Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-09-16

week to supply their local trade.
Col. Mansur trotted in the 2:34 class race
at Mystic park Tuesday, but failed to win
a place.
The annual shoot of the Fort drummer
rifle club will take place at the range at
Vernon tomorrow
The damage to John Henkers house in
Esteyyille from the Peterson fire has been
adjusted. Mr.. IIenkel has bought the
Peterson lot.
The season is practically ended at Spot
ford lake Mr. Plummer will return from
Woodside in a few days, and the steamer
Enterprise will probably make its last trip
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs S. II. Clark were called
to Brownsville, this state, Tuesday, to at
tend the funeral of Alice Sawin, a young
girl who has spent much time with them
here. She died very suddenly.
The case of L. n Sprague vs.. Mrs.
Seaver of Winchester, an action brought to
recover for service performed as detective,
was heard Monday before S. II. Sherman,
and Judgment rendered for Mr.. Sprague
An appeal was taken to the county court
Uncle William Richardson does not in
tend to get left at the Valley fair this year.
four pairs of cattle, which won the prizes
at the big Maine fairs at Lewiston and
Bangor, are now on their way to Brattle-
borO
Our Dummerston correspondent records
the death in Dubuque, Iowa, of Miss Gym
thia f. Dix, who is well remembered here
as a teacher in the intermediate school a
/ few years ago. Miss Dix was a woman of
/ 81 r ,tv,I
deared herself to large circle of friends
! during her stay here.
"The Two Sisters will hold the boards
| at the town hall the second night Of the
! Valley fair, Sept. 20. This is high class
! dramatic production, and was well receiv-
ed when presented here two or three years
ago. The play was written by Denman
Thompson and George W. Ryer, and the
latter travels with the company as man
ager.
George s. Fletcher of Chesterfield, n. II.
has purchased 325, 900 pounds of wool fol
Cheshire mills, Harrisville, since April l
The wool was bought in New Hampshire
Vermont, Massachusetts and New York
and the prices paid have ranged from 10 t.
rs cents. Mr.. Fletcher is well known b.
wool growers in different sections of thi!
state.
Many Brattleboro people will be inter
ested in the announcement that Rev. r. A
Torrey, superintendent of the Chicago
Bible institute, will preach at the Congre
gational church in Mortified, Mass, mex
Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Georg
c. Stebbins will lead the singing, assiste,
by students from the seminary and Mt
Hermon, under the leadership of Mr.. A. j
Phillips.
y. :. Brockway of Bellows Falls VOL
the club medal for the best 80 shots at tn
annual meeting of the National Rifle clu
at Vernon last week, and the shortes
string which counts one on the bar of sill
yer prizes. Mr.. Brockway also won tw
first and two second cash prizes; l.. Par
two first. one second and two third; Il. {
Crcssy one first, one second and tw
third and ID. H. Cox one second and on
third.
The steam roller has proved a source c
terror to many horses on Main street thi
week, but luckily no serious accidents oC
Cured. George Fletcher, the Chesterfield
, wool buyer, was standing up in his cal
: riage to control his horses on Monda
when the wheels struck the opening in tn
, gutter and he was thrown out upon til
/ crushed stone. One ankle was spraine
t and a leg bruised, but he was able to IT
turn home the following day.
The reputation which the Luciers' col
= sildated Ministries gained on their formC
appearance brought a full house to til
= town hall Friday evening, and everybOd
was more than satisfied with the perform
ance The music and the Jokes were
high order. Harry Budworth, the lever,
= thing COMEDIAN made one of the hits
- the evening, while the wonderful maneuvr,
of Mons. Forber, the champion slack vii
juggler, and Scott, the frog man, were tai
ing features.
The many friends of F. A. Robert
formerly proprietor of the Brooks Hou!
), shoe store, but now of New York, will
Il saddened to learn of the death of his wifi
which took place at the home of her fathe
Il d. c. Pollard, at ProctOrville, last Satu
/ day. Mrs. Roberts had been i'll for son
d time, but the end came very suddenly. NJ
5 and Mrs. Roberts were married last Marcl
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Roberts, Arthur Ro
i erts and George Roberts of Brooklyl
; n. Y, went to ProctOrsville on Monday
:. attend the funeral.
Vt The article, elsewhere published, fixir
) definitely certain facts and dates connect,
with the establishment of the organ bu:
II ness in BrattleborO, show that Dea. Est,
It was believer in advertising even whC
I. his various early enterprises were at a 10
d estate and carried on in a small way. TT
T. Estey firm have always been generous a
vertisers, using both newspapers and ma
o azines, and other printed matter in vario
= forms, with unusual liberality, and the
It can be no doubt that to this fact a We
& considerable degree of their wonderful su
al cess has been due
l. The cavalcade of horsemen, horsewome
5. and decorated tally-hos and road-carts W
W be feature of the Valley fair on the NOR
ing of the second day this year, as usuf
o, Mrs. Hooker and Mrs Marshall, the tv
t lady members of the committee having
n in charge, have already given much tin
n to the preparatory work, and fine pr
r. cession is assured. There will be at lea
lie four tally-hos in line. The committee vii
L. to have it understood that the invitatiC
lie to participate in the cavalcade, either
horseback or in carts, is general, and tn
IS urge everybody who can do so to be real
At to fall into line on the common at the a
(. pointed hour, $50, on Thursday mornin
m the 10Th.
IS All the sermons and warnings in Il
k world will never cure the average smi
E. boy of his uncomfortable desire for foolil
lie with explosives. There is not one grow
I'd up man in ten who does not wonder, VIII
W he looks back to his own boysh perfori
ances, that he has eyes, hands or arms |,
s on him. All the same, it is possible
IN parents to use the escapade of the fl