Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-14


next Sunday as usual
The First Regiment band has received
offers to play at the horse breeders meeting
at White River junction and at the coach
ing parade in the White Mountains.
Elliot street is being improved by the
ralng off of the loose stones and putting in
a dressing of gravel
The First Regiment band will give two
concerts. at II and o'clock, at the Good
rich resort at Spofford lake next Sunday.
The Estcy Organ company have stakel
out the ground for Il new house and barn
on Birge street.
Roadmaster Clark of the Vermont Valley
railroad. received a telegram last Saturday
that his brother had been killed in a rail
road wreck at Homer, ILL.,
G. d. Whitman got kick in the legs
from his horse yesterday while preparing
to start away from home, which may dis
able him for few days.
Willie, infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. f. ID.
Wilson. broke his shoulder bone on We'd
nesday evening by falling from the bed.
A very interesting and valuable article
on the early coinage of Vermont, written
by Capt. II. p. Smith of New York, a we'll
known summer resident of Brattleboro,
will be found on the page of this issue.
4 union meeting of the Christian En-
deavor societies was held in the Congrega
tiOnal chapel Sunday evening" when the
delegates to the national convention at
Minneapolis, Misses Helen Fletcher and
Emma Gregg and Charles Thompson, gave
very interesting reports of the proceedings
at that great gathering.
The wedding of Miss Minnie Pratt and
Mr. Charles Durham will take place at the
Unitarian church on Thursday evening
Sept. 10. The ceremony will be at $3.50
followed by a reception at the home of the
brides parents at o'clock. 1t is announc-
ed that all Brattleboro friends are invited
without cards.
4 hearing is in progress today at the
office of HaSkins ~ Stoddard, before Hon.
L. NJ Read of Bellows Falls, IL. G.. Lane,
Esq, of Westminster and lima II. Allbec.
Esq, of Bellows Falls as commissioners, in
the case of Hcrrick n Boyden VS.. the vii
lage of Brattleboro. The case is an APP
peal by the plaintiffs against a sewer as
sessment for their new building on Elliot
street.
Just as the new engine at the electric
light station was being started up Sunday
night one of the connecting rods was bent
and crank broken. The cause of the ac-
cident is not known, but it is possible that
water collected in the large cylinder. The
engine was running satisfactorily last week.
morrow.
Teachers who desire to take the eXami-
nations before next spring should remember
/ the announcement of IL. d. Ryder, county
/ examiner in another column. EXamina-
tlons VIII he held III Brattleporo today and
IN Bellows rails Newfane, wilmington
ana south Londonderry on later dates.
Elsewhere in our local columns we re-
produce a notice of Mary Wilkins's play,
"Giles Corey, Yeoman," taken from the
editorial page of the New York Press. The
iast issue oi me New 1ork dramatic Mlr-
ror mentions tnat MIS- irving lnslo"'
one Oh the ilosl ho'eu readers OF that ety.
mas recently gwen puDllc reading OF MISS
wilkins play
On Sunday last. the 18th after Trinity.
Bishop Bissen visited st. Michael's church
and confirmed class of nine persons pre-
scented by the rector. The bishop made
an address to the class and congregation.
The music at the service was well rendered
by the vested choir under the supervision
of the organist. and the audience was large
ana attentive. The service consisted of
the administration OF the holy communion,
ana the connrmatlon ana was very impress
slVe'
The local theatrical season will he OMEN
ed next week by Miss ,Josephine Cameron
supported bv her own company. On Thurs
day night Camille" will be presented ON
Friday night "Forret-me-not. and ON Sat
urdav night East Lynne" The New
York Tribune saws of Miss Cameron's per-
Torrance: THE part of Camille gave Oh
portunities for comparison with host of
notable artists. but she acouitted herself in
such way as TO win treatment manifesta-
tions of applause from a large and refined
audience
,..l., D.,,.- H.. ....-.-,
,r az ,he i'loohe ilp''Se iluslc"' gwen Oh
piano solo by Miss Wade and readino Inv
Miss Moves. guests of the bouse a banio
solo by Miss Lillian LEIGHTON and sonr nv
little Miss Georda Leighton. her cousin
vocal solos bv Mr.. f II Miller a ceIIo
solo nv Mr. Fred Rrasor and wbistling
solo by Mr.. Arthur Cbilds with nian0
accompaniment There was LARGE At
tendance and at the conclusion of fine
program the younp neonle ENGAGED in
dancing for an hour.
r.. ,.,
n. Ileu'' law renee T. Siilelds Oh + 'ilIer
nat'eiS was .ile Victim vi III, pau accident
yesterday dlleTnOOH' he OHlcefS anu