Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-02


gagged to furnish music at the Independ-
ence day celebration in Amherst, Mass.
Rev. A. j. Hough of White River June
ton will deliver the annual address before
the Montpelier Seminary Alumni associa-
ton at Montpelier, Wednesday, June IA
Mrs. A. G. Cobb has bought of T. w.
Barnard the lot on the corner of Linden
and Common streets adjoining her Linden
street residence. The sale was made
through A. V. Mays agency.
The Brattleboro Military band gave its
first open-air concert this season Tuesday
evening from the balcony of the Brooks
House. The concert was one of unusual
excellence, and it was enjoyed by large
crowd.
Thirty of the people living near the
common had basket picnic on the Bonny-
vale road in West Brattleboro Wednesday
afternoon, returning after supper in the
evening. The occasion was thoroughly
enjoyed.
II. r. Brown has added several new
horses, including single drivers and match
ed pairs, a three-seated carriage, Glens
Falls blackboard and other carriages to his
livery equipment. He sold a fine matched
pair of drivers to +. c. Robertson of Hins-
dale on Wednesday.
The general committee having in charge
the arrangements for the international
convention of Foresters at Burlington,
June 21, of which y. T. Ryan of Brattle-
boro is a member, states that present indi-
cations point to one of the most success
full conventions of the order ever held in
this country. 1t is expected that 80 or
more of the Brattleboro members of the
order will attend.
The Brattleboro News company has Just
issued a call card which will prove a real
convenience. If hung up in your window
where it can be seen from the street a mes
senger will call and supply any magazine
or newspaper you may wish. On the re-
verse side is printed in large readable type
the number and location of the fire alarm
boxes. The cards may be had at the FL
lot street store for the asking
Charles Horton and Harvey A. Clark,
who were arrested at the brewery last week
Thursday by Officers Moors and McElroy
of Marlboro, n. H., were taken before
Justice Holmes of Keene Friday after
noon, charged with the keeping for sale of
both malt and sprituous liquors. The
respondents were each bound over to the
October term of court in the sum of $500.
AS stated last week Horton was taken on
an old complaint, he having kept out of
the state of New Hampshire, it is alleged,
TO escape the service of the writ.
The parishioners of the Second Unitarian
Congregational church at Concord, y. H.,
are much exercised over the possible de-
parture of Rev. Frank L. Phalen, pastor
of the church, who has recently received a
call from a church in Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. Phalen will not reach his decision in
the matter for several days. Mr.. Phalen
has been pastor of the Unitarian church
in Concord about eight years, going to
Concord from Brattleboro. His work has
been highly successful, and he has en-
deared himself to people of all denomina-
tions throughout the city.
Albert Baybrook, who completed his
term in the house of correction at Rutland
Thursday for burglarizng the post-ofiice
at West Wardsboro about a year ago, was
arrested upon the expiration of his term
by Sheriff Starkey on the charge of break
ing and entering the store of Manley
Brown in which the post-office was located.
Baybrook was brought to Brattleboro Fri
day and arraigned before Justice Merri-
field. He waived examination and was
bound over in the sum of $500 to appear
fault of bail he was taken to the county
jail at Newfane to await trial.
The Springfield syndicate which has
bought and laid out the Goodenough
place on Western avenue with building
lots, has graded a street, which is called
Northern avenue, about two-thirds of the
proposed distance and, as already an
nounced, will hold an opening sale of
| fau lots tOmOrrOu of Of y o. ol,o1-
The rest of the street will be finished in
time for the next sale, although if wanted
the syndicate will sell any part of the
tract, as the lots are all staked out. In
view of the general improvement in bust
ness, of which Brattleboro has a share, in
the large amount of building this summer,
this opportunity for an investment or to
buy home seems worthy the attention of
our people.
Under the headline ga New Man in
Town" the Deming Prospector, published
| in Deming, Washington, gives a half
column sketch of q. B. Niles, formerly of
| Brattleboro, and who is well known in
this town and in Halifax. Mr.. Niles has
recently bought the mercantile business of
Mcleod IL Buffers, and the Prospector
says he has one of the largest and best as
i sorted stocks of general merchandise ever
! displayed in Whatcom county. Besides this :
| "Mr. Niles is a Vermont Yankee" This
alone speaks volumes for his business
capacity and fair dealing. Mr. Niles left
Brattleboro in April, 1880, and went to
Kansas. He has since been postmaster
and store-keeper in the Tulalip Indian re-
servation, also in Clear Lake, and for two
years he conducted the Terminus Hotel in
| Whatcom.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Brattleboro IL Whitehall railroad
was held at the Brooks House last Satur-
| day. These officers were elected: Clerk,
j. l.. Martin; directors, c. F. Thompson,
| E. l.. Waterman and +. Goodhue of Brat
| tleboro, o. l.. Sherman of Williamsville,
E. B. Batcheder of Townshend, j. w.
Taft of West Townshend, j. Q. Shumway
of Jamaica, j, w. Melendy of South Lon
donderry and c. B. Williams of Winhall;
auditor, F. Goodhue. The directors elected
c. F. Thompson, president; f. L. Water
man, vice president; c. II. Thompson,
treasurer; F. Goodhue and j. w. Melendy,
executive committee. The report of the
! treasurer showed the earnings of the year
1898 to be S42, 532 and the expenses $40
| 524. The road is in good condition and
the prospects for the coming year are
bright. All the bridges on the road are
iron with one exception and it is hoped
that the wooden bridge may be removed
soon. The annual dinner was served at
the Brooks House at 1890. All stock
holders were carried over the road free by
/ a, n.