Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13

IL is understood that the probate Office
is to be moved soon from Crosby block to
Bank block.
Edward Clark e. Co. have recently sold
a fine mahogany parlor grand Chickering
piano to Col. Geo. S. Dowley.
A portion of the road near the iron
bridge on Elliot street was washed out
during the shower on Thursday night Of
last week, but has been repaired.
Maj. Childs has steadily improved dur
ing the past two weeks. He now sits up
for an hour or more daily and is able to
move about his room.
+. J. Bailey & Co. have sold the Wy
ontha cottage at Spofford lake, owned by
a syndicate, to Albert j. Pulen, who plans
for several improvements, including stables,
carriage house, etc, to be completed for
next season.
A large audience will greet the "New
| County Fair at the auditorium tonight.
There has been a large advance sale, but
good seats may be obtained at the news
store. Orders for tickets have been re-
ceived from all the surrounding towns.
! A large company accepted the invitation
of the ladies of the Unitarian society, to
attend their first supper and social for the
season at Wells hall Tuesday evening. A
very excellent supper was served and an
hour was spent in its leisurely discussion.
| There was no other entertainment
Harry F. Davis has sold his tailoring
business to Maurice Blacher of North
Adams. Mr.. Davis went to North Adams
yesterday and will engage in similar work
there. Mr.. Blacher has been in the bust
ness several years, having worked in Ham
| burg London and Paris before coming to
this country.
There was an old-fashioned farmers bee
and raising at II. G.. Clarks yesterday
afternoon when 100 farmers, under the
direction of Will Fletcher, raised the frame
for barn 113 feet long and Al feet wide
to replace the one recently burned. 1t is
said that Mr.. Clark MIXED one of his best
cows for the boys.
News has been received by Brattleboro
friends of the marriage of Miss Jennie
Adams and Mr. Appleton at Hyde Park,
Mass, on Sept. II. Miss Adams former
ly lived on Green street, and went TO Eure-
ka Springs, Ark, about year ago. Mr..
Appleton is jeweler.
The Bellows Falls Times contained the
following account of the Republican cele-
bration in that village last Friday evening"
Brattleboro was here 175 strong with a
drum corps and band. The Brattleboro
men carried japanese lanterns instead of
torches. Their presence added greatly TO
the success of the evening.
Neil BURGESS New County Fair" com
pany arrived on the :05 train this after
noon. Attached to the train was special
car containing all the special scenery, the
much-talked-of racing machines and four
valuable Kentucky thoroughbreds, includ-
ing the famous "Cold Molasses." A num-
Der of "pickaninnies" are with the COM
pany.
Gortons mnstres played to a very
small audience Monday evening. AS a
whole, the show was not up to the STAN
dard which people have right to'expect
from so old a company. Some of its fea-
lures deserve favorable comment, however,
especially the acrobatic performance OF
Kennedy and Wonder and the club swing
ing of Dewitt Cooke.
Col. George S. Dowley, president Of the
Vermont national bank, has been detain-
ed at home by illness this week. He has
not been in good health for some time past,
and had planned to go away Monday for
needed rest, but found himself too ill 10
make the journey advisable. AS soon as
he RECEIVERS sufficiently he will leave for an
indefinite period of recuperatlon.
The sale of the restaurant in Judges
block, which was TO have been made by
Sheriff X. +. Gordon Saturday, did not
take place as the mortgage held by James
Gould of Windham, father of John Gould,
the recent proprietor, had been transferred
TO francesca Messucco of Bellows Falls
Mr.. Messucco has also bought the furni.
ture and fixtures of the restaurant.
The Endeavor society of the Baptist
church held social in the church Mon
day evening upon which goodly number
were in attendance. The chief amuse-
ment was the guessing of proverbs which
were illustrated either by pictures or in
rebus form, In another part of the room
lightning sketches of animals were made
upon blackboard. The social closed with
progressive march.
A call has been posted for special town
meeting to be held at 2 o'clock the after
, noon of the 2lst. The question for consid
Grafton will be as to whether the town will
issue bonds to pay its Indebtedness incurred
in repairs, additions and improvements
upon the town house, and for its other out
standing obligations If the town votes tC
issue these bonds it will be asked TO deter.
I mine the amount, at what time and place
they shall be made payable, the rate OF In
, terest thereon and when and where payable
and whether the bonds shall be registered
or have interest coupons annexed.
"a Red Stocking" which will be seer
at the auditorium next Thursday evening
is pure, clean and very funny musica
| comedy. 1t is claimed for Alice Hanson
} of this company that she is the best SOU
brette in America and without an equal a:
dancer. W. T. Bryant is without doubt
the most original comedian on the boards
. He always has something new and peculiar
to himself. Dan. Waldron, the great char
acter comedian, is an actor whose imitator:
: are legion, but none are like the original
Lizzie Richmond not only possesses very
fine voice, but is an actress of recognized
ability.
CHURCH AND SOCIETY.
The Murray club will meet in the Uni