Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07

to his house on Green street.
Miss Ftts's private kindergarten class
will open Tuesday, Sept. Is.
About 400 people attended the corn
roast and dance at Brookside park Monday
evening.
Henry Guellow is improving his barber
shop at the corner of South Main and
Canal streets and is fitting 1t with new
equipment.
"a Brass Monkey is Hoyt's most sue
cessful farce and its revival is one of the
most important events Of the present
theatrical season.
The narrow gauge working train ran off
the track Tuesday evening in the rear of
Hooker block and delayed the north bound
passenger train over an hour.
Miss Carolyn Clark of West Brattleboro,
who received a degree from Tufts college
in June, has been chosen assistant princi-
pal of the High school in Winchester,
n. II.
An original pension of So a month has
been granted to Eugene Clark of Brattle-
boro; and an original widows pension Of
IS month to Mary Reynolds of London
derry.
Owing to the bad condition of the
armory floor the Estey Guard ball will be
omitted this year. A Valley Fair dance
will be held in Grange hall on both even
ings Of the fair.
A special session of the probate court
was held Saturday at which the will of the
late VIM. G. Miller of West Brattleboro
was allowed and W. d. Stockwell and j.
H. Holden were appointed appraisers
DR.. II. A. Waterman will assist Dr.
Webster in his practice for the present
DR.. Waterman was formerly at Bellows
Falls, and has been successful practi-
toner in Purdy's Station, n. Y, the past
three or four years.
The 10th birthday anniversary of the
Womans auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. A.
will occur Oct. %. 1t is probable that
on that date the organization will hold a
supper and sale of aprons and fancy arti-
Giles suitable for Christmas gifts.
The tide of summer travel cityward has
reached its height this week, and nearly
every train is late-all due TO the surplus
baggage. The south bound White Noun
tain express came down in two sections
Monday, eight cars in each section. The
train has had II cars every day since Mon
day.
Some of the handsomest peaches seen in
the Brattleboro market have been brought
in by J. Arms Miller of Dummerston.
They are of the Mountain Rose variety,
free stone, of delicate texture, and as fine
in flavor as in outward appearance. Mr..
Miller's crop will reach 100 bushels. This
is an interesting item to go with the Ex-
pertinent Stations bulletin on peaches
which is printed on another page Of this
paper.
Stiles McMullen, the ancient prevarica-
tor, has been heard from in several New
Hampshire towns. The Keene Sentinel
of this week records his visit to that city
and to East Westmoreland. He continues
to regale the public with stories of his
great age, l04 years. At Westmoreland
he stated that he was a pensioner of the
war of 1872, and that since his experience
in the terrible railroad wreck near White
River Junction he has never been on
train.
Mrs. Mary j. Draper has presented a
portrait of her husband, the late DR..
Joseph Draper, to the town of Warwick,
Mass. DR.. Draper was well know as the
superintendent of the Brattleboro Retreat
from 1872 to the time of his death in
March, 1892. He was born in Warwick,
and showed his interest in his native place
by leaving bequest OF S5OO for the War
wick free library, the income to be expend-
ed for books on biography and agriculture.
The portrait is a fine likeness, and is hand
somely framed.
Ernest r. Longuel, late of Company f,
46Lh United States Volunteers, arrived in
Brattleboro from San Francisco Sunday,
having received his discharge. Longueil
has been on the sick list for the past four
months, being in the hospitals at Manila,
on board the transport Hancock, and in
the government hospital at San Francisco
Longueil is heartily sick Of soldering in
the Philippines, and says that many a
man would have been glad to have had
his chance of coming home. In regard to
his experiences there, he says: I'VE saw
but little fighting. Most of our time was
spent marching and trying to penetrate
the wilderness, which is devoid of roads
Food is not fit to eat, and few are able to
withstand the damp and scorching wealth
err" He has lost 40 pounds since he enlist
ed. He says that Clarence Tenney, also
Brattleboro boy, in company f, will I'M
doubleday be home shortly.