Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-18

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friends in town.
Benjamin f. Adams, class of '92 of the
High school, Dartmouth '97, will give the
eighth number in the High school lecture
course at the town hall next Friday even
! ing, March %.
NJ. p. Melvin left this friday morning
! for Antrim, where he has bought 100
acre farm, which he will carry on Mr..
Melvin formerly lived in Antrim and
came from there to this town when he
bought the Hinsdae bakery.
The 500 appropriated by the town
! towards uniting with Winchester for a SUI
| perintendent Of schools in the two towns,
will not have to be raised this year, as
Winchester voted to indefinitely postpone
the matter.
The Worden company have taken the
agency for the Dayton bicycle and have
one on exhibition in their show window.
Jones Il O'Bren will have the agency for
several makes this year and have samples
on exhibition at their store.
The Madam Frye concert at the town hall
Wednesday evening under the auspices of
the grange, was poorly attended. The au-
dience was disappointed as was also the
management of the affair as the entertain
pected.
Rev. Tudor c. Radoslavoff of Bulgaria will
preach at the Methodist church next Sun
day morning, also in the evening at 80
o'clock, in the interest of the missionary
society. He will also conduct the Friday
and SATURDAY evening services. All are
| invited.
The injuries which MIS-. A. f.. Maxfeld
L.. IL
her sleigh week ago Sunday, while on
her way to attend services at the Congre-
gational church here, are more serious
than at first supposed, she being confined
to her bed the past week.
The selectmen have received a sample of
an iron guide board. The sample has
clean-cut raised black letters on white
background. They intend ordering
quantity of these signs, to be placed on
streets where there are names, also for
guide boards on the different streets out
side the village.
Mr. and Mrs. y. NJ. Worden left Monday
for weeks visit in Boston. Worcester and
vicinity. They called on Rev. and Mrs. A.
A. Blair at Marlboro Wednesday and
spent the day with them. Mr.. Blair will
be remembered as a former pastor of the
Universalst church here.
The appointments made by the select
men are as follows: Oyerseer of the poor.
Edward Stebbns; town treasurer Charles
A. Holland police officer, Ralph +. Metcalf;
constable, Fernando p Kinds; chief engi-
neer of the fire department, Moses H. Bard
well: member OF the board Of health for
three years, Arad Gilbert. Several have
applied to act As jauitor of the town hall,
but none have As yet been accepted.
Geo. NJ. Cakes took possession of the
IIinsdale bakery Monday. He has al
ready made several small improvements,
one being the moving Of the partition
which separates the baking room from the
dining room, so as to give a great deal
more room in the baking part of the es-
tablshment. He also has few other al
terations and Improvements in view. Mr..
Cakes will open a lunch room in connec-
ton with the bakery next week.
A. W Bliss, who has owned the meat
market on the east side OF Fisk block for
the past few years, will move the first of
the week to the other side OF the same
building, formerly occupied by Applin
Brothers as a fish market. Mr.. Bliss has
had handsome and commodous refrig-
orator of southern pine built in this part
and the entire room newly papered and
! painted, giving it a very inviting appear
ance and making it an ideal market.
The seventh number in the High school
| lecture course was given at the town hall,
| Saturday evening, by Oliver NJ. Fisher.
Phi. D., who had for his subject, pic
turesque Mexico" illustrated by the
stereopticon. He had several excellent
views of Cuba, showing Havana harbor
MORO Castle, and the position Of the bat
! tlelhip Maine at the time of the explosion
| He intended having views here OF the
Maine but was unable to procure them.
A fair-siLed audience was present and TO
many the beauty of Mexican cities, to-
| gether with the scenery and natural his
| tory, was revelation. Mr.. Fisher spent
several years in Mexico, and gave very
! interesting and instructive lecture.