Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-07-04

mitlee Tor the next two years was held at
the town hall Saturday evening The at
tendance was small The meeting was
called 10 order by T. c. Crosby of the town
committee who read the call and asked for
the election of a secretary S. II Sher-
man was chosen secretary and j. L. Mar
tin chairman. aud the election Of delegates
was called for. Col. Hooker moved that
the election be bv ballot all on one ticket
and that the boxes remain open one hour
The motion was carried. Only one ticket
OF delegates was presented aud that was
made up as follows John s. Cutting r.
| w Clarke, Geo. W. Pierce. r. L. Hunt
II. ID. Holton, H. +. Knapp. Cecil c. Turn.
er, II. c. Clark. w. T. Jones. G.. W. Sar
gent, j. l.. Martin. o. y Ware. John L.
knowlton, H. O. Streeter, L. X Fuller. r.
j. Bailey Geo W. Hooker, Alonzo Star
key, Geo. W. Fuller, W. H. Proctor, Geo
w. Norcross. The ticket for town com
mittee consisted Of a T. Mcclure, Elijah
Wales and Geo. b. Hit The vote for the
different delegates ranged from 100 10 1870
and for the town committee from lls 10
ia. John s. Cutting Ii d. Holton, Ce
Gil Q. Turner, W. = Jones, L. K Fuller
aud + j Bailey did not attend the conven
ton and their places were taken 10y G +.
Thompson, f. J. Waterman. Geo b Hit
Thomas Harmon, S S. Hunt and H. r.
knight
G.. J.. Gibson, who is to receive "A carload
OF Is horses from St Lawrence county,
N. Y, next Wednesday, has something 10
say TO horse buyers in another column
The annual Unitarian festival will be
held ON the evening Of July 81.
Our nelghborng town Of Keene. n H..
has voted. through its city council, to adopt
the macadam system of road making. and
will buy stone crlsher screen, engine
| etc, at cost OF $1,000
Ten members Of the graduating class Of
the High school made a Jolly trip to keene
Monday IN one Of Higgins large teams. 10
| attend the exercises Of the High school
graduating class IN that place They left
at 0.lb, driving to Spoiiord lake in the fore
noon and taking dinner at the Prospect
| House They made "a night of it. not ar
irving home until O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing Grace Hidreth Hattie Jones and Lulu
Elmer, Of the class, have been visiting in
heene this week aud also attended the ex
ercises.
A large company Of Brattleboro people
feel themselves under a debt of personal
obligation to Mr. A T. Burbank. the reader.
for an evening OF rare delight spent la the
parlors Of n ] Hnwicv's house last Satur
day, when this program was rendered
lAscu Frank D,sprcz
| a Seieuair. Wade Whipple
Hamlet ,Gru,r pigrrrs -,rnrl shaksi-.r,.
| The W uudru Arm Anon
| Rip Van Wrinkle luhust scrnel Buurirault
| a Life lesson, j Whucomh Riley
] Nothing 20 SAY. J Mhitromb Eile,
| The Tale OF two Cities Act ". scrnt 3 Dickens
| THE Labor Question. Anon
| Tie Shaughraun wake scenrI Boucicault
The readings were for the benefit oi the
rural Improvement socicty aud S3l was
realized for it, fund
1t was a distinguished college honor which
Marshall Avery Howe of New fame bore of
at the Nermuut university commencement
last week He took the degree of Bachelor
| Of Philosophy with double honor" this
being the first time that degree with this
honor has been awarded 10y the university
though It has been offered for several years.
Ills thesis WAS upon the Comparative His
tology Of Osmunda ClaytouianA and Os-
munda Cinnnmomea Mr. Howe Is the
sou Of NJ o. Howe, the supervisor of the
census for Vermont and agricultural editor
Of The Phu-ui1 Abel joel Grout Of the
same place took the degree Of Bachelor Of
Philosophy with honor, being one of only
three students 10 receive this mark OF di.
unction Newtaue thus gets a large share
Of this years collegiate honors
The Estey Guard rifle team expects to
shoot another match with Company N A.,
team Of Richiurd next Thursday
Several members OF tn. " heel club ha Sc.
recently received. through Dung & Know J.
ton, handsome gray bicycle suits, similar to
those worn 10y the Hartford club
Mr. and Mr. g. d q Jenne /. D. Tay.
