, died Monday She was a girl who
had the friendship of wide circle of young
companions and enjoyed the confidence of
all larger company than has attended
almost any similar service in town for sew
eral years was present at her funeral at the
Roman Catholic church Wednesday.
j. w. Fallon of Boston, finished his three
months course of instruction at the Y. NJ.
Q. A. gymnasium this week and left for
SaxtOn's River, where he will be located for
a short time at the Vermont academy.
The muscular development of the boys
who have followed a rigorous system of
exercise, as shown by the measurements
taken early in the winter and at the pres
ent time, has been decidedly marked and is
the best possible illustration of what can be
easily accomplished toward building up a
strong constitution by little daily practice
The Murray club members showed a
decided Improvement over their first pre-
sentation of Comrades" at the Universal
list vestry last evening and the farce was
well received. The proceeds amounted to
to S27.
Managing Editor Hill of the Springfield
Union, who was the last person to leave the
Inflated building, and whose GOODNESS doubt
less saved several lives, is well known bv
many Brattleboro people He was here to
report the Wheel club races last fall and
has been a frequent summer visitor at
Lake Spofford. Miss Thompson, the proof
reader who was burned TO death, is also
remembered as one of a party of Spring
field people who were at the lake last sea-
son.
Several ladies gave pleasant progressive
whist party at F. d. Morris's Tuesday even
ing, The king prizes were won by A. f.
Miller and Ada Richardson progressive,
Win Vinton and f. d. Morris "booby, "
Jas. Simonds and Mrs. A. e. Miller.
f. G, Crosby concludes that advertising
pays. He sold yesterday two of the lots
advertised last week-the one facing south
ON Chaplin street. and the one corner of
Forest and Chaplin streets. j. A. Church
is the buyer, and will build houses ON the
lots as soon as spring opens, Bailey & ST
monds made the sale.
Mrs Josephine N. Robbins is critically i'll
with pneumonia.
President Dowley, of the Vermont Ma
tional bunk, was in in Providence, r, l., on
Wednesday when he made careful nvesti-
CATION Of the merits and manner of manu-
facture Of the Corliss safe He appears to
be convinced that the safe is all that Mr.
Corliss claims for il.