Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-08

inc company tnht tue engine was saved
from destruction. The charge is also made
that the "Edmonds" was singildrIv drawn
as the first engine to throw water, trather a
singular" complaint, IL seems to us;) also,
that their hose was cut, aud on its failure
"every effort was made t. procure another,
but none could be had" These accusations,
aside from their Stiffness, are too grossly
and palpably false to obtain credit, and in-
stead of sympathy will only excite dersion
in tho minds of those acquainted with tho
circumstance.
The following is the list of letters re-
naming at the post-ofiice, in this village,
on Thursday, Sept. 7, 1871:
Gents-Mr. Ground Quartz Works. Adj
ans, Atwood Il Bracket, Geo. Bond, Prof
G.. Il. Dorman, N. j. Evans, Il. & II. Harris,
John Hogan, d. II. joy, I. N. Knapp, n. II.
King, Abijah Muzzy, Mons. Dennis Moran.
Walter b. Pollock, Mr.. (RestauranD futile.
Ladies-Mrs. A. G.. Atwood, Alice Au-
gustin, Miss Bessie Chaplain, Mrs. Fitch,
Miss Orpha Field, Mrs. Albert II. simmons.
Sarah Shipman.
Held for Postage-Claremont Manf'g Co.,
Claremont, n. II.
FIREMENs MUSTER.
The tiremen's muster on Friday, Sept. l.,
was a complete success. The weather was
unusually favorable the air being clear and
exhlarating, yet quiet. Sixteen companies
were present and participated in the trial ;
namely: Edmonds, No. l, Hudson, N. Y,
f. Backman, foreman. Smith machine
60 men, with city band, 16 pieces. Torrent,
No. ., Marlboro, N. H., w. II. Clark, fore
man. Zimmerman machine; GO men. Or
ange, No. l, Orange, Mass, w. II. Lamb,
foreman. Zimmerman machine, 80 men,
with Mechanics Band, 20 pieces. Atlantic,
No. 2, Chicopee, Mass, C. O'Connor, fore
man. Button machine, 81 men, with drum
corps. Eagle, No. |, Greenfield, Mass, w.
C. Bryant, foreman. Zimmerman machine,
SO men. American, No. l, West rookfed,
Mass, is Gleason, foreman. Zimmerman
machine, 60 men. Torrent, No. /, Chico
pee Falls Mass, O. b. Griffin, foreman
Waterman machine, 40 men. Washington
No. 2, Rutland, A. Ross foreman. Hume
man machine, 20 men, with drum corps.
Niagara, No. 3, Shelburno Falls, Mass, r
III. Short, foreman. Zimmerman machine
60 men. Bay State, No. /, East Temple
ton, Mass, + l.. Bennett, foreman. Hun.
neman machine, 60 men, with East Tenn
pleton band, II pieces. Manhan, No. l,
Easthampton, Mass, A. Wheeler, fore
man. Button machine, As men. Abena-
qui, No. |, Bellows Falls, T.. L. Dewey
foreman. Zimmerman machine, GO men
with drum corps. Emerald, No.3, Holyoke
Mass, John O'Donald, foreman. Button
machine, So men. Tiger, No. l, Baldwin
vile, Mass, Charles Cummings, fore
man. Cowing machine, so linen. Neptune
No. 2, Winchester, n. H., NJ. d. Spaulding
foreman. Zimmerman machine, 40 men
Erving, No. l, Erving, Mass, j. ii. Gary
foreman. Zimmerman machine, GO men
with drum corps. In consequence of thu
latencss of the southern ira ins the process
sion did not get under way until noon
when n portion of the organizations abov,
named, escorted by the Brattleboro compa
MES. led by the Brattleboro cornet band
made short detour through some of III,
principal streets. The place selected fo
the trial was on Frost's meadow, below Els
tey's vacant shop, and was well adapted t.
the purpose. Stands were erected for tn
use of the Judges and the accommodation
of the bands a reservoir was built for tn
convenience of the engines while playing
plank were laid for the purpose of register
ing the streams with accuracy and a bull
letn board announced the plays as the.
were recorded by the Judges. Each ma
chine was allowed ten minutes in which I
make fhpir NAV The ordar of nlayinp an