Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26

BrattIebOro.
1t is a fact to he made "a note of that the
first peaches to come into Brattleboro mar
ket this year, save only few from Cali
fornia, were of home growth. A. Wheeler
of Vernon brought peck of as handsome
fruit rs one could wish to see to Stickney
Bros ON Tuesday, the 23d inst, and will
have more Of the same kind ready in day
or two.
Mr. Crowell and his family had the rare
experience on their recent trip to the White
mountains, Of day and IA night ON Mt.
Washington in a perfectly clear sky aud
atmosphere After three days Of rain came
"A clearing up such occurs not more than
two or three times during the season, and
the party saw the sun set, the full moon
rise and the sun rise under conditions ahso-
lutely perfect.
Mr.. ellison, who holds his closing out
auction sale tomorrow, will open the pro
ceedings at 10 o'clock with IA street parade
Of horses and carriages, lsd by fife aud
drum corps of army veterans who have
volunteered their services for the occasion
In the absence of the annual circus parade
this will make a substitute twice good.
The Phoenix office had pleasant call on
Tuesday from Rev. John S. Lee of Canton
n. Y, who has long held the professorship
of church history and biblical antiquity in
the st. Lawrence university of that place.
Mr. Lee is a member of the well known
Lee family of Vernon and is now ON visit
to his sister, Mrs Addison Withheld and
other friends living there. He fitted for
college at the Brattleboro High school and
the West Brattleboro academy, was princi-
pal of the West BrattleborO school known
as Melrose academy in lS41 4S 40, and was
ordained to the ministry in Brattleboro.
Although his term of public service has
been a long and arduous one, he maintains
the vigor and freshness of youth in re
markable degree
The Brattleboro Gaslight company is do
ing notably thorough and substantial piece
of work in the construction of its new gas
holder on the triangular piece of land he
tween the Crosby x Co. storehouse and
the river The semi-circular wall 100 feet
long on the river line, which will protect
the pit and building from the assaults of
floods, ice jams and the like, is 20 feet high,
eight feet broad at the bottom and six at
the top, and is built Of solid stone and ce-
ment, many of the individual stones weigh
ing from two 10 four tons. Inside this wall
will he laid the circular wall of the pit
which will be of brick, and % inches thick.
The diameter of the pit will be 30 feet, and
its depth 20 feet The height of the round
house above will be 81 feet, with walls II
inches thick, the whole job requiring 275,
600 brick The capacity of the new holder,
which will be 10000 feet, is about dOuoe
that of both the old ones, and when finished
will give ample storage facilities The stone
work has been done by Chas Bean and
David Downer of this place and NJ. Mack
of Bellows Falls. 1t is the good fortune of
the company that only small amount of
ledge has been encountered in digging the
pit which requires blasting. John O'COnnor
will do the brick work, beginning today
The Claremont writer above alluded to
moralizes on the subject in this pessimistic
fashion
what Will the lucky man get for which so
many are Struggling A $llOO salary, considera-
eight years constant wearing out, and when he
gets through, unless he does better than most
school teachers, he will be about where he begun,
financially and mentally, with five or six years
gone
With this idea we do not in the least
agree. The school teachers work is hard
and the pay is often too small for the ser
vice rendered but if the lucky man" in
question has any stuff in him which is at all
worth making a trial of his five or six
years will he years of earnest, faithful
striving and upward looking, and no such
years as these are ever lost to any man, no
matter whether they do or do not win for
him what the world calls success.
Rev b. Fay Mills, the evangelist who
was in BrattlebOro last year, begins work
with the Bennington churches in Septem
Der.
We do not remember TO have heard
warmer applause at any of the bands open
air concerts than that which greeted Mr..
Mitchells difficult xylophone and bell solo
on Wednesday evening, and compelled a
repetition of portion Of the number.
Mr. c. A. Miles has withdrawn his APP
| plication for the principalship of the High
| school
The last letter which b. A. Clark recev-
/ ed from his son, DR.. VIM. b. Clark, was
written from the top of Pixies Peak, more
than IA 900 feet high and nearly 1000 feet
higher than the top Of Mt. Washington
Our Brattleboro school board are not
alone or singular in wrestling with the
trials incident TO a vacant High school
/ principalshp The principal of the Glare
mont High school resigned ten days ago,
and although no public announcement was
made of the fact. letter from that place
tions have already been recorded for the
| Sl400 place, and ~ of the applicants have
put in an appearance in person. Our own
committee have not only on file "a whole
volume of letters of application and recon-
mendation, but they have large and choice
collection of photographs of the aspiring
young men who are anxious To lead the
Brattleboro young idea up the hill of knowl-
edge.
A special train leaving at 7:45 next Tues
day morning will carry the members OF
the Universalist Sunday school and Their
friends 10 their annual picnic at Fairy Dell
Charlestown, n. H., where last years out
ing was held The place is an attractive
one with, every convenience for such al
outdoor gathering The First Regiment
band will furnish music for dancing, aud
the committee in charge invite everybody
TO go along aud enjoy the good time.
The Phoenix reioices in a brand new
grandson this week, and extends cOrdia
congratulations TO the young father and
mother.
A personal item in recent Bar HarbOl
letter says Mrs. William Morris Hum
and the Misses Hunt of Mizzentop gave 4
tea party Friday evening, at which must,
was the chief feature of entertainment
The Misses Hunt are both talented in thai
direction, aud draw around them circl,
of talented friends IL is said Mrs. Ameli'
Rives CHAMBER was inspired 10 write one o
her most beautiful poems by hearing Mis-