Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-06-20
Local Intelligence.


Five quires octave note at 30 cents, i've
quires commercial note at 30 cents, ut r. C.
Edwards.
All the new books for summer reading
can DO found as soon as published, at Che
ney & Clapp's.
The concert given at The town hall on
Thursday evening of last week by the gloe
club OF Massachusetts, Agricultural College
is highly spoken of, but the attendance was
small.
"A party consisting of Dir. Geo. f. Gale,
Kittredse IIaskins, Esq, f. d. Coblegb,
o. NJ. Sherman and w. Leonard, left town
last Monday for weeks relaxation among
the Adirondacks.
Tile annual ceremony of TIE cousecra-
lion OF children will lake place at the Uni
versalist church next Sunday morning.
The church will be appropriately decorat-
ed for the occasion.
Thompson & Ranger have one Of the
largest and handsomest assorlments of fans
ever before offered by them. Among their
variety are the new style dagger fans.
Their bridal fans are elegant
Summer boarders are beginning TO ar
rive frem the cities, and in spite of the
large European exodus, tho prospects for
the usual hot weather migration are pro-
nounced rather better than last wear at this
time.
-Four hundred out Of cargo OF 500
barrels of -four consigned TO Messrs. f..
Crosby q Co. of this place were lost by the
burning of the boat while unloading at
Hamilton wharf, Canada, last Friday. The
cargo was fully insured.
The ladies of the Congregational socie-
ty will hold their annual straw berry festi-
val and fair at the town hall on Wednes-
day evening Of next week. Fancy articles
and refreshments of various kinds, suited
to the season, will be offered.
We hear of no extensive preparations
any where in this vicinity for celebrating
the coming anniversary of our national in
dependence. People generally will prefer
to save their powder for the centennial an
nlvcrsary, now so near at hand.
The subscription fund for the payment
OF the band debt is nearly complete, and a
reorganization will, without doubt, be
shortly effected. A suitable location for
The erection OF stand for rehearsa!s, will,
We suppose, be the next thing in order.
The state militia have been ordered
ont, on occasion of the Inauguration of the
Ethan Allen statue at Burlington, july
Alb, and Company !, of this place i'll leave
Tor that city ON the evening of I'd, proyid-
cd their un forms are received in season.
The cantata of 1.-THE Haymak ers" will
L.
be brought out at the town hall on the eve
nings of July I'd and Sd. Those who have
never witnessed the performance of this
grand and beautiful musical production
may prepare for rich treat. The concerts
will be given under the musical direction
of l.. w. Hawley.
Dry weather continues, and vegetation
Is sutering badly. Grass in many places
IS dying out, and wells and springs are fail
Ing. Tobacco farmers have thus far wait
ell In vain for suitable weather TO set out
their plants. The drouth extends over a
wide section east and west, but seems to be
most severe in this vicinity.
The body of a woman, supposed TO that
of Mrs. j. S. Hunt of Westminster. who
has been missing since May 18th, was
iound noating in the Connecticut river at
ths locality known as Leavitt's bar, about
two and half miles above Brattleboro. on
Thursday morning, 10Th inst, and was ia
ken in charge by the authorities of Chester
field, N. II.
Hon. r. w. Clarke, Postmaster AT
Brattleboro, has been designated by the
postmaster General, under the civil SER
vice rules, to examine the several appli-
cants for the appointment of deputy post
master at Bellows Falls, VT, vice A. N.
Swain, Esq, resigned, md report upon
their qualifications TO the post office de-
partment at Washington.
The Floral Sunday school concert ot
the Congregational church on Sunday eve
ning was an extremely interesting occa-
sion. The platform and pulpit were fine
~ decorated with ferns, evergreens and
flowers. The principal exercise consisted
OF an evergreen cross, upon which was fas
tened shield, on which appeared the mot
70, Jesus the Rose" in white flowers. on
n dark ground, when The exercise was
completed by 10 young ladies. Songs and
Rotations of an appropriate character fill
ed the balance Of the programme.
Our we'll known and reliable citizen
Mr.. John Retting, is one of the Dir. ctors
in the Odd Fellows Mutual Relief Asso.
eialion OF the Connecticut Valley, organic
ed about three months since, Headquarters
at Springfield, Mass. The association now
numbers 200 members, and not a death
has yet occurred in their ranks. Members
on uniting pay fee varying from 81. so TO
$1,000, according to age, and $l.lO on the
death Of an associate, of which s.. 90 goes TO
the family or representative of the deceased.
Associations OF this or similar nature are
becoming quite plentiful in this country.
and their beneficial results are undoubted.
A French tramp" giving his name as
Joseph beware, was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Herrick, Friday, for robbing the
house Of Fred Thomas, about u mile and
half north of this village. He made his
appearance about the premises at an early
hour in the morning. Mr. Thomas was
absent at the time, and his wife, seeing the
fellow entering one of the windows ran to
the neighbors for help. Meanwhile he
helped himselfto valuables, but was caught
while attempting to escape. He was placed
in the lookup for safe keeping, but the
next morning 1t was found that the bird
had flown. BY the aid OF stout bar of
iron, probably passed to him through the
window by confederate outside, he work.
ed his way through brick partition wall
into an adjoining cell, the door of which
was unfastened, and thus escaped.
For the best, simplest and cheapest ar
ticle in the shape of window screens, we
refer our readers to the advertisement of
Messrs. Eames q Fuller, in another COL
umn. They are superior to any thing