Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-06-21
BRATTLEBORO.

Fred G. Gale and Charles Esterbrook of
Guilford are preparing to open bottling
establishment on Flat street.
A case of diphtheria has been reported
to the health officer, the young son of
Chester Sargent of 20 South Main street
being i'll with the disease.
A post-office will soon be established at
Vernon depot, to be known as drummer"
Cameron G. Gale, the station agent, will
be the postmaster. An Office will also be
established in the Waite district, to be
known as "Waite," with Mrs. F. NJ. Waite
as postmaster.
G. NJ. Winslow, secretary of the state
cattle commission, was in town Wednes-
day. In relation to the quarantine which
was established early in the spring, he
said more cattle had been inspected by DR..
j. S. Dutton, the deputy inspector for this
section, than by any other inspector on
this side of the state.
The commencement exercises of the
High school will begin Sunday afternoon
at 2:30, when Rev. A. j. Hough will preach
the baccalaureate sermon at the Baptist
church. The exercises of the graduating
class will be held Monday evening at I
o'clock at the Elliot street armory, and
each graduate will have part in the pro-
gram. The class will give reception to
invited guests at the armory Tuesday even
ing.
The Central Vermont railroad company
will run an excursion over the New London
division to New York and Coney Island
Saturday night, the Goth. The special
train will leave Brattleboro at Gas and
South Vernon at TOO. The fare for the
round trip will be S2.70. From New Lon
don to New York and return passage will
be by the steamer City of Boston. Excur-
sionists will have day in New York or
on Coney Island and will return so as to
reach home Monday morning.
A new schedule will go into effect on the
Boston & Maine railroad, Sunday, June 30,
the White Mountain trains making their
first run Monday, July l. The White
Mountain express will arrive here from the
south at about 2:35 p. NJ. and the train
from the north at about l 80 p. NJ. There
are no other marked changes that will eff
feet Brattleboro except that the train leav-
ing Springfield at 7:15 A. NJ. will run
through to White River junction, passing
here at about 9:15 A. NJ. This will give
an early mail from Springfield, such as we
have had the past two summers.
The contract for remodeling the town
hall has been awarded to T. W. Rogers of
Brandon, an experienced and successful
builder. He will begin operations as soon
as material for the foundation is secured,
and expects that the work will occupy four
months. The plan of the remodeled hall
is the one recently described in The
Phoenix, and is practically the design
drawn by McElfatrick & Son of New York
in 1891. In the festival hall, which will
be 63 1-2 feet by 81 feet in size, will be a
gallery on three sides. The contract calls
for porch, Is by 20 feet and IA feet high
on the front of the hall building, the paint
ing of the entire exterior two coats, and
hue for ventilation This gallery, porch,
fue, and the painting were not contem-
plated when the appropriation was asked
for, but they will be secured without ex-
ceeding the appropriation, thanks to the
contract that the committee succeeded in
securing. Mr.. Rogers will receive $21 $780,
exclusive of seats, scenery and gas fixtures.