Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-04
Local Intelligence.


lv concert in their church, next Sunday
evening at o'clock. All are invited.
All money deposited in the "Windham
Providont Institution for Savings" during
this week, will draw interest from October
first.
Our militia compauy-"Co. G., Sd Reg't,
VI. V. M.,"-took their departure on Tues
day morning for Rutland, where the reg-
ment Is having its annual encampment.
Delegates to the District Convention
are to be chosen next Monday evening.
Meeting at the town hall at o'clock A
full and prompt attendance is desirable.
Mrs. Scott-Sddons has returned from
Europe, but owing to illness, has been for
hidden by her physician TO attempt pub
lie reading under two weeks, and hence
will be unable to fulfil her engagement
here on the 10Th, but in all probability will
appear later in the season.
AT the auction sale of season tickets for
the lecture course, on Monday evening,
the sum Of $500 was realized. The highest
premium paid for choice of seats was So.
The total amount is considerably greater
than was received last fall, and indicates
that the course will prove a success.
"A painful accident belel Mrs. Lockhart
Barrett, Tuesday morning. Stepping with
her full weight upon rotten board near
the door of her house, her foot turned in
such way as to fracture ligament near
the ankle joint, inflcting an injury which
will be likely TO prevent locomotion for a
long time to come.
The officers of the Good Samaritan So
cety for the present quarter, chosen at the
meeting las: Sunday evening, are: Prosi-
dent, c. i. Rice Vice Presidents. L. w.
Hawloy, II. NJ. Currier, d. n. Toles Ex-
ecutive Committee, Edward Clark, Chester
Sergeant, WIN. Fuller, Geo. i. Wheeler,
Frank G. Howe; Secretary, r. G. Hardie,
Jr.
Fountain Engine, No. 4, has lately
undergone repairs and received a new coat
of paint which gives a very handsome APP
pearance. The ground work is of carmine
and the trimmings of gold leaf, of which
some $50 worth was employed. The orna-
mentation was done by Charles knight of
this place and the machine work by l.. II.
Crane.
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Mr.. L. f. Pottee is engaged in fitting up
the small building owned by j. Estey &
Co. on South Main street, next north OF
Vinton's machine shop, for this purpose,
and will have it completed about the mid
die of the month. The washing, drying
and ironing apparatuses are of the latest
and most approved pattern, and he expects
| to be able TO do work about as cheap and
| quite as well as can be done by hand
Tho concerts given by the blind fiddler
| Heine and his assistants, on Saturday and
| Sunday evenings Ohe latter at the Univer-
salist church,) were Of the very highest
| character. How the marvellous perform
ances of the blind artist on his violin could
be excelled by any of the more renowned
| musical celebrities of the day-Camilla Ur-
so, or Ole Bull himself-we cannot mag
inc. The piano performances of Madame
Heine and the humorous singing by Mr..
| Poole Were also very fine.
Tho following is the list of letters re-
naming at the post Office in this village,
Thursday, Oct Sd:
Gents.-F. T.. Brigham, James Burns,
| Carroll d Combs, A. T. Derby, Chas. Full
err, John Fitzgerald, V. G. Hoslord, A. II.
Kent, John Kries, J. w. Miller, George
Randall, a. G.. Stockwell, Geo. III. Sawyer,
]. T. Taylor, Henry Ward, o. NJ. Whitney,
Simon b. Worden, r. b. Whitney.
Ladies.-Mrs. Catharne Baker, Isabel
Beasley, Mrs. Almira King, Miss Abbe
Wheeler, Miss Cora Willow, Miss Clara
Wood.
aneous.-Cummings & Wing.
MRS. CHARLIER's PARTY.
"A grand party was given by Prof. ant
Mrs. Charlier, last Monday evening, a
their residence on Western Avenue. Abou
one hundred invited guests were present.
| The occasion was one of marked good feel
ing and rare enjoyment, made emphati
cally so by the entire cordially OF the Pro
fessor and his lady, and tho perfect ap
pointmonts OF the occasion. In the ample
finely arranged, and magniticontly Lighted
apartments, the costumes of the ladie
showed to excellent advantage. Among
the more noticeable we may be permitted
to mention the following: Mrs. +. b., nil,
green silk, applique trimmings and pearls
Mrs. d., white satin cn-Eaine; Mrs. b. ID
H., .feur de lrz silk. claret SASH c0rals
Mrs. i. H., salmon silk with white trim
mings Mrs. F. IL. b., royal purple silk
white over dress, ducheSSe trimmings; Mrs
A. w. S., black silk, eR-trdiie, white sill
overdress, point lace shawl, diamonds
Mrs. S., lavender silk, white overdress
| L.. Of oil l.
en-demi- frame; MRS. ]. W. f., black silk
applique trimmings; Mrs. III. w, blacl
silk en-trdiae, white applique bertha, anne
thyst ornaments Miss. F., of New York
white silk en-traine, white overdress
decolette, corals Miss. p, of New York
blue silk decolette, white overdress, valen
cionnes trimmings; Miss. c., light blu
silk, white polonaise; Miss. c., green silk
applique trimmings, Miss. b., of Noy
York, green silk en-traine, white over
dress; Miss. c., nile green silk, India tuu
trimmings Miss r., light blue silk, pin
apple overdress Miss f., caret silk, blacl
lace trimmings, white carleton overdress
Miss b. of New York, blue silk decotette
white oyerdress looped with blue morniu.
glories and black velvet; Miss b., pinl
silk, white trimmings and overdress
Among the gentlemen of note present wer'
Mr. Henry Wells and Mr.. Field of New
York, Commodore Green, U. S. N, Col
William Austine, and Hon. Jacob Estey o
this place. The guests were entertained
with music and refreshments-the latte
under the supervision of those excelen
caterers, Messrs. Cooper & Fadish Of thi
placc-and conversation flowed withou
seeming restraint until the hour of depart
urc, which was in excellent season.
DnnmersfOn.
What kind of a tree Is that growing II
your garden2 TrceH Yes, that is n tree, i
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