Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-05-10

mont Wheel club was postponed one week
so that the members could attend the vii
lage meeting.
H. Il. Brown has Just received a carload
of top carriages surveys, livery wagons,
traps and carts. which he advertses I'm
another column
There will be "a special meeting of the
stockholders of the Farmers ~ Mechanics
Exchange tomorrow evening at 1880 i'm
Grand Army hall
Chas W. Weymouth has taken deed
this week OF the Samuel Hudson farm,
known as the Ward place in Guilford,
which he bought some time ago through
May u Crowns agency.
Chas H. Thompson has resigned his
offices i'm the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION which included those of record
ing secretary, and member OF the board of
directors and finance committee, which ne
has held for seven years past.
John 5. Tyler camp, Sons of Veterans
has arranged for a musical entertainment
and a lecture by Capt Buffum, 10 be given
at Grand Army hall next Monday evening
at O'Clock All members of the Grand
Army, Relief corps, and Ladies Aid
society are invited, There will be no adj
mission fee.
The Goth birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Maria Cheney was pleasantly noted last
Saturday at her Chase street home by the
informal dropping in of about 30 friends
and neighbors during the day to offer good
wishes and congratulations and TO bring
gifts in honor of the occasion. Mrs.
Cheney bears well the weight of her many
years, and is as well preserved and active
as many women much her iuulOr
Mrs. j. i. Hapgood died Sunday at her
home in Hudson. Michigan. and her body
was brought Wednesday to Acton. Mass.
her former home Mrs Hapgood spent
her early girhood in Bratteboro and at
ter her husbands death lived here again.
leaving the town about 20 years ago. her
home since then having been in Iowa and
Michigan. Her husband was killed by the
cars 80 years ago. Mrs. Haywood was the
mother of Mrs A. L. Thurber, and Nj
and Mrs. Thurber were in Acton to attend
the funeral yesterday.
Commissioner Eames hopes to begin
work Oh the macadam roads the latter part
of the month. A piece will be put in near
the American House and also Oh Canal
street. beginning near Vintou's corner.
The experiment OF grading of the surface
of the road. covering it with crushed stone.
and rolling will be tried on Ellio. street
beyond the Hook IL Ladder house. The
road at that point already has q rood
foundation of stone put In several wears
ago A stone wall Is being put i'm near
the bridge Oh the cas-. side of the street
leading to Frost place
The Farmers az Mechanics EXCHANGE
hope to be able to occupy their new store
by July at the latest Leslie Hourhtor
and Fred Sargent will be AMONG the en-
ploves in the new store. Nj. Sargent.
who formerly worked at the EXCHANGE and
/ more recently with W r. I stock
well at West Brattlehoro will beoir vyorl-
about June j. Nj. Houcbtou. a former
clerk for A. {. Davenport and AT Tburbar's
bakery. has been in business n, Walnola
and Bernardston since LEAVING Brattlaboro
He will have a position i'm the market
which will be opened in connection with
the new store.
Tho virdbo,,, oo,,,,+,. toor5 os ,..l
cor,n,issioners mo, a. [arrto,,, rT,,,-1a.
! in accordance with act No 20 of The law.
of 1894. They Organized bv choosing i
! II. Kidder of Wilmington chairman and
| Z. II. Tuthill secretary The folIou-ino
towns were represented. Athens Brattle-
boro. Dummerstou. Grafton. Halifax
| Londonderry. Newfane. Putnev. ROCKING.
| ham. Stratton. Wardsboro Wilminqton
| and Windham. The snbiect of nraotical
/ road making was discussed informaII,. INV
/ the commissioners. The hoard will hold a
! meeting i'm Auqust at which some nauhar
/ of the state board will probablv he nrasant
/ Tba loo,, a,bi,i+io,, +o,. --t.i,i. 81.
! dias' arvili,,-r of the Y NJ ~ -.
re-, ,,ro,,a,i,,,- ,,-ill h., - Ia
Ito a. IN p'oiloi- NV, 49,. .-it ~
tho RANTS Tarsonac ~ -''oi-ti- az
viii cIase ot II o'ci0cl EriJo, -
Anon IN. ,r,ioIos ~, o,I,iit.-, III 49,
/ pictures, china and cmios. In connection
with the exhibition the ladies will serve a
/ strawberry supper in the social rooms of
the Baptist church at q o'clock Thursday
/ evening. Refreshments will also be served
at the parsonage each afternoon and even
ing during the exhibition Persons hay
/ ing articles which they are willing 10 loan
| are requested to leave them at the parsou-
age on Monday, April l3
The Ruthians had an ENJOYABLE meetiuo
al the home of Miss Lillian Nawtop an
! Thomas street Monday evening Instead
| of q program. as is customary the vouno
women were entertained bv the story told
| bv Mabonra Carparsa an African voI1no
woman. of her eventful life. from The time
| she was taken. a small child from her
| home. transferred from one slave dealer IN
another. until on reacbinq tho African
| coast she was Thrown in'' ia even nm tha