Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-07-24

has issued a circular announcing excursion
rates to the Grand Army encampment at
Detroit. Choice of two routes is given,
one going and returning by the way of the
IIoOsac tunnel and Niagara Falls. and the
other by the way of the Central Yer
mont railroad Syracuse and Niagara
Falls. The Brattleboro fare by either
route is S13. The price of sleeping-car
berths by the Hoosac Tunnel route is -
each way. These should be engaged of
Fred l.. Perry, Springfield, Mass. Tick
cts will 60 on sale next Monday, good to
go August 1 to ,, and good to return until
September 30.
Less than 200 people attended the Uni
versaist Sunday school picnic at Crystal
lake, Gardner, Mass, yesterday. The
special train which conveyed the party was
delayed until after eight o'clock, but aside
from this everything was carried out as
planned. The bowling, shooting and photo
graph galleries were sources of enjoyment,
and boat riding and various games were
also among the pleasurable diversions.
The material for the electric fire alarm
system has arrived and will be put in as
soon as the poles are ready.
Mrs. A. j. Waters, whose kindergarten
normal training school for teachers at
Springfield, Mass, is advertised in another
column, formerly had a school in Bratte-
borO and is well and favorably known here.
Windham county Pomona grange will
hold a meeting with Protective grange,
BrattlebOro, i'm Grand Army hall on Thurs
day of next week. The morning session
will open at 10 o'clock. The afternoon
session, which will be public, begins at
| 80 and an interesting program is an
nounced, one feature of which will be a
discussion of different phases of the tenn
perance question by +. O. Lee of Vernon,
j. Q. Folett of Townshend and c. D..
Whitman Of BrattlebOro.
The Boston Record of recent date has
this item of local interest: II. G.. Hardie's
portrait of Judge Durfee of Rhode Island
is completed and is one of the most sue
cessful portraits ever painted by the emf
nent artist. The judge is seated in an an
tique armchair, in a characteristic atti-
tude of ease. and there is such vitality.
such quality of tone, such animation of eX-
preston in the picture, that one almost eX-
poets him to speak. The flesh tints are
particularly good and the drawing of the
hands is mastery. They are lifelike in a
very unusual degree. The background is
original and effective. Mr.. Harde goes
this week to Northwest Harbor. Me-, to
rest after his prolonged season of work.
The party of girls from Dr. Judson' s
Berean mission in New York, who have
been at the cottage in Highland park, have
returned, and 40 boys are expected today.
c. p ellison has % good horses at his
West Chesterfield stables which he offers
to his customers at ''closing-Out" prices,
with his annual summer vacation i'm view.
Mr.. Wheeler of Vernon picked ripe
peaches from his trees early this week, and
has a considerable quantity to market next
week
The arrangements have been completed
for the Y. VI. c. \. entertainment course,
the following being the attractions: Octo-
Der p, Boston symphony Orchestral club /;
November 10, II. II. Raglan with an illus
trated lecture; December ;, Boston Rivals
Jan. II, Macy-Appleton combination; Feb
ruary 4, Schubert (male) quartet of Chicago,
with other strong talent.
A party of 80 fresh air children for whom
places have been provided in Sherburne,
Gaysville and Bradford by the BrattlebOrO
Y. NJ. c. 4. will arrive today. This is the
first delegation of children brought on by
the association, and it is desired to arrange
for another party at once, with places for
as many as possible in Windham county.
People who are willing to care for or pro
vide for the waits should inform the general
secretary of the Y. NJ. c. \. at once.
The Western aqueduct water house on
Walnut street is being moved to the lot in
the rear of Henry Burnham's house.
The dogs of the Nette Morris equine
and canine paradox company killed several
cats about town, and created havoc in the
gardens in their chase after the felines.
A horse attached to a milk cart INDUCED
in a lively runaway on Mechanics square
Wednesday. a broken harness was the
only damage. On the same day a horse
attached to the express wagon was fright
ened by the cars in the railroad yard, and
ran past the depot, throwing out Driver
BOsworth. 1t was thought at first that his
leg was broken, but he sustained only Sc
we're bruises.
The death in Springfield, y. Y, of Cor
nelius Miner Hadley, at the age of II, is
elsewhere recorded. Mr.. Hadey formerly
lived in Brattleboro and will be remember
ed by many of the older residents. His
home has for some time been in East Ash
ford, n. Y.
The annual state convention of Congre-
gational Sunday schools is appointed to be
held at Newport Sept. 15-17.
The restaurant in Bank block is closed
for the present.
Real estate sales and exchanges at F. j.
Bailey d Co.'s agency this week are as fol-
lows: The Valley Hotel at Felchyille to f.
Y. johnson; building lot on Spring street
to +. c. Johnson; a cottage lot at SpOffOrd
lake to A. b. Clapp; and a mill property,
chair shop, etc, with several hundred acres
of land in Bennington county, to Massa-
chusetts parties.
A gas leak has caused considerable
annoyance on Main street since Monday
night, and all attempts to locate it were
unavailing until yesterday, when Super
ihtendent Horton entered the street waste
water sewer near the corner of Main and
Flat streets and crawled along until he could
hear the gas escaping nearly opposite Cox
d Cos store. The sewer is about two feet
square up as far as opposite II. NJ. Woods
gun shop, and after that is so small that
Mr.. Horton could barely squeeze his body
into it. The gas pipe ran along in the
sewer and had become crusted over. Dur
ing the storm Monday night the rust was
cleaned off by the water, causing the leak
The gas escaping into the sewer made it
impossible to find it i'm the usual way
The Catholic picnic at Mt. Toby, Mass,
last Saturday, was a success in every way,
the rain interfering but little with the
enjoyment of the occasion. About $50
attended, making the trip in six cars. The