Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-06-27
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Next Friday being the Fourth of july
The Phoenix will be put to press on Thurs
day afternoon, for distribution bv the
mails of Thursday night and Friday morn
ing. Correspondents and advertisers should
note the fact that everything intended for
next week $ issue must he in hand one full
day earlier than usual
1t is to he hoped that the Republicans in
all parts of the town will remember the
caucus 70 be held tomorrow evening to
elect delegates to the county convention to
be held at Newfane next Tuesday The
formal notice of the town committee is
printed elsewhere in this issue
Mr. A p Burbank, the well known read
er, who will he the guest of Mr. n l. Haw
ley over Sunday, has consented to give an
entertainment on Saturday evening in Mr.
Hawley's parlors for the benefit of the Ru
raj Improvement society His selections
will include the second scene from Rip Van
Wrinkle, one Of the very hest in his roper
toire. The sale Of tickets will be in charge
of the ladies of the executive committee Of
the Improvement society
NJ H. Bush of Boston has been appointed
aide de camp for the department of Massa
chusetts on the staff of Commander in chief
Alger of the G.. A r.
ne SulilileI lldtts connected Win tnt
asylum were opened on Monday. with "a
family Of ~ at the Cottage and II at the
Retreat
Mr. VIM. II Wells Of New York was in
town last week for consultation in regard
to the drinking fountain which he purposes
to present to Brattleboro The design for
the fountain, which is from the office Of
McKim, Mead & White. New York, and
mot xyat rOtuulata IN oil its 1atatls -,
ii general way structure with base and
bowl of native granite, and at either side
tall columns of polished Scotch granite
with handsomely carved capitals The
granite entahature surmounting these col
umns is also handsomely carved and from
ITS centre will depend an electric lamp. In
the centre of the drinking bowl will he a
hons head, from the mouth of which the
water will flow The total height of the
structure will be about rs feet The width
between the columns is six feet. The fount
ain will be a rare acquisition. both as an
artistic conception and for purposes of util
ity 1t is hoped to have it ready to erect
in September Mr. and Mrs f. z. Car
penter have generously given deed of the
land on which it will stand, at the lower
point of their lot at the junction of Asv
lum and North Main streets 1t will be
necessary 70 occupy a portion of the fire
department reservoir at that place with the
! foundation, In connection with the grad
ing to be done the selectmen will probably
put in sidewalk along the west side of
! North Main street Mr. Weiss daughter
accompanied him to Brattleboro, and they
returned TO New York on Monday
There are two columns of state political
matter ON our first page today,
Mr.. Edwin l. Hildreth, of the firm Of +
l.. Hildreth Co., proprietoTs of The
/ Phoenix job printing office, has never
lacked for warm personal friends Tues.
| day evening was the fifth anniversary of
his marriage, aud "a large party of their
friends took the occasion to call on Mr., and
/ Mrs Hildreth at their pleasant home on
/ Harris place in an informal wav The
surprise of the evening was the appearance
in the parlor of handsome aud commo
dious writing desk of quartered oak, with
some bitsof choice china for Mrs Hildreth'.
special delectation Relatives and other
1 friends from Hinsdale were of the party
Refreshments, brought by the visitors,
were served, and IA pleasant time wa,
spent
The meeting at the y NJ c. A. room.
Sunday will be conducted by members who
recently visited associations in the West
en- route to and from the Christian En-
deavor convention at st. Louis, assisted bN
gentleman who has visited associations on
the Pacific coast
The Brattleboro Y. NJ. c. A. will have d
tent 10 by 30 feet in size, at Mount Hermor
during the college students summer school
which begins Saturday, continuing 10 days
and of which an extended notice has pre-
viously been given IN The Phoenix Al
Brattleboro boys can have quarters at the
tent and will receive a cordial welcome
The picnic season will open next Monday
when the Universalist society will run a
special train to Chicopee, Mass where con
nection will he made with a steamer fol
Riverside grove, the popular resort ON tn,
Connecticut river about four miles below
Springfield. The train will leave here al
Z O'Clock IN the morning, The party viii
arrive home at $50 in the evening, leaving
the grove at . O'Clock The fare for tn,
round trip will he ST., % for adults and 2,
cents for children Tickets will be on sal,
at Edwards a Coolidge's aud l.. T. Plum
mer's The grove is fitted up with all re
sort attractions, and good opportunity il
given for beating, fishing and bathing
The ride on the steamboat will be for a dis
lance Of 20 miles past the city of Spring
field
II r. Bond, tha undertaken, has rented
the MOI Oh store in yler block
Ross White is TO shut down his paper
mill for two weeks TO give his employees
vacation.