Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-06-16
Local Intelligence


elegant family bibles.
Strawberries are selling freely at the
stores for twenty-five cents n quart.
Next Sunday there will he several
children dedicated by baptism in the Uni
versalist church.
"A strawberry festival is to be held at
Crosby's hall this Thursday evening, for
the benefit of the reading room.
-Hydropath Engine Company, No 3, Of
this place propose to attend the muster at
Rutland on the coming lth of July.
Nj Moody and n. $. Howe have formed
n copurtnership In the insurance business.
They will form strong team, no doubt.
About thirty persons left town on
Monday afternoon to attend the odd Eel
lows demonstration in Boston on Tues
day.
The corner room in Revere House
block is now occupied as the office, adding
vastly to the appearance and accommodate
tons of the hotel.
The following officers were chosen ut
the annual meeting Of the Western Aque-
duct Association President, c. f, Thomp-
son; Directors, 5. NJ. Waite, Richards
sessment of fifty cents per share was voted,
payable to the clerk at the savings Bank.
Miss NJ. A. Sprag1e assisted by her
! friends and pupils. will give a concert at the
t4own hall next "Wednesday evening. June
| q. Among tho attractive features will be
| the performance of Roots cantata, 1.-THE
| Flower Festival" by 80 misses and iuve-
niles. That they will be greeted with full
/ house, is foregone conclusion.
| The village library is to be removed
! July 1st. to rooms on the second floor Of
| Crosby blockr There will be II reading
room in connection with it. and the whole
| will DC under the charge of a librarian.
! The arrangement strikes us as an excel
/ lent one, aud we are confident that IL will
prove source Of increased attraction 20
our young people.
The 3lst anniversary ot The Baptist
SUNDAY school was held in the audience
room of Il he Baptist church. last Sunday
eye ing. The program consisted Of class
exercises. singing, reading of the superin-
tcndcnfs report and an address from the
pastor. The attendance was very large,
and the proceedings full of interest. The
school numbers 10 officers, Is teachers and
i19 scholars including only those in rcgu-
Lar attendance. The average attendance
during the first six months Of the year was
2l3; during the last six months, 230 and
during the last two months 2jG-indicat-
ing "a healthy and most gratifying state of
affairs.
There are no new developments Of i'm
porlance in relation to the robbery Of the
First National Bank Of this village on the
9Th inst. The team of white horses, the
driver of which was suspected of compile
ity with the robbery was traced TO North
Adams. where II was found to belong. The
driver. however, who there represented
himself MS drummer had disappeared
Two men were arrested mt Saratoga, on
Saturday on suspicion, but an cxamina-
ton proved them innocent. In addition to
the $4,000 in currency reported last week
as stolen, several thousands in bonds, owned
by different individuals, which were on
deposit for safe keeping, were also taken
The business Of the bank remains unafIcct-
ed by the robbery.
The following is the list of letters re-
naming at the post-oflice, in this village
Thursday, June 10, ISL;
Gents-ll Il Arnold, Hoyt G Barrows, j
4 bilhrulmm, Michael Brannan, James Dut.
ton, Wallace Newcombe, o A Ramsdell
Miss Robertson & Son, Stephen Taylor
Geo W wilkins, 2.
Ladies-Mrs j Appleby, Mrs Nora
Armstrong, Mrs Philena Bardwel, Miss
Eliza b. Chamberlin, 3, Miss Vennie {
Chase, Miss Carrie Horton, c. r Howard
Miss Kate Monahan, Miss Anna Less.