Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-27
RRATTI,EBORO.

TO cnhngt the time OF uOtuluE Int hiNuAl llleFlluk
from the first Tuesday in April to the second
Monday in January.
BRATTLEBoRo.
A box Of orange flowers reaches this
Office by mail from Los Angeles, Cal, with
their fragrance seemingly as fresh and
perfect as when pucked from the trees
They were sent by Mrs. James A Young,
(nee Miss Fannie F. Robinson Of Williams
ville). Another box from the same source
contains leaves of the date palm, leaves Of
the eucalyptus or blue gum tree, with buds,
blossoms, caps ard seed capsules of the
same tree. leaves and berries of the pepper
tree, and other specimens Of the luxuriaut
vegetation of that favored cline.
The largest single shipment of sugar ever
received in Brattleboro now stands in the
railroad yard This is full car of 10
barrels of refined sugar, of "a 900 pounds
weight This sugar was bought in bond 10y
Mr. Harlow of the Farmers and Mechanics
Exchange, and it still remains under the
United States government seal, from which
it will be released next Wednesday morn
ing by a deputy collector, when the new
tariff goes into effect and the duty is re
moved from sugar The purchase was
made by Mr.. Harlow TO meet the large
local demand which will arise on the re-
movAl of the duty, all stocks in the retailers
hands having been reduced 70 the lowest
possible point in order to avoid loss, and
was a wide-Awake business movement on
his part The reduction will amount to
two cents pound. The cost per pound at
the refners' by the barrel is now q IS
cents. while this consignment was bought
for IS for April LIST delivery. 1t will
probably be wholesaled at cents and re-
tailed at 10 The saving is one which
will be fel, and appreciated in every house
hold, and will do much TO reconcile even
our Democratic friends to the operation Of
the Mckinley bill
A colt owned by Frank Dunklee, for
which he had refused an offer Of $500, died
one day this week
The body Of H ?. Green, whose death at
jacksonville Fla, was announced last
week, reached Brattleboro Saturday night,
and on Monday was taken to Townshend
for burial by Mr. F. Wales and Mrs j. A.
Clark Mr.. Green's wife and sou did not
come on from Jacksonville, as was expected.
The Red Men gave an ENJOYABLE dance at
their hall Tuesday evening. large com
pany was in attendance.
For the benefit of the piscatoriAns who
are planning a campaign on the trout brooks
next week and soon after, it may be well TO
state that the catching of trout in Vermont
previous to May LIST, is a violation of the
law. according TO an act passed by the last
Legislature
April Both is the date that has been de
cided upon for the Murray clubs Mother
Goose Carnival
Henry Scott was arrested Wednesday
afternoon for being intoxicated, and at the
hearing Thursday before Justice Newton
he pleaded guilty and was fined s. and
costs. He disclosed that he had engaged
Curtis Davis TO get him pint of whiskey.
Mr.. Davis was thereupou brought before
the justice and fined $40 and costs, amount
ing to $2l AZ. Mr. Davis in turn disclosed
that he bought the liquor at the American
House, and prosecutions were therefore
made against Manager Harvey by State
Attorney Hit Mr.. Harvey pleaded guilty
to 20 first offenses, and was fined 800 and
costs.
Barlow Bros mir strels will appear at the
town hall, Friday evening, April 10. The
company is larger than ever before, con
tanning % people, and carries its own brass
band and orchestra All the latest Amer
lean, European and Australian novelties
are said to be presented.
Emerson & Son contemplate opening
branch store at Wilmington,
Sedgwick post will observe the 25th an.
niversary of the organization of the Grand
Army by gathering at the town hall on
Monday evening, April @, which is expect
ed to take the form of a campfire.
The First Regiment orchestra has had en-
70 MI
going 10 Turner's Falls, Millers Falls and
other places.
c. II. Davenport's house on Prospect
street has been sold to Mr. Davenport's
brother and uncle, Herbert Davenport and
S. T. Davenport, the latter of Wilmington.
c. H. Davenport and family will occupy
rooms in Charles Miners new house on
Terrace street.
Sedgwick post, g A. R., has received
from Secretary Of War Proctor IS war
maps, showing all the important battle
fields Of the war of the Union, and the
location Of the various divisions in the
battles. These maps have been mounted
on frames or rolls so as 10 be convenient
for reference. They will be invaluable To
every student of history.
There will be a union service of the
hhui Nhes VI bue Nlllhkc III Tue AoNu uhll on
Fast day, Friday, April 8, at 1890 A. N.
The theme of the meeting will be Good
citizenship what it is and how TO promote
it," The ministers of the various churches
will make short addresses on the general
topic 1t is hoped there may be a large at
tendance.
Our new Brattleboro firm of Barber Bros.
took possession of the Brooks House boot
and shoe store on Monday morning T. p.
Barber, who has charge Of the store, is
well-knOwn in Brattleboro, through his
term of service in the store of HoughtOn &
kuech, Both young men are wsll-known
in the county, and will be sure to command
their share of the local trade.
The Easter supper and sale held by the
women of the Industrial Union on Monday
evening was one Of the most pleasant and
successful with which they have served
their friends.
Another index of the life and morale of
BrattlebOro is TO be found in the number
Of children of school age in the village dis
trict who attend school the clerks census
shows that there are 1904 children of such
age, and the school registers show that 934
Of these are pupils in the schools Or, in
other words, there are only 20 children be-
tween the ages of and 10 who do not at
tend school In the district schools there
are 744 pupils, in the parochiRl schools 1870,
and in the private schools go.
The Windham county people who are in
terested in the MergenthaleT typesetting or
typecasting machine, will be pleased TO
know that in the case between the Mergen-
thaler and Rogers companies for infringe
ment of patent, heard in the circuit court in
New York, the decision was in favor of the
former, and amounted 70 a complete vic
tory.
The sale to Thos Mott of Long Island by
H, r, Lawrence of his Viking illy, "Valky-
rie,' once more emphasizes the motto,
breed TO the best "Valkyrien will be
breed to 'Pistachio" (brother to NutwOod).
The prospective foal will carry the blood of
'Waterwich, the only mare that has pro
duced five colts with records better than
2;25, and Miss Russell the dam of Maud
S., 2'OSf, and three others that have records
better than $50 We said in 1888 refer
ring 10 full sister Of "Valkyris, {" sold TO
Mr.. Emerson Brooks Of Connecticut. that
it was one of the finest hllies ever bred in
the state, and that statement is fully justi-
fled at this time, as Mr.. Mott selected her
out Of number Of Viking" colts for a
brood mare.