Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1868-07-24
Local Intelligence.
BRATTLEDORO.

ratio seymour, is worthy OF careful peruSal
and calm reelection. Let no one omit to
read it.
beware of the new counterfeit fifty
cent fractional currency notes. They are
well executed, and are liable TO deceive the
most expert.
-Isaac l.. Sargent has sold his eating
and billiard saloon, in Fisll's block, to G.
i. Gleason of Dana, Mass, who took pos
session on Monday.
We learn from a Kansas paper recently
sent us, that our former townsman, A. p.
Wilder, who has many acquaintances in
this village, has been chosen secretary of
the State Fire Insurance Company, at To-
peka, Kansas.
Mr.. Holden Of Mortified, the "blue-
berry man." whose annual appearance up
on our streets Is looked for with an interest
similar to that Of Saint Nick, has commence
ed his trips for the season. The crop will
be a fair one unless cut short by drouth.
Capt. Heuberor, gentleman who has
for short time boon stopping at the Wes-
sclhpit House, met an overturn on We'd
nesday in front of the hotel, iniurng his
horse, valuable animal, so that it had to
be killed, and making wreck of the car
riage.
The letter of Capt. Carter in our col
umns to-day, shows to what straits the
"Unterrified" are driven, and to what de-
ception they are ready TO resort to accom-
plish their ends. The soldiers of Vermont
are "tew and far between" that will train
in company with Seymour and Blair.
-Nasby's campaign paper, the Toledo
Blade, has quite Il circulation among our
politcally-inclined citizens. A club of Ge
has been formed here within short time.
Willie Wilcox, clerk at the post Office is
agent. The amount of fun in each number
is worth the cost of the whole series-only
so cents.
AS near as we can ascertain, the people
of this village RECALLED themselves on about
200 bushels of Strawberries during the sea-
son Just closed, for which they paid the sum
of $1,000. This, of course isn't taking into
account those raised by individuals for their
own consumption.
Mrs. Maria L. Chandler, of Derby, VT,
is the fortunate winner of the Estey Cottage
Organ offered by the proprietors of the
Household to the person obtaining the larg-
est number of subscribers for that periodi-
cal previous to July LIST. The instrument
is a splendid one of six octaves, black wal
nut case, and valued at $3.50.
We publish in to-day's paper the letter
of Frank p. Blair, accepting the nomina-
ton of the Democratic Convention. 1t
shows unmistakably the temper of the man,
and what stuff we have to oppose in the en-
suing contest. Let every one read it, and
consider what would be the condition of our
country under the rule of one like him.
Mrs. Nellie j. II. Brigham, the inter
esting and popular trance speaker, whose
lectures last season were SO well received
by our citizens, will speak at the brick
church, West Brattleboro, on Sunday, Jul
| ly 26, at 10l O'Clock A. NJ, and at the Town
Hall in this village, at 6o'clocll, p. NJ. All
arc invited.
The Home Journal says that James
Fiskc, Jr., the well-known Wall street
| banker, formerly of this town, has leased
the Fifth Avenue Theatre on Twenty
fourth street, for ten years. After being
enlarged and improved generally, it is to
management of Mr.. John Brougham.
New music for sale by FELTON,, Cheney
& Co. my Own Sweet Woodland Rose
song and chorus, by Walter Neville, price
IS cents "God Bless the.Friends we Love-"
song, by Charles Blamphin, price 30 cents
"Without Stirup or Bride" galop, by j.
S. Wright, price 80 cents. Mailed on re-
ceipt of price.
The reconstruction of the High school
is going forward rapidly. Ten feet are adj
ded to the west end as an enlargement to
the principal rooms, and wing to each
side of the building, which will afford four
convenient rooms for recitation, library,
apparatus, &c. The upper room is to be
increased in height and thus materially i'm
| proved. From present appearances the
work win be done in season for the au-
| tumn term.
The ladies of the Episcopal church in
this village are to have their annual fair
and festival at the Town Hall on Tuesday,
July 2Sth, commencing at 5 o'clock, p. NJ.
| The taste and skill of these ladies, as shown
at their previous festivals are sufficient
| pledge that the refreshments, flowers, arti-
cles of beauty and utility offered for sale,
and the whole arrangements for the occa-
| sion will be of the most attractive and sat
isfactory kind.
Some one-probably "a sufferer
has sent us the following recipe, which we
| publish gratis: Death to Bed Bu1s.--Take
the whites of eggs two-thirds, and one
third of quicksilver, and beat together
with turkey feather; then apply to all the
| seams of the mattress and joints of the bed
stead. One application will do the job in
the worst cases. The occupants of the bed
can do it themselves as well MS wait for
their boarding mistress to do it for them,
and thus save them many sleepless nights.
The following letters were advertised
at the Post-Ohice, Brattleboro, Thursday,
July %, 1861
Gents-Chas. Bennett, ii. f. Buxton, ID.
NJ. Estey, Arson Franklin, Elijah Hayden,
Chas. Kittredge, Lysander w. Lord, G. H..
Mills, Geo. II. Morse, Chas. Reed, Michael
Sweeney, VIM. Sheehey.
Ladies-Mrs. Abbie Doolan, Mrs. George
Day, Mrs. j. w. Deming, Mrs. A. II. Har-
ris, Elizabeth Harris, Mrs. Carrie NJ. Hol-
ton, Mrs. Mary Long, Ella Il. Peck, Mrs.
Sophia IL. Stoddard.
Niscollaneous-Messrs Russell & Phipps.
Letters held for POSTAGE
Miss L. NJ. Wordcn, Williamsville, Vt.
Quite number of dwelling houses are
in process of construction ON Prospect Hill
this season-and no wonder, for the locality
is pleasant, and good building lots are OBJ
tainablo at not eXorbitant prices. On Wash
ington street houses are in progress or un-
der contract for Messrs. David Wright,
Elihu Bingham, j. G. Whitney, j. II. Hol-
den, and David Il. Downer; ON South Main
Street, for l.. w. Knight; and on Estey's
Lane, for w. G. holloway and o. p. Weir.
Other houses are in contemplation in the
neighborhood, and this locality seems des-
tined to be at no distant day one of the
most populous, as it now is one of the most
attractive, sections of our village.
In the way of strawberries, W. II. Alex
andor of this village apparently takes the
lead in the amount produced on given
nroo From, ono pighth of an acre he has