Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-23

= ANeoohN ohiNNNf
The work on Cottage street Is done and
Cherry street has been regarded.
Z. NJ. Angler is grading for new barn
at the house which he bought on Highland
street last week.
The street railroad company has laid
plank crossings on Canal and Central
streets this week.
The Estey Guards began drilling last
evening. A basket ball team will be formed
in the company.
The Red Men will have a rehearsal Of
the adoption degree tonight, to be follow
ed by collation..
A new switch has been laid at the addi-
ton TO the Pine street car barn of the street
railroad company.
1t is expected that the experiment will
be made of heating one of the cars Of the
street railroad by electricity.
A large fash-light photograph of the
flowers at ex.Gov. Fuler's funeral was
taken by Photographer A. J. Robertson.
A pure white squirrel has been seen this
week near one of the Retreat summer cot
tages. 1t is like the ordinary red squirrel
in every way except the color of its fur.
The f. p. Carpenter Organ company
was compelled to suspend operation from
Monday until Wednesday, owing 10
break in three-in shaft near the en-
CINE.
The Vermont Wheel club will have a
run Sunday to Winchester. Start will be
made from the club rooms at 1920 A. NJ,
and dinner will be served at the Winches-
ter hotel.
The electric railroad will begin running
on the winter schedule Nov. 1. A. Z. At
wood will publish a new time table which
will be given to the conductors for distri-
button beginning Oct. 81.
The members Of the Woman's Relief
corps are requested TO meet at $3.50 o'clock
Sunday evening with Miss Eta Evans at
81 South Main street TO attend services at
the Baptist church.
J. II. Richardson, SO, of Highland
street, father of Silas w. Richardson, is
suffering from a general breaking down Of
his health, due to his advanced age. His
condition was critical Wednesday night
but it is now improving.
Mary, three-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. II. Niles, fell from a piazza
in the rear Of the watercure building
Tuesday afternoon, a distance of % feet,
striking on her side. Fortunately no bones
were broken, and thus far no serious injury
has developed.
F. j. Bailey & Co. have exchanged
Stephen II. Roberts, house at West Brat
tleboro with Z. NJ. Anglers for the house
on Highland avenue recently bought OF A.
j. Robertson. Mr.. Roberts is building a
new barn on the place and will move there
as soon as the property is vacated
Moses Deyo, the well known stone mason,
had the sight of his right eye destroyed We'd
nesday morning by the explosion of a cat
sup bottle which he was attempting TO
open. The eye will probably be removed.
The bottle had stood near hot stove,
causing fermentation Of the contents.
Mr. and Mrs. II. X. Field of Alameda,
Calf, have been on flying visit TO the
East, Mr.. Field making the trip on &C
count of business connected with his life
insurance company, the Massachusetts,
General. They were in Brattleboro Mon
day, and Monday evening they went to
Newfane, where, on Tuesday, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Willard of Green
field, they visited the Gen. Field home
stead and renewed early associations. Mr..
and Mrs. Field we're 10 leave at once for
Chicopee to be present at the debut of
Mary French Field, daughter OF Eugene
Field, as a reader Of her fathers works.
Marie, wife of Thomas Pentland. died
suddenly of apoplexy at their home in
West Concord, n. H., last Sunday, aged
25 years. Mrs. Pentland was held in high
esteem by many acquaintance. She was
a prominent member Of the Young Ladies
Missionary society, and her bright, sunny
disposition won her many friends. She was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. II.
Besse, and in addition to her parents and
husband leaves an infant son. Mr.. Pent-
land, who is stone cutter by trade, is one
of the leading young men in West Con-
cord. He formerly lived in Brattleboro
and friends here will grieve TO learn of his
sudden bereavement.
On May, 81, 1854, b. n. Chamberlain, a
longtime resident and Main street mer-
chant, deposited in the Windham Provi-
dent Institution for Savings, now the Yer
mont savings bank, So for his son, II. b.
Chamberlain. The principal, with the ac-
cumulated interest, has remained intact
ever since and now amounts to about $50.
At the time the deposit was made n. b.
Willston was president, Daniel Kellogg
vice president, L. G. Mead secretary and
treasurer. The trustees were Calvin
Townsley, Samuel Dutton, Barnard Lynde,
Lafayette Clark, Joseph Steen, Ebenezer
Howe, jr,, Wells Goodhue, Farley Starr,
George Newman, G. G. Hall, Phineas
Mather, Israel Lawton, Jonathan witch
ell, James Reyes, Asa Reyes. None of
these officers are now living.
Beginning next Sunday, way mail SER
vice will be performed on Sundays by the
ni0hf nf tho NaWnnrt M II
railway postal car, between Springfield
and White River Junction, passing this
place at 1910 p. NJ. going north, and 3. 2S
A. NJ. going south, thus extending to
seven days a week the service heretofore
limited to week days only, and material
ly fastening delivery of mail for
all points where previous Sunday
mail service from Brattleboro has
been confined to points east, south
and west of Springfield, Mass. The mail
for this postal car will be closed at the
post-office Sunday nights at 6 o'clock.
Letters deposited in any street box before
3 p. NJ. will be collected by the carriers in
season for this mail. In this connection
II may be well for the letter-writng public
to remember that postal regulations forbid
carriers TO receive money TO pay postage
on letters handed them for mailing, and
therefore should previously provide them
selves with stamps. On Main street they
can be obtained on Sundays at the Foi-
den drug store stamp agency.
Lewis Andrew Gregg and Miss Eleanor
Rutledge Burke, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Lockwood Burke Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, were married at the Church of the
Redeemer, Fourth avenue and Pacific
streets, in that city Wednesday afternoon,