Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-13
one of Pullen Brothers horses died this

The Estey Guard voted in three new
members last evening.
The Epworth league held pleasant lit
erary meeting last evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. E. Westgate on Walker place.
The annual convention of the Wndham
county Baptist Sunday schools will be held
at Wilmington, on Wednesday, June 8.
1t is expected that the Grand Army will
attend the services at the Methodist church
on the Sunday previous to Memorial day.
There will be meeting of the executive
committee of the Republican club at the
new club rooms Tuesday evening at 1880.
The Wheel club have in contemplation
trout supper at the American House at an
early date.
Col. II. +. BiXby of Chelsea, past COM
mander of the state division of Sons of
Veterans, inspected Tyler camp at Grand
Army hall on Monday evening.
Henry ~ Helyar have nearly completed
their extensive contract for Mr.. ellison at
Charlestown, n. II. Some cherry mantels,
which may now be seen at their shop, are
handsome specimens of the wood workers
skill.
Prof r. A. Torrey, superintendent of
the Chicago Bible institute, who is now
giving Bible lectures to the Mt. Hermon
ana Northteld seminary students, will de
llver lecture under the auspices of the
\. VI. {. n. at an early date.
According to the new schedule the Will
minglon stage leaves that place at $3.50 in
the morning, arriving in Brattleboro at
lO:3O On the return trip it leaves here
at one o clock in the afternoon, except on
Fridays, when the time is o'clock.
Herbert Lyons, teamster employed by
Walter Alexander of West Brattleboro, was
arraigned before Justice Newton on Satur-
day, charged with overlooking his teams
and cruelty treating the horses lie
pleaded guilty and was fined 81 and costs,
amounting to SIS1.
The Dickens carnival, to be given by the
ladies association OF the Centre church,
will be held June %, at the town hall
There will be six booths for the sale of
fancy articles, etc, and mark Tapleyn
and Mrs. Lupin' will sell lemonade at
the stand of the "Blue Dragon"
There has been no change in the situa-
/ ton at the West Dummerston granite quarry
since week ago The men are waiting to
see what action will be taken tomorrow
Work is at stand still at all the quarries
in New England, and it is said that 300
men lave left Barre within the past few
days.
The Prohibition convention will be held
at Rutland May %, for the nomination of
candidates for governor, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
or, treasurer, auditor and secretary of
state, and the appointment of delegates to
the national prohibition convention at ST.
Louis. The convention will be addressed
by Nolney Gushing of Maine and Henry
Clay Bascomb OF New York.
There has been large advance sale of
seats for the Boston Festival orchestra
concert Monday evening, but enough re-
main unsod to accommodate all who desire
them. This will be the finest concert of
its kind ever given in Brattieboro. The 10
orchestral players are selected from the
Gcrmanla orchestra and are under the di-
rection of Emil Mollenhaucr. while the
singers Miss Rose Stewart, soprano,
Whitney Mockrige, tenor and Man Helm
rich, baritone-and the pianist. Franz
Rummel, are among the most noted artists.
An interesting service was held at the
Baptist church Sunday afternoon, when
communion was administered, followed by
the calling of the church roll At the an
nual church meeting it was voted to hold
such meeting for the purpose of revising
the church list. which had not been done
for number of years, and letters asking
for responses were sent to $50 resident
and 21S nonresident members. A good
number were in attendance The matter
of holding an annual roll call will be
brought before the members of the church
this evening.
f. +. Forest and Dr. Morgan of Hart
ford, Conn. came here Tuesday with X. :.
Childs, and went to Stratton on a fishing
trip, returning yesterday DIR. Cochrane
of the Polytechnic mstiture of BROOKLYN,
y. Y. and \. II. Watson of New York
city, were also expected, but Mr.. Watson 5
children Were i'll with scarlet fever and they
were prevented from coming. These gen
tlemen are all members of the Wilmington
Forest ~ Stream club, and with other
members will come to Brattleboro about
June -, to take a tally-ho ride to Whining
ton, when the new house of the club will
be formally opened.
Henry c. Marsh, a Putney man who has
been at work at DR.. Sholes's Oak Ridge
farm in Dummerston, was discharged on
Monday morning, and celebrated the event
by going across the river to one Carey's,
where he abundantly refreshed himself
with hard cider and in the outburst of
good feeling thus engendered he returned
to Oak Ridge and continued the celebra-
ton by chasing the foreman around the
premises with a brick, until Constable
Adm F. Miller appeared and accompanied
him to Brattleboro, where he spent the
night in the cooler. Yesterday afternoon
he was taken back to DummerstOn, where
Justice David L. Mansfield listened to an
account of the proceedings and said he
thought Mr.. Marsh had had an even s.
worth of fun, which Marsh paid, with
the customary costs.
A young impostor who presented a card
stating that his name was w. c. BRYANT
that he was deaf and dumb etc. and was
trying to get money to pay his fare on his
way to his hone in Rutland, was about
the streets Monday. Conductor Deming
who had seen him on the train, and knew
that he was shamming, informed Officer
Mcclure. The fellow pretended to lot
lame, but when he saw Mcclure coming he
quickened his face down Bridge street,
and seeing that the officer was gaining upon
him ran across the bridge Mcclure follow
ing Mcclure caught him Oh the bank
beyond the Little river bridge, and the fel
low at once pulled out piece of paper and
began to write to the effect that he could
not be taken now as he was in New Hamp-
shire. When Mcclure expressed the be,
lief that he was shamming the fellow
blurted out "What If l am" As he was
out of Vermont he was allowed to 90 on