Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-16

E j. Richards is confined to the house by i'll.
ness.
Miss Julia Sullivan is making a two weeks
visit to her brother in Wilton.
Frank Chapel of Boston Is visiting old &C
duaintances in town this week
Wantastiquet Grange will hold a meeting at
G. A r. hall Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs Geo. c. Hopkins Of oregon, Ill,
are the guests of G. B Hopkins at Hotel Ashuelot.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Lynch visited in Hartford.
Conn, and several Massachusetts towns last
week.
The board of education has engaged W. G.
Park of Mystic, Conn, as principal of the High
school.
At st. Joseph church Sunday morning the ser
vices of the foriyhours devotion will begin at the
9 O'Clock mass.
sousa's comic opera, "El Captain" will open
the season at the Auditorium, Brattleboro, Fri
day evening A number of Hinsdale people will
attend
Michael Golden, who is member of Company
L,Frst New Hampshire volunteers, arrived at his
home here. Wednesday morning on a furlough
of one month.
Mr.. Towne of Evans & Towne, owners of the
grist mill on the Ashuelot road, captured four
pound biz ok bass in the raceway OF the mill We'd
nesday, killing it with club
Levi Sire eter's 95th anniversary will be celebrat-
ed at the home of his son, ISAIAH Streeter, Satur-
day, Sept; Il. An invitation is extended to all to
come and bring light refreshments.
Last Sunday Rev. J. B. Fox of the Baptist
church exchanged pulpits with Rev. Hutchns of
Newton Centre, Mass. 1.-THE ordinance of baptism
will be administered Sunday morning.
Upward p. Bailey who enlisted in the First
New Hampshire volunteers has been transferred
to the hospital service, and did not come with
the regiment, the transfer causing his connection
with the regiment to be severed.
A public reception is to be given to the returned
soldier boys at the Grand Army hall, Saturday
evening by Sheridan Relief corps, to which all are
invited. A supper will be served to veterans of
the Grand Army and the soldier boys at $3.50
o'clock.
Rev. A. T. Himan and son of Concord were
guests at the Congregational parsonage over
Sunday. Mr.. Hillman gave an interesting sermon
at the church in the morning, and in the evening
gave a lecture on home mission work. illustrating
it with stereopticon views.
W. L. Goodnow & Co. of Keene, who recently
held special sale of clothing, books, Shoes etc,
in the post Office are fitting up that store and
will open soon with line OF mems furnishing
goods boots and shoes. H. l.. Bevenstock, who
has had the management Of their Winchester
store, will have charge.
The work on the Brightwood Mills is being rap
idly pushed and the machinery will be In running
order by the 9Th OF this month. One extra
story has been added to the rear of the mill, and
three new larger and better engines put In place
of the four which were burned.
The Catholics Of Winchester at a meeting held
recently, voted unanimously 10 build church.
committee was appointed to solicit subscrip-
tons, and Rev. l.. NJ. Wilde OF this town has been
asked to give his services free until the work is
completed A site for the building will be select
ed at once and work on the building begin as soon
as practicable.
Mrs. James Carroll was run into and knocked
down by a man on a wheel Wednesday evening.
She was crossing the road near the Congregation
al church when the wheel struck her, throwing
her and the wheelman down. cash was cut in
the back of her head and the wheel was broken
in several places. The place where the accident
happened is very dark and they did not see each
other until the accident.
The carriage shop of NJ. S. Leach was entered
sometime during Wednesday night and a harness
and two fall lap robes taken. The burglar enter
ed by window facing Higgins street, first cut
ting the putty from around a pane or glass, ana
then removing the pane. He then reached IN
and unfGstened the window The theft was evil
IDENTIFY committed by some one who had been IN
the shop. The window was left up and was dis
covered that way by Mrs. o. H. Higgins, who
asked Mr. Higgins II Mr.. Leach left that window
up. Mr. Higgins said that it was window sci.
dom if ever raised, and with Officer Metcalf went
to Mr. Leach's house. Mr.. Leach, on coming to
the shop, found plenty Of evidence OF some one
entering and the above. mentioned articles miss
ing. Several circumstances connected with 1t
lead Mr. Leach to believe he knows who the
gbilty party is and he is following up his suspi-
cions.