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

-"Who shall represent ?" This ques-
lion was satisfactorily, emphatically aud
eluuuently answered in the Universalist
church hero on Friday evening last, by
Miss Ida e. Bridgman OF Montpelier, VT.
Her brave plea for female suffrage and FOR
the equality of woman with man in mat
tiers pertaining TO human government was
lust, tenable and conclusive. Honor TO her
bravery and success 10 her enterprise, is
sentiment to which Justice and Freedom
spprovingy respond.
Tho petition to our legislature for leave
to establish a savings bank here was sue
cessful.
Many OF our farmers hid from four to
six or more tons of hay out during the
great rain of Saturday and Sunday last,
much of which was badly injured.
A petition to the president of the Ches-
hire and Ashuelot railroads has been sign
ed by most of our business people, to have
the early aud late trains reinstated which
were recently discontinued between South
Vernon aud Keene.
.-R,F, Patten has decided to leave town
for the purpose of establishing his bust
ness in Springfield, VT. If he does so,
there will be a fine opening here for good
harness and saddle maker Mr.. 2. is well
liked here and it is hoped that he may al
Ter his mind and not leave. Now is the
time to give hun some extra good jobs.
May our people be mindful of this.
The strawberry festival held by the
Baptist society in the vestry of their church
on Wednesday evening Of last week was
we'll atteuded by our people OF The differ
ent denominations. The net proceeds
amounted to about $50.
Frank Jackson, our matchmaker and
jeweler, is to remove his business to No.
Stebbins's block, and will connect with i
the manufacture and sale of household
furniture. His rooms will be we'll SUITED
to the combined business. "Merchan
Row" as that block Is often called, is be
coming very populous and popular. 4
turn will now have be taken towards III
on's Hill II business is TO he still extended
in that locality. John Donovan has bough
fine building lot on High street, 10
which he paid 800, and will immediatel.
build nice cottage upon it. Geo. w. Hol
land has bought of j. Donovan the dwell
ing house aud lot in the rear of his store
for which he paid $500. o. II. Higgins
about TO build house on High street.
Two hundred and forty persons, 1t
said, under eighty umbrellas, and quite
number without any shelter, stood on
open field some distance from our villae
during the heavy rain on Saturday T.
last, to witness game of base ball playe
by the Fisk, Jr. club OF Brattleboro, an
the Resolute OF Hinsdale. The game WI
won by the first named club, 80 to IL. Al
other, the rubber game, is to be played
Brattleboro either next Saturday aiternoo
or Saturday OF the week following. Til
clubs had supper at the Ashuelot House.
As Walter Renton was driving dow
Main street ON Tuesday afternoon OF tn
week, the harness broke, letting the bugs
on TO the horse, which made an unusu
commolion and fast speed about the san
time. The buggy was turned upside doV
and smashed-ruined. Mr.. Renton foul
himself completely sheltered under II, b
with good pluck still held on to his valu
BILE steed and succeeded in stopping hi
Another gentleman was riding with hi
al the time of the accident, but neither "
seriously injured.