Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-07-28
Local Intelligence


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DIR. Q. W. Horton, who has been quite
Ill for the past two or three weeks, Is now
hopefully conValescent.
"A patent has lately been granted to Asa
Wheeler, assignor to Geo. ID. Wheeler, for
guaee Tor couniersinks.
we have received copy OF the recent
4th of July Grafton delivered at stockton,
Cal, by Rev. j. Z. Holbrook, ID. d., of that
city, and brother Of Ex-6ov. Holbrook of
this place.
The evening train from the south now
arrives here at 1910 p. NJ instead OF 9.l4 as
formerly. No stop is made at the smaller
stations; and passengers eau leave New
York at 3 p. NJ, arriving here the same eve
| ning.
| The universalist Sabbath school hold
their annual picnic To-day CFhursday) at
hunts grove IN vernon. They were ac-
companied by the Brattleboro cornet and
quadrille bands, with fair prospects for
good Tune.
The Universalist society are making
preparations Tor the enlargement oil their
church edihce by an addition IN tie rear,
which will give room for about twenty
new SIPS \ bargain mas already Deeh
made for the land at an appraisal OF $500.
several persons from TINS place joined
the excursion ON the Vermont and Massa'
chusetts road, Thursday morning. The
trip includes sail down Boston harbor TO
Lowell Island ana gloucester, with the
privilege OF returning the same or The next
day'
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hls"t ny parcci Vi boys WHOSE shou'S
aroused people on NAM street, ana eausei
the arrest Oh ooilh anu Edihuhd HiaViuh
ihey "etc ""eu vi, "ohuoy NY justice
Ne"'on Tue sum Vi % each anu COSTS ana
"uN iseu W ieii "ih iioiii Inc Recommendations
III 'no i"'uic'
luz appearance ol NAM street mas Deell
greatly improved Oh late by the substitu'
tloi Vi nohusoihe cIo'h awnings III pace oil
me ola wooden structures which still main
tam totlerihg equihDrium Ill rev iocaIi-
tleS' winston DOCK ~ now undergoing
inc reJuVeha'lhs process ana GRANITE Row
VIII Propaply Io'loW ulrcctiy'
Among tue singers announced al the
concert TINS (Ihursday) evening, at the
town nall, IN the inlmitable Barnaboe OF
Boston, whose superior as comic vocalist
we never heard. Sober even to melancholy
in ordinary appearance, when placed before
an audience his humor is perfectly irresist-
ible. The concert will be well worthy o.
patronage.
Owing to great pressure of other and
more important duties, Mr.. Matteson ha,
been unable to prepare for publication hi,
sermon on the New York riot, promised
last week. We trust that the important
facts and statistics with which IL aboundet
may be embodied in future discourse, fol
the benefit of those who were not presen
on the previous occasion.
Stone x Murray's circus advertisement
appears in our columns to-day, and the pro
gram they offer is certainly an attractive
one. Previous exhibitions have Offered
tempting inducements, but genuine bal
loon ascension is something that many PEG
pie hereabouts have never had AN opportu
nifty to witness, and such will not be likel,
to allow this chance to go unimproved.
Rev. Mr. Mighill of the Centre churcl
being absent on his annual vacation, thu
pulpit was supplied last sabbath by Rev
Edward Taylor, ID. d., oil Binghainpton, y
!, \. Inc snpJect OF ms evening lecture wa
faiestihe' MI laylor possesses rare pc"
ers oil description ana MS account oil III
country ana oil MS personal experience
whlle there were oil highiy ihstrnctiVea h'
entertaining character lie VIII also ON
ciate next Sabbath, and will lecture in th
evening on Jerusalem, ana what he say
there.
Fire broke ont about hali-past cloci
on Thursday evening OF last week, III tn
q old wooden building attached to the rear q
+. Tyler's machine shop, which, owing L
the highly coinDustiole nature OF IT'S mate
rial and contents, was speedily consumed
I The prompt arrival OF the bremen prevent
ed the flames spreading to the adJnce
railroad bridge and hourlng mil. IN
main portion OF the machine shop being
i brick was also uninjured. The buildih
was mostly used for storage, a quantity
tools contained therein being destroyed
The origin of the fire is unknown. Los
about $500; insured for $500.
= In the death of Mr.. Asahel Clapp, Brat
tleboro loses one of its Oldest and most es
J. teemed residents. Removing to this plac
from Worcester, Mass, when young mar
: some forty years ago, his active life ha
been closely identified with the Interests
d the village. Mr.. Clapp was carpenter D.
r. trade but OF late years his attention Ia
been mostly directed to horticulture an
d landscape gardening, IN which latter art Il
" achieved more thah local celebrity III
) deed, although not what is called scieI
i tiiic man, his taste and skill In he line
his vocation were very remarkable, ana III
e services were widely sought. good cit
1t zen and neghbor,.and an honest man, hi
d death will be deeply regretted by the con
y munity.
The attendance, Sunday evening, at I'll
y meeting of the Good Samaritans, was of IL