Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30

cts win be limited TO the Monday and Sat.
urday prior 30 the 26tn
Frank b. Housh has four patented nov
elites which are being manufactured IN the
Crowell building boy the Vermont Manu-.
featuring company
Monday evening was the wedding ami
versary of Mr. and Mrs. + + Reed, and
their children paid them "a surprise visit
supper was served and Mr.. and Mrs Reed
were presented with IA handsome china tea
set. The evening was pleasantly spent In
sociability
The annual fair aud festival Of the Epis
/ copal society will be held at the town hall
Wednesday evening, Sept II.
Choice fruits are in their prime and the
/ local dealers are selling an abundance
Eating apples retail at 20 cents a peck
pears 40 10 81 cents peck peaches 81 a
basket grapes, 10 cents pound toma.
toes, cents "A pound muskmeons ID 10
| % cents each watermelons, 30 To A. cents
bananas, 30 cents a dozen lemons, 30 cents
"A dozen blackberries, cents quart
The latest establishment to the Bliss
| House is a large and attractive sign. which
was put in position this week
The Windham county farmers have not
| been the only sufferers from the bad hay
weather. The Greenfield Gazette of last
week said "A farmer said ~ us on Thurs
| day For more than fifty years have
worked in the hay field. but | never before
had so hard a time Of 1t as | have had this
/ year He had finished cutting the first
crop the day before. Aug. 2lst. aud many
/ of his neighhors had not finished at ali
| There are many fields back among the hills
that will not be cut Farmers who were
| fortunate To- clear the ground of the first
/ crop are now securing an abundance of
/ rowen
The Centreyille school begins next Mon
| day with Mrs A. A. Morse az teacher.
Elder l.. g. McKmstry Of HsverhiIl
Mass will preach IN Grand Army hall next
/ sunday at 1880 A. Nj. and 2;3O y. ~ All
are invited
Mr.. q. r. HYDE. the government engineer
who is making the Typographical survey of
| Brattleboro and vicinity has been Joined by
an assistant, MIR James Mccormick of
| North Adams, and the work is going ON
rapidly. The survey of Brattlehuro will bee
completed early IN september and the en-
Elneers will then begin upon the towns to
the west Of here. reaching Somerset and
Strattou IN October according To their
present plans
Geo T.. Crane, special agent Of the Amer
ican Express company has been IN town u
the interest of the money order and pur
/ chasing department of that company, which
Us assuming large proportions IN all parts of
| the country
il is OF interest to note, in connection
/ with short article Of local origin on "Grant' 5
/ tomb, printed on our first page today, that
/ demand is beginning To he made hy the
/ Washington newspapers for the removal OF
/ Gen. Grants remains from the neglected
| tomb at Riverside 70 their proper place of
/ sculpture IN the Arlington cemetery Such
/ a movement We believe would receive the
/ sympathy and approval of "A great majority
/ of the American people.
Judge j. NJ Tyler holds the August term
/ of Grand Isle county court and the Septem
/ her term for Franklin county. In the form
er county the trial Of Henry Mott u.s. Cen
/ trial ermont railroad company, for injuries
received in the Hartford disaster in tebru
/ airy, 1887. was begun ON Tuesday by a special
/ jury, and is likely 10 occupy two or three
weeks. a similar case will toe tried at Bur
hngton before Judge eazey at the Septen
/ Ter term
Dir Vim. =. Clark writes home 10 his faith
/ er "a tantalzing story of how he recently
/ caught. IA a half days time - pounds uf
trout weighing from 10 . pounds each
/ They were taken with a It's from IA stream
/ which flows out of one of the Yellowstone
/ National Park lakes. This Is II new accom-
/ plishment for the Young doctor of science
| but there Is every reason % believe hi,
/ story 10 be strictly true When the letter
/ was written his party were camping on land
/ higher than the top of Mt Washington
and the daily range of temperature was
from 80 at midday 10 a quarter of an inch
] of ice which formed every night
The Cross of Christ What does 1t
mean will be the theme Of Rev J. J..
/ Phalens discourse at the Unitarian church
on sunday morning
Rev +. L. Houghton of ROckport Mas
/ will preach at the Universallst church next
/ sunday Mr. Houghtou Is u graduate of
/ Harvard and Andover, and Is IA lecturer at
/ TUFTS college
Let me pay YOU a little bill ] owe you
SAID a personal friend to the chairman Of
/ the town fathers the other day 81 don't
/ know that yuu owe me anything, answer.
/ ed the town father 'Oh yes, do. '
promptly returned the honest friend ~
/ owe YOU for Il shower bath down IN the
covered bridge
Luciau Witt. Mr. and Mrs Fred Thomas
Mrs. Wiley Moore aud Miss Mary Clark are
/ the Brattlehuro people who are attending
/ the national g. 4. X. encampmeut at Mi
waukee, Wis;
The ninth annual meeting Of the Wind
( sor county veterans at Windsor on " edne-
day was the largest and most enthusiastic
ever held, SIX hundred old soldiers and slX
bands being IN attendance Col ". C..
Hohrook gave the address.
A party of forty friends were entertain
ed at SIX hand euchre 10y MIR. and Mrs.
I q. II. Ryder on Saturday evening, the IA
vitations being issued 10 meet MIR and Mrs
4 A. l.. Newman and MIR. and Mrs q. II.
Newman, who were ON visit 10 the old
homestead
Thirty-one women and ten men took the
spec, examination for teachers certificates
at the High school building Tuesday
The Baptist society will have basket
picnic at Highland park to morrow after
noon and a corn roast IN the evening
a North Adams. Mass company is GOV
erlnE the roofs OF large number of build
ings in town with fire and water proof
preparation
The West village Congregatlonalists held
pleasant picnic at Highland park W ednes
/ day
The services IN st. Michael's Episcopal
/ church on sunday next viii he as follows .
/ AtH:3O a. NJ. sunday school; 1920 A. NJ.
morning prayer, sermon and holy commu
/ mon 1870 P. Nj, evening prayer. The rec
/ tor will otiiciate at Christ church, Guilford,
at 2:3O p. NJ
1t is understood that the Salisbury block
adj Joining the American House on Main
street, will be offered at auction very soon
So much interest was shown in target
practice at last week S muster, and the rec
ord Of Co. / was so good, that Col Estey
has directed the establishment Of Il target
range in the Bratteboro armOry, where the
Estey Guard will have regular practice
Another large company attended the
Brooks House musical Monday evening, and
the entertainment was no less agreeable
than on previous evenings Besides the or
chestral numbers, Allyn Crosby did him
self credit m vlohn solo, Miss Gregg sang,
and there was an eIght-haud duet for two
pianos But the piece de resistance was the
banjo duet by Mr.. and Mrs Ned Cleveland
Of Fitchhurg, who were repeatedly encor-
ed, and who deserved the warm and con-
tinued applause which they received
Observation from the Boston Transcript
DO not laugh at the young man with
sash encircling MS equator. Undoubtedly
1t awakens pleasurable sensations within
him, 1t is not impossible that "a donkey,
when he gets his surcingle ON, fancies that
he looks like a horse.
Col. Fuller has recommended Sergeant
A. II. Sabine as provost sergeant on Col.
Greenleaf stall
The following record of the village
death rate during the hot weather months
of this and last Vear shows that an unusual-
ly healthy summer has been experienced