Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-24


vault have been torn down preparatory to
the erection of new one, and today the
doors and casing weighing nearly l6 tons
are being put in place. Three more car
loads of iron and steel are at the railroad
station-some 30 tons in all.
The opening band concert drew large
and delighted audience on Wednesday even.
ing. The electric lights placed on the bal
cony were well appreciated by the band
If the weather is favorable the second con
cert will be given at the same place next
Wednesday evening.
Young & Knowlton have an attractive
specially in children's combination suits,
with extra trousers and hat, to which they
invite the attention of their customers.
Rev. T. b. T. Fisher of the Tufts divini.
ty school will occupy the pulpit at the Uni
versalist church Sunday morning.
1t is understood that those who attend
the county Sunday school convention of
Congregational churches, TO be held in this
village next week, may obtain round trip
railroad tickets at reduced rates at the sta
lions from which they start
The committee of arrangements for the
Memorial-day exercises make the usual re
quest for gifts of flowers, which should be
taken to the lower town hall as early as
possible on Thursday morning.
The Farmers and Mechanics Exchange
have adjusted their insurance and will dis
pose of their goods damaged by the late
fire at prices that will move them at once
Only fresh new goods will be put in the
store in Emerson's block. The goods offer
ed are damaged by water only in appear
ance, not in quality.
Patrick Lillis has sold his farm on the
Newfane road, near b. Tafts, to f. A.
Phelps of Boston.
pension has been granted to Jonathan
G.. Howe
Representatives from six cantons met at
Rutland last week Friday and agreed to
hold the first field day of Vermont Patri-
archs Militant at that place on Tuesday.
June Is. Leopold Retting was the local
representative. Canton Palestine No 3,
will probably send a delegation of % to 30
men. The party will arrive in Rutland on
the afternoon of the 18th, returning home
the next day.
Russell * Plummer have recently bought
a Morris x Ireland safe.
Henry Akley has bought l.. F. Iawton 5
two houses on Church place.
Ch 'iodi ing away bHt TuDDlSn III tne Oh
flee of the Farmers and Mechanics Elk
change in Leonards block, it was found
that the glass chimney and globe of the
lamp which was supposed to have explod.
ed, had melted and run together II there
had been an explosion the fragments of
glass would have been scattered in all d-
rections. The fire did the most damage on
the side of the office opposite where the
light was placed. The origin of the fire is
now a mystery, AS these facts show that it
was not started by an explosion of the
lamp.
The first lawn party of the season will
be given by the Us on the grounds of Ed
ward Crosby next Thursday evening. A
variety of attractions will he offered and
supper served.
The losses by last week Thursdays fire
have been adjusted as follows Leonard's
block, S2S14 Farmers and Mechanics Ex-
change, $500 Methodist church, 800 (;
Charles W. Stewart, $3.50 NJ. B. Savory,
$3.50 d. b. Stedman x Son, $50; Frank
Horton, So
The annual meeting of the Universalist
association of Windham aud Bennington
counties will be held at Wilmington June
18th and 18th.
of Memorial day orators Burlington. Rev
f. j. Parry Putney, Rev T. W. Illman ::
West Randolph, Col. l.. X. Fuller Middle
bury, Col. q. W. Hooker Conway, Mass.
Col X. Haskins.
In our advertising columns Edwards &
Lillis make their announcement of special
ties for the summer season.
Charles Sherman and w. j. Spear went
fishing in Murder Hollow" brook, Dunn
merston, last Friday. Through a mis-
understanding they failed to meet at night
fall Sherman, after waiting sometime
secured quarters for the night at farm
house. Spear also waited, but finally came
home to find his companion missing The
next morning searching party was or
gained u find Sherman, it being believed
by some that he had met tragic death
far down the woodland dell, but these fears
were dispelled by his arriving home at nine
o'clock
The Western Union telegraph company
have put in new poles between here and
Bellows Falls, the old ones having stood for
about 30 years.
The Springfield Republican says that
Postal Clerk w. l.. Whitney, who succeeded
A. P. Graham on the Bratteboro and
Palmer route, has been transferred to the
Boston and Troy route, and w. f. Waite,
late OF the Athol and Springfield route, will
succeed Whitney.
sympathy is generally expressed for the
family of Edward W. Fox in the death,
Tuesday, from blood poisoning, of Jennie
the 10 years old daughter The first di-
vision of the High school, of which she was
a member until compelled to retire last year
IN Of 90 4 Al
of the Grammar school, to which she after
ward belonged, attended the funeral yester-
daY in a body.
The case of the Brattleboro entertain
ment bureau FOX x Childs) against Frank
Reed, set for last Tuesday, was continued
until June p by request of Reeds counsel,
on the plea that Col. Hooker, one of their
principal witnesses, was away.
The case of f. s. Halstead & Co. VS..
the Valley Mill company was heard before
Judge Royal Tyler ON Thursday. Hal
stead & Co. claimed to have sent the de-
PENDANTS last July two bales of $500 cloth
bags each for the Peel's Food, proving the
shipment and tracing the packages to Brat
tleboro The Valley Mill company claimed
that only one bale was received and re.
fused payment for the other. Judge Tyler
decided for the plaintiff on the ground that
the delivery of the goods at the Brattle-
boro freight station was proved.
The sixth anniversary of the Y. NJ. G. A.
will be held in the town hall Sunday even
ing at 1880. Reports of the last years
work will be given and an address de-
livered by H. NJ Moore, well known Bos-
ton business man, upon "The Need aud
Work of the Young Meu's Christian Asso-
citation. l." A male quartet will furnish mu-
sic
The Y. NJ. G. A. have chosen w. H.
Fuller general secretary another year. All
the committee have been app ointed and the
association begins work with better pros
poets than last year,
As was announced last week the conven-
ton of the Windham County Congrega-
tional Sunday schools will be held at the
Centre church next Wednesday, beginning
at 1880 A, N. Four ten-minute papers
upon the general subject of Workers in
Council will be given by Rev. q. f. Cha.
pin, F. r. Cobb, NJ. q. Williams aud Judge
!, X, Batchelder which, with discussio on,
will occupy the morning. Lunch will be
served in the chapel. In the afternoon
1ther brief papers upon the Range of the I.
Work" will he read by Revs. G. w. Thomp /
'on and G. II, Smith, Mrs, f. T. Housh and 4
ithers. An address, which is sure 10 be of