Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-15

tent on the Island.
The high board fence between the rail-
road track and the Vernon road is nearly
completed.
j. G. Ullery has already arranged for
1000 sketches and 700 portraits in his "Men
of Vermont
A sidewalk is being built on the south
side of Canal street from the schoolhouse
to the Estey place.
Rev. Mr.. Duncan, agent of the Sunday
school publishing society, will preach at the
! Centre church Sunday.
Landlord Harvey of the American House
has engaged 43 rooms in private houses to
accommodate Valley Fair visitors.
Today was set for Vermont day at the
! Worlds Fair, but there will be no observ-
ance owing to lack of organization.
The afternoon meeting at the Y. NJ. G.
A. rooms Sunday will be conducted by the
general secretary, who leaves next week to
enter the theological seminary.
Mr. Harvey is continuing the improve
ments at thesAmerican House, and this
week the dining room is being made more
attractive with new paper and frescoing.
Fort Drummer Royal Arch, Chapter No.
II, held a meeting at Masonic hall last
evening, and next Wednesday evening
there will be a meeting of Beauseant com
mandery.
The annual Baptist state convention will
be held at Ludlow three days, beginning
the 26th. Rev. +. j. Parry and Rev. Mr..
Macgeorge are among the speakers an
nounced
The High school boys are planning to
form foot ball eleven, and there is talk
! M n ~ Of MI In
compete with the Greenfield Athletics and
Mt. Hermons.
The Ladies' Enterprise society of Estey-
vile will meet with Mrs. Washburn next
Thursday, Sept. 81, at p Chestnut street.
A full attendance is desired as there is bust
ness to be transacted.
About 100000 cucumbers have been
brought to the picking factory, and the
local yield will probably reach the 4,000,-
900 mark. Mr.. Dunklee of South Vernon
has brought 400, 900 here.
A special collection was recently taken
at the st. Michaeps Roman Catholic
church, as no picnic will be held this year.
Last Sunday Rev. Father Cunningham
announced that S427 had been received.
The indications are that the apple crop
will be much smaller than at first estimat-
, blown off during the heavy storms. In
, some orchards where 100 to $50 barrels
were gathered last year the yield will not
, be more than five or six barrels.
Dana Barton of Guilford Centre wished
to have a school teacher prosecuted, it
being alleged that she beat Barton's son
excessively, causing copious flow of blood
from the youths nose. Mr.. Barton found,
however, that neither of the grand jurors
had qualified, and, so far as learned no
action has been taken. 1t is said that the
jurors are liable to a fine for not having
, qualified.
The guests at the Brooks House gave a
pleasing entertainment Saturday even
ing, consisting of flute solo by Mr..
Messer, fairy dance by Georda Layton,
2 recitation by Ruth Noyes, II living pic
lures, in which very handsome costumes
were displayed, solo by Mrs. c. ii. Layton,
. banjo duet by Miss Cook and Mr.. Tyler
and solo by Mr.. +. II. Miller. After the
entertainment the company joined in
, dancing.
: News has been received this morning OF
: the death at Fishers Island yesterday aft
ernoon, of Edward Z. Estey, the youngest
E son of 5. Ward Estey of West Dummers-
ton, who recently went TO the island on a
visit to his brother. He was only i'll four
days. One account says the cause OF
+ death was diphtheria, and another that it
was a severe quinsy sore. The body is eX-
e pected on the train due at :0j, which is
an hour and a-half late. Suitable investi-
CATION will be made by the health authori-
/ ties, on its arrival, as TO the cause OF
death.
The marriage of Dr. W. n. Thompson,
Il. Al. -
J Retreat, to DIR. Ida NJ. Sinner, took place
yesterday afternoon at the residence of the
brides parents, only the family and i'm.
l mediate friends being present. The house
was tastefully decorated with a profuSion
! of flowers, and largely attended reception
followed. The bride is a daughter of DIR.
= Jacob 5. Sinner, well-known physician
of Philadelphia. She is a graduate of the
, Woman's Medical college of Philadelphia,
and during the past two years has held a
position as assistant physician at the
Taunton, Mass, lunatic hospital. The
wedding journey of DIR. and Mrs. Thomp.
son will include visit to the Worlds Fair.
They will arrive in Brattleboro about the
first of October, and will live at the Retreat
All BrattlebOro friends extend congratu-
I lations and good wishes.
: A news article, printed in the Boston
journal last Saturday, called local atten
ton to the fact that two of the music trade
D papers are making an attack on E. P. Car
penter who is a member of the board OF
. awards on piano and organs at the Worlds
.. Fair, and trying to force his resignation
In its issue of August 80 the Musical
: Courier of New York charged, in sub
stance, that Mr.. Carpenter had suggested
= in the Auditorium hotel in Chicago that
exhibitors who lacked confidence in him
i would better "see him. with reference &c
having the awards "made satisfactory, y
and since then the Courier and Freund':
d Weekly of New York have continued the
S attack with charges of Mr.. Carpenter
a uniitness because of his record in the Ham
a mond case at Worcester and in the New
q York transactions, to which the journal al
e luded, the allegation in this latter case be
d ing that Mr.. Carpenter REALIZED" on Ger
d tain mortgages and other papers confded
d to him by client, and has refused to pay
n over balance remaining in his hands
r amounting to "several thousands of dol
a lars" For these reasons it is alleged thai
I Mr.. Carpenter is an unfit man to hold a
1 place on the board of awards. These
= charges are all very indefinite in their char
acter, and themselves SAVIOR of jealousy oil