Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-06

The Good Will club has voted to form
evening classes in cooking, musical drill
and bookkeeping.
G.. b. Kirwan attempted to catch horse
in his yard on Thursday Of last week, when
the animal threw up his heels, striking
Mr.. Kirwan and breaking his arm.
The electric lights went out during the
services at the Baptist church last Sunday
evening and it was necessary to use the gas
lights.
The Chesterfield hotel which is run by
\. I. Cobb narrowly escaped serious fire
Sunday evening, large hanging lamp fall
ing to the floor and breaking.
Mrs. George :. Phillips has a display Of
chrysanthemums at her home on Cedar
street which has attracte much attention.
Several varieties are shown and the flowers
are of unusual size.
Edward f. Vanderpool, colored, recently
of BrattlebOro, who was sentenced to the
house of correction from Springfield, Mass.
for drunkenness has been pardOnei by the
Iampden county commissioners.
a big auction sale of cattle, horses and
sheep is advertised elsewhere in this paper
to be held at Cold River station y. H., on
Saturday of next week, Nov. II. c. p.
ellison is the auctioneer
A special meeting of Fuller Battery is
called for next Tuesday evening at 1880.
Business of importance is to be brought
before the meeting, which will take the
form of a "smoke talk
The annual meeting Of the Murray club.
for the presentation of reports and election
of officers, will be held in the vestry of the
Universalist church next Tuesday evening.
Ice cream and cake will be served.
The next meeting of the Fortnightly
club will be held at H. II. Thompson's
next Tuesday evening at s o clock. The
subject will be "rhe Fortnightly club in
London and the reading of the papers
will begin:as promptly as possible after :.
The state board of agriculture desires to
hold more meetings than usual the coming
winter. Towns which desire the meetings
TO be held should communicate as soon as
possible with the secretary, W. W. Cooke,
at Burlington.
j. {. Newton, who advertises his live
stock and farming tools for sale at auction
on the 18th inst. is to remove soon to
Fishers Island in Long Island Sound, a
few miles out from New London, where
he is to have charge of two large farms for
the Ferguson Brothers, who own the is
land. The Fergusons are prominent men
who have an interest with Andrew Carne-
gle in the steel business.
The local theatrical managers became
| suspicious that Dora Wiley's company in
Vera were not coming to Brattleboro, as
thy advance agent had not put in an ap-
pearance to bill the town, and the sale of
seats therefore did not begin at the time
announced, although many people We're
waiting to buy tickets. Yesterday, after
considerable telegraphing, it was learned
that the company was to dsband tonight
at Rutland.
Mr.. John +. Hayes of Brattleboro a
well-known and popular railroad man. aud
| Miss Kate Tierney of Northampton, Mass.
were married In the St. Mary's church in
that city on Tuesday morning al 9 o clock
! The bridemaid was Miss Mary Tierney and
the best man Charles +. McGrath. Mr.
| and Mrs. Hayes went to New York on
their wedding trip, and on their return will
| make their home in the Brown house on
! South Main street.
The formation of a foot ball eleven at
the High school has given the Rugby game
a miniature boom, and the small boys are
seen all about the village practicng the
! game. Wednesday the Prospect Hill boys
won game from the Canal street boys,
! three goals to two. \ team is To be organ
| lied to represent the Y. NJ. {. A.. and il
will probably be captained by Walter Pratt,
who was for two years member of the
! Williston seminary eleven
The proposed 25-mile bicycle road race
between Howard White and +. W. Sher-
burne of Barre will not take place Nov 10
at that place, as Mr.. Sherburne's hackers
have not covered the money forwarded to
Mr. Lamson. who has returned the agree
ment conditions, and sends word that the
injury to his ankle will prevent him from
racing. This will be a disappointment to
Mr. Whites friends as they were confident
that he could show his rear wheel to
Sherburne, and were willing to make the
value of the prize any sum which Sher-
buTne would agree to. In fact White
granted all of Sherburne's requests, for a
race and then the Barre man was unable
to meet him.
The week of prayer to be observed by
the Y. NJ. c. A. will begin on Sunday at
ternoon, with the regular gospel services
in the association rooms. Sunday evening
there will be a union service at the Baptist
church, beginning at o'clock, during
which there will be 15-mnute talks on diff
ferent subjects concerning the young man
by Pastors Webb, Babbitt, Parry and Day.
| Tuesday evenings meeting will be held
with the Christian EndeavOr society at the
Baptist church. Wednesday evening there
will be union service at the Methodist
church, beginning at 1880. Thursday
evening services will be held at the rooms,
and on Friday evening there will be meet
ings at the Baptist, Congregational and
Methodist churches, the subject for consid-
Grafton being "Work for young men and
boys In BrattlebOro."
The election returns were received and
announced Tuesday evening at both the
telephone exchange and the vacant store
lately occupied by Amidon Brothers. The
latter place was engaged by the Republic
cans for the occasion, and ii was voted dur
ing the evening by those Republicans pres
ent to engage either that place or some
other available room for Republican head
quarters during the next year. Col. Hook
er, Col. Estey and DR.. Webster were ap-
pointed a committee to have the matter in
charge and to take early action in regard to
it, A subscription was started that night
to raise the necessary funds. Two hun
dred dollars were raised on the spot, and
this amount has since been largely added
to. A refusal of the vacant store has
been taken and 1t will undoubtedly be
engaged
Those who failed to attend the perform
ance of the ''Italian Kellogg troupe at
the Congregational chapel on Thursday
evening, missed a most enjoyable entertain
ment. Some of the members of the troupe