Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-05
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Many citizens have expressed wish h.
see the charge Of the court in State v John.
son. 1t being case II considerable local IN
terest and involving questions Of practical
Importance AT our request Judge Tyler
has furnished the charge for publication.
and 1t appears upon our first page
The ladies' auxiliary Of the Y. VI. G.. 4.
held their annual meeting Tuesday after
noon. There WAS good attendance. and
much interest was manifested Reports
We're read 10y the secretary, treasurer. and
| chairnen of the several committees, after
which the following board Of managers was
elected
| Mrs NJ +. Kirkland, Mrs VIM Fuller, Mn,
/ J. Estey Mrs James Conland. Mrs q. G.. AVerill.
| Mrs IL II. Thompson. Mrs q. f. Greene Mrs K
| Tyler, Mrs Grn ". Tyler. Mrs ) VI Chatnrld
| Mr. Alex Allen, Mrs o = smith, Mrs. l. ".
! lIaWley. Mr. : 4 Davis Miss Helen Chandler
| Mis-, Lillir 7 Culhurn
/ The old board Of officers was reelected, with
the addition Of Mrs. A. l. Miller as assist
ant secretary
Four Young men were baptized at the
/ Baptist church last sunday
Barnum x Baileys advance agents were
| in keene last week making arrangements
for the exhibit Of the greatest show on
earth at that place June 9TH. If Brattle.
y
! he at about the same date
There are twenty pupils in this years
| High school graduating class, ten girls and
ten boys.
The usual services will he held in st. Mi
chael's church On Sunday, the Sunday
school being at 9:3O A. NJ
What can the reason be that our Demo
cratic friends pay so little attention to the
declaration Of Mr. Judd. the secretary of
the Massachusetts Tariff Reform League.
made after careful examination" that
| the Grindstone figures are untrustwor-
/ thy: One would think that man holding
this important position, as well as that of
/ commercial editor Of the Boston Globe.
ought to he Il good enough Democratic au-
thority to bear quoting.
The Windham county board Of under
writers h Id meeting Wednesday with
reference to a revision Of the rates of in.
surauce.
The Us held very pleasant sociable at
the home of their president, Miss Helen
/ Fletcher, last evening. There was large
attendance, and the outcome is likely to be
All increased interest in the society and its
beneiiceut mission.
/ l.. +. Lawtou's double tenement house on
| Church place was bid off Tuesday by Hen
| ry Akely for $4,000, and the single tene-
ment house by Michael Lilis for $llOO The
necessary papers have not been made out,
however, and Mr.. Lawton will probably re
tain both buildings.
| The oldest inhabitant" and champion
| liar fails to remember anything similar Ia
| the thunder snow storm of Wednesday.
| The New York weekly Graphic, illustrat
ed, can be had in connection with The Pho.
nix for 30 cents per year.
| The snow storm of Sunday interfered
with the plans of the Waltonian disciples.
/ who expected to frequent the trout streams
at an early hour Monday morning. a few
venturesome piscatorians have brought in
small strings Of trout during the week. but
no large catches have been reported The
New York Press hits the nail on the head
when it says that armed with rod and
flask, the angler now marches forth, to re
turn with spells Of the imagination 1t is
bamboo, booze and hamboozlen
Russell X Pummer have recently added
to their store a sectioned display counter
which gives an unusually good opportunity
for exhibiting goods Business is evidently
booming at Little 33,
During March the letter carriers delivered
21,i5l mail letters, 203 registered letters,
6O2 postal cards, and 500 newspapers.
There were collected -. lO2 mail letters.
1866 local letters, Gl9S mail cards, l24s To-
cal cards and 22,912 newspapers The to.
tai number of pieces Of mail matter delv.
cred was 80, 1s2, collected - $50, total
handled, III 56S
The Lamb and the Lion proverb about
March was certainly true this year. The
opening days were warm. mild, and rs
lamb like ms possible. What the closing
days were all know too well
The fourth and last of the series of Ma
sonic sociables will be held this evening.
The Vermont Wheel club voted in four
teen new members at regular meeting
Tuesday evening
Spring jackets are the leading attraction
at Hawley 5, and his stock comprises many
novelties which the ladies will be glad 10
examine
Herrick and Boyden have decided ON the
immediate erection of brick building ON
Elliot street between their present tene
ment house and the Martin building. IL
will be 30 feet wide, and three stories high
in front and five in the rear On the first
floor will he a store 30 feet square, with ten
ement flats on the two floors above. while
in the lower stories in the rear will he a
third tenement fronting toward Flat street
The children of ST. Michael's parish had
their first rehearsal of Easter carols at the
church this afternoon,
The Brooks House property passed into
the hands Of its new owners, Crosby and
Adams, on Tuesday Col Goodhue retires
from the active management, but will not
be stranger about the premises He will
have a desk in the office for his personal
use, and has rented the private stable be,
longing to the house. Mr. Goodhue under.
took the management in 1878 to oblge his
friend and relative, the late George j
Brooks, the builder and owner of the house
He expected 10 remain only few months,
but the arrangement has continued until
now without interruption, a period of 10
years and "a half. During this time the
house has acquired deserved reputation
as the beat kept hotel in the state, aud Mr.