Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
o. F. Bailey is adding a new piazza to

o. F. Bailey is adding a new piazza to
his Canal street house.
Corn touched the lowest point on record
at Chicago Wednesday, 20i cents.
1 An alligator has attracted much atten-
ton in the window of the lunch room this
week.
A new granite curbing is being placed in
front of A. w, Childs's property on Lin
den street.
Owney, the postal dog, passed through
here at 1925 Wednesday, on his way to
st. Adams.
Mrs. Thomas A. Austin has been
about on crutches this week. owing to
sprained ankle.
The switch and extension at the end of
the electric railroad in West Brattleboro
have been completed.
The First Regiment orchestra played at
reunion of the present and former citizens
of Colrain at that place Wednesday,
A new tight board fence is being built
between the Washington street school
house and the property back of it.
The annual Perry corn roast will be held
at the house of David Perry in West Brat
tleboro next week Thursday or Friday
evening.
r. s. Childs received telegram last
night stating that Gen. Fiske of Colorado
would speak to the silver Democrats of
Brattleboro Monday night.
Since the death of certain woman in
Windham county recently, $1,000 in bills,
checks and silver has been found secreted
in various places in her house.
The wedding of Horatio Seymour Josse-
Ign of Brattleboro and Miss Ellen Wads-
worth of Keeler's Bay, this state, is an
nounced TO take place at the BRIDES home,
Sept. o.
A work horse owned by Holden Il Mar
tin had TO be shot yesterday on account of
lock- jaw, resulting from an accident of last
Saturday, when a wagon thill was driven
into the animals shoulder.
The rally which was arranged by the gold
standard Democrats to have taken place
last night will occur in the auditorium to-
morrow night. John W. Gordon, mayor
of Barre, will be the speaker. A male
quartet will furnish music.
Walter Dix, the 7-years-od son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Dix of Prospect street,
broke the bone of his right leg above the
knee while playing feaPfrog with some
boys near the Putnam house Wednesday
afternoon. He was upon his hands and
knees and was run into by a playmate.
Miss Stella L. Johnson, l6-year.old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. johnson
of Elliot street, died Wednesday, of con-
sumption. She was taken with the disease
last fall, being apparently in robust health
up to that time. The funeral will be held
at the Universalist church at 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. The burial will be in
the Prospect Hill cemetery.
A needed improvement has been made
below G.. II. Ryder's, on South Main street.
by raising the sidewalk about two feet and
giving it new coating of concrete. A
long strip of concrete has been laid on the
south side of Canal street above the Uni
versalist church, and several places on
Main street have been retouched. The
flag stones in front of the opera house have
been removed.
The anticipated improvement in the or
chestra pit in the opera house has been
made this week. The floor of the pit is
raised two feet and the pit has been length
ened 10 feet and is surrounded by an iron
railing about one and one-half feet from the
opera house floor. The orchestra will now
be able to watch the performers and take
their cues correctly. The work was done
by a. +. Pigeon.
Hon. j. l.. Martin has accepted the Of
fer made by S. T. Davenport at the recent
free silver rally, to the effect that to any
Republican who would bring him 5000 50.
cent dollars within four months after the
United States minis began coming silver at
a ratio of IL to he would pay for them 90
cents in gold. An agreement for the full
hlment OF this offer was signed by Mr.. Mar
tin and Mr.. Davenport.
VIM. Schuster, the Brattleboro boy who
Mas achieved great success in grand opera,
is in town for a few days. He finished
she season with the Tavary company at
Toronto in May and then had an engage
ment in Boston for the summer, but after
being there for short time was obliged to
give up singing on account of illness. He
has not decided which of several offers he
will accept for the coming season.
V. A. Billiard of Jnderhill spoke for the
free silver Democrats at West Brattleboro
Wednesday evening The general impress
sion seems 90 be that he did a good Job for
the Republican cause. He devoted much
attention to state affairs, but some of his
statements were not founded on fact, so
that he appeared in ridiculous light. For
instance, he said that the expense of the
state militia was $4,000 a year. The re-
port of the auditor of accounts for lSS3-94
shows that the real figures were S19,S43.
Two grocery stores-those of p. NJ. Bak-
er and F. P. Hopkinson-passed into the
hands of Deputy Sheriff Starkey Tuesday,
an attachment having been made by credi-
tors. Lieut.. George Burns has been the
keeper in charge of Mr.. Bakers store since
the attachment, while Mr.. Starkey has re-
NAMED at Mr.. HOpkiEson's. 1t is under
stood that Mr. Baker hopes to arrange a
settlement and to go with the business.
Some changes in the organization of the
Bryan, Sewall and Jackson club leaves
that organization with these officers: Pres
ident, Lieut.. G. H. Burns; vice presi-
dents, M. T. Ryan, F. Z. Emerson, John
Calvin, j. A. Titus, f. C. Gale, C. C.
Miller, c. B. Ford, John O'Counor, Luke
Ferriter, A. F. Pigeon, NJ. Austin, r. S.
Childs, d. P. Cobb, A. w. Childs, H. B.
Haus, j. j. Ward, II. A. Stockwell, S. T.
Davenport, j. R. Tones, G. T. Lunberg,
John Duffey, James Sullivan.