Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-09-09

Matthew McVeigh recently lost a valua-
bic COW from milk fever.
Citizens of Esteyville have a petition in
again for sewer on Chestnut street.
Emery Whitney got a bad kick from a
colt last Saturday morning at Centreville.
The Fort Dummer rifle club will have
their annual fall shoot at Vernon on Satur-
day of next week.
Fred Robeair split his thumb and cut the
first finger of his right hand on a circular
saw at the Estey shops, Tuesday.
Griggs d Perry think their advertise
ment this week shows a very satisfactory
amount of business for a new concern.
The public schools began their years
work on Monday, with the corps of teach
ers heretofore announced, and a full at
tendance in all departments
Lewis Counter, an Esteyvillc French
man, who got drunk on Sunday, spent the
night in the cooler, and on Monday was
taken before Judge Newton and paid s.
and costs, S10.75 in all, for the privilege.
The Lucier MINISTRIES hold the boards at
the town hall tonight, and a good enter
tainment is assured. Recent press notices
mention especially the good singing and
catchy songs, the fine costumes, the clog
dancing and feats of contortion and the
excellent orchestra.
A tally-ho coach took Mr.. Chas Z. Gid
den and party of his guests, numbering
20 or more, to Bernardston on Monday
afternoon. An excellent supper was
served by Landlord Turner and pleasant
dance enjoyed afterward, the return trip
being made in drenching rain.
Misses Mildred and Ruth Carpenter en-
| tertained about 40 of their young friends
at a pleasant party on Tuesday evening.
| Dancing and games made up the evening s
entertainment, and supper was served at
attractively arranged tables, each guest re-
ceving dainty bonbon box as a souvenir.
| At the last semi-annual business meet
| ing of the Endeavor society of the Centre
| church these officers were elected Presi-
| dent, Miss Helen NJ. Fletcher; vice presi-
/ dent, James G. Menzes; recording secre-
tary, Miss Maud Emerson: corresponding
secretary, Miss Emma f. Houghton; treas
urer, E. r. Bemis.
On Wednesday evening during the cele-
bration of the Republican victory, viii
| c. Coane met with a singular accident
while setting off fireworks. A floral bomt
had been lighted and the fuse had burned
down, but it had not exploded. Mr.. CoanC
put some Roman candles in the pasteboard
shell when suddenly the magazine became
fired and went off, the bomb striking him
in the legs, fracturing bone of the left
| one.
The president of the First Vermont Ar
tillery 9th VT. Vols.) reunion society
gives notice that a reunion will be held il
Washington, d. c., during the nationa
] A hag
for the society on Grand Army place, anC
full particulars will be given on arrival il
Washington. No reunion will be held il
Vermont this year.
More than so merchants and business
men of Brattleboro have become member
of The National Investigator compan,
for protection and collections. If debto
ignores the classification letter, all of tn
members become aware OF the fact. Thi
system embraces no dishonorable means
and is highly spoken of and is evidentl
held in good favor throughout the countr
for its completeness and the upright meth
DDS employed. Ii seems that this system
has come to stay
Mr.. ellison holds one of his largest auC
tion sales of horses at the Elliot street sta
bles, next Tuesday, beginning at 10 o clocl
in the morning The horses will be show
previously in a street parade and Mr.. Gil
son guarantees the public that there are il
the lot some of the best northern-bre
drivers, sound, stylish, and well broken
and some of the best French draft horse
that he has ever brought to Brattleboro-
and his guaranty means what il says.
1t is surprising as it certainly is pleas
ing, to notice the great number of tn
newspapers of the country that have give
publicity to the unique event OF Angus
1.-THE Estey Organ company great celt
bratiOn. 1t seems to have struck the Who'll
country as something to make note OF
coming as it did, at a time when three sec
tions of the country were cOnvulsed wit
labor troubles. Truly, too much canno
be said as to the fair and honorable dea
ing of this company who have built thi
great industry on such substantial fOunda
tiOns.
The Vermont state flag was dsplaye
from The Phoenix Office on election day
bearing the names of Fuller and Strana
han. The sight of our state flag being a
unfamiliar one, it is of interest to sa
that it is the regulation United State
flag, with this difference: Instead G
a number of stars in the field equal t
the number of states in the Union, ther
is one large star in the centre of the feel
having the seal of the state painted ON il
In this case the painting was skilfull
= done by Paul Henkel, son of Charlie
Henkel, the designer and carver at the L,
tey Organ company's.
In a historical monograph recently pub
lished marking the centennial year G
''The Massachusetts Society for PrOmol
ing Agriculture, and giving an accoun
of the society's existence and operation
for the one hundred years past, we FIN
this item of local interest: AT a seminar
nual meeting in 179S the society voted I
request Rev. VIM. Wells of BrattlebOrC
VT, TO communicate an essay on the cult
walton of barley. He did so, and adde
thereto full directions for the making q
small beer and strong beer. This add
ton might seem anomalous on the part @
a clergyman at this day, but it is to be cor
sidered that but little use was made OF te
and coffee by farmers at that period, be
cause of the cost, and that small beer, OF
as it was usually called, 'home-brewe
beer was in almost universal use anon
them
The book social given at Lndenhurst o.
Saturday evening by the Woman's auXil
larry to Y. NJ. c. A. members, was de
lightful opening of the seasons social gath
erings, and was largely attended. Tn
house was prettily decorated with clematis
ferns and asters, and was Hospitality throw
open from top to bottom for the use of tn
evenings guests. A large number of thos
present appeared in character, represent
! inc the titles of MANY books while on Ia