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

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Suffer Brothers. the tobacco buyers,
closed their operations here early in the
week.
The High street school was closed We'd
nesday, the water in the basement being
too deep to allow a fire in the furnace.
The Crescent Comedy company will ap-
pear tonight in "The jail bird" under the
auspices Of the Wantastiquet lodge in Odd
Fellows hall. After the presentation there
will be dance.
The Brattleboro Gaslight company has
made a definite proposition to the Street
Railroad com pany in regard to furnishing
power for running the cars, but the terms
are not made public.
The receipts Of the Brattleboro post
office for the year ending March 81 from
sales of stamps, envelopes, cards and box
rents were SIS, 203. exceeding the receipts
Of the previous year by about sll00
Two petitions are in circulation in refer
encc to the electric road, one asking that
it run through the north part Of the village,
and another, signed largely by residents Of
that section, being opposed to a location
there.
J. F. Towards recital OF Hamlet at the
Congregational vestry Monday evening was
well received by small audience. but, on
the whole, the rendition was hardly
equal to that Of Romeo and Juliet, which
he gave the week previous.
John Todd Of St. Lawrence county, y.
Y, will arrive Monday at H. r. Brown 5
Elliot street stables with a carload Of 30
northern horses. bought especially for the
Brattleboro market. These horses will be
sold at auction at the stables Monday, the
10th, beginning at 10 A. NJ.
J. c. Pellet has sold a large building lot
on Pine street, west Of G. W. Bliss's house,
to Mr.. Bliss. 1t is reported on good au-
thority that the purchase is made in the
interest Of the Street Railroad company,
with a view to the erection Of a car house.
A would-be masher has been making
himself obnoxious to women in several
parts of the village. If caught he will be
summary dealt with. So far as known
he has offered no personal violence, but he
has repeatedly walked beside woman in
lonely places.
The meeting of the Junior Murray club
Tuesday evening brought out jolly gath
ering of so to 70 young people. The en-
tertainment consisted largely of a series OF
tableaux. preceded by a piano solo by
Annie Richardson, song by Flora futile
and by Flora futile and Murray Frost, aud
followed by games.
The body of Mrs. Sarah G. Choate, who
died in Orange, Mass, Sunday, was brought
here for burial Tuesday. Mrs. Choate was
for many years a resident Of Brattleboro
She leaves two sons, Henry G. Choate
formerly in the meat business here, but
now of Lebanon, y. H., and George
Choate of Orange: and two daughters
Mrs. A. L. Clark, now of Ashton, ILL.,, ant
Mrs. Ella Choate Noyes of Orange.
A pleasant party of young people gather
ed at the Oak street home of c. +. r.
JENNIE Wednesday evening, when the
Baptist Christian Endeavor society held
a recognition social. A variety Of
youthful portraits of members of the
society afforded opportunity for consider
able guess work, and much amusement
when the list was read. A few musica
selections added to the pleasure of the
evening.
A letter has been received acknowledg
ing the gift made by the Brattleboro PEG
pie to the Home for Friendless Women
at Burlington, the generous consignment
comprising II packages in all. Mrs. Bell
the matron, says: From the depths o.
our hearts we thank you, and not alone fol
the material benefits, but also for the Low
ing thoughts of the work and the workers
and for the prayers for its success which
am sure were packed in with the food anC
clothing"
The members of the steamer companie:
3 and have formed social club. The
rooms in the engine house will be fitted W
for the use of the club with billiard anC
card tables. The name of the organization
is the Hydro Fountain club, and these Off
GERS have been elected: Charles Hodgman
president; Charles Cobb, secretary; D. W
Tenney, treasurer; Chester Sargent, Dor
Miller and Geo. Root, executive commit
tee; Fred Weld, W. S. Stearns and Wal
lace Pratt, auditors.
The hearing on the question of exten
sions to the route of the proposed electric
street railway will be held before the
authorities at the lower town hall Satur
day afternoon at 2. The directors state
that only few thousand dollars are lack
ing in way of funds. They still adhere tC
their decision to make no contract for con
struction until the full amount is in hand
They are hopeful of placing the stocL
within week and of having the road un
der contract for construction this spring.
The directors of the Street Railway com
pany have presented petitions to the board
of bailiffs and to the board of selectmen ask
ing for an extension of the route granted by
the railroad commissioners. The proposed:
extension is up Main and North Main streets
past the Common and through Chaplin and
Oak streets to High; also from Canal UP
South Main, through Pine to Canal and
down Canal to the corner Of Birge streets
The two boards will hold a Joint hearing
at the lower town hall tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock.
The regular meeting of the Baptist
Christian Endeavor society Tuesday even
ing took the form of a debate, the question
being "Does the Missionary Union or the
Woman's Missionary society have greater
opportunity for work in India" Argu-
ments in favor of the Missionary Union
were presented by Chas. Hawley, Arthur
Maynard and L. W. Hawley, while the
woman's work was championed by Misses
Mabel Freeman, Mary Z. Horton, Corabel
Coates and Mrs. L. W. Hawley. The de-
cision, by vote of the society, was given to
the Woman's Missionary society.
A bad washout at this end of the So
called Slate Landing about three miles
south of the railroad station delayed trains
several hours on Wednesday. The 2:13
p. NJ train north did not arrive here until
about 80, the 2:10, 4:25 and 4:35 being
sent south between 80 and o'clock and
before the up train left Vernon. The
washout was a dangerous one, there be-
ing no signs of water On the surface, but
the damage being done by an underground
current from off the hill. The bank for