Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

special mark-down sale. beginning
May 10, is announced in Durham Brothers
advertisement this week.
The county convention of the W. &. T. L.
will be held in the Baptist church at South
Newfane next week Wednesday and Thurs
day, May 20 and u.
That charming entertainment, Long
fellows Dream" which was successfully
presented in Brattleboro and al Bellows
Falls two years ago, is to be given at ST.
Johnsbury this month, under the direction
Of the author, Henry Il. Brown.
G. p ellison is pushing the seasons
business for "al it is worth" He will re-
ceiye next Monday carload of horses from
Ohio, and on Thursday an especially fine
lot of northern horses which will meet the
wants of every kind of buyers. These
horses will be on sale at his West Chester
field stables, and particulars are given in
his advertisement elsewhere published.
Brattleboro boys are interested in the
Intercollegiate athletic games to be held on
llampden park at Springfield, Mass. the
2Ith. and a number are planning to attend.
The contestng teams will be from Am
herst. Williams, Dartmouth. Brown, Wes-
leyan. University of Vermont, Trinity and
Worcester polytechnic. and the events in
clude all the leading sports. Edward X.
Hall, son Of Captain G. p. Hall, late
of BrattleborO, will represent Dartmouth
in the 100 and 22O yard dashes. :. +.
Maynard, the Brattleboro Y. VI. G. A.
instructor last winter, will be the represent
ative from the University of Vermont in
the broad and standing jumps. He has
record of over 10 feet for the broad jump.
Two men who are remembered in Brattlc-
boro will be in the sprint races. These are
O'Connor. the pitcher for the L. V. VI. 5.
and Graves of Trinity. who played at
second base for the L. V. Ms last season.
The annual field day Of Estey Guard and
Fuller Battery will be held on June 20.
in accordance with orders recently issued.
Barnm's circus will visit Greenfield i'm
July. hut no arrangements have been made
As yet for its appearance in Brattlcboro.
J. Il. Bliss has sold to b. :. Barsiier his
matched pair of Grandce colts.
The Kickapoo Indian Medicine company.
under the management Of DR.. Raymond.
will visit Brattlcboro for two weeks giving
nightly concerts and saturday matinces for
ladies and children. The company adver-
tSes for drug trade exclusively. and their
herbal remedies are sold by every druggist
in the country. This company carries its
own band and orchestra. and other per
formers to amuse the people.
In it, series on picturesque Vermont"
the Montpelier Argus prints this week an
illustrated article on "Brattleboro and the
West River Valley The text describes
the leading attractions of Brattlehoro. and
the towns on the Brattlcboro and Whitehall
railroad. with mention of prominent cit-
zens and points OF interest The illus
trationS include several Brattlcboro build
ings, views in Highland park, the Wells
fountain. and a series Of very attractive
landscape views along the narrow gauge
road. especially i'm and near South London
derry. Mr.. Atkins is doing "A valuable
service to Vermont in thus calling attention
to its sWumrr-rcsort attractions II is I'M
dcrStood that this article was contributed
to the Argus 10y Conductor Severance of
the Brattleboro and Whitehall road.
The closing meeting for the season of the
Professional club. and the annual ." Ladies
night will be held at the Brooks House
next Monday evening, the club converting
at six o clock. DIR. Draper reads the paper
on Caesars Image and Superscription.
In the entire series of valuable historical
in the columns of The PhpniN. none of
greater value or interest has been printed
than that which will Ice found on the Sec
ond page of this issue. In several respects.
indeed. this article is the most important
of the series. Beginning with the record
of the first BrattlebOro town meeting held
the first Tuesday of March, 1868. under
New York allegiance. the article traces the
course of local civil and political history
down through the stormy DAYS of Yer
mont's rebellion against the attempted rule
of New York and the final establishment of
her Independent statehood If not alto
gethcr gratifying to local pride. it remains
a fact of history that Brattleboro was a
stronghold in those days of the supporters
of the claims of New York, and that her
people refused TO take any part i'm the
Windsor and Westminster conventions.
The local feeling is shown by the vote in
August, IT'S, of l65 to against 1.-THE pre-
tended state of Vermont What was the
name of that one patriot. with the courage
of his convictions, history does not record.
So obnoxious did this opposition to the new
state become that Ethan Allen twice ap-
peared upon the scene, with troops which
dealt with the "N Orkers' in a very Summa-
ry and convincing manner but for some
time ii was necessary for the Vermont au-
thorities to keep the locality under militia
ry supervision. The good record of patriot
ism made by the people of Brattleboro in
the 100 years and more since that time has,
however, effectually wiped out whatever
blemiSh these early sympathies and affila-
tons may now seem to have cast upon the
towns fair fame.
Frost * Proctor make in their show win
dow suggestion exhibit of the compare
tive prices of sugar in 1864 and 1891.
A fire which probably caught from the
sparks of a locomotive broke out Wednes-
day afternoon on the steep bank near the
narrow gauge railroad less than a mile
above the West river bridge. 4 gang of
men was taken up on the regular Cps
train and it was eXtinguished during the
evening The light of the fire could be
seen from many parts of the village and it
appeared to be burning vigorously, but the
-rainmen say that little damage was done.
The flames being mostly confined to the |
brush On Sunday several acres of under |
growth near the Trendall and OConnor |
houses on the old road leading to Guilford |
were burned over and the fence along the |
road for several rods destroyed
There were no services at the Methodist |
'hurch last Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Webb being .
H. He has improved so as to be out now |
md will probably occupy his pulpit Sunday. !
II. f. Walker has broken ground for his
new house on Western avenue, on which |
T. 5. Fisher is to do the work. The
oundation is in for ID. f. Downer's house