Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-09


morning.
The Erie ferry house in New York city,
which was burned this week, was built by
the late Col. James Fisk.
S. W. Edgett q Co. have sold the DR..
Dawson drug business in West Brattleboro
to DR.. Otterson of Greenfield, Mass.
n. /. Hawley is in New York city this
week TO buy new outside garments and
dress goods, which will be on sale at his
store tomorrow.
The local insurance agents have received
this week the new insurance maps Of Brat
tleboro from the Sanborn & Perris Map
company Of New York.
George Barker is TO move his New York
store on the 18th inst. from the second
floor Of the Devens building TO Hackley &
Moran's on South Main street.
Mrs. G. II. Smith has her millinery
opening tomorrow and Monday, and in
vites all her customers and other friends TO
come and see her fall and winter selections.
Mrs. +. II. Morse announces her open
ing OF fall and winter millinery TO take
place at her rooms on Elliot street next
Tuesday and Wednesday. A cordial inv-
tation is extended.
The annual meeting of the Current Lit
erature club will be held with Miss Mary
Fits at her home on Chaplin street next
Tuesday evening at 1880. All members
are requested to be present.
c. p. Spencer will move his job printing
Office from the Vinton building to the
former Holstein-Friesian Office in Hooker
block. G. A. Barker will move his cloth
ing business 10 the rooms vacated by
Spencer.
Henry NJ. Currier, has sent to II. +.
Taylor this week solid shot and shells
which were found on the battle field near
Atlanta. They have been presented to
Sedgwick post, g. A. r., and have been
placed among other relics in Grand Army
hall.
B. C.. Austin, the former secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Association,
went to a hospital last week where his
finger was opened and the bone scrapej
and piece of decayed bone removed. He
is now improving and has returned TO his
studies.
A normal class of over 20 members was
organized in the Congregational Sunday
school last Sunday. Meetings will be held
each Saturday evening in the chapel at
1880. A home department will soon be or
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intendent.
The Ever Faithful circle of Kings
Daughters will hold their first social of the
season at the home Of Mrs. +. l.. Parker
on Cedar street next Monday evening. All
the members are requested to be present,
as, after the social, plans for the winters
work will be discussed.
In looking over the bridge near Pres
colts saw mill the selectmen found that
it would be impracticable to rebuild the
old abutment on the north side, so they
are building new ones more than the width
of the bridge up the stream, where good
foundations were obtained.
Rev. Mr.. Tomlinson Of Boston preached
a helpful sermon at the Universalist church
Sunday upon "Rest." He spoke very in
terestingly in the evening of his work in
Boston. Rev. Mr.. Maxwell, who has been
away the past two weeks, is expected 10 re-
turn to preach next Sunday morning.
One Of the screws TO the handle Of new
electric car ran through to the insulation
of wire and as result the iron steps be-
came heavily charged when an attempt
was made to use the car one day this week.
Two of the workmen, Whitney and Ryan,
received severe shocks before the connec-
ton was discovered.
The October meeting of the board OF
management of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution is postponed until Novem-
Der. Mrs. George b. White will entertain
the Brattleboro Chapter of the d. A. X. at
her home on Western Avenue at 80 p. NJ,
Oct. II, in observance of the surrender of
CORVALLIS at Yorktown.
A new theatre is being built on the site
of the Putnam Music hall at Saratoga, n.
Y. 1t has been leased for five years to
Mrs. L. P. NJ. Dobson and Mrs A. G. Sher-
lock, known to the theatrical world as the
Sherlock sisters, and who will be remem-
bered in Brattleboro as the directors of the
"Chimes of Normandy when it was
brought out here several years ago.
The wedding of Lewis A. Gregg of this
village and Miss Eleanor X. Burke of
Brooklyn, n. Y, is announced TO take
place in the church Of the Redeemer in
Brooklyn on the 21st instant. Only rela-
tives and intimate friends will be present
at the wedding, but after the return of the
young folk to Brattleboro they will give
reception at Mrs. Shea's house on Oak street,
where they will live during the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry II. Thompson in
vited about 20 friends TO their home last
Tuesday evening, the occasion being their
21st wedding anniversary. Miss Melon
aid, the harpist, who has been Mrs. Thomp-
sons guest the past two weeks, played
several selections that were greatly enjoyed.
Miss Mcdonald bids fair to become one of
the noted harpists of America, and her
work shows the effect of her summers
study under V. V. Rogers of Berlin, N. Y.
Refreshments were served during the even
ing and some time spent socially.
Rev. DIR. George Leon Walker was taken
to his home in Hartford, Conn, Tuesday,
a special car being provided for him and |
his family and attendants. This was at
tached to the morning train for the south |
leaving at 9:10. The journey was made |
without unfavorable incident or result. |
DR.. Walker has been able to sit up por- |
ton of the time for the past two weeks. |
He is still unable TO talk, but there is a |
gradual return Of his mental powers, with |
some control over his muscular movements. |
John Hoey, 10-year-old boy who said |
he had been deserted by his parents in |
Londonderry, was before the district court |
at Greenfield, Mass, last week. He was
placed in charge of the state board of char |
tiles, with the understanding that he
should be returned TO Vermont. He was
evidently given ticket for South London
derry, as he appeared there this week, and |
is now living with an uncle. Hoey's faith |
er left the family several years ago. The |
mother has since been employed in Brattle- |
boro, Wardsboro and other towns. The |
boy was given home with man in Athol, |
Mass, but he ran away and spent some