Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-07-23
Local Intelligence.



Railroad travel in the norlhward direc-
ton is considerable lively nowadays.
A toreh.lght procession is. one of the
proposed features orithe soldiers reunion.
Rev. Amos Foster Of Putney will
preach in the Congregational church next
sabbath.
-Battleburu haso- ballists talk Of accept
ing the $500 challenge offered by the Poult-
ney club.
Tho Brauleloro printers propose to
picnic ut Lake Pleasant on Saturday Of
this week.
%. \. Libby Of this place is about 10 cs-
toblish himself in the printing business at
Springfield, Vt.
II. L. Smith of this place has taken ex-
tcnsive contracts for laying concrete walks
at IIolyoke, Mass.
Last Sunday VIC had the much needed
b lessing Of an all-day's steady, soaking
rain. still The cry is for more moisture.
The Vermont Savings Bank reports
SI,G74, I1I.35 Standing to the credit Of depos-
itors, July 10Th, besides surplus profits
amounting to SiO,5o3.H.
Tie Fisk, Jr., base ball club Of this
place played a matched game with picked
nine at Bellows Falls last Saturday, and
were whipped by n score Of 0 to 81
L. y. Motcy, agent for Rice & Ddvis's
Water and Fire Proof Paint, is doing quite
business in town in the way of giving
increased security to buildings. See his
advertisement.
What with the old soldiers reunion
the third week in August, and the cucamp-
mcnt Of State troops the week following,
Brauleboro people will Imagine the old
war times returned
Rev. y. Mighill, pastor Of the Consre-
pational church in this village, rendered
his resignation last Sunday, having accept
cd the call 10 the First Congregational
church of Worcester Mass.
The thunder shower Of Wednesday, so
light here, was Of quite different charac-
ter in Dummcrston, where it was the Sc
vercst seen for long time. For half an
hour the rain poured in torrents, accom-
panied by high wind. The roads were
badly washed aud much hay wet.
Tic old soldiers OF Braltlcbogo held
meeting at the town hail Friday evening,
and organized into a company for The pur-
pose Of attending and assisting in the COM
ing reunion. l.. Ii. Putnanl was chosen
Captain; II. +. Taylor, LIST Lieut.. J. c.
Howe, "a Lieut. A. A. Dunklee Orderly
Sergeant. The company at present num-
hcrs over forty.
The funeral OF Miss May Bracket. held
al the Congregational church Wednesday
afternoon, was attended by a very large
number Of friends and acpuaintances. The
deceased was the only child of +. $. Brack-
cit, Esq, our well known merchant, and
was general lavorite in the circle in which
she moved. The carly death of one so fair,
so promising, and so well beloved, is in
deed cause for mourning, not alone TO
The afflicted parents, but TO all who knew
her.
The casket in which were deposited the
remains Of Miss Bracket was probably
the most beautiful one ever furnished by n
Brattleboro undertaken on similar occa-
sion. 1t was lined with white broadcloth
and satin, and the silver trimmings were of
the most elegant and elaborate description.
Mr.. e. l.. Brown, who furnished this hand
some specimen of the undertaker's art, is
desc ryirg Of high credit for the taste and
skill so appropriately displayed.
Vacation notes: Judge Tyler and fam
lily are rusticating at Oak Bluffs, Martha's
Whey ard. J. Estey and family are at
Sarato ga.-B. +. bingham and wife are Wis
iting in the vicinity Of Lake Champlaiu.
large party Of Bralleboro people-among
whom were the families OF a. Marshall,
Thatcher Perry and Jerome Knight-who
have been encamped at Spafford Lake for
tue last fortnight, returned few days ago,
having had very enjoyable time.-Com-
modore Green aud family are at Jafirey,
y. I.-O. J. Pratt is at Saratoga and c. l..
Howe aud wife have been at the same place
for a lottnieht.-Rev. Mr.. Mighill and fam
lily are visiting in Chelsea, VT. The Miss
es lligginson are spending few weeks in
the vicinity Of Portland, Ne.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT OF STATE TROOPS.
Orders have been issued by Gen. Hen
ny, commanding the State troops, for ho'd-
ing five days encamPment in this place,
beginning Tuesday, Aug. 2ith.
ODD FELLOWS PICNIC
nv 'Hh HOAtONo l'lN4laN ~ isAhN ltdN-
ant, last week Thursday, was the most sue
cessful one yet held by the association.
The number of lodges present was nine
teen, and encampments, three; estimated
TO have been l,200 members of the order
and with their ladies and friends, from
5000 to 1900 persons at the lake during the
day. The general exercises we're begun
with the Band Concert, in the grove, the
Hartford City Band leading; following
which, the Keene and Brattleboro Cornet
bands kept the air resounding with melo-
dy. The latter band were the favortes,
and won for themselves high honor. An
Grafton was delivered by Rev. 4. II. Sweet
ser of Springfield, Mass, and there was ex-
cellent singing by j. a. MaXam of Keene,
Billy Fisher Of Springfield, and male
quartette. Besides dancing, there were
boat races, tub race, and a sack race, in
which the prizes were all won by Spring
field parties. The general exercises, ex-
cept the dancing, closed with dress pa
rado in regalia, by the Agawam, Oasis and
Manadnock encampments.
HON. HAMPDEN CUTTs-REsoLUTIoNs OF
RESPECT.
AT meeting of the New England His
torie Genealogical Society held in Boston,
Mass, Wednesday, June 2, 1875, the fol-
lowing resolutions, offered by the Rev. Ed
mund +. Shalter, chairman of a committee
appointed for the purpose, were unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That We hereby place upon
record the profound sense of our loss in
the death Of the Hon. Hampden Cuts, A,
NJ, a Vice President of the society for the
Sinln of Nprlnnnt NNhnsn narnnr "a a NIL