Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-24

street from Church to School street.
The state mutual fire insurance compa-
MES have levied and sent out their annual
assessments the Nermonts being 81 per
cent and the Unions AZ per cent
The third meeting of the creditors of
Henry w. Simonds will be held at the pro-
bate office Sept. Is at 10A. NJ. A. Starkey,
the assignee, has filed his account prepare
tory to a final dividend.
Manager Richardson announces with
much satisfaction that at the request of
many he has secured the return of Guy
Brothers minstres, who gave an every
way satisfactory entertainment here last
spring.
The meeting of the board of civil au-
thority in the selectmen's room at the
town hall last Saturday, for the purpose of
making additions and corrections to the
check list, was adjourned until tomorrow
afternoon at , o'clock.
Three to four million cucumbers have
been received this season at the picking
establishment on Flat street, and it is prob
able that not over half of the crop has
been harvested. About 80 acres in Brat
tleboro and vicinity were planted to Gu
cumbers. The farmers receive 81 per
thousand.
DR.. E. A. Smith will leave Lake Pleas
ant next Tuesday, at the close of the camp
meeting, with two cars for Queen City
park, near Burlington. Tickets for the
round trip are $3.50, good going on that
train and returning any day within two
weeks. Several Brattleboro people usually
join these excursions from here.
DR.. j. L. Rathbone, the well-known vet
Urinary surgeon, was married Aug. II at
Richmond, iQuebec, to Miss Violet Dunton
of that place. The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. DR.. Kecllock, pastor of
the Richmond Presbyterian church. DR..
and Mrs. Rathbone returned to Brattleboro
after short wedding trip to Montreal.
"Mr Rudyard Kipling is a man of many
surprises" says The Critic. ave had
just got suitably impressed with the fact
that he would remain in England until
September, when he arrived in New York
Aug 14) with his wife and child. II is
said that he intends to spend part of every
summer in England and the rest of the
year on the edge of the great pie belt.
The 61st annual Universalist convention
of Vermont and the Province of Quebec
will be held at st. Johnsbury, August p
and 80. The opening sermon will be giveI
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| by Rev. H. D. Maxwell of Brattleborc anc
occasional sermon by Rev. DR.. |. p. Bootf
of Morrisville. Among the prominent
speakers will be Rev. DR.. George 5. Emer
son, editor of the Christian Leader; Rev
| |. j. Mead, editor of the Gospel Banner
| Rev. d. d. Ayers of Washington, Rev. u
| c. H. Leonard of Tufts college and others
At the close of the service Rev. II. II
| Hoyt, pastOr-elect of the Church of tn,
Messiah OF 81. Johnsoury VIII receive th'
rite OF ordination.
1t is estimated that 10000 people weC,
at Lake Pleasant on Sunday, the attraction
Of the day being Col. Robert IngersoE
lecture upon "What shall We do TO b
sayed?' There were about 1000 paid al
missions 10 the lecture, and 1t Is though
that at least 100 more listened outside tn
renee Inc crowd al the grounds was Sc
great that all the hotels and restaurant
were cleared OF food and 1t was impossi0l
TO secure meal after ! clock speca
tram OF seven cars left Brattleboro at
O'Clock IN the morning. About 10 peopl
from mere joined the excursion and Their
were delegations from all stations on tn
line.
One of the incorporators of the Wad
company, as well as one of its directors,
Joseph G. Taylor, formerly of Brattleborc
The company has recently been organize
with capital stock OF S5OO,OOO, divide
INTO shaIes OF SloO each, and MIR. Iaylo
is one OF the subscribers who agrees to TAX
ten shares. The company is to build
railroad - 3-5 miles in length connectin
Waddlngton and Canton, \. \. Mr.. Tay
lors residence is now given as Buffalo, \
Y, but he is extensively interested in rea
estate IN n-on-the-St- Lawrence
and the last number of The Recorder,
paper published in that town, contains
tull-page advertisement OF the lots whc
he offers Tor sale at Lincoln Heights
The water in Lake Spotford is lower thai
ever known. A sand bar north of tn
island is dry so rods in length. Shops a
Factory Village are run but a few hour
daily, on account of low water. Las
week j. H. Stearns and other property
holders at the lake secured an injunctio
to prevent the water from being still fur
Their reduced by lowering the channel q
the outlet. An attempt to have this in
junction vacated failed, and the case wi
be heard at the October term of III
Cheshire county court. Meantime mt
tual agreement has been made between tn
lake dwellers and the mill owners, unde
which the latter will be allowed to use te
inches more OF water from the lake.
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