Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17
* BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER H. 1897.

session of the blacksmith shop at Clare
mont, n H., formerly run by Malcolm
Hamilton.
The Brattleboro Livery company prop
erty, including 81 horses, the hacks, car
riages and other effects, will be sold by
auction Tuesday, the 2lst, at l0A. NJ. by
the assignees, 5. II. Sherman and Alonzo
Starkey.
F. W. Mcclure, assignee Of the insol-
vent estate Of Alice w. Gould, will sell
the machinery, tools, shaftng, etc, in the
so-called Gould & Helyer shop or Flat
street at auction next Tuesday, the 2lst,
at 10 4. NJ
The name of the late John c. Pellet of
Brattleboro appears among the list of large
nonresident tax payers in Worcester,
Mass. Mr. Pellet paid tax OF 1894, and
as the rate was Si4.s0 on $1,000 it appears
that he owned property in that city to the
value Of over S22, 600.
David Perry has completed the section
Of the state road at Shclburne Falls, Mass.
and has been engaged by the selectmen Of
Charlemont to build the road in that town,
work to begin upon it next week. The
cost of 5000 feet of road at Shelburne Falls
was SGj43, ,and the amount appropriated
by the state for the work was S6620
The free kindergarten, under the direc-
ton of Miss Rena Young, opened on Mon
day in the Elliot street rooms with an at
tendance of II pupils. This is not as large
a number as at the close of last term, but
more children are expected. A number of
the pupils OF last term are now attending
the public schools and their places are
filed by younger children.
Two tally-hos, two three-seated teams
and number of smaller vehicles conveyed
about - young people, the guests of Chas.
A. Boyden, TO the George A. Boyden farm
in Guilford Tuesday evening, where a
very enjoyable evening was spent. The
supper was furnished and served by the
young ladies Of the party, and the time I'M
til about 10:30 was spent in roasting corn,
potatoes and other delicacies.
Mrs. Pratt will be assisted at her con-
certs in Glens Falls, n. Y, and Bellows
| Falls by Emilio De GogorzS, baritone,
Miss Dora V. Becker, violinist, and Victor
Harris, pianist. Herown numbers will be
an air from LA Favorite, " "Night Song
| by Victor Harris, lie Pocte ct lie Fan
| tome" by Massenet, and the "Habanera'
! from Carmen. Mrs. Pratt will also sing
| in two duet numbers with Mr.. De Gogor-
"a, the baritone.
The Greenfield Gazette contains the fol-
10 wing in reference to former Windham
county men: "K. l.. Haskins, proprietor
Of the box-shop and wood finishing mill,
has bought Of the Pond Brothers the
house opposite the Newton saw-mill. +.
! d. Chase from Somerset. Vt, has pur.
chased an interest in the mill of X. /. Has
kins. The concern is doing business un
der the name of the Greenfield Lumber Co.
Mr.. Chase, who has moved to town, is an
extensive owner Of timber lands in Somer
set, which will supply much material fol-
the mill which is now crowded with order.
and doing very good business"
The Estey Organ company is now run
ming on full time, ten hours a day and sly
days in the week. This is done to I'll
orders already in hand and to prepare fol-
business which is evidently coming thi.
way. Good results are already seen from
the company's policy of establishing agen
cies direct from the home Office in the state,
of the West and Northwest. Orders ar,
coming in steadily from those states, anC
notably from Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota
Nebraska and the Dakotas, where tn,
farmers are once more in funds with the
abundant crops OF wheat and corn selin!
at good times prices. Large orders ar
coming, too. from the ST. Louis house
many of these instruments being destine,
for the Kansas trade without doubt. Will
this revival of the home trade, and will
foreign orders which are sure to come be
tween this and Christmas good winter
business seems TO be assured.
Susan Potter, 81, wife of Isaac w. Cut
Ter, died at her home in Centrevile, Thurs
day evening, Sept. ., the cause of he
death being old age and exhaustion. Mrs
Cutler was a daughter of Henry and Sail,
Potter, who came to Brattleboro from
Providence, r. l. Her grandfather wa
Henry Potter, wealthy sea captain, VIII
came from England to Providence in hi
own ship. She was born in Bratteboro
April 80, 1915, and lived here with he
parents until about 1910, when the famil
moved to Champion, n. Y. In 1874 Mis-
Potter was married at Champion. TO Isaa
Willard Cutler, then young carpente
from Dummerston, and soon after tn
young couple returned TO Brattleboro
where they have since lived -Four chill
dren were born to them, Frances Annette
who lives with her father in Centreville
Emma Adelfa, who died in infancy, Edn
Amelia, who is now Mrs. Nathan Whtta
ker, and Eugene Henry, who lives in Leb
anon, n ii. The funeral was held at tn
house on Sunday, Sept II, Rev. c. @
Day officiating, and the burial was in tn
old cemetery in Centreville.
Last Sunday evening the Congrega
tional and Baptist churches united in
meeting in the Congregational church, L
which the general public was invited, t,
listen to an address by Rev. John b. Dey
) ems of New York city, upon tenemen
house and Stun work. Many prominen
people were in the audience, and all wer
greatly interested in Mr.. Devens's fore
bic presentation of the needs and claim
of the city poor. Thousands of people, h
, said, move into lower New York ever
year, while wealthy churches move out
One section of $4,000 people has no Prot
estant church whatever. People fairl
herd together at the rate of a thousand I
: an acre. The effort must be made no
2 merely to give them Christianity, but I
! awaken in them desire for it. Christa
! people have neglected too much the boo
les in their desire for the souls of the poor
, Social life needs to be rebuilt from tn
. very foundation of the home. Mr.. Dey
: ems congratulated the BrattlebOro peopl
on their interest in fresh air work, an
said that since he brought his first part
here in 1888, the terms Brattleboro an
fresh air have been synonymous in hi
mind.
, A Wrathy BrattlebOrO Dressmaker.
. The Springfield Homestead tells th
e story: The other day Boston boun
train carried very wrathy man, and
1 | New York train carried an equally wrath
T woman and all because some one made