Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-14
BRATTLEBORO.

Taylor d Son have placed a new sign on
the front of Hooker block.
Five children were christened at the
Universalist church Sunday
Ten people bought tickets at the local
station for the Coney Island excursion.
Landlord Haus proposes TO change the
name of the Brattleboro House to the Re
we're House
Thirty or more young people will be con-
trmed at a service at St. Michael's Roman
Catholic church next Sunday.
Lewis johnson, the cream dealer, is
building large two-story house on his
farm in the west part of the town.
The Brattleboro Jelly company will be
one of the exhibitors at the Worlds Food
fair, to be held in the Mechanics building
at Boston Oct. to p under the auspices
of the Boston Retail Grocers association.
David Downer has been awarded the
contract for the stone work on the Farmers
d Mechanics exchange building. Mr.
Downer has recently completed two i'm
portant contracts al Springfield, this state.
The usual change of time of the evening
service at the different churches for the
winter months, went into effect this week
Services begin at : O'Clock on Sunday
evenings, and at 1880 on week day even
ings.
F. A. Hubbard furnished the thousands
of dollars worth of diamonds for the bicv-
Gle tournament at Springfield, Mass, and
the gems were set in his window by an ex-
pert from New York, the work attracting
a large crowd, and proving big advertise
ment for the bicycle club as well as for
Nj Hubbard.
Several dealers who have sold one of
Eddy d Co.'S new summer drinks and per
sons who have drunk it were summoned
10 appear before the grand jury al Newfane
this week, it being generally understood
that complaint had been made that the
drink was intoxicating. The people sum
moned were paid and dismissed without
giving testimony, analysis of the beer show
ing il to be a Notwithstanding drink.
Mrs. Helen G. Rice of Boston, national
superintendent Of juvenile work in the W
{. T. L., also state superintendent of
Sunday school work for Massachusetts,
will deliver an address in the Congrega-
tional church, Wednesday evening, Sept
10. Mrs. Rice comes highly endorsed by
the press, as an eloquent speaker. Dur
ing the evening there will be a Demorest
medal contest, after which the prize will
be presented by Mrs. Rice As there will
also be a musical program, the entertain
ment will open al o'clock sharp. All
are cordially invited.
The excursion party 10 Coney Island and
New York city which left Brattleboro Sat
urday evening met with an accident in
New London harbOr Oh the return trip.
The steamer City of Richmond was APP
preaching New London about clock in
the morning in a very heavy fog, when she
ran aground about 500 yards from the
wharf upon a sand bar The passengers
were quiet and boats at once put of from
the shore which was only a short distance
away, and all of the $50 passengers were
safely taken ashore. During the landing
some one on the steamer If ,SlOling pushed
fur men and one woman u1Oard. The
water was over 10 feet deeP' SA! the .peo-
pie overheard kept aioat difficulty
until a b Jat which was goint'e' W. steam
er could pick them up. I'll ner ap
parently was not damaged.