Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-08

The large Valley Fair posters, printed
at The Phoenix job printing office, have
been sent out.
Another Spectator is in town to buy GER
tifcates of the endowment orders which
had members here.
John Henkel has broken ground for a
new house in Esteyville. Egbert Brasor is
building a new barn on Frost street.
The Boston journal of Saturday con
tanned highly complimentary editorial
article on j. G. Ullery's "Men of Yer
mont"
The session of the county court will con-
vene at Newfane Tuesday, with Judge La
forest Thompson presiding, as previously
announced. "a
E. e. Stockwel won the first prize on
fat oxen at the state fair at Burlington this
week. Brattleboro sent only small num-
Der of draft oxen, but they are expected to
win.
An entertainment will be given by guests
of the Brooks House on the stage in the
dining room tomorrow evening, and at its
close there will be dancing. The invita-
tion to attend is general.
Clapp d Jones have sold ia copies
of after the ball" Eight hundred
thousand copies of this popular song have
been sold in all, and the million mark will
probably be reached in October.
A corn roast, given by Selectman David
Perry at his West Brattleboro farm Tues
day night, was attended by about so young
people, most of the party going from here
in the BrattlebOro Livery company's brake
and single teams. The old-fashioned
roast was followed by fireworks, and the
| pleasures closed with dancing.
The board of directors of the Y. NJ. c..
A. met at the home of Z. II. Van Doom
last evening. A choice tea was served.
At the business meeting it was voted to
hire {. E. Westgate as a substitute until a
successor to Mr.. Simmonds can be found.
1t is hoped that a secretary can be secured,
as is done in many associations, who will
be able to act as physical director as well
as secretary.
The Phoenix is asked each week to use
its free lance, and among the suggestions
offered this week are these: "Why don't
you boom for a new opera house every week
until we get such a one as the village
ought to havoc "Why not punch up
the authorities about repairing the sidewalk
in front of Hackley d Moran s?' "Those
piles and piles of sand and mud on Canal
street are a nuisance and a disgrace; see
If you can't get them removed" The list
is one always to-be-continued.
Mr. f. Carruthers of Bellows Falls.
whose lease of the Ross White paper mill
was announced in The Phoenix last week.
is making improvements and putting the
machinery in running order. He will prob
ably begin the manufacture of tissue paper
| abOut the nth Siy banJs will ba ON,
plOyed, as Mr.. Carruthers thinks the mill
can be run with a smaller number than
Mr.. White employed. Mr.. Carruthers has
been with the Fall Mountain Paper com
pany at Bellows Falls 20 years, and he al
so had four years experience al Franklin,
y. H., and Lawrence, Mass. He is ex-
perienced in all branches of this business.
| The industry is one which BratteborO peo-
pie are glad to have revived, and Mr.. Car
ruthers will find warm welcome here.
The cavalcade will be pushed as the dis
tinctive feature of the Valley fair this
year. Col. Miles will have charge, assisted
by n. |. Hawley, Capt. Estey, and Gov.
Fuller. w. F. Richardson is preparing to
take the blue ribbon again in the cattle de-
partment, and is in Maine this week to Sc
lect sleek animals. Ii. G. Clark has been
to the New England fair at Worcester to
get points for our fair The finest herd
of Devons in the country will be sent here
from Stafford Springs, Conn. Gillig, the
greatest sire of fine horses in New England,
has been entered by w. NJ. Moore of
ShOreham. Golden, jr., the stallion
which reduced the state record to gals at
White River Junction last week, has been
entered in the races.