Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-06-08

Geo. A. Bliss has rented the basement
of the Judge building and will open store
there soon.
The guinea pigs "at home" in Morse IL
Simpsons window have attracted much at
tention the past week.
A collection of minerals, shells and
curios gathered by Will Phillips has been
on exhibition in the window of Mrs.
Phillips's millinery store
There was an advance of three to four
cents in wheat, three i'm oats and two i'm
corn Wednesday, caused by cold weather
and better export demand.
Guy Brothers minstrel, played to a
small house last Friday evening. The
show was a good one, the contortionist de-
serving special mention. The company
disbanded here.
b. d. Harris, c. f. Thompson, E. A.
Starkey, r. f. Gordon, John l.. Knowton
and II. b. Chamberlain have been drawn
as julNmen for the term of the United
States court to be held at Windsor on the
18th.
Two young women were insulted on the
street the night of a recent band concert
10y two of their own sex, their elders i'm
years, both residents of Elliot street.
Prosecutions are threatened if the offence
is repeated.
At a meeting of the bailihs last evening
it was voted to put an electric light i'm the
rear of the town hall. The matter of re-
placing the gas lights with incandescent
electric lights was discussed and action
deferred.
The date of the annual militia muster,
which is to be held in Brattleboro. has
been fixed from August IA to Is. Col.
James A. Lills, assistant adjutant general
of the First Brigade, V. y. g., was in
town early this week to see about the ar
rangements.
The Household, which was removed to
Boston in 1891 after being sold by Mr..
Crowell, has recently absorbed the Cottage
Hearth. The latter publication was start
ed in Boston in 1874, six years after the
Household was founded. Its protector was
Mr.. Milliken, who had been associated with
Mr.. Crowel in publishing the Household.
The funeral of Mrs. Edward b. Richard.
son at the Richardson homestead on High
street Sunday afternoon was largely attend
ed. Rev. Mr.. Day offered prayer and Rev.
Mr.. Maxwell delivered the funeral dis
course. Mrs. Hubbard and Miss Cook
sang appropriate selections. There were
many beautiful floral tributes. The burial
was at Putney.
Officers Smead and Lilly of Greenfield
raided the Bernardston hotel. kept bv
Landlord Chatfield, formerly of Brattle-
boro, on Tuesday night. 1t was a com
plete surprise party and they obtained
small quantities of several kinds of liquors.
The warrant was issued by Trial Justice
Greene OF Greenfield on complaint of Officer
Stratton OF the Law and Order league of
BernardSton.
1t is good news for the travelling public
that the White Mountain express will be
run between New York city and Fabyan's
this summer. 1t will be remembered that
there was a report short time ago that
the train would be taken off, as the Con
soidated olllclals thought 1t would not be
PiV"r"ole. ne IrdlIi VIII start July ana
m o.!m I've !, run ullVI Uct. l. Inc schedule
~, w tnc SAINT "s last season.
The Wlndham County Sunday School
ASSOCIATION, which was formed in Brattle-
boro May "A, 1898, and ratified later by
the required number of schools to make it
a permanent organization, will hold its
first annual convention in Newfane June
- a 1ull program has been prepared
with subjects of the deepest interest to all
sunday school workers. Good leaders
Will open each subject in ten minute papers,
10 be FOLLOWED by discussion. prominent
re go, - NpeI.eu ~ give an auureSs.
MISS mary l. wilkins Is dramatizlng !
leI mover, Jane fleld, with the assist |
'nce vi MI, rose Oh the Boston museum
- W stase business, says the Boston lit |
'ia,S leIIeI III Ihe June book Buyer. |
lie story, oeihs quite out OF the line of |
ne conventional New England play, has |
'olie eNcelleht dramatic capabilities. 1t is |
'Iopaple' moreover mat several entirely |
II" scenes VIII be added. Miss wilkins is |
ePoItee 10 nave an ahOltlon TO produce .
uccesslui New England play, and there
eenis 10 De Soou reason TO suppose that |
ne material III Jane Field Will yield one.
At a meeting of Dennison Texas Land
ma investment shareholders held in Brat
ieoOro rluay' majority OF the capital
LOCK DeihS represented, reports of the
,ohunoIuers ana shareholders committee
we're presented Dy T. D. lenney OF Clare
hohI' N'H'' ana A. i. Childs Of Benning-
Oh, ana approved. The purchase of the
Pu'y III the property by a voluntary
ssessilieht OF 50 per share, payable on or
'eIoie June . was also approved. The
resident ana directors were authorized to
en- Ihe properly, subject to the bond in
eotedhess' The stockholders are resi-
ents III nearly every state in the Union.