Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-10-04

Green street residents are rejoicing over |
new concrete walk on the south side of
the street.
S. A. Smith has bought building lot at
Spofford lake on the west shore, south OF
Lakeview.
f.. II. Van Doom has broken ground
for a new house on Chaplin street between
the buildings occupied by himself and A.
W. Childs.
C. f Sturgis of this village had card
No. II, which drew the mahogany table on
exhibition at the fair The table was Of
fered by the McPhail Piano company
through the local agent, Edward Clark.
About 2000 cards were given away.
About 60 Brattleboro people will go to
Wilmington to-day to attend the veterans
reunion. Wilmington people have shown
their enterprise by raising S75 to furnish
entertainment. There will be a ball game
in the afternoon between the Jacksonville
and North Adams teams, and athletic
events.
Gov. Woodbury. and staff and the party
of distinguished Vermonters who accom-
panied him, made their headquarters in At
lanta at the Estey Organ company's ware
rooms, while attending the Atlanta expo
slton. The invitation to the party was
extended by ex-Gov. Fuller and was gladly
accepted.
A pool contest of 500 points was begun
at the Brooks House Wednesday evening
between Ralph Chamberlain and L. Thorn
as against the brisbane brothers. ON the
first round of 200 points the brisbane
brothers had a lead of 20. The second
round of POO will be played at the brisbane
billiard rooms this evening.
Pine Grove Springs at Spofford lake was
closed last Saturday when F. b. Alvord,
the manager, went to his home in Spring
field, Mass. The families of j. II. Stearns,
the owner of the resort, and Mr.. Street did
not leave until this week. The business at
the resort has been the largest and most
satisfactory it has ever had.
Department Commander Cannon of the
Grand Army has issued an order stating
that the inspection of all posts in the Yer
mont division will take place Oct. l to
| Nov. TO-, by the assistant inspectors of the
| inspection district. The annual encamp-
ment will be held early in February, either
at Montpelier or Burlington. EX-Gov. E.
| j. Ormsbee of Brandon is strongly spoken
| of as the next department commander.
Charles l. Mather of West Brattleboro
was arrested Saturday by Sheriff Starkey.
| His hearing was Monday before Justice
| VIM. S. Newton on the charge of disturb
| ing the peace. Mather had pounded his
wife and children while intoxicated. He
was placed under bonds for appearance at
| the county court, and the bail not being
| furnished was taken to the Newfane jail
Mather is 40 years old, and has hitherto
had fairly good reputation.
Miss Louise Rawson has decided to re-
main in Brattleboro as a teacher of elocu-
ton during the fall and winter months.
| She is a graduate from the American school
| of elocution and oratory in Brooklyn, n.
y, and has been a teacher of elocution in
the well known Pratt Institute in that city.
| Young people who contemplate the study
of elocution, either in classes or in private,
will be fortunate TO have so competent a
teacher here at home. Miss Rawson will
make her headquarters at "a Canal street.
J. H. Chamberlain's auction of "A west
ern horses at the stables of Z. E. Blood
brought out large number of buyers Tues
day and fairly good prices were secured.
There were some fine horses in the lot.
The six year old PAGER, warranted TO show
2: 40 clip, was bought by Charles Miner
for 500. This horse is sired by Mambrino
Davis, by DR.. Herr, by Mambrino Patchen,
dam by Red Buck. This horse has been
in the show ring several times and was
never beaten.
The large hotels in the White Mountains
closed Tuesday, but several of the smaller
ones will remain open several weeks. The
business since the first of August has been
larger than last year. The White Mountain
train was scheduled to be discontinued
Monday, but a special was run that day TO
accommodate the many people who wished
to return TO New York. The train, which
was the longest that has ever left Fabyans
for the Connecticut valley, consisted of -
cars, nine being parlor cars, in which every
seat was occupied,
The elegant new Montauk theatre in
Brooklyn, n. Y, which was opened recent
ly by the Tavary Grand opera company, OF
which Will Schuster is member, was de-
signed by McElfatrick & Sons, the archi-
tects of the remodeled town house. The
Montauk is by far the finest theatre in
Brooklyn, and one of the best in the coun-
try. 1t cost S400,000 The president OF
the Montauk Theatre company is Russell
Parker, who owns a summer cottage at
Pine Grove Springs, Spofford lake. One
of the directors of the company is Lewis
F. Silva, another member of the Brooklyn
colony at Pine Grove Springs.
Frank Stowe, who has been in Brattle-
boro the past few months, will engage in
the practice of law at Keene, n. II. He
will have as a partner Arthur J. Holden, a
graduate of the academy at West Brattle-
boro. Mr.. Holden was formerly a mem
Der of the insurance firm of Holden d
Walker at Bellows Falls. He graduated
recently from the law school at Morgan
town, W. Va Mr.. Stowe was admitted
to the Vermont bar in 1889. He has spent
five years in the West, practcing in St.
Paul and Hastings, MINI. Messfs. Stowe
and Holden are bright, pushing young
men, and they will undoubtedly make a
success at Keene. Their office there will
be in the Guernsey building.
Mrs. Lucy Doolittle's house on the farm
north of CenIreville was burned Sunday,
about noon. The house was a one-story
structure and was probably built 70 to so
years ago. Mrs. Doolittle, whose home is
at the head of High street. had been living
at the farm with her family during the
summer months. She was alone at the
time the fire broke out. She does not
know the exact cause of the fire but it was
probably a defective fiue The flames
gained Roadway rapidly and Mrs. Doolittle
saved almost none of the contents of the
house. When some of her nearest neigh
bors arrived the house was all ablaZe. The
large barn was not damaged, the wind,
fortunately, blowing the sparks and flying
brands in an opposite direction. 1t is un-
derstood that the insurance on the property