Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-10

garJen VIII open MONDAY, Mafcn ID
j. NJ. Allen will sell his house hold goods
at auction at the American House to-mOr-
row.
Gov. and Mrs. Fuller have presented an
Estey organ for use in the chapel of the
state prison at Windsor.
The Brattleboro Overall company has
made a good beginning with its business
and already gives employment to - hands.
The estimated cost of the pumping sta
ton which Mr.. Crowell will build at West
river, with the mile of pipe to the reser-
yoir, is not less than $4,000.
st. Patrick's day will be appropriately
observed next Friday In the evening
there will be an entertainment at the town
hall in which the doll drill and fairy dance
| by the chill lren will be features.
Members of the Y. NJ. G. A. committee
on the Peary lecture were at Mortified
and Mt Hermon this week, and large
delegation from the schools there will at
tend the lecture.
The Association News this month con-
tains an article upon the navy, by Com
mander A. ID. Brown, and the financial re-
port of the entertainment committee for
the season just closed.
Fire escapes are to be put into the Whet-
stone block at once. 1t will be necessary
for many property owners throughout the
state to have fire escapes on their build
ings before May l, if they intend to COM
ply with the law.
Misses Annie Cain and Wynne Wads-
worth took the civil service examinations
for clerkships at the post-office Tuesday.
1t is said that at st. Johnsbury no appli-
cants were examined, at Burlington only
two, while at Rutland there were 20.
NJ b. Rideout of the Y. NJ. G. A. training
school at Springfield, Mass, has accepted
an offer to become physical director of the
association in Paris. The gymnasium is
said to be the largest in all France. Mr..
Rideout was formerly physical director of
the Brattleboro Y. NJ. G. A.
The ladies of the Industrial union are
very busy with the preparations for their
fair, to be held at the town hall, March %.
a sale of all sorts of useful and pretty
articles, an exceptionally delicious supper,
followed by an entertainment and dancing,
are among the good things promised
A detail from the Estey Guard gave a
complimentary exhibition drill in the
amusement course at the Bratteboro Re
treat Wednesday evening. The program
included the manual of arms, firing ex-
ercises, company drill, silent drill by a
squad of four, and bayonet exercise by
Sergeants Curtin Il Walker.
Richard Golden and his excellent com
pany played ''Old Jed Prouty' at the town
hall Monday evening. AS the blunt,
warm-hearted New England tavern keeper,
Mr.. Golden is one of the leading character
actors of the day, and while the play
abounds in fun, the general effect is above
that of the ordinary society drama. The
good-sized audience present constantly
laughed and applauded.
The bicycle business in Brattleborc
promises to be lively the coming season.
Van Doom x Jordan have the agency for
the Columbia, Victor, Rambler and Gre
denda wheels, II. NJ. Wood for the Heating
and Warwick, NJ. j. Moran for the Rem
ington and Lowell, c. A. Smith for the
Yale, H. A. Chaplin for the Featherstone,
and Frank Putnam for the Liberty.
Wal er and Henry Cook gave Zone cent
party to a few of their friends last Satur-
day. Games and surprises were the amuse-
ments until after all had been to the din
ing room, where refreshments were served.
| Then the brains were set at work TO answer
the 80 questions presented as TO what
could be seen on a penny. The first prize
was won by Guy Estey and the BOBBY prize
by Harry Shields. The rooms were decor
ated with pennies, both bright and old,
and with flowers.
The body of Col. Samuel b. Wells, a
sketch of whose life is elsewhere printed.
was brought to Brattleboro early this week
and placed in the tomb in the Prospect
! Hill cemetery. Later it will be buried be-
side the bodies of his wife, son and daugh-
| ter. When he lived in Brattleboro Mr..
Wells occupied the farm on the old road to
Newfane now owned by j. g. Howard
| His wife and daughter died during his res
idence here. The son was drowned in
| Townshend.
The Unitarian society, through its COM
mittee on pulpit supply, has extended a
call to Rev. Charles Tilden Sempers, who
preached here so acceptably last Sunday
and a few weeks ago. Mr.. Sempers is a
young man of about 2S, native of Balt.
more, Md, graduate of Exeter academy
and Harvard divinity school. Since grad
uation he has had no settled charge, al
though he preached for about four months
at Asheville, y. G.
| VIM. +. Johnson has not sold his farm
at East fuIney 10 bfatJleOOrO men as re-
ported, but has rented it to George Sleeper
of East Putney for one year. Mr. John
son will continue his work as the general
manager for New England of Johnson's
universal cyclopedia. Mr.. johnson states
that the first volume of the new cyclope-
dia will be ready April l. Vermonters
will be interested to know that the editor
in-chief is Charles Kendall Adams, LII. d.,
native of this state, who was formerly
president of Cornell university. Mr.. Ad-
ans has the assistance of 80 associate edi-
tors, who are men of high scholarly at
tainments.
Twenty-four dollars is pretty good
price Tor pint of whiskey, but that is the
sum paid by Willis Bruce of Putney.
One day last week he came to the town
agency and asked for a pint of whiskey.
He said that he wished to get it for Mr..
Headle of Putney, who was i'll. Mr.. Rich
ardson, the agent, is acquainted with Mr..
Headle, who is an upright citizen. Bruce
signed paper, to the effect that he bought
the liquor for Mr.. Headle for mechanical
or medicinal purposes Mr.. Richardson
met Mr.. Headle on the street Monday,
and asked him about his illness and
whether he got the whiskey all right. Mr..
Heable at once declared that Bruce had
made false nratances MP McClura Uas