Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-08-25
Local intelligence.


If you wish TO buy crockery at low
prices, go to the Town Hall crockery store.
Some 25 or 80 persons from this place
left town on Wednesday to attend the races
at Springfield, Mass.
st. MichaePs (Episcopal) society are
building parsonage near the residence OF
Judge Tyler. +. II. Harris Is doing the
work, and the outlay will amount to about
$4,000.
The failure of the apple crop is partly
atoned for by the enormous amount OF
backberries which are pouring into mar
ket, and which are sold freely at six to ten
cents quart.
g. II. Weber, the popular barber
lately in the employ of Orion Clark, has
opened shop in Crosby block, where the
wants of the public will be duly attended
TO. Read his announcement.
About 20Opeople joined the picnic of the
Baptist Sabbath school at Hunts grove in
Vernon, on Tuesday, and the day was well
enjoyed. No speech making nor other tire
some formalities were INDUCED in.
"A party consisting Of Henry willard,
j. ii. Capen, Il. f. Brooks, g. A. Jennings,
G. a. Miles, VIM. S. Guild and d. +. Bing-
ham. left town Monday afternoon foe New
London and weeks cruise on the "bfiny
blue"
The Hartford Courant, referring to tue
members OF the late General Assembly of
Connecticut, says: "Mr. Mead, of New
Britain, came prominently before the
House, Mt the head of the Committee ON In
'o' p ~,
80, 1 ''u'nouis' 9aoDalh SCHOOL picnic
:" u'''oiu Oen.re' OH lhursoay OF last
"1oN' ""S "''e,i ny ABOUT seventy per-
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.,'lo,,.4s '.V'i' NV springs ana were
Vi"' anu iecieatiNe CHARACTER
,,,.o .,..'. 800, VI ."'s "eeA' '"e iurn'
~" i'''"iii"s III inc Lawrence ho'c'
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nV oProi'uni'y u ouy'
- a. ',ni'hons' secretary oi 'he
n'P''s' iioihe Mlssioh society, occupied
'ne pulpit ol the Baptist church Sunday
morning. ana also addressed the Sabbath
ocnool' his remarks had special reer-
ehce 10 the education OF colored preachers
III the South, ana awakened much interest.
An oid barn ana shed on Elliot Street,
oeiohglhe 10 martin Martln, were destroy
ou ny hIc vi ihursuay night OF last week.
,ose'ner Win contents, consisting OF one
horse' TWO cows, ana about Is tons OF
nay Inc dwelling house adjacent was
uiso cohsiuerapy injured. The property
was Pal'i"iiy insuIeu' LOSS sooO. Inc hre
was uisco'ereu ABOUT midnight, ana Is
'n'ush' 10 nave Deeh the work OF some
s'VV Is oileIeu ny 'he seiectiheh ana Daihhs
ioi '"e uetect'oh oi the author OF thls or
o'"e' iiceiuiarlsiil "lthih 'he lihits OF the
'o"n'
MI. Euwaru crosby we are lhiormeu'
- "oou' W s'a +. Oh MS annual western 'our'
10 Fisi. .ne miiis ana nour dealers which
iuiN''" ms hrni Win Tue choice eraoes Vi
muir "h'eh ia 'ne past 10" years nave De-
80 =" an '"'' ies'o" Vi 'o""
,..',,s ~, '','ou'. VI
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IA . auHNA
,,as.I -. h. -. " '.' o'''iN"i' ou'''
blocl, ON the old burrt di.,rio, IN u,;a III
Iage.-oue of the best constructed and com.
pletelv finished buildings to bo corrd l.,
INV village in New Eno,.nd ana hi.
friends and n,trors uir ohoorc,,II,, ,,a,a
him - n,n,h noodod ,aoation ~
will derive ynh,,an,iaI hanos, c.nn, ,io
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Dexter French. a brakeman ON Com
ductor Carrolrs train ON the Conn. River
road, was seriously and perbaps fatally in
ured on Tuesday af,ernoon On tho ar
i,.oI 80 u,a ,.',., ~" wv
Na' Vi INC Tram al berhardstoh, gong
south, French was missed from his usual
post on the hind car. The engine being de-
H., -,
~ ',''' D1oA' nc was iouhu aoou'
.hree miles above Bernardston depot, lying
4 short distance from the track, having
probably crawled there after falling from