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


have an opening of its courts next Tues
day night at $3.50. An exhibition will be
given by members of the Brattleboro ten
mis- club.
\ concrete sidewalk has been laid this
week on the south side of Wlliston street.
The letter box at the corner of Whippe
and Green streets has been removed this
week, as the notices have frequently been
smashed.
Edwin Kttredge of Bethel recently dug
up copper coin on his premises that is
quite a curiosity. On one side the lettering
is very distinct, and reads, "Vermont En-
stun Republica, with the figure of a plow
mountains and rising sun, and bears date
of 1856. The lettering on the reverse side
is indistinct. A Boston journal CORE
spondent says it is thought to he one of a
few pieces of money that were coined in
Brattleboro i'm colonial days.
Letters received yesterday from Fred and
Allyn Crosby, Guy Simonds and Frank
Head, who are making pedestrian trip
through the White Mountains, state that
they had arrived at Fabyan's, where they
met with a cordial reception from Mr.
Menzies. Yesterday they expected to
make the ascent of Mount Washington.
They will be gone two weeks more and
may return by the way of Portland and
Boston. Thus far they have averaged to
walk over 20 miles day, and on one day
covered 30 miles. Last Friday afternoon
they went out of the main highway near
Hanover, \. H.. in order to save distance
and came upon a man who was hiding
near the road They thought his actions
strange at the time, and the next day were
surprised TO read of the murder at Hano-
yer, near where they saw the man, whose
description closely answered that of Almy,
the murderer As it was only three or
four hours from the time they saw him to
the hour of the murder. it is supposed that
he was then in waiting for his victim
The odd Fellows of Brattleboro. Green
field, Keene, Northampton, Holyoke. Shell
burne Falls, Turner's Falls, Orange Athol
and perhaps other places, are to hold a
grand picnic at Lake Pleasant. August D.
Full arrangements are not yet completed,
but il is expected that several hundred of
the fraternity will be present.
A portion of the south bank Of Whet-
stone brook, near the tlume to the old
valley mill site, caved i'm on Sunday, but
repairs have since been made
Work is already well advanced on the
addition to the steamer engine house on
Elliot street, to give stable accommodations
for the horses of the fire department.
One of the noteworthy improvements
made on private village estates is that of
Judge Shea on his Oak street residence.
Besides very extensive improvements and
alterations upon the house. the rear of the
lot which extends back to Forest street
has been converted into well-fashioned
terraces, reached by steps of easy ascent,
and making in all a very handsome and
attractive piece of landscape gardening
/ An entrance to the rear admits the transient
loiterer to enjoy the view and the comfort
able seats placed under the trees. This
work is a suggestion of what natural taste
and a little expenditure will accomplish
with what at first might seem to be UNI
| promising natural surroundings.
The ladies of the Unitarian society
achieved their usual success at their fair
held last evening. The arrangement of
| the hall was very pleasing, the art table
flower table, and Indian basket table being
especially attractive. The supper was ex-
cellent and the tables were generously
patronized. The immortal McGinty went
down to the bottom of the sea to the I'M
ending delight of the children, little and
big A large party joined in the dance at
the close. The receipts of the evening
were about $50.
The mountain sheds for horses have been
built in the rear of the pinnacle this week.
and work is in progress on the pavilion
shelter.
Commander-in-Chief Neazey. Adjutant
General Golding, and Department Com
mander Morgan will be at the veterans
reunion at Bellows Falls tomorrow.
\ chatty and entertaining sketch of
Brighton, the celebrated English Watering
place, written by an American girl who
travels with her eyes open, will be found
on the second page of this paper.