Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-02


collector to call on you, or send your bill by mail,
but call at his Office in Hooker Block
BraItIebOrs.
Arrangements for the transportation of
Vermont members of the g. A. X. to Mil
waukee at the time Of the national en-
have been completed The fare
for the round trip from the principal towns
will be 500 %. Tickets will be good going
from Aug. % to %, and good returning to
arrive at starting point until Sept. g. The
route of the Vermont delegation will be via
the Central Vermont and Niagara Falls
sleeping car has been chartered to run
through to Milwaukee, and applications for
berths should be made at once TO $. w
Cummings, st. Adams The Vermont del
egation will Join the delegations from other
New England states at some point on the
route. Nermonters will support Col. w G..
Neazey of Rutland for commander-in chief,
and it is quite probable that he will be
chosen, at it is generally conceded that the
next commander-in- chief will be from the
East. Several Brattleboro people will at
tend the encampment, but the make up of
the party has not been fully decided.
H. NJ. Currier has returned from Allan
ia. Ga. He is to resnter the postal service,
succeeding 2. j. Farrell, resigned, on the
day run between here and Springfield.
Several other changes among the postal
clerks are soon to be made. Mr. Curriers'
appointment will give general satisfaction,
as he was one of the efficient men removed
under the Cleveland administration
Gray Estey gave lawn tennis tourna-
ment last Friday. The prize in the sin
giles was won by Miss Ethel Dalton, and in
the doubles by Miss Nina Devens and Mr.
Holmes.
Miss Alice Brooks has bought tract of
land on the east side of Lake Spofford, and
will have fine cottage erected next sea
son.
Judge Wheeler has handed down his de
cision in the case of Margaret B. Sowles VS.
c. W Writer'S, receiver of the First Ma
tional bank of st. Adams, and Edward A.
Sowles- He decides that Mrs. Sowles is u
creditor of the bank to the amount Of SIG,
034. -.
1.-The Oracles of Nature" will be the sub
ject Of Rev f. L. Phalen's sermon at the
Unitarian church on Sunday morning All
are welcome
While there has been an excess of rain
in the East, some parts of the West
have suffered from drouth. Prof VIM b.
Clark writes that in Wyoming no rain has
fallen for three months. In some places
passengers ON the top of a stage cannot see
the ground, so dense are the clouds of dust
that arise.
Miss Blanche Carpenter gave very
pleasant "proverb party" to her young
friends Friday evening of last week
An event ON Forest square last evening
was the opening of six beautiful night bloom
] Inc Of II 1
The Vermont Valley railroad company
has closed a contract with the Boston
! Bridge company for new $4,000 iron
bridge, to replace the wooden one over
| West river. The span will be POO feet with
an approach of 30 feet at the north end
When this is completed there will remain
but two wooden bridges ON the line between
Brattleboro and Windsor-one across Sax
tons river, just south of Bellows Falls, aud
the other across Sugar river, two mile.
north of ClaremOnt Junction.
The autumn term of Glenwood Classica
seminary, at the West village, begins Sept
4th The seminary buildings are being
thoroughly repaired. Excellent advantage,
| for study at a low expense are offered u
prospective students.
The Postal Record of Boston copies from
the manual issued by the local post Office
the articles headed The Brattleboro Post
Office" and The Famous Brattleboro Post
age Stamp"
The First Regiment band will give theiI
ninth concert from the Brooks House bal
cony next Wednesday evening, weather
permitting.
Walter Boynton and viii Stolte, who
| have been away about a year, reached
/ ahn
time at their trade in New York state, they
went to San Francisco via the Isthmus Of
| Panama. 1t will be remembered that al
interesting letter, descriptive of their trav
els written by BoyntOn, appeared in Tn,
| Phoenix. They worked in San Francisco
until a short time ago On their way home
they visited Salt Lake City, Denver, and
other points of interest.
The principalship of the High school i,
evidently regarded as a sinecure, as tn,
school board have on file the names of II
applicants for the position.
The letter in Sundays Springfield Repub
lican, written during Capt. Childs's ab
sence and signed IN" was mainly devoted
TO the post Office question" The writer
evidently drew upon his imagination in
stating that r. +. Gordon was a candidate
| for postmaster. Mr.. Gordon has no inten
ton of becoming candidate.
j. w. Prouty has bought Mr.. Dunklee,
interest in the LEISURE & Dunklee photo
/ graph studio, as was announced two week,
ago. The "Omniscient Wisdom down
| by the bridge stated last week that Tn,
! Phoenix Inade one of its characteristic
blundersn in publishing the item, which
was substantially correct, our statement
being made from information given by Mr.
| Prouty. Our neighbor should have found
out that it was j. W. Prouty and not q. W
Prouty, as he stated.
w. II. Lowell is the topographer in charge
of the scenery Of Brattleboro and vicinity
now being made by the government, Mr.
/ Lowell being in general charge of the work
in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
/ Mr.. q. Il. Hyde, mentioned in our item OF
last week, will be left to complete the WORK
here when it has been properly laid out and
begun.
Despite the rain, c. P, Gibson held his pa
rade and closing out auction sale last SAtur
day Twenty-Five horses were disposed Of
at auction and three at private sale. Tel
road carts, 81 harnesses, blankets, robes
etc, were also sold.
The next Brooks House musicale will b,
given Tuesday evening
Rev. George e Martin of st. Louis, No
will preach at the Centre church next sun
day morning and evening,
II. o. Coolidge has sold his store a
Readsboro to + j. Bullock & Co. He il
undecided as TO where he will locate.
Barber o. f.. Jacques is soon 10 remov,
10 Hinsdale, aud Chinese laundry will b,
opened in the rooms which he now occupie,
in Herriek 4 Wyman's block,
Trout cannot now lawfully be caught as
the season closed Tuesday, according 10 the
revised statutes.
Two persons were baptized at West river
Sunday by Rev w. s. Smithers.
The first party of Fresh air waits re
turned Tuesday. One party arrives today
and another next week Saturday.