Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19

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resented in town If your eyesight is defective
give an order to the agent when he calls
HrattIebsro.
The Industrial Union sale last Tuesday
afternoon was a gratifying success. One
who was present tells us that "the , o'clock
tea table, with its great bowl of Easter lilies
as centre piece, its crimson shaded tapers
its silver urn and delicate china, was a
dainty sight and the viands of correspond
ing quality The Easter cards and souve.
Mrs were unusually novel and artistic. and
sold very readily.
The California excursionists reached
home last week, well pleased with their trir
but glad to be in Brattleboro again The
excursion was II delightful one, made under
the happiest circumstances, with luxuriou,
appointments and surroundings, and the at.
fractions and advantages OF California
were fully appreciated, but it is pleasant t.
lind the members of the party united in
saying that when everything is considered
and averages are made, they found no place
better worth living in than this corner OF
the little state of Vermont
1t is hoped that the friends of the young
men connected with the Fortnightly clu6
will rally to their support on the occasion
OF the Conversation party to be given next
Tuesday evening To those well acquainted
with the retiring disposition of several OF
these individuals, no description of their
defenceless condition in talking contest
is needed, and, Judging from the varied and
original character Of the topics to be dis
cussed, those who give heed to this appea
Will lind virtue its own reward
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tendent 10y the cemetery trustees for tn,
coming year. Mr. Clay is a man wei
known to our people, and the trustees hav,
no hesitation IN recommending him 10 thos,
who may wish his service Mr. Lawton
who for many years has had the care Of
the grounds gladly offers t. assist him IL
any way possible, but feels the responsible
ty should rest upon younger man THAI
himself
Geo T. Selleck is to build a house on
Chaplin street extension Clark Fits on tn,
corner of Chaplin and Oak streets: n Ii
White on the corner of High street an,
Whipple lane; c. Ebbinghausen and II
Rhode each house near the New Hamp
shire end of the Little River" bridge
Barns have recently been built by d j
Bailey, Chase street +. H. Bingham. Wash
ington street j. c Perry, Esteyville /
H Richardson. brook road Noticeable i'm
provements to buildings have been made b,
Elijah Reed, South Main street W. c. Hor
ton, Brook street Chester Sargent, Canal
street ? b Francis. Elliot street, and
others. Considerable spring repairing i.
being done
Col Fuller and the officers of the Battery
have been invited by Gen Fitzgerald and
stuH "a, IL e Ia Il
the LIST y y Brigade, at Broadway aud
4jthst.. while in New York on the occasion
of the Washington centennial
Letters hi e been received from John
Stevens this week. He is we'll aud has met
with no misadventure His failure to write
was due To the fact that he did not close
certain trades which he had in mind and
that he was travelling on his way " the
company ranch.
Business is brisk at the maple sugar ex
change. The new trade mark labels have
been completed and are being used this
week for the first time.
W. II. Norton, piano and organ tuner
being located in town permanently. can at.
tend to orders better than transients. He
does all the work for the local music dealers
and teachers
The last meeting of the Murray club for
the season will toe held at Red Mems hall
next Tuesday evening.
Mrs VIM. 5. Newton broke one of the
bones Of her ankle by fall at her home on
Tuesday
April 3Oth is a legal holiday
The Murray club is planning an excur
sion to Bellows Falls on May LIST to witness
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The Troy, n. Y, Weekly Press records
the death in Grafton n Y, March 18th. of
Winchester Newton, at the age of 80. Mr.
Newton was born and lived until 30 or 40
years ago in the west part of this town, on
the farm now owned by Ezra Ames
H. A. Holt, who recently returned from
Barre, has bought an interest in Jas Cole
mans barber shop.
Richardson meat market and Thurber's
bakery have been renovated this week
The Woman's Relief corps give ii dance
at Harmony hall next Monday evening.
q. G. Whitney's horse became frightened
Tuesday near Mrs O'Neil's on Union street
and ran away, throwing out Mrs Whitney,
the sole occupant of the carriage The
horse went across the lot, and jumped sew
eral feet down the embaukment TO Elliot
street, badly wrecking the carriage He
was stopped near the Estey gas house Mrs
Whitney was only slightly injured
The Advent Christian church will have
a meeting at Grand Army hall Sunday, at
1890 A. NJ. All are invited
The town is being canvassed, preparatory
to the issuing of a new directory.
Read Z. p Gilson's advertisement in an
other column.
Rev. Mr.. Mooney of Hinsdale preached
at the Centre church last Sunday in ex
change with Mr.. Day.
c. 2. Gibson will sell 81 choice northern
horses by auction at the stables of Livery
men White and Burke next Wednesday
beginning at lOo'clock
A vestibule train of five Wagner coaches,
dining and baggage car, left Boston Tues
day for Dennisun, Tex, with l2g represen
tative men of New England, including Col
Haskins, Capt f. w. Childs, T. j. b Cud.
worth and Fred Franks of this place Col
Albert Fletcher of Middlebury Col T. c.
Fletcher of st. Johnsbury Alfred +. Wat
son of Hartford Col. B. B. Smalley and
Buel j. Derby of Burlington A q Wheel.
er, l., F. Thayer and Royal T. Dubois Of
West Randolph Col Fred f. Smith L. 2
Gleason, Harlan W Kemp, l. Bart Cross,
James w Brock, NJ. NJ Cutler, H n Tap.
lin and Hiram Atkins Of Montpelier The
party goes by invitation of W. p. Rice of
Kansas City, Mo, to look over the territory
contiguous to Dennison, with view To Dos
sible investments. Mr. Rice pays all the
expenses of the excursion, which are un-
derstood 10 be $500 per day Mr.. Rice
was formerly warden Of the state prison at
Windsor, He has become very wealthy
through several western ventures, and Is
one of the leading boomers of Fort PAYNE,
Ala. Dennison is named after VIM. DENIM
son, formerly of Brattleboro, who surveyed
railroad near that place. The party will
be absent 10 days reaching their destlna-
tiOn this evening.
Flannel shirts viii be the craze this sum
mer. Dealers have ordered an immense
stock of all grades, and when hot wealth err
comes a man with white shirt will be out
of style. Flannel sacques and waists for
ladies will also be very popular.
The Pecatonica, Ill.,, News contains the
advertisement of A. L. Clark q Co., lat
the Sanborn elevator dealers in grain.
feed, coal, etc. Mr.. Clark's Brattleboro
friends wish him success in his new ven
ture.
The regular quarterly meeting Of Wind
ham county Pomona Grange will be held in
Grand Army hall next Thursday at 10
O'Clock A. NJ