Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-09-20

BrntIIebOro.
tiet ready to put out the flags and deco
rate business places and private residences
oct. and 3, the time of the Valley fair.
1t viii help the looks of the town and help
the fair tn make these days gala days.
There was good show at the Whining
ton fair in spite Of the rain, and in spite Of
the rain The Phoenix gives the fair a good
show in in its detailed account Of the vari
Gus exhibits.
Monday and Tuesday were the most op-
pressive dog days of the season The rain.
fall Tuesday was very heavy, the total pre-
cipitation for the day being g3 inches On
the cemetery hill road the earth for "a dis
lance of - feet was washed out to IA depth
of three feet, and considerable damage was
done to roads in other parts of the town.
At heene three inches of rain fell in two
hours Tuesday afternoon
The annual meeting of the ladies' Freme
circle Of the Unitarian society was held
with Mrs VIM Leonard Wednt sday after
noon The old officers were reelected aud
the work of the coming year was arranged
At the suggestion of Rev Mr. Phaen 1t
was voted to establish local branch of the
Woman 5 Auxiliary Of the National confer
ence and Mrs NJ c. Warder was appointed
delegate to the meeting to be held in Phil
adelphia i'll October
\ conference was held Monday evening
at the Brooks Library building, between
the trustees Of the building and the town
trustees, one outcome OF which was that
leave was granted 10 the Natural History
society To place certain cases Of cabinet
specimens around the walls of the north or
ladies reading room, but not in such IA way
AS To interfere with the use of the room for
the purpose which Mr. Brooks designed 1t
subsequently the Brooks trustees voted Co.
provide the cases and pay for them The
trustees also decided to spend a portion of
the money which has accumulated from the
Brooks memorial fund in the purchase of
books for the library
The First Regiment band will give their
twelfth out door concert next Wednesday
evening weather permitting.
The closing musical in the Brooks House
series will be given next Monday evening
The lecture by Col Brigham, master OF
the national grange, at the Valley fair. will
be given on the second day from 30 b,
1870 o'clock
a paragraph stating the facts about the
present financial condition of Johns Hop
kins university, Baltimore, is printed on
our first page today.
4 sale of fancy articles and choice hand
painted china will be held at the Industrial
Union room next Wednesday Afternoon
from 3 to Il o'clock Ice cream and cake
will be served through the afternoon
The Brattleboro Jelly company are now
ready for the seasons run and will take
good apples as elsewhere announced-but
they don't want leaves soil or decayed fruit
mixed in They are not making that kind
of goods.
+ Wales, jr., will open dancing school,
on oct. 9TH and Sth, as elsewhere anuounc
ed. MIR Wales has made liberal expend
lturr of both time and money to perfect
himself IN the art of dancing as taught by
the best masters, and we believe he may bt
cordially recommended to those wishing IN
structinn in that accomplishment,
/ Bratteboro store, will undoubtedly b,
/ closed on the last afternoon of the VALLEY
fair
Cobb, Aldrich x Co, Boston, have sen
/ to their friends 1O-page souvenir o
| their new store and its opening.
Miss Breed of Lynn Mass, succeeds Mis-
/ Green as second lady assistant in the Hgi
school There are now an even 40 pupils
III the school, and the total number in tn
building is over 500
Prof W. W. Dayton's spiritual mys
terry and sleight of hand show called GU
only a small audience Tuesday evening
The entertainment was good one of it
| kind
The noted Luciers novelty and coined,
company of foreign and American al
lists will appear at the town hall mex
Wednesday evening with full Russian
band and solo orchestra The company
headed by the l4uciers-iive in number
/ and includes numerous other celebrities
| Particulars are given IN our advertiser
columns
The firms of Smith 4 Hunt at this plac
and Guilford, and ) A. Smith * Co. a
Philadelphia, which have heretofore bee
entirely separate, have been consolidated
and the entire business will hereafter IN
run under the firm name Of s. A. Smith 4
Co.
\ well known young organ tuner wa
seen vending his way homeward Sunda
morning. He looked as if ne had been ok
ed in the cradle Of the deep, but explaine
matters 10y saying that he had been rowin
on the Connecticut in friends she'll
Bishop Bissell will administer the rite O
confirmation at st. Mlchaels tEpiscOpa
church at the close of evening prayer mex
sunday. The Sunday school will meet a
$3.50 A. morning prayer, holy commun
ION and sermon, 1880 a. NJ evening pray
er, 1870 p. NJ
The residence of +. A Hall, on Wester
avenue, was the scene of happy gatherin
ON Wednesday evening. Mr. d. b Stedma
and family had been invited there to tea
and during the evening some 80 or 60 @
their old friends and neighbors called upol
them To wish them happiness and prosperit
in their new Connecticut home, whithe
Mr., and Mrs Stedman expect to 90 mex
Monday, the SONS remaining III town few
weeks longer. \ handsome Rochester lam
and crystal rose bowl we're presented, in be-
half of the company, by Judge H. Ii. Wheel
er IN few felicitous words, to which bot
Mr.. and Mrs, Stedman responded briefly
An hour of sociability, accompanied by cak
and coffee, closed the evenings program
and the prevailing sentiment at parting wa
one of appreciation of the thoughtful kind
ness Of Mr. and Mrs. Hall in arranging 70
this delightful reunion Mr. Stedman,
may he mentioned, has bought land nea
the railroad at Rockville, well located for
lumber yard, and has arrangements we
advanced To begin business there.
The Chesterfield authorities have erecte
guide boards at the junction of the road
beyond the new bridge, one of which direct
to Brattleboro and Dummerston by way q
the bridge and the other To Chesterfield
Lake 10y way of the river road but ther
is nothing TO direct strangers to Chesterfield
and the lake by the gulf road, which form
one of the most attractive drives in thi
vicinity. This is an omission which ougl
10 he corrected