Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24

The variety company from Hinsdale
which has been giving exhibitions on the
sland left yesterday for a stay at Spofford
AXE.
The contract for furnishing coal for
school district No. 2 the ensuing year has
been awarded TO Leslie Yauvey. About
$50 tons are required.
An order was received at the West Dunn
granite quarry for so carloads of
stone to be shipped Immediately for use at
the Northampton reservoir.
Father Endeavor Clark, whose first pub
lie reception after his trip around the Voc
was in Brattleboro, started this week on
similar journey in Christian Endeayor in
terests.
About 100000 feet of lumber which
has been stacked at Jamaica for song
time is to be shipped SOON to the NV
Home Sewing Machine company at Orahge,
Mass.
A new 40-foot burgge in club col8rs now
floats above the Wheel clubs quarters. and
on the parapet arefhe letters ~. w. C. ;"
which at night are illuminated/by As cleo
trio lights.
Arrangements have been made for a Sc
ries of summer-evening concerts to be Civ
en- by the First Regiment band at West
Brattleboro. The first one will be next
Tuesday evening.
Fire destroyed the dry house of the Will
cox d White Organ company at Meriden,
Conn.,, last Saturday afternoon, causing a
loss of $4,000. Had the fire broken out in
the night the entire factory would have been
destroyed.
Rev. F. Z. Tower formerly pastor of the
Baptist church of Brattleboro, but now of
Providence, X. l., is one of the pronounced
free silverites. He has recently written a
pamphlet on "The Champion Swindle
New Light on the Silver Question"
The public dump in the east of the rail
road yard is no more. People who used
it abused their privileges SO often that the
owners ordered that no more rubbish be
left there The authorities are consulting
with reference to finding another ground.
The Estey Guards now contains full
ranks. ID. A. Cavanaugh has recently re-
enlisted in the company. This year will
make 20 consecutive encampments at
which Mr.. Cavanaugh and Arthur knight
have served, and they will receive the 20
years service badge.
Superintendent Mackenzie of the New
London road came to Brattleboro yester-
day and left last evening by the night ex-
press for Montreal en- route for the camps
of the st. Bernard club, where he will
spend Two weeks in trout fishing. The
preserve of the St. Bernard club, of which
several well-known Nermonters are mem
bers. is situated in the country back Of
Louisville, a St. Lawrence river town,
midway between Montreal and Quebec.
The good supper, which is always the
feature of the annual fair of the ladies Of
the Unitarian society, was served by them
TO their guests last evening, and the tables
received liberal patronage. The arrange
ment of festival hall for the occasion was
attractive, with the pretty flower booth at
the upper end and tables for fancy work,
home made candies and other articles down
the side. Dancing to the music of the
Philharmonic orchestra closed the evening.
Sumner Vinton, son and grandson of
the famous Burma missionaries, will give
his lecture on life in Burma in the Metho-
dist church Monday evening, July %, at
O'Clock. Mr.. Vinton graduated at Brown
university in the class of 90 with high
honors, being one of the Is chosen by his
class TO deliver essays. He also won first
PIlLC III BilIC IOulCcAs ul
Vinton's lecture is illustrated with fine
dissolving view stereoptcon with over 100
pictures. He also carries complete cos
TUNES representing four different classes OF
people. Mr.. Vinton, although a former
resident of this place, is native of Bur
ma, and after taking theological course
will return TO Burma and take up the
work laid down by his people.
The wedding of Walter Hudson Lipe OF
Canajoharie, y. Y, and Miss Christina
GoodaI was celebrated in very quiet way
last Monday afternoon at the home of the
brides parents, the well-known Goodall
farm. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Z. B, Leavitt, pastor of the Unitari-
an church. Besides the parents of the
bride the only one present was Mrs. Mary
Mills Fish of Fultonville, n. Y, friend
of the bride, The wedding was a we'll
kept secret and the announcement that ii
had taken place caused a ripple of sur
prise. Mr.. and Mrs. Lipe left for Boston
by the afternoon express. Their home
will be in Canajohare. Mr.. Lipe is an
active business man of that city, and con-
nected with several leading enterprises.
A trolley-car party, something new for
Brattleboro, is being planned by the wo-
men of the Baptist church for next Thurs
day evening. These parties have been
very popular in other cities, and there
have been requests for them here by sum-
mer visitors. This is the first attempt To
materialize the idea. This party will be
in its way a celebration of Mr.. Temple S
arrival home from;his European tour The
plan is to charter two or more cars for the
evening, decorate them and fasten them to-
gether, and with just enough large musical
instruments to furnish music without be-
ing deafening, start out for an evening OF
pleasant riding over the whole line of road,
including the fair grounds. Everybody is
invited to participate in the merry making.
Further particulars are gwen elsewhere.
There will be an excursion over the Cen
trial Vermont railroad from all stations be-
tween Brattleboro and Bellows Falls to
Mystic Island, Watch Hill and Block Is
land Saturday, Aug. /. The train will
leave Brattleboro at 500, Vernon at 80,
South Vernon at 8 so, Mortified 5:55,
Mortified Farms 0:07 and Millers Falls
6:19, and will arrive in New London at
9:45, Mystic Island at 1918, Watch Hill
1850 and Block Island at l2:3 so. Return
ing the steamer will leave Block Island at
2:30, Watch Hill $3.50, Mystic Island 4:10,
arriving in New London and connecting
with the train north which reaches Brat
tleboro at 9:56. The fare for the round
trip will be only S1.50, and the tickets are
good returning either Saturday or Monday,
so that there is a chance TO take a very de-
sirable outing at small expense.
Durham Brothers have leased the two
floors above both their stores in Hooker
block, and the whole establishment will be
connected, a contract having been closed
yesterday with the Springfield Foundry