Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-05
The Sons of Veteran! officers will be

The Brattleboro Livery company had
horse die few days ago.
w. II. Minor is again the owner OF Col
Mansur the wcll-known trotter
The Vermont national bank is paying
its usual seml-annual dividend of D per
cent.
The furniture stores of Emerson n Son
and Hackley ~ Moran will be closed
Wednesday evenings for the present.
There will be a rehearsal of Wanita at
Mrs. X. Haskins's Thursday evening, and
all the singers are requested to be present
The officers of Protective Grange were
installed Monday evening, and several
new members were received into the order.
A. |. Howe has moved his paper ruling
establishment from Centreville to Mr.. An
gier's building at the corner of Canal and
South Main streets.
Judge j. NJ. Tyler has resigned as adj
ministrator of the estate of the late Sarah
Goodell, and n. II. White has been APP
pointed in his place.
The noon weather telegram says today's
rain will change to snow tonight To-
morrow morning clearing weather, and de-
cidedly colder during the day.
There was good demand for pews at the
Universalist church last evening, when the
annual rental took place, and large num-
Der of the parish partook of the supper
served by the ladies.
Harry Haus bought one the II. w.
Simonds horses at the auction for S34, and
Mr.. Barrett, the cream man, the other for
SO. The delivery wagon was struck off
to w. d. IL j. L. Stockwel for S33.
Mr.. Wilcox of the New York bargain
store is moving his go IDS from the Little
80 store on Elliot street, and from Tyler
block, to his new quarters, recently vacat-
ed by Scott Il Jones. Miller IL Kinson,
the harness dealers, have leased the Little
80 store.
The portrait of OR J. c. Mcconnell of
Brattleboro' and his large advertisement
appeared in the Manchester, Vt. journal
last week. The doctor represented himself
to be an eye specialist. No such person is
known here, and he is probably an i'm
postor
The death Of Mrs. Ellen Neligan, for
merly of Brattleboro, occurred in Iolyoke,
Mass, last week Thursday Her sister.
Mrs. Michael Devine, and Miss Mary
Moran were there at the time of her death
Michael Devine and Michael Moran went
to attend the funeral.
On account of illness in her family, Miss
Lillian II. Whitney, who has been the
teacher of the fifth grade Intermediate
school on Canal street, will not return to
Brattleboro. Her place has been ii led by
the appointment of Mrs. Harlow, an eX-
perienced teacher, recently from Centre
vile. Mass
II. O. Cooldge's burglar alarm sounded
twice one night recently. Mr.. Coolidge
pulled out his revolvers and shouted to the
supposed burglar to come on. The burglar
ddn I put in an appearance, and Mr.. Cool
idsc retired again. 1t is supposed that the
weight of piece Of furniture caused the
ringing of the alarm.
The Grand Army veterans and the for
tunate husbands OF Relief Corps members
hope that the anniversary of the corps will
be observed regularly hereafter. At the
10th anniversary Friday evening choice
supper was served, and afterwards there
was pleasing program of musical and
rhetorical selections.
The Rev. DR.. \. c. \. Hall. bishop elect
of Vermont is reported as now being i'll in
the University hospital at Oxford. and
dispatch received last night saws he will
not be able to sail for the United States
until Jan. Il. 1t will therefore be impos-
sibe for his conservation to take place on
the 10Th inst, as had been hoped.
The Wheel club members and invited
guests, in all a company of about POO, had
a delightful evenings entertainment at
Red Mems hall Monday evening. Worlds
Fair views taken with kodak were shown
with stereopticOn by c. Fred Childs. and
c. II. Thompson described them. Later
there was social hop, the Wheel club or
chestra furnishing music.
The usual watch meeting was held at the
Methodist church Sunday evening. The
early part of the service was given to the
public conferment of office upon the newly
elected officers of the Epworth league and
later remarks by the pastor, and testimony
and prayer services occupied the hours till
midnight. There was a good number who
remained through the entire meeting.
The publication of the story of the ex-
periences of Cyrus White of Vernon and
Mrs. Phillips of Cincinnati brought to
light the fact that a Brattleboro man.
resident of Clark street, went through
similar ordeal about three months ago.
The man in question corresponded with
charming widow through a matrimonial
she didn't care TO take Ter correspondent
for better or for worse, and soon departed.
Last week as Lester Wilbur was driving
from Elliot street up into Esteyville, his
horse was frightened by coasters and ran.
causing some damage to the sleigh Sat
urday afternoon he was driving in the same
locality when children coasting again
frightened his horse. He got out to hold
him, but was thrown and stepped on, and
dragged some distance. He has spent the
week at his home in Wardsboro recuperat-
ing from his injuries, which, fortunately.
were not severe.
The elegant volume of personal war
sketches and the Audersonvlle relic, de-
scrbed in The Phoenix last week. were
presented to Sedgwick Grand Army post
wednesday evening after the installa ion
of officers. Col. Hooker made the presen-
tation for Gov. Fuller, the donor, and Col.
ii. +. Taylor responded. There was also
an entertainments consisting of songs by
Mrs. Hattie Smith and Mr.. Shelley, instru-
mental numbers by Mrs. Hunt and Mrs.
Nallen, and Rotations by Miss Shumwav.
Miss Woodland and little Miss Zetta Weld.
Remarks were made by Col Goulding and
other members of the post, and by women
of the Relief corps
ID. NJ. BARRIERS horse furnished excite
ment on Green, School and Elliot streets
Monday by running away with the milk
sleigh. The horse started near Mr.. Ged-
dis 5, taking fright while the boys in charge