Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-02


The display of new goods in the Brat
tleboro stores is reminder Of the near
approach of the holiday season.
+. j. Holman, eastern manager of the
Loan g. Trust company, paid $50, 900 yes
terday i'm interest to local investors.
The barn at Mrs. Carpenters place on
Asylum street is being moved to l.. w.
Hawey's lot on Williston street.
Work has been pushed rapidly on L. II.
Van Doorn's house on Chaplin street and
the roof is now being completed.
Ryan Brothers, the skaters, have large
contracts in Somervile, Easthampton,
Northampton, Turner's Falls, Athol and
Keene
Haines Patterson of Springfield, Mass,
has bought all OF the land on the north
side of Highland avenue owned by j. G.
Pellet, for about $500.
Kcndalrs Komedians appear at the town
hall tonight, and III lying from the ad-
vance sale of seats there will be large at
tendance at this popular performance.
May d Crown is the name Of new
firm, 7. +. Crown having taken half in
terest in the real estate business which A.
V. May bought last week of f. j. Bailey
Il Co.
A report of the Columbus day proceed
ings in Brattleboro, edited by George a.
Hines, will be issued in attractive PAM
phlet form from The Phoenix job printing
Office.
The second entertainment in the Y. NJ.
G. a. young peoples course will be given
next Thursday evening 10y X. T. Williams,
the Swiss bell ringer, assisted by Emory
Coulter, the humorst.
+. A. Bagg had the middle finger of his
right hand split open badly and the fourth
finger lacerated through contact with cir
cular saw at the Estey shops Wednesday.
He will be incapacitated for work for sew
eral weeks
The Sawtele company closed its weeks
engagement at the town hall Saturday
having given very satisfactory perform
anceS which were well attended Satur-
day the plush parlor set was given away,
Frank Bailey being the lucky recipient.
Rev. F. w. Sprague's address on "The
prevalence OF peace which was delivered
at the union Thanksgiving sery &c, is print
ed in full this week in the Christi IN Leader
of Boston, the principal paper of the Uni
yersalist denomination.
Sixteen men were discharged at the Ly-
ons granite quarry at West Dummerst on
this week, but the following day another
large order for government building AT
Troy, y. Y, was received and several Of
them were retngaged.
/ The Murray club is arranging for the
/ presentation of the two-act farce. a box
/ of monkeys on the evening OF the 18Th.
/ The cast includes Guy Howe Mr.. and
/ Mrs. c. A. Smith. Miss Minnie Haskns
and Miss Amy Hines. In January the
club will present drama.
The BrattlebOro Beef company has had
a telephone placed IN its Office number
40; and J. Gray Estey has one in his
apartments at the Brooks House, num1e
/ 1902. y. Fleming IL Sons instrument
has been moved TO their new store in Whet-
stone block and the number changed To
SO.
Mrs. l. b. Rice had a narrow escape
from the effects Of an overdose of bromide
Saturday. The first dose did not relieve
severe headache and a second was taken
Mrs. Rice tainted and for time was in a
serious condition, but physicians were sum
monej promptly and she recovered.
The annual meeting of the officers OF the
state National Guard will be held in Rut-
land January IL and l. next, and AZ this
meeting the election OF colonel and lieu
tenant colonel will be held. Lieut.. Col
Knsman of Rutland and Major Bond Of
Brattleboro are in line for promotion and
will hc chosen, undoubtedly.
4 delightful party was given Tuesday
evening by Mrs. c. NJ. c. Richardson in
honor of Miss White Of Glens Falls. who is
visiting Miss Marglr Hubbard. Hearts
were played at six tables and the prize win
ners were Miss Perigo and George b. Hit.
During the evening choice refreshments
were served.
The Hub is getting into line 10y follow
ing BrattebOro. Monday the Boston al
dermeu passed an order that here after no
pacard, picture or advertisement of the
atrica performances shall be placed on
public bill boards in the city without the
approval OF the licensing committee of the
board.
The Merry Workers, the children mis-
siOnary society connected with the COngrr-
/ gational church, will hold their annual fair,
for the benefit of the Italian mission in
New York. in the chapel next We lnesiay
evening. Supper will be served at j:3J,
followed 10y brief entertainment 10y the
Merry Workers and an address in the
church 10y the Rev. Antonio Alright of
New York, who was here last winter and
gave most interesting account of his
work.
The Murray club had an unusually in
tereSting meeting Tuesday evening The
numbers of the program consisted of pi-
ano duets by Misses Richardson and Ware
| and Ralph Reed and Walter Stearns piano
solo by Sophie Foster, Rotations by Alta
Bishop and Clarabel Eddy, and the panto-
. mime, "Three lovers illustrating VIII
Cartons poem Miss Lulu Bracket was
reader and the actors were Ii. NJ. Wood,
Mrs. f. W. Sprague, Harry Wales, II. X.
Knight, +. Durham. The latter part of
the evening was devoted to games and so
ciability.
c. p. ellison, the veteran horse dealer,
had the small bone of one LEG broken at
West Chesterfield yesterday. Mr.. Gibson
went TO his farm alone to drive a flock of
sheep, and did not take particular notice
of the buck of the flock, which suddenly
attacked him and knocked him down. The
buck renewed the attack after Mr.. ellison
had fallen, hut Mr., ellison showed his army
spirit by seizing the animal about the neck,
thus saving himself from further injury.
Afterward Mr. ellison made his way
through a pair of bars climbed into his
wagon and drove to the house of Mr..
Chickerng unassisted.
An important addition to the plant of
the Lyons Granite company at West
Dummerston is being made. 1t is the
Locke-Miler galloway and consists of a
tower 80 feet high on the mountain and
another 100 feet high on the plain. These
towers are connected by large cable run
| by steam power, TO which carriage is At