Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-18

the forenoon of each day of the Valley
fair, but will he closed in the afternoon.
A reception will be given to the Wom-
ans Auxiliary at the Y. NJ. c. \ rooms
next Monday evening, partly for the pur-
pose of calling the members together to
arrange for the coming seasons work Ev-
cry Y. NJ G. A. member is urged to attend.
There will be reunion of Company |,
4th Vermont Volunteers, on Sept. 30, at
the Valley fair, near the north end of the
grand stand, at II NJ. The day will be the
9th anniversary of the muster-out of the
4th Vermont regiment
The latest addition to the equipment of
The Phoenix job printing office is Prouty
perfected press of the latest pattern, built
especially for rapid work on fine CONNER
cial printing The press is a money-saver
and a promise-keeper, point to be borne
in mind by those who have occasion to or
der business stationery.
The Phoenix will print next week a
series of engravings which will illustrate
what can be done with the present town
hall building in the way of converting it
into an opera house and town hall, to meet
the needs in that direction which every
year makes more pressing.
The Montpelier Argus says that the
breach of promise case brought by Miss
Olive b. Stout against Choate o. Howard
of Townshend has been settled, and an eX-
pectant portion of the public is disap-
pointed. The terms of the settlement, it
is needless to say, are not made public.
The annual Halifax fair occurs next
Tuesday at the village of West Halifax.
If the weather it good many of our Brattle-
boro people will undoubtedly embrace the
occasion for pleasant outing The more
so, as there is to be no fair at Wilmington
this year.
f. Wales will hold reunion of his iuve-
nile dancing class at Harmony hall Satur-
day afternoon. the 10Th. The first lesson
will be given this class on the afternoon of
Oct. 3D.. The first lesson in the adults
evening class will be given Oct. 9TH. Cir
culars containing full particulars may be
obtained of Mr.. Wales.
From the Manchester Depot correspond
ence in the Manchester journal: Mrs
Clark Woodcock, almost a lifelong resi-
dent of this town, died Sunday afternoon
at the age of IS. She returned from Brat
tlebOrO July 9 to attend to home and bust
ness affairs but had only been here a week
when she received fall on the piazza
breaking her thigh, which resulted in her
death after eight weeks of intense suffer
ing
The Century company issue the follow
ing among their literary items for the
week: WolcOtt Balestier, who has collabo-
rated with Rudyard Kipling in the new
novel which the Century will publish, is a
young American now living in London.
He is a writer and a business man as well,
being a member of the recently organized
firm of Heinemann Il Balestier of Leipsic,
which is publishing series of copyrighted
English and American novels on the CONT
nent of Europe in the fashion of the Tauch-
nitZ editions.
The directors of the New England Trout
and Salmon club, the owners of the Mari
boro South pond preserve, have submitted
a report showing the progress which has
been made by the club in the cultivation of
trout. The club now has from $1,000 to
22,000 two-year-old trout, 5000 two-year-old
land-locked salmon, 300 each of lake trout
and Loeb Lomond trout two years old, and
10000 to 10000 yearing brook trout. All
these trout are in the hatcheries at the Frost
ponds in Brattleboro. The two-year-old
brook trout are nine to II inches long.
Last year the club took from the trout in
their own hatcheries about l75, 900 eggs,
and it is expected that this number will be
increased this fall to SOC, 900. Besides the
trout in the Brattleboro hatcheries about
10000 have been placed in the Marlboro
pond and ii is only question of a few
years when very fine sport will be afforded
there.
Hands Across the Sea- last Friday
evening fully equalled the expectations Of
those who looked for a dramatic entertain
ment of the higher order. 1t was a strong
presentation throughout and only words of
commentator are heard in reference to il.
The construction is such that the play is
full of interest from beginning to end. The
climax is reached in the courtyard scene
where the hero is saved from death by the
reprieve after the guns are leveied for
his execution. The play not only ends
happily, but the general conditions leave
a feeling of satisfaction. The enjoyment of
the presentation was enhanced by the fine
special scenery. The Sidney harbor and
deck of Australasia were particularly
effective and pleasing. A taking feature
was the song and dance, "Silver bells"
by Miss Osterman. The company is a
large and strong one, containing several
actors of unusual ability. Hands Across
the Sea- will be remembered by Brattle-
boro people for many a day as a sterling
dramatic performance.
The Rutland Herald of yesterday had a
scathing editorial on the gambling schemes
which were allowed at the Rutland county
fair held at that place. Eight familiar
gambling devices are specifically named,
which were allowed to be in full blast on
the grounds, and every one of them was a
direct violation of the statute law of the
state. The Rutland county people should
come to Brattleboro week after next and
see fair which is conducted not only with
out gambling, but without taking of any
kind being tolerated on the grounds. When
visitors are once inside the gates there is
no solicitation or temptation to spend their
nickels, dimes or quarters, and the whole
grounds are given strictly up to the legiti-
mate purposes of the fair. 1t is this feat
ure as much as any one thing which has
given the Valley fair its good name, and
made it a financial success. The manag-
ers could easily take $1,000 for sales privi-
leges on the grounds, but they know it
would be money dearly earned, and the
funds will come strictly, as they have al
ways done, from the admission fees which
every person who goes upon the grounds
must pay, not so much as one compliment
tary ticket being issued.
The errors mentioned last week in the
new (alleged) Brattleboro directory were
merely a fraction of what are found there.
Dozens of others have been pointed out to
us by different individuals this week. In
single line of a certain firms advertise