Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-10

W heel club was held Tuesday evening s.
W. kirkland was chosen captain, Frank
Taft lieutenant, Fred Greasy color bearer
the other officers remaining the same
as before. 1t was decided to form a ball
nine in the club, and S. w. Kirkland was
appointed manager. A. W. Childs, the
newly elected village bailiff, was called up
ON for a speech, and responded by inviting
the boys 70 partake Of ice cream at the
Nendome The party returned to the club
room, and singing with banjo and piano &C
compartment, dancing and general hilarity
followed
Editor Scott, Of the Barre Enterprise.
who visited the asylum when in Brattleboro
some weeks ago, has an article in his paper
Of this week describing what he saw there
in appreciative and complimentary terms.
Cushman Fosters coat was caught on a
check nut on shaft at Carpenters organ
factory Tuesday. He was in imminent
danger Of being wound around the shaft
but the clothing gave way and he escaped
At the adjourned meeting Of the Y NJ
c. \. Wednesday evening these officers
were elected President, Col. j. j. Estey :
vice presidents, Geo. H. Clapp, f. il.
Houghton secretary. G. H thompson .
treasurer, Geo. G.. Averill The reports Of
the general secretary, treasurer and chair
men Of committees were read aud showed
that good years work had been done. and
that the standing Of the association was
better than ever before
The Cuttss farm, belonging TO the Bales
tier estate, will be sold at auction next
Tuesday at 10 N. See advertisement.
The work Of putting the broken mountain
stone on Main street above the town build.
ing Is IN progress. An excavation Of about
a foot OF the old surface material is made
10 receive the stone, aud the material thus
removed Is drawn up and used between
Durman b. Eston's and the bridge. where
the road is being widened ~ make ready
for the Chesterfield travel. and a retaining
wall is being built on the side next Mr.
Bradley's. The stone on the main road i.
TO be covered with coarse gravel Every
body hopes for the success Of the experi
ment. but 1t Is question whether il
wouldn't be wise to put in one section for
trial this year, leaving the result Of a year.
use 10 determine whether to complete the
job in this way
The listers completed the individual list,
Of tax payers yesterday, and filed their all
stract in the town clerk 5 office for inspec
ton aud correction according 10 law. Onl,
two lists were doubled this year against
four last year. These are those of Mrs
| Catharine Evans Of West Brattleboro. anc
Of Ezra \. Slack Of Bruokline, Mass
/ guardian Of II. c. Howard. The lists show
AN addition Of - new buildings aud i'm
| provements which add $40, $50 ~ the rea
estate valuation No foOtings have beer
made OF the personal property, but it is he
heved that considerable increase will b,
shown. The listers elsewhe give notic
that they will I've in session ON the list inst
t. hear grievances and make corrections
4 large dormer window Is being place,
in the roof pf the Eaton cottage ON Yves
river
citizen Of Denison, Texas. writes
This town derived its name from Henri
Denison Of New York city, one Of the orig
inal stockholders Of the Missouri. Kansas :
Texas railroad. VIM Denison was her
some time after the town was named
This is ia correction Of the statement tina
the place was named after VIM Denison
formerly Of Brattleboro
During the year ending May lst, + Cru-
10y * Co. sold at wholesale, through tn
New England states aud New York, les,
80 barrels Of flour OF grain aud mi
feed they handled rs carloads. represent
ing 1870 tons Their freight bills amour,
ed 10 S9s, 21S. -. The whole business wa
transacted through the local office. tn
products passing direct from the mills 10 tn
purchaser. The firms reputation and it
relations with the mills permits the conduc
Of business to good advantage. There Is
fact Of general interest which should b
mentioned in this connection Crosby
Co., although one of the largest, are onl
one of many flour and grain shipping con
Germs located in various parts of New Ems
land, and the size of their annual buslne.
illustrates to what an extent New Englan
is dependent ON the West for its food SUI
plies for both man and beast
The ladies Of the Baptist society will &c
citrate July Fourth with centennial law
party.
