Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-21

school the present term.
The Wheel club rooms are TO be repair
ed, recarpeted and otherwise improved.
The Golden Cross members had pleas
ant sugar supper at Red Mems hall last
evening.
G. x. Simonds has Put on a new coupe
this week. with uphOlsterng luxurious
enough for princes
DR.. Holton bought the Reed street school
house at auction Tuesday for 500 He will
convert it into tenement.
II. NJ. Wood is distributing cards of con-
venient size containing an abstract Of the
Vermont fish and game laws.
The sale Of tickets Louis Alderich in
The Senator will open at Holden's drug
store saturday evening at $50
The street sprinklng question is settled
temporarily by the fall Of two inches Of
snow last night but it will bob up serenely
next week.
The Murray club are preparing an en-
tertainment to consist of two farces THE
second-fioor Spoopendyke,' and Having
a photograph taken
II is expected that the annual division
encampments of the Sons of Veterans and
Ladies Aid societies will be held in Brat
tleboro early in June.
A negro in charge Of a horse passing
through here on the train had fit, result
ing in fall and broken leg, and DR.. Con-
land was called TO attend him.
T. J. Ferriter. who has recently returned
from Keene, has established BrattlebOro's
/ third coupe line this week, with his station
/ IN front Of Starkey a Co.'S store.
The dance at Odd Fellows hall. an
nounced for tonight, has been given mp
as il was feared that the music would dis
/ turb Mrs. Glidden, who is critically i'll at
/ the Brooks House.
Hackley a Moran have sold five bicycles
| the past week and have placed an order
| for twelve of the 500 Waverly wheels of
which they are agents. They also have a
large line of bicyclers sundries.
The April meeting Of the Professional
! club will be held at the Brooks House
Monday evening, when DIR. ;. L. Lawton
will read the paper on THE anatomy Of su-
Perstition and supernatural appearances. -
Frank Cobb, aged %, who died last week
Wednesday from consumption at Walla-
moosac, Y. Y, was employed by L. :.
Higgins two or three years ago. He was a
native of Putney, a son of Hollis B. Cobb,
and a nephew OF d. P. Cobb Of this village.
Watson :. French of North Hinsdale
was held for another trial at keene on the
charge of receiving from Dave Bullard
goods stolen from c. P. ellison. French 5
defense was that he bought the goods from
Bullard, not knowing that they were stolen.
The Esteyville sewer running from the
top of iron bridge hill to George Fuller's,
the Reed hill sewer, the Green street sewer
I - r l. 4 I IL.
the iron bridge have been thawed out this
! week
VIM. johnson has taken t. II. Chase :
noted trotter. Siglight, to Louisville, KY,
preparatory 20 entering the races the com
ing season. Mr. Durham has had charge
of Siglight at South Royalton during the
winter
The Red Men of Quonektacat tribe will
celebrate their fifth anniversary this even
ing. The chiefs degree will be worked,
and later there will be a banquet at the
Brooks House. Several Of the most prom
ineni Red Men of the country, from Boston
and other places, will be present
The advertisement of the combination
sale Of horses, May l., published in this
issue. states that entries will close May :.
W. II. Minor has already received 80 en-
tries including several well-known horses.
II is hoped that the interest in these sales
will be such that they will be held monthly.
c. p. ellison is still lin it" and very
much so. according to his advertisement
this week and the big posters which an
nounce an auction sale of Canada and
Ohio horses at the Elliot street stables
next week Saturday. II will be the time
for horse buyers to get such horses as they
want al prices to fit their pocket books.
A few friends and relatives gave Mrs. A.
D. Putnam surprise party Monday after
noon and evening. the occasion being her
SD birthday anniversary. A delightful
time was passed. supper was brought and
an oak rocker was presented 10 Mrs. Put
nam. She also received handsome pres.
ents from her brothers. H. B. Crosby OF
Paterson, y. j., and C. II. Crosby of Bos-
ton.
Wintrv winds still blowing. and the
spring coming up this way never more
slowly, il was pleasant surprise yesterday
10 have large fragrant bunch OF hepatics
brought TO this Office by Mrs Edison Akley
who gathered them in West Brattleboro
The blossoms are as fresh and cheerful as
though the hills and northwArd sloops wert
not still covered with snow.
All roads led 10 the armory building last
Saturday. During the seven hours that
the Estey organ eompany's Worlds Faii
exhibit was shown there the generous space
allotted TO the public was crowded, and
many hundred people admired the beauti-
full instruments which were described in
detail in our columns last week. Mr.. say,
DRY and Mrs. Sherwin presided at the great
cathedral organ, displaying its remarkable
volume and richness and purity Of tone.
The New York World has had 4" Koa
Spar the great fuel saver, analysed and
declares il nothing but common rock sail
with a trifie of ammonia added. salt -
adds the World "tends 10 make a fire.
burn brighter, many cooks using il before
broiling a steak" The directions with
Koal spar say, keep the drafts closed
when using which of course would be 3
saving in the use of coal. The World pro
nOunces the article fraud on which sever.
al thousand per cent profit is made and
taken chiefly from the pockets of the PEG
pie
The annual meeting of the ladies of the
Baptist church took place yesterday. Dur.
ing the past year they have raised the
debt of $500 on the parsonage. have paid