Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-09-26

If found necessary in order to give sat
isfactory report of the Valley Fair next
week, the publication of The Phoenix will
be delayed until Friday evening or Satur
day morning,-a fact which our county
subscribers will make note of as explaining
any delay that may occur. All correspond
ence and advertisements must, however,
be sent in at the usual time, aud correspond.
ents are especially requested to forward
everything possible on Wednesday.
The combined pressure of advertising
and local matter this week, including the
Halifax and Wilmington fair reports, com
pels us to use supplement as an overflow
This tidy and convenient little sheet, a com.
plete paper in itself, contains an equivalent
of seven of our long columns of matter,
and every line of it is fresh, new and newsy.
A good hint for fair time Come in and
pay your Phoenix subscription.
Put out the flags and bunting next
Wednesday and Thursday. Nothir < helps
the general effect more at fair time than to
give the village bright and gala day APP
pearance.
Secretary and Mrs Window and their
two daughters spent Sunday at the Brooks
House. The family were on a carriage
drive from WilliamstOwn, Mass, Secretary
Proctor having sent his private carriage
and horses down from Proctor for their
use. They came to Brattleboro by way of
North Adams and Jacksonville and left
Monday morning for Warwick, Mass
which was Mrs. Windows early home, her
father, the Rev. Roger G. Hatch having
been for more than 30 years the minister
of the Congregational church in that place
From Warwick the family we're to return by
easy stages to Wiliamstown.
Capt Childs is soon to make change in
the post-ofiice arrangements which will give
the public an Important additional conven
fence. The section of boxes next the
money-order room is to be taken out and in
its place will be put a handsome glass front
to which the stamp window will be removed
The sale of stamps will then be placed in
charge of the money order clerk, and the
window will be open continuously during
post office hours instead of being closed as
now while the mails are being distributed
The Chattanooga Daily Times of last Sat
urday announced the purchase by j. G.
Taylor * Co. of Chattanooga of a tract of
1854 600 acres of coal lands in Cumberland
county, Tenn. The tract lies on the plateau
of the Cumberland mountains, with It's east
ern boundary running along the crest of
Walden's Ridge, and it is sanguinely de
scribed as containing "rich coal fields of
inexhaustible quantity, fine deposits of
ores, rich colored sandstones, mineral wa
tiers, forests, and all that goes to make a
rich mineral region, added to fine agri-
cultural country and the finest fruit district
in the central South"
The Boston Post says of the resignation
by Col, A, l.. Newman of the presidency
of haM aNar .al D.. or Al. - -
Boston, that The takes this step prepare.
tory to the formation of the banking and
note brokerage firm of Newman Bros. X Go
G. II, Newman, the senior brother. is at
present and has been for twelve wears the
treasurer and manager of the Nashawan.
muck Manufacturing company, Easthamp.
ton, Mass, the largest manufactory of its
kind in the country. The new firm will
have ample capital.
William Webb, the Chesterfield burglar
has been safely lodged in the Keene iail TO
await further proceedings in his case.
At the state Sunday school convention IN
be held at Wells River Oct 81, 90 and %.
l.. W. Hawley will present a paper on
The superintendent in the SCHOOL,
Miss Florence Baker, who has been visit.
ing Mrs. e. l.. Cook on Canal street, is a
PNHAi az boolou htuOOl OF ora
tory, and last Saturday evening she gave a
very delightful reading to party of neigh
borhood friends at Mrs. Cooks. Miss Ba
ker left Wednesday to return to her home
in Boston.
At the annual meeting of the Ruthians,
held Saturday afternoon at Lindenhurst
the following officers were elected for the
coming year President, Miss Hattie Wise;
vice president Miss Cora Coatas . sac,ata
ry, Miss Minnie Brasor treasurer, Miss
Mabel Freeman. The society has a good
membership and is in prosperous circum-
stances.
Mrs. b. Williamson, jr., secretary of the
state board of charities of New Jersey, ad-
dressed the Guild of the Good Shepherd;
the newly formed society of young ladies
m the Unitarian church, on Wednesday af
ternoon.
All Grand Army veterans will be inter.
ested In the circular letter of Commander
in Chief Veazey, which is printed GU our
first page today.