Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-22

By the time another issue OF The Pbua
nix has appeared only three DAYS will re.
main before the September election and
the choice Of a representative from Brat.
tleboro to the state legislature. The time
is one when the situation should be consid.
cred candidly and without personal feeling
or prejudice. Brattleboru should send 10
Montpelier this year strong representa-.
tive Republican. II is an open secret that
the Democrats hope for such division in
the Republican ranks as will give the cleo
tion to the Democrats, but nothing but an
act OF folly on the part Of Republicans can
bring this about. The post-o Office fight and
the congressional fight are things of the
past, and 1t will be nothing short of a DO
litical crime for either side 10 make these
an issue IN the choice of representative.
IL Is a time to forget the past and meet the
living issues which lie before. Let there
be a union and not division of councils
and let the choice fall on some man because
he is qualified for the place and not because
he represents some personal or fractional in
terest.
Thursday OF next week will ba "Brattle.
boro day" at the Breeders meeting at Rut-
land. A special train will be run from
here, leaving in the morning and returning
the same night. The First Regiment band
will accompany the excursion.
There will be no preaching service at the
Methodist church next Sunday, as the pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Webb, is attending the camp
meeting at Claremont. The Sunday school
and evening services will be held as usual.
Thomas Devine, former roadmaster ON
the narrow gauge road, died at Mortified,
Vermont, Saturday, from consumption. He
had been IN Ill health for some time, and in
the spring gave up his home here and went
10 Mortified TO live with an aunt. Funer-
al services were held on Sunday. Thomas
Ryan aud Miss Kate Sullivan going up to
attend them.
Rev. f. j. Parry preached before the
Baptists assembled at the annual meeting
at Marthas Vineyard on Friday of last
week, giving an excellent discourse.
The foundation for the Wells fountain at
the junction Of Asylum and North Main
streets has been completed and the grading
of the ground is now in progress.
Those interested in the construction of
the mountain road, including some of the
asylum officials and members of the associ-
alton, have arranged to go over the pro.
posed route next Monday, and it is expect
ed that the road will be put under contract
for construction at an early day.
An adjourned meeting of the board of
civil authority will be held to morrow after
noon at o'clock, in the selectmen's room,
10 add new names to the check list, make
corrections, etc. Only one week remains
after this for voters to have their names
put on the list.
Clisbee x Go. have great faith in the exz
cellence Of their teas and coffees. and in
their new advertisement this week they
ask the public to call and test their goods
The kindergarten held by Miss Fits at
No. IL Chaplin street will reopen on Mon
day, Sept. g. All who wish this training
for their little ones should confer with her
before that time
The Christian Science association will
meet next Wednesday evening with Mrs
= &. Streeter, 10 Grove street. Bible class
Sunday at p. NJ, with Mrs. NJ. e. Morse.
81 Laurel street.
Rev. Mr.. Bixley of Hanover, Penn, will
preach at the Congregational church Sun
day.
A pretty wedding occurred on Tuesday
evening at 1880 o'clock at the Catholic
church, when Eugene Marion of Barre and
Miss Margaret Hagan of this town were
married The brides sister Nellie was the
bridesmaid, the brother of the groom acting
as best man. Following the ceremony a
reception was held at the home of the
brides father on Elliot street and Mr. and
Mrs. Marion left on the 10 o'clock train for
their home in Barre Many handsome
presents were received.
The body of Gay Chatfeld was brought
from New York city Friday night of last
week accompanied by his father and moth
er, aud funeral services were held at the
house ON Myrtle street Sunday afternoon,
Rev Mr. Webb Of the Methodist church
officiating and the Methodist choir render
ing the music. The burial was made here,
and the body will later be removed to the
Old family home, Cambridge, N. Y. Col.
Chatfield remains in town for a time.
The terrible accident ON the Old Colony
road struck "a severe blow in Brattlebnro.
Among the killed was Mrs Mary E. Par
ker. wife OF b. II. Parker of Wellesley
Hills, Mass, aud her little sou Stanley,
aged nine years. Mrs. Parker was a young
er sister of Mrs d. s, Pratt, She lived
here in former years aud had wide circle
OF friends with whom she had maintained
acquaintance and TO whom her death is a
shock and a deep personal grief The
names of Mrs. Parker aud her little son
did not appear in the first list of the killed,
the bodies not heing identified till later in
the day, and the first intimation of the fate
which had befallen her sister came to Mrs.
Pratt in a telegram from the stricken hus-
hand. Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt left yesterday
morning TO attend the funeral which takes
place this, Friday, afternoon. Mrs Parker
was one of family Of nine children and
her death makes the first break in their cir
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