Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-02

uall Is Stanch Republican. Leaving
Nebraska on account of their health Mr.,
Kendall pitched his tent in Southern Cali
iornla and engaged in fruit raising, but
MS knowledge of public affairs soon
Drought him out from under the orange
trees and he was called upon to serve San
Bernardino county, having an area nearly
twice that of Vermont, two terms as tax
collector, and he is now the Republican
nominee, for a second term of four years,
as chief assessor of that county. Political
matters in general are somewhat mixed in
California this year, but Mr. Kendall is
bearing himself serenely, having beer
through 10 campaigns for state and coun-
~ Offices and never yet been defeated.
Don't forget to attend freemen's meet
ing.
Mrs. o. L. Sherman is visiting relatives
at Charlestown, n. II.
Elmer Kent has flushed work at the
steam mill and will take a position with
Den. Pierce at Westminster.
Don't get so excited over the contest
for town representative as to forget to put
in Republican state ticket.
The local base ball team play game
with the West Dummerstons at the home
grounds of the latter team next Saturday
afternoon.
About Is of the young friends of Marion
Sherman assembled at her home Tuesday
afternoon in obedience to the summons to
assist in the celebration of her sixth birth
day. The little folks had 'huge" time
Mrs. Laban Dexter of Springfield,
Mass, was a recent visitor with relatives
in this place. Mrs. Dexter has been in
very feeble health since the death of her
husband few years ago, but is now CON
siderably improved.
AT the Universalist church Rev. b. F. Ea-
ton of Tufts college will preach in the
morning. Subject, Especial opportunities of
the Universalist church." In the evening
the services will be in charge Of the Young
Peoples Christian union.
Rev. A. A. Estabrook and family will
spend the next 10 days at Sunset lake.
consequently there will be no preaching at
the Methodist church next Sunday. Sun
day school at II :45, and services under
the auspices of the Epworth League in
the evening.
Lucian Stedman left Thursday morning
to take position in the store of +. A. Star
key n Co., Brattleboro. A large number
of Mr.. Stedman's friends gave him a sur
prise visit on the evening before his depart
ure, instrumental and vocal music being
leading features of the enjoyable occasion.
Rev. Dwight A. Ball, pastor of the Uni
versrlist church in this village, and Miss
Elida V. Wadsworth, for the past four
years teacher in the public schools of Che-
sea, Mass, were married Wednesday of
this week at the home of the brides par
ents in Hiram, Maine. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. r. Perry Bush of Che-
sea.
Our caucus choice for town representa-
tive seems to meet general favor so far as
we have heard expression. The friends of
w. G. Ballou, who was close second to
the nominee, are falling into line grace
fully, and George B. Johnson, the third
person voted for, was in no sense a candi-
date and would doubtless have favored Mr..
Rand had he been present at the caucus.
The music pupils of Miss Lila Park, to
the number Of II, were entertained at her
home Wednesday afternoon, the affair
naturally taking the form of a musical and
proving highly enjoyable to all of the par
ticipants. Miss Flossie Howe of Brattle-
boro was present and added much to the
interest by her dancing and singing. Miss
pupils, who are scattered through several
towns.
All of the schools in the south part of
Newfane begin next Monday, with the ex-
ception of South Newfane, which began
this week. The teachers are as fsllows:
Williamsville to be supplied; South New
fame, Ernest Sparks; Parish Luela Will
liams; Brookside, Fanny Cheney; Adams
Hill, Lottie Hunt. Our school board re-
port that good teachers are not easily OBJ
tainable and that they have had difficulty
in filling their list
Mrs. Maggie ellison and daughter, of
of Bridgeport, Conn, are visiting at VIM.
Days. Among other visitors of the week
we note Bert Snow of Springfield, this
state, at D. C. Shows Mrs. Harry Knight
of Jamaica, at f. c. Johnson's. Miss
Emma Thwing of Putney with her cousins,
the Setdman family, Ray and Helen
Stockford of Rutland, at S. w. Sparks's.
Cyrus Lilies of Chicopee Falls, Mass, at
Alonson Mles's, Chas. A. Thorn of the
General Electric company, Lynn, Mass,
at c. D. Lazelle's.
Being short of items for this column
last week we ventured the statement that
an esteemed neighbor had recently lost
valuable uOB winch ne was SeekluB W re-
place, and incidentally added that any per-
sons having dogs for sale might do well to
enter into correspondence with him. We
thought the item trivial one which would
very likely get no further than The Pho
nix dissectng room. From results already
in evidence, however, we find that we
opened up subject of considerable vitali-
ty, but we wish most emphatically to
disclam any evil intent in the matter.
The item was published Friday and it APP
pears that our Saturday evening mail
brought our neighbor several inquiries.
The mails of Monday and Tuesday brought
scores of letters and postals offering for
sale animals of nearly every known varie-
ty of the canine species, at prices from S75
down, and it was then feared that possibly
an endless chain had been established sim
liar to that one which few weeks since
made life burden to the young lady at
Babylon, l.. l., who was seeking to aid the
soldiers. At the present writing there is
a let up in the rush, but we wish to i'm
plore all who contemplate writing our
neghbor to desist, as we are informed
that he had already bought dog the day
before our item of last week was written,
and if he had not done so it is doubtful if
he would now pay cent for the finest ami
NAL in America.