Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-08

Bra'tleboIc last evening.
Buchholz Of Springfield will furnish some
Of the costumes for a Dress Rehearsal Of
Cinderella al Grange ball next THURSDAY
evening.
The first meeting Of the class 10 Gen
eral Literature" conducted by Rev. Nj
Co.lius. wiIl be held at The rectory on Mon
day evening, Oct. II, a. 80 o clock.
Bert /. Everest and Rossnna Burke
were married by Rev. Z. :. Morse a. his
home Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs.
Everest will begin housekeeping in the
Milestone building.
The auction sale Of the Deerheld stock
farm al West Bratileboro will take place
tomorrow. A large number Of horses,
COWS and other stock. household furniture,
etc, will also be sold.
Guild d Whitney have moved their pho
tographic supplies from The rooms over
Durgin's drug store across the hall 70 the
rooms formerly occupied by MIS-. o. II.
Smith. Mr.. q A. Howard. dressmsker,
Of "a Canal street, has moved into the
rooms vacated by them.
d. Lynch, former ST Johnsbury boy
who has Of late been connected with the
hospitals in Boston. has rented the rooms
in Cuion block formerly occupied by the
stock exchange and will begin practice
here in few weeks. Dr.. Lynch will
make the 18Th physician practicing IN
Brzuleboro.
The D. l. Carpenter farm in Gulford.
ret emily sold by Nj Carpenter 10 D. L.
Fuller Of Springfield, has been sold this
week 70 {. II. Thompson. The Wilbur
store property in South Wardsbofo has
been sold 20 II. Mann Of Wilmington.
Both sales were made through Z. J. Bail
eys agency.
The general term Of the supreme court
cOnveues al Montpelier next Tuesday, and
al the Brsttleboro lawyers Will be 10 al
tendance. The annual meeting Of the
Vermont Bar association will take place
early Tuesday evening, aud will be fol-
loved by the annual banquet. Judge
Waterman is presiient Of the association.
DR.. A. J. Parker Of Bellows Fails saw 3
deer By the roadside between BrAitleboro
and Putney las, week. The animal bounded
over the fence aud into the wood. A deer
came into the orchard a; the Rodillard
farm al North Hinsdale recently, aud it is
thought that two were seen on the Rich
: ardion farm south west Of the fair grouLd
few days ago.
A big cake WAS the centre piece Of one
Of the floats in the coaching parade Al
AthoI Tuesday. The inscription read
'Gr--nh-l9 eat iis pumpkin.
Bratti-syro 10 melon.
But Atnol tAE-s the cake
Il was generally agreed, however, that the
. Athol parade was very inferior az compared
with those Of Greenfield and BratLebJro.
z In quoting last week from the Vernon,
= Statutes the Law in regard 20 school a..
tendance the fact was overlooked that the
% legislature Of lSG5 amended section III a
as 70 require a continuous school attend
ance Of - weeks each year by children be
Z tween the ages Of eight and fifteen, insteac
Of - weeks Act No. u Of the laws Of
1896 further provides fine Of 500 for any
! truani Off Ger or oyerseer Of the poor who
} fails 70 enforce the provisions Of this act.
The officers and teachers Of the BAptis,
= Sunday school were pleasantly entertained
= [ Monday evening IN the church psrlors, bj
B the Sunday school committee OF the Eu
o deayor society. The party numbered 70
? but two or three teachers being absent
. AT 8 30 supper was served in the dinnl
: room al a long table made dainty and at
q tracliye by decorations Of ferns, and a
is close an hour was probably and agree
. ably spent in conversation and in discus
. sion Of the work and needs Of the school
= james Carey has been spending few
3 days a. the home Of his uncle, Edmun,
2 Carey. be is now in Bennington, bu'
: will return here for a visit before resumini
: his work as a legerdemain performer. Mr.
i Carey began 70 make the BLACK art hi
!: profession soon after he left here, about !
/ years ago, and he was a pupil Of ia
;. famous Hermann at one time He is noV
+ one Of the most widely known performer
IN - Nfvaa In Ia nd Rsuu lr.
- peared in many Of the leading theatres a
i prof Yarrck."
i Mrs. II. B. Soule received a Telegram
s Sunday night announcing the death, th
y night before, Of her slster-in-law, Mr.:
l. Margaret Pomeroy, and neice, Miss Maggi
n Pomeroy, who were both burned 10 deaf
at their home in Columbus, Ga. Late
4 in the week Mrs. Soule received lette
m which contained particulars Of the acc
y dent. Mrs. Pomeroy was walking dow
4 stairs with lamp when she fell and droI
n ped the lamp, which exploded. She wa
N stunned by the fall and her daughter MAJ
\ gle, in trying 70 save her mother from ia
A flames, was herself fatally burned. Mrs
"a Pomeroy reused sufficiently TO make fer
- vain efforts to save her daughter. TIL
~ mother and daughter lived only about tw
p hours. The husband, f. A. Pomeroy,
. brother TO Mrs. Soule, and two sons an
, two other daughters are also living. Mr.,
ct Pomeroy and her daughter visited her
* during the past summer.
te The United States civil service commi
Ds sion has ordered that an examination /
ID held by its local board December 4, at
h o'clock a. NJ for the grades of clerk an
at carrier in the postal service. The ag
limitations for this examination are as 70
. lows Clerk over IS; carrier over Il an
"a under IS. No application will be accepte
,, for this examination unless filed with
+! Z. Guild, on the proper blank, befor
- the hour Of closing business on Saturda
= Nov. -. The commission takes this OF
- portuniiy OF stating that the examination
:. are open 10 all reputable citizens of II
80 United States who may desire to enter til
~ service, without regard TO race or TO the
=, political or religious affiliations. Appl
=, cation blanks, full instructions, and il
- formation relative 10 the duties and sa
"a aries of the different positions, may be oil
no tanned by applying to F. Z. Guild, seer,
y tary board of examiners, Postal servic
= Brattleboro
y Two deer have been shot in Windha
= county since the opening of the seasOl
=. Oct lone in Wardsboro, and a yer
q large buck in Stratton. There is also
report that deer was shot near Bondyill
IL The state news columns tell the story of
Iir hunting fatality in Glastonbury, a farm,
rs was shot in Shrewsbury, and there are r
aV ! TlOFfg Of Othar ancidapfa Ona anhftfo,