Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-09
Work has begun on the Western avenue

Several complaints Of ball playing in
Elliot street, particularly on Sundays, |
have been heard.
Under the new timetable on the Brat |
tlebOro and Whitehall road the morning |
train down leaves South Londonderry at |
6:45 and arrives in Brattleboro at 9:10.
Mr.. Wilcox, to meet the demands Of his
growing business, has been obliged to add
new shelving and make other improve
ments at his store in Tyler block.
Postmaster Batchelder of Newfanc will
file with the department next week the re-
suits of his investigation Of the county
pOst-Oilices.
A new hydrant is being put in near the
corner of Elliot and Frost streets ana the
cistern for the use OF the fire department
near the Estey shops is being repaired.
Mrs. f. G. Stcarnss house off Church
street, nearly in the rear of the water cure
building, has been sold to f. X. Barrows
and Chas. A. Harris.
The North street school nine and the
hostlers played tie game yesterday, . to
). The bankers and the school team will
cross bats today.
The Mt. Hermon school boys are plan
ming for a field day at an early date, when
prizes to the value of 500 will be offered
in the various events.
The attractveness of the Y. NJ. {. y.
parlor has been increased this week by the
addition of a Brussels carpet and new
window drapcrieS, the gift of the ladies
auxiliary.
On Tuesday morning people on the hill
tops had an opportunity Of witnessing rare
views, as the air was of unusual clearness.
The house on Wachusct could be plainly
seen with the naked eye from the MARI
boro hills near b. a. Clark farm.
In the United States court at Rutland
yesterday Judge Wheeler sentenced Darling
Eastman. the Corinth moonshiner, to three
months Imprisonment and 500 fine for
selling, and four months in Jail and 500
tine for Illicit distilling. j. Mann East
man, Darling's father, was sentenced to
three months imprisonment and to pay
fine of 500 for selling without United
States license.
Under the state law, and at the request
of the state board of health, the selectmen
have appointed DR.. ID. p Webster health
officer for the town of Brattleboro While
his special duty will be to report to the
state board of health all cases of contag-
ious and epidemic disease and their causes,
he also has large powers with regard to the
sanitary regulation of the town.
Prof. Frankenstein has an interesting
letter in the Turf, Field and Farm this
week on the Brattleboro fair, in which he
pays this tribute TO the coaching parade !:
II have witnessed the four-in-hands of
New York at an annual turnout but il
must be said that the parade of decorated
carts and buckboards and coaches on Thurs
day morning would have attracted
admiring thousands in New York city, As
it did here
II. Il. Lawrence who returned last night
from the meeting OF the New Hampshire
horse breeders association at Tilton, re-
ports creditable show and a good attend
ance. This was the first meeting of the
new association. Some 800 animals were
shown, representing the best horse stock
in the state. The best three-years- tilly
exhibited was sired by Ducalion, sire OF
Leicester, the famous Vermont horse.
The setting back Of the morning mai
train north to IL: Ia under the new winter
timetable makes the need of train north
at a seasonable hour more apparent thar
ever. An effort is being made. with prob
ability of success, to have a passenger cal
attached to the morning freight train fol
Bellows Falls. What is needed is a pas
senger train over the Valley road, leaving
Brattleboro at or o'clock in the morn
ing.
The address which was given at tn,
town hall on Sunday evening by Mrs. 10
sephine II. Nichols of indianapolis, unde
the auspices of the W. c. T. T., was al
able and interesting one. The subject
1.-THE social problem and how to solve il,
was taken up chiefly i'm the line of foreigl
immigration and of the liquor traffic, an,
was treated in a mastery fashion. Mrs
/ Nichols is a speaker of power and elO
/ quence, and Of most pleasing address, ant
the questions which she treated have beei
made by her the subject of long and earn
est study in the great cities of this countr
t and Europe. Mrs. Nichols is the nationa
t superintendent of fair work, and was OF
l her way to the state convention at 81
e Johnsbury TO present that work to tn
e women representing the unions of tn
state.
Announcement is made this week of tn
I formation of a partnership between Hon
5 j. l.. Martin of Brattleboro and Lyman
I Holden of Wardsboro, under the firm nam
$ of Holden d Martin, TO carry on a genera
e lumber and manufacturing business at tn
I, Church shop on Frost street. Mr.. Holde
is a young man who is well known as a sue
h cessful lumber dealer in Waplsboro, hold
e ing large tracts of timbered land in tina
n town and vicinity, as does Mr.. Martin a
h so. Mr.. Holden will remove to Brattlebor
/ and the firm will deal in both dressed an
/ rough lumber, and will manufacture doors
/. sash, and blinds to order. They will ais
h make a specially of the manufacture G
O boxes of all kinds, both round and square
= here. With their large holdings of tin
e bered lands, their ownership of a saw-mi
e at WardsborO, and the wide experience {
e Mr.. Holden in handling lumber, the ne
h firm will be able to supply the trade at til
= lowest possible prices and will be sure I
h give satisfactory service. They will max
e a speciality Of lumber supplies for carpeI
d tiers ard builders. Mr.. Holden is an actiN
It and enterprisiRg young man whom Brattl
e borO will be glad to count among her cit
, zens.
e The death of Mrs. Sarah \. Hutchin
W mother of Mrs. c. G. Tyler, took place la
g Sunday morning at the home of her daugl
I ter and son-in-law. The cause of deaf
y was persistent rheumatic affection whiC
d of late had grown to be more and more St
r rious. Mrs. Hutchins had been twice ma
ried, her first husband being Obed Stat
r. Esq, of Hinsdale, man of much prom
y hence in the affairs of that town and
l. Cheshire county, until his death some .
Y. years ago. By him she had four children
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