Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1868-07-17
Local Intelligence



man from Liberia, gave two interesting lee
lures on African curiositios, Mt the Baptist
Vestry, on wednesday and Thursday eve
nings of this week.
II. b. Stevens, proprietor of the Man
sion House at Greenfield, Mass, died at his
residence on Wednesday morning last.
Mr.. Stevens was well known here having
been landlord of the Revere House some
six years since.
-Estey & Co. being in want of more room
to meet the demands of their constantly
increasing business, are making alterations
and otherwise preparing for the addition of
about a dozen moro workmen to their pres
ent force. They have orders now on hand
for $50 of their cottage organs.
-Meads statue of 1.-THE Returned Sol
der" (price S250O,) was among the valuable
works of art procured while abroad by the
founder Of Fitchs Home for Soldiers and
their Orphans, at Daricn, CT. The colloc-
ton includes some 200 paintings, costing
S75, 600, the whole forming fine gallery of
art, to be exhibited for the benefit OF the
Home.
The concert given last Friday evening,
by the Amherst College Glee Club, was pro-
nounced fine affair by all who attended.
Owing doubtless to the state of the weather,
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~ ,ho ,,orc,,,,,o,oo W. horo bo,,,o,o.
t,o l,o,,s ,,,ul to orco,,ro,,e1 f., tr, o,,oi, ai
a more favorable time.
In another column will be seen call
for meeting at the Town Hail. to organize
n Grant ,,,d coIc,v Cl,l for tbo con,ino,
oomnoion wou,oo uron all RonubIicons
tbo duty Of orroniying for tbe contest that
when Vermont speal<s Mt the polls next
September. her voice may be recognized bv
her sister States as the trumpet note of vic
tory.
George Hosford. of this village. a boy
about 10 wears OF age. while nj work on the
Fessenden farm in the south part of the
town. was dangerously hurt a few DAYS
since by the overturning of load of hay on
which he was riding. In falling he struck
upon a pitchfork. one tine of which passed
counletolv tbrouph his loins. His recovery
is considered very doubtful.
-tsaac Uinos has decided ia T.. r.. Comp-
bell for the boneat of thc Baptist Society
in Ia g gill n N
1,,bor,,iso i,noy.n a. NecbonicA Souore
Ono sit,otod nj, tho northeast corror and
10 ,,olrod a, s45o tbo other ia located on tho
o,.t sido aud 10 yolrod ot Sam Tho nm
Gods Of tho former ara f. co toward nav
ir,, Cor tto church, tbo lotter toward mo-
o,,5;,,,. =, ,,i,,o c,r,,o,, Gov ,to s,,,o W. nm
dors,a,,d ,l,o, 10Th lo,s oro ro,, II, ,bo mar
hot
rbooxtrorne hot ,vootber continues and
its dcbilitotino effects are evorvwbere felt.
An occasional thnndor-sbovor scorceIv of-
c,rds momont,rv relief Gases of sun-
strol,o oro bocoming ouite numerous only
ono dootb bovovor that or zanos FROST
having ~ vet como To orr KNOWLEDGE Sew
oral sudden do,tbs from choIoro inf,ntun
and kindred diseases have lately occurred
among tbe children Over-oxertion and
unnecessary oxposurc sbould he carefully
avoided bv ALL
MIR. l.. w. brigham. who has nreocbed
at North Troy and West Dover in this State
| having been licensed to preach Inv the Or
| leans Association of Congregational Minis
ters, was ordained pastor of the Universalist
society of West Cummington, Mass, July
! LIST. The sermon was by Rev. Mr. Nye OF
Springfield, Mass. Rev. J. L. Moors OF
Greenfield, Mass, gave the CHARGE Rev.
II. +. Ballou of Wilmington, gave the right
hand of fellowship, and Rev. Mr.. Noyes OF
| Mortified, Mass, addressed the people.
The death of Mr.. Zenas Frost, of this
| town, from sunstroke, ON Tuesday, the l4th
inst, was an event so unusual and so sad
as to call for something more than the GUS
tomary notice in our obituary columns,
We are informed that about one o'clock he
repaired to the hay-field, after the usual
noon rest, and in few minutes fell insen-
sible to the ground. He was at once carried
to his house, where every attempt was made
to restore him, but without avail. He died
i'm a ,.o,,, co,,, minutes ortor ,oo,lin,, ia,
-, -,
nouse' MT. rost was W years Oh age, "ho
has always lived in town, having been born
and brought mn ON the place where he re.
Ill .t,;..' -, -. 49,.
Siucu' AS /" 'i'l"e'' hc WIS wei hiio"i' uiio
highly esteemed.
The friends of Rev. John S. Lee. O.
Cor,o,, n -, IT., ,,,,o T., W..
o"'''''' ~ - many vi "Hoiii INV i" Nei'
non and other places where our paper cir
culates, will be glad to learn that he has
gone to Europe with his friend, Rev. S. ii
McCollester, principal of Westbrook Semi
nary. Maine. He will visit the principa
places of interest in Great Britain, and OF
the Continent. pass into Ervpt. and ais,
take look at the Holy Land. They wer,
to sail from Quebec in a steamer on the It'll
inst. His friends and the readers of tn,
PHOENIX ponerallv will Inc ploased in lear,
that he has promisod to communicate tbro
our columns from time 10 fine sucb in
formation as he may doom of intorest an,
value.
The following letters were advertise,
ot tho post-Oeice prottloboro Thursd,,,
Iuly ~ 1855
Geptlemon-AmosR otcbeldor Wm Ror
rett, Levi Crowell, Henry belong, Lyman
Dunklee, Robert Fowler, ID. a. Howard, j
.;,.nu Pa E;nnsin,i H., ''15
w. Phinnoy, George II. Russell, Geo. Sew
mour, Alex'r c. Walker.
l4aules-Mrs iaiiuh DohahuS, nhen IAN