Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-01-29
BRATTLEBORO.

Charles Aiken, the photographers ha
bought the plating works in the Carpente
Organ company building.
The outdoor rink on Frost meadow i
now covered with smooth coating of ice
and will be ready for the skaters in a da,
or two.
The boys and girls of the Reed street
school, 3S in number, eniOycd "A Sleghrid,
with their teacher, Mrs. Warren. last sat
urday. in fOur-horse and two-horSe teams
The burning out of chimney in til,
Simonds house ON Elliot street last even
ing filled some of the rooms with smoke
and caused a deal of commotion fora time
it being thought that the house was on
fire.
There will soon be change in the trip,
OF the New London Northern passenger
train men. Each set of men will run the
whole length of the road one day. LAYING
off the alternate day, instead of making
short runs every day as at present
At the meeting held preliminary to the
annual meeting of the Brooks library trus-
tees, according to the will of the late
George j. Brooks, Col. J. j. Estev was
elected a trustee for the term of five years
to succeed Hon. b. ID. Harris, whose term
expired.
At the annual meeting of the trustees of
the Brooks library, held on Wednesday
evening, it was voted to accept the col
lection of shells belonging to the estate of
the late Admiral Greene, if the collection
is rendered, as has been proposed by his
son, Rev. F. T. Greene, and to provide
suitable cases for the accommodation and
exhibition of the specimens.
He 10 IL q
a new span of handsome Morgan bav
horses, which he drives on one of his
coup6s. These horses were grown in
northern New York, and until short
time ago were the property of a gentleman
of means in eastern Massachusetts, who
used them for his private team. They are
as attractive pair as has recently been
seen in BrattlebOro.
The fifth and last entertainment in the
Y. NJ. c. A. course, which promises to
surpass in excellence those already given.
occurs at the town hall next Thursday
evening, The talent is the Schubert male
quartet of Chicago who have a reputation
for most artistic work, with Miss Eugenia
M. Baldwin, soprano, Miss Ida NJ Glenn
ems, reader, and Miss Louisa Roman, ac-
companist. Seats may be secured at the
rooms on Monday next
The High school classes of 80 and 80 had
their sleighride to Winchester n. H.. last
Friday night, and report one of the most
enjoyable of trips. The Brattleboro party
numbered 33 young people. Following the
supper at the hotel there was a lively social
time, with music, dancing, etc. The
Keene delegation failed to put in appear
ance, as had been arranged, and the Brat
tlebOro boys had to pay for the suppers
which had been ordered for them.
Travellers up the Canal street hill past
Col. FulleTs, early this week, were enter
tanned by the sight of half-grown cosset
lamb which evidently enjoyed the cOasting
as much as the boys. The lamb is the
property of a son of C. L. Allen, and when
placed upon the front end of the traverse
laid himself down comfortably, ''took i'm
the swift ride down the hill, and then with
a complacent "b-a-a" shook himself and
trotted back up the hill to do it over again.
The case of Charles Miner against the
insolvent estate of Ross White, which
promised to involve litigation, has been
settled. Mr. Miner takes the boiler ele-
vatOr and other pieces of machinery and
the fixtures in the building as an offset to
his claim for damages caused by the break
ing of the contract for the lease of the
building, and the small sum due for rent
from Assignee Starkey. The $1016 due Mr..
Miner for rent will be settled with the claims
of other creditors.