Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-13
BRATTLEBORO,

Affairs seem to be prospering at the
Retreat.
Twenty children from New York are ex-
pected at the Cottage next week
Spofford lake is said to be at the low
est point it has reached since 1851.
The Artillery band gave its second out
door concert in Esteyville last evening.
The selectmen have used about 10000
feet of oak plank so far this year in re-
planking bridges.
The Methodist Sunday school picnic at
Lake Spotford next Wednesday. Final ar
rangements will be made Sunday.
H. II. Hackley has leased tenement in
the Noyes White house at 30 High street
and will occupy it about the first of Sep
TENDER.
The 'Brattleboro beef company has had
no beef from Chicago since June 30, A
car which was shipped July 6 is expected
in today.
S. o. Miner has bought of Holden a.
Martin the east lot of the Brooks property
on the common, and will build upon it at
some future time.
The Sunday Herald in an extended
article on Coon dogs and hunters" re-
fers to Geo. w. Pierce and +. A. Stark
ey as expert coon hunters.
The horse clubbing case which was wit
messed the other night, reminds one that
'the society with long name still has a
mission in the community.
n. S. Brockway of Bellows Falls. secre-
tary of the National rifle club, announces
that the 37th annual meeting of the club
will be held at Vernon, Sept. and ;.
Some of the boys think it a very good
joke because certain other boys paid for
their might before the Fourth" spent in
the desert with a severe dose of ivy
poisoning.
The class of 81, Brattleboro High school,
held a reunion at the home of Miss Abbie
Fuller last Friday evening. About 20 were
present out of class of 27. The meeting
was voted grand success.
A C. O. d. box was refused one day this
week by local barber, and the coupe man
had to pay the freight" The barber is
congratulating himself on another escape
from the wOuld-be joker.
Geo. L. Lane of the grocery firm of c.
W. Puffer 81 Co., on Elliot street, has sold
his interest in the business to his partner,
Mr.. Puffer Mr. Lane will remain in town,
but his future plans are not decided upon.
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annual picnic at Lake SpOford Wednesday.
About $50 members of the school were
present and thoroughly enjoyable time
was spent by all. Leitsinger's orchestra
was in attendance.
concrete sidewalk from Dwight Good
enough's on Western avenue up to the
Carroll place has been nearly completed.
In West Brattleboro the walk on the
north side of the street will be completed
up to the DR.. Stedman place.
Rev. V. A. Cooper, of the New England
home for little wanderers by his addresses
in our churches last Sunday interested
many in the work of this home. Liberal of
ferngs were made at the various churches,
the one at the Centre church amounting to
1927.
The "Sixteen club" held an enjoyable
picnic and reunion at the cascade" Tues
day afternoon. Ten members of the club
were present, among those from out of
town being MI. and Mrs. Ora E. Butter
field of Ann Arbor, Mich, and Miss l..
Eveline Merritt of Amherst, Mass.
The quartet from the Atlanta university
will give a concert at the Centre church
next Thursday evening, July 10, under the
auspices of the Congregational Sunday
school. The concerts which the quartet
are giving in this vicinity are spoken of in
most appreciative terms. They are accom-
panied by Prof Thos. N. Chase, who is
known here and at Bellows Falls as the
father of Mrs. Edward Kirkland. Prof.
Chase has been connected with this uni
versity for many years.