Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-06-17
7ERNIONT PHGNIX BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, II,
Shovel the snow off your sidewalks.

Shovel the snow OIL your sidewalks.
The overall factory will he shut down
for two weeks, beginning July ,.
Sunday, the 26th, will be children's day
at the Congregational church.
The telephone exchange are to issue a
new and convenient call card to take the
place of the book now i'm use.
After June 26, the Monarch parlor cars
which have been run through here, will be
replaced by Wagner palace cars.
Two of the best carloads of horses
which Mr. Chamberlain has received this
year will arrive at his stables tomorrow.
4 part of the Main street concrete side
walks and crossings have been relaid this
week, making a needed and marked inn
provement.
The repairs on Elm street sidewalk are
not considered by those who have to use it
a tirst-class job, and they hope to have it
properly finished up at an early date.
The Democrats will hold a caucus at the
lower town hall tomorrow evening at &
O'Clock for the purpose of choosing ten
delegates and ten alternates to the county
convention, to be held in Newfane the
22nd.
Mr. Macomber. under whose direction
the opera Priscilla is to be given. will come
to BrattlebOro next week. and will remain
here until after the presentation, super
intending the work at the rehearsals. All
the indications point to a splendid per-
Torrance. The date is June % and 20.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
association of Life Underwriters was held
at Burlington this week. Isaac s. Borley
of st. Adams was chosen president, and
Benjamin CrOnyn of Burlington secretary.
A. w. Childs of Brattleboro is one of the
four vice presidents, and c. f. II. Jenne
and A. p. Chids two of the five delegates
to the national convention.
c. H. Eddy n Co. yesterday put a cart
on the road to run into Massachusetts and
New Hampshire as well as to make trips
in this state The cart, which was made
by Rockwell & Sherwn, is a handsome
piece of work. E. L. Flagg will drive for
the company, carrying their extracts, es-
sences and perfumes and taking orders for
the various summer drinks which they
produce.
The baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class of the North street school
will be preached by Rev. F. l.. Phalen at
the Unitarian church Sunday evening at
1880. Monday will be class day, and on
Tuesday evening the graduating exercises
will be held in accordance with the program
published last week, the address being by
Prof. j. II. Sawyer of Easthampton, Mass.
on Enthusiasm
These officers of the United Order of
Golden Cross were chosen at a meeting
last evening: \. c., Mrs. Abbie Moran: V.
\. c., Mrs. L. A. Goodell; w. p, Mrs. A.
:. Walker; X. p, Mrs. l.. II. Jones; +. X.
r., Mrs. H. r. Mcclure; treasurer, J. A.
Stafford; W. H., II. NJ. Pike; W. /. G.,
Mrs. NJ. l.. Hubbard; W. O. g., d. j.
Moran; p \. c., F. B. Walker; auditors,
II. P. Hunter, II. NJ. Pike, A. J. Williams.
On account of the severe heat on Tues
day very few sugar-makers came in to
attend the meeting set for that day to
make the applications and file their papers
under the sugar bounty law BY general
request, therefore, another day, Saturday
of next week, June Is, has been set,
when all who wish to work next year
under the bounty law are requested To
meet at the Maple Sugar Exchange on
Flat street.
The ladies of the Congregational society
will hold their annual fair at the town hall
on Thursday night of next week, with the
usual sale of fancy articles, etc, and sup
/ per served on the European plan. In con-
nection with this will be a Dickens carni-
/ val, and many of the well-known personages
/ from Dickens's works will greet the public
and serve them with flowers candies val
entines, and other things they may wish
/ The affair will be pleasing and unique one
and will close with a grand tableau en-
/ titled "Dckens'S Dream
The annual convocation of the grand
bodies of the Masonic lodges of Vernon
has been held at Burlington this week
The Brattleboro lodges are represented 10y
X. Haskins, W. II. Ninton, O. +. Randall
Dennison Cowles, |. ID. Bailey, -. =
Webster At the election of the officers
of the grand commandery of knight
! Templar Sir Kittredge Haskins was agaiI
elected r. +. grand commander. c. NJ
Russell Of Wilmington, Hon. \. \. But
terrified of Jacksonville and a delegation
from Bellows Falls are attending the meet
ings.
The office of \. F. and L. +. Kelly il
Minneapolis was the centre towards whicl
all Windham county visitors gravitate,
during the Republican convention week a
to a natural headquarters. A vertabl
Windham county colony, consisting o
Chas. II. Smith and +. A. Cutler, former
ly of BrattlebOro, Arthur +. Hammond
formerly of WardsbOro, and Mr. Thayer
formerly of Putney, is located at this OF
flee, and il is needless to say that visitor
from the East received a cordial welcome
1t is also unnecessary TO say to anybody il
BTattleboro that the Kelly firm is one o
the most prosperous and successful, as
is one of the most reliable and highly re
spected in its home environment, of an
in its line of business in the Northwest.
The public test of moving machines tool
place on the Bradley farm Tuesday, in tn
presence of about 90 spectators, mostl
farmers. The only two machines entere
were the Hall, for which the Brattlebor
Jelly company are agents, and the Chail
Buckeye, for which j. X. Parker has tn
agency. About two acres of ground wer
moved and the machines tested for drai
with dynamometer. The Hall showed al
advantage of - to 20 per cent gross draft
after allowing for the difference in tn
length of cut. The actual power require
to run the machines and cut the grass wa
shown to be - pounds in the Hall and :
in the Buckeye. The result of the ties
demonstrated that the Hall was practica
BILE machine and that it would take il
place among the standard makes of tn
country.
In previous years many of the alumni {
the Brattleboro High school have neglecte
to forward their annual dues TO the secrt
tary. The expenses of the alumni assoc
alton, which this year will be large o
account of the engagement of the Amber,
college glee club, are met with the amour