Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-05

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begun for the elevator which the Worcester
Elevator company will put in.
Incandescent electric lights are being put
into Chapin's drug store.
l.. f. Adams has this week sold his build
ing lot on Chaplin street, the Mixer place in
! West Brattleboro and a wood lot in Gull
ford TO A. b. Clapp
II. b. Larkin, the Centrevile miller fed
the fish in MILESTONE brook for about three
hours one day this week He started
run Of stone. to grinding corn, and when
the mill had been grinding about three
hours he went TO see how much meal had
| accumulated. Finding none in the bin over
! head where the elevator should deliver it,
| he looked in the bin underneath the stones
and found that the bottom had rotted out
and the meal had been running into the
tail Trace of the mill About a hundred
bushels of corn had gone down the brook at
an expense Of "A clean $50
Hon. Edwin f. Palmer, the State Super
intendent Of Education will hold public
meeting at the High School building, next
| Thursday evening at 7:30, TO discuss the
duties and qualifications of county super
yisors. Hon j. NJ. Tyler, Hon. Charles =.
Marsh of Woodstock, b. f. Bingham. Miss
Wood, DIR. Holton, and others will address
the meeting The attendance, not only of
Brattleboro people, hut If residents Of 9th
er towns, is earnestly urged The presence
of the members Of the county board Of ed
ucation from the several towns in the coun-
| ty is also especially desired
The Reformer made last week in its local
columns distinct charge that the editor Of
| The Phoenix knew last summer, when the
wool controversy first began. the source
| from which Mr.. Childs obtained his Grind
stone figures. If the auson is 10 their be
ing taken from the New York World the
charge is false. for our first information on
that point came from the Reformer's issue
| OF Dec. 2lst last. If the allusion is 10 the
| Ohio man who was the expert author" of
the figures, it is also false for we did not
learn his name until the middle of Febru-
| AIRY last. In any case. therefore, the charge
| is "a false one 1t is unfortunate for our To-
cal Democrats that the editor of their party
organ cannot conduct a controversy with
| out descending to the use Of weapons like
this, and it is fact Of which the respect
able members Of the party are profoundly
and intentionally conscious
1t is gratifying to note that our High
school paper, School Echoes. does not con
fine its columns wholly to school and local
matters but betrays an interest in the mo
mentous questions which agitate the metro
| politan press For instance School Echoes
and the Mennonite published by Mr. Moodys
school at Mt Hermon have lately engaged
in friendly discussion Of the question
whether ball is an appropriate and desira
BILE adjunct Of the ceremonies attending the
Inauguration Of a President of the United
States. At last accounts the victory, so
lar as weight of argument goes, was with
the hermonite-a fact which We regret,
our sympathy, Of course, being with the
home paper As TO the inauguration ball
It is quite possible that the opposition to it
is not based wholly on moral or religious
| grounds, but ON sentiment which is sug-
gested in the following comments made hy
u city daily in the case Of a clergyman who
engaged in a social dance
Dancing per- Sc may be- all We'll enough. at any
rate We have nothing 10 say here. against il But
its strongest advoratcs will not maintain that il
| belongs to the higher lilr either intellectual ~
/ SPIRITUAL. II is purely an animal enjoyment.
! which can De- rtshrd as k-rnly by the savage as
the civilized man and is therefore entirely ont 81
krephg with the presumed ideals IT those who
/ nave lotty, Nlrlr life purpu--
Our first page today j, a local page Mr..
Spaulding's report as town superintendent
and Judge Tyer's charge in the johnson
case are matters Of more than ordinary 10.
cal interest
r.
and Mrs W. Pratt was passed very quiet
ly, owing to the poor health Of Mrs Pratt.
Her many friends presented her with IA
large easy chair as an expression of their
kind feeling
Miss f. NJ Palmer has resigned her DO
sition rs teacher Of drawing in the public
schools ON account If i'll health Her sue.
cessor has not yet been named Miss Palm.
er, WHO is an efficient and paiustaking
teacher has been connected with the local
| schools for several years. Her retirement
will he generally regretted
The mumps cannot longer Ice said 10 he
confined to the two legged animal. dog
belonging to Warren Wheeler having had
a genuine attack
An Odd Fellows assembly will be held
Friday evening Of next week Seventy
four couples were present at the gathering
last Friday evening
l.. +. Adams. g. II. Clapp and + II
Van Doom have been chosen a nominating
committee 10 appoint the officers for the
annual y NJ. G. a election May LIST
Through the efforts Of Dr. Vim b. Clark
seconded by those Of Judge Wheeler. the
| government promises to have "A Topographic
cal survey made If Brattleboro and vicinity.
a service was held in st Michael's (Epis
copall church this morning having especial
reference to the Fast day appointed bv the
! governor of the state, and IA brief address
was made by the rector upon the signif-
canoe Of the day.
Bailey 4 Simonds have this week sold
for $500 the Jacob Dunklee house and Lot
at the West village to Merchant W d.
Stockwell, and the Chamberlain Wilder
farm IN Dummerston 10 Joseph Levine
The Centreville school bagius nevt Non
| dav Anil s,L
10y HPi" 0'h'
The annual meeting uf the trustees NJ the Brat
| tleboru Free Library was held Monday evening
! The records OF the past year were read and aI
proved. In accordance with the wish ~ the
IT, III, I uSeS II va, E9lru Z" hnish on room
inc and catsi",,,ir ~ 10y "'I,ll"s tor nT,lN
is az 'a "a mug OF p'uhs' etc \ G. paN-
enport anu W. IL Collins were appointed com
,nI mite. 70 prrpait anu nave printed a supplement.
the ensuing y-ar PrsiInrf VII" Us Jn.stn Tor
tarv IL r. CGan,h.rI.i, ,r ~. ~ ii''sN',iN se'Ir
port: committ-. on Ibrary r,'n i', b naren
T. sill ~ tTlni 'a'N iool'i, J'S''ph draper,
! u Holton T. Cunningham e. Day,.,'', "'t'.
| book committee " II Collins lame rI,,'ti
e. o Dav II was voted Il, arr,,', ,J % y,
! secretary vas instrii.ti ~ ,,.,,,, '" 49, n'
ing the number Of b9"k> taken out each month
since the opening Of IN" library
The annual meeting of ia. pr,s,,.,t nan r.,n.
terry ASSOCIATION was held at tb,. Liwrr town han
! on Tuesday evening TN. tr,.,-,,,,.r,5 -, -
showed a Lalnuc In TN. tra.,,r,, s co. egpIt
! which sum s2li9 ~ is The f,,nd J,s,J 20; pi
| permanent care of lots Aft-r invins, al hiii
Tor the year there has Iu.,.n added IN RI f,nI
S1il ~, with some S9l nov din nnd moi 'll,,j
on lots sold The fuo,vin, nfi.,'rs ,,,.r, 49,,
| for the coming wear. Pr-siJn,t nr - T. 800
| treasurer aud collector. A G. Davenport. clerk
VIM Newton: trust-t.s X Bradley. A G. Dav,
export Geo I Greene j. Estey, T. II Harris
and Leander Thomas.
The business Of tn. local post or1,. ,lurln, t,,.
year ended March 3lst again surnassd ali i W.
Gus records the gross r.cints hi, 81 "a ia9 ~ W.
$685. iimurr than for th, ,viots iy ,I VI
The cost of the FREE. delivery service was sss, no