Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-31
Everybody come at 7:3O.

The Brattleboro and Wilmington stage
route has been sold to Chas. A. Lamb.
The annual Valley Fair dance will be
held at the town hall the first night of the
fair.
Comfy Examiner Ryder held teachers
examination at the High school building
yesterday.
Patrick Jennings claim on fire loss in
the Milestone building several months ago
has been adjusted at $3.50.
The fall term of the village schools be-
gins next Monday, with the changes in
teachers previously announced in The Ph9-
nix.
A representative of a Cambridgport,
Mass, concern has been putting new tlues
into the boilers at the Carpenter Organ fac
tory.
An improvement is noted on Prospect
street in the removal of the hedges from
in front of the residences of p. f. Crown
and +. II. Thomas.
The parochal school will open next
Tuesday The Sisters of st. Joseph re-
turned this week from Rutland, where
they have spent two months.
The corridors on the first, second and
third floors of Crosby block are being rem
ovated, and the floors, walls and ceilings
painted. w. A. Morris is doing the work.
Mrs. Sarah Butterield has sold her
house on Chestnut street to Amanda NJ.
Stark of the West village. Mrs. Butter
field will leave next month to join her hus-
band in California.
Once more the warning: Is your name
on the check list? Look at once, as the
last meeting of the board of civil authority
will be held at the selectmens room in the
town hall tomorrow, Saturday at > o'clock,
Rev. A. Macgeorge missionary of the
| Vermont Baptist state convention and act
ing pastor of the Bennington Baptist
church, has had call to the pastorate of
the Emanuel church in San Francisco,
| Calf.
In attempting to turn a short corner on
Chaplin street Wednesday Henry Crosby S
carriage was overturned. Mr.. Crosby was
dragged short distance, until he succeeded
in stopping the horse in A. j. Pullen 5
yard. He escaped with bruises. The car
riage was damaged slightly.
Harry Haus has exchanged his house in
| West Brattleboro for Mrs. j. A. Stafford
hotel property, the Brattleboro House
Mr. Haus has already assumed the duties
OF landlord He announces his intention
to run first-class house. The exchange
was made through May IL Crowns agency.
Augustus Thomas's clever play, 1.-THE
Burglar" which held the boards at the
Madison Square Theatre, New York, part
of one season, is to be given here Sept II.
| The play is well known, being taken from
Mrs. Burnett's charming sketch, "Edtha' S
Burglar"
Windham county Pomona grange met
with Boyden grange at Westminster yes,
terday. Rev. DR.. Lowering of Boston
spoke on "My farm ard the principal
topics of discussion were HAS the grange
benefited those outside the order?" and
"What things are most needed to make
country life PLEASANT
About 100 young people from this village
drove to d. L. Perry's farm in West Brat
tleboro Tuesday evening and joined in a
corn roast The corn was roasted over
circular beds of Goals, and the feast was
enjoyed from to 9:30. Watermelons,
doughnuts and coffee were also served
From $3.50 to midnight the company Joined
in dancing in Mr.. Perry's hall.
Guy Brothers mnstrels opened theil
season here last evening to a good house
Walter Shelley, the Putney boy, was well
received in his song, securing an encore
The music as a whole was good, the work
of the quartet being particularly pleasing
The jumping, tumbling and the cOntortior
acts were warmly applauded
Manager Stevens of the Vermont Live
Stock company was in Chicago Monday
with train load of fat steers from the
South Dakota ranch. The price received
for the steers was 80 to 70 cents more pei
hundred than any sold for several years,
as they were in A l condition. The drouth
in the western states has caused the farm
ers to ship their cattle before the animals
were in good condition.
Mrs. Charles d. Noyes died suddenly
this morning after brief illness of about a
week. Mrs. Noyes was the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs, Henry Fletcher and was born
in Chesterfield. Among the immediate
relatives who mourn her death are her wild
owed mother, brother William II. Fetch
er, sister, Miss Helen NJ, her husband,
four daughters, Charlotte, Ruth, Marion
and Eleanor, and a son, Marshall.
LETTER FROM MR.. HINES.