Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-23

Guard Of Brattleboro and the bennington
company peculiarly excelled in personal
drill and general appearance.
The Rutland Herald Of this morning in
its report of yesterdays review saws: THE
Fuller Light Battery, with its new guns
and harness, made magnificent showing
in which every Nermonter might well tax q
great pride The 400 veterans greeted
them with hearty cheer as they passed .
which was taken up and reGchoed by the
vast crowd
The Catholic picnic at Bernardston last
Saturday passed of pleasantly and success
fully IN every respect. The train which
left here at 1870, carried about 500 people.
and probably POO outsiders Joined in the
festivities at the grove. Leightsinger's or
chestra furnished music for dancing. in
which the young people INDUCED nearly all
day An excellent dinner was served
kaler Of Turner's Falls won the running
broad jump, clearing II feet and three
inches. The 100 yard handicap foot race
with six starters was won handily by Guy
Chatfeld from scratch. Afterward race
was arranged between Chatfed and a
Turner's Falls man, Chatfeld winning The
net receipts of the picnic we're upwards Of
$3.50
Monday, the 18th inst, the Brattleboro
Christian Science association invited the
Dummerston association 10 a picnic held in
the pine grove Of T. A. Chamberlain. About
10 sat down 10 IA hountifullv laid table, the
afternoon was given up to varied games
and amusements interspersed with singing
and humorous readings, and the occasion
proved very ENJOYABLE.
The members Of the ladies' circle con
nected with the L. o. q. C. will meet with
Mrs. j. f. Hubbard, rs Canal street, tn
morrow evening for the transaction Of
business
Elder S. Cook of Dummerston will
preach in Grand Army hall on Sunday at
2.3O r. NJ
The Christian Science association will
meet on Wednesday evening with Mrs
James Morse, 81 Spruce street
Mrs Nellie T. Brigham will speak at the
residence of w. II Adams. ~ Washington
street, on sunday at3P. A cordial in
yitation is extended to all
Rev Mr. Phalen's sermon ON Rocks
Ahead IN our Social Life, preached last
sunday morning is to be printed in pam
phlet form
Col Fuller, finding the battery tactics
heretofore used not adapted to the new aud
lighter guns and carriages. has arranged "a
new code which he has had neatly printed
and which has been in use at the muster
this week There have been many calls
for copies.
Eli Clark put his left shoulder out Of Joint
10y falling into IA scuttle last Saturday
District clerks will find their school regis
ters IN the town clerk : office
Tla Fret i.,,I ILL ....-. al.
eleventh concert from the Brooks House
balcony next Wednesday evening, weather
permitting.
George f. sherman, who gave mp his
lease of the American House last week. is
to run the Dinsmore House at Walpole
Nh.
The dam across the Mil river at Leeds
Mass, is to be built Of granite from the
Lyons quarry at West Dummerston
There will be "A balloon ascension and pv.
rntechnical display from the ball ground -
morrow evening
The district meeting # the odd Fellow
viii he held here oct 23d.
Mr. jaime, X Odel Of Boston. Deputy
Supreme Regent Of the ROYAL Arcanum
who is spending vacation ia town. is &c
lively Interested in the work Of that order.
and will try u establish a subordinate coun
ell here The Royal Arcanum was founded
at Boston IN 1877, and has grown To- he one
Of the largest beneficiary order, in the
country, it, maximum death benefit being
$1,000 It, peculIarities are that il seek :
and accepts only the very best class Of mem
bers, socially and otherwise, requires "A
careful medical examination of candidates
avoids all hazardous districts and makes
mutual help, both of members, aud Of their
widows and orphans, It's foundation stone
The total membership is already above 90.
900, its rate of growth being about ~. OOO
year.
Mr.. and Mrs r. G Hardie, jr.. left YES
terday for Bar Harbor. Me. where Mr.
Hardie will at once begin work on a por-
trait Of President Elliot Of Harvard Gen
Brlstow having expressed his willingness t.
wait unit! November before beginning sit
tings
Recent railway post Office changes Geo.
\. Wood has been transferred from the
short run between White River Junction
aud Springfield n the st Albans and Bos
ton route and Somuel l.. Chapman, who
has been on the through run between
Springfield and Newport takes his place
James Carey, who has been running a.
short stop between Springfield and Brat
tlehuro, takes Chipman's place on the
through run, and Carey's old place is to be
| filled 10y NJ. w Judson of Richmond new
| ly appointed to the service
Rev DIR. Anstice of Rochester, y. y.
will preach in St Michaels (EpiscnpaI
church Sunday morning.
Archie Mellen. who lives Just over the
! line in tiuilford, was startled Monday even
ing, while he was milking in pasture, by
the approach Of wild animal which lac is
positive was a panther.
A. f. Miller, AT the Vendome restaurant.
has increased the price of dinners aud table
hoard 10y the week, having found the rates
established lay Mr. Batchelder too low to be-
remunerative.
District Deputy Lock wood of Below
Falls worked the first degree with Wantas
tiquet lodge, |. o. q. F.. Monday evening
Tim Doolin shot four foot rattlesnake
with nine rattles yesterday, near the mount.
ain path, when he was on his way TO the
signal station.
The young people Of the Baptist society
will have corn roast at the foot of Wan
tastlquet next Wednesday evening.
Durham Bros, after a thorough investi
CATION, have decided that the crack proof
rubber boots and shoes give the hest salts
faction, and now make them one of their
specialties. See advertisement this week
The following is the list of letters re
naming in the post-oiiice Aug %:
Men Fr-i'k blanchard. " f. bradshaw. W
II Bosworth, Geo 7 Cutler br. Dunlark John
]. Cooley, T. l.. Huntlry, Frank } Hulem, Fred
/. Ring, Allen sawyer ii H. Stevens. ii " shav
+ II Sargent, VIM. Sutherland, Chas THOMPSON
q. l.. Taylor, T., 4, Whts-lock
Women Mrs Emily 4 Bracket , Mrs Walter
0 "a Hlltf IA. 3
MIS- liu,5 FaruunI, Miss lngrburg Gruuunder,
Miss L. y. Nichols Mrs Il Phillips Miss Dora
smith, Miss VIM stark, Miss May Woodland, Min.
ME o. Mheeock