Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-11-02
TX BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1884.

The gas boom story is told on page Z.
Arrangements have been made for re-
ceiving the election returns in the lower
town hall next Tuesday evening.
Attachments for the benefit Of Brattle-
boro creditors were placed Tuesday on the
personal property which Collins Brothers
left at Hotel Raponda in Wilmington.
The Crystal Confectionery company's
goods are now sold by w. II. Bond, who
makes special announcement this week in
regard to the worlds Fair chocolates
A special meeting of Protective grange
is called for Tuesday evening, Nov. ., to
work the first and second degrees and for
any other business that may come before
the order
Mr.. Sousa received SG3SS royalties in
three months on Liberty Bell and Man
haitian Beach" the two popular marches
which have been played by the First Regi-
ment band.
Charles Richardson of Brooklyn, \. Y,
guest at the Brooks House, who has
spent the past three seasons here, witnessed
the coronation of the Car of Russia, who
died yesterday.
Jessie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. W.
Hawley, has been i'll with diphtheria, but
is now recovering The case was not Sc
we're one, and no other has been reported
in town since last winter.
Architect F. W. Crosby is making draw
! ings for a $50 900 chapel which Mr.. Moody
is TO have erected at Mortified next season.
| He is also making plans of a cottage for
members of the Forest and Stream club.
| Ripe raspberries were picked yesterday
in the garden of C.. L. Spear on Washing
! ton street, and this morning one limb of
| pear tree at j. L. Fishers on Western
avenue was found to be full of blossoms.
A meeting of the Valley Fair was held
| this week, when the treasurer, Gen. j. j.
| Estey, reported that there was a little over
$1,000 on hand, after paying all expenses.
1t was voted TO turn this sum over TO the
Valley Fair association.
Brattleboros first chrysanthemum ex-
hibition will be given by the Congregational
ladies at the Centre church parlors the 18th
| and 18th. Mr.. Allen announces that he
| will show 500 of the largest and finest
blooms, some of them J. inches in dame
ter.
A 'big crowd attended J. II. Chamber
lain's horse sale yesterday. Thirty-one
horses beside a number OF roadcarts and
| a quantity of harness. furnishing, etc, were
sold Some of the horses brought fair
prices, but many were sold at a very low
figure
Hon. II. NJ. Arms of Springfield, Vt, is
in town today bringing with him a niece
from the West, now on her first visit to
New England, to show her the view from
the top Of Wantastiquet. 1t is day in a
thousand for tina. or any other outdoor
! excursion
A. NJ. Carlton and Mrs. Eliza Simonds.
his housekeeper. were quietly married last
evening. at their home at the corner loi
Canal and Clark streets. Rev. Hal d.
Maxwell performed the ceremony. Mrs
Simondss son, Fred Simonds and his
wife of Hartford We're present.
At the bailiffs' monthly meeting last
evening it was voted 90 place incandescent
electric lights near Moses Deyo's on South
Main street and near A D. Wyatts OIL
North Main street. The petitions for al
arc light at the junction of Church ant
Elliot streets and for an incandescent light
at the junction of Green and School street!
were dismissed.
Last Sunday was the 18th anniversar,
of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Jane
Dalton. The principals carefully kept tn,
fact a secret, but their friends had gooC
memories, and Saturday evening a com
pany of a dozen called at their Spring stree
home, in recognition OF the event. with cor
dial congratulations and bringing also sub
stantial tokens of remembrance.
The Current Topic club held its tirs
meeting last evening at the Brooks House
Liston @. Ketchum read an interesting
paper on The American Legislature Civ
ing history OF early legislation, from tn
time of the committees of safety, and tn
confederation to the constitutional conven
ton in 1879, and mentioning principal act
OF the early congresses. The reader. il
treating of more recent legislation. referre,
to the passage of the different tariff bills
including the Mckinley and Gorham bills
Mr.. Ketchum also spoke of the tendencie
OF the present methods of procedure an,
the evils which are manifest. The read
ing of the paper was followed by discus
sion. The next meeting will be held Nov
Il at the home of D. c. Webster, who vii
discuss The government OF the five lead
ing nations of the world"
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