Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-06-09
Local Intelligence.
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choice English steel engravings. for mme-
date sale, at low prices.
Last Sunday morning eleven persons
united with the Universalist church, ten Of
whom received the rite Of baptism.
%. j. Pratt has just received an elegant
assortment of llama lace shawls and Jack
ets--prices from 80 to cas-. Also a great va
riety of other lace goods, at extremely low
prices.
Those people contemplating suicide
may have their desires gratified by travel
ling their teams smartly across the bridge
over MILESTONE brook, near MIR. Loomis's
blacksmith shop. The chance is good, and
mot to be sneezed at"
The room in the Revere House block
lately occupied by the Vermont National
Bank has been leased by G. A. Boyden.
proprietor OF the hotel, and is now being
fitted up for the office. The present Office
is TO be used as a sample room.
The WIndham County Baptist Sunday
School Convention will meet in this village
on Wednesday, June 18th. The services
will be held at the Baptist church, COM
mencing at 10 o'clock A. NJ. A full atten-
dance and an interesting meeting are cx-
pected. 1
Mr.. C.. Kidder of this place has-1r -1ala'k
ling strawberry which this year riponod Ms
fruit on the 4th day of June-about week
in advance of the Wilson. The fruit is Of
medium size, good flavor, and promises to
prove a valuable accession to the list of
early berries.
The meeting of the Good Samari tans
was as spirited and interesting ~ usual,
last Sunday evening. The list Of speakers
included Rev. n. Mighill, Roy. NJ. II. Har-
ris, Edward Crosby, Henry Glover and l..
X. Fuller, and music was furnished by the
Sabbath school Of the Centre church. l..
X. Fuller returned a list of 2Oi names in
elusive Of those reported last week added
to the pledge.
The currant worms are again upon us
and where the field has not been left entire
! ~ to the foe, victory is in many cases
| doubtful. Among the remedies proposed.
the following is at least worthy of trial
| Sprinkle the bushes, till saturated, with a
solution made by dissolving one pound Of
copperas in 10 gallons of water. This treat
ment was adopted last year with perfect
success, saving the crop of fruit and not
injuring the bushes.
An obliging correspondent last Janua-
ry wrote US to this effect: "To preserve APP
| Piles from decay, cover them with ashes. -
Good, thought we; why haven't we ever
thought of that before. So reasonable-so
simple. Well give our readers the benefit
of this advice; and when our apples begin
to rot, along toward spring, wen Just re-
member this and put stop to it. We did
so; and now beg leave to report. About
half Il bushe of the best, soundest apples
were selected and packed separately, in dry
wood ashes and placed in the cellar. This
was in March. About the first of June they
were opened. The result was almost per-
feet success. Out Of the half bushel all but
about dozen were mass of decay! Not
more than three or four had preserved their
integrity entire. SO much, thought we,
for that recipe. Very well; the apples are
lost, and we will claim damages of our very
obliging correspondent. BY referring to
the communication, however. We find that
the writer avoided all responsibility oy
giving the r0cipe simply in the form of adj
vice. He didn't promise the ashes rouId
preserve the lruit-not he Hence he can
only be pronounced guilty by implication
Fortunate correspondent! Meanwhile we
await complaints from other victims.
AT the Baptist church, Sunday morn
ing, Rev. Mr. Matteson gave an interesting
review OF his pastoral labors during the
year just closed. In his remarks he stated
that he had been absent five Sabbaths-one
on exchange, two for rest, and two to at
tend the Chicago anniversaries He had
preached so times, officiated at Is funerals
and 20 marriages. The church had pros
pered in all its departments. Their house
of worship had been completed and dedi-
Gated. The new organ had been obtained.
The congregation had largely increased.
The Sunday school had added some rs Ia
its numbers. Besides the usual church eA-
penses, over $40, 900 had been paid in dur
ing the year for the organ and for the com
pletion of the house. The beneyoence OF
the church, considering the demands for
home purposes, had been commendable
Over $500 had gone abroad for ministerial
education, and for missions in our own and
in foreign lands. The religious interest
throughout the year had been good. Con
versions had been frequent. Twenty-foul
had been baptized, and three others had
been accepted for baptism. (They were
baptized Sunday afternoon.) Eighteen had
also joined by letter. No internal dis
cords had marred their peace or dissipated
their strength. They had every reason t.
thank God and take courage, for year sc
richly crowned with loving kindness and
tender mercies.
The following is the list of letters re-
naming at the post-office, in this village
Thursday, June s, 1871:
Cents w Bolatby, p Brown, II W
Davis, III w Dunton, Eben Farnsworth, /
A Fuller, Patrick Fleming, Frank Hunt
ress, John Martin, l. ID Salisbury, WIN
Wheeler
Ladies-Betsey Bingham, Mrs Sarah Der
nard-2, Mrs Nancy Ellis. Kate Fisher
Mrs Lydia Brown, Nancy Martin, Mrs Ma
ry Pierce, Mrs Mary ID Pellcrin, Mary 4
Warren, Rebecca A Xost.
STARTLING hank RoDBERY-s $4,000 IL
CURRENCY TAKEN.
The First National Bank of this vllag,
was entered by burglars, on Wednesday
noon, at about hall past twelve o'clock, anC
robbed of upwards of $1,000 in currency
mostly ones and twos. No bonds arr
known to have been taken. Mr.. n. c
Sawyer the assistant cashier, was the onl,
person in the bank at the time, and tn
circumstances as related by him were n
follows: AT the hour above named MAJ
| entered the hank and bonphL "A draft M