Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-05-30


annual tribute of love and remembrance
to their dead comrades In Brattleboro the
for the early part of Memorial
day has been carried out, gifts of flowers
have been going through the streets all the
morning, and at the hour of going to press
both veterans and citizens are gathering
for the solemn observances of the afternoon
In scores of other places in Vermont, in
thousands of places all over the North, and
in all the national cemeteries of the South,
beautiful garden spots of sward and flowers.
proudly and .tenderly cared for by their
soldier guardians, similar observances are
in progress. The thought of all this touches
the heart as nothing else can, and every
year the lesson grows more and more i'm
pressive, as with each succeeding annivers
airy the ranks of the veterans grow less
and less, and the heads of those who re
main grow frostier and all the marks of
the years more certain Proud memories
and peaceful and consoling thoughts to
them every one today
We notice among the press reports of the
Baptist anniversaries at Chicago that Rev
Mr. Parry read a strong report on missions
in China, in which a large reinforcement
to the Chinese mission was recommended
The extensive Brooks House improve
ments. which include electric lights new
plumbing throughout, and the large exten
sion in the rear, are rapidly nearing com
pletlon. New steam laundry appliances
are now being put in place.
Another interesting Chicago letter is
printed on our first page today.
The first selection on the Artillery band $
program this evening will be the "Estey
March, which was composed for the coca
sion OF the prosecution of the Estey piano
in the Boston Record contest to the East
Lexington school teacher The Estey com
pany took out a copyright on the march
and kindly furnished copies of it to the
band for this occasion.
Mr. 0. A. Kimball of the Emerson Piano
company Boston, who now owns the well
known Asa Chandler place on the Hinsdale
road Just below the site of the old Sheep
skin tavern, is just completing extensive
improvements upon the buildings A new
two-story L has been built in the rear, &
piazza added TO the front of the old house
and summer house attachment to the
south end. The house stands at a location
and elevation which give charming out
| look on the Connecticut valley and excel
lent taste has been shown in preserving tn,
effect and characteristics of the origina
house, which is one of the oldest and
quaintest in this vicinity. Brattleboro ex
tends a cordial welcome TO all such near by
neighbors.
Col Fuller has work well advanced on
/ library extension located on the north sid,
/ of The Pines The addition is II by 81
| feet in size and has at one corner a II foo
tower, the lower story built of field bonl
ders and cobble stones in picturesque fash
ion, and is TO have an observatory and tel
escope at the top.
A large elm tree standing on the lint
between the High school grounds and Hen
/ ry Burnham's, has been taken down thi
week The tree was gradually dying, an,
was only partially leatng out
The stars and stripes, which have had
vacation ever since the close of the white
term, are once more furnishing an object
lesson in patriotism on the High schoo
grounds. 1t was supposed that the wiz
running over the pulley at the top for rails
ing the flag had been broken, but when tn
upper part of the staff was lowered Wednes
day night 70 repair the damage appear
ances Indicated with good deal of certain
ty that the wire had been maliciously cut
The Christian Science association wi
meet Wednesday evening with Mrs. NJ
Morse, p Spruce street
What is Christianity will be Nj
Phalen's subject at the Unitarian churc
next Sunday morning.
Gilson's auction sale of 50 horses take
place to morrow.
About noon last Saturday a telegram wa
received saying that the Richford militar
a. g..
and could not shoot the match with I'll
Estey Guard team, Five of the ten men
bers of the Estev Guard team were II,
notified of the receipt of the telegram, an
went 10 the range and shot a double strin,
making the scores printed in anoth,
column. AS the match was arranged son
time ago it seems little singular that Il
Richford boys should be out of cartridge
1t is quite probable that they remembers
how the Barre and Mortified teams 'gt
left and took this way to give themselv,
an opportunity for more practice befol
trying their skill against the Estey Guard
The annual meeting of the stockholde
of the Brattleboro & Whitehall railroa
companys directors occurs next Monday
d, Clinton Tyler who died on the 23I
inst, was born in Wilmington Oct
1925 When he was Is years old he wei
with his fathers family TO Guilford, whe
he remained until 1862, and has since liv,
most of the time in this town, the last
years on Mr. CAROLS farm He was a d
voted husband and father, kind neighbo
an upright man, greatly esteemed by
who knew him. His death resulted ind
} rectly from an attack of the grip which /
suffered during the winter,
Rev. f. H. Eveleth, a missionary fro
Burmah, India, will deliver an interestI
address on mission work in that country
Tuesday night, June TO- in the chapel
? the Baptist church. All are invited
Wednesday evenings band concert DIRE
a large audience. The program contain,
: a liberal sprinkling of patriotic pieces
S recognition Of the near approach of Mem
4 rial day
If some of the Green street boys we
asked, What will the harvest be ~ tn,
would undoubtedly answer angle worms
This may sound queerly, but the boys ha
5 been earning their pocket money by picki
up the worms which have come TO the 81
face during the wet weather and overrl
Dr. Gales premises The doctor has pa
the boys ten cents a quart for gatheril
the worms, and one bov has secured
a quarts As the worms have been sold
! the fishermen the boys have realized qui
- a sum
: Mary Howe sang at Providence, r.
d Monday evening and at Meriden, Com
e Tuesday evening, scoring a great succ,
r. in both places, md receiving warmly
. preciRtive notices in the papers. Ia
evening she sang at Gardner, Mass, a
this evening fills her North Adams engal
r ment
e In ball game last saturday the Car
street boys downed the Prospect Hills p
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d The ladies of the Congregational socis
will give d daisy fair at the town b
T. June 49,
Is II W Wheeler and D. Z. Tasker are
n local representatives 70 the grand lodge
m Odd Fellows 70 be held at Montpelier ia
T. Several of the older members of
&c order will attend the grand encampmt
D. on the I'd, when the parade and receipt
will he hald