Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-07-28
Local Intelligence.


-Black DeffleS promise TO Dc plenty !
apples ditto.
Ono of tho village night watchmen has
been discharged for drunkenness.
The livery stable property of Chas, G.
Lawrence is to be sold at auction Aug. Sth.
"A fine Esloy organ was sent last week,
TO Wagner, the musical composer of Bal
reuth, Prussia.
The odd Fellows are fitting up new
hall in the third story of Crosby block,
over the Peoples National Bank.
Edward Fox has sold his house on Ell
liot street-located on the lot formerly own
ed by Mrs. Allen--to Timothy Shea, for
s2O5O.
Mrs Nellie j. T. Brigham will con-
cude her engagement for this season on
Sunday, July 3Oth, at Harmony hall, at 2
and "a =. NJ.
DR.. o. Il. Post is using the new patent
atmospheric disk for holding artificial
teeth in place. Read his advertisement on
another page.
The Active base ball club of Hinsdae
played with picked nine of this place at
the fair ground, last Saturday, and were
beaten, 10 to 20.
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speak in this State sometime during tho
campaign. If so, he may be expected TO
visit Brattleboro.
Rev. VIM. +. Bacon Of Laeonia, n. H.,
who was formerly principal of the Brattle-
boro high school, will occupy the pulpit of
the Congregational church next Sunday.
The fire at Shelburne Falls last Satur-
day evening was thought by people here to
be in GuilfOrd, and more than one person
started for the scene of the con1agraton.
"A committee of ladies are soliciting
funds for fitting up the new Reform Club
reading room. Contributions OF books,
pictures, brackets, etc., are desired as well
as cash.
R G. IIardie, Jr., having taken the
Mort Invest room in the upper town hall as
n studio, will remain here until about Oct.
lsi, when he intends TO return to New York
for the winter.
Recent thunder showers have given "a
new start TO vegetation and cooled the air
10 such an extent as 10 suggest overcoats
ana furs. And only week ago we wero
calculating the risks of sunstrokc!
VIM. Martin, who lately purchased the
Simonds block on Elliot street of A, r..
Baker, has begun preparations for the cree
ton OF new block just west, 20x40 feet,
20 be fitted for store with tenement over
head.
The washing fluid known as "Hunrs
Magical Mixture" is an article of genuine
merit. For laundry purposes, for the bath,
for cleaning clothing, and for all like uses,
we elieve il TO be unsurpassed. H..
Willard has the agency.
A fire at Dubuque, Iowa. last Saturday.
destroyed $4,000 worth of property belong
ing TO the Dubuque Lumber Co., of which
Martin III. and Milton A. Moore, formerly
of this town, are members. This is the
fourth or fifth time that they have met sim
liar losses.
The Methodist Sunday school, with
their friends, numbering in all about two
hundred people, picknicked at Simon
Brooks's fort Dummer), on Thursday of
last week. The children were treated TO
boat ride on the river, and the occasion was
well enjoyed by all.
Owing TO the Limited amount of the an
preparation for the support of the sigual
service Tor the present year, 1.-The Farmers'
bulletin" that has been received at the
post office for the past three years, was dis
continued on Wednesday. How is this for
reform and economy?
"A young fellow named Burke. hai;ing
from York State, having obtained pair OF
shoes from Boynton's store, under false
pfetenses, not long since, was arrested
at st. Adams by officer Wood and, on ex-
animation, sent 10 Newfane Jail in default
of fine. After a weeks confinement he
succeeded in raising the necessary funds,
and has gone on his way rejoicing. His
shoes cost him some $50.
The Baptist Sunday school ricnic at
Lake Pleasant on Wednesday was attend
ed 10y some ten or dozen different schools.
numbering in all about 1900 persons, of
whom some 200 were from this place.
Aside from the usual recreations there we're
addresses by several speakers, hymns were
sung, and there were solos by Prof G. II.
Southland of Springfield, Mass, and Prof.
j. a. Markham Of Brattleboro. The wealth
or was very favorable, and altogether a
very enjoyable time was had.
Deacon Daniel B. Thompson, who died
at his residence on Elliot street, wedncs-
oldest and most highly respected citizens.
He came here boy, with his father, in
ISL, from Litcbfield, Conn.,, and through
long business career in the jewelry trade
maintained chai acter for strict moral in
tegriiy and uprightuess which few men
possess. At the timo OF his death he was
the senior deacon of the Congregational
church, of which no had long been con-
sistent and active member.
The following is the list of letters re-
naming at tho post Office in this village,
July q:
Genis.-H. II. Andrews, Jas. Bradley,
Geo. ii. Chase, Dan Danforth, +. 4. Dunk
ley, Calvin w. Ellenwwood, Dennis Fan
ner, John Fits, Henry L. Jones, J. N.
Knapp, Edward Lynch. Frank L. Liscom,
a. ii. Pike, Chas. Stowe, ii. S. Smith,
James Taylor, Alonzo Weatherhead.
Ladies.-Miss Melissa j. Bemis, Mrs.
Rancel Barrett, Mrs. Hattie Fesseuden,
Mrs. w. Fuller, Mrs. Geo. f. Hall, Miss
Sarah A. Holden, Miss NJ. L. Knapp, Jen-
mic Meconal, Mrs. Mary J. Morse, Mrs.
Rosa NJ. Smith.
THE REGATTA.
The regatta at Spofiord lake, Chester
field, last Saturday, was attended by some
two or three hundred people from this and
other adjacent towns, and passed Off very
satisfactorily, the weather being particular
ly favorable and pleasant. Col. c. A. Miles
and VIII Waite of Bratlleboro acted as