Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-05-30
Local Intelligence

Decoration day.


church are discontinued.
"A new lime tble will be promulgated
on the Central road next Monday.
Frank w. Brooks has bought the Fol-
som place. Reporpd price, S22, 600.
About 10 sharesof water are offered for
sale in this village, by Il. r. Jenne &Co.
. II you want pifasol, go to ID. b. Sils-
by and Co., No. 9 Brooks Block, Main
street.
The latest street iniprovem ent is the
much needed repair of the Main street
crossings.
Cheney & Clspp have fine stock of
interesting stcreoscopc views from all parts
of the world.
F. C. Edwards pays cash for white,
brown and wooden rags also for old books
and newspapers.
Rev. Mr.. Matteson will preach his
third anniversary sermon at the Baptist
church next Sunday.
The Universaist Sunday sch DOL is ar
ranging for picnic at Lake Pleasant, next
week or the week after.
A new meat market is soon TO be opes-
cd in Estey's building, South Main street,
by ID. NJ. Clough and Geo. ID. Wallace.
-Sinionds's offer 10 furnish new shoes
in case rip appears in goods of his own
selling, is making the shoe trade lively in
his vicinity.
Thompson Il Ranger have a choice lot
of scissors and shears. Ladies who have
found II difficult TO get nice fine scissors
can find them al their store.
-Barnum, il seems, intends to give our
town the slip. The only shows he gives in
Vermont are at Rutland, June IA Burl-
ington, 10th, and ST. Adams, 18th.
New Ills are being laid on the VT.
Valley road between this place ard Bel
lows Falls-a result, we suppose, of the
new Central Vermont management.
Tho meeting held at the American
House last Saturday, for organizing a
grange OF the Patrons OF Husbandry, was
adjourned TO Saturday of this week.
i. X. Allen has lately received fresh
supply of doors, sash and blinds, which he
proposes TO sell at prices less than similar
goods can be manufactured for in this vi
entity.
We have been having warm weather
since last week, and vegetation has taken
a forward start. Pear trees are in full bios
som, and apple trees are beginnicg to show
their cUlOrs.
The selectmen have decided to lay
new street, running from Main, opposite
Walnut, TO Forest street. This will open
soma desirable building lots and prove
great convenience 10 many.
Charles +. Flynn, alias Charles Mort-
mer, the murderer executed at Sacrament
to, CAL, last. week, was ii native of Yer
mont, and nj one time worked in this viii
lage for Cunc & Bracket.
Hon. Daniel Kellogg, of this place, is
the only surviving member of the staff of
Gov. Van Ness when that official received
Gen. Lafayette on the occasion of his visit
to Vermont when he was last in America.
Fire engines No. 3 and were called
out Monday afternoon to exlnguish
brush fire upon The railroad cmbankment
which threatened 10 communicate to the
dwelling houses on Walnut and Tyler
streets.
Posi- Sedgwick, G. A. r., has received
an Invitation from the post at Athol, Mass,
TO join in the decoration exercises at that
place on Saturday, and portion of the
members will attend. Gen. burnside is
expected u be present.
DIR. Sawyer will be at the Revere
House again on Saturday, June II, for the
purpose of meeting and treating persons
suffering with hernia or rupture. His
Champion Springess Truss is free from all
metallic substances and is destined TO come
into extensive use.
The new officers of the Central Yer
IN ont Railroad are TO pass through Brattle-
boro to-day Thursday OH Il special train,
ca route to New London. We hope they
will be induced TO stop here long enough TO
take survey of our depot and see if any
thing can be done to improve its architect
ural effect.
Contributions of flowers for decoration
services should he left al the store of ii. +.
Taylor before three O'clock, Friday AFTER
noon. 1t is especially requested that all
old soldiers, whether members of the
Grand Army or not, will join tho proco =
sion and assist in paying tribute to the
memory of their deceased comrades.
The village authorities seem determine
ed to enforce the rule lately adopted in re-
gard TO the early closing Of saloons and
liquor shops on Saturday night; and be-
cause of the non-obscrvance of this very
reasonable regulation, VIM. A. Baker,
keeper of combined fish saloon and
beer market on South Main street, was in
vited TO appear before Justice Newton on
Monday last. He felt grOuty about il at
first, and called for jury trial, but finding
that the witnesses against him would be
too numerous to make the matter pleasant,
finally plead guilty TO three indictments,
and was fined $50 and costs, amounting in
all TO about $50.
BY the consolidation of the Vermont
militia into one regiment, the Brattleboro
company, formerly designated as Co. G, Sd
Regiment, becomes Co. /, LIST Regiment.
The company now numbers about 3S mem
bers, and is differed as follows: Il. w.
Eason. captain; f. II. Holding, LIST lieut.. |;
Il. l.. Thorn, I'd lieut.; +. X. Barrows, LIST
sergeant; ]. N. Corbett, I'd sergeant; Pat
rick Fen.on, 81 sergeant; c. Brosnahan,
4th sergeant; Moses Fisher, f. H. Stick
hey, c. +. Retting, Fred Pcttee, corporals !;
- -, fer; VIM. II. Crosby, drum
mer. The company is armed with Spring
field breech- leaders, and new uniform is
expected soon. Spring training occurs
June 10th.
The Boston Post has the following:
"The monument which is 10 be placed
on the grave Of the late Col. James Fisk,
Jr., is fast approaching completion in Flor
ence, where Meade, the Brattleboro sculp-
tor, is engaged upon il. The design is an