Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-10-21

There will be n centenary meeting in
Vernon, at the Universalist church, next
Sunday, Oct. 23d, at II o'clock p. NJ. Ad
dresses by Rev James Eastwood, Financial
Secretary, and Rev NJ. II. Harris of Brat
tleboro. All interested are invited TO at
tend.
Charles Slate has purchased land at the
centre of the town, and has a house in
process Of erection.
Chandler Brooks has built him nice
dwelling house opposite his fathers, near
the white lilly pond.
The Connecticut river has been unus-
ually low the past summer, thirty-sevcn
feet and seven inches below high water
mark in 1862
Two nice plates of red raspberries we're
gathered last week by c. Cone and A. II.
W., having all the sweetness and redolence
of the early season.
An ermno which had made great dep
relations in poultry, was shot by a. II.
Washburn, in the front yard, with its teeth
inserted in the neck of chicken.
The amiable wife of Col. John Hunt
was made the happy recipient of beauti-
full silver coffee urn bearing the following
inscription 70 Mrs. John Hunt, from the
Wason Man'rg. Co. In appreciation of
kindnesses received October LIST, 1870
Our landlord, A. Withheld, is building
n nice horse barn, 30xGO feet, which with
his present one, making over a hundred
feet in length, will amply accommodate the
horses of the numerous pleasure seekers
who frequent his well regulated house.
John Stoddard feels grateful to his
neighbors and friends for their kindcss and
care to his family during their severe trial
of sickness and death ofhs son and daugh-
ter, and in presenting him with a house
and barn, and land on which to place his
buildings.
Last week our clerical agent and wor-
thy blacksmith, who cures in a skilful
manner interfering horses, and is an ex-
tensive raiser of fancy poultry, b. a. Street.
err shot red tailed hen hawk, (talco boz
reais). Spread of the wings, 4! inches,
weight .! pounds. 4 few days before he
shot a green heron, (Ardea virescens.) Mr..
Charles Cone shot great heron, whose
height was 40 inches. The three birds
were sent to Holyoke, Mass, to DO stuffed
and preserved.
Master Ernest Addison Whitfield, a
worthy, exemplary lad, was really surpris-
ed on his fourteenth birthday the 18th inst.
by forty of his schoolmates and young
friends, who gave him q call and presented
him with many valuable tokens of love
and friendship. He received, among 9TH
f,,I Ill oil Ia tao
opera glass, beautiful crotched scarf, sew
eral PICTURES with pretty frames, the book
"Luck and Pluck" pearl handled pocket
knife, and other articles too numerous to
mention. The table being spread was
beautifully furnished by his friends with
pies. cakes and sweetmeats. They spent
the evening in innocent pastmes, and will
not soon forget their friend or their happy
evening.
Joseph Stebbins resides in the bow of
the river on the farm decided by the Merri-
ans to his great grandfather, Joseph Steb-
bins, in the year l749, and it has been in
possession OF the Stebbins family over one
hundred and twenty-one years, (being in
the 23d year OF his majesty'S reign, King
George the H. recorded and and re-record-
ed on the the Vernon town records. Mr..
Stebbins, with Henry Bond, his wifes
brother, formerly of Gulford, the town of
Ethan Allen notoriety, have several times
tho past summer spent their evenings on
the Connecticut river. They have caught
by torch light the past summer thirteen
pike Last week Friday eve, opposite the
Union Church, Joseph at the helm, and