Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-04-12

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Allen has a supply of cut flowers at
Greene's drug store for Easter.
One person from Brattleboro took the
/ civil service examination at Springfield,
/ Mass, this week
/ Peter 5. Chase has been appointed one
/ Of the assistant inspectors of the state de-
/ partment, G. A. r.
The Prince Pro TEN company which
/ played here was in Port Huron, Mich, last
night, and will begin an engagement in
/ Chicago next week.
The newly formed Harrison International
telephone company is corresponding with
/ local business men in relation TO the es-
Enlistment Of plant here. 3
p. Fleming has broken ground for a new
house on Forest street. Seth Stone has
the contract for building a new house for
f. II. Van Doom on Oak street.
The entry for April II, 1894, in Col.
Goodhue's dairy recalls the fact that the
ground was white with snow and that the
thermometer stood at 81 a year ago this
morning.
Col. Harmon announces positively that
he will not serve as one of the village
bailiffs another year. There is a move
ment to make Capt. J. G.. Estey member
| of the board.
Sherman & JENNIE had policies for $1,000
and A. W. Childs 81 Co. for $500 on A.
NJ. Merrield's mill which was burned at
W1lliamsville. The loss is estimated at
5000 to $4,000.
The district schools open next Monday.
/ These teachers are announced No. l, Miss
Agnes Lapham: No. 6, Miss Mary Croker;
No. II, Miss Lillian A. Layelle. The West
Brattleboro school, No. >, also begins Mon
day.
The regular meeting of the Sedgwick
Relief corps occurred al Grand Army hall
last evening, when the department presi-
dent Mrs. Needham of Rutland, was pres
emit The meeting as preceded by social
in the afternoon and supper at o'clock.
W. A. Griffin, the custom tailor, who
represents Browning. King Il Co.. and
who has quarters in W. H. Bonds store,
has moved his family TO town. Mr.. Griffin
intends to visit surrounding towns. Mr..
Griftin's advertisement appears in another
column.
Cries of murder" ''help," murder"
aroused the people of the lower part of Main
and Flat streets Tuesday night. There are
two versions of the affair. One is that there
was fight with blood-spilling the other,
that two youths heavily laden with beer
engaged in wrestling match.
The anniversary of Odd Fellowship in
America will be observed by Wantastiquet
lodge the evening of the 10Th, with dra-
ma and other exercises and dance at Odd
Fellows hall. On the following Sunday
the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will attend
services at the Universalist church.
The selectmen have arranged for 1 door
to the vault which will be built for the
preservation of the town records The
door will be built by the Corlss Safe com
pany of Providence, r. l., at a cost of $3.50.
1t is locked by fiange which extends from
all sides instead of by the common bolts
The old town hall will hold its last dane
ing party next Monday evening, when the
young people will gather in large numbers
at the dress-as-you-pl please masquerade ball.
The invitation to attend is general The
Philharmonic orchestra will furnish music
and refreshments will be served by Caterer
Miller. Reserved seats are now on sale at
Durgin's drug store.
The price of beef has been the highest
this week for twenty years. The Chicago
dressed beef houses are charged with
being responsible for the rise, but they
say the advance is due TO shortage in the
supply of marketable cattle owing to the
almost complete failure of the crops in the
great corn belt last year. This rise in
prices will be very advantageous to the
Vermont Live Stock company.
A resident of North street had an en-
counter with a large muskrat in front of
the town hall during the heavy rain Mon
day night. The animal and man went
through some lively antics, but finally the
rat got the worst of it, II is reported that
on Monday and Tuesday muskrats and
large house rats were as ''thick as honey
bees on the Retreat meadows after being
flooded out of the sewers and drains.
The closing sociable of the season was
given by the women of the Unitarian
society at Wells hall Tuesday evening
After the supper c. A. Miles read one Of
Miss Wilkins's stories of New England life
and there was music by the Brattleboro
banjo, mandolin and guitar club The
old conundrum, "Where was Moses when
the light went out?' was introduced as an
impIomptu number at the instant when
the lightning burned out the incandescent
light circuit.
Daniel Martin, wealthy ranchmen of
Billings, Mont. has been visiting his sis
ters, Mrs. Frank Egan and Mrs. John
Toomey. Mr.. Martin enlisted at the age
of Is in Company |, sth Vermont, and
served three years. At the close of the
war, after spending two or three years in
Brattleboro, he went to California to make
his fortune and since that time has lived in
different parts of the West. The present
visit was the second one he has made in
Brattleboro since he left here % or more
years ago. At present he owns a large
cattle ranch in Montana and has 5000 or
more head ready for the early summer
shipme mt to Chicago.
The severe thunder shower of Tuesday
evening prevented the hOped-for large at
tendance at the chatting dish lecture given in
the Congregational chapel by Mrs. Christine
Terhune Herrick, under the auspices of the
ladies' association of the church. Those
who were present, however, found the
evening one of much enjoyment, and
profitable withal. Mrs. Herrick was as
sisted by Miss Dunklee of West Brattle-
borO, and as the various dishes were pre-
pared and cooked, an accompaniment of
description, comment, instruction and
anecdote was given in Mrs. Herrick's
charming manner. The dishes prepared
were curried eggs, creamed lobster, oysters
a la poulette and cheese fondu, which
were cooked in sufficient quantity so that
all present could partake, the serving
being done in dainty manner by some of
the young ladies.
The report to the Brattieboro Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of a
suspicious case in Vernon led TO an ex-