Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-06

The fence has been removed from the
Collins Clark place on High street. This
leaves the south side of that street without
a fence.
The Philharmonic orchestra play in Put
ney tonight. 1t is the first of a series given
by the young people of that place.
The Red Men will give the first of their
series of dancing assemblies at their ball on
Tuesday evening next, Nov. 10.
Mr. aud Mrs. John Fenton were visited
by about % friends Wednesday evening"
on the seventh anniversary of their mar
riage, and presented with silver tea SER
vice, centre table and easy chair. During
the evening refreshments were served.
The court commission are in town today
to act upon the petition for a new highway,
avoiding the dangerous place on the Vernon
road where it runs beside the railroad
tracks. General Superintendent Foss is
here representing the Central Vermont rail
road company.
Some time ago all the lots in the Pros
pect Hill cemetery had been taken. Re
Gently the association has hal men at work
and have laid out 20 new lots Of different
sizes on terrace to the east and north Of
the POmeroy monument.
These officers Of the Wheel club were
chosen at the semi-annual meeting Tuesday
evening: President. f. ID. Whitney: vice
president, l. l.. Dickinson: secretary and
treasurer. Leslie Scott; captain, Michael
Moran; lieutenant, F. b. Putnam; club
committee, +. ID. Whitney, Leslie Scott,
Fred Robinson, George Fox, VIII Stolte.
The auction sale of the property belong
ing to the Julia Pierce estate at what is
generally known as the "stone tavern,
near SpOfford lake in Chesterfield, y. H.,
took place last Saturday. One-half Of the
stone house with the barn and II acres of
land were bought by f. J. Bailey of Brat
tleboro, who, it is understood, acted for
other persons. c. p. ellison bought the
schoolhouse lot of four acres for Sl65, and
Mr. Sanders of Chesterfield the wood lot
for $3.50.
Brattleboro item i'm the Springfield Re
publican: Capt X. W. Hoyt's report to
the inspector general Of the army on the
efficiency Of the several state organizations
which were encamped at Bennington. elias
SITES the light battery, Companies L and |,
as very good and the other companies as
from good TO fair. He describes the dsci-
pine in camp as very good, while the Off
GERS and men were obServant-of military
courtesies and obeyed cheerfully and intel
ligently all orders and instructions. He
also says that the national guard is too
small.
Brattleboro was well represented at the
Wilmington railroad celebration yesterday.
one large double team carried up Hon. b.
ID. Harris, Col and Mrs. Haskins, +. G.
Crosby, T. }. b. Cudworth and Capt +,
w. ChiIds Among other prominent citi-
zens who attended were DR.. Holton. g. +.
Thompson, b. 4. Clark, f. A. Whitney
W. +. Richardson, his son l.. II. Richard
son, and Cashier Marshall Besides these
there was delegation of younger Brattle-
boro folk, and all greatly enjoyed the en-
tlNsiasm of the occasion.
Halloween was not generally observed
about town last Saturday evening. but
there was one gathering which unbalanced
for few moments the Self-containment OF
a young lawyer. This WAS a surprise party
given by % or 80 of the friends of Clark c.
Fits, and was to celebrate his admission
to the bar. The surprisers, dressed in
sheets and pillow cases, gathered at a
neighborng house and went to the home
of Mr.. Fits while he was away. He was
notified that he was wanted, and returned
home, only to be taken all aback because of
ed that he could recognize every one, and
in most cases he was successful, despite the
costumes The company remained until a
late hour, and spent the evening in pleas
ant social way.
The Phoenix makes a display of local
matter this week which is noteworthy ON
our second page appears the promised az
ticle on Fort Drummer. giving the first COM
T MI mi 81 al 50
LITIGATION which has been written. The To-
cation of the fort is accurately defined,
and an exact reproduction is given of the
plan of the fort as drawn by the surveyors
in 1749. On our eighth page appears a
history of the Wilmington railroad and an
account of yesterdays celebration. On
this page is an article relating to a matter
of unusual local interest, giving facts
which have never appeared in print and
which may mean in due time an income of
10000 a year for Brattleboro for benevo-
/ lent purposes.
Proceedings in insolvency have been in
stituted against G.. II. Reed. the Flat street
+ lumber dealer, and also against Ross White.
/ the tissue paper manufacturer and dealer,
by their creditors. The proceedings against
Reed were begun by II. b. Currier, lum-
Der dealer of Springfield, Mass, and against
White 10y Charles Miner upon a claim for
rent due in his new building. \ hearing will
/ be held in Reeds case on the 18th inst,
! and in Whites case on the 18th. to see
/ whether they shall be formally adjudged
/ insolvent debtors No official estimate is
! given of the assets or liabilities in either
case. A report which gained currency
yesterday of the sale of Mr.. Whites resi-
denee was without foundation in fact Mr..
I White has made brave push for success
! In his business. He has employed a CON
siderable number of hands, and it is sin
cerely TO be hoped that his financial troub-
les will prove to be only temporary.
The beautiful chrysanthemum was the
flower which predominated in the decOra-
tons at the North Main street home of
Mrs. Harriet Dearborn on Tuesday, when
was celebrated the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Miss Harriet Gordon Dearborn, to Mr.
Charles Alvah Smith, son of s. A. Smith
of the well-known manufacturing firm of
). A. Smith & Co., of which the young
man is also member. The hall and rooms
of the house were beautifully decked with
evergreen, laurel and bittersweet. AT y 80
the bridal couple entered the parlor, pre-
coded by the ushers Henry Crosby, Charles
| Chaplin, Frank Putnam and Clarence Stick
ney, and by the bridemaid, Miss Minnie
/ Dearborn, sister of the bride, and the best
man, Mr.. l.. ID. Taylor. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. +. w. Sprague in
the presence of about so relatives and i'm
mediate friends, the couple standing in a
bower of green, in which were worked in
/ white chrysanthemums the letters, D.-S.