Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-27


The residences of A. V. May and p. f.
Crown have been connected with the tele-
phone exchange.
A. w. Grose of the Tufts divinity school
will preach at the Universalst church next
Sunday forenoon and at GuilfUrd Centre at
2:3O y. NJ.
c. II. Davenport's house in West Brat
tleboro has been sold through the May II
Crown agency to H. B. Haus, the proprie-
tor of the Elliot street fish market.
Mrs p. F. Crown has sold a building
lot on South Canal street to Fred NJ. Bull
lard through the agency of May Il Crown.
Mr.. Billiard is planning for the erection of
a house.
There has been on exhibition in II. b.
Chamberlan's window this week a kaross
or .mantle worn by the natives in South
Africa. 1t is made of the striped skins OF
hyenas, and was a gift to Col Miles from
j. S. Curtis.
Charles Spencer has taken the right to
sell men of Vermont" in Windham
county. J. II. Walbridge of West Con-
cord has taken the right for Caledonia and
Essex counties. and Mr.. Ullery has also ar
ranged for the sale in Washington county.
The business Of the Vermont Manufact-
uring company, sold recently to r. II. Ed
dy ~ Son of Greenfield, Mass, will be car
ried on at that place, and the sale of the
coat hanger will be pushed. A factory for
the firm is now being erected on Davis
street at Greenfield.
The death of Mrs. II. d. Post. wife of
DR.. II. d. Post of Fultonvile, y. Y, oc-
Cured Wednesday at that place. Mrs.
Post was "a years old, and in addition To
her husband leaves two children. DR.. O.
X. Post, the former well-known dentist,
father of Dr. II. d. Post, lives with the
family at Fultonville.
Herbert and Amasa Grout have bought
a farm in Wea,hersfed. and have gone
there to take possession, the former mov-
ing from the corner of Myrtle and Spruce
streets. At one time the four Grout broth
ers, Herbert, Irving, Amasa ami Marshall,
were employed here, but all but the latter
have returned to the vicinity of their old
home.
The ladies of the Universalist society,
aided by the Murray club, are planning for
the presentation, early in November, of an
entertainment called "Tableau Phantas-
ma" The entertainment, which has been
given very successfully in other places will
be under the direction of Prof. John w.
Sherman of Boston. Further notice will
be given next week.
The annual meetings of the Union Mu-
tual Life Insurance company and of the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance company
were held at Montpelier last week and sub
stantially the old board of officers elected.
Milon Davidson of Newfane is the director
of the former company from this county
in Hos
with the latter company.
The benefit of insurance in the New
York Mutual Life insurance company is
illustrated in the case of Rev. James East
wood, a retired minister living at West
Brattleboro, to whom the company has
just paid Sl6l4.j6. This amount equals
/! per cent compound interest on the
amount paid in. without charge for the
protection, the company being bound mean
time to pay $1,000 in case of death.
The annual business meeting and sale of
the Frost street book club was held last
Friday evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. \. j. Currier. After the books and
papers had been disposed of to the highest
bidders these officers were chosen: Pres-
dent, Miss Eloise Brown: vice president
Miss Winnie Elmer: secretary and treas
urer, Lulu Elmer; A. +. Atwood, Mrs. II.
W. Sargent and Miss Minnie Brasor. with
the president, vice president and secretary
compose the book committee Refresh
ments were served, and the latter part of
the evening was spent in a social manner
Wallace w. Ratbburn. a painter 40 years
Old, was run over and killed by a train on
the Connecticut River division of the Bos-
ton ~ Maine railroad at Springfield Mass,
Friday. Sixteen cars passed over him,
crushing both shoulders and the chest. He
breathed a few times after being taken
from the track. Rathburn had been dis
charged the day before by his employer.
He then collected his ready money and
went Oh a spree. 1t is said that Rathburn
was engaged to marry Brattleboro woman
this fall.
The Central Vermont railroad company
announces its annual autumnal excursion
to New York, on Nov. and ?, tickets good
returning any time previous to and incud-
ing Nov. $. All stations on the Brattle-
boro n Whitehall division are included,
the fare from Londonderry being 81. 10,
Jamaica S5.O5, Townshend 81. 20, Newfane
S4.55. The fare from Brattleboro and all
stations south as far as Belchertown is 81.
The steamboat train leaves Brattleboro at
4:25 p. NJ, connecting at New London with
steamers which arrive in New York the
following morning.
Manager Stevens of the Vermont Live
Stock company arrived in Chicago last
week Thursday with 325 head of cattle
from the South Dakota ranch, this being
the last shipment of the season. The
prices for this lot were not quite so high as
for those which reached Chicago a few
days earlier. The total shipments for the
ranch for the year numbers 1854 head, and
the net receipts were about S44, 600. Dur
ing the year the company has bought 1877
head, and up to Sept. !, $50 calves had been
branded. a special meeting will be held
in Brattleboro Nov. to declare a dividend
to the stockholders,
George f. Richards succeeds Frank Har-
yey as landlord of the American House.
Mr.. Richards has been travelling sales
man for Boston house, but was formerly
engaged in the hotel business at Wnches-
ter, y. H., and other places. His family
will come here tomorrow from Wnchen-
don, Mass, and Mr.. Richards will be in
charge of the house as soon as he can ar
range to leave his present position. Many
people will regret TO have Mr.. Harvey leave.
He has made a good landlord and kept the
house up to high standard. He is unde-
cided as to his future arrangements.
The Boston journal gives some addi-