Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-07-05
Local Intelligence.


-Croquet at Cheney q Clapp's.
Remember the Unitarian festival on |
Wednesday evening next.
mo. A. engine company, at meeting
held on Thursday evening, voted not to at
tend the Montpelier muster.
-Lumbermen are still engaged In re-
moving the logs in tho river which were
stranded during tho late freshct.
In order to celebrate the GLORIOUS
Fourth" in II becoming manner, we issue
our paper this week on Wednesday.
james Madison Allen, noted Spirit
ual lecturer of Massachusetts, will speak
at the town hall next Sunday afternoon and
evening.
A few more nice sets of chestnut rurn-
ilure, music racks, ottomans, &C., to be
sold quick and low. Call at N. T.. Furni-
ture Co.'S. shop, West Brattleboro.
Our village bailifs have issued notices
prohibiting the firing of crackers, ETC., on
the coming Fourth, after The hour Of 4.
W. Very considerate for the boys, surely.
Won't they make the early hours of morn
ing hideous!
Strawberries have been plenty during
warm weather, If 1t continues, will give
them short run. Some of the best we
have seen in market were raised by Il. NJ.
Wilson of Putney.
The Rt. Rev. W. ii. A. Bissell, d. D.,
the Bishop of the diocese officiate
at st. Michaels (EpiscopaD church next
Sunday. The holy rite of confirmation
wi no afg mi in l,o
vises commence at 10l a. M, and u p. m.
The selectmen, in response to a petit
ton from some of our citizens, have set off
a new fire district, embracing the West viii
lage and a portion of Centreville; and
meeting will be held at Glenwood hall on
Monday next to choose the necessary Off
| GERS.
IA storehouse belonging to A. Dewey
| at Brattleboro was burned with all its con-
tents, Wednesday evening; insured for
$4,000 Exchanges.
| Wrong. For Dewey and Brattleboro
substitute Derby and Bellows Falls, and
you win have it.
| Arrangements for the races which COM
mence on Tuesday next are sufficiently
complete 10 indicate a "big time" for low
ers of the turf. Twenty-lour horses have
been entered for the various trots; among
them some of noted speed, including the
bay mare "Huntress," entered by A. Gold
smith of Cambridgeport, Mass, and
"Thomas Jefferson" entered by w. b.
Smith of Hartford, Conn. That the occa-
sion will draw out large concourse of peo-
pie may be safely anticipated.
The second year of the Good Samart-
an Society closed last Sabbath, and officers
were elected for the ensuing quarter as fol-
lows: President, w. II. Alexander; Vice
Presidents, f. w. Stoddard, Geo. L. Sell
leck, c. L. Brown; Secretary and Treasur-
er, II. G. Hardie, Jr. Executive Commit
tee, Edward Clark, II. w. Simonds, L. A.
Wood, d. j. Lamson, Henry Franklin
AS the secretary was absent, no report o.
the condition of the society was made. The
roll of membership, we believe, now EN-
braces about 1900 names, and, considering
the extremely warm weather, the meeting,
are well attended.
The Springfield Daily Union, under it
new management, is one of the handsom
est, best arranged and most readable news
papers we know Of Politically it is thor
ough- going in its adherence to the Repub
lican party fact will commend !
to many in this section who have felt oblig
ed TO swallow the political dwellings o
the Springfield Republican for the sake o
its news. The Union is not morning pa
per, but the 1870 edition reaches here b,
the afternoon mail, and contains proper
tionally later news than the Republican
The Unions advertisement will be founC
in another column.
We are having very hot weather, will
frequent and heavy thunder showers. ON
occurred OH Friday of last week whicl
was unusually terrific. The rain poure,
for some minutes in perfect torrents, flood
ing the streets and, as a matter of course
removing much of the loan with whc
our very intelligent and far-sighted high
way surveyors are wont to patch up III
roads. Considerable Injury was also don
to the tobacco crop; and certain farmers
not generally credited with an excess c
piety, spent the next day and the entir
Sabbath upon their knees in consequence
The lightning played around loose, an
struck in two or moro places in this villag,
john oteDDlHS DdlH, duJOiHiuS MS IcS
dence on Canal street, was the only build
ing hit, and fortunately that didn't tax
fire.
The elghty-second annual cohventio
of the Episcopal church for the diocese
Vermont will be holden at st. Michael
church in this place on Tuesday, Wednes
; day and Thursday Of next week. The es
: ercises will be rs follows:
Tuesday, July $3.50, PM, Clerical col
vocation: Evening Prayer with Mission
airy Sermon. Preacher, Rev. VIM. .
Harris.
Wednesday. July l0.-S:30, AM, Mornin
9 Prayer and Organization of the Conver
ton. l0:45, A. NJ, Litany, Sermon an
Holy Communion. Preacher, Rev. EC
ward r. Anvil. 3. p. NJ, the Bishop
S Annual Address. 1880, p. NJ, Mission
airy Meeting.
, Thursday, July IL, A. NJ, Mornin
Prayer and Business of the Convention
GsiIford.
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