Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-05-19

Town Clerk Newton has issued pos dog
licenses, a smaller number than usual.
There has been large advance sale of
seats for the Festival concert this evening.
Barlow Brothers minstrels will hold the
boards at the town hall the evening of
June 3.
The invitations are being sent out this
week for the High school alumni reunion
June 20. =
The Y. NJ c. A. will give reception to
the auxiliary Wednesday evening. Julia
T. King of Boston, public reader who is
well known, has been secured for the oc-
casion.
The annual ladies' night of the Profess
sional club, which is also the closing meet
ing Of the season. will be held at the
Brooks House next Monday evening. Prin-
cipal Horne gives the paper, on Juvenile
literature"
The engagement of Charles A. Risbey
of New York and Miss Alice Clark, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.. Clark, was an
nounccd this week. Mr. Risbey is receiv-
ing teller of the West Side national bank
of New York.
Howard c. White, formerly with +. A.
Hubbard is now the sole proprietor of a
watch and jewelry store at Claremont, n.
H., having bought the stock and good will
of the business formerly carried on by Ar
thur q. Putnam.
The report of L. J. Retting as grand
master of the Odd Fellows of Vermont,
was submitted in printed pamphlet of Is
pages, reviewing the work of the past year.
June - was appointed as day for holding
memorial services in memory of deceased
members.
Barnum's greatest show on earth will
not come to Brattleboro this season, al
though it will be seen at Burlington, Rut-
land and Montpelier, and at Greenfield
Mass, and probably Keene, n. II. The
Valley fair, however, will be greater and
more attractive than ever, and give better
satisfaction than any circus.
Hon. j. c. Monaghan of Lonsdale, r. l.,
has been appointed United States consul
at Chemnitz, the principal manufacturing
town of SaXony, a city of about 100, 700
people The American market gets its
principal supply of cotton stockings from
Chemnitz. Mr.. Monaghan made several
speeches for the Democratic party in Yer
mont last year, and is well remembered in
Brattleboro and vicinity.
Mrs. o. G. Coolidge of Keene, y. H.,
recently of Brattleboro, was thrown from
her carriage at South Keene Saturday and
seriously injured. Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge
are deaf mutes and she had carried him to
the furniture shop at Outh Keene and was
returning to Keene, when the horse took
fright at the cars. Mrs. Coolidge struck
upon large rock, sustaining an ugly scalp
wound and bruises about her chest and
shoulders
The Phoenix publishes elsewhere a pro-
gram of the tenth annual concert of the
First Regiment band, to be given at the
town hall next Thursday evening. The
concert will be very meritorious. Brattle-
borO has for several years had the best
band in the state, and its members give
much of their own time and talents, espe-
cially in the out door summer concerts.
Every citizen would regret to have the
band disband, and it is hoped the organiza-
ton will be given all possible encourage
ment, and the first thing to do is to have a
general attendance at the concert.
The Springfield Republican records the
death in that city last Friday of Mrs. John
W. Holton from pneumonia. The Repub-
lican says: "She was devoted mother
and will be greatly missed in St. Paurs
church, where she was active in church
and society work, having joined that
church soon after coming to this city. She
is survived by two children, son. Leigh
H., having died in 1854" Mrs. Holton
was native of Putney and was married
in Brattleboro in 1875 Mr.. and Mrs.
HoltOn lived here before their removal to
Springfield.
During the past week DIR. Sholes has
had tire-escape of the most approved
pattern erected on the rear of Milestone
block, in compliance with the new law
which went into effect May /. The es-
cape consists of a series of balconies con-
nected by iron ladders. Its novel feature is
patent folding fire-escape ladder reaching
from the lower balcony to the ground.
This ladder is closed when not in use, and
locks and opens automatically from the
top, thus making it always ready for use
when wanted, while it prevents any person
from gaining access to the balconies from
the ground. The fire-escape was erected
by James Flynn of Boston and the fold
ing ladder is his patent. The escape is the
same which is used in the Quincy House
and the fremont House in Boston, and is
in general use on factories and other tall
buildings in the cities and towns of east
ern Massachusetts, Mr.. Flynn is lead
ing Boston manufacturer and dealer in his
line, and has facilities for filling large or
ders quickly.
Col. John S. Tyler camp has issued the
official program for the 18th annual encamp-
ment of the Vermont division of the Sons
of Veterans, to be held at Brattleboro
june 9, and 8, in connection with the
third annual encampment of the state d.
vision of the Ladies' Aid societies. Divi-
sion headquarters will be established in
room No. l, Brooks House. The evening
of the 9th the Ladies' Aid society of Brat
tlebOrO will give a reception to the visiting
of both orders. The Sons of
Veterans encampment will be opened the
morning of the It'll, and following the roll
call committees will be appointed and re-
ports presented. In the afternoon at 4:15
there will be parade by the Vermont di-
vision, and in the evening at 1880 public
campfire at the town hall. Thursday will
be devoted to reports, reading of minutes.
election of officers, etc. The Brooks |
House and the BrattlebOro House will give
special rates and the railroads in the state
will grant the usual concession of reduced |
fares. Past Colonel G. f. X. Jenne and
Past Captains A. l. Howe, Fred c. Thomp- |
son, George F. Root and Capt. W. ii. !
Mead are the committee of arrangements.
John Nichols prefers driving a good |