Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18


Brattleboro society.
Emerson & Son, in order to make their
store a complete house furnishing estab-
lishment, have added a stove department,
in which tinware, ETC., will be sold.
The latest addition at the Brattleboro
News company's room is standard news
dealers rack in which a large number of
periodicals can be attractively shown in
small space.
1t is now reported that Forepaugh's cir
Gus will exhibit in Brattleboro Sept. 8, al
though only last week the travelling repre-
sentative wrote The Phoenix that the
show would not come here this season.
Those who want to take "a day OFF, to-
morrow are reminded of the Christian En-
deavor excursion to Watch Hill, which
goes by the 5:15 train in the morning and
returns at 10 in the evening. The fare is
only S1.25.
During the session of the Methodist
camp meeting at Claremont Junction, Dist
to both, the round trip fare from here to
that place will be S1.75, from Dummerston
81. go, Putney S1.45, East Putney $1.30,
Westminster % cents and Bellows Falls
70 cents.
A dozen youths, including members of
the banjo and guitar club, were given a
ride to Spofford lake yesterday afternoon
by George S. Dowley, and entertained by
him at Lakeside. The boys returned the
compliment by presenting Mr. DOwley
with two handsome souvenier spoons.
The attention of sportsmen is called to
the change in the game laws at the last
session of the legislature, whereby the
open season for woodcock begins Septem-
Der - instead of August - as heretofore.
| The open season for cartridges also begins
at the same time instead of September /.
Saturday night brought an agreeable
change in the weather-from dog-day sui
triness to September-like GOODNESS and
clearness. At Keene, Swanzey, and other
nearby New Hampshire towns frost was
reported Monday morning, and in the vi
cinity of Montpelier crops were badly dam
aged.
Samuel Wells and family and other occu-
pants of the Vinton building don't appre-
ciate an all-night concert. When Schwartz,
Smith & Co. closed their store Wednesday
night they left Walter Boyntons dog on
the inside, and the animal amused itself
with bowling during the long hours of its
lone vigil.
Good trotting and pacing is assured for
the Valley fair, Sept. p and 2S, the aggre-
gate amount of the premiums being S2250.
The committee on racing j. A. Taylor, c.
d. Noyes, II. F. Brooks and w. II. Minor,
have arranged these races: Sept. ~, 2:22
class, purse $500; ? :36 class, purse $3.50
800 class, purse 5000; Sept. %, free for
all, trotters and PAGERS, purse 500; 2:29
class, purse $3.50; Pap class, purse $3.50.
The Holyokes, composed largely of old
Brattleboro players, including such favor
ties as Murphy, Ranney, O'Neill, Bowers,
Fitzmaurice, Keay and Norton, will cross
bats with the Northamptons in one of the
games of the championship series on the
island grounds this afternoon at $3.50. II
is expected that a special train will be run
to Northampton after the game. The
Holyokes will have the good will of the
home enthusiasts, and "Brattleboro luck
ought to bring them victory.
A hop was given at the Brooks House
last evening in honor of guests from the
Forest ~ Stream club at Wilmington, who
came here as tally-ho party, among them
being Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Watson and fam
lily of Brooklyn, n. Y. Mrs. A. p. Childs
and three daughters of Bennington; Mr.
and Mrs. w. l.. Hall and coachman OF
Troy, \. y; Mrs. Sands, Mrs. G.. +. p.
Gordon and Miss Brown of Newburg, y.
j. The latter three will remain at the
Brooks Honse for some time.
Department Commander G. w. Doty
announces that the rates to the national
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic at indianapolis will be $3.50
from all principal stations on the Central
Vermont lines in Vermont, and the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad is expected to do
as well. The sum of $3.50 secures for
each person a place in the headquarters
sleeper, which leaves MOrrisville Sept. 2
| via SwantOn on the regular Boston mail
train. The sum of 49, secures a round
trip ticket to the Worlds Fair from In
dianapolis to Chicago and return TO Indian
| apols. A circular will be issued in a few
days and sent through the state, giving
! further information.
The old rumor of lease of the Concord
and Montreal road to the Boston and
Maine has been revived. An official of
| the former road said Monday that in the
call for the annual October meeting of the
corporation an article will be inserted
asking the stockholders to empower the
| directors to lease the Concord and Mon
treal to the Boston and Maine under an
annual rental of 10 per cent dividend on
class 4, and 6 per cent each on classes l, 2
and 3. At the next meeting the stock
holders will be asked to authorize the
directors to issue the balance of stock, 49,
600 shares. The lease will probably re-
ceive large majority vote.
j. NJ. Corbet of Spokane, Wash, the
western manager of the Vermont Loan
and Trust company, has been in town this
week, leaving on his return yesterday.
His principal business at the East was to
visit Washington, d. c., with reference to
the appointment of receiver for the First
national bank of Spokane, a position for
which he has a strong backing. Mr.. Cor
bet says the crops of the state of Washing
ton are good, and farmers and business
men will have no trouble in meeting their
liabilities if the money stringency relaXes
and funds can be had to handle the crop.
1t is the sudden withdrawal of eastern
money, and not any depreciation in actual
values, that has caused the depression
there. Mr.. Corbet adds that the banks
and sound business men of that section
strongly favor a gold standard, while il s
the politicians, who are catering for the
pOpulist vote, that advocate free silver
Conductor George L. Spafford of the
New London Northern railroad has been
invited to attend the reunion of the Spot
ford Tor Spafford) family, to be held at
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