Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-04-15

A pOSlnunOus StOTy by NOlcOIl baleb-
tier, Captain, my Captain ~ will be
printed complete in The Century for May.
Morse & Simpson have a very pretty bit
of advertising in the way of an engraving
of their store front, which adOIns all their
wrapping paper
+. j. Bailey & Co. have sold Warren
Banks's house on Western avenue to VIM
B. Haskell of Wilmington, who will occu-
by it, Mr.. Banks will move to his house
on Green street.
The work of arranging the Miner build
ing near the Main street bridge into tene-
ments began Monday. Nine tenements
will be provided, and they will be ready
for occupancy about June /.
Charles Miner has bought K. G. Cressey's
half interest in the bowling alley The
room in which the alley is now located will
be rented for store purposes, and two reg
ulation alleys fitted up in the basement.
1t has been over 1900 years since the rule
was adopted which makes Easter fall on
Sunday following the first full moon after
the sun crosses the line. BY this arrange
ment Easter may come as early as March
% or as late as April %.
A delegation of 40 Odd Fellows from Bel
lows Falls visited Wantastiquet lodge on
Monday evening, when the first degree was
worked. The visitors returned on the
evening train, and the time being limited
no other exercises were held.
Frank Bugbee, a brakeman. while run
ming with a special freight last Sunday.
was thrown or fell while on the grade at
Claremont Junction, and injured so Sc
verely that he did not recover conscious
L., .s.,I lrag aI,
J. II. Chamberlain is to hold an auction
sale of horses at the Brattleboro Livery
company's stables next Tuesday. Mr..
Chamberlain is pushing business vigorously
this season. He reports the sale of 80
horses last week, has received ten carloads
since Jan. l, and expects to ship a carload
a week for the remainder OF the season.
The remains of Margaret, wife of James
Griffin of Ashueot, n. H., were brought
here and inferred in the Catholic cemetery
on Sunday. and, singularly. that day was
the 32d anniversary of her birth. Mrs
Griffin was daughter of the late William
Kidney, former resident of Vernon, and
a half-sister of Michael Devine of this
place.
The August Belmont mausoleum. de
signed by Richard NJ. Hunt, a sketch of
whom, with portrait. was recently given in
The Phoenix. is nearing completion at New
port X. l. 1t is of marble. and GreCian
in style The cost is said to be over $50
600. 1t is % feet high and 81 feet long
and sem-elliptical in shape. The front
faces the Perry circle in the cemetery. and
the monument occupies the entire eastern
side of the circle.
All the delegates to the conventions at
Montpelier who were elected were unable
to attend. and the following comprised the
Brattleboro representation: Col. Estey.
COL Fuller. Col. Hooker. DR.. Hoton Hon.
j. l. Martin. Geo b. Hit. II. f. Wealth
eIhead d. /. HerriCk. H. G. Streeter. +.
j Bailey. L. +. Adams, W. II. Bracket
l.. d. Greene, c. II. Thompson. Geo. W.
Pierce. They returned on special train.
The Central Vermont Railroad company
proposes to advertise the manufacturing
and commercial industries, agricultural and
other resources tributary to its lines. the in
tention being TO induce manufacturers from
abroad to avail themselves of what advan-
tages Vermont possesses. The station
agents have received blanks. with the re-
quest to fill them out. stating number OF
men employed. amount of power, water
and otherwise. and also amount OF power
available
Z. X. Goodall was arrested last Friday
on the charge OF intoXicatiOn. On being
arraigned before Justice Newton he plead
ed guilty and was fined 50 and costs. He
disclosed that he got the liquor at g. Il.
! Kirwans store. The two men bought
their liquor out of town, and it was sent tC
Mr.. Kirwan, and then divided. Saturday
Mr.. Kirwan was arraigned on the charg,
of furnishing the liquor, and fined SlOC
and costs, amounting to S1l5.4l. He took
an appeal 10 the county court.
Among recent horse notes from Paris
XIV. is this item referring to Tom Titus
a well-remembered Bratteboro horseman
AT the fair grounds are located Z. W
4 Titus and Bacon, who have formed part
nership as trainers and drivers. In theil
stable are colts by Wilton. Bourbon Wilkes,
Scarlet Wilkes and other leading Kentucky
sres. that show much speed, and specially
so in the three year-old by Bourbon Wilkes
that as a three year-old could show better
/ than 80 gait. Mr.. Titus stable, as i,
/ his usual custom, is as clean as neat
lady parlor.
/ The first of a series of three unique ell
tertainments. which are announced in al
/ advertisement in another column, will bt
/ given on Wednesday evening OF next week
/ the 20th, and the program is a highly at
tractive one. Mr.. Prescott will supply the
/ humorous part. in his limitations and great
monologue act The program include,
/ choice musical selections, vocal and instru-
mental, and the leading performers to take
/ part are well known. Miss Jessie Mae
Orton, soprano, will make her first ap-
/ pearance in concert in Brattleboro, as will
/ Mrs. Addie Morse Eddy, contralto.
The wife of Col VIM. Lamb of Norfolk.
/ Va, died March 30 after a brief illness
from pneumonia. Col. Lambs family
also the family of DR.. Geo. Porter OF
Bridgeport. Ct, have spent about twelve
summers in this town, and with the eX-
cepton of two years have been on the
farm OF jerome Ward Mrs. Lamb was a
native OF Providence, Il. l.. and sister OF
Mrs. Porter. The Norfolk papers speak
of her deeds of charity and benevoenct
administered in her own quiet way, also of
her loving devotion to her family. where
she will be greatly missed.
The following from the Bellows Fall,
/ Times is supposed to refer to the 'mem-
Der from Somerset" de jurc: "An Atkins
Democrat came up from Brattleboro a
while ago and canyassed this town with a
view of rallying all the Atkins Democrats
possible to the standard. He hustled about
this village and then hired a team and
drove out to SaXtons River, in mud up To
wheel hubs some of the way, to notify the
faithful out there TO be present at a caucus
to be held a certain Tuesday evening.
After all his work the caucus was not ap-
pointed until Friday evening, April -.
Rockingham Democrats are having a good