Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-07-25
Local intelligence.


Mast will open tho lecture course here
in November
-Croquet at low prices at Felton's.
Brooks House.
Excursion tickets via the II oosac Tun-
mel line are adver, Used in this paper.
Den Stones circus and managerie *
run ut an average expense of $1,000 per day.
F. G. Edwards sells 8 quires of octayo
note paper for 30 cents, or quires com
mercial note for 35 cents.
The silk factory has again changed
hands, III. l.. Chase having sold to j. +.
Stearns, one of the former proprietors.
The three days rain of last week ex-
tended throughout New England and great
~ revived nature, animate and nanimate.
A new iron flower vase costing S35 90
has lately been placed upon the green in
front of the high school house, through the
praiseworthy action of a few private citi-
zens.
The services at the Congregational
church next Sunday evening will be vari-
cd by chorus of fifteen or twenty voices.
who will sing some of the hymns of We an
Client days.
The hay crop in this section, which IS
mostly secured, is of superior quality and
the quantity nearly double what was ex-
pected, the late rains having caused rapid
growth. Many hill farms are producing
more than last year.
The pastor being absent, PROF. T.. p.
Crowell of Amherst College preached at
the ConRrega 'ional church last Sunday,
and big
Sunday the pulpit will be occupied by
Prot. Geo. n. Weber of Middlebury Col
lege.
The Good Samaritan meeting last Sun.
day evening was well attended. Singin.
was furnished by the Congregational Sun
day school, and the speakers were C. L.
Brown, president of the society, A. N. Jer-
ne of Ludlow, and r. Grogan of Rockin.-
ham.
Among recent visitors to Brattlebuo
we notice the Rev. James Eastwood, for
merly pastor of the Universaist socie.y.
and Rev ii. II. Peabody, late minister of the
Baptist society. The former is now preath-
ing at Foy boro, Mass, the latter at Rome.
Y.
-Brattleboro people at the seaside Judge
Royal Tyler and family are spending
few weeks at Hewett's Point. Marsbfield
Mass. Mrs. +. NJ. Farnswortl. T.J.B.
Cudworth's family, and +. d. Cobleigh. ed
itor OF the Record and Farmer, are at Mar
tha's Vineyard. c. II. Mansur and n. s.
Howe have lately been spending n few
days at the same place.
In our advertising columns to-day will
be found the fall announcements of several
of our leading educational institutions TO
which we invite the attention of all inler-
esied. The list includes Belair Institute,
West Brattleboro; Leland and GRAY Sem
mary, Townshend the State Normal
Schools at Randolph and Casteton; Pow
erS Institute, Bernar'lston, Mass.
A meeting Of old soldiers was held at
The town hall last Tuesday evening in fur
therance of the movement for n reunion
at Rutland. About fifty have thus far sig
hihed their intention to he present by APP
pending their names to the roll Of the Brat.
tohoro company. The movement awak-
ens considerable enthusiasm in some local
tiles, and tho attendance bids fair TO be
large.
--One of the most disconraging features
OF the present season, to editors of country
newspapers, Is the scarcity of material for
items in consequence of the inexplicable
neglect of the hens 10 lay big eggs Tenn
porary consolation is afforded US, however.
by n West Dummerston turkey who comes
forward with a double yolk ed egg weigh
ing - ounces. Who W II present us with
turkey that can beat it?
we have been much Interested in the
perusal of copy of the Boston Gazette of
Monday, March 18th, 1870. which has been
handed TO MS by Mr.. ID. ID. Ware of this
town. 1t il folio sheet of about Is bv %
inches, and aside from advertisements its
columns are entirely filed 18th matter
connected with the then approaching Rev
olution. The inside pages. which are print
ed in mourning, contain full account of the
Boston massacre which occurred on the
preceding Monday.
A little daughter of i. ID. Cobleigh,
about 10 years of age, had the third finger
of her right hand torn of, last Saturday,
in singular and seemingly very painful
manner. She was on the back piazza, and
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hook from which hammock was suspend
ed, when her support gave way. In fall
ing, the. hook caught in ring which she
wore, and The flesh, from the first Joint of
her finger to the end, was entirely torn
from the bone. The child calmly picked
up her finger and carried il to her mother.
The bone aflcrward had TO be amputated.
hut tho ~ ,oi,
first TO last seems to have been slight.
The following is the list of letters re-
naming in the post Office in this village
July "a. 1873:
Gents.-A. c. Brooks, L. f. Bemis, Dan
Doyle. G. Dine, John Donabue, John Fay,
Lowell Grant, A. l.. Huntley, Fred X.
Hawkes., James f. Herrick, i. Kingsbury,
Robert King, f. w. Leary, (2) james Lang
don, Rev. Josiah Lyman, Andrew T.. Ma
GOVERN, Patrick McCarty, S. II. Moore,
II. w. Person, G. N. Putnam, Wallace
Pratt, Henry A. Richardson, (2) VIM. c.
Rice, Alpheus Stewart, T.. w. Smith, AL
bert r. S. Thayer, Chas. Tibbetts, G. L.
Willard, Il. Whitaker, John II. Wiley, Cy-
rus Cook.
Ladies. -Addie l.. Aldrich, Mrs. s. Il.
Brooks, Mrs. Sarah Barrett, Miss Katie
Clouse, Miss Martha Corners, Lucy A.
Cook, Miss Mary Jane Chamberlain, Miss
Alma J. Huey. Mrs. Eleanor Newton,
Ruth N. Parker, Miss Julia Smith, Mrs.
John Smith, Elvira II. Thomas, Miss Kate
Tyler, Miss Anna Williams, Mrs. l.. Wyl-
liza.
Held for postage. Mira A. Wilson,
Chesterfield, N. II.
West BraiiIeI orc.