Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-21

Co.'S grocery store.
Frost d Proctor had some nice Carolina
strawberries on sale Monday. April u.
w. G.. Horton is now proprietor Of the
fruit stand at the corner Of Main and Flat
streets.
The Georgemalinn quartet will sing al
the First Regiment bands annual concert
in MAY.
1t will be noticed that Young a Knowl-
ton found a watch in their store the other
owner.
Mr. Gould. who has been employed by
the late !. 7. Helyar. has made arrange
ments TO continue the woodworking busi-
ness on Flat street.
A horse which has been used for some
time on Puffer a Co.'S delivery wagon
died Saturday. and a valuable one owned
by Mrs. Cune died Monday
The state board of agriculture has issued
a pamphlet Of AZ pages describing a large
number Of farms in every county of Yer
mont which can be bought at low prices.
5. T. Davenport has broken ground for
a new house on Central street. {. H.
Eddy is enlarging the L of his Clark street
house.
Nominations 10 the colt stakes to be
trotted at the July meeting of the Rutland
driving park closed Saturday. The Deer
field Stock farm Of BrattlebOro has one en-
try in each of the three classes Of fOals for
SO, 30 and ~.
Fannie J. McGirr, aged Is. died at
Greenfield, Mass. Tuesday, from portion
tits. and the body was brought here for
burial Wednesday She was the daughter
of Adrian A. McGirr, a railroad man who
formerly lived here.
c. II. Grant and Edward Reed went to
so. Royalton, Mass, saturday, to begin
work on the quarry they opened last year.
They are building new shed and black
smith shop. and have just secured a con
tract for the foundation and trimming for
building in Athol which will take between
800 and 400 perch of granite.
BY order of GOV. Fuller the regulation
uniform of the Il ited States army is TO be
made obligatory in the state militia on and
after July /. next and all previous orders
and regulations in this regard are revoked.
Quartermaster General W H. Gilmore
of Fairlee will furnish all details relative
TO the change.
Ansel J. Pike, who has been employed
at the Estey factory for some time, and
Miss Irene L. Davis. who has many friends
in this village, were quietly married Satur-
day at the Universalist parsonage by Rev.
f. W. Sprague. They left for a wedding
trip and on their return will live at West
Chesterfield, where they will have charge
of the farm owned by Mrs. Pixies mother.
Gov. Fuller has accepted an invitation
! rendered by the secretary of the navy tc
! the governors of all the states, TO attend
the great naval parade in New York har-
Dor on the 2Sth. He will 90 to New York
/ for this purpose on the 27th, accompanied
| by Mrs. Fuller. Col. T. ). Peck and Col
| Goulding. From New York Gov. Fuller
win 60 direct TO Chicago to attend, by in.
vitation of Director General Davis, the
formal opening of the exposition May /.
The members of the High school, in
/ pursuance Of their plan to raise 500 fol-
! the decoration Of the school room, have
engaged the Dartmouth consolidated glee
banjo, and comedy clubs, 10 give concert
in the town hall Monday evening, May %
| The club has the reputation OF being the
best Of its kind in the country. and will be
sure TO draw a good house. Particulars in
regard TO the sale of seats are given else
| where.
Col. c. ;. Forbes of the Vermont World
/ Fair commission was in town Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning for consulta
tion with GOV. Fuller on several matters
| a design has been adopted for the badge
| 10 be worn at Chicago by the state com
missioners. II will be of bronze, bearin.
the coat of arms OF Vermont, with bal
bearing the name of the state, and a rib
bon depending from the bar with tn,
words state commissioner.
Thiry-two candidates weIe present a
the recent teachers examination in Brattle
boro. Two received the first grade cert
ticate: Is the second grade and 10 tn,
third grade. Seven failed TO pass. Sever
al of those who did not receive certificate
attended the examination for the expert
ence to be gained. An unusually larg,
| number received first and second grade
certificates and the candidates a a Who'll,
were very capable.
1t is understood that when Presiden
Mcleod leaves the Reading company, Ma!
/, he takes a few weeks rest and theI
comes 10 New England TO take the persona
management of the Boston a Maine ant
New York & New England-an announce
ment which has a certain element of loca
interest. "A well-knoWn financier" tells
Boston journal man that Mr. Mcleod
firmness, his indomitable will, perseverance
and application to work, his broad an,
progressive policy, and his goodwill TO all
are characteristics which make him lead
er among men
The following teachers have been in en-
gagged for the Brattleboro schools outsid
the village district: Agnes Coolidge il
Centreville; Miss Harris of Ashland, Mass.
in West Brattleboro; Miss Warmer o
West Brattleboro in the Akley district
Lena Crosier in district No. :: Lillian
Miller of West Brattleboro in the Anne
hill district; Cora Clay in No. II, on tn
stage road to Marlboro; Susie Kirwan il
No. 10; Efie Stark in No. u, or tn
Carpenter district Nellie Thurber in No
g, on the old road 10 DummerstoD: Alic
Pratt in No. /, above West river.
The letter of Mr.. f. Bradford Leav
it'll, formally accepting his call 10 the pas
torate of the Unitarian church, was read {,
the congregation Sunday morning. Tn
letter stated that under the rules of th
divinity school he would be allowed I,
preach one Sunday in three during the re
mainder of his course at the school. on
those Sundays he will preach in Brattle
boro. The remaining Sundays he will sup
ply the pulpit. He will occupy the parson
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