Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-05-26
Local Intelligence.


DIR. Holton and wife returned fronffheir
California trip on Thursday of last week.
Rev. Mark Carpenter, .forlnerlp castor
of the Baptist society in this village, Is ex-
pected to occupy the pulpit next sabbath.
There is TO be an Collection" dance at
Lawrence hall on Wednesday evening. 81sf
inst. Tho Brottleboro quadrille band will
furnish the music.
-Fify cents enclosed IN an envelope and
sent TO Royal Cummings, Newport W..
will procure the best agricultural paper In
Vermont for the remainder of the year.
Cutters new shoe store Is receiving its
finishing touches, and will be opened on
Saturday. His advertisement, which APP
pears in our paper to-day, indicates brs-
ness.
AT a society meeting held at the Uni
versalist church ON Wednesday evening
last, IL was voted 10 raise the salary of their
pastor, Rev. NJ. II. Harris, from sl2O0 to
$500, and allow him four weeks vacation
during the coming year.
The original Cardiff giant Is now OIL ex =
hibition in this village at the room recently
occupied by the bank in the Revere fLouse.
corner of Elliot and Main streets, and will
remain on exhibition the remainder of the
week. An opportunity is thus afforded the
public Of viewing this wonderful petrifac.
tion-or what is il?
We had some warm weather last week.
the mercury on Saturday afternoon at o.
clock indicating 920 in the shade; but tho
10 cooling shower followed, the mer ury
gradually lowered until Wednesday morn
ing, the 9th, when we were visited by an
other frost, which must have caused con-
siderable injury TO vegetation.
The burning of the railroad bridgeov
the brook at Murder Hollow, - in the south
part of Putney, Tuesday morning, caused
a delay Of several hours in the arrival of
the northern trains. The fire is supposed
TO have caught from the engine of the gray
cl train, about o'clock, AS the FOWL" and
early freight trains arrived here on time.
Repairs were made in season for the o.
clock train Tuesday evening.
AT the Good Samaritan meeting last
Sunday evening, ii was announced by the
Secretary that the whole number of names
now upon the roll OF the society is 1887.
The time was well occupied by different
speakers, and the members of the Univer-
salist Sunday School enlivened the services
by their singing. Hereafter, during the
summer, the meetings will begin at six
o'clock, z. NJ, instead of half past five.
C. T.. Alien of this village, whose mar
ket garden, on Canal street, is one of our
rising institutions, surprised us on Monday
last by the presentation of box of straw
berries grown In his dollhouse. OF fine
proportions and flavor, they served as a de-
licious ioretaStc of the good time coming
next month-provided the rains, now much
needed, be not withheld. BY the way, we
would take this opportunity to call atten-
ton to MIR. Aliens advertisement oJ sweet
potato plants, to be found in our paper to-
day.
}. y. Balestier is making extensive
improvements at his summer residence in
the north part of this town. Two new
buildings-One "A farm house, the other an
enlargement of his present dwelling-are
now in couIse of construction. The latter,
which will constitute main portion of the
house, is of ample dimensions, and EN-
braces all the desirable features of a coun-
try home. The location is one of the most
enchanting to be found in this vicinity,
embracing fine view of Brattleboro and
the surrounding region.
The Brattleboro fire department will
parade on Saturday next, at O'Clock p. NJ.
forming line in front of the Town Hall. on
Main street, Engine Co. No. on the right
then No. q, No 4, the Steamer Co. from ].
Estey A. cas- with ,bo HI, g. Ia'I,
forming left of the limo Tho ro,,,o $40
cession will ha nm Nain s,.oo, 49,
Walnut street across tho co,,,,oo,, ''1.,'9"
throuob oak straat 70 ,.roo,, .,ro1, r','.'.Is
Groom IN IslIiot s,rao, nil a,,..o. - w.
nal street hack to Toyvp Ifou ,,honoa ,,,a,
of engines will tske nlooo Tho ATS,
commands have for soma ti,,,o -, 49,.
nrenaro,iors Co. a., lao.-;1. 80
do o.odi, 49, ,,'a.''s $50 90 W,
the danor,,,ort "'''
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friends In tbis ,,ioini,,, p, -, " ~
death of Freddie Lone ,,ho - - Wv
n clerk ot ClarL q W;IIar,., d,,'o. " l'
His G,tber Inoi,g T-,,,. c.'t IS 80,
this nloco hnt moro rooo,,,I,' y, -, ,'
Mass bo,,in,, ,o,,,o,,o1 49, 49,.
loan Froddio coIIo,,.o,1 H., ,''N'' I'''"-
in 1880 ho MON, an, IT,, -. n' 'r1''e
in driro oo,tlo sinoo,,.I,i,,' H., go, - iu'iio
hean nrabIa 10 ol,,oi,, i,,c,.,'
regard to him mill nov whon ,ha ho,n
fact has been learned From, ana ,''h o ' ,"
with him at the time that ho diad snJ1""
II, 49," 49, ,,''' '''',' Nv u'eu 'uuue'-
~, amer brief illness, in the vicinity of
Ellsworth, Kansas, in October of that wear.
His age was 10 wears
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MI ~ A. Lewis having retired from
ord and Eo.,,,.,. =, -,
self to the stage again and in comnanv
with L. C. Adams of this nlace has mr.
chased of the former proprietors the cow
right scenery. etc. pertaining to tbe ,yor
drama l,,,o,,.,, , an ',,u, a, ~,