Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-06-28
Local Intelligence.



celved an invitation TO attend the Fourth OF
July muster at Montpelier.
o. u. Douglas will sell his furniture
carpets, piano, etc., at auction, next Satur-
day afternoon, at Centrevilc.
%. L. Austin, proprietor of the Austin
House, New York, and formerly of This
place, is reported TO have failed.
The strawberry crop in this section has
begun to ripen, and although week later
than usual ii promises to be fine one.
The new bell of the Congregational
church, proving unsatisfactory has been
removed, and another is TO be procured.
Thompson & Ranger have just received
handsome assortment of canes, gold -pla-
ted and solid silver heads, and other styles.
A false alarm of fire was occasioned
Saturday evening by the burning of
brush heap in the vicinity of Lamsons saw
mill.
The n. l.. Furniture Co., are just fin
shing some new and beautiful styles of
ash furniture at their West Brattleboro fac
tory.
Money del osited in the Windham
Provident Institution for savings on or be.
fore Tuesday, July 2, will draw Interest
from July 1, at per cent.
-Mcssrs. j. Estey & Co. of this place
have pledged $4,000 toward the establish
ment of seminary for the education Of
colored women, at Raleigh, n. c..
The Brattleboro House, Thomas Evans
proprietor, has been sold to ii. A. Morey
late proprietor of the Chicopee House at
Chicopee, Mass. Mr.. Morey took posses
sion on Saturday.
The semiannual election of officers of
Wantastiquet Lodge, 1. o. o. f., occurred
on Monday evening, as follows: n. c., A..
4. Mcclure; V. c., n. Phillips Secretary,
ID. A. Henry Treasurer, Mason Lamb.
Installation occurs next Monday night.
"A block of granite was recently cut at
the quarry of Hayden, Flint & Co. at Fitz-
william, n. H., that was 70 feet long by l6
feet thick and 1G wide, a portion of which
will be used in fencing the grave of James
Fisk, Jr., in this place.
The delegates chosen to attend the Re
publican convention at Montpelier were
Chas. X. Field, Kittrcdge Haskins, Jacob
Estey, David Goodell, and George Howe.
Messrs. Field and Goodell being unable to
attend, their places were supplied by Hon.
ii. Cults and +. A. Nash.
Mrs. Brigham's lectures at the town
hall are well attended and received. What
ever be the origin of the ideas she gives
utlerance to, they are finely brought Out!
and are worthy of a candid hearing and
thoughtful consideration. Her engage
ment closes next Sabbath. Hours of SER
vice and y =. NJ.
Last Sunday morning was one of great
interest in the Universaist church, it be-
ing the day set apart by the church for the
conservation of children. Fifteen little
children were baptized after which the pas
tor devoted the time 10 talk specially ~
dapted TO The younger portion of the socie-
ty. The church was very tastelully deco
rated with flowers.
Saturday noon Il box car loaded with
hay, attached 10 newly arrived freight
train, was discovered on fire below the de-
pot, probably occasioued by sparks from
the locomotive. An alarm was raised, and
the car being detached from the train, iily
engines No. 3 aud were soon upon the
ground, and succeeded in saving the more
valuable portion of the car. The hay was
consigned to parties at Waterbury, Conn.
The well known Chicago firm of brok-
ers, Chandler, Pomeroy Il Noyes-the lead
ing member of which was formerly in
business in this section, and is well known
to many of our readers-latcly lost $780, 200
in speculation, and have failed in conse'
quence. The failure is thought to involve
three quarters of a million, and is the heav-
lest that ever occurred in Chicago They
" ere endeavoring TO get up a corner on
oats, but found the oats too many for them
and were themselves cornered.
The festival and fair given on Wednes
day evening by the ladies of the Congrega
tional society was a success in every re-
spect. Beside the usual attractions, there
was an art gallery consisting of so oil paint
ing and steel engravings from the collec
ton of Mrs. A. ii. Bull, which were very
fine and greatly admired. The floral de-
partment was beautifully arranged, the ia
bles were amply furnished, and all wer'
well patronized. The gross receipts amount
ed to about 5000.
"A Canadian Frenchman living ON III;
Hinsdale side Of the river, whose name w
do not learn last Sunday, while crazy will
Brattleboro rum, attacked his wife with al
axe and threatened to kill her. She escap
ed with her child, but the neighbors know
ing the desperate character Of the man, dl'
not dare to interfere and he was not arrest
ed until Monday morning, when police
man Wood found him on this side of thu
river and took him to the lookup. Wor,
was sent to the Hinsdale authorities bu
they led to respond, and at noon, having
come to his right mind, he was discharged
on promise of good behavior. We hea
that he was re-arrested by a Hinsdale Off
Ger on the same day, and is now in SAT-
quarters at Keene.
AT the Good Samaritan meeting las
Sunday evening, the time was mostly TAX
on up by discussion of the question post
poned from former meeting; which was
in effect, that the meetings of the societ.
be discontinued three Sabbaths in month
provided that on the remaining Sabbatl
the several clergymen of the village woul,
agree to discontinue their meetings an,
Unite with the society in the work of tenn
perance; thus not only adding to the iniu
ence of the meetings, but acquiring a tall
ing element, the need of which was often
serious drawback upon the interest of I'll
meetings. The author of the resolution
Mr.. Bingham, explained his motives an
ideas in reference thereto, and l.. X. Fulle
seemed inclined to favor the projoc
Messrs. w. II. Alexander, IL. Glover, /
| Tyler and G. l.. Brown smoke i'm onnosi Ia
to the proposed change, maintaining tina
weekly meetings were necessary to con
tinuanco of their interest, and that discon
tinuing the meetings three weeks out
four would be equivalent to disseminating
them altogether. The majority of thos
+ present were OF the same mind, and on be-