Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-06-17

I. L. ellison sold - horses at his auction
at the Elliot street stables yesterday. The
prices were lower than usual.
Priscilla rehearsal on Friday evening
next, June "a, at s o'clock, in Wells hall.
Mr.. Macomber will be present and desires
a full attendance of all the opera company.
All of Mr.. Plummer's cottages at Spot
ford lake are engaged A large company
of people from New York and Brooklyn
are expected this week. Mr. Stearns of
Brooklyn, the owner of the resort, is al
ready there
Chldren's Sunday will be observed at
the Universalist church next Sunday The
church will be decorated, and sermon to
the children will be preached by Rev. Mr..
Sprague upon the subject of paths, fol-
lowed by christening service.
Native Strawberries are now offered for
sale. The crop in this vicinity will, how
ever, be much smaller than usual, owing
to the conditions which prevailed last
winter. Mr. Allen has two acres devoted
to plants, but will not gather berries from
more than a single acre.
Work begins today on one of the leading
buildings to be erected in Brattleboro this
season, Cobb Il Tafts four-story structure
on Flat street, beyond the Livery com
pany's stables The building will be 81 by
80 feet in size, and will be completed in
August. Mr. Lord is to have charge of the
work.
The Epworth league held literary
meeting last evening with Mr. and Mrs.
G. f. Westgate. Among other papers of
interest were reports by Misses Carlotta
Pine and May Plimpton of the Epworth
league day at the preachers convention at
Springfield last week, to which they were
delegates.
The children's day services at the Meth
odist church last Sunday included a ser
mon to the little folks in the morning by
Rev. A. II. Webb, and in the evening
concert exercise by the Sunday school,
with singing by a choir of children. No
elaboration was attempted in the way of
decorations.
There have been some changes in the ar
rangements for the sale of Z. J. Carpen-
ter's news room, and George +. Fox is to
be the sole proprietor of the business. Mr..
Fox is too widely and favorably known to
need introduction to Brattleboro people.
Under his management the details of the
business are sure to receive careful atten-
ton and all patrons prompt and courteous
service.
The state tennis tournament will take
place in Bratteboro this year if suitable
arrangements can be made for prizes and
for entertaining visiting contestants, as
seems probable. Two of the champion
ships are now held in Brattleboro and two
in Rutland. The BrattlebOro champions
are Miss Dalton in ladies singles, and Miss
Dalton and c. H. Thompson in mixed
doubles.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Valley railroad company of 1871 was held
at the Brooks House Wednesday, and this
board of directors chosen: Oscar Edwards
of Northampton, John Mulligan of Spring
field, Hugh Henry of Chester, j. II. Albin
of Concord, n. H., II. +. Folsom of Lyn-
donville, James II. Williams of Bellows
Falls. Mulligan and Albn are new mem
bers. The board will organize for election
of officers next Wednesday in Springfield
Mass.
One evening early this week as a bicv-
| clist rounded the curve on the Elliot street
sidewalk near the old Baptist church. he
ran into a woman and knocked her into
the gutter. The rider did not even stop t.
help his victim up, or to ask if she was
hurt, but rode rapidly away in the dark.
ness. The woman, whose name is Mrs
E. +. Esterbrook, is poor, entirely depend
ent on herself for support and has no rel
atives. She lives with Mrs. Susan Gold
| smith. She proves to be seriously hur
| and is confined to her bed. Being penni
less and almost frendlesS, the ASSOCIATED
| charities of the churches have taken he
under their care. The brutal action of tn,
bicycle rider has aroused much ndigna
ton, and while ii is realized that there ar,
few, if any, other wheelmen who woul,
have behaved in this heartless way, the in
cident has caused a general feeling that i
is high time that bicyclists should be for
hidden to ride on the sidewalk.
The Village Improvement society ha
now fully entered on its work. The com
mon and Fuller Park have been CAREFUL
attended to. All the walks have beel
freshly graveled and additional seats hav
been placed on the common for the con
venence of the public. The flower bed
have been filled and will soon be in perfec
bloom. 1t is earnestly requested tina
those who reside in the immediate neigh
borhood of the beds will see that they ar
kept well watered during this dry season
The whole village never looked NOR
beautiful than at present. Especial prais
must nevertheless be given to the appear
ance of Washington street and the othe
avenues on Prospect hill The collector
will be out during this week and tn
next and a handsome contribution
solicited, as the society desires to max
several improvements in the village, nota
bly, on the west side of South Main Stree
on the hill leading to the cemetery.
Mrs. Emory Knowlton died on Monda
at her home in Crosby block after a pair
full illness of nine months, the last fey
weeks of which have been full of intens
and almost unremtting suffering, born
patiently. Mrs. Knowlton was a native c
Putney, where she was born in September
1880, her maiden name being Addie
Pierce. Her early years We're spent i
Putney, but since her marriage to MI
Knowlton in lS4S she has lived chiefly i
Townshend, where she had many war;
friends, and for about 20 years in Brattlt
boro. She was a woman of many exec
2 lent qualities, kindly and thoughtful fC
others, devoted to her home and he
t friends, who were many. Mrs. Knowlto
2 leaves beside her husband, three sister
Mrs. Hewitt of Putney, Mrs. John
Moore of Bellows Falls and Mrs. ORR
Kathan of Brattleboro, and brother, Gee
l.. Pierce of Putney. Funeral service
were held at the house on Wednesday a
ternoon at ? o'clock, Rev F. w. Spragu
officiating, and the burial was in Prospe,
Hill cemetery.
The announcement that anyone cOul
! take advantage of the low rates to Ne
: York at the time of the Christian EndeavC
convention in July was a mistake. Tho.