Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-08

John alone, i'm his own name. John is a
son of Dennis D., and the Dennis who was
connected with the firm was a cousin of
John. The similarity of names makes
this explanation necessary to tell who is
now at the head of the business.
J. 4. Eaton returned to his real estate
office Wednesday from ten days trip to
Boston and vicinity, where he was success
full in working up a number of advantage
eous trades and more are under way.
Frank Hall. who has been changing the
old shoddy mill on the terrace into dwell
ing. has completed it so far as to move into
il the past week The change from an I'M
slightly mill building of that nature to a
neat dwelling makes a great improvement
in that locality which all the neighbors ap-
preciate.
1t has been generally reported that in
the recent change of proprietorShip of the
Commercial House it was Mr. Ladd who
sold to Mr.. Minis. but the reverse is the
truth. the present host being ID. +. Ladd,
and he makes a good one. This house, al
though small is deservedly popular with
the travelling public, and does all the bust
ness which its size will permit.
Quite number of additions have been
made to the telephone exchange since Jan
uary | i'm the connecting of new subscrib-
ers. Among them are Eaton d Norwood,
hardware. DR.. lngham Office, f. W. Rich
ards's creamery, H. s. Frost and Henry
Blake, dwellings, c. IL. Williams's Office
and residence. \ set of instruments is to
be put in at once at Cages mills. \ new
line of poles is being set between here and
Grafton. ID. X Bary's farm furnishes
the poles. which are of chestnut and good
quality.
great improvement is noticeable in the
periodical store on Westminster street, for
merly owned by T. +. O'Brien. Mr.. Win
newisser, the new proprietor. has made a
great many additions to his stock. which is
arranged in very attractive ways. Our peO-
pie can find there nearly every weekly pa
per published in the vicinity. The Phoenix
included, as well as all the prominent pub
LEGATIONS of other localities.
The family of s. s. Villas is this week
entertaining his daughter, Emily Parker,
from Norwich. Conn. 1t is understood
that her husband is making business
changes, so that their future home will be
in Chicago.
The Young Mems Institute reading
rooms were closed for the season last Thurs
day evening, it having been the practice
each year to close on May l. The past
winter has seen good work done, and sue
cess in the endeavor to get hold of the boys
evenings, although the attendance has not
averaged quite what it was last year.
Charles w. Brown. engineer on the Val
ley road offers his pretty cottage and six
acres of land in North Walpole village for
sale
II. c. Bacon and family attended the 18th
anniversary of the marriage of G.. ID.
Clough, a former citizen here, at Charles
town Friday evening, and Mr.. Bacon took
prominent part in the exercises.
Miss Fannie Osgood has been spending
this week with her brother Herbert at Am
herst.
James w. Cauger. well known here as a
foreman of paper mills, and now in com
pany with Timothy Sullivan in the owner
ship of a MANILA paper mill at Lancaster,
n. H., moved his family to the latter place
Wednesday.
The annual field day of the Joint athletic
associations of Bellows Falls, Claremont
and Springfield High schools is set for May
% at Springfield. The boys of our schools
are putting in all their spare time in prac-
tice, hoping that they may be able to
recapture the pennant which went to the
Springfield school last year.
Last Fridays arbor day exercises. aside
from the planting of numerous trees about
the village, were confined to the grounds
of No. school building, where an appro-
pirate and pretty program by the children
was carried out at nine o'clock. The
schools all had holiday
The entertainment of the Wheel club
minstrels Thursday evening was an i'm
mense one, in all ways one of the heartily
enjoyed evenings of the season. 1t proved
conclusively that we have a large amount
of local talent that can be depended on in
any emergency. The music was fine and
the audience was well pleased.
The young people of the Congregational
church are to give reception this evening
at the church parlOrs to their new pastor
and his family.
Eugene S. Leonard was elected to the
presidency of the Westminster club at its
meeting Tuesday evening, in place of John
W. Flint, who served last year The club
did very handsome thing in presenting to
John pretty landscape as an expression
of their good will and esteem.
Bishop Bissel administers the rite of
confirmation at Emmanuel church this
afternoon at five o'clock.
The annual inspection of f. II. Stoughton
post will be held next week Thursday even
ing. This organization has some very
pleasant rooms in the third story of Gray's
block, and much pride is felt in the organi-
cation by our citizens.
The Commercial House last Tuesday en-
tertained the Connecticut River Valley
Medical association on the occasion of its
annual meetings Papers were read by Dr.
Hazleton of Springfield, and DIR. o. w.
Phelps of our village.