Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-05


house to Elm street, and as far on Elm
street as the bridge.
The Esley Guard rifle team will 90 to
Greenfield tomorrow to shoot the match
with the team of the military company at
that place.
one enthusiastic Republican wagered
500 to cigar few days ago that 100
Democrats will vote the Republican ticket
in Brattleboro at the coming state election.
Mrs. Janet Boyce, aged 20, the mother Of
James and William Boyce, died at her
home on Birge street on Tuesday. The
funeral was held yesterday, Rev. Mr.. Col
Inns officiating.
In taking their annual inventory recent
" Durham Brothers found that they had
II 800 pairs of boots and shoes, exclusive
of their winter stock of rubber goods, or in
all about 10000 pairs-enough for three
pairs for every man, woman and child in
Brattleboro
The body of James McGibben of the
Judson summer home in Highland park,
whose sudden death from hemorrhage was
recorded last week, was buried in the Pros
pect Hill cemetery. Mr.. McGibben was
IS years old and native of Glasgow,
Scotland.
Rev. c. +. Morse of st. Johnsbury, who
/ has spent several years in Turkey, will give
an address this, Friday, evening at the Con
| gregational vestry, son the customs of the
East which illustrate the Scriptures All
are invited. There will be no collection.
The regular session of the Methodist
camp meeting at Claremont Junction opens
next Monday, the Sth, and closes the 18th.
| Tomorrow, Saturday, meeting of Sunday
schools and Young Peoples societies will
be held. Rev. Mr.. Babbitt of West Brat
teboro, Prof. Edison of Boston, and Presi-
dent Bishop of the Vermont Methodist
conference seminary are announced as
speakers.
c. L. Stacey, the cream gatherer for the
Brattleboro creamery, found mare valued
at 500 and her young colt dead in his pas
ture at Halifax on Sunday. The mare had
been killed by lightning, the bolt striking
her in the head and running down through
the leg, tearing it open. The colt was 100
rods away, probably having wandered off
and died after the death of the mare.
Mrs. Christina Mehrtens of Bremen,
Germany, died very suddenly on Wednes-
day of last week at the home of her
daughter in Springfield, Mass. Mrs. Mehr-
tens was the mother of Mrs. Carl SchOur-
ling of this place. At one time she spent
five months here, and was expecting tC
come here on the day of her death. She
was 81 years old and leaves four children
in this country and two in Germany.
The Postal Guide issued by the post-of.
flee department states that the visitation
of country offices, which was inaugurated
last summer, will be required this season,
and the visits are to be made between Au-
gust l and December -. The list o.
questions is much more elaborate. In las
years requirement there were but /;
questions, whereas now there are 80.
This item is from the Greenfield Ga
zette: "Delano ID. Dunklee has sold his
interest in the Federal street photograph,
studio to his partner, G.. Bau. The latte
has had charge of the posing, the retouch
ing of plates, etc, since he has been will
Mr.. Dunklee and is an artist of taste anC
skill. Mr.. Dunklee has a studio in Brat
tleboro to which he will devote his person
al attention.
. A BrattlebOrO young man who was a
Keene last week gazed upon the wine whel
it was red, and while in hilarious cOndi
r tion secured So from merchant by repre-
senting himself to be a well-knOwn busi
ness man of this place and tried unsucess
fully to work the dodge upon Others
n Wednesday evening he was arrested 70
n drunkenness, and after spending the nigh
in the cooler paid his fine. He refunde
the money to the merchant, and the charg
for obtaining it under false pretences wa
o not pushed.
q Eleven of the town clerks of the count
e attended the meeting held with Tow
n Clerk w. 5. Newton on Wednesday fC
!, the purpose of consultation in regard I
their duties under the new ballot law
There was free discussion, but no defnit
c decision was reached. Those present i
addition to Mr. Newton were Joseph Mi
d Ter of Dummerston, W. Frank Jones {
o Dover, Lewis Walker of Grafton, VIM "
y Barney of Guilford, Miss Minnie A. lyle
N of Londonderry, +. b. Hewitt of Putne!
IL f. II. Fessenden of Townshend, A. Viii
't he'd of Vernon, +. l. Lane of Westminste
d and l.. b. Chapman of Windham.
The members of Dea. c. F. Thompson
Sunday school class propose to attend ii
Moody meetings at Mortified on Wedne
lie day, Aug. 10, and invite as many as ca
( do so to accompany them, The intentio
S. is to take the 5:45 A. NJ. train and retur
v via South Vernon on the train reachir
= here at 6:40 p. NJ, or via Mortified ST
y
Each one will carry their own lunch.
N very rainy Wednesday the trip will
N made the next day. Fare round trip V
70 Mortified, 81; via South Vernon S1.25, il
Guiding carriage to and from the seminar
~ buildings. Will you go?
in F. A. Hubbard has at his store one
N the blue rim Relay Columbia bicycles.
weighs only p pounds and every pa
N shows fine workmanship. 1t was on OF
N of these wheels that George F. Tayl
of rode a mile in 2 IA 10 at Springfield, Mass
on Tuesday, and in 2:l1 on Wednesda
m from standing start. The latter time
=, the worlds record for the distance, and
pe faster than any mile ever trotted by
Of horse, considering the standing start. NJ
Hubbard will receive in few days a reg
lar Columbia racing wheel, which is thr
y pounds lighter than the Relay, The rae
III will be used by promising rider who
&c coming to Brattleboro to train for f;
Ill tournaments. During the present seast
Mr.. Hubbard has sold - new bicycles,
of being fitted with pneumatic and three wi
he cushion tires VIII Windle, the not
so rider, has recently had built new Colul
he bia of his own design
IT, The program for the celebration by 4
vi Estey Organ company concentrating d
Is production of its 0,000th organ, has be-
TO substantially completed and will be ma
public next week. The invitations viii
1t- are in course of preparation and will
no sent out early next week, will include, il
'et general way, the employees of the compal
ay and their families, the agents of the COZ
ed pany, both in this country and abroa