Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-29


through here are to put on for the sea-
son June l.
The comic opera, "Santi-femme," was
presented at Hinsdale Thursday evening
of last week, and was enthusiastically re-
ceived. N. d. Clarke is the composer.
Charles Ames visited friends in Law
renee, Mass, over Sunday. His place in
the Congregational choir was filled by Mr..
| Viau, whose part was in turn taken by
John Whitney.
Miss Osgood left Wednesday morning
for Boston and Yarmouth, Mass, to visit
her brother, c. Herbert Osgood, who is
teaching there. She expects to be absent
two or three weeks.
The boys brigade, which will take a
prominent part in the exercises of Memo
rial day, drilled in the opera house We'd
nesday, and will undoubtedly make a very
creditable appearance.
A rare treat is expected in the junior ex-
hibition this evening. The pupils who
take part in it have been drilled by Mrs.
Blakely for several weeks, and that is a
guaranty of its success.
At the Democratic convention this week
at Montpelier James II. Williams was
nominated for state treasurer and E. S.
Leonard was elected Windham county
member of the state committee.
The pupils of school building No. 2
raise a new flag over their schoolhouse this
afternoon in place of their old one. The
teachers and pupils are to be congratulated
upon the result of their efforts to obtain it.
G. W. ButteTfield has leased the j. W.
Lockwood garden near the Universalist
church to extend his market gardening
business, and has large part of Mrs. Hol-
brooks garden on School street also, be-
sides his own large grounds.
The square is not a comfortable place
for bicycle riders these days, as it is being
cut down ready for paving. The work of
paving will begin next Monday Several
carloads of stone for the work have come
the past week, in addition to that purchased
last fall.
The Boston Herald, which has had two
| agencies here for year or two, has retired
one, the subscribers formerly served by j.
E. Brosnahan being turned over to the
Winnewisser store. They refused to trans
fer the business to the new proprietor.
At the Democratic caucus held Satur-
day afternoon j. F. Roche, NJ. A. Wilder,
j. E. Brosnahan and George E. Page we're
elected delegates to the Montpelier con-
vention of Wednesday. Only Mr.. Roche
and Eugene S. Leonard were in attend
ance.
General Secretary Freer left this morn
ing for a weeks vacation. His intention
was to ride his bicycle TO Springfield today
and go by train from there to his home in
| Poughkeepsie Saturday. His place is to
be taken by the different young men of
the local organization while he is absent
This is his first absence for any length of
time since he came to us eight months ago.
| A smaller audience than usual was gath
cred in the opera house last Sunday to
hear the annual sermon before the G.. A.
R. Music was furnished by the Congrega-
tional double quartet, assisted by their Or
chestra. Mrs. Wilder rendered a very de-
| lightful solo. The sermon was by Rev.
Mr. Naramore, who took for his text Isaiah
H., 2-5. The discourse was a very able one
and listened to with great deal of interest
The J. Z. Brosnahan periodical store
has been bought by NJ. a. Bodwell, who
will next week move it into the ID. Tomas
sis block on the corner of Canal street and
the square. Mr.. Bodwell is the local agent
of the Crystal Spring Bottling company,
which has been located in the Canal street
store of L. T. Lowell, formerly occupied by
Underhill Brothers. He will next week
move that into the basement of the store
to be occupied by him.
Commencing with this month St.
Charles's Catholic church began holding
two morning services each Sunday, neces-
STATED by the increased size of the congre-
cation, the church building not being large
enough to accommodate all at one time
Services will be held every Sunday at $50
and 1890. The confirmation class of the
church had a meeting called for today
The bishop will be here for his annual
visitation during the month Of September
1t was reported in New York Wednes-
day that according to despatch from Lit
tie Rock, Ark, Mrs. Hetty Green would
buy the Little Rock and Memphis railroad
at foreclosure sale that is to be held in
Little Rock. 1t was further added that
the road would then become a part of the
Texas Midland system. When shown the
despatch at her Office in the Chemical bank
building Mrs. Green declined to make any
statement. From other sources it was as
certained that Mrs. Green would in all
probability secure the road, but under GER
tain conditions.
Bellows Falls people are gamers by Mrs.
PaTis's decision to remain abroad this
| Charlestown home. Hundreds of plants
had been prepared for decorating the
grounds, when word came from Mrs. Paris
not to have them put out. Mr.. Swan, the
gardener, is disposing of them at rates
much less than such plants are usually sold
for Some of our citizens are availing
themselves of the opportunity thus afford
ed. c. w. Butterfield has his greenhouses
well stocked with plants for the trade and
the sale of those of Mrs. Paris will evil
IDENTIFY interfere with his business.
The large number of Bellows Falls peo-
pie who went to Claremont last Friday
made use, among other modes of convey
once, of a tally-ho, which carried gay
party of society young people. Although
Bellows Falls boys have never shown a
large amount of athletic skill, yet the young
people were rather disappointed to witness
only one second prize captured, that being
by Beebe, in the bicycle race. Windsor
won the prize. Our boys need not feel
discouraged, however, as this was the first
time that any one of them had ever enter
ed such contest, and they were matched
against those of considerable experience.
Among the cases argued before the SUI
preme court at Montpelier during the past
week was that of Edward II. Geno of
Proctor, VS.. the Fall Mountain Paper COM
pany, on a petition for new trial by the
latter. They claim to have newly discov-
cred evidence, which will affect the case.
L. NJ Read and E. L. Waterman are coun-
sci for the Fall Mountain Paper company.
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