Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-22

day.
Retting Brothers have something of i'm
portance to say in their advertisement this
week.
DR.. Beardsey will give series of lee
lures OH physiology at the town hall, be-
ginning Oct 8.
Donnell & Davis have just returned
from New York with full stock of fall
and winter millinery.
The Carpenter Organ companys factory
is now running ten hours day with full
force in every department.
Rev. w. p. Burnel of Provincetown,
Mass, will preach at the Universalist
church Sunday, and at Vernon at 2;30.
Particulars in regard to the Windham
county veterans reunion, to be held at
Putney oct 4, are given in our items from
that town.
S. A Smith q Co., having completed i'm
provements, including the addition to the
large chimney, resumed operations at their
factory Wednesday.
Peel's Food company has established a
branch Office in Chicago. The average
sales are now 10 tons a month"; and are
expected to be doubled during the busy
season.
Burton L. Clark and Mrs. Addie X.
Wheelock ware married Saturday by VIM.
S. Newton. Mr.. Clark recently came here
from Chester, and the bride has lived in
that town. They will make their home
here.
1t is expected that all the improvements
in the telephone exchange will be COM
pleted next week, when the exchange will
be in better condition than ever before.
Every line in town has been fitted with
new wires.
E. Wales will reopen his dancing classes
at the North street hall tomorrow, Satur-
day, meeting the juvenile and advanced
classes in the afternoon and an evening
class at o'clock. Mr.. Wales is arranging
to form classes in several Massachusetts
towns and cities.
Charles O. Fisher of this place and
Miss Mary L. Gates of Dummerston were
married Tuesday by Rev. f. w. Sprague
at the Universalist parsonage. They are
now away on a wedding trip to Rupert,
this state, but on their return will live
here.
Mrs. Hayden and sister of Newport, h.
l., have sent to Judge Newton another
photograph of their father George Batty
Blake, the noted banker, who was a native
of this town. The picture is to be hung in
the town hall. 1t is from portrait paint
ed by Healey in 1919 OF so.
Edwin F. Brooks has bought the Ed
ward Clark house on Oak street, which
was sold a few months ago to Mrs. Abbott
of Winchester, y. II. This is one of the
most desirable residences in the village.
The sale was made through May d
Crowns agency. Mr. Brooks will remove
to the Oak street house, and in due time
the High street house will be for sale
The first state convention of the order
of Kings Daughters and Sons will be held
at Brattleboro Oct. 9 and 10. Mrs Mary
Lowe Dickinson and Mrs. Isabella Charles
Davis of New York will be present. The
railroads will issue half-fare tickets. Each
circle is entitled to three delegates. Any
information regarding the convention will
be gladly given by Miss Florence f. Clark,
county secretary, Bratteboro.
Herbert l.. Elmer rode from Brattleboro
to Springfield, Mass, and returned Sunday.
The distance is l2O miles. Elmer left here
at 6 O'Clock in the morning and reached
home at at 7:20 in the evening. The
roads were in bad condition, being heavy
and badly cut up after the heavy rains. A
strong wind throughout the day also made
riding difficult. Elmer went to Springfield
60 miles, in four hours and 4j minutes. He
met Frank Putnam in that city and at
once returned to Northampton without stop,
ping. At Whateley on the return trip, he
was delayed on account of puncturing his
pneumatic tire Considering that this is
Elmer's first season as a wheelman, that
he has had no training and works regularly
| in f. X. Barrows's store, his riding is re-
? markable.
Al.
, Vernon road? The improvements hav,
: been completed, and the result seems to b,
entirely satisfactory. The petitioners fol
2 the road say that it meets all requirements
, and is as good as could have been got OF
that route. Two hundred and fifty cubic
= yards of stone work were put in, and 10,
600 feet of boards were used in making tn,
high fence. The roadway is hard an
smooth, and wide enough so that team
can be turned around at any place. The
! total cost has been about S2l50, of which
t the Central Vermont railroad company
i pays $1,000. The fence has been painted
this week. The road was built strictly
within the limits of the original survey, Sc
that the town pays nothing for land dam
ages. 1t is a good job well done, and
: good ending of long controversy.
r The Vermont railroad commissioner
/, will complete the work of inspecting tn
r railroads in the state next week. Tn,
s Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington railroad i
one of those that will be examined thi
o week Commissioner Bagley says tina
the Central Vermont system is in a mucl
!, better condition than when last inspected
/ All wooden bridges on the main lines, are
a or are about to be, superseded by substan
n tial iron structures; miles of new go pounC
steel rails have taken the place of irol
!. rails, and new ties are gradually supplant
ing old ones. The bridges on the RUTLAND
division have all been rebuilt, or material,
r strengthened, so that the heaviest engines
t are now run to Bellows Falls The com
n missioners went over the Brattleboro 4
a Whitehall road last Friday.
The Vermont Morgan horses which wol
4 so many premiums at the Worlds Fai
a have been shipped to their owners. II. r
a Lawrence, who had charge of the eXhibi
n with Mr.. Cults of Orwell, is at Bridge
+ water, Mass, this week as Judge of tn
! horses at the county fair there. Mr.. Law
70 renee writes to Brattleboro friends that
e was his good fortune to see the most re
: markable race ever trotted. This race wa
r at Washington Park, Chicago, last week
: The ninth heat was trotted in 209f ant