Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-03

Eighty-seven tickets were sold here for
the Block Island excursion Wednesday.
The Y. NJ. c. A. boys break camp at
Spotford lake tomorrow and return home.
Rena, little daughter of VIM. Plimpton
of Pearl street, fell Tuesday from piazza,
breaking her arm at the elbow.
Mrs. Harry Hldreth went to the Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington, Wednesday,
where she is to have an operation perform
ed for the removal of a tumor
Durham Bros have been obliged to in
crease the force at their Bellows Falls
store, and have engaged Miss Minnie
Meade of Bellows Falls to act as clerk and
cashier.
The Y. NJ. c. A. will have a tent on the
grounds during muster, where the state eX-
changes and other reading matter, writing
materials, etc, will be found by any who
wish them.
State Inspector of Finance Dubois Of
West Randolph has visited the savings
banks at Newfane, Jamaica and Whining
ton this week. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Dubois and they left for home last
night.
Rev f. w. Sprague of Boston, who is
spending his vacation here, was called
home Wednesday to perform a marriage
ceremony, returning Thursday. He will
preach at Guilford Centre Sunday after
noon.
H. NJ. Adams, the proprietor of the
Brattleboro Livery, calls attention to his
sale of secondhand harness and carriages
elsewhere advertised New outfits are
being added to put the livery in shape to
meet the public requirements.
Announcement is made of the incorpora-
ton, under the laws of Massachusetts,, of
" The Reed d Curtis Machine Screw com
pany' of Worcester, with Albert b. Curtis,
formerly of BrattlebOro, as president and
general manager and Frederick Z. Reed
as treasurer.
a carriage containing a party who had
returned from the Block Island excursion
Wednesday night was overturned in the
driveway from c. f. Il. Jenne's house into
Oak street, because of the darkness. None
of the occupants, some of whom were la
dies, was injured.
The illustrated lecture on Hampton in
stitute, which was to have been given at the
| Congregational church tonight by Rev II.
b. Turner, has been given up on account of
the illness of Mr.. Turner 1t is expected
that John G. johnson of Tuskegee. Ala.
will speak at the regular meeting this
evening.
| A jolly load of overall company girls, on
their way home from Lake Spotford last
| Saturday evening, had a diversion not
| down on the program when. the livery com
| pany's tally-ho drew of bank and tipped
over on its side. Nobody was hurt. A
mistake in htching up the wheel horses
| did the mischief.
The Baptist lawn was attractive with
| tlower-decked tables and japanese lantern,
! Wednesday evening. but the drop in TEN.
| perature during the day nterfered some
what with the anticipated demand for ice
| cream and lemonade. The EndeavOr so
ciety added a small sum to their treasury.
however, as the result of the sale.
Mrs j. p. Washburn was run INTO by a
bicycle as she was crossing Main street
| Saturday evening. She was badly shaken
up and Jared, and was taken into Cha
pin d Co.'S drug store, but was soor
able to return to her home in Esteyville
Mrs. Snow. who was riding was also
thrown, but sustained no serious injury.
Druggist Henry A Chaplin and family
are to move about Sept. to the house or
North street, recently vacated by Mrs
Leavitt, which O. D. Esterbrook. the
owner is now putting IN thorough repair
A large circle of Brattleboro friends vii
be glad to know that Mrs. Dr. Draper i.
to return from Grand Rapids, Mich, and
make her home in her house on Asylum
street, now occupied by the Chapins
"Uncle Boston" Smith of chapel car
fame, one of the Sunday school worker,
employed by the American Baptist Publ
cation society in the West, and pleasantly
remembered by many here from his WISH
two years ago, spent Tuesday night il
town. on his way TO Mortified to attenC
the conference of Christian Workers Mrs
Smith accompanied him. Uncle Boston
spoke helpfully to the young people at tn,
meeting of the Baptist Christian Endeavol
society.
The union grove meetings will begin al
Sunset lake Tuesday, Aug. IA. Speaker.
of different denominations are engaged
| from Boston, northern Vermont. and Ole
! Orchard, Me. The committee have beer
at work on the grounds, preparing fol
these meetings. Any information regard
ing board or lodging may be obtained from
Mrs. A. G. Allen, Brattleboro. 1t is eX.
| pected that teams will be provided to car
ry people who wish to go from here TO the
meetings.
E. F. Leitsinger, who has been absent
| since last winter, studying piano tuning and
regulation at the New England conserva-
tory and the Hallett IL Davis piano factory.
finishes his course next week and will re-
turn to Brattleboro, where he intends to
make his headquarters, engaging in this
line of work He has been missed this
summer from the First Regiment band, of
which he has been so long prominent
member, and the band and the public are
TO be congratulated that so good a must
clan is to be again located here.
The committee appointed by the Farm
ers' d Mechanics exchange TO solicit sub
scriptions for the increase of stock made
necessary by the vote to erect building
| for use of the store has met with very
| gratifying success. About SIS, 900 has al
ready been pledged, and it is hoped that
the full amount will be secured within a
short time. A meeting of the exchange
will be held next week Saturday evening,
when the necessary measures will be taken
| for~an Increase of-the capital stock and
the location of the building will be decided.
The Justin Adams Comedy and Variety
/ company, consisting of Is of the best ar
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