Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-07-30
Local Intelligence.


That circus Is expected hero about the
last of August.
The ninety-nine cent store is about to
wind up business.
The expected concert by the Barnabec
troupe has been indefinitely postponed.
The Elastic Truss man will be at the
Brattlcboro House Aug. % and 3d. See
adv.
The Boston Swedish Quartette are to
give concert at the town hall next Tues
day evening.
ID. b. Sisby e Co., are having their
semi-annual closing-out sale. \ good
time to call, ladies'.
-Guillow has sold out his aLery on
Elliot street to L. II. Read, who has open
ed jewclry shop in place oft.
Several new street lamps have lately
been erected near the outskirts of the viii
lage, much TO the convenience of people
living in their respective neighborhoods.
Rev. c. f. Burdick, presiding elder Of
the Albany district Of the Troy NJ. T.. Con-
| ference, will preach in the Centre Congre-
gational church, Sunday, Aug. l, morning
and evening.
The half-past ten train from the south,
Wcdn. day morning, when near the depot,
gave an exemplifcation of tho develop
ment theory more speedy than Darwin
over contemplated, by slashing through
two.year old pup in such way as to make
two Lipeds out Of one quadrupcd.
We notice a proposition 10 ship one
carload OF peaches day direct 10 Spring
field, Mass, il responsible parties there
will engage TO take them, which is equiva-
lent to guaranteeing to buy $1,000 worth Of
pcachc per day during the season. Ifthis
project should succeed, Bratteboro would
stand chance to get share Of the abund-
ant crop in good order and at reasonable
| prices.
The commissioners to whom the COun-
| ~ Court referred the question Of re.as-
sessmcnt OF COSTS in the laying Of the High
| street sewer, were in session Monday and
Tuesday, taking testimony. \ large num-
Der Of witnesses were examined, and the
matter was adjourned ill next week. X.
skins and J. NJ. Tyler are counsel for
the petitioners And L. w. Sloddard for
! the village.
We are glad TO learn that an excursion
is talked Of from Braltleboro TO Newport,
| VT, and MemphremagoI lake, thence to
| Montreal and Quebec, and return. There
| is probably no route in the country Of an
equal length which comprises so great n
variety OF scene and so many objects of in
terest as does this. If the proposed ar
range meuts ale made, the expenses Of the
| trip Will he small. We hope TO give fur
Their particulars hereafter.
Capt. Fuller, commanding the Fuller
Battery, has issued printed order giving
! the routine Of duty to be observed during
the enca mpment of tho State troops, Aug
24-2s. The Battery will go into camp on
the morning Of tho 9th, and will be in
| spected by Adjutant-Goneral james S.
Peck, and pas, in review before the Gov
ernor and his staff. The camp will be call
ed "Camp Asahel Peck"
| The barn Of Martin Martin, on Elliot
street. was discovered TO be on fire last
VI onday night, about half-past IL O'Clock
and a general alarm was given, but the
| flames were quickly extinguished by the
aid of No. engine, which was soon on the
| spot. Neither the barn nor hay contained
! therein were damaged TO much extent, but
| Martins COW was in the barn and was so
badly burned before she could be extrlcat-
| ed that II is doubtful whether she will re-
cover. The fire is thought TO have been
the work Of an incendiary, but nobody has
| been arrested.
The band concert which is to come of
at Lake Pleasant on Friday of this week is
expected TO eclipse any attempt of the kind
ever made in New England, and will at
tract thousands to this popular resort. Ex-
ira trains are to be run over the Connccti-
cut River, Fitc hburg, New London North
crn and Northampton roads. The concert
programme will occupy about an hour and
a half, AFTER which each band will perform
selections of its own choosing. Hayners
| Orchestra OF Northampton will furnish
! music for the dancing. Richardson of
Greenfield will get up a mammoth clam
| chOwder, 50 that all will be provided for.
| The Brlttlcboro band have voted not to
attend, but many people from this place
will 20.
distinguished arrival: DoryphoTd de-
Gem HHcdtd, alias the Colorado Potato Bee
| tie, has at length arrived in town. lie
| may be readily distinguished from his old
fashioned cousin, so well known to the
farmers Of this section, by his wearing ten
stripes on his coat while the latter wears
| but three. Late potatoes will be likely to
suffer from his depredations unless attend
cd TO promptly. Three generations of the
"varmints" are hatch ed out during the
season, and the tirst-comers should be care
fully picked from the vines and crushed,
or otherwise disposed OF, else their num-
bers will increase to such an extent that
potato-raising will be almost an impossi-
bility. Every potato grower should be on
the lookout.
wINDHAM co. PARK.
The first meeting of the "Trotling Cir
cuit' recently organized at Rutland will be
held at the grounds of the Wiudham Coun-
| ~ Park Association in this place, Aug. 81