Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-11-10

a pleasant dance at Red Mems hall We'd
ncsday evening.
The Episcopal ladies will give their first
sociahle OF the season at Red Mems hall
Monday evening.
1t is understood that Col. and Mrs.
Hooker hope to go abroad early in 1894. to
remain several months.
The ladies of the Universalist society
Will have sociablc and supper next Thurs
day afternoon and evening
Twenty cents was the price of a shave
Tor local Democrats "Wednesday. their faces
being twice as long as usual
Landlord Richards has already begun
renovatiOns at the American House. and is
putting in new hail carpets aud other fur
nishings.
The Brattleboro News company swings
, three new signs the most striking of which
is the index nine feet long pointing TO the
Elliot street entrance of the store.
j. J.. Bathbone, a veterinary surgeon.
now has an Office at 6. Il. Whites livery
stable. Mr.. Rathbone is graduate OF
McIill university, Montreal, and has prac-
tlced his profession six years in that city
and in Richmond, Canada.
At the special meeting of the Vermont
Live Stock company Saturday a dividend
of seven per cent to the stockholders was
declared from the sale, made this year
About Sl7,5OO will bee distributed by this
dividend. The annual meeting of the
company will bc held during this month
There will bee foot ball game Thanks
giving day between the Brattlehoro High
school and the Bellows Falls High school
on Riverside park. Mr. Taylor kindly
/ gives the use of the grounds as his dona-
tiou toward the decorating fund of the
Bratilehoro High school. which now ex-
ceeGs 500
There are rumors iu railroad circles of
changes in the train service on both the
New London Northern and Boston d
Maine roads, including the discontinuance
of one or more trains. but the local officials
know nothing definite about them. Changes
in the assignments OF trainmcn are also
talked about
\ Providence. L. l., dealer i'm antiques.
who is here this week buying Old furniture
and crotkery, SAYS that a collector in that
city has three of the famous Brattieboro
postage stamps. issued by Postmaster
Palmer The collector has refused an Of
fer of $50 for the poorest OF the three
specimens.
The opening meeting of the Professional
club will be- held at the Brook, House
next Monday evening, when Rev 4. j..
llough reads the paper on ultimate
America The executive committee urge
every member of the club to make ii a
point TO be present
Albert Morrow, aged y, died at the
town farm Tuesday He had worked AS a
farm hand in West Brattcboro. and after
being seized with typhoid fever was taken
10 the town farm, where he lived only a
few days. He was a son OF Thomas Nor
row Of Coboure, Ontario.
The ladies of the Episcopal society will
give the first OF their winter series Of socia-
bles at Red Mems hall next Monday even
ing at $50 The entertainment will con-
sist of 100 excellent stereopticon views of
the Worlds Fair and music by the banjo
club. with refreshments.
The will OF the late Miss Maria Cross
bequeathes 500 10 the SUNDAY school
library OF the Congregational church: $500
and various personal effects 10 the old
ladies home, if established in Brattleboro.
and in the event OF the home not being
located here. this bequesJ goes 10 the
Women Christian Temperance Union. of
which Miss Cross was an active member.
The Young Peoples Society Of Religious
Improvement of the Univcrsalst church
has chosen these officers: President Miss
Lulu Bracket: vice president, Miss May
Edwards secretary and treasurer. Miss
Hattie Wilcut. The chairmen of commit
tees are: Lookout Miss Jennie Good
enough; devotional Mis-, Myrtelle Easou
calling, Mrs. W. c. Stone.
The election returns were received Tues
day evening al the Brattleboro News com
panyS rooms, which were crowded Mr.
Fox brought in a number OF settees for the
comfort of those who called Manager
Tones of the Commercial Union company
placed an instrument in the telephone ex-
change, where a crowd also gathered to
learn the story Of how the Democratic
party had been buried.
Arthur Fales, the young son of Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Lemuel Fales was taken TO New York
by his father and Dr. Miller last week
/ Thursday, the mother Joining them Fri
! day. The little fellow was a victim Of
what is known in medical terms as spina
bifia-that is bunch had been formed
near the base of the spine through the
flowing ont of the spinal marrow. rup-
ture OF the formation would have caused
death. An operation was performed in a
New York hospital Saturday, and the lad
/ is now recovering, He will remain in the
hospital for two or three weeks.
An interesting piece of business news
/ this morning is that Durham Bros have
bought the boot and shoe store of the late
+ L. c. Hitchcock. in Bellows Falls, and will
manage il in connection with the Brattle-
boro store. The Hitchcock store, the sale
OF which was made necessary by the death
of its owner in the Chester bridge disas-
ter, is the largest of its kind in Bellows
Falls. Durham Bros will give il their
personal attention, and the people of that
prosperous village and the tributary towns
may rest assured that it will be conducted
with enterprise, and in a way 10 command
confidence and increase its trade
Mrs, W II. Bigelow and Mrs :. j. Tav-
Tor left yesterday for Florida, where they
will spend the winter. Mrs Bigelow will
go 10 Winter Park, where her son HAYES is
attending school Mrs Taylor will be the
guest Of her brother, j. W. Lawton at
Eustis Mrs Taylor is the widow of Judge
Charles Taylor of Mortified, MINI. She
is sister Of Lewis Lawtou, formerly of
I Wilmington, who was so badly injured in
the explosion on a steamboat in Snake river
as has been recorded in The Phoenix. DR..
Lawton is in the hospital at Walla Walla.
Wash, and although still suffering greatly
is expected to recover.