Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-19
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show window an elegant chandelier for the
electric lights.
Mark d. Wilbur of Brooklyn, n. Y, will
be the orator at a Democratic rally to be
held by the Democrats on the 10Th.
An excursion train will be run to Lake
Pleasant on Sunday, leaving Brattleboro
at s o'clock, Vernon at $40 and South
Vernon at S:20
w. II. Simonds was arraigned before
Justice Newton last Saturday charged with
intoXication. He pleaded guilty and paid
a fine of - and costs, amounting to slO.3l.
A Republican rally will be held at Lud-
low on Saturday evening, when John l..
Griffith of indianapolis, c. II. Joyce of
Rutland and Col. Haskns of BratllebOrO
will be the speakers.
The Artillery band made its first appear
ance since reorganization at the Demo
cratic flag raising in Esteyville Saturday
night, and although having previously had
little practice gave evidence of the good
music which it can render.
Carl S. Hopkins of West Rupert, the
manager of the Vermont Office of the
Rochester Star nurseries, is selling a large
stock of his goods in Brattleboro. He will
remain here for several weeks, making his
! headquarters at 6S Western avenue.
! Sewall Morse has left the employ of the
Western Union telegraph company, and
after a few weeks rest will devote himself
| to his shoe business. Mr. Carrigan of
Chicopee is filling his place in the office
| for the present
Every Republican in Brattleboro should
remember the caucus to be held at the
lower town hall tomorrow, Saturday, after
noon, for the purpose of placing in nomi-
nation candidate for town representative
and Is candidates for justice of peace
The ballot boxes will be opened at o clock
and closed at s.
The sessions of the public schools will
be resumed OH Monday, September ).
Miss johnson leaves the fifth grade to go
West and she will be succeeded by Miss
Terry of Bethel Miss DeWolf in the
ninth grade will not return and her place
will be taken by Miss NJ. L. King of Cam
bridgeport, Mass.
The Connecticut River road put on a
new passenger train Monday which now
arrives in Bratteboro at 4:10 T.. NJ. The
New London south-bound afternoon mai
now leaves at 1855 p. NJ, 10 minutes earlier
than the Connecticut River train. The
morning mail train from New London ar
rives at 1916 and the Connecticut Rive
mail at II :05.
Ed Ferris. widely known as the boxing
instructor of the Boston Athletic Associa
ton. left this week for San Francisco
Before his return he will 90 to New
Orleans to see the Sullivan COrbett mill
Mr.. Ferris has Just signed a contract will
the b. \. \. for another year. He wa
formerly a teacher of the "manlv art il
, Brattleboro.
This item is from the local columns o
] the Springfield Republican: REV :. II
D Lee writes from Switzerland that his son
: Rev. Gerald 5. Lee of Sharon, Conn. i
d recovering from the injury received to hi
i head by being thrown from a train nea
t Paris. Rev. Mr.. Lee went by the Brook
i ings party and arrangements have bee
made for his son to return with him
The Estey Guard and Fuller Battery wi
leave on Tuesday for the annual muster a
= Montpelier. The details to arrange tn
camp 90 today. Quartermaster Reed of tn
\ Guard will be assisted by Corporal Wake
: and Privates Hopkinson, Field, Miner an
Herrck. Lieut.. Harmon will be assiste
by Privates Young, Tidd. Haskell, Abe
and Quartermaster Sergeant Harmon. NJ
Il +. Robbins will be caterer for the Guard
and Frank Farr for the Battery. Miss Ca
n RE Dutton, Mrs. Newman and Mrs. ALE
i will be the cooks for the Battery.
) The Springfield Republican of yesterda
1t contained this local item in reference to
former BrattlebOro teacher: Mrs. NJ.
d Davis, teacher OF room No. $ in Hook,
= school, has been offered the position of fir
II assistant in the Bridgeport, Ct, trainin
= school, with a salary considerably aboS
|. that she is receiving here The schools
=. Bridgeport are in the way of improvement
+, and it was the desire to get a represent;
t; tive of the methods used here, which led
the endeayor to secure Mrs. Davis. VII
is has growing reputation as an intelligei
a. eXpositor OF these methods
r Two Brattleboro girls who are studyir
v at the summer institute at Leominste
al Mass, sang at concert at that place OF
e, evening last week, and the Leominst
II Enterprise has this complimentary MOTIF
1T of their appearance ''The duet by Nv
Is lady pupils of Mr.. Newcomb was char
n ing We refer to Miss Jessie Mae Orto
mezzo soprano, and Miss Lenna Thoma
f. soprano. They rendered the famol
Up "GiornO d Orrore,' from Semiramide
e. Rossini If we allow the best musician
I'd to act as Judge and jury in forming a ju
e and true opinion of how this was done, '
Mt must say it was rendered with wonderful
e fine effect. They caught the close ear
ed our musical critics. Their voices we
I'd made to be united in song. They produce
~ harmony and the effect was good
We The trotting race for % bushels of GA
attracted upwards of 800 people to the Va
of ley fair ground on Saturday. There we
it seven starters. In the first heat Geor
ry W. Burnett's horse, driven by L. =. Rec
ed went away from the field and won easi
a with the trotters owned by John G. Bak,
at Ernest Hall, p. A. Lynch, +. NJ. Angi,
IT. c. K. Crosby and Mr.. Dutton following
ed order. Mr.. Coolidges horse was distanc
at and did not appear again. The time W
es Psi. In the second heat Mr.. Burnet
to horse again took good lead, and seem
-er a winner, but owing to bad break fms
ed fourth, with Bakers first, Lynchs s,
Z. ond, Halls third, Anglers fifth, Crosb
a sixth and button seventh. Time, 2:5-
of In the last heat Mr. Bakers horse We
nd. under the wire first, followed by Lynch
in Halls, Burnett's, Crosby's and Angler
&C. Mr.. Baker took first prize, Mr.. Burn
Mt. second, Mr.. Lynch third and Mr.. II
he fourth. After the first heat Mr. Blu
~. hams Freestone was exhibited, and
op tween the second and third Mr. Ru
or hams Maggie Hubbard and w. IL. Mino
a.. Col. Mansur trotted an exhibition mi
IN Col. Mansur won by half a length in p:
Of A shocking accident occurred in I
ar railroad yard about midnight Wednesd
DIS Joseph Laveaque, Frenchman from 2t
Ia so years old, was attempting to pull on
)rk coupling pin when the train suddel