Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-06-10
VERMONT PHG3NIX BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JUNE

A rehearsal for the opera Priscilla will
be held at Wells hall this evening at s
o'clock.
G. 7. ellison received a carload Of horses
today. lie will sell 30 horses at auction at
his Elliot street stables on Thursday. June
is.
The Woman Missionary and Aid so
ciety of the Baptist church will hold their
annual lawn party on the grounds of Col
j. j. Estey. during the afternoon and
evening of july 1, beginning at o'clock
Two barns owned 10y F. NJ. Waite. stu
ated on the so-called Cutler farm. were
burned on Tuesday night. The buildings
were at some distance from each other,
and the fires were doubtless of nc6ndiarv
origin.
The annual meeting of the Bratteboro
Water company was held Monday evening
The report of the treasurer vas accepted
and adopted and adjournment was taken
until Saturday evening at $50, when Off
GERS will be elected and money raised
Frank Baker is putting the finishing
touches on Dr. Gregg's house on Green
street giving it fine appearance The
roof of {. NJ G. Richardson's house on
the same street is being raised and another
story added, II. p. Hunter doing the work
The annual meeting of the Western Aq-
ueduct company was held on Tuesday even
ing when the old board of officers were
chosen: President. c. f. Thompson: sec
Rotary and treasurer. /. F. Adams: direct
orS, c. F. Thompson, Francis Goodhue,
+. G. Crosby
June training day of the Estev Guard
"a
Guard will drill in the morning at the ar
mory and the Battery on the fair ground
in the afternoon Both companies will be
inspected by Gen. Gilmore. Col. Estev and
Lieut.. Atkinson
The local Rising sun members are re-
ioicing over the receipt Of 80 per cent of
the money due them from the order. They
paid in assessments about $40 and were
to- receive 500. The Boston men who
were in town some time ago buying the
certificates offered little over $50 each
Hon. j. L. Martin is counsel for the
prisoner in what is known as the Bradley
murder case, which is to he tried at the
present session of the Bennington county
court Bradley was from Stamford and he
was once found guilty of murder in the
second degree and sentenced. He began
his life's work at Windsor but his counsel
took exception to the judges charge. and
new trial was granted.
Owing to numerous engagements of the
orchestra next week the band concert is
necessarily omitted. but the third in the
series will probably be- given early in the
following week The two concerts already
given indicate that the band was never in
better condition al the opening of the sea-
son. MI Morse, however. has to do the
duty of two cornet players at present, but
ne does it well.
The Prospect House at Spofford lake
has been entirely renovated. Mr. Mason,
the proprietor, has been there superintend-
ing the work for several weeks His open
ing is announced for tomorrow. W. X.
Ware opened at Lakeside on Wednesday
and j. II. Goodrich at Lakeview last Fri
day evening. when the dance was largely
attended.
The Brattleboro House takes its place
once more among the hotels of Brattleboro.
Mrs j. \. Stafford has bought the half of
the house which has been in Mr.. Blisss
possession until now and changed the
name. Mrs. Stafford has proved an ex-
ceptionally good manager. and the business
has increased so that more room was nee
essary. In the beginning she had less than
dozen regular boarders, and the present
number is AZ Mrs Stafford will now have
- rooms for the accommodation of her
patrons.
/. II. Stelman. who planned 10 build a
paper mill on the brook road in Guilford
near the site of the old Saw-mill. has given
up the project. and will 60 to Westbrooke.
Maine. near Cumberland Mills. in about
two weeks. having received an advantage
Gus offer to settle there. The machinery
which he had bought will be taken to
Maine. The mill will make a specially OF
manila paper.
Edward Frazer had thumb and two
fingers badly lacerated by the bursting of
a bottle while ne was at work on a wash
ing machine at c. II. Eddy d Co. : bot
tling establishment on Saturday. Ii was
AT first thought il would bee necessary TO
amputate one finger, but it is now expect
ed that it will be saved. On Monday Mr..
Morris, while at work on the bottling ma
chine, had a bad cash cut in his wrist by
the bursting of bottle and lac is now dis
abled.
When G.. W. Wilcox was pursuing his
historical Investigations in Worcester.
Mass, he made the acquaintance of Frank
lin Pierce Rice, a charter member of the
Worcester Society of Antiquity. and the
editor and publisher of many works on his
torical subjects. Mr. Pierce presented Mr..
Wilcox with a number of valuable histori-
cal pamphlets, and he has this week sent
to him 20 of these pamphlets, to be depos-
tied in the Free Library. They are mainly
papers which have been read before the his
torcal societies at Worcester, and reprinted.
Memorial services at West Chesterfield
were conducted on Sunday. c. p. Gibson
was marshal of the day, and the exercises
at the hall included remarks by Mr.. ellison,
songs by +, II. Miller, and Rotations by
Mrs. Johnson of Boston, formerly of West
Chesterfield. 1t was expected that Col
Holbrook of New Y rk would give the adj
dress, but he could not be present. Along
with delegations from other places. a
party from Brattleboro went over in Hig-
gins's taily-ho to take part in the services
OF the day.
The friends of George II. Jefts- and they
are legiOn-will be glad to know that he is
TO remain in Brattleboro Mr.. ,Iefts is
now sole proprietor of the American House.
having taken possession yesterday. Mr.
Iefts has bought the furniture and fixtures
of the house of Messrs. Ray Il Boyden.
and bought Mr. Harvey's lease. Mr.. Jefts
has been connected with the management
of the Brooks House for the past lG years.
for Is years as clerk with Mr. Goodhue.
and for the past three years as manager.
In both capacities he has proved his ability
as a hotel man. He has been deseryedlv
popular with Brattleboro people and the
fHf.ur ..lt W,rr rl.ls Ia.