Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-31


goods next week.
Clara, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
L. S. Maynard of Springfield, Mass, frac-
tured one arm by falling down a flight of
stairs Tuesday at Andrew Horizons.
A correspondent of Frank Leslie's news
paper and the Boston Transcript was in
town Tuesday to get material for a Kipling
letter. But he didn't grow fat ON the
abundance of this material of which he
possessed himself.
J.-O. Frost & Son of Vernon will exhibit
at the Valley Fair their fine herd of Jer-
seys and specimens of their choice fancy
poultry. The Jerseys are probably the
finest herd in New England and their ex
hibit of poultry will be show in itself.
Rockingham Republicans Will do well in
returning Hon. L. NJ. Read, their repre-
sentative two years ago, to the legislature.
He will be one of the strong men of the
house. Newfane Will be fortunate, too, in
again having the services of DIR. Weston.
VIM. Whitman, father of c. d. and W.
G. Whitman, fell from the first floor down
the elevator shaft to the cellar at the Jelly
company's building Tuesday. Mr.. Whit
man is an elderly man and his injuries are
quite serious, including a sprained ankle
and bruised side.
Elias Vennerstine was swedging braces
in the blacksmith shop at Smith & Co.'s
factory Tuesday, when piece of the steel
pin flew off and entered his arm. The
wound bled profusely, and probing to the
depth of two inches failed to locate the
steel.
Druggist Geo f. Greene has the local
agency for the celebrated A. NJ. Tenney
New York; corrections goods which hold a
leading place among their kind. Their
purity is guaranteed, they are made in
great variety, including many novelties,
and are put up in unusually attractive form.
For choice bon bons they "fll the bill"
Yesterday mornings rainfall of II hun
dredths of an inch was the first in Brattle-
boro since July 20 of sufficient amount to
lay the dust. Mr.. Childs's record shows
total of only 81 hundredths of an inch for
the month of August. A year ago the
amount was $50 inches, and the average
for the month for the past ten years, be.
ginning with 1885, has been 5.l9. The
smallest previous amount in August during
this time was 800 in 1856.
A. B. Curtis of Worcester, Mass,
well-known Brattleboro boy, drove up from
that city, accompanied by his daughter to
attend the bicycle meet. His road wagon,
running on four pneumatic tires, attracted
no little attention. During the present
season Mr.. Curtiss company has made a
specially of manufacturing wagon wheels
for such tires. Seventeen sets of this run
ming gear are now in regular use in Worces-
ter, and there has been only one punctured
wheel out of the IS. Hose-pipe tires are
used, made five-siXteenths of an inch thick.
| The case of John p. Carroll VS.. Samuel
| Campbell was tried at the Office of c. c..
! Fits Tuesday before Justice T.. J. b. Cud-
worth and jury consisting of II. p Well
man, Chauncey Knapp, 4. w. Harlow F..
K. BaTows, j. A. Pullen and G. w. Puff
fer. Carroll, a youth Of Il, had been in
the employ of Campbell, who is the man
ager of the town farm. On the 18th inst.
an alteration arose between the two, end
ing in Carroll being beaten by Campbell.
! The verdict was 81 and costs in favor of
the plaintiff. c. c. Fits appeared for the
plaintiff and Geo. b. Hit for the defend
ant.
Brattebero Republicans from all parts
of the town ought TO make it a point to
come to the polls early next Tuesday, so as
to cast their ballots before the box for town
representative is closed at 3 o'clock. What
ever ones individual preference as to can
didates may have been in the caucus, Mr..
Illness nomination was fairly made, he is
entitled to the confidence and support of
| his party and should receive its full vote.
1t is not year when Brattleboro Republic
cans can afford to take any chance of al
lowing a Democrat to represent them in
the legislature. Vote early, and vote for
Mr.. Hines.
The busts and pictures for the High
| school room have arrived and are being
put in place this week. The busts are ten
in number, and include the folloping sub
jects: Homer, Demosthenes, Cesar Gle.
ero, Virgil, Shakspere, Milton, Washing
ton, Lincoln and Grant. They are from
the art establishment of Capron's, New
York. The pictures are nine in number,
and are what are known as Photographic
engagements. They are from the firm of
VIM. II. Pier e IL Co., Boston. The titles
and sizes of the pictures are as follows:
Aurora, 2Sx63 inches; Lion of Lucerne,
ParthenOn and Coliseum, 42X60; Melrose
Castle, Kenilworth Castle and the Bronze
Horses of St. Mark 43x60; the Acropolis
of Athens, and the Forum at Rome, 50XS0.
Sovereign grand lodge, |. o. O. F., holds
its annual session at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sept. 17-22. The members from New Eng
land will 90 via the Pennsylvania Il South
ern railroad passing through Philadelphia,
Washington, Danville, Asheville and Hot
Springs. They will leave Boston at 0 \.
NJ. Sept. Is, arriving in Chattanooga about
10 \. NJ. Sept. -. A stop of five or six
hours will be made in Washington and six
will be passed in Ashevile, n. c., where
the party will be entertained by the Odd
Fellows of that city. The exercises at
Chattanooga include, beside the business
sessions, an excursion on the river, carriage
drives, banquet and grand ball About
ten persons will go from Vermont, l.. j..
Rellng being the local member of the party.
A large number gathered at the Baptist
church on Friday evening for union SER
vice, when Rev. Dr. Meyer of London, who
has been at Mortified during the summer,
delivered powerful address, taking for his
text Acts y, Al: "Can any man forbid
water, that these should not be baptized,
which have received the Holy Ghost as
well as we?" His theme was baptism,
treating first and at greater length, as the
more important, the baptism of the Holy
Spirit, and second the baptism with water.
The address was one of great solemnity and
spiritual power, and was followed by the
baptism of three candidates from among
those who have been in attendance at the
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