Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-17
Local Intelligence.


Baptist church, last Sunday, bv itn,,,.
sion.
Mrs. 5. L. Barrows has an adveri,..
meut this week which will interest theI
dies.
Some eight nr ten Bratlleboro reo,l.
are Ia attendance at the Satatopa ,e,,.,,.
this week
Edward Crosby has sold his la, ..
Western avenue, about opposite hi, r..'
denco, to Mr.. Edward Chappell Of NorVi.
Conn.
The graduating class Of A mhersl col.,,
-sixty-three in number-took their c,...
supper at the Brooks House, Thursday ,,s
ming Of last week.
J. L. Hildreth has put up two s,,r,
carriage shop, 90 by 25 feet, on Elm stree,
where he is already engaged in the mann.
iacture of wagons and sleighs.
James Fisk, ST., has presented IN fiji,
Universaist society Of this village n fla.
oil painting Of cross, costing 500. wb,,.
has been hung ovor the church pulpit.
"A trout weighing two pounds ia,
ounces was on exhibition at Wizards drr.
store. Saturday. 1t was caught In Des,.
teld river, the day previous, by a Wi.
mington man.
The Connecticut river railroad has mn,
on the line from Springfield. Mass. Il.
| Newport, W., a new smoking and mail CA,
which is claimed to be the best and no.y,
beautiful car in New England Hmade ID.
first trip July 9th.
Those of our readers who heard the
concert given here 10y the Hyers Sister.
last season, will he glad to learn thai tbey
are again to visit Brattleboro. and will SIN,
at the town hall on Thursday aud Frids,
evenings of this week.
Saturday and Sunday last were RAINY
days, aud the nights were like unto them,
A large amount of water fell, and a kool
many farmers were caught with their nav
out, which must have been materially u
iured.
AT the quadrenuial meeting OF tue ll..-
ers OF Windham county, held al Newfan4
on Tuesday, it was voted to add ten pe-
cent to the appraisal Of property OF the
first clas---embracing houses and lots not
exceeding ten acres-in the town Of Brat.
tleboro.
with great care. has been raising bl lodej
stock from beautiful bay mare OF late
wears, has Just come into possession Of q
colt from the beast. which very much re-.
sembles zebra. greatly to his disappornt-
meut aud chagrn. His friends advise him
To- start "A circuS
The following recent sales Of lubacr.
ia u pinffy-
thai Of 1873. and was damaged by hail: j.
II. Sargent. three eases, &c through; A
Sargent & Son. nine eases, SIC; W. W
Cook, two cases. loo; +. F. Crosby, four
cases. s. J. r. Nourse, six cases, 4.c
William 5. Newton. Esq. has received
a letter from bis brother, lie, Newton u
New salem. Mass. formerly Of Marboru
VI. stating that his son Marshall b. New
ton. aged about twelve wears. fell from
cherry tree last Monday, breaking aud dis
locating both his wrists.
AT meeting OF Directors OF the Yer
mont Valley Railroad Co. OF 1871. he'd Oh
the 18th lust, Governeur Morris was re
elected President. :. NJ. Waite Vice Pres
ident, aud +. A. Nash Clerk and Treasur-
er; S. NJ. Waite, Frederick Billings ami
Daniel l.. Harris, Executive Committee.
The surveying party engaged in iOcai-
ing the route of the West River Railroad
have completed their preliminary survey.
The result Is very favorable. The grade
nowhere exceeds forty feet to the mile, OK
cepl for a short distance below Jamaica,
where it reached sixty-Iwo feet to the mile
The picnic of the Baptist Sunday
school, on Wednesday, at Lake Pleasant
was one Of the most successful and enjovs-
BILE they have over held. About 45O per
sons were in attendance, ana with music
by the Brattieboro cornet band. aud the
various games and amusements provided
the day--one of the most charming of the
season-was spent il a very delightful and
satisfactory manner.
VIM. c. Bryant Of Greenfield, Mass,
and formerly OF this place, while fishing.
the other day, in the southern part OF
NUrthfield saw partly concealed in The
grass, blacS snake, which without mo
menrs thought he placed ms foot upon.
He instantly found himself engaged with
an antagonist that was more than MS match.
The serpent cOiied about his leg and then
thrust his head up even with his face. He
caught the monster about the neck with
both hands, ana there was brief struggle
for life, in which he thought the chances
were against him, for his strength was iu-
sufficient for such monster. But, finally
the snake uncoiled from his leg and he sue
eeeded in throwing him of, and beat
hasty retreat. Mr.. Bryant was completely
Frustrated amer the struggle, and mas not
yet fully recovered from the shock it gave
lohs rs MS hshlh- rod Wnlch measuIed
twelve feet.