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

You can save dollar by getting your
dog licensed this week.
y. IL. Chamberlain sold 30 horses at his
auction yesterday at good prices.
Noon weather telegram: Friday and
saturday talr; warmer during Saturday.
John Counors has taken the contract to
station pms
Mrs. F. A. Powers has resumed her
work IN taxidermy, giving special attention
to setting up birds
The parochial schools closed on Wednes-
DAY OF last week. Sessions will be re-
sumed next Monday.
All of the effects of the late John Wood
nave been moved to the home of his son.
Mason Wood, on Cedar street.
The Washington dispatches announce
the reissue of pensions for j. A, Starbird of
Putney and Thomas II. Gordon of Wards
boro.
The second and final presentation of
Inc Octoroon' will be given by the Estey
Guard dramatic club this evening at the
town hall
The Pilgrim Fathers initiated two new
members at their meeting Friday evening.
Atterward a social time was enioyed. with
games and refreshments.
LeitsiDger's orchestra played at ball at
Turner's Falls Monday night, and have an
engagement at the Hinsdale High school
speaking contest next week.
A post-office, to be known as Hale. has
been been established in that part of West
Gulltord known as Hinesburg, and H. c.
Merriiield has been appointed postmaster
Of
discontinued.
Walter Talbot, who lives in the south
part of Guilford, was arrested Tuesday by
Deputy Sheriff Gordon and is now lodged
in Newfane Jail. Talbot had failed to pay
the costs of case which was decided
against him in the county court.
Florist Allen very generously donated to
several OF the Sunday schools in this vii
lage and other towns in the state on Easter
day several hundred choice cut flowers.
Such an offering is well worthy of recog-
milton, and will ever be remembered by the
| recipients.
Neil BURGESS County Fair" company.
which is booked for April 20, is the original
and only County Fair" organization on
the road. All the great features will be
presented here, the same as in the large
cities. The date of the advance sale will
be announced next week.
Nicholas Nesteroff of St. Petersburg,
who came to the Worlds Fair in the inter
est of the forestry department of the Rus
sian government, was in town over Sunday.
The object of his visit was to witness the
process of sugar making, which he saw
carried out completely at c. d. Whitman's
| farm.
ga Rice Pudding" was very successfully
brought out by members of the Murray
club-Messrs. Tasker and Stickney and
Misses Haskins, Eason and Scott-at the
Universa!ist vestry Friday evening. The
net receipts from the entertainment were
SIS. The play will be given with the same
cast at the Brattleboro Retreat a week
from Wednesday evening.
The Coleman-F erriter bridal party had 8
narrow escape from serious injuries Sun
day evening. The carriage struck pos
on Chase street and was badly damaged
but Driver Tittemore succeeded in keeping
the horses from running. 1t was necessa
ry for the bride, bridegroom and other oc
cupants of the carriage to crawl out through
the window in the carriage door.
The Holstein Friesian Cattle Breeder
association of America, to the secretaryshil
of which F. L. Houghton, editor of tn,
Holstein Fresian Register, was recent,
elected, is position of great Importance
Its members include such noted men a
Wayne MacVe igh and William Singerly o
Philadelphia, j. B. butcher of the New
York Central road, F. C. Stevens of Wash
ington, William A. Russell of Lawrenc
and r. w. Hoar of Michigan.
Ruth, daughter of Maj. and Mrs. f. w
Childs sustained a severe injury Wednes
day and narrowly escaped losing the sigh
of one eye. She was walking on the side
walk near her home when a stick throw
by one of party of boys who were ''play
ing Indians" struck her under the RICH
eye, making a triangular wound. Mis-
Childs's eye is now closed and it will
necessary for her to remain in dark roor
for several days, but there will probably b
no permanent injury.
Aleonce Marion and Adonius Dion il
dulged in ''scrapping' match at Smith
Co.'S factory Wednesday, an exchange c
epithets leading up to passage of fist:
Dion, who sustained bad mark about on
eye, swore out warrant of assault agains
Marion. The latter was arrested by Pr
liceman Turner and brought before JustiC
Newton. Marion, acting upon the adviC
of his lawyer, pleaded guilty, and was fine
$15 and costs, amounting to S23.73.
Wednesday afternoon about 1 o'cloc
fire destroyed the railroad buildings {
, South Vernon, jointly occupied by til
Boston & Maine and New London Nortl
ern railroads, and situated north of til
! stations and east of the tracks. The burr
5 ed buildings were freight house, repa
shop, in which was the inspectors lobb.
a storage house and two large water tank
. The fire probably originated from loc
, motive spark, and the buildings were e.
tirely burned. The contents, which wei
of little value, were destroyed. The loss
about $500.
5 Poverty was stamped on everything
e the poverty party given by Mr.. and Mr.
$ L. D. Greene last evening. Carpets, DIR
peries, pictures and ornaments had bee
removed from the rooms before the coupl
: arrayed in poverty costumes arrived. III
D prize for the worst costume, a package
kindling wood, was awarded to W. /
Bracket. Mrs. W. II. Bracket and MI
I G, F. Barber who had the courage to a
9 pear in costumes which they had ju
a worn to church, were voted the wreaths
= evergreen and everlasting. Cards we
, PLAYED on barrel heads, and Mr.. and MI
Horne were the winners of first prizes, I
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