Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-25

The class in penmanship is progressing
well under the instruction of j. l.. How
ard, who is an efficient teacher.
The banks will be open from to 10
each day of the Valley fair, but will be
closed in the afternoon.
President Gates of Amherst college will
deliver an address at the Y. NJ. c. a. state
convention at Rutland in November.
l.. A. Elmer has recently picked speci-
mems of a variety OF white plums which
measured by 1t inches.
a movement has been made for a reun-
ion next month of former officers and
members of the Estey Guard.
Prouty the photographer, offers special
inducements for the days of the fair, as will
be seen by reference to his advertisement.
w. II. Childs will have unite boxes
placed in all the hotel offices to gather the
nickels and dimes of strangers and Others
who may wish to help in this way toward
keeping the mountain road in repair.
The leading watch manufacturers of the
country are having a cut-rate war, and Mr..
Hubbard, the jeweler, will give his GUS
toners the benefit of the discount which
this war means, as will be seen by his adj
vertisement.
The directors of the Fitchburg railroad
company passed down through Brattleboro
yesterday afternoon in their special train,
on their way to Greenfield. They had been
on an inspection tour over the Cheshire
division of the Fitchburg system, and came
to Bellows Falls this way.
The marriage of Norman y. Newell and
Miss Leila NJ. Whitney, only daughter of
L. L. Whitney, took place on Tuesday at
the home of the brides parents on Chest
nut street. Mr.. and Mrs. Newell will
make their home at p Chestnut street, on
their return from short wedding trip.
The Geo. f. Lyons granite company
have $50 men now at work at the West
Dummerston quarry, and the monthly pay
roll amounts to between $1,000 and $4,000.
The company's leading contracts are with
the lloyoke water power company and the
government for the post-otlice building at
Troy, y. Y.
\ few weeks ago an item was published
stating that Henry Guelow, formerly a
local barber, had been arrested in Boston
for stealing articles at several stores. His
Brattleboro friends will be glad to know
that mistake was made, and that when
his trial took place he was discharged.
The St. Johnsbury Republican recently
asked who could beat the record of a Gale
dOnia county man who harvested 100
bushels of oats from an acre and a half of
land. y. H. Spencer of Halifax can answer
the question, having recently harvested 53
bushels of oats from less than three-fourths
of an acre. The straw and grain were
both very heavy. He used nothing for
fertilizer except stable manure
a party of between so and 20 persons
from this village were Handsomely enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Minor last
Friday afternoon and evening at John p.
Liscom's farm in West Brattleboro The
party were given the freedom of the Lis
com farm, the peach orchard included.
Supper was served in New England STYLE,
and the evening entertainment included
cards, music and dancing.
a friend of the Rambler rambled into
The Phoenix office the other day TO sug-
gest that it isn't any improvement to the
good looks of Main street when the garb-
age barrels and boxes are left standing on
the sidewalk Saturday forenoon after the
teams have been along to gather up the
refuse. 1t was a good thought. Let's have
them all taken in promptly tomorrow
morning and every other Saturday morning
c. p. ellison is in the field for the fall
campaign, with both feet" as his advcr-
tisement this week shows. He not only
has lately received a fresh arrival of
horses. but has laid in a stock of carriages.
sleighs, harness, robes, etc. which evidently
means business. Goods of the last named
class may be seen at No so Elliot street.
while the old man himself is on deck at
West Chesterfield.
A man giving his name as c. j. Allen,
and representing himself to be travelling
salesman for an Amsterdam, y. Y. firm,
left Wilmington on Wednesday of last
week, owing II. F. Barber 50 for horse
hire, and taking with him a coat belonging
to George Barber. Mr. Barber telephoned
to Brattleboro and Allen was arrested here.
He paid the bill and returned the overcoat
by the stage.
+. ID. Williams exhibited on the street
this week very handsome covered gypsy
wagon which he built for NJ. O. Riley of
New York. The wagon is for travelling
purposes and contains a sleeping apart
ment, with plate glass windows, lace cur
tains, etc. About the carriage are several
pieces of carved woodwork, including "a
eagles heads and two turtles. The wagon
is attractively painted in red and yellow.
Mr.. Williams built it for $500, a sum less
could have been built for in New York.
The last open-air concert of the season
was given by the First Regiment band
on Wednesday evening, and the selections
included the pleasing novelty presented
short time ago, in which the drum corps
took part. During the season the band
has given is concerts, in which 11G num-
bers, IS entirely different, have been play
ed. The band is one of the organizations
of which Brattleboro is rightly proud. The
members give unstintedly of their time and
alent for the delectatiOn of the public. and
he public in return should give the band
recognition in the way of support whenever
occasion offers. The size of the crowd
which gathered on the street Wednesday
night is a good indication of the popular
ity to which these concerts have attained.
F. j. Bailey ~ Co. have completed this
week the sale of the Church property on
Frost street owned by Henry Akley ~ Co..
consisting of the sash and blind shop with
all the tools and machinery, also the foun-
dry building and other adjoining buildings,
with about 10000 feet of land. Hon. j. l..
Martin takes the deed of the properly.
Akley d Co. have taken in exchange a
block of tenement houses in Chelsea, Mass.
also some fine resident property in Somer-
vile and Newton, Mass. 1t is understood
that over S25, GOO worth of property changes
hands in this transaction. The future of
the Frost street property is mott known at
present, bnt it is hoped that some live
manufacturing company will continue the