Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-07-18

over their store for rent
Remember the Good Samaritan meet.
ing next Sunday evening, at G o'clock.
Seven persons were received into the
Baptist church by letter on Sunday. the
9th inst.
-Estey q Co. are placing hydrants in
the rear Of their shops for better protection
in case of fire.
Rev. N. Mighll of the Congregational
church is spending vacation Of few
weeks at Rowley, Mass.
"A set of Cheney & Clapps new stcreo-
scopic views of Bratleboro wo nd make
most acceptable resent TO an absent friend.
"A rousing temperance meeting is ex-
pected TO come Off at the town hall next
Sunday night at @ O'Clock. Good speakers
are to be present
-Messrs. Dunklee & Stearns, manufact-
urers of sewing silk and twist, on Canal
street, have sold out to Henry r. Chase,
who takes immediate possession.
Mr.. l.. V. Barnard with his class Of
juvenile scholars, gave a singing school at
the town hall last Saturday evening. The.
audience was thin, but the music was quite
entertaining.
The subscription for the band fund has
been completed and the band reorganzad
permanently, we hope. 1t is reported
that the band will accompany The soldiers
from this place in their attendance at the
Rutland re- union.
L. w. Hawley and Geo. NJ. Taylor,
managers of the recent "Haymakers" con-
cert, announce that they have placed the
sum of $50 in the Vermont Savings Bank
as a nucleus for the formation of perma-
nent musical association in BraLtleboro.
Thirty instruments day. or one ev-
cry twenty minutes during the ten work
ing hours, is the rate at which Messrs. j.
Estey & Co. are NV manufacturing their
cottage organs. Their fifty thousandth in
strument will be made before the close of
the present year.
The Methodist Sunday school had a
picnic Wednesday, 10th inst, in Arms
grove. About two hundred took dinner.
The day was delightful and as the grove is
charming and those who did it knew how
to furnish the tables, the picnic was most
enjoyable. Commend US TO "home pic
MICS" Distance may "lcnd enchantment,"
but il IL generally Il costly illusion.
Tho concert given on Thursday eve
ming by Mr.. Schuster and pupils, assisted
by Miss Perss Bell, violinist, and Miss
M. G. Cooke, soprano, was Of a high order.
Miss Bell is probably unexceled by any
| native violnist in The country, and in 1.-The
Witches Dance her remarkable talent was
well display Miss Cooke never appear
| ed To better advan taec. The piano playing
| by Miss Niles, Miss Thompson, Miss Will
| kins, Miss Barrows and Miss Burnham
was indicative of high cultivation, and the
audience showed their appreciation by fire.
| quent encores. A Burdett combination or
| gan stood upon the platform, and its quail
| ties were well displayed in piece by Mr..
| Scbuster.
The Baptist Sunday school held very
| pleasant concert last Sunday evening. al
| though the order of exercises varied some
what from that usually adopted by this
| school. REGULATIONS, songs and duets by
the younger members were appropriate 10
the occasion, and an exercise by bevy of
beautiful young ladies was presented with
fine effect. DR.. Hoton gave an exceeding
| ly interesting account of an episode in his
| WISH " CdiliOInld, Wuile tnc TetIliTkS Oh
the pastor were the soul of wit showing
| that he was equal 10 an emergency and ca
| pablo OF comprehending the situation at a
glance. With proper Difference however,
to the dominic, the doctor, the superin-
tendent, and others who took part, we may
be allowed to say that the gem of the eve
| ming was aria from Handes Oratorio
| Of the Messi alb, "Come Unto Me-" render
ed with exqu isite taste and skill by Miss
steal ability and culture of the highest or
der. We were glad to observe, too, that it
was app eciated by the audience.
-Brownell Niles, man about 40 years
old, and of heretofore unsavory reputation,
was arrested at Pittstield, Mass, on the
10th, bya North Adams officer, and brought
to BrattlebOro 10 answer TO a charge of lar
ceny preferred against him by Mr.. Jenni-
son +. Thurber, who offered IL reward 70 T.
his arrest AS we understand ii, the facts
are that Niles was formerly in the employ
| of Mr.. Thurber, who resides in the west
| part of this town; that while 80 EN- ployed
Niles bought of Thurber n horse and COW,
for which he is still owing that on the
9th of last November he borrowed of Mr..
| Thurber wagon, harness, robe and over
coat, TO go "over the mountain :" that he
failed to return said property, but dispos-
ed of it for his own benefit, and has until
now eluded the vigilance of the officers of
the law. Niles was examined before JUS
tice Newton on Friday and ordered to give
bail in the sum Of 800 for his appearance
before the County Court in September, and
in default was committed to Newiane Jail.
1t is said that Niles presence is also ur-
| gently desired in Massachusetts, where he
will be called upon, when his present diff.
ticulty is adjusted, to answer to a charge of
bigamy.
Tho following is the list of letters re-
manning in the post Office in this village
July II, 1878:
Gents.-Anson +. Cobb Edward w. Car
ter, Joseph Borvent, ]. b. Ellis, Albert A.
| Graves, John II. Haley, Maj. Thos. II. Hal
sey, Archibald Melon, John May, NJ. o.
| Nichols (3) Frank Porter, Louis Pinard,
Chas. ). Slate, w. s. Smith, Luther Spen-
Ger (2) r. S. Whipple.
Ladies.-Miss Iottie Knight. Bessy
Smith, Mrs. Annie c. Smith, Miss j. Smith,
Mrs. Leonard Smith.
Miscellaneous.-W. d. Stokes & Co.
Held for postage.-Francis II. Weeks,
AZ Wall ST., N. Y.