Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-01

DlOck lOf MS business.
Three of the furnaces in the High school
building a'e being enlarged, increasing the
heating capacity one-third.
The RapOnda hotel at Wilmington an
nounces an important reduction in rates
for the remainder of the season.
The First Regiment band will furnish
music for the County fair, to be held at
Newfane, Sept 20. This ought to be a
drawing card for the fair.
Miss GoodalV lessons in physical culture
for young women will be given in the new
hall to be erected by Miss Sawyer for the
use OF the North street school.
The fremont club of Caremont. n. H.,
gave reception last evening, after the
music festival concert, to festival directors
and soloists, including Mr.. and Mrs. LAWN.
Many former parishioners and other
Bratteboro friends of Rev. A. b. Truax,
will be sorry to know that he has suffered
severe stroke of paralysis and lies in
critical condition. Mr.. Truax's present
settlement is over the Methodist church in
Enosburg Falls.
Liveryman II. r. Brown will soon close
the stable which he has been running at
Woodside, Spofford lake, during the sum
the lake Wednesday with their tally-hos TO
take the Brooklyn guests to the bicycle
races at Keene.
A Judge and Major scene was enacted
on the street Tuesday night. The Judge
greeted the Major so effusively that the
Major thought he was being assaulted, and
gave the Judge several buffers in the face.
The crowd roared and declared the perform
ance worth dollar"
A portion of the boundary commission
ers met here last Friday night to hear the
report of the engineers on their reconnais-
sance of the line between Vermont and
Massachusetts. The engineers were in
structed to proceed with preliminary sur
vey, showing the present line of occupancy.
Fuller Battery held a special meeting
Tuesday evening, when a statement was
made of the financial result of the muster,
| and those present were paid. The quarter
master will be at the armory tomorrow
evening to finish paying off. The men are
requested to bring their uniforms and get
their money
The Estey organ factories, which have
been substantially closed the past week,
will resume work next Monday, the men
in the several departments being called in
as the work requires. The records of the
| past month shows that in spite of the pre-
vailing dizziness, the shipments of organs
were over 80 per cent of the number ship
ped in August last year.
Miss Gregg Of ST. Louis, who is at the
| Brooks house on the common with her sis
tiers for the summer, gave very enjoyable
card party Saturday evening. Mr.. Smith,
who was the guest of George Shea, and Miss
! Evelyn Maney were the prize winners.
| Choice refreshments were served. George
| Shea entertained the company with several
songs during the evening.
A prettily arranged hall and a good sup
| per welcomed the friends of the ladies Of
the Episcopal society at their fair, held in
the town hall last evening. There was the
usual sale of fancy articles, and columbus
and his merry crew. furnished unlimited
amusement for their visitors. A large
company joined in the dance at the close.
| The proceeds were upward of $500.
Mr.. Billings, buyer and agent for Suffer
Brothers, visited the ruined tobacco fields
in Vernon yesterday afternoon. He says
it seems incredible that a storm should
have brought such havoc. The stalks are
| stripped bare, and there is no profit in try
ing TO save any of the crop on the hail-riv-
en- fields. The Putney and Westminster
growers seem to have escaped, and their
crop is being harvested this week in good
condition.
The following teachers have been en-
gagged for the fall terms in schools outside
the village district: No. /, the Waite dis
trct, Miss Alice Pratt; Centreville, higher
department, Miss Susie Kirwan, lower
department, Miss Agnes Coolidge; West
Brattleboro, Miss Harris: No ), Miss
Lena Crosier; Akley district, Miss Warr-
ner; No. 9, Miss Miller; No. 10, Miss
Mary Wilson; No. IL, Miss Lillian Miller;
No Is, Miss Stark; No. q, VIM Robb.
The season at Spofford lake is rapidly
drawing to close. Fifteen or twenty Of
the Brooklyn guests leave Woodside today,
but Mr.. Plummer will keep open house I'M
I'll October /. Last evening a concert was
given by Mr.. Thiele, the violinist, with
Mrs. Huntress of Keene as accompanies
and Mrs. Hubbard as soloist. Following
the concert, cards were enjoyed until late
hour. The prize winners were j. C.. Culke
Mrs. Ventress, Mrs. Hardy and Miss
Sneider, all of Brooklyn.
Another new industry for BrattlebOrol
+. Carruthers of Bellows Falls was here
yesterday and completed arrangements for
renting the paper mill on Flat street, now
owned by Z. Fleming, and formerly owned
and run by Ross White. Mr.. Carruthers
will come here Monday to begin operations.
He is an experienced man at the business.
Tissue paper will be manufactured, and
the mill in time will probably be run to its
full capacity, and if the business is as sue
eessful as expected Mr.. Carruthers will buy
the property.
Rev. Mr.. Upcraft of China will occupy
the pulpit at the Baptist church next Sun
day. Mr. Upcraft is a young man who
has been for 10 years in the Chinese field,
being now stationed at Suifu Szchuan,
20O0 miles from the coast. He and COM
panion were pioneers in the work in west
ern China, and his account of their expert
ences, struggles and successes forms a
story of rare interest and inspiration, as
those can testify who heard him speak at
the association meetings at West Brattle-
boro this week. As a speaker he is forci-
BILE and original. Mr.. Upcraft will also
conduct the o'clock meeting at the Y.
NJ. c. A. room next Sunday.
People in the vicinity of Richford were
ieeced of about $1,000 by sharpers who
were following the circus. An officer went
to Hyde Park to arrest gambler who had
passed counterfeit money. The officer was
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