Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-11-01

and cemented 10 the rock in such manner
that it will be next 10 impossible to move
il Dimension granite from the Lyons
quarry will be used ON the side toward .
Milestone brook The plans Of the build .
ing were drawn by Geo. A. Hines and Wells /
stowe. h. f. Stockwel has contracted to !
lay the foundation and the work will be |
done under the supervision Of Henry Day /.
Of Mortified. II is hoped to have the |
building ready for occupancy next April. |
The first floor will be used for stores Ross
White has already rented the other three
floors and basement for a term Of 10 years.
This will give him ample room for his rap
idly increasing paper manufacturing bust
ness. He will have steam power in the
basement, which will be connected with the
upper stories by an elevator Mr.. Miner
intends to have the building made in most
substantial manner, and when completed it
will be an attractive addition 10 the business
centre Of Brattleboro.
The flag staff on the High school grounds
is completed, and Mai Wales has done a
handsome and substantial piece Of work
in its erection. IL stands ~ feet above the
ground and is set ~ feet into the EARTH
bedded in concrete. The rainy day flag has
already arrived, and the regulation fair
weather flag with 70 stars in its field, is
l
Wednesday, for the first time, with appro-
pirate exercises, if the weather permits
The exercises will consist Of short speeches
| 10y members Of the school board and the
High school principal and sub master, with
singing by the pupils
L. W. Frink is pushing his " Chicago
neurological institute" for all it is worth, SO
far as advertising is concerned A trade
| journal published at Morgan Park, Ill., con
taius an illustrated article on the institute.
with a portrait Of Mr.. Frnk. and it was
similar advertised recently in the jewelers.
| Weekly.
|. b Thorn has sold his interest in the
| hop and burdOck tonic and extracts bust
ness to his partner, H. b. Willis, and will
soon leave town. The business is in a pros
| porous condition, largely on account Of Mr.
Ihorns push and enterprise, and undoubt
eddy has prosperous future before it,
The Amherst college foot ball eleven with
their "shouters' stopped in town Tuesday,
ON their way TO Hanover, y. II where
they were defeated, Wednesday. by the
Dartmouths, 90 to &.
Durham Brothers have something to say
in their advertisement this week about the
Alfred Dodge felt shoes aud slippers.
Three cases Of diphtheria have developed
recently in one family in this village, and
one case ON the island The latter is that
Of the little daughter Of H. &. Lscom. the
other three are in the family Of Thos Brown
on South Main street. The Liscom case un
doubtedly came from North Hnsdale where
there have been three deaths from the dis
ease within the week The Hinsdale cases
came from Chesterfield, where Mrs
Wheeler died Of the disease. She was at
tended 10y her sister Mrs George Butler of
North liinsdule and after the return home
OF the latter her two children sckened. and
death followed last Wednesday, ON Sun.
day "A third death. that Of woman. occur
red at North Hinsdale The infection was
undoubtedly brought into the Brown family
10y the father, who has been at work in
heene, where diphtheria has been and still
Is very prevalent, aud the schools have been
closed for some time ON account Of it. One
of the Brown children, a boy Of II. has
nearly recovered and IA second child. "A girl
of !, is improving. On Wednesday third
child boy Of ., developed the disease, but
the case Is not an alarming one The fam
lly Is strictly quarantined, and every pre-
caution taken against the spread of the dis
ease The Brown children attended the
parochial school The other children in the
Liscom family have been sent away. and no
communication is hal with children in the
village. There seems tp be no occasion for
apprehension of spread Of the disease
Geo. +. Greene ha, in his window large
photograph Of the Vermont monument at
Getty sburI, taken just after the dedication
exercises were over. II shows the beauti
iui design and proportions of the monu
meut better than anything yet
The new story and roof with zinc cornice
on +. A. Whtneys building has taken shape
the past week, and promises TO be "A decided
Improvement to the looks Of Main street
The people II the Univer,alist society in
Peabody, Mass. gave a farewell banquet to
Rev and Mrs. +. ". Sprague ON Tuesday
evening and presented them with a hand
some dinner service and set Of ,ilverware
The Esteyvie band, under the direction
Of \. j sweet will give a concert at the
. town hall next Thursday evening, and will
be assisted by G.. f. Slater curnet soost
Of Winchester, y. H. The concert will be
/ followed 10y dance.
Tuesday evening was the 22nd anmiver
sary Of the marriage Of Col and Mrs Is
tey, and II party Of friends made them a
pleasant surprise visit.
Last evening wa, All Hallow cen today
Is All Saints, and services are held at the
Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches a.
l usual
The annual meeting of the Vermont State
Agricultural society was held at Burlington,
! last evening, and Col Hooker was elected
J president. 1t was resolved
That the union proposed hy the conference
committee between the vermont state Agrirul
uIral spprl and Champlan Valley Agricultural
association having ben cpnsummatei, the next
annual fair l+ held on the east side Of the noun
tain, IN September l~s provided that the zen.
ut any desirable location