Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-03

ment society are setting about - trees this
week. The asylum's arbor day contribu.
ton was % trees set out by the highways
on the estate.
Copies Of the village financial statement
can be obtained at the hotels aud drug
stores.
The First Regiment band will give their
annual concert at the town hall Wednes-
day evening, May 18th Among the selec-
tions which " i'll delight lovers Of harmony
is one arranged from Wagners operas. The
Flying Dutchman, Tannhauser aud I,oheu-
grin. The full program will he made pub
lie next week.
Railway postal service notes c. y HYDE
begins tonight on his old run In South Lon
donderry. Daniel Sullivan Of the Newport
aud Springfield run has received notice Of
his removal VIM Whitney Of Shelburne
Falls, who formerly ran into Brattleboro,
takes Graham place on the Brattleboro
and Palmer run.
Jacob Cortledge, negro best known 70
local fame through an incident connected
with the Sugland trial, has received a pen.
sion with II comfortable sum Of back pay,
and is now a gentleman Of leisure He
served in Pennsylvania regiment.
The listers are now gathering in some Of
lut inst 'llhtOTN inventories. W lille no
footings have been made, and there has
been a loss during the year Of two or three
large personal lists, che indications are that
there will be a gain in the total personal in
ventory, and there will he considerable gain
in the real estate list on account Of new
buildings erected.
Eddie, son Of H. NJ Pike. accidentally
shot himself in the wrist with a revolver
on Tuesday.
Seventy three persons joined the Murray
club excursion to Bellows Falls Wednesday
evening to witness the presentation Of
I.ongfellow' Dream They left here on
special train at $3.50, and returned at IL
The caste was not as well taken as at the
performance here.
The Rebekahs gave a supper N the chill
dren Tuesday evening. Later there was a
miscellaneous entertainment which the
grown people also attended. At the close
Of the entertainment cake and ice cream
were served
A new brick partition has been built in
Coleman's barber shop, preparatory to a
contemplated enlargement Of the Vermont
Nationals banking room.
The Advent society will have a meeting
at Grand Army hall on Sunday at ) F. "
Sunday school at | o'clock
The Y NJ c. A. election Of officers
Wednesday evening was postponed one
week, on account Of members Of the com
mttees being out of town.
The M l. T. Massachusetts Institute
Of Technology glee club gave their annual
concert at the Boston y. NJ. G.. 4. hall last
Monday evening Two Of the solo num-
bers were by Frank W Crosby, one of the
three second tenors Of the club.
A North Hinsdale item in the Keene OBJ
server says Deacon Nelson Estey is up
with the early season, having his farm work
and crops nearly completed This seems
TO be the family way of doing things
Rev. r. ]. Mooney of the Hinsdale Con.
gregational church resigned his charge last
Sunday and will go TO church in Ellens-
burg Washington Territory.
The Waltham, Mass, Free Press of April
20 had this personal mention Of the young
grandson Of Mr. Chester W. Thomas Lit
tie Master Clayton Thomas fairly charmed
the large audience at Music hall last even
ing with his pleasing horn solos. Master
Clayton is the son Of Mrs o. NJ. Thomas of
the Boston store" Orlando Thomas, the
father of the boy, is now in the employ of
the Waltham Watch company.
Annual village meeting next Tuesday
evening,
On Wednesday evening Bratteboro au-
dience enjoyed TO the full second presen-
tatiou of Mrs. Burnetts winning creation,
Little Lord Fauntleroy. " by T. II. French's
excellent company. As before, the acting
was superb, bringing out in lifelike reality
the irresistible charm Of Cedric's artless no
bility, Mrs. Errol's sweet motherhood, the
cynicism of the old earl, Mr.. Hobbs's Van
kee shrewdness and humor, the touching
fidelity of Dick aud Mary, the kindly inter
est of the old lawyer, and the repulsive au
dacity Of the adventures Even the minor
parts were well taken We advise every
body who has not already done so to i'm
prove their first opportunity tn see the dra-
matization of this most charming Of mod
ern stories
The annual meeting Of the Women's Ed
vocational and Industrial union will be held
at the Methodist church next Tuesday af-
ternoon, at O'Clock 1t is hoped every
member will be present.
The Second floor" department of o. J.
Pratt's store has become a popular place of
resort with the ladies, and in "A new adver-
tisement this week Mr. Pratt calls atten.
ton 10 some of the attractive bargains to
he found there, especially in over garments
A representative of the Rutland Herald
was in town on Tuesday to pursue the in
vestigation which that paper is now carry
ing on in the larger communities of the
state on the question of high license with
local option RS. prohibition. He found a
different atmosphere and general condition
of things from that which prevails in Rut-
land, Bennington, and other places on the
west side of the mountain, and it was evil
IDENTIFY surprise to discover community
in a prohibition state where something
which is very much like actual prohibition
really exists.
Hon. b. d. Harris who returned to Brat
tleboro on Monday, spent the greater part
of the month of April on visit among the
leading cities of the West aud Northwest.
where he personally inspected the prop
erty on which the Brattleboro Savings |
bank, of which he is president, holds mort |
gage securities. The bank has always done |
its business through parties of well known
character and responsibility, and he believes |
that in every case the bank money is well /
and safely invested. His visit extended |
from Chicago 10 Minneapolis and St. Paul. |
thence 10 Des Moines and Omaha, taking |
in Cincinnati, and the Kentucky coal mines |
in which he is interested, on his return. |
The city of Omaha, with its substan |
tial development and prospect of future
growth, was especially a surprise when |
compared with what Mr.. Harris found |
there on his first visit in 1851 on his way |
TO Utah, alluson 10 which is made in a par /
agraph copied elsewhere from the Omaha
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