Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09
Bert Brooks has a Windle bicycle.

Bert Brooks has Windle bicycle.
H. n. Dyke is building piazza around
his house.
The firemen held their annual meeting
Saturday evening.
The Hinsdale Savings bank has fore
closed on several mortgages in town.
Eugene Savage will lead the Bible class
at the Methodist church Saturday night.
E. NJ. Bond of Brattleboro has opened
his bicycle job repair shop over Pearson's
blacksmith shop.
The house on Centre street owned by
Mrs Mary Mahoney Worthington, is hav-
ing new coat of paint.
There will be Bible reading at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday evening on
1.-The fully equipped soldier"
In an Orange paper we read the birth of
daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thomp-
son of Orange, formerly of this town.
The subject for next Sunday morning at
the Congregational church is "The uncon-
scious fulfilment of prophecy John Kill,
IL.
Mrs. Clifford of New York state has
moved on to the farm on the Brattleboro
road which she recently bought of Frank
Davis.
James Bulman, post-office inspector, of
| Washington, d. c., inspected this office
Friday and found everything in fine work
ing order.
D. w. Perry of Keene, agent for the
Loyal protective insurance association for
| Odd Fellows, was in town the middle of
the week, getting names.
| 1t was reported that John Shaw's colt
and Kingsley's $4,000 stallion of Ashuelot
had race on Main street Monday, and
that John Shaw's colt won.
Jones & O'Brien, agents for the Coum-
bia and Hartford bicycles, have sold four
'97 Columbus, two Hartfords and five sec
ond hand bicycles thus far this season.
Mrs. Waldo Roulllard has finished paint
ing scene from the Mountain Side farm
looking south. The painting is very true
to nature and is considered a fine picture.
The grange had literary entertainment
! Wednesday evening after the regular meet
| ing. Different poems from Henry Longfel-
low were read and social time was spent
1t is claimed by the farmers in town that
the frogs begin their croaking earlier in
this town than in any other town. They
were heard for the first time this spring
Tuesday.
The people in this vicinity who have
been making maple sugar find that the
sugar is of the finest quality Last week
was the best week for the run of sap for a
number of years.
The Springfield Republican of Monday,
April ), announced the death of Charles
II. Tubbs of Mittineague, Mass, father to
Miss Agnes Tubbs, former popular teach
er in town.
George Howe is to move to the house
owned by Mrs. r. p. Minis on Chesterfield
street, hoping that the change may benefit
Mrs. Howe's health. She has suffered
severely from rheumatism for several
months.
Hope Chautauqua circle will meet with
Miss Minerva Burroughs Monday evening
They will finish the French history thai
they have been taking all winter and viii
take up miscellaneous work until the clos'
of the year in June.
The High school held a meeting las
Thursday, and instructed the secretary o.
the meeting to send a vote OF thanks iron
5 the pupils and teachers to w. A. Kenny o
Greenfield, for the picture he presented II
the school of the late Hattie Lyman Kenny
There will be no meeting Sunday morn
ing at the Methodist church on account o
the pastor being at the conference at Man
chester. There will be Sunday school a
usual and the EpwOrth league meeting
Sunday evening.
AFRO b. Skinner of Keene, whose dealt
!. was due to drowning near the Goodspee
shops in WinchendOn, Mass, where h
= was under treatment at the private sam
t tarium of DR.. +. w. Russell, was vel
known in town. He often visited his sisters
: in-law, Misses Emma and Eva Wellma
and Mrs. Geo. Wilder.
The entertainment given by the Won
ans Relief corps last Thursday was nc
largely attended. The entertainment wa
very good. Miss Florence Goddard wo
the prize for guessing the largest numbe
of animals drawn on the board by the oil
ferent ones present. Ice cream and cak
were served by the ladies.
G. M. Cook of this town, after seVeri
, wears of constant study in perfectlng nj
! living machine, has by the advice OF hi
! MUSICIANS disposed of all his rights an
! titles in said machine to certain parties
This state. Mr.. Cooks health is very niue
. imnaired from his constant study. lie ma
the sympathy of his many friends
Next Friday evening the subjects f(
: consideration at the Congregational cnurc
, will be the following, of general interest
the church: "What has been the staIe
{ religion in our church during the pa
: year?" "What are the greatest hinuranc'
/ TO our work." "What incidents OF speciI
{ interest do you recall?' All are coruial
= invited.
. FIJI. Fuller is doing quite an extensi'
E hen business. Almost every day ne shll