Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-08-18
Local Intelligence


The Baptist Sabbath School concert
was omitted last Sabbath.
The Baptist Sabbath School propose to
have picnic next Tuesday.
Cheney & Clapp offer avery full stock
of music and musical merchandise.
The Barnabee concert announced for
last Tuesday, has been postponed till this
friday evening.
In view of the success of the trol on
Wednesday, II is proposed to have another
ON a still larger scale about the last of Sep
TENDER.
The Sabbath School connected with
the Methodist church have made arrange
ments for picnic at Guilford Springs, to-
day Thursday
About thirty couple from this place
joined the Odd Fellows excursion to
Montague on Thursday. They were ac-
companied by the cornet and quadrille
bands.
DIR. o. X. Post, who has been quite i'll
and confined to his house for several weeks,
in consequence of an abscess on one of his
hands, is now able to ride out. and we trust
will soon be himself again.
Rev. Mr.. Mighill Of the congregational
church is expected home this week to re-
sumo his pastoral labors. The sabbath
School concert, postponed one week, will
be held on the coming Sabbath.
Rev. Addison Brown and wife are
about to spend few days at the seaside for
the benefit of his health. They have sec
ured lodgings at the house OF Capt. Nathan
| Nash, watch Min, II. l., near StoningtsEi,
| Conn.
Mr.. Henry Glover of this village has
handed MS Northern Spy apple of last
| years growth, which is sound AID appar-
entity in good condition TO keep till next
spring. 1t is the last of parcel that were
| kept upon boards in the cellar.
One person was baptized and fourteen
received into full membership in the
Methodist church last Sunday. The pas
tor d. II. Megahy, leaves the 22d, on va
cation of six weeks. Rev. MIR. Allen of
the Boston Theological Seminary is ex-
pected to supply the pulpit.
The Good Samaritan meeting Sunday
evening was addressed by Henry Ranney,
OF New York, A. p. Wilder of Topeka,
Kansas, b. +. Bingham, l.. X. Fuller, W.
others. f.. Crosby presided, and the AIetho-
dist Sabbath School furnished the singing.
w. z. Howe of the Town Hall Crock
cry Store is closing out his business in
tending to leave town in about four weeks
Those in want of Crockery, Glass Ware,
&c, should improve the present opportu-
nifty to purchase. These goods are marked
at very low prices, to close them out, so as
as to save packing and transportation.
A party Of three or four persons rom
this place, 'companied by others from
Springfield, Mass, returned on Saturday
from weeks visit to Martha's Vineyard
The accounts they bring of the attractive
ness of that locality, backed up by the fine
show of blue fish presented to friends on
their return, are Of the most enticing ma
turc.
The prospects for the firemen's muster
on the LIST of September arc highly en-
encouraging. The necessary funds have
been raised, and several companies from a
distance have already signified their inen-
ton of being present No pains will be
spared to make the trial first class affair
The playing will be horizontally through
800 feet of hose, with ten minutes allowed
each machine.
The genuine Colorado potato bug has
not yet made its appearance in this vicinity
so far as we are aware, although many peo-
pie have found what they supposed "a be
it. Mr.. G. C. Frost of this place has re-
ceived from Illinois some specimens of The
genuine article, which may be seen by cal
ling at his shoe store. They much resem-
BILE the common squash bug, but are about
four times larger
Geo. W. Harris of Melrose, Mass.
while attending the horse trot on Wednes-
day, lost $40, contained in an envelope in
an inside pocket, and two men were ar
rested on suspicion of having taken the
money. On examination the following day
1t was found out that the money had been
picked up by Rufus Rawson of this place
who on the proof of ownership being pre-
scented promptly returned the sum to Mr.
Harris, receiving $50 bill for his hon
esty.
Stone q Murray circus on Thursday
of last week, drew pretty fair ate ndance
and the performance, with the exception o
the balloon ascension, was first class. The
assembled crowd, which, at one O'Clock,
were prepared TO see the daring aeroranl
make his perilous journey above the
Clouds" were obliged to restrain their
curiosity until O'Clock, when the "mon-
ster,' unaccompanied by the Professor
rose to the height of few hundred feet
and Immediately descended. landing In
the meadows below.