Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-29
The annual fair of the Unitarian society

will be given the latter part of July.
The Barnum & Bailey bill boards were
put up at the railroad station yesterday.
John Calvin has put in four-inch vent
pipe from the lockup-to the roof of the
town hall.
The Wheel club rooms are being COM
pletely renovated and put in very attrac-
tive condition.
Several local Masons will attend the
Tooth anniversary of Harmony lodge at
Mortified June II.
The Y. NJ. G. A. June entertainments
of monologue recitals by Charles +. Under
hill have been cancelled.
The Artillery band will play at the Me-
mortal day exercises at Hinsdale and will
give a concert there in the evening.
S. W. Edgett & Co. have sold the j. F.
Day farm in Townshend to Mr.. King of
Worcester and have also sold two houses
in Oxford, Mass, to Mr.. Day.
The electric cars will run once in 20
minutes all day tomorrow, and they will be
near the town hall after the exercises in
order to carry the crowd to the cemetery.
The George T.. Lyons granite company
of West Dummerston has the contract for
furnishing and setting the new granite side
walk curbing in Easthampton. The COM
pany will also furnish the granite for j. L.
Diapers new Northampton home.
The Springfield Republican of Sunday
will contain portrait and sketch of James
II. Capen, Brattleboro's first telegraph OPP
orator. The first message sent out from
Brattleboro by Dorr Bradley, messages
from President Lincoln to Gov. Holbrook
and other interesting "reminiscences will be
reproduced.
Charles E. Williams, an employee in F.
ID. Willams's carriage shop, was arrested
Friday by Chief of Police Hall, charged
with furnishing liquor to Seveguy, the
Milestone block barber. A hearing was
held before Justice Newton. Williams
plead guilty TO two offences and was fined
$50 and costs, the whole amounting to $40.
A company of 40 little folk, members of
the Children's union of the Universalist
church. accepted the invitation of Rev. II.
d. Maxwell to attend reception which he
rendered them at Mrs. F. II. Harrs's Tues
day evening. There was an entertain
ment of songs, Rotations, and cOrnet solos.
Refreshments were served and the party
was a success if good time could make it.
The first band concert of the season was
given from the Brooks House balcony We'd
nesday evening after which Landlord Ty-
Ter gave the members of the band a COM
plimentary supper in the dining-room.
The next concert will be given next We'd
nesday night after which there will be
lapse of two weeks, on account of the va
rious commencement exercises.
Landlord George E. Richards has pur-
chased of his brother, c. II. Richards, the
Winchester House at Winchester, n. H.,
of which he was formerly proprietor for
eight years and of which c. II. Richards
has been proprietor for five years. S. G..
Kittredge formerly of the Cheshire House
of Keene and manager of the Commercial
House of Athol, will have the management
of the house. Mr.. Richards will be given
possession Monday.
c. b. Perkins should congratulate him
self that he is not burned to crisp. This
morning as he was driving up North Main
street a citizen noticed flame of fire
streaming out from behind. AS he came
nearer he was informed of the fact, and ex-
ceedingly lively efforts were made to extin-
guish the flames. Perkins's coat and
trousers were nearly burned off. A lighted
pipe in Perkins coat pocket was the cause
of the blaze.
The trustees of the Home for the Aged
and Disabled held their regular meeting
Tuesday evening, when it was decided to
buy place suitable for the home as soon
as one can be found, and to make begin
ming within such limits as the funds in
hand will permit, on the general line sug-
gested in The Phoenix last week. The
suggestion is repeated that the time has
now come when it will be of great service
if any person who intends to make gift
to the home will communicate with some
member of the board of trustees.
Henry r. Brown bought E. Z. Blood q
Co.'S livery stable, the old J. H. Chamber
lain stand, last Saturday. Mr.. Brown has
moved his entire livery equipment from
his Elliot street stable to his new quarters,
where, in addition to his livery, he will
have board and feeding stable, and will
sell carriages, sleighs harness, etc. Mr.
Brown began in the livery business eight
years ago, and he has handled it so sue
cessfully that today he has one of the
largest and best equipped liveries in Yer
mont. He has leased the Elliot street
property until Jan. l, and will use the
buildings there for the Chesterfield stage
teams and for storage purposes.
Years ago the husband in one of our old
est families wrote and deposited in the post
office letter addressed to his son, who was
out at sea. The letter followed the young
man from place to place until ten years
later when, completely covered with post
marks, 1t was returned to the writer. An
other singular circumstance is related,
which is in effect that a daughter of this
same family, while in New York state
about 3Oyears ago, wrote a letter to a lady
friend in another part of the state. A few
months ago what was the writer's amaze
ment to receive that letter with the expla-
nation that it had gotten lost in the office
to which it was originally addressed and
had laid undiscovered for over quarter of
a century, being brought to light while re-
modelling the Office.
The fire which destroyed the barn and
shed at the so-called French house at North |
Hinsdale recently is believed to have been
of incendiary origin. There were no indi- |
cations of fire when people passed the |
buildings at 1880, but about an hour later |
the flames were seen at the farm of A. E. |
Torrey. Mr.. Torrey and his daughter |
aroused the people in the neighborhood, |
after first driving hurridly to the scene of |
the fire. 1t was thought that the house |
could not be saved and Mr.. Torrey broke |
open the door and brought out much of the |
furniture. After Mr. Roeler and others |
were aroused the men pushed over the shed |
connecting the barn andIhouse and saved |
the latter building. The house was occu- |
pied by W. j. Merrill, who moved from |
Reed hill in this village a short time ago.
Mr. Marrill and family vuara obso,4 T., ". |