Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-22

Fred Neal will open the hotel in Ches-
terrified, recently bought by T. j. Heaphy,
next Monday.
The Vermont Wheel clubs first annual
corn roast and dance will be held at the
Brookside pavilion this evening.
Prof. A. X. Merriam will preach in the
Congregational church next Sunday in the
absence of Rev. H. X. Miles, who is attend
ing the international Congregational coun-
Gil In Boston.
The electric chandeliers in the store of
K. A. Starkev & Co. have been removed
this week and a large number of mean
descent lights have been put in, giving a
more even distribution of light.
The White Mountain train which reach
ed Brattleboro from the north at LAS p.
NJ. will be discontinued on Saturday OF
next week. The Sunday newspaper train
has already been discontinued.
g. d. Smith is raising up the house
which he recently bought of Mrs. Warner
Atwood and is repairing 1t extensively.
Mrs. Atwood will live at the Home for the
Aged and Disabled as soon as the addition
to the Home is completed.
The Daughters of the American Revo
luton packed box of clothing at the
home of Mrs. 81. 4. Bond Wednesday
which has been sent to the Porto Rican
sufferers. About $50 in money, collected
by the members of the chapter, has also
been sent.
The horse attached to G. H. Thomas
milk wagon ran away Wednesday morning
starting on Oak street and bringing up or
the common. One wheel was detached
from the wagon and the front of the Wagon
was broken in. The team was recently
bought of w. S. Buffum.
S. Wilcox is making extensive repairs In
his New York bargain store. The down
stairs department. is being finished through
out and a stairway leading to it has beer
built in the centre of the store The
rooms down stairs will be converted into
salesrooms for crockery, etc.
A. V. Mays agency has sold for VIM
G. Clark a large timber lot in Vernon
known as the Ely lot, toWarren Howe ofBos
ton; also for John O'Connor the Maurice
O'Connor house, in the rear of Hotel Brat
tleboro, to Horace G. French, who ha:
bought 1t for an investment, and will pu
1t in first class order TO lease.
The Neighborhood whist club went t
Vernon Monday on a tally-ho ride. Al
excellent dinner was served by Landlord
Harrie Pratt, after which the club held &
business meeting and elected these officers
President, Mrs. D. A. Young; secretar,
and treasurer, Mrs. F. 1. Swift. The ride
home was preceded by social dance.
The street railroad company will hav,
tickets for transportation to the Vallel
Fair on sale at Holden's, Greene's and Dur
gins drug stores, and on the piazza at tn
Brattleboro House during the fair mex
week. The poles and arms of the fai
ground branch have been painted thi
week and the road-bed has been put IL
good condition.
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Alonzo Starke,
quietly celebrated the 25th anniversary o
their marriage Saturday. Dinner wa
served, the guests being Z. A. Starkey anC
family, II. p. Wellman and family, II. p
Smith and family of New York and Mrs
Dayton Smith of Hamilton, N. Y. Mr.
and Mrs. Starkey were given several sou
venirs with which to remember the occa
sion.
Interesting Rally day services were hel,
by the Baptist and Congregational Sunda,
schools last Sunday with largely increased
attendance. Special music was rendered
the choir and an orchestra of six piece
assisting the Baptist school, and the NAL
quartet, Miss Cora Liscom and Georg
Adams rendering selections at the Congre
gational school. There was a roll call b.
classes at the latter school. Scripture
selections bearing upon the lessons of tn
past quarter were read in both schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Aher and their Brat
tleboro relatives met at Mr.. Aher'
house Monday evening to celebrat
the 22d anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
Aher's marriage, expecting that tn
event would be simply family affair
During the evening, however, a number o
the Catholic Order of Foresters arrive,
carrying with them several gifts whicl
were felicitiously presented by N. T. Ryan
Refreshments were served, and the even
ing was spent in a social way. About 81
persons were present.
e. A. Hitchcock of Springfield, Mass.
one of the gang of men employed in re
pairing the West River railroad bridge, wa
seriously injured Monday morning.
large stone was being hoisted when one O
the wire cable guys snapped and one ent
of it struck Hitchcock across the should
ers, knocking him down. His collar bon
was broken, one shoulder was dislocatet
and he was badly bruised about the head
He was brought to the railroad station
and his injuries were dressed, after which
he was sent to his home in Springfield.
Under the title, "Some of the Fruits O
His Pen," Rev. Lewis Grout has compiled
a list of his own published writings an,
IL has been printed for private distribution
The fact that the list numbers no less thai
80 titles shows what A busy and dill
gent life Mr.. Grout has led, for the great
er part of this writing was done while b,
was a missionary in Africa and a ministe
in active service in this country. Severa
of these works were of leading Importance
notably his grammar of the Zulu language
published in 1859 during his residence Il
Africa and the revision of that gramma
undertaken by Mr.. Grout in 1893 at tn
request of the American Board.
The Central Vermont railroad compan
has moved its telegraph instruments thi
week from the Western Union office to tn
freight Office where the Central Vernon
railroad telegraph business will be don
hereafter. The Office will be in charge O
R. F. Bibbs, who comes here from Mont
vile, Conn. V. W. BOyden, who has pre-
viously been night operator in the Western
Union office, doing both the Western
Union and the railroad work, will be tn
night operator in the new office, and tn
Western Union Office will be closed at
o'clock. The Western Unions hour TO
closing has been 8 o'clock for some time
but as there has been an operator in tn
Office all night to look after the railroa
business messages have been sent afte