Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-17
L0caI Intelligence.


sell haying tools. Sec his adv crtisemcnt.
SEQ the advertisement of DR.. Canedy,
who hasrcccnlly located himself at jack
sonvile.
WIN. $. Newton advertises that he can
tell where money can be borrowed on good
security.
Our thanks are due to Senators Morrill,
and Edmunds for sundry valuable public
documents.
"A. G. Davenport, in his advertisement
today, makes good offers to farmers in
want Of haying tools.
--lIoslord's celebrated furniture polish,
advertised in another column, is a good ar
ticle, a. we have learned from trial.
Rev. Addison Brown will conduct the
religious services at the Unitarian church
in this village, next Sunday forenoon,
June 10Th.
Last week j. A. Stevens of this village
lost by sickness his most valuable team
horse. And on Wednesday of this week
the horse of Jonas Cutler which he used in
his bakery, sickened and died.
Joseph Bcmis has sold his place, stu
ated about two miles from this village on
the road to Fayetteville, TO J. f. Haywood
of this village for $500. Mr.. Haywood in
tends to erect new buildings thereon and to
make it his residence in due time.
by the advertisement of J. II. McNIan-
us, headed Excursion our readers will
sec that an excellent opportunity is offered
for pleasant excursion, at very small ex-
pensc. We have no doubt great number
will avail themselves of this chance TO see
the great city and have pleasant ride.
The voters Of Brattleboro are requested
to pay due attention to the call Of VIM. S.
Newton, town committee, to meet at the
Town Hall on Saturday evening, juno IS,
to choose delegates to attend the State Con-
vention and also delegates to the County
Convention. Let there be a full meeting.
BY the recent action Of the Constitu-
tional Convention, it will be borne in mind
that State officers, Senators, Representa-
tives, &C., are to be chosen for two years,
instead of one as formerly; and so, in Sc
Letting candidates to fill these offices, re-
gard must be had TO this new feature in our
public affairs.
Work on the new tanucry of Mr.. War
rem, Mt Centreville, is progressing, and will
be ready for business in the fall. 1t is be-
ing built upon the site of the old one, and
its Dimensions are about the same. Steam
power will be substituted for water, and
efficient means are being taken to prevent
future damage by flood.
AS G. A. Boyden Of the Revere House
in this village, and John l.. Ray were rid
ing together in a buggy last Tuesday eve
ming on Elliot street, their horse becoming
frightened started suddenly, upset the car
riage and threw out the riders, who were
considerably bruised by the fall, though
not severely injured. No damage was
done, we believe, to the horse or carriage.
ON Monday last, June 18th, the passen-
ger train on the Connecticut river railroad
due here at A. o'clock p. NJ, ran into a
freight train standing on the track at North
ampton, and the fireman, Amos Mosher,
living in this village, in jumping from the
engine to save himself was severely injur-
cd. lie was brought to this place, and was
carried from the depot to his home on Eli
OF street upon stretcher
AS the Senators of last year fer this
County have served two years, and thus
completed their education in that line, now
men are TO be selected to fill their place and
to enter upon untried duties. Who are the
men that aspire TO this Office of dignity?
Or rather, who are the men whom the vot-
ers shall deem most eligible? not to say
most worthy and capable. Have the know
ing ones any suggestions to make?
Elisha Haskill the fireman on engineer
Hardy train, injured at the Summit acct
dent died at the latter station at . o'clock
last Sunday morning. lie is the sixth per-
son whose death has been occasoned by the
injuries there received. Mr.. Haskill had
his right thigh badly burned and brok en-,
and he fingered in great agony until his
death. He leaves wife and four children,
the youngest but a few days old.
On the resignation of Charles l.. New
man, rs leader of the Brattleboro Cornet
Band, few weeks since, George w. Clark
was chosen to ill his place. The Band now
consists of 10 members, all mechanics, and
are excellent men. They meet twice week
to practice, and propose to crafty and please
our citizens by playing on the stand erected
for the purpose on Elliot street, once q
week. They have recently procured new
hll'l llliliHNllt III WHICH lItN APP
pcared for the first time at the annual pa
rade of the fire department last Saturday
We wish all success to this "home institu-
ton"
A little daughter of Il. \. Wood of this
village, aged two years, few days since
swallowed a steel belt-pin two inches oil
more in length and considerably bent, with
L., Il,
of the parents on learning the fact may be
imagined. Little of course, could be done
by medical aid to remove the obstruction
but, singular 10 relate, nature kindly over
looked the offence against her laws anC
removed the obstruction some three or foul
days alterward without harm to the chile
and to the infinite joy of the parents. Pin
cushions will hang high in that house here
after.
Martin w. Croker, of Rutland, lately
killed in tho accident on the Rutland
Burlington railroad, held policies ON hi'
life in the Travellers lns. Co., of Hartford
Ct, for $4,000, which have been promptly
paid by the company. n. r. Field, o
Greenfield, Mass, was insured against nc
cdents for $1,000, and l. II. Abbott of Low
ell, Mass, for $4,000, making the sum o
$4,000 involved in this accident, beside tn,
payment for injuries sustained by conduc
tor Starkey and others. Mr.. Abbott haC
never been insured at all, until at the sug
gestion Of an agent of the Company he pai'
s2j for an accident policy for 5000 about tel
days before he was killed.
In stepping into the jewelry store o
Perry d Holding, on Elliot street, the othe
day, we were pleased TO notice that they ha'
procured kind of spectacles that we ha'
p not before seen for sale in this village. The.
are the Lorsch patent, bl-focal; each glas
Is divided into two parts of different degree
of convexity, and so adjusted as to enabl
one whose sight has began to fail through
p age, to see objects both at distance am
, near by without any change of spectacle s
Having worn spoctacles of this kind 70
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