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

lows Falls Work will be begun at once
While the repairs are in progress the morn
ing services will be held at the town hall
and in the evening the Congregational and
Baptist societies will hold union meetings at
the Congregational church, Revs Day and
Parry preaching alternately.
Rev. Mr. Smithers is the only Brattleboro
representative to the conference at Morris
vile. The local Methodists have given an
invitation for the holding Of the next con
ference at this place.
The water in Lake Spofiord, at Chester
field, is higher than ever before.
Only seven times in the past century has
Easter been later than this year.
The firm of Eaton q Newell, at Three
Rivers, Mass, has been dissolved MIR. New
ell has returned ~ town and may locate
here permanently.
We hear nothing said about music fes-
tiva in Brattleboro this year
Rev c. O. Day will conduct Easter ser
vices at the y NJ c. A rooms Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock
Miss Carrie Bliss gave party to large
company of friends at the Bliss house last
evening
The local Golden Gross commandery have
this week received $1,000 insurance money
from the order for the daughter of the late
Mrs Julia Drummond
The Horseshoe MINISTRIES are booked for
the town hall Saturday evening of next
week
II. r. Lawrence will sell at auction TO-
morrow afternoon at / O'Clock, at his resi-
dence ON South Main street, his entire stock
OF household goods, furniture, crockery, etc
lie has rented the lower part of his house
to Sub master Rugg and will himself occu-
Ply the upper part.
Miss Lulu Cressys 18th birthday ami
versary was pleasantly observed last Mon
day evening. A company of "a young peo-
pie took supper with her at her High street
home, and the evening was spent socially
Miss Cressv was the recipient of an ee
giant silver water set and numerous other
presents.
The ladies Of the Industrial Union will
give Washington Centennial tea party ON
April Both
j. c. Fairbrother and C. A. Kent, postal
clerks on the Connecticut River route. have
received notices of removal 1t is expected
that Curtis of Bradford and Davis of Ches
terrified, old clerks, will be reinstated.
This, from st. Johnsbury Republican of
this week, has slightly amusing sound for
Brattleboro readers
The negotiations with the Rogers sverwart
people have come To definite end Mr. Howe
received letter from them Saturday. saving that
they mad decided Ia favor Of the other town
lheN dld not give the name of the town and their
letter was couched IN the brefest terms This
NAV he their idea Of courtesy. but il is not quite
up 70 the st Johnsbury standard and the general
feeling is THAT the company is a good deal Of
There was no sale of j. f. Wizards
house at the auction last Saturday. Mr.
Willard has sold the building lot in the rear
of his house to Willard Ingram for $500
The state supervisors are on their month
~ visit to the asylum Nine patients were
discharged by them Yesterday rs either
cured, or tit to be cared for at their homes.
thus relieving by 50 much the overcrowded
condition of the institution The case of
one was the unusual one Of IA man who has
been eight years All inmate, showing no
Improvement for several years but now
apparently we'll
\ pile of ties on the railroad bank opposite
Tyler street were set on fire Tuesday prob
ably 10y spark from IA locomotive The
flames spread rapidly over Il considerable
portion of the bank aud + l.. Hunts new
barn being endangered los the flying sparks.
steamer No. 4 wa, called out 10 subdue the
blaze
The Christian science association will
meet on Wednesday evening with Mrs. NJ
+. Morse, , Spruce street
The glass blowers entertainment. under
the auspices of the @. A. r., was not "a tinan
cal success Miss Blanche Blood received
the prize as the handsomest woman. Lieut.
/. A. Austin as the handsumest man. Ray
mond Norton handsomest baby. and No
As the most popular engine company
The gas company is putting in new six
inch mann through Main street
The annual parish meeting Of st Nj
chaelS 'EpiScnpAh church will Ire held next
Monday at 40 p NJ
Mrs. Z. II davenport gave "A "compli-
Inehtary entertainment in the asylum
course last fritay evening. 1t being the 3sth
III the winters series Her contribution
was IN the form Of select readings, with
eight numbers upon the program. and the
entertainment proved one of the pleasant.
est of the course Without attempt at
high evolutionary art the readings were in
spirit amt rendering happy aud interesting,
aud they were most approximately received
Good progress is being made in putting
the streets IN handsome shape for the sum
mers use So Main street. all the streets
on Prospect hill, Clark street. Canal. Birge.
Flat and Frost, Elliot Green High and
Iak, ami the streets around the Common
have been gone over with the road machine
men following TO remove every loose stone
ana crown up in the centre The whole
village Will Toe treated in the same way
Selectman Perry has put the Western ave
nue. road between the watering trough and
the covered bridge in better shape than
ever before and Mr. Campbell. of the town
farm has started to go over all the town
ROADS 10 repair the sluice-ways and pick out
all rollihg stones.
Mr. Hanna of the Berlin Bridge com
panv. who will have charge of mining mn
the iron Of the Chesterfield bridge arrived
W ednesday aud his force of men came yes
terday, He says he will have the iron in
place and the bridge done by MAY 10. Work
on the highway on both sides of the river
Is being pushed vigorously. Mr.. Waite has
already made the excavation under the
railroad and the company will soon begin
putting in the stone work for the crossing
In these DAYS when Western mor,,,so,as
are so much subject of discussion hnysrs
of such loans are more anxious than evsr
before to know the standing of the comma
MES with whom they invest The new I'D.
vertisement of the Vermont Loan and Trnst
company. printed this week shows thar ibis
home company compares favorably in point
of absolute security afforded with the larg
est and best of such concerns 1t should be
remembered that under "a law passed at the
last legislative session all sucb co,nnaniss
DONG business IN Vermont were placed un-
uer the supervision OF the State Inspector
oil FINANCE, the same as savings baIks and
trust companies