Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-07

ment of her millinery opening next week
Friday and Saturday.
S. w. Edgett ~ CO. have sold the house
on Chestnut street owned by Ceylon }.
Goodale, to L. NJ. Wilder of Guiford.
The October term of the United States
circuit and district courts convened at
Rutland Tuesday afternoon, Judge II. II.
Wheeler presiding
A White Mountain extra" went
through Brattleboro Monday, making the
last trip of the season from the White
Mou ltains to New York
John f. Reed of North Hinsdale brought
to The Phoenix Office Oct 4th several stems
of red raspberries, containing ripe and
green berries and blossoms.
Since the Valley Fair several lost arti-
Giles have been found and have been left
with the secretary. c. L. Stickney Owners
of the articles may have them by proving
property.
Miss Eva Gowtng of Brattlpboro, as a
representative of the Federation of
Women's Clubs, gave an address at Mont
peier Friday before the teachers con
vention on the work accomplished by the
clubs in the state during the past year.
Judges Walker and Worden of the
county court have appointed F. A. De
Witt Of Newfane county auditor TO fill out
the uneXpired term of \. Nj. Batcheder
who resigned. Mr. Batcheder has bought
an interest in a store in Fitchburg, Mass.
and has moved his family there.
The Brattleboro Evening Phmnix has
discontinued publication after a five
months existence. The Phoenix was the
best afternoon daily OF the quartet that
have had their birth in this state within
a year past II was bright, newsy and we'll
edited and deserved a better fate, but it
was too good paper for the community,
| it could not support it, Barre Evening
Times.
/ Rev. d. NJ. Pratt Of Auburndale, Mass.
| occupied the pulpit Of the Congregational
/ church at both the morning and evening
| services last Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Pratt was
| formerly pastor Of the Congregational
| church at Portland. Me, succeeding for
seven years Francis T. Clark, originator
/ of the Christian Endeavor movement and
! president of the United Society of Chris
/ tian Endeavor. Rev. Mr.. Pratt came to
/ Brattleboro 20 years ago as member OF a
class in Amherst college which banqueted
at the Brooks House
Bruce c. Bliss, the eight-year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Bliss, died at the
home of his parents Monday morning from
rheumatism of the heart. The child had
been i'll several months with rheumatic
fever. but was sufficiently recovered last
week To be around the streets and to attend
the Valley Fair. On Saturday, however
the child was taken worse and died SUD.
denly early Monday morning The funera
was held at o'clock Wednesday afternoon
10, llaTH "a
ciating. The burial was in the old GENE.
terry at Centreville.
The Rutland Herald of Monday con
tanned the following in regard TO the new
store of a former well-known BrattleborC
man: The James A. Lillis Clothing com
pany will begin business in the store in
the Clement building on Merchants row
Thursday morning. The store has been
completely renovated, and new vestibult
front with plate glass has been put in
The floors have been relaid and a new
steel ceiling added II will be lighted by
electricity and all the appointments of the
store, its furnishings and arrangement
make it an up-to-date place of business
The following is from the Greenfield Ga.
zette and Courier Of last Saturday
Maurice Ryan of the firm Of RYAN Broth.
I cts, Tue SldLtIos anu HISS I@llL tbtLl II
Cain, who has many relatives and friends
here where she has spent her vacations
from school teaching, were married in ST.
Pstrick's church, Troy, n. Y, Wednes.
day. Several Greenfield people attended
including y. j., f. j. and T. L. Lawler 81
Mr.. Ryan is a brother and partner Of y
T. Ryan of Brattleboro. He went from
Brattleboro to Greenfield about l. years
ago. Mrs. Ryan has visited in BrattleborC
several times.
Rev. Howard Russell of Ohio spoke tC
large audiences in the Methodist and Bap-
list churches Sunday on the subject OF
Temperance Mr.. Russell is sent out
by the Anti-Saloon League and has been
lecturing throughout Vermont and has
been forming leagues in various Vermont
towns for the purpose of agtating the tenn.
peTance question and suppressing saloons
He is an able speaker and his hearers were
greatly interested in his addresses At the
close of the evening service at the Baptist
church special meeting of members OF
the various churches was held to discuss
the question of forming league in Bratte-
boro which should be a federation of all
the Brattleboro churches. No definite &C
ton was taken, but the matter will be fur
ther discussed at another meeting
Dr. II. d. Holton returned Saturday
night from Ottawa, Ontario, where he at
tended the 26th annual meeting of the
| American Public Health association OF
which he is treasurer He was reelected
treasurer at the business session. The
membership of the association extends
throughout the United States. the Domin.
ion of Canada and the Republic of Mexico
On the evening of Sept. - DR.. Hoton was
one of the II doctors who attended by in
vitation a dinner at 1.-The Russell" given
by Sidney Fisher, minister of agriculture
in the dominion cabinet. DR.. HOltou
brought home a set of the reports of the
departments of agriculture, dairyng, trade
and commerce, which he will place in the
Free library. The next meeting of the as.
ISOLATION will be held in Minneapolis.
Attempted Robbery at Railroad station
V. W. Boyden, night operator at the
Western Union telegraph office, undoubt-
eddy prevented a robbery at the depot Mon.
day night. AS is too often the case late al
night several local toughs were lounging
about the station, and there was with then
a stranger who was intoxicated Before
the electric lights were eXtinguished one OF
the employees of the railroad company saw
against the side of the Swift Beef com.
pany's building the shadow of several men
who were apparently having a rough and
tumble "scrap" He notified MI Boyden
and the latter made an investigation. He
first saw two toughs sitting down on the
railroad bank. They arose as he approach