Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-19


Tor the purchase of text books and sup
plies: Sill was appropriated to paw the
town of Brattleboro for the schooling of
eight children who live just this side of the
bridge. For new floors and ceiling, paint
ing, and other repairs on the Depot street
building, 500 was appropriated. Under
article nine Si3j was appropriated to buy
20 new seats at three dollars each for the
Depot street intermediate.
Henry Latham has tomato plants three
inches high.
F. H. Fuller & Co.'S store is open every
evening now.
David Owen lost valuable new mich
COW Monday.
F. A. Davis bought horse in Green
field last week.
Miss Minerva Burroughs has six new
pupils, making IS in all
Fred Cotton has taken the agency for
the "Slver King bicycle.
The tax rate will be ten cents more than
last year, or $3.50 on 800.
Fred Wells will read the sermon at the
Universalist church Sunday morning.
Hope Chautauqua circle will meet with
Mrs. Warren Holman Monday evening.
Geo. Bailey had three hogs, weighing
200 pounds each, die of distemper re-
Gently.
Frank Stearns has some peach tree
branches in the house with blossoms on
them.
VIM. Royce is so far recovered from the
rheumatic fever as to be able to walk to
the post-otlice.
Eugene Savage led the Bible class at the
Methodist church Saturday night. He
spoke on the 1854 psalm.
Rev. L. II. Bradford of Boston gave a
very pleasing crayon lecture at the Metho.
dist church last evening.
The school board expect TO introduce
temperance physiologies. Smiths or Blais-
delrs text book will be used.
The school committee have decided not
to open the primary school in the Keyou
building until next September.
Rev. w. f. Renshaw will preach on
Life insurance Sunday morning, and at
Ashueot at clock Sunday afternoon.
F. C. Davis, who sold his farm on the
Bratteboro road recently, is to sell his per-
sonal property at auction next Wednesday.
On account of the illness of Miss Slate
the Depot street intermediate school did
not begin last Monday, but will begin next
Monday.
John Mcfarland has bought the Dick
inson farm on Chestnut hill and will move
there as soon as the house is ready for oc-
cupancy.
St. Joseph's day being Friday a meeting
was held this morning at st. Joseph's
church. There will be a meeting this
evening also.
The ladies' society of the Congregational
church gave a sugar supper Wednesday
night. The attendance was small and only
So will be Melted.
James Sprague is to move 20 Mortified,
Mass, from the S. K. Liscom farm on the
Brattleboro road. He is to work for the
Mortified seminary.
Union services were held at the Metho-
dist church Sunday evening in honor of
the birthday anniversary of Neal Dow, the
great temperance leader.
William and Louis Fitzgerald, of Peter
boro. who have been visiting for two
weeks with their grandfather, Thomas
Fitzgerald, returned home Monday.
There will be an evangelistic meeting at
the Congregational church Friday evening
Messrs. Quinn and Hall of Keene are ex-
pected to be present to assist the pastor
At the regular meeting of the Masonic
lodge held Thursday evening, the officers
of the state lodge were present. Refresh
ments we're served and social time spent
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Colby of Littletor
visited their sister, Mrs. Edwin Bailey, re-
Gently. They were on their way to Wash
linton, D. c., and thence to Los Angeles
Calf.
Miss Helen Worden, who has held pc.
sition with Will England, wholesale and
retail jewellers of Worcester, since last No
vember. returned home Saturday, on ac-
count of illness.
A number of Louis Aliens friends al
the north part gave him surprise party
AT his home Saturday night. A very en-
ioyable evening was spent with games
music and refreshments.
James Archibald and Dorsie Conway
have accepted positions as elevator DO!
and hell bow respectively in the largest no
tel on Old Orchard beach, Me-, the "OlC
Orchard House," for the coming season.
There will be a district Sunday schoo
convention at the Methodist church tues
day. A very Interesting Pio5t,a.i 49,,
arranged and delivery sysgyOTES as IS Vt will deve
an address.
Rusiness is quite rushing at the Butle
Brothers, grist mill and box shop Ge0rg
Rritton and Edgar Burroughs are employ
cd in the box shop. The Fisk and Rob
eT err Brothers paper mills get their boXe
from this shop.
William Fales and George Wright ar
talking of stocking their pastures, IN BrO "a
Rrook with 25 head of cattle this spring
keeping man there all the time ne B TO car
for them and to ship the milk TO boSVol
from the Ashuelot depot
There are several ladies in town Una
have yery fine house plants in their VIII
dows. but Mrs. Dickinson surpasses t !lt9l
ALI She has about 20 different Varie'le