Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06

the regiment is to have ITS annual en-
campment.
On account Of illness. Mrs. Scott-Sid
dons will not be able to fulfill her engage
ment here at public reading at present
She will, in all probability, appear later
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At the auction sale of season tickets
for the lecture course, on Monday eve
ming the sum of $500 was realized. The
highest premium paid for choice Of
seat was So. The total amount is con
siderable greater than last year and in
dicates that the course will be q success
A painful accident befell Mrs. Lock
hart Barrett Tuesday morning. Stepping
with her full weight upon rotten
board near the door of her home, her foot
turned in such a way as to fracture O
ligament near the ankle joint. II is an
injury which will prevent locomotion for
some time.
The officers of the Good Samaritan
Temperance society for the present
quarter chosen at the meeting last Sun
day evening are; President, G. b. Rice
vice presidents, L. w. Hawley, ii. NJ
Currier, David Tolles, Executive COM
mttee, Edward Clark, Chester Sargent,
William Fuller, George Wheeler, Frank
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Fountain engine, No. 4, has under
gone repairs and received a new coat of
paint which gives very handsome APP
pearance. The ground work is of car.
mine and the trimmings of gold leaf of
which some $50 worth was employed.
The OrnamentatiOn was done by Charles
Knight of this place.
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Brattleboro is to have a steam laun-
dry. Mr.. L. F. Pettee is engaged in fit
ting up the small building owned by j.
Estey & Co., on South Main street, next
north of Vinton's machine shop, for this
purpose and will have it completed
about the middle of the month. The
washing, drying and ironing apparatuses
are of the latest and most approved pat
tern and he expects to be able to do work
about as cheap and quite as well as can
be done by hand.
The concerts given by the blind fiddler,
Heine and his assistants, on Saturday
and Sunday evenings were of the highest
character How the marvellous perform
ances of the blind artist on his violin
could be excelled by any of the more re-
nowned celebrities of the day-Camilla
Urso, or Ole Bull himse1f-we cannot
imagine.
A grand party was given by Professor
and Mrs. Charlier last Monday evening
at their residence on Western Avenue.
About 100 invited guests were present.
The occasion was one of marked good
feeling and rare enjoyment-made en-
phatically so by the entire cordiality of
the Professor and his lady and the per-
feet appointments of the occasion. In
the ample, finely arranged and magni6-
Gently lighted apartments, the costumes
of the ladies showed to excellent ad-
vantage. Among the gentlemen of note
present were Mr.. Henry Wells and Mr..
Field of New York, Commodore Green,
u. S. N, Col. William Austine. and Hon.
Jacob Estey of this place. The guests
were entertained with music and refresh
ments and conversation flowed without
seeming restraint until the hour of de-
parture,. which was in excellent season.
Williamsville BY the sale of dinners
at our ladies society tables at the late
fair, the church debt is liquidated. the
organ is paid for and some money left in
the treasury for another wet day.
Hinsdale: A law suit has been on the
tapis here which, it is reported, is to be
tried at Keene ere long. The plaintiff
is smart young widow. the defendants
are four young ladies'. If the case really
comes to trial, some public interest will
doubtless be excited.