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


|. o. p. Smith, while looking about
among some of his old effects a few days
ago, found a book, a religious work, which
was printed in England in 1861.
An advance agent has been i'm town
arranging for the appearance here of the
KickapOo Indians, who have been dispen-
sing Sagwa to the multitude in Cheshire
county for many weeks past.
j. X. Parker has broken ground for his
new house, and W. f. Patch already has
the walls up for his new house.
Dennis Dugan, of No. 1 Vine street is
adding a new piazza to his house
w. f. Conant is making repairs on his
Canal street house. That part of the Vim
ton building which Boynton & Stolte
occupied when they began business, is
being arranged for tenement
During April the letter carriers handled
1850 pieces of mail matter, of which
64,3j5 were delivered and 81, 404 collected.
The local postage for the month was
SS5. "a.
The Boston papers announce that viii
liam G.. Russell of Boston, Judge II. II.
Wheeler of Brattleboro, and Robert Harris
of New York, acting as referees, are en-
gagged in hearing at Boston on a bill in
equity involving S1,000,000; suit brought
by the Manchester and Lawrence railroad
company to compel the Concord railroad
company to account for property obtained
while the two roads were being operated
together.
Michael Baker has the cellar dug for a
new barn on Brge street.
New concrete sidewalks are being laid on
Organ and Brook streets,
j. II. Chamberlain holds an auction sale
of horses at Claremont next week Tuesday
The surviving members of Company &,
Second Vermont regiment, will hold their
next annual reunion at Grand Army hall
in this village on Saturday of next week at
10 A. NJ. The presence of all members is
hoped for. \ trout dinner will he served
at the American House.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Educational and Industrial union was held
at the Y. NJ. c. \. parlor on Wednesday.
There was a good attendance, and an UNI
usual degree of interest and of cordial en-
thusasm was manifested in the work which
these women have in hand. The old board
of officers was reelected, with the eXcep-
ton that Miss Heath was made correspond
ing secretary in place of Mrs. Carpenter.
The financial condition is good, all bills
being paid. The receipts from the sale of
needle work and other fancy articles have
been larger the past year than ever before.
special committee was appointed, with
Mrs. Conland as chairman, to arrange for
"Dickens's carnival which will be held
at date to be announced.
Beginning with last Sunday the Spring
field Sunday Republican is now carried
from BrattleborO to Bellows Falls by pony
express, one of Rays teams carrying the
papers to Putney and another team taking
them from there. the whole trip occupying
about 30 minutes.
Rev. A. II. Webb and his wife were ten
dered a most cordial and hearty welcome
on their return for another conference
year here. the demonstration taking the
form of a reception at the residence of w.
II. Geddis on Green street last evening
About 10 members of the society and Ep-
worth league were present. After singing
and the reading of an original poem, Mr.
Webb spoke very warmly and appreciative-
ly of this pleasant expression of the good
will of his people. and the time thereafter
was taken up socially. Last Sunday at
the church, Mr.. Webb's first appearance
in his pulpit since conference was observed
by handsome floral decoration along the
front of the platform and the word ''Wel-
come OH background of evergreen sus-
pended above the desk.
George A. Hines, Mrs. A. }. Hines. and
Mrs George Cutler went yesterday to Ded-
ham, Mass. to attend the funeral of VIM
MOrrell, who married Mr.. Hness half
sister, Sarah, daughter of the late A. J.
Hines. Mr.. Morrell was for 81 years the
general freight agent of the Boston and
Providence railroad, He has been i'll for
some time, but death finally resulted from
blood poisoning.
An addition is being built to the rear of
the Steen block to give room for photo
graph studio which Dunklee Il Bau of
Greenfield, propose to start here Brattle-
bOro should be well supplied with photo
graghs, with five studios in town.
The George f. Lyons Granite company
at West Dummerston secured last week
one of the largest contracts that it has ever
had. This is to furnish the stone for the
pOst-otfice building at Troy. n. Y. 1t will
take two years to complete the contract.
and during most of the time this Job alone
will give employment to from 80 to 10 men.
The contract calls for 10000 cubic feet of
granite. The Lyons company will do the
rough cutting, or what is known as the
asher work, and will probably sublet the
finer work. The estimates for the whole
work are about S250,000. The company
has also rececently made good contract
with the Connecticut River railroad COM
pany, for furnishing the granite for bridge
at what is known as Round Hill, not far
from Springfield, Mass. Other very large
contracts are under consideration. About
so men are now employed at the quarry.
large company of personal friends
gathered at the Unitarian church last Sun
day afternoon when the funeral of Miss
Sarah {. Wells was held. The service was
deeply impressive one, the brief address
by Rev. Francis c. Williams, a former pas
tor, paying rarely just and appreciative
tribute to the sterling character of the
dead woman and pointing the lessons of
the occasion in beautiful and uplifting
words. The service was in every way a
fitting recognition of the life and character
of one whose own life had been so bound
up with that of her family, her church,
and all good works in the community.
Cowdrey g. Haus, who are evidently de
termined to make success of their bust
ness, have bought Charles Springs fish
and oyster market in the l. of the Bliss
House. The market is to be closed, the
stock being moved to the Elliot street mar
ket.
The room in the rear of the former
directors room at the Peoples National
bank has been handsomely fitted up, and
is now used as directors room.
A class of ten or twelve new members