Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1868-07-31

IOlalS, - " Totals, Y ~
Flies caught-Mechanics II; Indepen-
dent, S. Home runs-Brooks, 9; Smonds,
/ ; Eason |; Meacham, |. Umpire-E. H..
Putnam Scorers-Papendick and Perry.
Time of game, hours.
I. X. \ Hen is the first man to erect n
house on Forest Square" As II of the 81
lots ON the square have already been sold,
he will soon have neighbors in plenty. On
Western Avenue, j. II. Plummer, Henry
Simonds, and II. II. Cheney are putting up
residences to suit their several tastes. In
the vicinity of Centrevillc we notice the
house of Dea. Asa Wheeler, now in an adj
vanced state Of progress and graced by the
presence of the "big elm :" and beyond,
the commodious and attractive set Of build
ings belonging to o. l.. Miner. Other
buildings not previously noticed by us, are
nearly completed, as follows: Alonzo
Church, dwelling house on Green street I;
j. d. Plummer, brick dwelling house on
Walnut street j. II. Capen dwelling house,
barns, etc, near Miles's school. The supe-
rlor and costly styles of architecture mani
tested in most of the dwelling houses now
gree of prosperity and an improved taste
among our citizens encouraging to witness
WEST BRATTLEBoRo.
The Wndham Association of Congre-
gational ministers is to meet in West Brat
tleboro on Tuesday, Aug. 4th, at p. NJ.
The preacher for the evening is Rev. l..
Loring of Saxton's River.
BELLOWS FALLS.
The Hartford Sorghum Machine Com
pany of Hartford, Conn, are. about to start
a branch factory at Bellows Falls for the
manufacture of evaporators to be used in
making maple sugar.
The Bellows Falls Times makes the
following comments: We have looked
through our Vermont exchanges of last
week and find SO cases of sunstroke report
ed, of which 20 were fatal. A mortality I'M
precedented from this cause in Vermont.
DUMMERsToN.
The following is a singular coincidence
of names in the same family, also ages at
the time of death: Asa Dutton, died Feb.
18th, 1896, aged 70 years Mary Dutton,
his wife, died April 22d, 1927, aged 6s years.
Asa Dutton died March 23d 1868. aged 20
years Mary Dutton, his wife, died Dec.
4th, 1861, aged 6s years. The son now liv-
ing on the old homestead in this town, has
the same name rs the father and grandpa
ther above mentioned, and his wife the
same "a his mother.
uNTTpAx
The farmers of this town are putting in
their hay very fast. The crop is said to he
the best in years.
Mr. Vaughn, of the east part of the town,
injured very valuable horse few days
since by throwing it while attached to
moving machine and sticking II stub in its
chest.
The stage line from North Adams to
Brattleboro is about as huctuating as mod
ern Democratic principles. The people are
indebted TO the energy of Barney Gallop,
Esq, that they have any mail through these
days.
There is to be another large Sunday
School gathering at the Baptist church, in
West Halifax, in the course of few weeks.
Rev. II. Clay Trumbull, Secretary of the
New England Department of the American
Sunday School Union, and other Sunday
School men will be present All who are
interested in Sunday School work, and who
can, are invited to be present.
"A horse at iaynes's Hotel belonging to
Mr.. Fish, of Sunderland, Mass, agent for
Vests analysis Of the Bible,) became crazy
from the effects of the intense heat, on Fri
day, 18th inst, and had to be killed the next
barn, and stopped not for closed doors,
whereat Amos exhibited some very power