Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-26
BRATTLEBORO.

The county court COnVeneS next Tues
day at Newfane as announced last week.
Dennis Rebellah lodge will hold their
annual dreSS-as-you-p please masquerade ball
March "a
Bodgett e Dewitt are to move from the
Emerson block to Crosbys storehouse
near the depot
II. O. Coolidge has bought span of
handsome black horses of Livrryman
Brown. They will be used ON the coupGs
A copy of the history of Company |. I'd
Vermont Volunteers, by Peter $ Chase.
has been placed in the library
The roll call at the Methodist church
Tuesday evening was well attended, and
lis members responded.
An entertainment consisting of a play.
musical selections, etc, will be given BY
the school children of the Catholic society
at the town hall on the evening of st. Pat
rick's day.
The new Brooks House billiard room
has been completed and was opened for
use on Tuesday night for the first time
The room is cOmmodious, elegantly fitted
mp, and has been refurnished.
Officer Mcclure and l.. Fay Bowker
have been to Burlington this week, at the
hearing of the Reed liquor case in the
United States court. The decision in the
case has not been announced.
Elijah Wales's dancing class in Hinsdale
closed its term Wednesday night with a
reception, at which pretty costumes and a
9oOd-sized audience were the chief features
A number from here were present.
The sleighridcs on Friday night to Hins-
dale, Mortified and Guilford came off
according to the arrangements announced
last week, and the Rainy Day club had a
delightful time Monday evening at Cobb's
hosiery at Chesterfield. On Wednesday
night another party went to Winchester
Dennis Calvin died at the home of his
parents in Middlebury this morning. He
has been i'll with consumption for some
time, and several months ago was Obliged
to give up work in the store of his brother,
John Calvin. He leaves wife and a
young child.
The courts commission, appointed to
consider and decide the question of Law
ing a highway to the house of David
Leahy, above the Fletcher mill, have this
morning settled the question of land dam
ages, fixing the sum at only $50. It will
be rendered that the commissioners had
previously decided to grant Ieahy his pc
tition for highway to his house. The
hearing was continued through the dav
Wednesday, when an adjournment was
taken to next Tuesday.
Bratteboro was represented at the
officers school at Bradford on Wednesday
and Thursday by Col. Estey and Mai.
Bond; Capt. Childs, Lieuts. Austin and
Estey and Sergt. Haigh of the Estey Guard /;
and Lieuts. Mcclure, Weld, COnnOrs, Han
non and Shields, Adiutant Putnam and
Sergt, Platts of Fuller Battery. The new
armory of the Bradford company, the
finest i'm the state, was dedicated on We'd
nesday evening, when Maj, Watson gave
a historical sketch of the Bradford Guards,
and speeches were made by eX-GOv Farm
ham, Gen. Greenleaf Gen. Peck, Col.
Estey, Capt Mimms and others. Follow
ing these exercises was a ball. Lieut..
Atkinson of the 9th regular cavalry gave
instructions in the new tactics Yesterday
the instruction included extended order
movements under Col. Estey and setting
up movements under Capt. Childs. Gov
Page was present and made an address.
The marksmen's badges were distributed,
four being to members of the Estey Guard
H. r. Knight, A. f. Knight, W. c.
COane and c. II. Colt.