The Wilmington paper mentions thi
week scheme for forming new count
out of the towns Of Wilmington. Somei
set. Dover, Nottingham aud Halifax
this county and Readsboro, Stamford AN
Searshurg in Bennington county. with Wi
mington the county seat
Mrs Addie Davis Reynolds Of Huntin.
don, Canada, formerly assistant editor
the Reformer, is to be the poet at the al
nual reunion Of Powers Institute student
at Bernardston in August
Nobody accuses Merchant r. W. Kuec
Of really trying to play the boy and-w
chuck game on his neighbors, but that wa
what 1t looked like Just at night last Tue
day, when he lighted the rubbish in h
furnace and the smoke passed in den,
volumes through the Houghton, Whitne
and Ranger x Thompson buildings, Will
the neighbors across the street rushed owe
to ask why fire alerm wasn't pulled in.
The Chesterfield bridge begins to tax
shape The iron towers were placed o
the abutments last week. On Monday a
ternOon Of this week the first cable We
stretched across the river and the last ,
the fourteen was thrown over and anchor
ed last night The work Of putting ii
cables across has attracted many intereste
spectators. Each Of the II cables WI
wound and shipped on a separate rec
They were delivered on this side Of ii
river and drawn across ~ the New Ham,
shire side by the stationary engine locate
there. Each reel was put in place, as III
cables were wanted, with IA heavy hrak
attached. \ stout rope from the Ne
Hampshire side was fastened to the en-,
and then, controlled by the brake, the q,
BILE was paved of carried up over ii
tower and drawn over the river, carrie
over the tower on the opposite side All
then attached 10 the anchorage at each en-,
The next work, which is going ON today,
TO put the clamps upon the cables, comhr
ing the seven which run over each tow,
into one. The work Of laying the irol
which forms the bridge proper will hegi
about the middle of next week
Our weather table speaks for itself
the remarkable wave of mid summer weatI
er-SS to % in the shade ON successi,
days-which has swept over the norther
country this week.
1t is understood that there is likely 10 /
another change in the West Brattlebol
post office. w ID Stockwel has stron
backing for the place.
There is more trouble ON Reed hill this WEE.
Frank Reed claims that the photograph salo,
and the tall hedge ia front Of his house, ON Il
opposite side Of Hudson street, encruach On Il
highway, aud that the tall billboard by the ma
bic shop was also in the highway and he had G-
| II Clark run the lines ON Monday tn establish Nh
fact 10 as to have certain objects which iniurr h
premises removed. While this was going on the.
was an Interchange Of Ciyilties lstWrrn him al
Mr.. LEISURE, the photographer but there was /
harm done uul,s 20 the cudgel which L'su
aimed at Reed ON "Wednesday Mr. Reed to
down the billboard before mentioned under a
thOrty, as he claims, of Col Hooker. chairman
. view from Reeds house Reed says the board Ii
, longed To the town, having been included in Il
purchase Of seats aud other effects from Crusl
hall. II appears, however, on enquiry, that Ge
y. Fox and W. II. Childs bought the board
EdW. Crosby for so, and they will sue Reed 4
damages. Reed still claims authority from C.,
Hooker and says he demolished the board
make way for the tOWerbed which the Villa
improvement society will place there Furth
developments ART awaited with interest On
thing OF which Reed seems 70 have just cause
. complain is an unsightly and mal-odorous he
house which stands in the corner Of the he'd
! Just In front Of his house, and lac SAYS that III
and other objectionable surroundings have inju
ed the rental OF his tenements.- Mr. Reed has be,
arrested this afternoon on charge Of Wilfully a
strOying property not his own. He was broug
before Judge Newton and the case continued u
, I'll tomorrow morning.
. council Of doctors held today In the case
Lyman q. Bliss gives small hope Of his recover