Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18
Local Intelligence.


nrattIebOrO.
Capt. Fuller's artillery company Is full
and will soon be organized.
The sale OF tickets for the lecture course
will take place Monday eve, Sept. Il.
C. l.. Piper has bought the l.. B. Stew
art property on South Main street for ST.
800.
Tho "Estoy Guards" are preparing for
a grand costume ball. To come off next
month.
The long-cOntinuod dry weather Is So
riousy affecting the pastures and crops in
this region.
Charles Fowler has purchased ]. A.
Bowmau's dwelling house on Washington
street for $1,000.
Good Samaritan meeting Mt the town
hall next Sunday evening will begin at 8
o'clock, promptly.
J. q. Davis Of Bratloboro was award
ed the first premium for stations eight
years old, nj the late New England fair.
-A"Dickens party" in costume was Civ
en- last FRIDAY evening ut the residence of
Hon. ID. II. Harris, which passed oil very
finely.
The Conn. River Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co., through b. X. jennie & Co.,
agents, have paid \. Mellen fIr 10 IS by Dire,
Sept. 9th.
The attention ct policy holders in the
VT. Mutual Fire Insurance Co. is called TO
a notice which appears among our adver-
tiscmonts this week.
The Catholic children excluded from
the public schools during last term for dis
obedience OF the rules, resumed attendan
at ihe commencement of the present term.
Mr. J. j. Ray is just home from mar
kot with a large stock Of the latest STYLE of
hats and caps, which he requests the pub
lie, through our columns to-day, to "call
aud examine"
Uncle Harvey Gill, well known as a
stage driver of :" ye olden time" running
for many years between this place and
Greenfield, Mass, died quite suddenly at
the Brooks House on the 18th inst.
The New Orleans Ministries are to give
concert here next Wednesday evening"
The entertainment they give Is not "nig-
ger show" but musical and variety per-
formance of real merit. Read their adver-
| tisement.
Persons from the adjoining towns de-
string TO attend the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher's lecture, Oct. 9th, in oil der to be
sure of a seat must secure their tickets ia
advance. Tickets will be for sale Thursday,
Sept 24th, at Willards drug store.
"A weed of the variety known as False
Lettuce tMulgedium ieucophdeu,n). which
grew near Wiliston's carriage shop, on
Elliot street, was pulled up the other day
and found TO measure just twelve feet In
| height above the root.
Lieut.. Edward Thorn Of the "Estey
Guards" who had just returned from a
matrimonial excursion, WAS on Saturday
evening made the recipient of an elegant
sword, which was gin from the "Gu yards"
and presented by their captain, ]. J. Es-
tcy, in an appropriate speech. The band
was present aud assisted In doing the hon
ors.
Two young fellows of this place drove
,Yne of Wilder Smiths horses to Keene, n.
IN., last Sunday afternoon, and on their re-
\ turn through Hinsdale, about midnight,
when within some three miles of home, the
horse dropped dead. The young men, re.
| port says, were found soon alterwa near
the scene of the catastrophe in sadly "con-
fused" state, and the horse il thought TO
have been the victim Of dsgraceful abuse.
Mr.. ii. w. Simonds, who is well aud
hyorably known to all our readers in this
vicinity, makes his bow 10 the public
through our columns to-day. We know
from personal inspection that he has
| fine and carefully selected assortment of
| goods in stock, which layers will find il
for their interes, 10 examine. We are glad
To have Mr.. Simunds again established in
business in orr midst, aud cordially wish
| him abundant >ucrrS>.
The Ioilowin. is the list OF letters re-
naming nj the post Office ~ this village,
Sept. IL:
Grnts.--I. NJ. Abbott, Henry J. Ballard,
Harry IL. Bailey, l.. A. Barney. ~ +. c.
Cuyle, George r. Colcn,d, u. NJ. Cook, Luz
Ia l.. Coblcigh, Geo. r.. Fesseudrn, w. J..
Goarden, Herbert L. IIill. r. l.. Morrill,,
G. $. Morse, George Newton, J. +. Pratt,
A. Il. Rogers, Morris Style, Cyrus Wood
ford, g. W. WaShburn, NJ. J. Watson.
Ladies.-Miss Mary j. Aldrch, Mrs.
Geo. Cooper, Mrs. VIM. Cutting, Mrs. Hat
tie L. Miller, Miss Hattie Martin, Mrs Ma
ry +. Miller, Mrs. Martha Rand, Mrs. +.
Waterman, 49, Miss Flora Townsend, Mrs.
Caroline a. Whitney, Miss Lizzie Whit
new.
Hold for postage. Annie l.. Dean, New
Worcester, Mass, Miss Lilly a. Baker,
Dorset. W., John Miller, Dummerston, w.,
Geo. K l.. c. Gill on, Wost Dummerstun,
VT.
Miscellaneous. w. II. II. s., Braltlebo-
70, VT.
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