Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-05-26
Local Intelligence.


Exhibition drill of the Estey Guard at
tho town hall this evening.
Hon. Frederick Billings OF Woodstock,
and Il. ]. Phelps, Esq, Of Burlington, are
registered at the Brooks House.
Geo. J. Brooks, Esq, returned on
Wednesday from San Francisco for his
summers soiourn in Brattleboro.
-Dormsn d. Eaton, Esq, Of New York,
has engaged rooms for himself and wife at
the Brooks House for the month of August.
Rev. w. w. Delden of Newburyport,
Mass, will preach at the Centre Congrega-
tional church next Sunday, morning and
evening.
The great land sale Of the Boston Land
Co., advertised for Tuesday, June 9th, is
unayoidably postponed until Saturday,
June 10th.
One section OF the Fuller Battery will
60 to Brandon on the Fourth of July TO
fire the salute in the celebration at that
place.
We learn that A. G. Foster, who was
murdered at Keene Tuesday night, was
in Bratlleboro Sunday and attended the
Congregational church.
Bradford Academy, Miss Annie f.
johnson, Principal, affords superior adj
vantages for young ladies to acquire All ed
ucatun. See advertisement.
The Prospect House at Lake Spofiord,
Chesterfield, will be opened for the recep-
ton of pleasure parties, tourists and per-
mauent boarders, on Thursday, the first
day of June next
The road commissioners appointed by
the county court will hold their hearing on
the question OF the proposed Improvements
in High and Green streets on Monday next,
10Th inst.
Last Mondays thunder storm was fol-
lowed by sudden fall oftemperature, with
cool North wind and bracng air on Tues
day, and a frost on Tuesday night which
was quite severe in some localities.
Last Sunday was the "Whito" Sunday
of the old New England calling, when or
chards are covered with their beautiful
blossoms. Hereabouts the fruit trees were
hardly in their full beauty until n day or
two later.
ALI h0usoholders will be interested in
the card Of Emerson & Davis which APP
pears in orr columns to-day. Both MEM
bers of this firm are skilled workmen and
they will undoubtedly receive a liberal
patronage.
A married woman living on Elliot
street attempted suicide last Sunday by TAX
ing large dose Of chloral. Medical assist
ance WIS called, and her life was saved,
| but she expresses her determination to try
| it again.
We were shown the other morning
beautiful combination regalia presented
Tuesday evening last, by the members of
| Dennis Rebekah Lodge, No. |, !. o. o. f.,
to Past Grand II. X. White. 1t may be
seen at the store of c. A. Trip.
BY a change Of time which went into
| effect on Monday the morning train for the
| South now leaves here at sis and the after
noon train at $3.50. The mails accordingly
close about ten minutes earlier than for
merry.
We learn THAT Miss Genie Jacobs, of
Fairhaven, Conn, young lady about II
years of age who was quite well known in
Brattleboro, died very suddenly las: FRI
day night. Miss Jacobs spent portion OF
last winter here and was engaged to be mar
ried to young man in this place.
Those who missed their last Saturdays
ration Of bulled corn will be interested in
knowing that Mr.. Eddy's horse ran away
as he was commencing his rounds, smash
ing the cart and prematurely distributing
the corn. Unless the same performance is
repeated, however, the supply will be all
right for next Saturday.
The Travellers Life and Accident ln-
suIanee Company, through their agents,
Messrs. Moody Il Howe, are distributing a
convenient pocket sheet which gives the
presidential vote from 1889 10 1872, together
with blank spaces in tabular form for fig
uring on the electoral vote Of the coming
Centennial campaign. Nothing OF the Kind
is intimated, but we fake it for granted that
these leaflets are intended for use in cipher
ing out handsome majority for Mr.. Bris-
tow.
The Temperance meeting last Sunday
evening was largely attended. There was
the usual congregational singing under tha
leadership Of Prof Markham; prayer was
offered by Rev. n. +. Perry; a code Of by
laws was adopted and remarks were made
by WIN. L. Howe of West Brattleboro
Geo. w. Davenport, Mr.. Read (brother OF
L. NJ. Reed, Esq, president of the Bellows
Falls Reform club, C. L. Brown, James
Fisk, f. Crosby, A. V. Cox and Rev. Mr..
Perry. Prof. Markham also sang song
entitled 1.-THE Poor Drunkard's Child
Another meeting is to he held next Sunday
evening at O'Clock, and 1t is expected that
there VIII be singing by the Baptist choir.
M. John w. Frost, who has recently
returned from months tour through the