Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-03-30

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The Phoenix job printing Office is layln.
1000 pounds of new type this week.
The date of A. J. Pullen's lecture TO
the pupils of the public schools is April 1s
Crosby &c Co. have added one of tn,
latest style Caligraph typewriters to thei
office equipment.
North street school opens Wednesday
April 4, for the spring term, to close will
graduation, June 10.
There was an advance of about ? IL cent,
in wheat Wednesday, the price now bein,
about four cents above the lowest poin
ever known.
Hawley is now receiving a line of new
spring goods, including garments and suits,
personally selected in New York during
the past week.
An "Invincibe' sanding machine, mad,
| by the Berlin Machine company of Beoit
Wis, is being placed in the Carpenter Or
gan company's factory.
There is a beautiful effect on the noun.
tain stone fountain at the Brattleboro Re
treat, the formation of ice having the an.
pearance of gistening salt.
II. NJ. Wood has rented the upper floor
OF the Taft building for a bicycle riding
school, and is prepared to give private in
structions on floor 30 by 100 feet in size
The Sawtelle Comedy company, which
has the reputation of being the best low
priced troupe which has appeared in Brat
tleboro, will begin weeks engagement
April ..
The Dartmouth glee, banjo, mandolin
and guitar clubs will give their annual CON
cert here next Wednesday night. The
clubs are larger and better than ever be.
fore and have been carefully trained by
Prof. Willis Clark of Boston.
One of the handsomest spans of horses
lately seen here was the pair of blacks
brought here yesterday from Montague.
Mass, to be delivered to their purchaser,
L. y. Hastings of Walpole, y. II. The
price paid for them was $500
North street hall was well filed on Fri
day evening, when a class nf II of the
physical culture pupils % Miss Tina Good
all gave an exhibition. The young ladies
showed skill and grace in the various move
ments, and their work was much appre-
ciated and warmly applauded by the look
crS-on.
{. 2. Gibson, who has an auction sale of
30 horses, with a lot of harness, horse
clothing and carriages, booked for next
Thursday, gives the public particulars in
his advertisement elsewhere printed. For
the past two weeks Mr.. ellison has been
holding sales in Massachusetts, and Con-
necticut.
There was special meeting of Beauseant
Commandery Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, the Temple degree being worked.
There was banquet after the work the
latter evening. BIattleboro lodge worked
the second degree at a regular meeting last
evening. Bingham chapter o. E. S., will
hold a regular meeting Tuesday evening.
There was a little excitement on Flat
street Wednesday afternoon caused bv the
running away of Minor Il Co.'S horse with
the delivery wagon. This runaway started
the horses which were drawing a load of
Carpenter organs, and for a time there was
imminent danger of serious damage, but
both teams were stopped. Minor d Co.'S
horse was frightened by the blowing down
of a doc.
A suit brought by G.. b. Hit for c. II.
Davenport against Michael Lillis of Gull
ford, was heard Monday at the office of
Waterman, Martin * Hit before S. II.
Sherman as Justice, and jury. The suit
was an action of account to recover for
rent of the Wilcox house at West Brattle-
boro. In offset there was an account for
work done by Lillis and his wife for the
plaintiff. The jury found a balance Of
SOLO due Mr.. Davenport. Waterman,
Martin ~ Hit appeared for Davenport,
c. c. Fits for Lills.
The board of three expert adiusters,
called to fix the amount of Mr. Fleming's
loss on his stock in the Milestone building
fire, finished its work at a late hour Tues
day night, and agreed on $75SS3 as Mr..
Fleming's actual loss. The coInsurance
clause will reduce the sum to be paid Mr..
Fleming by the several insurance com
panies to S649.Oj. The sum which Mr.
Hayes of Bellows Falls, the insurance ad-
ulster, was willing to fix upon as Mr.. Flem-
lngs loss was S16A.49, varying only about
SlO, IT VIII be seen, from the sum found
after making an inventory and an appraisal
by items. This shows, apparently, whit
experience will do in educating expert
Judgment in any special line of work.
The marriage of William Coleman,
steward in the new Adams House in New
ork city, and Miss Catherine Ferriter.
laughter of Luke Ferriter, was celebrated |
At the Roman Catholic church Sunday
evening, Rev. Father Cunningham per- (
forming the ceremony. Joseph Ferriter. |
1tOSANA VI VIZ blluCs WAS DtSl man. ana ]
Miss Nellie Hagan was bridemaid. The |
bride wore becoming tan-colored travel |
ng dress, and bridal roses were twined |
about her hat. Miss Hagan was attirei .
N costume of blue. Both ladies carried /
lilies After the ceremony a welding |
supper was served to relatives at the |
home of the brides father on Chase
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman departed
IN the night train north, and the usual .
Iccompaniments were not forgotten
After a visit in Bos on Mr.. and Mrs
coleman will go to their new home i'm
New York. The bride has a wide circle
If friends in Brattleboro who give her
'est wishes for happiness in her new
citation.
y highly respected resident passed away
n the death of Patrick Michael Higgins.
Who died at his homa on Forest street
tuesday evening". The cause of death was
lropsy. Mr.. Higgins had not been in good
health for the past two years, and had
'een confined to the house since last fall.
lie was born in county Cork, Ireland. g.
ears ago, and came to Brattleboro 45 wears
go. He has lived here all this time, with
he except on of two or three years which
lie spent at New London. Mr. Higgins
vas for many years employed by the Brat.
leboro Gas company, when S. NJ. Waite
vas at the head of the concern. For the
,ast 10 years he was in the employ of the