Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-06-27
Local Intelligence
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-Croquet at Cheney Il Clopp's.
Five quires octave note Mt 30 cents, i've
quires commercial note at IS cents, at f. G.
Edwards.
Pullman cars commenced running on
the Central Vermont road Monday be-
tween Springfield, Mass, and Newport.
Screens Of any variety, for doors and
windows, may be procured TO order of
Messrs. Higley & Church, at their shop on
Flat street.
Our readers will find at Cheney &
Clapps the current literature Of the day,
including books especially adapted for sum-
mer reading.
Charles Henkel has opened jobbing
shop in Rvihor's building. next door TO
Perry's jewelry store. He makes wood
carving specially.
The Universalist Association OF Wind.
ham aud Bennington counties, which was
to have mot at Wilmington this week, will
convene at West Halifax, July and 10.
B. r Jcnne & Co., insurance and real
estate agents, have sold the homestead of
the late Rev. Addison Brown, corner of
Chase and Forrest streets, to Luke Ferrt-
er OF this village, for $500.
Some of the finest specimens of straw.
berries we have seen in market were rails
ed by Messrs. T.. NJ. Wilson and j. X.
Parker Of Putney, and on sale at II. G.
Willard & Co.'s. The first picking was
marketed on Wednesday of last week.
The firm Of Potter & Barnard, dealers
in dry and fancy goods, has been dissolv-
ed. Mr.. Potter accepts an offer from his
father, who is in the same line of business
at Saybrook, Conn, and the business will
be continued by r. w. Barnard & Compa-
ny.
Post Sedgwick, G. A. r., has been in
vited by the Greenfield pest to Join in a
picnic celebration of tho Fourth of July at
Lake Pleasant, Montague, Mass. The in
viation extends also to the friends" of
the post, which is presumed TO include ev-
erybody.
The largest Strawberries we have seen
this season were raised by L. Horner of
this village. Two boxcs-oue of the Will
sons Albany and the other of the Agricul-
turist variety were left for our "inspec-
ton on Tuesday. Their quality we found
proportionate to their size.
The Good Samaritan Society," last Sun
day evening, voted to hold their meetings
only once month hereafter. A meeting
will be ne!d next Sunday evening for the
election of officers for the coming quarter,
and to decide what particular evening in
each month the meetings shall be held.
Rev. Mr.. MattcsoD, OF the First Bap-
fist church in Bratlleboro, was elected Pres
ident of the Baptist Education Society of
the State Of New York, at its annual meet
ing last week at Hamilton, n. Y. This So
ciety is aiding over 100 young m en-, chiefly
from New York and Vermont, TO prepare
for the ministry.
Fourteen children, mostly infants in
arms, were baptised by Rev. NJ. II. Harris,
at the Universaisl church last Sunday
morning. A large concoutse of people
witnessed the interesting ceremony, and
the church was neatly trimmed with flow
ers for the occasion.
Seven or eight freight ears on the New
London Northern Railroad, heavily loaded
with lumber, were thrown from the track
and badly demoralized, Wednesday, near
Dolchcrtown, aud the afternoon accommo-
dati0n train up was in consequence DELAYED
so that passengers did not arrive until
1920. =
Mr.. Chr. j. Schustcr announces a con-
cert by his advanced pupils. to be at the
town hall On the 18th of July. As spec
ia feature of the OCCASION he has engaged
the assistance ofthe great American violin
ist Miss Pcrsis Bell of Boston, ard Miss
NJ. a. Cooke of Brattleboru, soprano.
The fishing party who went 10 the Ad-
irondac region on the 10th inst, returned
Wednesday afternoon of this week, hav-
ing had a very successful and interesting
trip. The specimens of trout exhibited on
their return weighed from 3 10 ~ pounds
apiece. The largest caught during the trip
weighed about 81 pounds.
Company l. OF the National Guards Of
Vermont-as the militia are now designat-
ed-has received its uniforms, and the
members are completing their preparations
for the two days encampment at Buring-
ton. The new uniform is very handsome,
consisting of light blue pants, dark blue
coat and cap, each with light blue trim
mings.
DIR. c. S. Clark, dentist, had the small
bone of one leg fractured just above the
ankle, last Friday morning, by being
thrown from his buggy while driving down
Green street hill, near the old Baptist
church. The horse, a young animal, was
frightened by the buggy top TO which he
was unused. and became unmanageable.
DR.. Clark's fathcr-in-law, Rev. Asa Clark,
was in the buggy at the time, but escaped
with some bruises.
Roots cantata of the Hayma >ers will
be presented, positively, on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings of next week, July
I'd and Sd; and the sale of tickets at Will
lard's drug store, which opened on Wednes-
day last, indicates that the public are pre-
pared 10 appreciate Ind encourage the I'M
dertaking, which has involved no small
amount Of energy and labor on the part of
those engaged. Some fifty young ladies
and gentlemen appear in the performance,
will fitting costumes and scenery. and pi-
ano and orchestral Accomplishments. The
entertainment will undoubtedly excel any
of like character ever produced in Brattle-
boro.
Feb. 22d, ls47, the ow"e. of bank book
No. Ola gentleman residing in this vi
cinity-deposited in the old savings bank
of this village 800, the only deposit ever
made In the book. The individual who
made the deposit presented the book at the
bank one day this week, to see If the trust
had been well cared for, and expressed his
entire satisfaction on that point when he
was told that his book would be worth
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