Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-21

tasket or admission to the ball game. The
train is expected to leave at q O clock i'm the
morning and to arrive at l24j during the
night.
Among village improvements of the week
are the filling of the roadways on Main and
Washington street hills with clay. the Law
ing of a stone wall to protect the embank-
ment and lower road beyond the Elliot street
iron bridge, the laying of a plank walk
from this bridge toward the Fletcher mill.
and the painting of the Elliot and Elm
street iron bridges.
Lord Rooney is coming. The date is
Sept. t.
"What about the Valley fair?" several
persons have inquired within few days
This: The sixth annual Valley fair will be
held Sept 80 and Oct. 1. The arrange
ments are now being made and everybody
may rest assured that all former exhibitions
will be surpassed. Liberal premiums will
be offered for all exhibits, and the premium
list is now being prepared at The Phoenix
job office. The purses for trotting and
pacing aggregate $3.50, 500 more than
last year. j. G.. Taylor, G. ID. Noyes II.
f. Brooks and Geo. X. Russell are the
committee in charge of the trotting. On
the first day there will be the races for the
3-minute class for purse of 5000; 2:34
class, purse $3.50: 2:26 class, trotters and
PAGERS, purse $3.50. On the second day the
races will include the 2:44, 2:3S and 230
classes, with purses of $3.50 for each class
The purses are divided into four sums
Particulars of the trotting may be obtained
of J. A. Taylor and entries to him close
Sept. II.
The work in progress at Marlboro North
Pond, in which the Methodist people of
Brattleboro are interested. and to which
reference was recently made, consists main
ly of the erection of a building 80 by 10
feet, to be used as a chapel. the upper floor
to be fitted up for sleeping apartments
/ The grounds about are to be fitted up for Il
camp ground. and meetings held there
during the summer season. 1t is probable
that other buildings will be added another
season.
:. II. Sherman has the improvements on
his Spruce street house practically COM
pleted. and the new tenant. Mr.. Horne, is
expected to take possession soon. The
work done includes papering and painting
throughout, new plumbing and the putting
in of gas fixtures. The removal of the
fence adds to the exterior appearance of
the place.
A party of T. or T. couples of Brattle-
bOro young people attended the dance Civ
en- at Spoitord Lake last evening by Dun
ton y Farr. The affair was very enjoyable
40 to 30 couples being in attendance. Mu-
sic was furnished 10y Bratteboro orches-
ira.
The regular Brooks House hop will be
given tomorrow evening.
There has been boom in the grain
market within a week, the price of flour
and all kinds of grain having advanced AS
will be seen by reference to our market re-
port. The prospect is that the prices will
90 higher within a short time. The condi-
ton of affairs is largely due to a strong
foreign demand.
Fourteen of the New England telephone
companys men are engaged in trimming
out the Wilmington line
Tuesday evening about o'clock a horse
/ which had been brought up to the Brooks
| House to wait for its driver, became fright
ened and dashed on to the sidewalk. cir
cling round two of the posts of the bal
cOny, then took to the road again and ran
down the street at great speed. Later the
horse was secured down on the Vernon
road, and strangely enough, no damage
was done to either horse or carriage by the
wild flight.
{. :. Hemenway, an employe of 5. 4.
| Smith N Co., had the misfortune, one day
| this week, to lose from his pocket the en-
| velope containing his months wages. just
received, amounting to $50 or over.
Representatives of the Gamewell COM
/ pany are here to finish the work of putting
in the electric fire alarm system. 1t is eX-
pected that the system will be in operation
/ by September LIST.
A large audience filled the chapel of the
Congregational church last Friday evening
to listen to Miss Addie Reed, who gave a
very interesting account of her experiences
since leaving Brattleboro for Africa more
than ten years ago, dwelling more particu-
larry upon her work in connection with the
Salvation Army. of which she has been a
member for the past five years. We feel
sure that all who listened to her earnest
words must have felt that there is large
field for the work of this organization.
The cOnundrum tea given by the Ruth
ians on the lawn at Lindenhurst last even
ing, was pleasant affair and the bill of
fare, with its strange list of dishes, caused
much merriment. During the supper the
HUSH ar tullultIl from ne outage
sang a number of songs from the piazzas.
and later very entertaining program was
given in the parors, consisting of more
songs by the children, and singing of
pathetic (?) character, with declarations.
by the quartet and others of the Mount
HermOn and Princeton students. The
proceeds of the evening go to the fund for
DIR. Judson' fresh air work, and the young
ladies have the satisfaction of having
helped on good work and given pleas
ant evening to their friends.
The local theatrical season was opened
last evening by Miss Josephine Cameron
and her company in "Forget-me-not."
This evening Camille will be presented,
and tomorrow evening EAST Lynne"
Miss Cameron is an actress of unusual
ability, and her work is warmly COM
mended.
The trip over the mountain to Benning-
ton by the Guard and Battery was carried
out as planned The Guard arrived at
Wilmington at 10 o clock and were escort
ed into the village by the Wilmington cor
net band. Many business places and resi-
dences in Wilmington were decorated. and
over the Maine-street bridge were two
arches. The company gave an exhibition
drill, and after dinner resumed the Jour
ney. Bennington was reached at G:30.
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