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


hill and both these will IN due time be re
duced by at least FIVE or six feet each.
Throughout the whole distance the road Is
Of solid rock and earth, and stout retaining
wells Of large stones have been built
wherever necessary The work is as per
manent a. any piece Of road making which
has been done In this town. aud the Job is
one Of which both Mr. Perry and the vii
lage will have good cause ~ feel proud when
it is fully completed Still more than this.
Mr.. Perry has used his money 81 wisely
that the amount Of the original subscrip-
ton will be enough 30 put the road in eN-
celleut condition throughout The route
Is delightful one In summer. when the
leaves are on, beautiful slopes and vistas
and shady ways will stretch away before
the traveller, and every now and then a
beautiful outlook will be secured upon the
valley, the village, and the hills and noun
tains beyond. In a year from this time the
investment will have proved itself one Of
the best that Brattleboro ever made Ii
has been found that, from the point spoken
of on the terrace. where the road crosses
the mountain path, an entirely feasible
route can toe made following substantially
the line Of the old road down ~ the Ches
terrified road at the foot Of the cascade near
the Fred Miller place IL was decided on
[ Tuesday to adopt this route and thus avoid
the long drive out the Chesterfield road "a
mile or more, % the point Of beginning first
thought Of This will be- found a very de
cided convenience and advantage over the
route originally planned
Representative Marshalls valuable bay
mare was sent down from Montpelier by
train last saturday evening The intention
/ was o. take the animal from the car and
/ lead her h. the Hunt farm where she was
/ 10 be cared for. hut as the train did not ar
/ rive until late she was hitched into the
buggy to be taken 10 I.iveryman Higgins's
stable One man was at the mares heal
and another was getting into the buggy
/ when she started suddenly having taken
/ fright from an engine which was switching
near by. The man with the reius was
dragged until he gave up his hold near the
railroad track The animal dashed along
the railroad track aud across the arch
bridge over the Milestone A locomotive
was standing 7u the track at the water
house just north Of the bridge. and proba-
bly, on account Of reuewe fright from this
the frantic beast leaped down the 30-foot
embankment. clearing herself from the
buggy "a the edge of the river The nat
ural suppusltIuu was that the animal hal
been killed outright or drowned. but when
search was made on the island about %
minutes later She was found uninjured with
the exception Of two or three slight scratch
e.. The river where she swan across j,
over lou yards wide and the current very
strong. The harness was picked up on the
island. not badly damaged and the buggy
was only partially wrecked
One Of the best chrvsanthemum exhibi-
tions ~ be held lu New England this season
takes place at Springfield, Mass. to-mor.
row. 1t will he worth the journey to see
the display
y. J. HaWiey make generous offer q
his customers from the West river towns.
in connection with the recent reduction IN
narrow gauge fares h. Brattleb0ro and r.
turn
l. A. Fale- has bought the Flat street
laundry of " j Cutting and will tax,
possession next Monday A competent
forewomau has been engaged aud all OF
Mr Cutting employee vii, remaiu with
Mr. Fales
The Murray club will give al entertain
ment in the early part Of NAV. o. consist
of the operetta. The seven Oli Ladies Of
I-avendert5vI. and farce
Lucian Witt has sold hi. job shop on
Flat street t. L. Il Thomas
The Murray clubs first social meeting OF
TIL season was held al the home of Mrs :
5 Hunt on Green street Tuesday evening
The entertainment program consisted OF
songs bv Mr. Markham. a duet bv Mrs
Hubbard aud Miss Cook, and an interest
ing dialogue WHO Wins The next
meeting will be held on the evening Of tn,
18th with Mr. aud Mrs L r Plummer
A Massachusetts dealer who lives neal
Springfield has recently bought and ship
ped from Windnam, Windsor and Rutlanc
counties over 1000 bushels Of potatoes II,
bought 1890 bushels along the line Of the
narrow gauge railroad IN this county.
About ten days ago Mrs A. J Stearni
was called e. Washington on account Of tn,
illness Of her sister, Miss Sarah Rixford
whose death took place Wednesday Mis-
RIxford will be- remembered by many Brat
tleboro people, having often been a visito
here The intermeut will take place her,
tomorrow.
The letter carriers handled l32 Sg4 piece
last month, collecting -. 4lg aud deliverin.
73,41j pieces The local postage Amouute,
70 S9G IL
A concrete walk is being laid ON tn
South side Of Chaplin street
The new book clubs annual meeting wa
held last evening with Mrs O a Marshall
After supper had been served the election
Of officer, took place the following beinl
chosen President Dr. James Conland
vice president. o. A Marshall, secretary
Mrs. j L Martin. treasurer Geo :
DoWley The proceeds from the annua
sale were larger than usual
On account Of the lecture by Robert j
Z Burdette next Wednesday evening all IN
+ places Of business will be closed, in orde
70 give everybody an opportunity 10 attend
The seats 20 on sale Monday at the N
=, c. a. rooms at 9 O'Clock
The friends and relatives Of Mr. and Mr.,
! Thatcher Perry gave them very uncert
monious call on Tuesday evening last witt
- out proper notice but when Mr. and Mr.,
Perry were informed that It was - wear
since their marriage ceremony was pei
formed, the company were graciously r.
, ceived and good time was enjoyed by al
Ample refreshments were brought for III
inner man, and the happy couple were tn
recipients Of many valuable presents
/, The Paterson, n j., Daily Press Of la.
: saturday records the formation IN that cit
of a new financial institution 70 be know
), a. the Patterson sale deposit and tru,
n company. The company as Its name ind
. Gates, will possess the combined features
!, a savings bank trust and safe deposit con
. pany. Ii has n capital stock Of 500 0O
and will begin business about January frs
Frank r. Allen, Brattleboro boy, son
| K Allen, was elected the secretary al
I treasurer, and also a member of the boar
n Of directors
4 The Springfield Republican records tn
q death in New York on Monday Of Mr.
, Amelia Robinson. widow Of Capt J
= Robinson, who commanded a company
cavalry in the war, aud who was landloi
Of the Vermont House, the hotel whiC
was opened August / 1850 near the pre-
. ent site Of the town hall, and which WI
= burned in the disastrous fire Of Feb /
70 1852
Business is unusually lively at the Ca
penter Organ compauys factory. and a pa
!, Of the force are obliged to work evening
y John Rays horse thief is now reposing
a the secluson Of Newfane Jail He Va
-. brought 70 Brattleboro Wednesday nigh
i waived examination on Thursday al
went up under 5000 bail The mans re
p name is Henry F Carpenter The fact
M so far as they have developed, are that
~ stole the horse on the eth of Septembe
a when he gave the name Of Stanley, al
/ got the horse from Rays stable under {
"a pretence that he wanted % drive up
an Pettees West Brattleboro stock farm. al
at would return soon He drove the tea
10 Hartford, Conn, from which place
was shipped 10 New York city, where Il
a. horse was sold in an auction room on t
~ Both of September The animal has sin
~ changed hands several times, aud is nc
in the vicinity Of Boston, though it has n
IT, vet been recovered The carriage went
e Troy, n Y. Carpenter was arrested we