Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-18

The MILESTONE Hosiery company re-
sumed operations this week.
The date of Neil Burgess's "New coun-
ty fair has been changed from Oct to
Nov. 10.
Quite extensive repairs are soon to be
made on the abutments of the iron bridge
on the Brook road.
w. II. Fletcher is building barn for d.
f. Bracket on the property which he
bought recently on Brook street.
Crosby d Co. have received new
pump for carrying water back to the boiler
which heats Crosby and Market blocks.
A new concrete cross-walk has been laid
at the foot of Church street. Concrete has
also been laid on South Main street this
week.
Washington street will soon be straight
ened so that it will intersect Canal street
Immediately opposite the entrance to Birge
street.
The Brooks House management wish all
persons willing to furnish rooms for guests
during the Valley Fair to give them notice
as soon as is convenient.
o. A. Kelley & Son of Worcester, Mass,
will make large exhibit of Swiss cattle at
the Valley Fair. Their exhibit of two
years ago attracted much attention.
The class of 30 of the High school has
elected these officers: President, Leon
White; vice president, Mabel Aplin; sec
rotary and treasurer, Harry Freeman.
The Mennonite, the official paper of the
Mt Hermon school, will be printed at The
Phoenix job office the coming year. The
first number will be out tomorrow.
The Sunday trains which have been run
ming over the Boston e Maine railroad
Sundays will make no more trips. The
company found that they were unprofit-
able.
Hoyt's ga trip to Chinatown" with
Bert Haverly and Laura Biggar in the
cast, will be the next big attraction at the
auditorium, Sept 80 and Oct. /, Valley
Fair days
The great comic opera success, wang"
with Albert Hart in the title role, a COM
pany of so people furnishing their own or
chestra and carload of scenery, will be
seen at the auditorium Oct. 20.
o. F. Bailey picked from his trees on
Canal street this week two apples of the
Pound Sweet variety which measured IL
and Is inches in circumference and weigh
ed one pound five ounces and one pound
two ounces respectively. Who can beat
this record?
DR.. c. S. Pratt, who has been i'll fol-
several weeks, is recovering, but his con-
dition is such that a long rest is deemed
advisable He has therefore sublet the
Burnham house to ]. C.Tufts. AS soon as
the doctor has recovered sufficient strength
probably within two weeks, he and Mrs
Pratt will leave for Orangeburg, S. C.
Gen. j. j. Estey left yesterday for Chi
cago to attend the annual meeting of the
Estey & Camp concern. There have beer
rumors in the musical papers that the in
terest of the Estey Organ company in the
Chicago firm will be disposed of, but that
the St. Louis house of Estey 81 Camp viii
continue to be operated in conjunction
with the Estey Organ company.
"a Texas Steer" made a greater hit al
the auditorium Wednesday evening thar
any of the Hoyt plays that have ever beer
given in Brattleboro. The fun in the piece
is irresistible and is not carried too far, as
is often the case in humorous productions
The company was excellent, and everybody
felt when the curtain dropped in the las
act that there had been over two hours Of
solid amusement.
Michael Baker, 81, for about Is years a
resident on Elliot street, died yesterday
morning after an illness of five days with
pneumonia. Mr.. Baker was born in County
Kerry, Ireland, and came to this country
when lad of 10. He married Miss Han,
nah Conner, who survives him with one
son, Michael, a painter in the carriage
shop of Rockwell & Sherwin. The fun.
eral will be held at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning, Rev. Father Cunningham off.
ciating. The burial will be in the Catho-
lie cemetery.
A. V. Cox & Co. gave an exhibition Of
bread baking with the celebrated Sterling
range at their store Tuesday Between
800 and 400 people witnessed the baking
/, during the day. A barrel of flour furnished
by Crosby d Co. was baked into 256 loave:
of bread in six hours aud 80 minutes and
only 80 pounds of coal used. The bread
was distributed next day among the needy
The baking was conducted by Thomas p
Yawman of Rochester, n. Y. While here
Mr.. Yawman received notice of his nomi
nation as sheriff of Monroe county, n. Y
The ladies' association of the Congrega
tional church held its annual meeting in the
parlors at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The old board of officers was reelected
with Mrs. c. F. Thompson president, Mrs
Henry F. Houghton vice president, Mrs
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Parker treasurer, Mrs. Frank Wells chair
man of the parish committee, Mrs. w. W
Walker chairman of the hospitality com
mittee, Miss Genevieve Slate chairman Of
foreign missions and Mrs. Alfred ParH
chairman of home missions. 1t was de
cided to pursue the same course of work a!
heretofore.
The Belcher & Taylor Agricultural Too
company of Chicopee Falls, which ha:
been large exhibitor at the Valley Fail
for many years, is planning to bring an
other large exhibit here this year. They
have already shown their goods at the
New England, Maine and Connection
state fairs, but representatives of the com
pany told a Brattleboro man the other day
that they were saving their largest exhibit
for the Brattleboro fair. James West
who has made many personal friends here
will be in charge of the exhibit. John
M. Morse, who owns farm in West Brat
tleboro, is a foreman in the Chicopee Falls
shops and will assist in showing the goods
Deacon George S. Taylor, the agent and
treasurer of the company and the first
mayor of the city of Chicopee, is plan
ming to attend the fair. He has heard sc
much of our fair that he is coming up tC
investigate for himself.
The list of prosecutions for drunken.
ness was increased by three Wednesday
Michael Lillis went into the lunch room al
about II o'clock Tuesday night and help
ed himself to whatever refreshments were
in sight. When the proprietor asked him
to pay war of words ensued which was
cut short by Chief of Police Hall, who es.
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