Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20

seriously III at Chicago, is now reported to
be regaining health rapidly.
Several granite workers have arrived at
West Dummerston within a few days, and
are awaiting the opening of the quarry.
f. d. Whitney is raising the l. of his
house on Green street by putting in new
story. Fred Fisher is doing the work.
The Murray club will hold its last meet
ing of the season in the parlors of the Uni
versalist church next Tuesday, the evening
being one of ILLUSTRATED poetry and song"
c. p. ellison will sell 40 horses by auc-
ton at the Elliot street stables Saturday,
April Is, beginning at 10 \. NJ. These
horses include drivers bought in the north
by John Todd and workers from Indiana,
shipped by John Richmond.
One number not on the program was
given at the town hall Tuesday evening.
As the result of a wager made behind the
scenes j. Harry Estey gave Wahontee (E. j.
HenkeD ride on shipping truck across
the stage in front Of the drop curtain.
Uncle Jack, ,. IL IL and Cebron, 2. II Ia,
both PAGERS, have been matched for $1,000,
the race to take place at Denver, Colo,
May Il. Cebron was bred by &. b. Good
ell, who went from Brattleboro to Cheyenne,
Wy, but who now lives in Seattle, Wash.
F. NJ. Leonard, formerly clerk in the
store of Clapp IL Jones, who still comes
here often to play in the First Regiment
orchestra, sustained a severe loss on We'd
nesday night of last week when his store
at Hartland Four Corners was burned with
all the contents.
There will be a meeting of the Daugh.
ters of the American Revolution at the
Brooks House on Thursday evening, April
26, at 1870 o'clock. Hon. II. II. Wheeler
will give the second paper in the course OF
American history. covering a period from
1920 to 1903.
a venerable resident who had never
heard of Neil Burgess read the notice on
the bulletin board: "Tickets for the Coun-
ty Fair on sale at Chaplin ~ Co. s." 81
wonder what they are selling tickets to the
fair for when it isn't till next fall" he re.
marked as he ambled away.
The town hall was filed Wednesday af-
ternoon with school children who listened
with evident interest to A. J. Pullen'
Alaskan lecture. Mr.. Pullen's lecture was
well received last week, when it was deliv.
cred at Springfield, Lebanon, Claremont
and Newport.
James Menzies, who formerly came tc
BratteborO often as the division superin.
tendent of the telephone company, wa.
married in Lowell, Mass, the 14th, to Mrs
| a. V. Wheeler. Mr.. Menzies is now assis
| tant superintendent of one of the eastern
| Massachusetts, divisions of the telephone
| company.
Dunklee n Ware have brought suit
| against Mrs. II. 5. Goodenough and the
hearing is set for May :. 1t is claimed
| that when Mrs. Goodenough sold her mil
| linery business to Dunklee n Ware she
| agreed not to reGnter the business in tow
for two years and that she has violated
this agreement.
A Boston ~ Maine conductor threw
tramp from a freight train in the loca
yard few nights ago. The tramp wa,
quite badly injured and it was thought al
first that one leg was broken. He was pu
on later train and taken to Below,
| Falls. Those who were in the vicinity a
the time thought that the conductor wa.
unnecessarily severe.
Mrs. Lima Hubbard has been engaged
for solo work and to lead the congrega
tional singing at the Universalist church
beginning the first Sunday in May. Mrs
! Hubbard's engagement at North Adam,
ends May l. The Congregational society
there made her an excellent offer, will
two months vacation in the summer, bu
she preferred to sing here.
One of the most delightful parties of tn,
season was that which gathered at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. G.. F. Barber Fri
day evening, at 6:30. After supper haC
been served whist was played at II tables
| The first prizes went to Mrs. Kate Pratt
and g. H. Ryder; I'd, Miss Esther Thorn
as and j. A. Taylor; BOBBY, Mrs. j. c.
! Dewitt and II. G.. Clark.
A war drama will be presented under
the auspices of Sedgwick Grand Army
post three nights in the latter part OF
| May. The leading role will be taken by a
noted New York actor who controls the
/ play, with the remainder of the east made
up from local talent. j. c. Howe, 5. 5.
| Hunt and George +. Selleck have been
| appointed a committee to arrange for the
play. 1t is probably expected that the
Sons of Veterans will join with the post
in bringing out the piece.
A wide circle of friends, which includes
many people in Brattleboro, will learn with
genuine sorrow of the death of \. b. Hew-
EFT of Putney. As a citizen Mr. Hewett
and thrifty manhood which represents
much that is best in our New England life.
On the side of personal acquaintance he
revealed to those who knew him well a
quiet, sunny temper, genuineness, and
that spirit of true friendliness which WIN
lasting love and respect.
"The largest pair of oxen that have
been in town for some time" was the re-
cent reference in recording the sale of a
pair in Guilford weighing 447O pounds, by
II. j. Richmond. Charles Miner of DUN
merstOn, however, reports the sale of a
much larger yoke. Mr.. Miner has recent
ly disposed of eight yoke, four going to
Mr.. Phillips of Putney and four to French
IL Chickering of Walpole The four pair
taken by the latter firm weighed respect-
lively j430, 1880, 1880 and $3.50 pounds.
Fire broke ont in the bakery of Charles
F. Coy at $50 Columbus avenue. New
York city, the night of March %. The
damage to the basement and store was al
most total. The stock and fixtures were
well insured, but there is a loss on furni-
ture and from a suspension of trade. Mr..
Coy has gone to work with will and the
renovation of his business will in the end
be an improvement. The Canteen. a trade
paper, speaks in high terms of Mr.. Cows
success as baker and his popularity with
hundreds of customers.
The friends of Mrs. NJ. A. StockweU of