Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07


County Examiner Ryder will hold an eX-
animation of teachers in town Saturday.
Mrs. Phillips will have her spring mil .
linery opening Wednesday and Thursday /
of next week.
The First Regiment band is holding reg /.
uar rehearsals for their annual concert to
be given in May.
Mr. Clary had placed a telephone in the
Baptist church, so that people who were
III could hear the Easter services at their
homes.
W. f. Richardson is raising up and add
ing another story to the east end addition
of the building occupied by Chamberlain's
livery stable.
The Hinsdale Record announces the
sale of the Prospect Hill farm in North
field, owned by Wesley Mann, to f. Howe
of West Brattleboro.
G. +. Allen presented large box of ny
acinths to the Y. NJ. c. A. for Easter and
a tulip TO each member of the Congrega-
tional Sunday school.
The room in the Devens building, va
Gated last week by the Western Union tel
egraph company is being remodeled, pre-
paratory to its occupancy by Mr.. Coleman.
The annual meeting of the Connecticut
Valley Council will be held in Masonic
hall this evening. The meeting of the
Fort Dummer Arch chapter will be held a
week from tonight.
Our Bellows Falls correspondent gives
this week water-rate figures for the benefit
| of Brattleboro readers. There are not
many people in this village, however, who
want water, or anything else, at 80 per
cent less than cost
The supper by the Universaist ladies,
and the entertainment by the Murray club,
announced for Thursday evening of this
week, were postponed to Thursday even
ing of next week, April Is.
j. Hyman has been here from Boston
trying to buy the certificates of members
of the Peoples Five Year Benefit order
1t is understood that he offered % and 80
per cent on the amount paid in, but did not
find takers.
Harry Wales, Bertha Stckney and Laura
Pentland gave exhibition dances at Mr..
Wales's receptions at Mortified Tuesday
and Shelburne Falls Wednesday. Pauline
JENNIE and Marion Knight also gave the
skirt dance at the former place.
May e Crown have sold the Boyden
property on Canal street, consisting of the
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Daniel Crowley of Putney. The lot
bought recently by Ralph Chamberlain is
included in the sale. May & Crown have
also sold the Lamson place in WardsborC
to r. f. johnson of Lee, Mass, who will
return to Wardsboro to live.
The Northampton Herald says: "ThC
postmasters at their meeting in Brattleborc
on Tuesday were deeply indebted to Post
cta ('hilIe ne hot 60 al
tertainment in the Brooks House parlors
He introduced the Georgemalinn quartet
of Brattleboro and for 20 minutes posta
matters were entirely lost sight of, so SUI
perbly did the young ladies sing and play
The firm of Orion q Howe has been dis
solved. Their shop has been moved from
Harmony block into the building formerl,
! occupied by Mr.. Clarke the carriage maker
on Spring street. John Orion and 0. II
Howe will each carry on business in tn
a same shop, doing their work separately
l j. c. Howe, who is now the iantor of tn
High school building, will be associate,
c with his son.
+ The uncOvering of the macadam road
ways, after the severest winter of recen
years, demonstrates their superior quality
l. In Main street, and on the section on Cana
/ street, where it has not been unusual a
this season to see foot of mud, the maca
dam has come out hard, smooth and dry
. This condition will do much to complet
o the conversion of those who originally OF
posed the introduction of the macadaI
, system on the ground of expense. TIL
= only regret is that we didn't begin to say
/ our money years ago.
"Davy Crockett as presented by Fran
- Mayo and his company last evening was
- refreshing performan e, differing so gIea
" " from the so-called "society dramas" an
~ melodramas with which the stage is foode,
~ In Davy Crockett the manly qualities b,
meath a rough exterior are brought out
il such a way as to win the admiration
n allP and the general effect of the play
ri wholesome. Mr.. Mayo is an actor
y marked ability and his support is stror
throughout
IL The annual meeting of the Bapti
e. church was held last evening. Rev. F.
~ Parry presided and the reports of II
lie standing committee, the clerk and trea
Sc urer, the benevolent committee, the your
VI peoples society, and the ladies' aid an
Or missionary society were presented. |. {
IL p. Smith was reelected clerk and treasurer
III l.. W. Hawley auditor and the standr
committee as follows: j. j. Estey, j. ]
~ Ildil, E' H. all DOOIH, L. ", L. Olnlll
!. L. w. Hawley and S. w. Edgett. IL.
a. c. Toedt, Merton Robbins and George I
Id Graves were chosen benevolent committe
~ Lovers of negro mnstrelsy have a gree
re treat in store for them in the appearant
II here next Monday evening of German
IL MINISTRIES. This company is the cevere
s. troupe on the road, and is noted for IL
rd good music and clever novelties and spe
ialties which it introduces. The first pa
re of this years performance takes place c
IT. board a United States man of war, Il
ne company personating the officers and GREY
Ri and the scenery being carried for its pro-
of er production. The hit of the program
e. the gathering of the clans" numb,
Sc which introduces very intricate marchir
ce evolutions to the tune, "The Campbells al
he coming" Tickets go on sale at Chaplin
k, Co.'s Friday evening.
T. Letters which have been received tn
~ week from the friends of Charles f. Tome
50 at Buffalo, y. Y, state that his defalcatio
B. proves not to exceed $4,000. His troubl
70 was due to unfortunate speculations whic
in were entered upon with no evil inten
Sc Mr.. Breemer, the head of the Chicago COZ
j. Germ, who has been the young mans war;
Il, friend and who placed him in the positio
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