Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-08-18

Col. X. w. Clarke Is making extensive
improvements 10 his house on High street
There will be preaching in the Uniycr-
salist church next Sunday morning at the
usual hour.
Moody and Sankey are expected TO
hold meetings here during the month of
September.
The retirement of Mr.. c. u. Rice, from
the firm of Il. Crosby Il Co., is announced
in our advertising columns to-day.
Rev. franklin 1uxbury, Of Boston,
will preach in the Centre Congregational
church next Sunday morning and eve
ming.
. On our first page this week will be
found the closing one in our interesting
and carefully written series Of Centennial
letters.
-Brattleboro is to have "Reforn"
newspaper during the campaign, with Chas.
ii. Davenport as editor The first number
is announced to appear next Saturday.
The Young America colt "Hazor,"
bred by II. Bradley, Esq of this town,
won the free for alp races at Keene and
Claremont. ITo has record of 2.27.
We don't know who sent us that fine
large trout last Saturday, but we desire all
the same, TO tender the donor our sincere
editorial thanks for his kind remembrance.
%. p. Shepardson Of this place is SELL
ing Autographs Of the Presidential candi-
dates. lie carries both sorts, so that "you
pays your money and you takes your
choice"
AT the Republican caucus last Satur-
day, L. X. Fuller, Kittredge Haskins, G..
II. Mansur, ]. G. Eddy, and a. J. Simonds
were chosen delegates to the District Con-
vention.
Geo. f. Spaulding, for an assault on c.
II. Nash, in endeavoring TO eject him from
his barber shop, last week Thursday, was
fined by Justice Newton So and COSTS,
amounting 10 SlI.Gs.
The Democrats have got a Tiiden aud
Hendricks flag across Main street by tho
Revere House, and the Republicans have
thrown another one across the street, with
the right names on it, just this side OF the
bridge.
The preliminary arrangements for
another boat race on Chesterfield LAX have
been completed. Tho race will take place
on Saturday, Aug. 26tb, at 3 p. NJ, and
promises 10 he very Interesting. The con-
testents from this place are practising daily
on the river and both crews evidently in
tend 10 do their best.
Conductor James Williams OF the New
London Northern road, took tho largest
train of the season down last Monday af-
n In lan nraIi1aI,nrn triiI,
through passengers, most of whom were
from the North, and nearly every one Of
whom were Gu route for the Centennial.
Mr.. Williams went into New London that
night with go passengers, and nearly the
whole crowd were bound for Philadelphia
and the big show.
The pulpit OF the Baptist church was
filed last Sunday morning by Rev. DR..
Fish, Of Newark, n. j., who also lectured
in the evening upon his late Oriental trav-
els. The lecture was made specially enter
tanning and instructive by the exhibition
Of numbers of specimens from the Holy
Land, which the speaker brought home 10
embeIsh the pages of his recently published
work on the East, entitled "Bible Lands
Illustrated" Tho father of the preacher,
Rev. Samuel Fish, Of this place, was upon
the platform. We understand that DIR.
Fish is to spend Sunday or two in his
old home, at Halifax.
The following is the list of letters re-
naming at the post ofIice in this village
Aug. II:
Gents.-A. L. Aldrich, ii. d. Barrett,
Eugene Cutler, E. L. Chapel, Milton f.
Edwards, Henry Greenslit, Thomas Hill,
Bert McCarty, Abraham Stewart, Daniel
Shea, c. l.. Walker, L. II. Warner, Mason
Wood.
Ladics.-Miss Mary Abbott, Mrs Hattie
Burrage, Mrs. G.. C. Berkman, Miss Alice
f. Cook, Miss Ella NJ. Dwinelle, Miss
Joannah Flavin, Mrs. Lizzie Hastings,
Mrs. Anna Mitchell, Mrs. Philip Rice, Mrs.
Ellen Shea, Mrs. Theodore Thompson.
Held for better directions.-M Ernest
Table, Beach House, Sea Girt.
THE DEMOCRATIC RALLY, SATURDAY EVEN
ING.
An audience of from two hundred 10
three hundred people gathered in the town
hall last Saturday evening to listen TO the
addresses announced to be given at that
time. Owing TO the illness of his wife, Mr.,
Reddington of Rutland was unable to be
present. Chas. N. Davenport, Esq, opened
the meeting with some brief remarks dep
recating personal attacks on the part of the
Republican speakers at the meeting on
Thursday evening. Chas. X. Field, Esq.
followed with an address of about an hours
length, beginning with personal explana-
tion as TO why lie is now a Democrat. Mr.
Fields remarks were principally directed
TO the subject of taxation. He urged that
there should be reform in tho manner Of
valuation for purposes of taxation, and
cited instances of local Injustice in the mat.
ter of valuation of real estate. He also
strongly urged the taxation of church
property. The audience becoming some
what uneasy, Mr.. Field gave way to A. p
Childs, Esq, of Bennington, who made the
| principal speech ofthe evening, Mr.. Childs
stated at the outset that he should make nc
attack on the Republican candidates. He
referred to the recent contest for the gu
bernatorial nomination, and said that Ire
nor w. Park of Bennington was response
BILE for Mr.. Estey's defeat, and that if Mr.
Fairbanks is elected Mr.. Park will be the
real Governor. He deprecated the manner
in which the public affairs have been ad
minstered by the Republicans, and said
that if Mr.. Tilden were elected he would
administer the government for the benefit
of the people and not for the ofice-holders
No party, he said, ever reformed itself
and if party needs reforming it needs
burying. If Tilden is elected he will bC
the President, but if Hayes is elected no.
body knows who will be President. Mr.
Childs was willing to leave Tilden's record