Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-13
THE VERMONT PHOENIX BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, MAY l;

next Wednesday at o'clock.
Tickets for "The Burglar 90 on sale at
Chapn's Monday evening at 1880.
Sedgwck Grand Army post will be in
spected by Maj Bond next Wednesday
evening.
Arthur Knight has sold his large two
story house on Washington street to
jerome Corbett.
Wantastiquet lodge No. 3, |. O. O. f.,
desires a full attendance at the meeting
next Monday evening.
The foundation has been prepared in the
Prospect Hill cemetery for the large Estey
monument, which has been made at Barre.
The Springfield Sunday Republican will
contain an historical article on Dea John
Holbrook, the father of Ex-Governor Hol-
brook.
c. ID. Whitman has completed his work
as maple sugar weigher for BrattleborO, UNI
der the bounty law. He received III sam
pies, representing over 10000 pounds
The listers give notice in our advertising
columns that an abstract of the individual
list of the taxpayers of Bratteboro has
been lodged at the town clerks office. and
that they will be at room No. >. town hall
on Thursday, to correct errors.
Work has begun on the extensive changes
on Col Esteys residence. An addition,
60 by 20 feet, will be built on the east side
of the house, and numerous interior i'm
provements will be made. Col Estev's
family will move to the Deacon Estey house
on Canal street next week, to live until
the changes arecompleted.
w. II. Childs accompanies his request
for contributions for maintaining the noun
tain road with a neat leailet showing on
one page the course of the road and the
elevation at different points, and on anoth-
er page diagram showing the location
and direction of the different mountains
within distance of Ill miles
a proclamation has been issued by the
sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows ap-
pointing Tuesday, June II, as odd Eel
lows memorial day, when the graves of
dead members of the order will be deco
rated. In accordance with the general
proclamation state proclamation has been
issued by Grand Master Goodell of Yer
mont.
\ glimpse of Brattleboro in 1770, when
the old common, Westinghouse and bury
ing-ground on the hill above Centrevlle
were the centre of the towns life, is print
ed on the second page of this paper. Few
places in town today afford more interest
than to spend an hour in decipherng the
inscriptions on headstOneS in that same
old cemetery.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows will
hold its annual session at Montpelier next
week Wednesday. Among those from
Brattleboro who will attend are Past Grand
Masters John Rettng and Geo. II. Clark
Oscar Willard, ID. d. G.. NJ. John Dugan,
II. l.. Emerson, and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j.
Retting. The grand encampment will be
held on Tuesday. Tickets for fare one
way will be sold at the principal stations.
Mr.. Blair of the Cromwell Conn, pick
ling works, who recently came to Brattle-
boro with his family, is now putting up the
pickles at the jelly company's building on
Flat street. He obtained his present sup
ply by buying carload OF sailed pickles
from Mr.. Grcenough, the Deeriield dealer.
\ number of farmers have expressed their
Willingness To raise pickles for the factory,
but as yet the capital to carry on the bust
ness has not been advanced.
An intricate piece of handiwork is the
banjo which c. +. Sturgis has Just com
pleted for his son. Walter Sturgis, of
Worcester, Mass. The neck is composed
of ebony, holly and mahogany. The eb-
Somely inlaid with pearl, in the form of
stars crescents and other figures, and the
lower piece of mahogany is carved. The
ebony head is also inlaid with pearl. The
body is of German silver nickel plated. The
effect of the whole instrument is artistic,
and it is of superior tone.
"The Burglar" founded on Mrs Frances
IIodgson Bunett's charming story,
"Editha's Burglar will be given at the
town hall next Thursday night. The com
pany comes very highly recommended and
all who have read Mrs. Burnett's delight
full stories and witnessed the dramatization
of Little Lord Fauntleroy," will wish to
see The Burglar The New York
World says it is zone of the plays that
make a deep impression on the audience,
which was swayed alternately from laughter
to tears
sun and Shade, the high grade photo
graphic magazine, in its issue for May
presents reproduction of portrait of the
eminent lawyer, David Dudley Field, which
was painted by Robert Gordon Hardie, and
also gives picture of Mr.. Hardie, from a
photograph by A. ID. Wyatt. The follow
ing is the closing paragraph of the maya
zines sketch of Mr. Hardie's career: "He
is clever as geHere and landscape
| painter, Dut as he usually mas commissions
year ahead, he is compelled to devote
himself to portraiture. He ranks with the
best in the land"
Daniel f. Brooks, respected citizen OF
South Boston, died in that place on Tues
day at the age of 80 years. Mr. Brooks
had been a long and patient sufferer with
, consumption, and had been confined to the
house for IL months before death finally
relieved him of his sufferings. He was
born at Lincoln, Mass, and had been in
the employ of the Boston d Albany railroad
for 30 years. He was a member of a mum,
Der of different organizations, among then
, the Masons, Red Men, Home Circle and
I EXpressmen's benefit association. The
funeral was held in the Phillips church
South Boston, yesterday, and the body vii
be brought TO Brattleboro today for bura
in the Prospect Hill cemetery. Mr.
[ Brooks wife, who survives him. was Mis-,
Mary A. Holden of Brattleboro, who i,
well remembered here Mr.. and Mrs
| Brooks have frequently visited in Bratte
boro, and when last here Mr. Brooks wa,
in poor health.
Col. G. 5. Forbes of ST. Adams was il
: town Wednesday afternoon on his way
home, having been to Wilmington on bust
: ness connected with the maple sugar bOun
ty Mr.. Forbes states that the tota
, amount of sugar offered for the government
bounty in the New England distric
amounted to ,500,000 pounds, the bount,
on which is about S25, 600. Four Thousand
samples of sugar entered for the bounty