Tor, Alison Harris. a. l. Howe James Hook er
aud Roswell Frost will attend the annual
encampment of the Sons Of \ eterans of err
mont to bee held at st Albans next Wedn-s
day, Thursday and Friday The ne0 fea
ture OF gong into camp it'll tents aud equip
ments has been given up, but 1t will Pruha
bly, be carried out next year
Miss Amy Adds, daughter Of Judge Adds.
well known in Brattleboro, who is studying
art m Paris, has iately had one oil her
pictures accepted for the Suioa
a New York Press item saws. Charles
! y. Waite, the New ork alderman who
turned ntormer IN tine famous bDDdie trials
and who was at one tune proprietor Of the
great Windsor and Breyoort hotels, Is now
an employe Of "a hot, IA ~ Paul, the pro
prIetor of which Wa formerly Mr. Waite 5
chief cook
Supervisor Hall gives notice this week
Of examinations Of JeArhers for the fall
schools u be held at Bellows Fails July ! .
and 10, and at Wilmington July % and %
This years session Of the American la
stitute Of Instruction will be held ut Sara
| tOga July 10 no. The Connecticut RIVER
road announces the sale Of excursion tack
cts from Brattleboro and return at 81 g.
aud from south Vernon 81 -. The TICK
cts are good To go by the trans leaving
| brattiebOTo at 300 g. 81 and > - r. " July
> 10 9. AMI 10 return until July 81.
The new United States marshal, Roliu
Amsdeu Of Windsor took the oath %; OF
nee before Judge Huyt IL Wheeler at brat
tleboro on Monday, aud appointed as dep
uties ~ ; Stearlis of Rutlan& J.. y.
sprague Of brattleboro aud Thomas FAiley
of Burlington.
The bishop of the diocese of Vermont
will visit st MIchaels church on Sunday
next. The catechisiug OF the children Of
the parish will take place at $3.50 A. ~ At
the second service 1880 A. NJ the bishop
will preach administer confirmation and
the holy communion The third service
will consist OF evening prayer at 1870
clock
John A. brown Is eanvassing IN town for
Stanlsvs own hook In Darkest Africa. "
published 10y Charles Scrioner's SONS. The
work Is issued in two volumes aud is pro
fuseiy illustrated with maps and plates
The Phoenix has previously stated that IA
number Of 50 called Stanley books were on
the market, but there Is only one genuine
and that Is the one published 10y the Serb
ners.
The Deerield, Mass. summer school of
history aud romance, winch opens today
Thursday for months session, has an
nounced for It's opening the reading by
! -
Corey, Aeoman, al unpublished romance
by Mary E Wilkins
The blight or disease Familiarity known As
rust has struck many oat fields in this
vicinity, on both sides of the Connecticut
river and the crop will suffer serious iniu-
ry. The attack Is an unusually early one
some tields turning red when no more than
SIX inches high 80 far the blight is less
prevalent on the hills than on the river
bottoms. Potatoes are hooking well 50 far
and we hear no reports Of disease. Corn
WAS back ward up to the end of June, but
the hot weather Is now pushing it forward
rapidly good hay crop is going into
the harms ia tine condition.
Friday being the Fourth Of July there
will he NO delivery of letters and no collec-
ton by the carriers. The post-oliice hours
will be from . 10 T. A
Mrs j. w. Reid Of Can IN City, Oolora
do, whose death Is elsewhere announced.
was formerly a resident OF BrattleborO and
Is well remembered by friends of her own
age. She was daughter Of the late Geo.
Haywood and sister Of Mr. j. T. HAY.
wood, Mrs. Reed had dong been an inya.
lid, but death came suddenly at the last
She leaves a husband and one child
N. II. White has sold his new house on
High street to Mrs Turner Of Winchester.