Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-31
BRATTLEBORO.

Friday of next week being Fast day The
Phoenix will be printed Thursday, and all
correspondence and advertisements must
be in hand Wednesday night.
The death of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie SCOTS
little daughter occurred early this morning.
Pratt, Wright & Co. have another
unique show window, with Easter decora-
tions.
Hackley & Moran's undertaking estab-
lishment is now complete and a costly
hearse from Brownell's factory at New
Bedford has been bought.
1t is announced that F. d. Williams,
carriage manufacturer, will ask his credi-
tors for an extension of time as affording
way out of financial complications.
Edward S. Slate of South Vernon,
freight brakeman on the Boston e. Maine
railroad, was killed at Aver, Mass, yester-
day. He fell from a car and was run over
The annual meeting of the Connecticut
Valley council of the Masonic order occurs
Thursday night. Brattleboro lodge, No.
102, held regular meeting last night, when
the second degree was worked.
All of the stores except the drug stores
will close the evening of the Peary lecture,
April II. Gov. and Mrs. Fuller have de-
cided to give the reception to Lieut.. and
Mrs. Peary.
The sugar makers have only had two
good days-Sunday and Monday. Mr..
Whitman has weighed II lots, representing
about 2OO0 pounds, which will be entered
for the bounty.
The last issue of the postal guide con-
tains list of the post-oflices rated as in
the highest class. Those in Windham
county are Brattleboro, Bellows Falls,
Wilmington, Putney, SaXtons River,
Townshend, Newfane, Jamaica, Grafton
and Brookline
Protective Grange expects to entertain
its friends royalty at Grand Army hall
Tuesday evening, serving sugar early in
the evening and after the supper giving an
entertainment of declarations, readings
and music. The proceeds of the supper
will go TO the relief fund.
A movement has been started for the es-
tablishment of a branch of the Morrel
liquor cure in Brattleboro. The head
quarters of the concern are at Rock Island,
ILL.,, and its capital is 81, 100000. A branch
is now in successful operation at Westfeld
Mass.
w. ii. Minor and company are moving
their grain and agricultural implement
store to the lower floor of Cobb & Taft's
building. c. d. Noyes is to move his
wholesale grocery business into the vacated
building from his present quarters in Cros-
by d Co.'S stOrehOuse near the depot.
John NJ. Baker of Putney, whose leg was
amputated two weeks ago, died at the Brat
tlebOro House yesterday morning. A part
of the foot, which had been frozen. was
amputated several weeks ago and gangrene
set in, and the second operation failed to
save his life. Mr.. Baker was a native of
Arlington, but had been a farmer in Put
ney for a number of years. His age was
81 years. He leaves four children.
The Barre letter in the Boston Globe
makes a town affair out of the recent
Worlds Fair contest, stating that Barre
people were particularly pleased at down
ing "their old rival The fact is, how
ever, that Lieut.. Austin's main support
came from Cambridge, Mass, his friends
there sending over 10000 votes. There is
reason to believe that Barre people were
informed from here as 10 the probable
number of Lieut. Austin's final vote.
The Boston & Maine company begin to-
morrow the operation of the Connecticut
River, Vermont Valley and Sullivan Coun-
ty railroads by their own officers and under
their own rules. Formal notices were sent
out yesterday, and the same day the gener-
al auditor and treasurer of the Boston &
Maine system went up over the line to give
instructions and start the new accounts.
No changes in the time of trains have been
made which effect BrattlebOro. The early
morning train over the Ashuelot road will
now leave South Vernon at 6:20 instead of
$50, giving a chance for connection with
the New London train which leaves Brat
tleboro at 5:45.