Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-07-11
Local Intelligence.

at Cheney and Clapp's

-Croquet nj Cnoney ana ClappS.
There was a slight frost in some of the
hill towns of this county on the morning Of
July7
Seven persons united with the Univer-
salist church, last Sunday, of whom three
were immersed.
If you want to buy dry goods at less
than cost for the next 30 days, call on w.
II. wilkins, Main street, opposite High.
%. j. Pratt will commence his TWEEN
fieth annual closing out sale Of dry goods
! and carpets, this week. See advertisement.
Something tall in tho way of violin
playing may be heard next Tuesday eve-
ming, when Miss Persis Bell appears at
Scbuster's concert.
The mail route between Bratt!eboro
and Chesterfield, N. H., has been discon-
tinued, and in the future Chesterfield will
be daily supplied from Kcenc.
AT the annual meeting of the trustees
of the Vermont Savings Bank, held at their
banking house, on Wednesday afternoon,
the 54ih dividend of three per cent was
declared and the following directors were
elected auditors for the year: Sewall
Morse, Francis GoodbHe and Addison
Withheld.
"A critical and practical commentary on
tho Old aud New Testameuts, by Drs. Ja-
micson, Fausett and Brown, Is now being
canvassed for In this town. All students
of the Bible who wish a comprehensive
and complete work on the whole Bible will
si6Rnity 10 obtain ii.
4. 4
sual quietness. Picncking was made haz-
ardous and by many abandoned on account
of the rain. Were it not that some praise
worthy individuals vented their patriotism
by the discharge of fireworks in the eve
ming, 1.-THE day we celebrate" would have
had small recognition in Brattleboro.
In every car on the Connecticut River
Railroad there is a box overhead at one
end, in which is contained the name of the
next station, which it is the duty of the
brakemen to change as they leave the sta
tions. AS the change is made bell strikes
twice, which attracts the attention of the
passengers, so that the box always exhib-
its the name of the next station, and so on.
Thus passengers always know the name of
the stopping place, and also If it connects
with any other railroad.
John S. Brown and wife of Brattleboro.
celebrated the 25th anniversary of their
marriage on Monday evening by a gather
ing of relatives and friends. The rich
presents ofsiver ware, ETC., were presented
in behalf OF the donors by Rev n. Mighill,
who also read an aifectonate letter from
their former pastor, Rev. DR.. A. II. Clapp.
Mr.. Brown replied appropriately, and after
brief prayer offered by Rev. l.. J. Matte
son the company dispersed with happy re-
menibrance of the occasion.
The second entertainment by the Hay
makers, on Thursday evening, Sd inst,
was fully equal 10 that of the evening pre-
vious. Miss NJ. C.. Cooke as "Sally, the
farmers daughter" and Miss M. l.. Ad-
ans as the dairymaid, were especially
admired. Great credit is due the mana
gers, Messrs. l.. w. Hawley and Geo. NJ.
| Taylor, and TO all those who bore part,
for tho split with which so difficult and
commendable an undertaking was carried
10 success. That their efforts were well
appreciated was evident from the large
attendance each evening.
The considerable crowd of people from
this vicinity who attended the Grand Army
picnic at Lake Pleasant, on the Fourth, re-
lsDrned at night in a decidedly unpleasant
phumor. There were five or six thousand
people on the grounds, and the provisions
for feeding the multitude were wholly in
ade quate Then the distinguished speak
II ers" expected did not make their appear
ance and, when 10 these disappointments
were added two heavy thunder showers
which fell in the afternoon, the feeling of
dissatisfaction and disgust became general.
Altogether il was "blue" Fourth at Lake
Pleasant.
The committee having in charge tho
matter of providing new building for the
intermediate School have decided to put
up an addition TO the High School building
for this purpose. Miss Slason, teacher of
the Grammar School, will also assume
charge of the Intermediate, by which at.
rangement one less teacher will be requir-
ed. The impossibiity Of procuring sat
isiactory site for separate structure else
where, the small expense of the present
plan, and the certain necessity for a new
high school building at no distant day, are
are the reasons for the adoption of this plan.
The addition will be completed during the
present vacation.
The following is the list of letters re-
naming in the post Office in this village
July 10, 1873:
Gents.-Harvey Almond, (2), George e
, Alden, Caleb ii Clark, Jeaner Chamber
lain, Joe Cargent, Jaspord Charland, Peter
Coty, + b Day, Gary Emerson, A q Loo
mis-, Charles r French, Fred Meller, L C
Rifer, Prudent Rattay.
Ladies.-Miss Jennie l. Corbett Mrs
Isabel r Colburn, Mrs Sophia l. Haskins.
Mrs Lucinda w Newton, Mrs Hannah w
Pettengill, Miss Mary Sullivan.
Miscellaneous, -Bisbee Il Suuires Brown
q johnson.
West BraffIeL Gro.