Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13

sui Ills ldIll lll 4NtNlduV 10 John Mullucll'
There will be Il sociable ,and supper at
the Universalist yestry next Thursday
evening.
Mrs. j. l.. Knowlton has issued invita-
tions:to an afternoon musicale at her home
on Whipple street next Thursday.
George Niles and Clayton Iactley have
been at work the past three weeks putting
in a complete system of electric call bells
at the Brattleboro Retreat.
The Sons of Veterans will present
among the Breakers at the Brattleboro
Retreat this evening. The High school
banjo and guitar club will furnish music.
Thirty-two Knights TemplaL with
drum corps of five members, joined in the
parade Friday afternoon Afterward they
partook of a choice repast at the American
House
w. &. Horton has now placed over POO
of the Wcsbach incandcscent lights in
stores and residences y. !. Hawley's
store has just been completely equipped
with them.
The next Chautauqua extension lecture
will be given next Monday night in the
Methodist church. The subject will be
Social ideals" and Mrs..C. +. Westgate
will be the reader.
c. p. Chase of Lyndonville, who is under
engagement as travelling salesman for the
Brattleboro Overall company, has rented
the Universalist parsonage and will move
here with his family May l.
The Rainy Day club held their third and
final dance of the season at Red Mems
hall Tuesday evening, about 80 couples be-
ing present. These dances have been pro-
ductive of great enjoyment
j. L. Whipple, formerly manager of the
Elmwood stock farm at Pttsfeld, Mass,
has rented the Valley fair grounds for
training purposes. He already has eight
or 10 trotters here and more are expected
A. T. Duuton and F. II. Farr have leas-
ed Wares Lakeside house and cottages at
Spotford lake for the season. Both have
had much experience in this line of bust
ness and will doubtless make the resort
one of great popularity.
f. l.. Houghton has rented the old Phil
harmonic club rooms in Hooker block. re-
Gently occupied by the Olympic and Arc
turus clubs. He will establish the secre-
tary's office of the National Holstein Fret
sian association there May l.
Leslie Scott's resignation as treasurer
of the Brattleboro Creamery association
was rendered to the directors early this
week, and was accepted. w. II. Bracket.
cashier of the Peoples bank, has been ap-
pointed treasurer in his place
The annual meeting of the Bratteboro
Overall company was held Monday even
ing and the old board of officers reelected
as follows: Directors, w. II. Childs. II. p.
Wellman, c. ii. Pratt; secretary and treas
urer, w. II. Bracket; president, G. H.
Pratt; manager, George Hidden.
Members of the Murray club presented
"a rice pudding at the Retreat Wednes-
day night. They We're assisted by Mrs.
Nellie Brazer, pianist; Lulu Bracket.
reader; Charles Brasor, baritone: and a
quartet from the Orpheus cub-Misses
Cook and Phillips and Messrs. Bingham
and Nichols.
The "ball coupling axle" rights for the
sale of which are advertised in this paper.
is built on new principle and is claimed
TO be the easiest running and most durable
axle in use. Its novel feature is the use
OF ball running around the axle in a
groove, holding it firmly in place and ex-
Guiding all dirt.
Superintendent Taintor of this division
of The New England Telephone company.
and Manager A. w. Childs of the local
exchange, have been over the lines in this
county this week on visit of inspection
with view to making improvements in
the service at Jacksonville, Wilmington
and Williamsvile.
Miss Sarah Clark resigns her place rs
operator in the Telephone exchange. to
take effect May l, and will thereafter act
as stenographer and type writer for A. w.
Childs ~ Co. Miss Clark has been a very
courteous and obliging servant of the pub
lie, and her retirement from the exchange
Will be regretted by all its subscribers.
Frank Shea, on returning to his home
on Western avenue late Monday night.
found stranger standing in the doorway.
The man stepped out upon the piazza and
Shea entered the house without speaking
to him. Shea aroused his father but
when they went out to ascertain the
strang er's business he had disappeared.
The body of Mrs. Annie Quincy. aged
%, wife of Patrick Quincy. who died at
North Hinsdale Saturday. was taken To
Orwell, VT, for burial. Mr.. end Mrs
Quincy came here from Orwell last fall
and for time lived in Milestone block.
OF late they had worked for Mr.. Lamson
at North Hinsdale. Mrs. Quincy leaves
a baby born only three weeks ago
Irving w. Kelly, business manager of
Nell Burgess 5 County Fair, was in town
Wednesday arranging for the appearance
OF the company here. He assured the To-
cal management that the race scene and all
the great features of the play will be seen
here, as the stage scenery is interchanrea-
Bile an can easily be adjusted so as to
meet local requirements. The sale of seats
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