Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-04-08

\ new sidewalk is 20 be laid on the east
side Of Tyler street.
\ supper and sociable will b. given by
the Eastern star at Masonic hall this even
ing.
\ portrait and sketch Of Larkin g.
Mead. the sculptor is to appear in the
; pringfeld Sunday Republican.
1t is expected that ~ ministers will be
in attendance upon the Episcopal diocese
convention to be held here in June.
Here is richness in state news item
which has appeared in several papers: "A
500 900 paper mill is to be built in Guild
ford, Bennington county
Held by the enemy a drama Of high
merit. Is to be given by one Of the Froh-
man New York Lyceum theatre companies
at the town hall on the evening Of May ?.
The 92.O train from the north was an
hour late yesterday morning, owing 70 the
breaking down Of the baggage car between
BrattlebOrO and Putney. The car was
taken of on reaching here.
There will be- reunion Of the High
school class Of ~ at the home Of Fred
and Allyn Crosby. High street. next Tues
day evening. All the members are invited
and requested 10 be- present.
Last sunday Brattleboro people we're
trying TO keep COOL with doors and win
dows open, and many did not venture
forth on account Of the excessive heat
On the corresponding day last year snow
fell to the depth Of 20 inches.
W. 6. Doolitte finishes his lumber work
tomorrow. \ few days ago Mr.. Kidder
sawed 700 feet Of lumber I'm five hours
He is the right man for such mill. The
mill has given employment to a good force
Of hands
Richard Golden will make his first APP
pearance here in "Old Jed Prouty'' on the
evening Of the 18th. lie has appeared
with great success in all the large cities,
and BY many is considered superior to Den
man Thompson. He will be- supported by
the regular New York company.
George A. Hines has been at work this
week surveying the Canal street school
grounds. and yesterday the committee de-
cided upon the location Of the proposed
building which is to be in the rear Of the
present schoolhouse. Work will begin a
soon as possible.
The Connecticut River railroad company
stock, contrary to. expectation. has gone
up instead Of down. Five shares were
sold Monday in Boston for S2:}J, the high
est price ever received. 1t is evident that
some people have faith that the new stock
will be given to the stockholders at par.
Holden Il Martin have bought Of the
Messrs. Akley and Wright all the pine tim
Der, estimated at several hundred thousand
feet. on the Norton farm at Vernon. 1t is
to be cut off within year and delivered
at the steam mill near the Vernon station,
from whence it will be shipped.
Fred c. Gale has sold his billiard and
pool rooms in the Miner building to Pat
rick Manning Mr.. Gale has bought the
Miller property on the New Hampshire
side Of the river. He will erect building.
upon it and engage in the manufacture OF
Estabrook beer in company with o. II. FL
lis.
The annual Easter sale Of fancy articles,
Easter cards and novelties, held by the
women OF the Industrial union, will be-
gin at their room next Monday evening
and continued through the week. II is
hoped all the friends Of the union may
avail themselves Of this opportunity tc
buy dainty cards and souvenirs.
Six teachers were present at the examin
alton at Bellows Falls on Thursday of last
week and 81 at this place on Saturday
seven Of whom were men. Five Of those
who were examined at Bellows Falls were
granted certificates, but the number who
were successful at Brattleboro is not known
Methods seem to be the worst subject fOl
the teachers to meet.
1t is probable that Secretary James G.
Blaine will come 10 Brattleboro in the early
summer, as the dispatches from Washing
ton state that he will spend a week in thu
state-pOssibly at the time of the Repub
lican state convention-and that he vii
visit the larger towns. 1t is not know
whether he will consent to make speeches
although he may do 50. He will be &C
companied by Mrs. Blaine and lad,
friend of the family.
The order of Kgis, another of the fra
ternal organizations which was worked il
Brattleboro is charged with fraud, and al
injunction is asked from the supreme cour
of Suffolk county, Mass. Members at Lynn
charge that the supreme officers are usin
the money as they see fit, that they hav
condoned the embezzlement of one of tn
chief officers and kept him in office, an,
that they have furnished thousands Of dol
lars for the purpose Of influencing legsla
ton.
George b. Hit and l.. F. Adams Of tn
Republican town committee have issued
call for a caucus TO be held at the lowe
town hall tomorrow, Saturday, evening
at 1880, for the purpose of electing II del
egates TO the Republican state convention
to be held at Montpelier April -, whel
four delegates at large and four alternate
will be elected to attend the Republican
national convention at Minneapolis, MINI.
June 7; and to elect IL delegates to tn
Republican district convention to be hell
at Montpelier the 18th inst, when tw
delegates and two alternates will be chosel
to attend the national convention.
Three entertainments are to be givel
under the direction of Mr.. NewcOmb a
the town hall on the evenings of April 70
May and 1S. These entertainment
promise to be novel and attractive. bud
ley Prescott, the humOrist, is a wonderful
imitatOr, and is well known thrOughou
the country. Several of Mr.. NewcOmb'
pupils will assist in the first entertainment
The second evening Burnss charmin
poem, 'The COtter's Saturday night" vii
be given in pantomime, followed by Scotc
and Irish songs and glees. The last enter
tainment will be musicale, concluding
with scenes from the old English comedy
"SchOol for Scandal" Tickets for tn
course will be for sale by members of tn
Industrial union and at Chaplin & Co.
drug store.
The sugar season is practically over il
Windham county, as it is elsewhere in Vel
mont, and according to the common est
mate the crop has been less than half tn
usual amount. With the exception of
short run early in March, when the grea
majority of sugar-makers were not read
for il. the whole season was comnresse