Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-04
The village schools open Monday, Sept.

The village schools open Monday, Sept.
IA.
The pastors of all the churches of the
village have returned and will occupy their
pulpits next Sunday.
The dwellings of c. w. Osgood and E.
G. Osgood are being connected by private
telephone line today.
Miss Mary Baker, who recently returned
from a course at an Ohio college, is visit
ing in Rutland this week.
W. S. Durham closed his fruit market
yesterday in the Allbee block and has con-
solidated it with his meat market business
at the foot of the stairs.
A sister of Miss Josie Derby, Mrs. Rob
inson from Encinitas, Calf, accompanied
by her husband, is visiting this week at
Albert Derby's.
Rev. DR.. Thrall of Albany, N. Y,
preached at the Congregational church last
Sunday. Mr.. Fullerton and his family
have returned from Bath, Me-, where they
have spent the most of their vacation.
The boot and shoe stock of H. c. Rich
ardson was moved Monday and Tuesday
into the store vacated last week by F. G.
Winnewisser on Westminster street, from
his old location on Rockingham street.
The date of the entertainment of the At
lanta university quartet at the Congrega-
tional church has been changed from Mon
day to Tuesday evening next week on &C
count of accommodating Keene, where they
are wanted Monday.
The marble outside of the basement of
the High school building is all laid and the
terra Gotta trimmings above it are mostly
in place, together with the doors and win
dows of the first story, around which the
brick is being laid. Work is progressing
rapidly on it the past week or two.
A special train of ten cars heavily loaded
with excursionists came down over the
Rutland road Monday about noon destined
to Boston. They were from all points on
the line of the road and will return at their
pleasure within the coming week. A very
low rate of fare was given them by the
roads.
During the past week the newly organ
lied base ball team has played four games,
coming out victorious in three of them.
They won against Charlestown, Chester
and Keene, but lost, Wednesday, a game
with the Hinsdales. The games have been
played on Morgan's field, which they have
leased for the remainder of the season.
F. w. Pierce, who was elected as Repub-
lican representative of Chester Tuesday,
is the father of John F. Pierce and well
known here. John went up to Chester
Wednesday evening to assist his parents
in ''receiving' in honor of the election,
and reports that at least POO people paid
their respects 10 the newly-elected repre-
sentative.
The real estate agency of j. A. Eaton
has this week sold the dwelling on School
street, formerly occupied by George A.
Brown, to o. F. Swift of Springfield, Mass,
father of Photographer Swift. 1t has been
owned for some years by Mrs. Mary L.
Bowers of Chicago. Also the dwelling
owned and occupied by John Shuttleworth
on Centre street to Mrs. +. S. Allbee.
Joseph GreeDough has sold his dwelling
situated onIthe south side of Williams street
to Celina Vallier
Tuesday evening, after the results of the
election contest through the state had be-
gun to show a great victory, large num-
Der of our citizens, headed by the band,
marched up to Representative-elect Had
ley's house on Atkinson street and sere-
naded him, giving him rousing cheers.
After a few well-timed remarks by Mr..
Hadley he invited them into his yard,
hucTc a COlldLlOu was oClNSu W Iu6 NlSlbOIS,
making very pleasing incident of the po-
litical affairs which took so much attention
during the first days of the week.
The following appeared in the Boston
Record of last Friday under the heading
"a Hetty Green Novelette," Hetty Green
has offered 100000 for home for aged
and imfirm actresses. The gift is to be in
the shape of land and sum for improve
ments, provided a certain other sum, not
told, is subscribed. A company to pro-
mOtelthe enterprise has been incorporated
in Springfield 1t is to this corporation
that Hetty Green will make her gift. Mrs.
Green says the land is in the Lake Shore,
but will not state the location.
w. S. Durham has sold his interest in
the firm of Durham q Tidd to Mr.. Tidd,
who will continue the fish business in his
own name hereafter. Bellows Falls has
never had as extensive and good fish
market as at the present time, and the peo-
pie appreciate the fact by liberal patronage.
Each Friday for some weeks this market
has delivered to its customers nearly ton
of all kinds of fish, and today it has cod,
paddock, halibut, mackerel, sword, smelt,
sea front lake front and hrOOk front sal