Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-24

The ice in Spofford lake disappeared
during the hot weather of last week.
Mr.. Wales's reception at Greenfield took
place last evening. An exhibition dance
was given by Marion Knight.
Six Scotch collie pups owned by Chas.
W. Sargent are the attraction in the Farm
ers q Mechanics exchange window to-
day.
A bicycle built for two, the Wolff Amer
lean duplex, is attracting deal of atten-
ton this week. Mellen II Proctor are the
agents.
The bailiffs will hold a meeting at the
Vermont national bank this evening at
I 80 for the revision of the check list for
the village meeting.
f. Wales gives his reception to the dane
ing classes this evening at Grange hall.
Several exhibition dances will be executed
during the evening
1t is reported that Hinsdae man who
wished to open another brewery recently
offered $500 for one of the cottages near
the Little river bridge.
Railway IL Whitman had on exhibition
in the window of the Farmers ~ Mechan-
les exchange three of their handsome buff
COCulLo1 q thoroughbred tilOs
The series of dances at Red Mems hall
closed Tuesday evening, when the ladies
asserted their rights of the year and hand
somely entertained the gentlemen.
II. j. Knight is making important i'm
provements on his High street house. Egg
bert Brasor is doing an extensive job of
grading at his place at the corner of Canal
and Pine streets.
The Farmers Il Mechanics exchange
have recently begun running another
meat wagon. 1t is. in charge of Leslie
Houghton and its route is in the north
part of the village.
Many Brattleboro people will be inter-
ested in the story sent by our Felchville
correspondent. Herbert Grout, whose
oxen were killed by lightning, was form
erly resident of Brattleboro.
The death of Mrs. Nancy NJ, wife of
Noyes Streeter, occurred the 10th inst, in
New York city. Mrs. Streeter was a sis
ter of Miss Emma Dutton of this village,
who has been in New York for some time.
The roof of the narrow gauge car house
| in the rear of Hooker block was discovered
to be on fire early this morning by mem
| bers of The Phoenix force. The alarm was
telephoned to the depot, and few pals of
water speedily quenched the blaze.
Retting Brothers have secured the con-
tract for furnishing the furniture for the
Odd Fellows home at Ludlow, at $1,000
| Twenty-four assignments of rooms have
| been made to be furnished by lodges in the
state, The Brattleboro Rebekah lodge
will furnish suite No. II.
The Tavary opera company recently
gave four presentations in Spokane,
Wash, to the evident delight of the people
of that thriving city of the far West The
press notices praise the company as a
whole, and make special mention of the
work of William Schuster in the several
roles filled by him.
Wantastiquet lodge of Odd Fellows will
attend services in body at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday morning. The nth
anniversary of the order will be observed
at festival hall Monday evening. There
will be an address by Rev. A. j. Hough
and an interesting musical and literary
program. Those outside the order must
present cards of invitation.
The warrant is elsewhere published for
the annual village meeting which will be
held in the town hall Tuesday, May % at
0 A. NJ. The articles call for the election
| of officers, action on reports of bailiffs,
treasurer and chief engineer; raising of
money for defraying expenses; a decision
with reference to the salary of the extin-
guisher company in Esteyville.
There is probability that Brattleboro
will have an afternoon Sunday train to
New York this summer to run'from Wind
sor Among those who are interesting
| themselves in the matter are ex-senator
| VIM. NJ. Evarts, who has a summer home
at Windsor, Judge VIM. Holbrook, whose
family spend their summers here, and other
prominent people, who by this means
could spend Saturday and Sunday with
their families and get back to New York
in time for business Monday.
The last exhibition of basket ball in
Brattleboro this season will be seen at the
armory next Wednesday evening, when
| the Y. NJ. G. A. teams of Brattleboro and
Fitchburg will be the contestants. Fitch
burg has beaten Worcester and many 9TH
er Massachusetts teams. Before the regu-
lar game the substitute team of the Y. NJ.
G. A. will play against the Estey Guard.
Leitsinger's orchestra will furnish music
and a few of the front seats will be re-
served.
James c. Whittle, 70, died at Keene, N.
H., Saturday. He had been in poor health
for some time, and after the death of his
wife the Sth inst, he failed rapidly. Mr..
Whittle served during the war in company
l of the famous New Hampshire regiment.
He was wheelwright by trade and an in
dustrious man of literary tastes and of eX-
cellent habits. He is survived by two
sons. He was an uncle of Mrs. P. f. Con-
nors of Brattleboro and of Miss Hattie
Dickerman of Boston, both of whom at
tended the funeral.
The Amherst college astronomical expe-
dition, fitted out to take observations in
Japan of a total eclipse of the sun in Aug
ust next, arrived in Seattle overland from
New York last week. The expedition will
sail from San Francisco by way of the Ha-
waiian Islands in the yacht Coronet, owned
by Mr. James. The expedition has a local
connection from the fact that it is headed
by Prof. David Peck Todd of Amherst, a
nephew of Mrs. David Peck of this village /;
while another member of the party is Mr..
Lowell, the veteran photographer of Am
herst, who was in business in Brattleboro
years ago.
Work of the choral union on "The holy
city" is progressing rapidly under the able
leadership of Mr.. Hawley. There was a
large attendance at the rehearsal We'd
nesday evening, and the chorus, feeling the
inspiration of the work, sang remarkably
well. There is still a lack of tenors and
BASES; will not all men who can sing,
join the union? We want chorus of $50
voices and Brattleboro can and ought to
furnish such. All intending to join