Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-05

g. F BARRIER, b. ID. S.
BrattIeboro.
Yesterdays weather was unfortunate for
the Baptist ladies and they postponed their
lawn party to this evening, when the full
| program, with band music, supper, etc. -,
will he carried out on Col Estey's grounds
A larG number of suppers were served on
the grounds last evening.
John Fender, New London Northern
brakeman, was killed last Thursday night
near New Lebanon, Conn. His run was
on the express freight train between Palm
er and New London, and he was thrown off
as the train rounded a curve on the way
| down. He lived in Brattleboro until about
SIX months ago, being employed in the yard
and as brakeman between here and South
! Vernon. Previous to coming here he was
employed on the Bennington and Rutland
road. His age was about 30, and he leaves
a wife and child
The advance guard of the log men ar
rived Tuesday and have made ready to run
the logs down past the bridge, but only a
few are coming down as yet A big Jam
accumulated at Windsor last week, but it
was broken after two or three DAYS of hard
work, and the logs are now on their way
to the Bellows Falls boom.
"The Lords Supper in the Light of His
tory and Reason will he the subject of Rev
| F. l.. Phalens sermon on Sunday at the
! Unitarian church, Before the sermon there
will he II chldren's baptismal service The
Lords supper will be observed at the close
OF the regular service All are welcome
The following officers of Delta lodge. X .
and l.. of H., were installed Tuesday even
ing p, W. II. Haywood Y. F., Mrs. j
A. Smith Sec'y, Mrs j. A Orton Fin
| Sec'y. j. W Simonds Treas, S W Ed
wards Chap, Mrs G.. A. Stockwel {:
| Guide, W. A Cunningham Guard Miss
A. A. Roberts Sent. Mrs 5 W Edwards ;
F. F., II. W. Sargent
Mr.. Fuller, the Y NJ. c. A. secretary.
makes tins announcement Orders have
been sent for 30 fresh air children to come
on Tuesday, the 10Th We shall Ice glad to
increase the number as much as possible
Amy one sending us word before Wednes
day, the 10th can have children sent out
with this party There are 100 coming at
the time for towns north of here, and we
would he pleased to increase our order To
that number.
Several hundred people were attracted
to the island ball ground Monday evening by
H. NJ. Woods balloon ascension and dis
play of sample fireworks.
The Congregational Sunday school will
hold their annual picnic on the parsonage
grounds next Wednesday afternoon, wealth
er permitting.
The Farmers x Mechanics exchange dis
play a neat new sign, reaching across the
front of Leonard block.
Rev G. W Puddefoot made stirring adj
dresses before large audiences at the Cen.
tire church last Sunday. The collection in
the morning for the Vermont domestic mis-
sionary society was the largest ever taken
i'll the church for home missionary purposes
amounting to $3.50 In the evening $37 was
collected for the American home missionary
society.
Following are the real estate transactions
at Bailey x Miners agency this week the
Walter Goodenough farm in West Brattle
boro in exchange for the Lemuel Smith cot
tage on Washington street stock of mer-
chandise, owned by the Estey Organ Co.
which invoiced at about 81 800, TO f. j. &
o. Knapp of Bellows Falls the Clark farm
in Dummerston owned by II. H Howe
exchanged with S w. Estey for building
lot in BrattleborO and the farm was re sold
to Mrs Williams of West Brattleboro
Several of the old time High and Gram
mar school teachers-Miss Janette Howe,
Miss Mary NJ. Walker, Miss NJ E. Slason
and Mrs Emma (Blanchard) Coolidge-have
held reunion visit with Miss Howe this
week
The friends of Chas l.. Mead and there
are many of them in Brattleboro, will rec
ognize with pleasure his initials appended
to the entertaining letter printed ON our
first page today. The letter comes from an
unfamiliar part of this great American Re
public ON which ''the sun never SETS but
II is all the more interesting ON this account
The long journey which Mr.. Mead and his
family are making will last till about the
end of this month.
Attention is called 10 the advertisement
of Knight * Whitaker, who have bought
the Fisher shop at West Brattleboro and
set up general job shop in house builders
supplies. Mr.. E, A Knight of the new
firm is known in this village as former
workman at Estey & Co.'S, though of late
he has been clerk in Mather's West Brat
tlebOro store
The White Mountain train began running
Monday, and has carried unusually good
fares of passengers ON its upward trips, the
hot weather of Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day hurrying people out of the cities u
summer resorts in all directions
Work is in progress on the BrattleborC
Jelly cOmpany's elevator, aud it will soon
be running through to the fourth story Of
the building
f. E. Drown has sold the Brooks House
shoe store to F. A, Roberts x Co, the new
propretors taking possession July LIST f.
A, Roberts, who will lie in charge of the
store is son of +. l.. Roberts, now OF
Brattleboro, but formerly of Jacksonville
nd If n
The young man has been employed as stem
ographer in Il New York boot and shoe
house, and comes here well recommended
1t is now nearly five years since Mr. Drown
came here and established this store, and
during this time has won the respect and
confidence of all our people. Beyond Civ.
ing some attention to his branch store al
LittletOn, n. H., his plans are not mAtured
but we are glad to know it is probable he
may not leave Brattleboro permanently.
The current number of the Architects and
Builders edition of the Scientific American
has a Photographic reproduction Of c. W.
Wilcox 5 attractive house ON Chaplin street
with drawings of the floor plans and a full
description of the manner of construction
and finish A leading characteristic of the
house seems to be its compactness &C design
and the large amount of available room Sc
cured in comparatively small compass.
The Chamberlain Horse company had a
successful auction sale last Saturday, dis
posing of 23 horses in all, among them one
single horse at 1925, and two spans at S425
each.
Mr., and Mrs, Menzies, Mr.. James Men
zies and Mrs. Miller and her son left We'd
nesday for the White Mountains where
they will spend the summer Their Brat
tleboro friends will be glad TO know that
they made arrangements before leaving To
return in September and spend the winter
at the Brooks House as for the past two
years
DIR. Holton attended last week the annual
meeting of the American Medical assoca-
ton, held at Newport, r. l., being one of
eight delegates from the Vermont medical
society. The convention was a large one
numbering some 700 members, and nearly
every state aud territory was represented.
The people of Clark street and vicinity
were startled and saddened last Tuesday
evening by the sudden death of Mrs. Lowell
Holt, which took place just at night She