Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-09

property and work upon it Hill probably
begin next week.
At meeting of the Estey Guard last
evening the treasurer's report was acted
upon, and it was voted to keep the armUry
open two evenings each week.
Five hundred dollars was appropriated
for the purchase of new books before Feb
ruary / at the quarterly meeting of the
Brattleboro free library trustees on Mon
day evening.
Charles Peterson, son of John Peterson
of Esteyville, was the victim of a bad acct
dent last Sunday. While chestnutting he
fell from a tree. fracturing the bones of the
right arm above the wrist. The bones
protruded through the flesh. He walked
directly to DR.. Gale Office and had the in
jury cared for, and from thence home.
The ball game at Springfield, Mass, on
Wednesday between the Boston league
champions and a picked nine, with Wood
cock and Mahoney for battery, and Stearns,
Sullivan, Hickey, Smith and Hanivan as
other players was a surprise party. The
leaguers could do nothing with WoOdcock,
securing only three singles, while the
picked team pounded Nichols and Staley
for / 1 with total of Il. The picked nine
won, TO |.
j. Y. g., the Boston horse which won
first money in the 2:30 race at the Valley
fair last week, was also q winner i'm the
same class at Stafford Springs, Conn. On
the same day Tillie, owned by Chas Gapp
of Lawrence the winner of the 2:2G race
at the Valley fair, won the free for all
at Athol: and Baby s., the 2:34 winner
here, the $50 class at the same place.
The choice of seats for the Y. VI. &. 4.
entertainment course will be given at the
association rooms next Thursday evening
at : o'clock. Sustaining members should
secure their coupons before that time in
order to make their choice with others.
Each seat will be reserved and an effort
will be made to sell the entire house at
once. \ very attractive 16-page souvenir
OF the course will be issued from The Pha,-
nix job presses today.
The account of the Valley fair in The
Phoenix last week was one which was
commensurate with the fair itself, and
was the only complete, connected and sat
isfactory statement published regarding the
most successful exhibition of the kind in
the state this year. The account has been
generally commended and the demand for
extra papers has run into hundreds of
copies.
Brattleboro is well represented at the
sixth annual convention of the Rebekah
lodges of the state at Burlington this week,
about - members of the local lodge being
in attendance. They left on Wednesday
and are to return this afternoon. Mrs.
Stone was chosen one of the delegates to
the Rhode Island conference, and Mrs.
Hildreth an alternate to the Massachusetts
conference. An invitation was extended
by Dennis lodge to hold the next conyen.
ton in Brattleboro.
1t will be remembered that Howard
White lost his chance of winning the re
cent bicycle 2J-mile road race at Barre Oh
account of the bursting of his pneumatic
tire after he had covered eight miles. Whit,
was looked upon 10y many As the winner o.
the race, and whechnen throughout tn,
state will he glad to know that Sherburn,
of Barre. who took the prize for the tastes
time has challenged White TO another rae,
over the same course. White has accepted
and the race will come on next Thursday
the 18th. 1t will be for prize of Sl0
value, $50 being furnished by each side. !
) number of Brattleboro boys will probabl,
, go up to witness the race.
There are bright spots in the life of
school teacher, especially one who ha
charge of young children. This was show
on the opening day at one of the Brattle
boro primary schools. \ little girl win
had come to school for the first time evi
e IDENTITY did not understand the proceedin
! of calling the roll and did not rightly catcl
e. the response of present from the othe
I scholars i'm answer to the call of name,
, for when she heard her own name sh
= promptly answered "chestnuts." What?
f asked the teacher. "Chestnuts"' wa
e again the response. Explanations wer
B. then in order.
> The Phoenix has no idea in Just wha
way the first premium blue ribbon &C
strayed away from Uncle William +. Rich
. ardson's best five yOkes of oxen owne
= by exhibitor in its general report upo
: the cattle exhibit at the Valley fair la.
week. The statement in the premium Ii!
, was the correct one, that Mr. RichardsO
u took the first premium of S25 and Wait
:, q Nichols the second of SO No sing
- exhibitor has ever taken more pains to col
u tribute to the real excellence of the fla
:, than did Mr.. Richardson in his exhibit
Is pair of oxen and steers, and he
cheerfuly awarded the full measure
credit due him for his enterprise by h
competitors in that line, as well as by I'll
+ managers of the fair, and by the publi
y who admired his handsome contribution.
o An audience of good size listened wit
+ close attention on Monday evening to ii
= lecture of Rev. j. j. Lewis on the Passio
=. Play at Oberammergau, and watched wit
!. absorbing interest the succession of beaut
|, full views which depicted with life-lik rea
# ism the leading feature of the great dram
N and the grand natural scenery amidst whiC
, it is given. One of the most charmI
\ parts Of the lecture was that describing IL
O. route to the little mountain village of ODE
A. ammergau, and giving in concise form Il
ID history of the play which has grown to
l looked forward to as an event of world-wiC
NJ interest on its presentation once in eaC
ii ten years. In the village of Oberamme
rs gau there were shown the parish churC
: and church-yard, the houses where Il
n leading actors live, the street scenes. al
is the open-air stage and place of the gre
IS presentation. In the play itself there we
al shown the various leading groups and Ia
,e leauX, the chorus, and portraits of Il
r. leading actors, nearly all OF whom she
faces of marked spirituality, emphasizil
d the thought constantly urged by the spea
n er that the Passion Play is no orlina
&c drama, but great religious service enter
u upon by the villagers with the most reyt
- ent and devout religious feeling.
Mt We alluded some time ago TO an ente
ne tainment which'was in prospect to be q
III en- by Mrs. b. Williamson, jr., for the be
RS eft of the Rural Improvement societ
of The date has now been fixed for Tuesd