Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-18

In the Reformer', shameful attack Of last
week on eN President Hayes which is else
where treated in part AS it deserves, there
is one statement in particular which APP
pears to be Il deliberate falsiiication II is
not true that Mr.. Hayes came down to
the Brooks House Tuesday forenoon, and
stopped the rest Of the day, ~ spending his
time in the public paror unnoticed and un-
known. On the contrary he drove down
only lu time To get an early supper aud take
the train tn Newfaue The whole time
spent at the house was hardly more than an
hour. Dozens Of prominent Brattleboro
citizens would have esteemed it both pleas
urc aud an honor 10 call upon Mr. Hayes had
an opportunity been given them, or had not
their nWn -cuse Of delicacy forbade the in
tru,ipn.
\ sermon by Rev VI. Crothers, former
is Of Erattlrboru. preached at Santa Bar
hara, Cal, the past summer, was printed
IN the Springfield Republican last sunday.
Hon. l. o Greene, State Inspector Of
Finance. has been in town this week, going
from here to Wilmington, and to Newfane
and Jamaica. Ia examine the savings banks
IN those places
\ party Of Young men will spend next
WIN ~ NlIHllllE HuNhN ut ilhllbI'l ldhFt
At "A special meeting last evening the
Wheel club voted to have the club rooms
rrittcd, aud IA committee was appointed ~
make arrangements for the annual ball.
The club will have n turkey supper at the
Brook, House Nov 9TH.
Hunter u O'Neil are pushing the work at
their shop as rapidly as possible, and hope
10 he able Ia resume business the first of
next week. Their insurance on machinery
WAS adjusted Mt SjO3
The Universalist ladies' will give all oys
ter supper at the vestry next Thursday
evening
\ stranger " no came to the Brooks Hous,
from the lO:lO train Tuesday evening, reg
STEERING rs II W Howard. Greenfield,
hired "A team Of Ray the next morning, os
tpu>hly to 20 to Halifax, saying that Ia,
was piano tuner and was working up
trade IN the country towns with view I,
securing an agency for the Estey organs
lie spoke of being gone two or three DAYS
left his hotel hill unpaid, and was giver
a sorrel horse with light name and tail, an,
spindle. wood colored wagon Mr. RAY
was suspicious of his customer and, grow
ing uneasy during the day, sent man t,
Shelhurne Falls, where the fellow said hi,
father lived, to make inquiries IL wa,
found that no Towards lived there. anl
yesterday the team was traced through
Guilfurd 70 South Vernon, and thence I,
Gill and past the Mt Hermon school, when
all trace was lost, 1t being only known thai
the team did not cross the ferry The thiei
is rather tall, light complexioned smooth
faced, and Mr. Ray would give handsome
sum for the satisfaction Of laying eyes on
him again.
g. g. Allen had his nose broken by
kick from II COW while attending the Dwigh
Goodenough auction Wednesday.
\ one year old child Of John Longuei
was badly scalded Wednesday about tn,
legs and feet 10y overturnng a kettle 81
boiling water
4 less number Of people than usual hav,
joined the excursions to New York thi
week.
The keene papers speak very highly Of
the production of Esther the Beautiful
Queen IN that city by the same manage
ment which is arranging for its presenta
ton here
Rev. +. W. Sprague Of Peabody, Mass
to whom the Universaist society has ex
tended AN invitation to become its pastor
will preach in the UniVersalist church on
SUNDAY at the usual hour, and at Guifur,
Centre ut 2:3O p. Nj. Mr. Spragues resig
nation of his Peabody pastorate was lea,
last Sunday, and will he acted upon mex
Monday evening.
II q. Leonard is to remove at once t,
Bellows Falls, where he has bought the fist
and oyster business of W. q, Blake aud
house of f. l.. Amadon,
Z Int1,,. 4.
sign
The 2lst annual convention of the state
Sunday school association will he held al
Middebury next Tuesday, Wednesday anC
/ Thursday. The speakers from abroad vii
he Rev. and Mrs j. 5 Ostrander Of Brook
Ign, y, Y, aud Rev H. c. Farrar of Al
hany, y. Y. Rev. W. 5. Smthers vii
speak ON Trained Workmeu" aud Rev. J
II Bahhltt will tell about the Worlds Sun
day school convention Reduced rates vii
he given ON the railroads Applications fol
entertainment should he addressed to II II
Bryant Middlebury.
The mountain and the Marlboro hills wer,
white with snow Sunday morning, but tn,
last few days have brought perfect October
weather.
The Salisbury block will be sold at auc
ton to morrow at , p Nj.
$. G, johnson and Miss Helen Fletcher
are the local delegates to the annual stat,
convention Of Christian Endeavor societie.
to be held at Rutland ON the Both and BIS
of this month Miss Fletcher, Prof II ii
Shaw and Rev c. o. Day are announced u
take part in the exercises of the conven
ton,
j. 7, Hldreth displays unique sign
from the top of his carriage shop ON Elm
street, 1t is Il full sized buggy, painted in
attractive colors, with the name "Hildreth'
along one side
A good deal of interest is being developed
in project for building carriage road t.
the top of Nantastiguet aud erecting on
the pinnacle tower which would not only
furnish commanding point of outlook
over the surrounding country, hut would
he conspicuous feature IN the village land
scape, Photographs have been obtained of
tower " hich has been erected of iron lat
tice-work ON Greylock mountain in North
Adams, and a party of men who climbed
the mountain yesterday To look for road.
way found that this Greylock tower could
be plainly seen from the pinnacle in IA line
almost due west, Should the scheme ma
teriallle, however, we should hope that
our Nantastiqurt tower might he built OF
stone and cement instead of iron for tn,
matrrlul lie. nn.l.ts nt..f5 ha,,I "a, .l,..,