Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-08-09
Local intelligence



About 5000 tons Of coal are consumed
in this place annually.
-Brattleboro has I'LL names enrolled
upon her check list of voters.
Will bear repetition-the new concrete
street crossing opposite the lower bank.
Look out for meteors. They are due
on the 9th, 10th and 18th of this month.
Boarding house TO rent on very reasons
able terms. Address A. J. Sanborn, Bern
ardston, Mass.
Col. w. q. Veazey of Rutland is an
nounced TO speak at the town hall on Sat-
urday evening of this week.
The town hall entrance and stairways
are sadly in need of repainting and repair
ing, and will shortly have 1t.
Mrs. c. Fannie Allen, a very eloquent
progressive" speaker, will lecture in the
Universalist church on Sunday, Aug. 18th,
at 1890 a. M, and p. m.
"A party of Japanese ambassadors, with
accompanying officials passed through here
last Thursday on a visit to tue Fairbanks
scale works at st. Johnsbury.
A few more chamber suites still on
hand at N. Il. Furniture Company's shop
at West Brattleboro. Extension tables al
most all gone. Stock of chairs diminish
ing daily. Go quick and secure what you
want.
There was some excellent speaking at
the Good Samaritan meeting last Sunday
evening. Rev. Mr.. Page of Armenia, n. V,
i-And d. Gilbert Dexter of Cambridge, Mass,
occupied the time, and were listened TO by
| good audience.
"A large proportion of the Irish voters
| of this town will vote for Grant. The old
Democratic hatred of Greeley has been too
thoroughly instlled into their bones to be
eradicated in "A day besides, they have
thfived under Grants administration and
are disposed to let well enough alone.
The habeas corpus ease of Col. j. A.
Stockton Of Pittsburg, Pa, who recently
escaped from the asylum in this place,
came before Judge Smaley of the United
States circuit court, at Burlington, on Fri
day, and after n full hearing he was pro-
nouncei sane and ordered discharged.
The late Philip Wells Of Armenia, n.
V, and formerly the cashier of The Ver-
mont National Bank of Brattleboro, was
insured in The National Life Insurance
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plications for this popular Company re-
ceived by Il. Il. Jennc, General Agent,
Brattleboro, VT. Office in Thompson Il
Rangers Block.
We bospeak II good time to those who
join the excursion planned by Brattleboro
Cornet Band TO New Haven, with steam
boat sail on the Sound, and clam bake,
Aug. 23d. Tickets good to return Goth. 1t
will be under the management of J. J.
Richardson of Greenfield. Those who go
can depend that everything will be done
for The comfort of all. Full particulars
next week.
We have received for publication a
campaign poem by the author OF the sect
tysburg" poem which we published a few
weeks ago. II is a good thing in its way,
Notwithstanding, patriotic, and all that
at least it has every appearance ofit-bui
we can't publish it, 1t smacks too strong
~ of Greeleyism-not in politics, but in
penmanship. We can't read it. Will the
author please try again.
-Apropos of the Greeley flag raising
last Saturday evening, the Greenfield Ga
zette of Monday says;
They are hard mp for Greeley speakers
In Brattleboro. There flag raising
lthere Saturday night, and Democrat here
was written to during the day to send up a
speaker. He replied that no one could 60
at so short notice. a dispatch then came
-"Send us Hopkins" "Can't' the Gree
ley man answered, 'the Colonel is for
Grant p
DIR. l.. CoNGDoN, the real Indian physi-
clan from the Indian Medical Institute
Albany, n. y, will arrive in town on the
18th of August, and remain at the Revere
House four days only, for the treatment OF
the sick who may call upon him. The
great amount of good the Doctor did on his
first visit TO Brattleboro is enough to re-
commend him to the public.-P. S. Re.
member the time, August 18th, 18th, 18th
and 10th.
The Baptist Sunday School and theiI
friends are to hold their annual picnic mex
Thursday, 18th inst, at Lake Pleasant in
Montague, Mass. This is a fine large shee
of water, well supplied with boats, and
} the grounds have been profusely fitted VI
with swings, see-saws and all the modern
paraphernalia of n picnic ground, includ.
ing ample shelter in case of showers, max
Ing 1t undoubtedly the best place for the
purpose within reasonable distance. Good
music will be provided, and all are invited
to attend.
Tho Greeley party hung out their hac
on Saturday evening. There was larg,
crowd present TO witness the performance
but we noticed the cheering was rathe
weak. The band was present and salutet
the banner with "Hal to the Chief" aile,
which procession was formed and march
cd to the hall. Speeches were made by f.
w. Stoddard, c. i. Rice, Hon. Ashle,
Stone Of Wilmington, and II. +. Smth-al
Liberal Republicans. There was a lack o
enthusiasm in the speakers which pro
duced an unfayorable effect upon the au
die nee, and about half of those present !ef
before the close of the meeting. The pro
ceedings ended with three cheers for Nortl
Carolina.
Three of the brakemen on the Vernon
Central road, who were arrested last weel
for stealing from the cars, were discharged
for insuflieieney of evidence. A fourth
turned States evidence, and fifth, Jane,
Elliot by name, was sent to Newfane jai
under $500 bonds for trial in September
The specific charges were the breaking in
TO and abstraction of a portion of the con
tents of brandy cask, and the stealing of
car cushion. OF the five arrested anC
taken to Greenfield, one "peached," anC
the others were bound over for trial in $50,
bonds. One Of these obtained bail, and thu
remaining three were committed For
lon time the merchants In this and othe
/ nlacnS alon O tha line of tho road haya con,
planned that their goods were broken int,
; while in transit and petty thefls committed
and 1t is to be presumed that this gan,
were at the bottom of 1t. No one will b
sorry to SEE them get their deserts