Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-14

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BRATTLEBORO.
The supplement sent out with TIM, issue
contain. the equivalent III space Of more
than seven Of our long columns 1t is fill
ed exclusively with editorial. county news
aud legislative matter
Prof b. A Clark the optician. an
nounced 10 our advertising columns - be-
in Brattleboro next Tuesday. i, prevented
hy illness from keeping ms appointment
The illustrated lecture given last evening
at the Unitarian church, by Mrs b VII
hanson, lr. secretary of the state chart
ties alt society OF New Jersey. was listened
o. los au appreciative audience which found
the hour and half thus spent one Of great
delight The appearance Of the speaker
was that OF one entirely at home with her
subject. snd al enthusiast IN It's study and
treatment The origin OF Greek mythology
wa, developed IN IA way which was as schoi-
arly A. it was entertaining The stories Of
Orphru, and Eurydice. CEiipus and Anti
gone we're charmlngly told The pictures
Illustrating the lecture were very tine. IA
number Of them having been collected m
Europe Those Of Pandora. Psyche and
Cupid were especially 70 toe mentioned The
stereopticon was skillfully handled by c. NJ
Russell Of Wilmington The net proceed,
Will furnish d snug sum for the fund Of the
guild Of the Good Shepherd
valuable horse belonging 70 Liveryman
Henry Brown got loose IN the stable few
nights ago and ate two quarts Of red paint
from thu effects Of " hich It died
+ C. Thorn has sold his Hinsdaie store
to Fred Jones formerly Of Worden x Jones.
VII" has formed Il partnership with Mr.
O'Brien. the clothing man. aud the two
concerns will hereafter be run "a, one
Mr Richardson, the new town hall agent
has thoroughly cleaned the hall and put it
IN a. decent condition as Is possible
4 raft Of logs which F NJ Waite hai at
the mouth Of West river. broke away this
morning and went down stream
Fanny Davenport played in Keene
Wednesday night with her full New York
company, and would have come to Brattle
horo If the town had afforded a hall with
suitable accommodations
1t has been decided u equip the narrow
gauge passenger cars with steam heating
apparatus. and man came down on
W Wednesday from the st Adams shop. u
take the measurements
The first snow Of the season fell in Brat
/ tleboro on Tuesday, partially whitening
the ground This premature touch OF
winter was sandwiched in between days Of
marvellous Indian summer loneliness
+ Yesterday morning every outdoor thing
was white with glstening boar frost bu,
" ia ID e
warm sunshine a. rarely comes even at this
season of contradictions and surprises
( A correspondent makes, in another col
umn. an urgent plea for a concerted move
to establish an old ladies home in Brattle
boro. The enterprise Is one which deserves
and would undoubtedly receive, united sup
port in the community, and it only remain.
for some one to lead the way and sugges,
methods for practical work in its behalf
DR. Holton's visit 10 Montpelier last weel
was IN behalf Of the bill to give mechanic
lien on buildings on which they are EN-
ployed over that Of the contractor. and no
N advocate the bill 70 allow Brattleboro t,
aid in the construction of county hous,
and jail, As was stated The mechanics
bill was similar 10 a measure in which h,
was interested in the Legislature of 1883.
Florist Allen has exhibited TO his Gus
toners the past week the greatest novelt,
Of the season in the shape Of the new pinl
ostrich plume chrysanthemum, "Loui
Boehmer' The flowers are marvel o
size and soft, pleasing color They ar
gracefully incurred, but if extended out
ward instead would reach size Of no les
than four or five inches in diameter
Large crowds will be brought TO Brattle
horo next year by at least two meetings
the conference of Congregational churche
and the Christian Endeavor convention, t
be held in June and November
In making their extensive improvement
in the plumbing in the Brooks House
Crosby block and Harmony block, Crosb
* Adams have taken out large amour
of old lead pipe, which was stored under
stairway in one of their buildings Flo
some time 1t has been found 70 be myster
ously disappearing III various quantities
and an investigation resulted in a confer
ence, held last Saturday evening betwee
Crosby a Adams and a company q
several boys and their parents, with
lawyer as chairman An amicable al
lustment was made, and hereafter th
boys will be likely 10 understand that eve
odd lead pipe possesses property rights thl
2 are 10 be respected.
The Londonderry Sitter announces this
1t will celebrate the beginning of its sevent
year next week by discarding its "pater
insides' and adopting an allhome print
The Springfield Republicans Boston Ii
i erary letter printed in Tuesdays issue d,
r votes its main portion to an appreciatiy
notice Of Mary f. wilkins and her worl
/, The writer speaks felicitously of the wa
: IN which Miss wilkins gradually stole VI
: on the public few years ago with fe'
: short stories Of humble life in New En-
land The pathetic is her forte mingle
! with that humor in which there is always
! deep pathos There is high art abou
- the stories of Miss wilkins the writ,
continues, or else it is that simplicit
4 which has the effect of high art She hi
observed human nature in her sphere
closely that she seldom makes a mistake
the pose or the walk or the conversation q
: her characters She draws them, apparen
ly, from the repertory of her friends an
acquaintance as well as from her own
a Miss Wilkins latest story, The Revolt
d Mother is given high praise. This stoI
was printed in a recent number of Ha
pers magazine, and has been read wit
/ pleasure aud appreciation by many Brattl
bOro friends
2 The second entertainment in the Y \
G A. course comes next Wednesday evel
ing. when Robert j Burdette the we
known humorist and newspaper write
{ will deliver his lectuae on the "Pilgrima.
b Of the Funny Man" This lecture has bee
delivered IN all of the large cities and 81
Enthusiastically received