Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-08-07
Local Intelligence.

week.
-Recollect tho caucus next Saturday
afternoon, aud be prompt.
-Felon has decided 10 close out his sta
tionery business in Braltleboro.
Some desirable real estate Is offered for
sale in our advertising columns this week.
The young people of the Catholic socie-
~ will hold their second annual picnic at
the grove in Bernardslou on Saturday.
The Conn. River Valley Association of
Odd Fellows are to hold their third annual
picnic at Lake Pleasant on the 18th inst.
Commodore Green has laid fine flag
walk in front Of his residence on Green
strcet-to he continued by others We hope.
delegates to the District Convention at
White River Junction will be carried for
fare ono way over tho Central Vermont
line.
Rev. w. s. Blaisdcl Of Manchester,
will preach in the Centre Congregational
Church next Sunday morning aud eve
! ming.
c. II. Reed, lately connected with Eel
ton mas set up business for himself as
joLber OF tobaccos, cigars, wrapping papers,
etc.
Tic rubber game Of base ball between
the Rcsolutes of tIiusdao and the Fix Jr's
oil this place, played here on tue 2ith ult.,
was won by the latter club, 20 to Is.
Roy. c. X Moore Of Boston, formerly
pastor Of the Univc rsalist society in this
village, is now supplying the pulpit in the
absence Of Rev. Mr. Harris, who is sum
nering in Maine
p1r,s ii. II
to be sold at SherifITs sale on Saturday to
satisfy creditors. Mr.. Holding, we learn.
will resume the business Of watch repair-
ing a, No. /, Tylers block.
No person can vote at the coming State
election whose name is not on the check
list. Examine the list, which Is now post
ed at the town hall, and, if you are entitled
to vote, see that your name is placed there
on 10y the proper authority pre-, lou. 10 The
day of election.
Al the session OF the L. S. District
Court hie'y held at Windsor, the indict-
ment procured by certain Bellows Falls
parties against George A. Hunt, Deputy
Col 'cc''r Of L. S. revenue, WAS called up.
but the pro,ccutinG parties, sickening Of
thelr cause, entered mol pros. and the
casc WAS Il 'snissch
jude Wheeler has rendered n dccision
in the Catholic school case, refusing to
grant an injunction against the school
committee for having refused admission 10
the village schools Of the Catholic CHI dren
uniii they shall comply with the rules Of
the district. The decision ia gwen in fun
in another column. II is understood that
tho clSe will be taken To a hi CHER court.
Western Engine Company Of Wo,t
Brattlchoto aud :. NJ. Waite Hose Comma
ny OF his village have decided to attend
the grad militia and fifcmon's muster at
burlington, Sept. 81. It is expected. also.
that Puwnix Engine Co., NJ. &, Will go,
u So Wh't with tn" militia company and
all, Erd;lcboro will be handsomely repre-
sentei and viii bs pretty likely to win
priz o. some kind.
bur lecture committee are preparing a
stunning program for the coming winter
course. Among the speakers positively
engaged are Rev. Henry Ward Heerber.
y. ". ". ii. Murray, Carl Shurtz, John
b. Cough, Hon. Daniel Doughcrty, The
Philadelphia orator, and Rev. II. NJ. Gal
lager OF Brooklyn. tho celebrated Rpud
pulpit orator, besides which Camilla Utso.
ard Miss Helen Potter, the elocutionist,
are in anticipation.
a call for an "In;-niunupo'y aud equal
taxation meeting, To be held ut the town
hall last saturday evening, called out two |
or three hundred people. Z. n. Daven-
port, ESD, aud w. II. Alexander did the |
speaking, and Chas. X. Field, Esq, occu- |
pied the "td.r. Tho meeting is understood |
To pave been gotten up mainly for the Dur- |
pose Of giving Mr.. Davenport an opportu- |
nifty TO express his views on politics and |
taxation, aS partially indicated by his recent |
letter published in the Montpelier Argus.
The views expressed by Mr.. Davenport in |
iaVor OF the policy OF mo exemption" from
taxation seemed 10 be generally approx ed
by The audience, and considerable enthu-
siasm was awakened. The meeting was
adjourned for two weeks, when II isun-
derStood that resolution, will be submitted
and an attempt made to form au anti
exemption league. An interesting time
may be anticipated.
During the thunder shower on Friday
evening, 3lst ult., the barn belonging t.
Mr., Lowell A. Barney OF this town, adioin-
ing Marlboro line, was struck by light
ming and burned, togei her with his dwell
ing house aud sheds adjoining, some thi rty
tons Of hay, portion OF The farming tools.
household furniture, etc. The hav de-
slroycd embraced the entire crop, which
had just been housed. The buildings were
The finest in the vicinity. The house was
two-story, aud was built twelve or four
teen years ago by VIM. Ward, who then
owned the place. Mr.. Barney was under
The shed milking when the bolt fell. and
seeing that his barn was struck immedi-
alely seized the pail Of milk and climbed
10 the ridge-polc, where the hay was on
hre, Threw on the m Tx and smothered the
lire, as he supposed, but soon saw that the
hay was all atire beneath him. The neigh
bors soon rallied, but though an hour
elapsed before the house took fire. il was
impossible to save ii. The contents, how
ever, were mostly saved by removal. The
i've stock were uninjured, though the de-.
'cending bolt passing through the hay
now, struck and shattered IA Manager where |
one Of the creatures was standing. A barn
md corn barn on the opposite side of the
'oad were uninjured. The buildings de-
'troyed were insured for $1,000, in the Yer
mont Mutual, besides which there was
400 insurance on furniture and clothing.
West BrattIebOrO.