Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-02

The stock of groceries belonging to the
late firm of Anidon Brothers have been
closed out at auction.
The first chestnuts of the season APP
peared in the Brattlcboro markets last
week.
There were larger displays on the fair
ground. but nothing so showing the ar
fists eye and hand as O. II. Stickney's
picture wrought of vegetables, fruits and
Indian corn in II. W. Simonds's grocery
window.
4 representative of McKim, Mead N
White, the New York architects, was in
town Tuesday and took look at the town
hall building with view to its possibilities
for evolving an opera house.
Warren G.. Doolttle has bought of Geo.
+. Lyons the Wilder farm of about 500
acres, on which there are about two million
feet of lumber. Mr.. Lyons reserves the
quarry.
A bright light in the east attracted the
attention of many people in Brattleboro,
Dummerston, Putney and adjoining towns
one night last week, and it was supposed
that large fire was in progress in one of the
New Hampshire towns 1t was learned
by telephone that % acres of brush owned
by Charles Putfer at Chesterfield were be-
ing burned.
Another Windham county farmer an
swers the question propounded by the St
JOhnsbury Republican and is entitled to
the championship as an oat growerfrom the
returns already received. Alvin Johnson
of Marlboro is the man, and he harvested
l05 bushels from an acre and 30 rods of
land. He used nothing but manure for
fertilizer and sowed less than three bushels
of seed. This is pretty goods howing for
a hill town like Marlboro.
The ball game which Manager O'Neill
had arranged between the Boston league
team and nine made up largely of Holy
Cross players has been given up, and the
cranks for miles around will be disappont-
ed. The Boston managers insisted upon a
Grain or shine guarantee, and this, of
course, could not be given The Bostons
will play picked nine at Springfield Sui
Ivan of Amherst will be the captain of
the picked nine and Stearns cover second
base.
Gorton's excellent company will appear
a. the town hall next Wednesday evening.
presenting an entirely new program of
modern minstrelsy. The stage will be
handsomely decorated for the occasion
with satin and plush curtains Among
the specialties will be the march of the
White Hussars' in gorgeous costumes of
satin and gold. the military novelty ION
guard, and the ''mazourke clog"
The season at Spofford lake is ended, all
the resorts having closed. Luther X. Plum
mer has had a very successful season at
Woodside. and will return there next year
his lease being for three years. Mr.. Stearns
of Brooklyn, y. Y, the owner is now
building a new parlor and reception room,
making practically a new building, and is
also remOdelling the original Denman
Thompson cottage so that it will contain
IL rooms. Mr. Stearns is considering the
advisabiity of building an opera house
next season.
The Springfield Republican of yesterday
stated that Mrs. May Willard of New York
a cousin of Charles f. Willard of that city
was taken violently insane at the railroad
station Wednesday afternoon. while on hel
way to visit friends in Brattleboro. Her
relatives were out of the city, so Mrs. vii.
lard was taken in charge by Officer Coott
and put in the care of the police matron
for safe keeping. Her husband who hold,
a responsible position in New York, wa,
notified by telegraph and was expected tc
arrive at midnight.
A youth whose face was stained in.
| carnadine from the stream which flowed
| from a scalp wound, and who was shrek
| ing that he would be avenged, surrounded
! by crowd of men and boys, was a seen,
| which arrested the attention of the paSser-
! by on lower Main street Tuesday night
| The youth was ''fuco,' and had insulted
respectable young man, who laid him
| low with a blow from an umbrella, caus.
| ing the wound.
| F. b. Pierce & Co., of Chesterfield Fac
tory, with whom negotiations regarding the
] removal of their business to BrattleborC
were carried on for several months, have
decided to 90 To Keene and will have
| quarters at the Beaver mills. in the build
ing with the Humphrey machine company
AT one time it was regarded as very proba-
| bic that they would come to Brattleboro
| and Mr.. Pierce's preference was strongly il
/ favor of this place. The firm manufacture.
/ brush handles and other small turned ware
and employ about 40 men, all of whom viii
/ 90 to Keene to live. Last month. although
! the business was dull, the pay roll amount
ed to $500. The shop at Chesterfield viii
/ be discontinued. The removal is made il
order to obtain better shipping facilities.
Mrs. Cornelia NJ. Prouty widow o.
| Charles 5. Prouty, at one time an associate
owner of The Phoenix, died at Martin
! Akley's, in Guilford, Wednesday morn
/ ing, at the age of ~. Mrs. Prouty was
native of Hinsdale, y. H., a daughter o.
Rufus Barrett, and had lived in Bratte-
bOro since her marriage to Mr. Proutv. un
til year ago, when she removed to Gull
ford. About 20 years ago she sustained
shock of paralysis from which she nevel
recovered The immediate cause of he
death was an abscess in the stomach, anC
she suffered severely the last week of hel
life. She was attended during her fina
illness by her sister, Mrs. r. BENJAMIN
Her funeral will be held from the Metho
dist church this afternoon at o'clock.
We are glad to print this week the contri
button of a Taxpayer TO the discussion
of the changes in the town hall buildin.
which have been proposed. We wish L
correct this writer in only one point. Ii
printing the drawings Of the propose,
changes last week The Phoenix did no
constitute itself an advocate of this or an,
plan for giving Brattleboro an opera house
The matter is under discussion, a move hai
been made, and it is through the publ,
prints that information must be given tn,
public. 1t was for this reason that til,
publication was made. What seems to III
a well-taken objection to the plan propose,
by the New York architects is the small
room given to a town hall proper for til,
] Af no &c L..