Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-01
BRATTLEBORO.

Attention is called to the advertisement
of a good piano for sale.
Arvine Pike has broken ground for a
house on lower South Main street.
A pleasant social event was the party
given few evenings ago by George Shea
The Estey Guard will probably go soon
on a 24-hour outdoor trip, pitching camp
for the night.
The authors of the opera "Wanita' will
come here soon to see if arrangements can
be made for its presentation.
The work of building sewer on South
Main street was begun this morning. 1t
will be extended as far as Washington
street.
Rev. Mr.. Upcraft, a missionary from
inland China, will conduct the young mems
4 O'Clock service at the Association rooms
Sunday.
Several Brattleboro people saw Nancy
Hanks trot an exhibition mile at Spring
field last week in pos, the fastest time ever
made in New England.
Auctioneer G. Z. ellison sold 20 horses
for the street railway company at North
ampton yesterday. The animals brought
very low prices, $50 to $115. The COM
pany has recently put in electric cars.
Arthur O'Leary of Williamsville will
open the Flat street blacksmith shop Mon
day, Sept. IL, and George D. Clark, who
formerly worked for Mr. O'Leary, will
take his place in the shop at Williamsville.
George Herrick, an employee of E. L.
Stockwell, was driving into Geo. S.
DOwley's yard this morning with load of
gravel when one wheel passed over his foot,
crushing it so badly that he will be dis
abled for several weeks.
1t is now thought that the stallion Nelson
cannot be secured to give trotting exhibit
tiOns at the Valley Fair, but negotiations
are being carried on for other important
attractions. Everybody should remember
that the best fair in New England will be
held here Sept. p and rs.
There was an attendance of 5000 at the
Odd Fellows picnic at Laurel Park,
Northampton, yesterday BrattlebOro is
credited with delegation of 100, Hinsdale
70, and Bellows Falls So. In the prize
drill canton Worcester won the S75 in gold,
and canton Orange the S25.
Last evening was pleasant occasion for
the members of the Guard, who were paid
for their muster work. Maj. Childs gave
them pleasant surprise in recognition of
the winning of the cup at master by hav-
ing Cooper serve a collation.. Remarks
were made by Lieut.. Haigh, Maj. Childs,
Corporal j. Harry Estey and Lieut.. Bing-
ham.
The twentieth annual convocation of the
New England Spiritualists' association
closed at Lake Pleasant Sunday. The at
tendance was the largest of the season, be-
ing estimated at 10000. The excursion
trains which came from Bellows Falls,
ms. III. En1l md tNats
places were heavily loaded. Bratteboro
sent large delegation.
President Hooker, j. A. Taylor, II. G.
Clark, c. d. Noyes and daughter, Sidney
Miner. S. w. Edwards, j. L. Knowton
and others have attended the horse breed
ers' meeting at White River Junction this
week. A. b. Hall was one of the judges
at the races. The meeting was not up to
the standard in number of exhibits or in at
tendance of spectators, but exciting races
were held, particulars of which are crowded
out of this issue.
Miss Mary wilkins, the author, and Miss
Lucretia Waite, the owners of the so-called
Wilkins block, are planning extensive i'm
provements on the building. New large
one-pane plate glass fronts will be put into
the stores occupied by Mr.. Geddis and Mr..
Thorn, and in the stores there will be new
steel ceilings and new floors. Mr.. Thorn
is to put glass fronts into his counters, and
will make several changes, which will add
much to the attractiveness of his store
BrattlebOrO felt only the tagged end of
the great storm which wrought such havoc
In Georgia, South Carolina, and elsewhere.
The roads on the hills in the village were
badly washed. On Cemetery hill the water
ran outside the cutters and cut a channel
two to three feet deep each side of the
road. Similar channels were cut on High
street and Washington street. The side
walk in front of Hackley & Moran's was
undermined and fell in. The water ran
into the lower floor of the FIRMS store and
damaged some unfinished stock. The
new sidewalks on Vernon street were
washed out. A part of the wall west OF
L. II. Barrett's house on Canal street went
down. The barn at Mr. Willis's house on
the same street was undermined and the
cellar flooded. Telephone wires were
broken, and the electric fire alarm wire
had to be repaired several times. The
great damage TO tobacco crops in Hinsdalt
and Vernon is recorded in our correspon-
dence from those places. At Franklin
pond in the south part of Guilford there
was a veritable cloudburst, the water
rising six feet within an hour. A stallion
owned by Mather Barber of Colrain, valued
at $1,000, was struck by lightning and
killed. The bolt came in at an open win
dow and left no mark on the horse or trace
ON the barn.