Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-06-02
Local Intelligence.


preach at the Centre Congregational church
next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Thayer celebrated
their silver wedding on Monday evening,
receiving many handsome presents.
"A movement is on foot for the osiab-
llshment Of public reading room in this
village, in connection with the Temperance
Reform Club.
Mr.. j. X. Osgood will be In town next
Saturday and Sunday and will address the
Reform Club at their meeting Sunday after
noon.
The Fuller drum corps won much
praise for their iiuo appearance and per-
formance in Tuesdays Memorial exercises
at Keene.
The Wind1am County Baptist Sunday
school convention will meet with the Dap-
list church at Halifax Centre on Wednes-
day, June 14lh.
Col. Geo. w. Hooker was IN town Mon
day and Tuesday. The Colonel is travel
ing for Brattleboro House. - TVoodgtock
Standard.
The promising five year old Young
America mare Kate" owned by Il. d. x
Is W. lldlliof HAS bctn SOlu " hIs LAW
renee Of Palmer, Mass. Price 800.
Mrs. a. II. Illness night blooming ce-
reus made a display of two very fine bios
SONS on the evening of May ga remark
ably early date for one of these plants.
MIR. Walter a. Wood, of Ioosac Falls,
N. ", the celebrated moving machine in
ventor and manu- lacturer, is stopping at
the Brooks House with his family.
The annual convention OF the Wind
ham and Bennington association Of Uni
versaists will be held at Brattleboro on
Wednesday and Thursday, June q and 90.
We want, and will have, rousing cell
ebration in Brattloboro the coming Fourth
Of July. Now, 1.-Two young men, move in
that direction forthwith, or 1 will.
w. II. ALEXANDER.
DR.. Holton leaves for Philadelphia to-
day to altond the meeting of the Medical
College OF the United States, as delegate
from the medical department Of the Uni
versily Of Vermont. The doctor will also
take look at the Exposition, being absent
about one week.
Oasis Encampment /. o. o. T., accom-
panied by the Fuller Drum Corps, went to
Keone, n. H., ON Tuesday morning and
participated in the Memorial services at
that place. They returned to South YER
non by 81 ecial train, and reached home
by the 1920 =. NJ. train.
The Estey Guard arc to have their an
nual June training on Wednesday of next
week, when they will have their final drill
under Lieut.. Toiten's instruction. The
Fuller Battery will also muster on the same
day, having dismounted drill in the fore
noon and mounted din in the afternoon
The nan Farnsworth, who got married
once too much, when last heard from was
in Greenfield, Mass, and had sent for wife
No. 10 come and live with him. Arrange
ments have been instituted, looking to a
visit to Brattleboro from Farnsworth, with
Capt. Stones residence at Newfane as his
objective point
We take pleasure in calling the attention
of our readers TO Mr.. w. a. Dutton's an
nouncement in our advertising columns
to-day. Mr.. Dutton has all the facilities
for the successful transaction of his bust
ness, and we believe that his customers
will find themselves well served.
The following are the officers of Beau
seant CommandGry of Knights Templar
recently elected for the present year: c. A
Miles, L. c.; ii. w. Hutchins, Gen.. n. c
Sawyer, c. Gen. II. w. Simonds, Prelate
w. S. Guild, Treas. N. S. Howe, Rec.
A. l.. Clark, S. W.; II. Haskins, ]. w.
AT the meeting of the Reform Club
last Sunday evening, prayer was Offered
| by Rev. NJ. III. Harris and the Baptist choil
sang, under the leadership Of J. A. Max
ham. The SPEAKERS were G. w. Daven
port, Esq, A. Peltee, Herbert Brooks, Rev
q. T.. Buckley of Wilmington, L. Wales
NJ. T. Van Doom, d. w. Ware and Rev
Mr.. Harris. The exercises were marked
by the usual degree Of interest. A meet
ing will be held next Sunday evening at
| o'clock.
Carl Ride, boy II years old, stole
tub of butter from ]. w. Frost Il Co
store last Friday evening and the mex da,
carried it to Mr.. Haynes produce stor
and offered it for sale. The tub was recog
nized rs one which had been sold to Eros
& Co., the matter looked into, and the re
suit was the boys arrest. He was lrie,
before Justice Newton, and the theft bein
proved, he was sentenced to the reform
school for the remainder of his minorit )
Two other lads were arrested as being &C
cessories in the affair, but were discharged
The following is the list of letters re
naming in the post office in this villag
Juuel:
Gents-IIenry w. Bowman, w. d. Dultz
G. ID. Fuller, r. n. Hescock, \. +. Kel
ley >, L. A. Knights, II. L. Lyon, jaime
Twombly.
Ladies.-Mrs. Catharine Evans, Mrs. L
+. Jones, Mrs. Elvira Lynde, Mrs. Mar.
Perry, Miss Bessie Smith, Mrs. Margare
Tho mas, Mrs. Sarah E. Tyler, Mrs. J. A
Walker, Mrs. Silvia NJ. Worden.
Perhaps it will be consolation TO thos
slmpletons in this and adjoining town
who have been sending ten dollars apiec
to Jas. NJ. Pattee of the wyoming Month
ly" Lottery, to know that the BrattleboI
post Office, and, presumably, the who
county, has been flooded with circulars cor
tanning that same "liberal Offer whic
proved so alluring TO them. With this fa'
as basis they can readily calculate thei
chances of receiving the "large prize
which PatLee holds up to their longing eye
Brick Pomeroy evidently thinks that thl
scheme has advantages over some other
for he says that "Whoever invests in
will always have something coming
him."
Mr.. Editor:-I desire to inYite the a
tention of our citizens to the considerable
and desirability of having on the comm
4th of July a town celebration, such as "
all remember when boys to have attende
, the chief feature of which should be an al