Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25

clldl 10 We gwen lH hI"''i'"'i" ''liN ~
July
Ripe wild strawberries were picked
Wednesday. May -, ON Harris Hill in
West Brattleboro.
VIM. Mette, who has bought the Dan
yeau barber shop ON Elliot street, has
leased the pool room i'm the rear to VIM.
Boyce.
The Central Vermont railroad company
will give the usual reduced rates ON Memo
rial day between all points on its lines in
Vermont.
VIM. II. Fletcher has sold his house on
Highland avenue to John II. Allen. who
will move there soon. The sale was made
through May a Crowns agency.
The nth anniversary of the local y. NJ.
c. A. will bee observed as usual on Sunday,
june 3D. The speaker for the evening will
be eX-Mayor Fosdick of Fitchbure, Mass.
Mrs W. H. Bigeow and son Hayes
came TO Brattleboro yesterday and today go
to their summer home at the West village.
Mrs. Bigelow recently returned from Win
ter Park. Fla, where She spent the winter
Notice is elsewhere given of an adjourn
ed meeting of the Farmers ~ Mechanics
Exchange, to be held at Grand Army hall
on Friday evening of next week, when
action will be taken on the proposed change
of location of the store.
The call for the Democratic state CON
ventiod particularly specifies that "every
delegate and alternate must be legal voter
| in the town from which he is elected.
| Question Does this contain any alusion
| to the member from Somerset
/ A Washington StaI despatch mentions
/ that "the Estey Organ company have taken
out trademark for their reed organs.
/ The allusion is to the "PhOuOriUm, a new
series of instruments built on the principles
| embodied in the famous '25O. OOOth organ.
John Burns. who drove an express team
about the village last winter, and is now
employed on the new auditorium at North
field. fell from a staging last Friday and
| sustained a fracture of the wrist. The ac-
cdent was caused by the staging giving
way.
A petition in insolvency has been filed
in the probate court by Mark ". johnson
Abbie NJ. johnson and T. /. Tyler OF
Marlboro. partners i'm business. The liza.
bilities are scheduled at S240O and the APP
parent assets at $1,000. The creditors
are only siv in number
Thomas Breslin, young brakeman OF
thrown from the top OF a freight car in tn,
railroad yard yesterday by the sudden start
ing of the train. and received severe gasl
over the eve, with other bruises about tn
head. His knee was also injured Fortu
nately he was on the rear car, otherwise h
must have been thrown under the moyin.
train.
Sergeant William Line of Mortified
station. has prepared compilation iron
his observations during the month of Jun
for seven years His record shows tn
mean normal temperature OF the mont
during this period TO have been g. tn
warmest June was that of 1892. averaG
50 the coolest 1891. 81 highest ten
perature OF any day. - June -. 1892
4 lowest 80, June ., 1891 Average precip
tation for the month. 500 inches.
b Many of our readers who remembe
f dainty Fanny Rice. who appeared her
= last Fair day in a "Jolly surprise wi
e be interested in this item clipped from tn
Boston Globe Fanny Rice. the conf
opera star, has baby girl OF a weigl
e above the average. and of a 'constitutio
very. very robust as Dr.. a. Palmer Dude
4 expresses it. The baby was born Iuesda
O at the Gilsey house, where Miss Rice
v living. Her husband, DR.. CIeo. W. Purd.
n received many congratulations. 1t IS sal
Il that Dr. Rice. the winner of the BrOOkly
II handicap. was named for Purdy and Nj,
l. Rice"
The condition of the flour market
shown by the announcement in Thursday
papers of the sale of 25,000 barrels OF IL
lie lowest grade Of Minneapolis flour for e,
d port at S1.50 per barrel. The lowest priC
e ever before quoted was Sl.jj. The Vel
best -four now sells at $3.50, with ordinal
to choice quoted at 81. $3.50 and 81 Ju
wheat sold at Chicago Wednesday at 81
cents, which was three cents up from u
j. lowest point touched in last week phi
nomena drop. The low grade of flour a
s luded to is being sold largely Tor feed
:. place OF middlings, throughout New En-
land, and Crosby a Co. are selling il Il
- that purpose locally
The current number of the Hermont
-, lust issued from the Phoenix Job printiI
, office, is one OF much value. The EDITOR
board show their Enterprise in presenuI
in addition to the usual well-cOnducted d
~ partments. an appreciatve geographic
Is sketch of Miss Mariana Blood. cOntainiI
touching tribute from her pupils, WRIT,
u ov one of her friends. an associate teach
s. at the seminary. and accompanied by {
K excellent half-tOne portrait: an account
~ the memorial services for Miss Blood he
at Stone hall: and the Moody-Fitt weddin
Il The summer calendar for the Northtie
N conferences is also given in detail, wi
I'd many of the prominent speakers who W
i be in attendance.
'y The Swedes have the excavation for d
le basement OF their chapel nearly complete
having done the work among themselvt
nv They will be ready TO begin upon Il
1. stone work next week and the erection
m the building will follow immediatel
In Plans which have been drawn by II.
re Hunter show a neat and attractive fro
or elevation and proposed seating capaci
in of about 200. The total cost of buildii
I'M will be about $1,000. Cash subscripuo
S. OF almost $1,000 have been secured. 1t
IF hoped to have the chapel so it may be c
no cupied within two months. Rev. /.
is Anderson of Red Wing. Mimi, the min
=, ter of the church, arrives today and W
o hold services in the lower town hall Su
hi day.
N a pleasant gathering occurred Mond
\ evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIZ
A. rem Banks on Green street, it being
as honor of the S5th birthday of Mr.. Ban
;, father, Mr.. Edward Banks. Among l
~ guests were his son, Geo. n Banks a.
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