Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-25
Local Intelligence.
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chants have adopted the plan of closing
their shops at s O'clock In the evening.
"A trot il 10 take place ON the park
course Oct. 81, with u premium OF 5000 for
horses that have never ex 'ecded 2:tj, and
$50 for three nIinu.o horses.
Two brass cannon have been received
from the state armury for the use Of the
new artillery company.
Tho concert by the nv O.eIns Min
strcls on Wednesday evening, was attend
cd by an audience of about 800 people. This
company Is one of the best Of its class, and
all present seemed well satisfied with the
entertainment.
The long luokcd-fnr rain began TO fall
Thursday night, the l7lh, and continued Oh
Friday aud II portion ui Saturday, settling
the dust aud causing nature tn wear wish
bic smile.
Both the E-tcy Guards aud Fuilci'- ar
tihety company will have their armorieS
in E-tey's old building, opposite the Brat
tie JJrO House, the artillery occupying the
basement.
--TherciSconsiderable anxiety all around
about the rule disease that has just brok-
Ell cat ia Connecticut, Massachusetts, and
other sections Of the country. Farmers aud
dealers hercabouls should bc on their
| guard.
MI. u. NJ. Douglas "f this place WAS
awarded both premium aud diploma at
tue recent State fair, for specimens Of his
stencil dies.
A night blooming cureus belonging to
Mrs. Isaac Hines displayed i've blossoms
on Thursday night Of Last week.
-nIuf. CHARTERS eldest daughter, Mona,
had her leil arm broken aud was otherwise
severely injured, in Guilford, last Monday,
by being thrown from the wagon ia which
she was driving.
John Works, with his " ,ie, has return
ed from Kansas, Intending to remain for
year ot more. Ills farm near Topeka. he
reports a, pre-emPtO)rd by the gri>shop-
pers, aud IN n sorry plight.
The auction sale of seats Tor the lecture
course, Monday evening, was unusually
brisk. Same 100 seals were suid, aud at
price, higher than ever before realized. The
course is evidently destined To be great
success if the lecturers co,uo to time.
Tie "brouk road" between this village
ing Improvements uf late, il now open to
travel. Tue hlidgcs have been levelled up,
the road ~lraighteucd aud graded, and alto
erthcr brllered, The amount expended i
somewhere from $500 to 5000
Have patience with H. vet II Tile long
or, gentle reader. Those "pla2ury laws"
which have u>urped So large II portion Of
our space uf late, will shortly give place To
agricultural premium reports and other
matters "f like inierc.t aud importance.
The American Bible society have re.
Gently Offered Ia furnish graiuiinusly Il
copy of the Bible far each passenger ear
aud freight salnnu ear an the lines OF the
Central Vermont railioad. provided suit.
able racks bc provided Ia hold them, aud
the ollie, il ~ understood, has been accept
ed.
Asa Miller & Co., carriage makers, Of
this I..a'e, have just finished hose cart for
the Ab"u1Iui hose company of Bellows
FAILS, which would hc an ornament to anv
fire department. Though hulI largely of
iron, il weighs lat a liitle over $40 pounds,
aud has many poin.s OF superiority over
the old fashioned hose cut, II wt~ built
for 500.
All who have been anViously awaiting
the return of DIR. Duprcr, the cinrd Chi
ruprdsl, viii learn with delight that he
will b" Al the Revere IIud,e next Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday,. lie has been
Soiourning nj the Wniie Mountains. aud il
now on his return trip Ia New York. This
last opportunity should not hc missed hy
those who suffer in any way with sore feet,
from whatever cause.
-Crusby's brick building in the rear of
Grossly block" has been enlarged by the
addition of new section on the north,
fronting On the Brooks House square,
measuring 80 hy - feet, and the whole
elevated To three stories, with basement,
making a building Of large proportions.
The wooden structure which occupied n
portion of the site has been removed, and
the occupants have taken rooms in the
new block, which is I" be furnished with
steam power sufficient TO acco 'nniodatc all.
Messrs. l. onard & Ruess occupy the en-
tire south end of the block. In the base
meni are located the engine and boiler, the
steam presses If q. a. Libby and the Rec
ord aud Household, and the job shop of II.
f. Murely; ON the first door are the lob
shop "T \. +. Wilder, Libhy's printing
Office, etc. On the second floor are the
stencil works of L. NJ. Douglas and the
machine shop of +. Curtis, aud on the
Third floor is a hall of ample proportions
for lecture purposes, the holding of meet
ines, etc. The building will re known as
Harmony block" and the location rs
"llarmony place" The erection of this
block by the energetic proprietor com pletes
the work begun by him in 1870, and is an
achievement which he can afford to look
upon with pridd.
T.. NJ. wAITEs POULTRY ENTERPRISE.
The Bellows Falls Times OF last week
gives the following account of a new Brat
tleboro Constitution" of which we have
heretofore made mention:
The largest poultry establishment in this
section AID ia Tact Inc largest That We know
OTIS that at Braltiehoru, On the island OBJ
posite The village, where Coz. ). Nj. Waite,
long well kn"wn for his various business
enterprises, now has SuIne Two thousand
| hens aud chickens of various bluutls and
from almost all clncs. As Coz. Waite is
known 10 be avery thorough business man,
he II OF COURSE thorough la this enterprise
Several buildings are occupied by these
fowls, besides IA greater number of large
yards and smaller ones, including the range
Of the whole island of many acres for a
portion OF them. Some OF the soil is fine
and sandy and al course excellent for poul-
| try rustllng purposes. These fowls are n
curiosity as they are rallied from the vari-
Gus kinds, sizes, cOlnrs, &c. You will see
the prim Plymouth Rocks, the gay Spang-
led liamburgs, the spruce little white Leg
horns, the fat and lazy Bramahs, Bun Co.
chins, Bolton Grays, Games, SDanish-but
we cannot remember them all. OF the Par
fridge Cochins there is one imported zoos
ter which weighs some Eileen pounds. lie