Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-06-09
Local Intelligence.


the Wlnunan ana bennington ASSN
citation of Univorsalsts is now announced
to meet at Readsboro, June $50.
Rev. II. NJ. Tyler of Filchburg will
preach at the Centre Congregational church
next Sunday, morning and evening.
Five persons united with the Univor-
salist church last Sunday morning,-four
by baptism and one by profession.
Nothing is yet known as to the decis-
ion of tie road commissioners on the ques-
tion of reducing the High and Green street
grades.
The Central Vermont Railroad is doing
the temperance cause good service by in
sisting on total abstinence on the part of its
employees.
1t is reported that the o. X. base ball
club of IInsdale will play match game
with the Dartmouth nine at an early day in
Brattleboro.
Il. A. Carpenter, late clerk at l. N.
Thorn & Co.'s drug store, has bought out
the drug business OF Davis & Arnold at
Bellows Falls.
L. NJ. Reed, Esq, president of the BEL
lows Falls reform club, will address the
Bratteboro club at their meeting next Sun
day afternoon.
The Sunday School Convention of the
Congregational churches Of Windham
county will be held at Jamaica on Wednes-
day, June IA, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Besides the proceeds of the lecture on
Monday evening, some $500 has been
pledged for the new reading room Of the
temperance reform club, which thus be-
comes an assured fact.
The Estey Guard will leave for the
Centennial either on the 9Th or 2sth inst,
accompanied by the Fuller drum corps.
On some day before they leave we are
promised street dress parade.
We supposed everybody knew better
than to eat rhubsrb leaves, but we read
that Minnesota family partook of them,
the other day, cooked as "greens," and one
died, and it was with difficulty that the
lives of the others were saved.
The temperance meeting last Sunday
evening was made specially Interesting by
an address from Mr.. ]. X. Osgood, the
leader Of the movement. There was a
large attendance. On Tuesday evening
Mr.. Osgood began series of meetings at
Greenfield.
"Kit Carson, Jr.," gave talk at the town
hall, Monday evening, on the Black Hills,
the proceeds to go toward the proposed
reading room of the temperance reform
club. The lecture was quite interesting,
and Melted about s75.
The ladies of the Baptist society offer
an attractive entertainment at the town
hall this Thursday evening, in the shape
Of singing in the style Of 100 years ago.
pantomime select readings, etc. The
Bratlleboro orchestra will furnish music.
We bespeak for them full house.
Mr.. J. X. Osgood informs us that he
hold an exceptionally enthusiastic and sue
cessful temperance meeting at Springfield,
VT, one evening last week. Although on
ly twenty-four hours notice was given of
the meeting he was met by a crowded
house, 40 signatures were obtained to the
pledge and n reform club was organized
with Ii. J. Messer, president, o. A. Libby
secretary and Rev. p. ID. Fisk, chaplain.
The good work evidently prospers.
The Centennial stamped envelopes
which the government manufactures in its
building at the Exposition TO show the pro-
cess, are now on sale at the Brattleboro
post-ofice. The design of the stamp is
very neat, and embodies tho post-boy of
l77G with the telegraph and the steam car
OF 1876. The quality of paper is excellent,
and the cost, aside from the postage, is no
more than an ordinary envelope. Only
one denomination is made, the three cent.
The Estey Guard and Fuller's Battery
held their June training Wednesday, on
the fair grounds. The Guard drilled under
Lieut.. Totten, and the muster closed with
dress parade, the Fuller drum corps fur
| nishing music. On returning from the
field the battery paradod through Main
street aud return, followed at a little inter-
val by the Guard with the drum corps at
the head of the column. Both companies
made fine appearance. The drum corps
wore their new uniforms, which attracted
much favorable comment. Maj. Putnam's
| appearance was simply gorgeous"
The Brattleboro Library Association
has recently received a valuable acquisition
in the shape of a complete set of six large
| quarto volumes of the "Records Of the Coz
ernor and Company Of the Massachusetts
Day in Ner England. Printed by order of
the Legislature. Edited by Nathaniel d.
| Shurtleff, NJ. D." These records cover the
| period from 1923 TO 1856, and the volumes
will be found of great interest and value to
careful students of the early history OF
New England. The gin comes from ]. F.
Murdoch, Esq, of Wareham, Mass, who
is well known to many of our people, and
the presentation was made through Mr..
Geo. II. Salisbury.
"A mos: uHwelcome change in the hour
of the arrival of the afternoon Southern
train is announced TO begin next Monday.
The New York express train will leave
that city at IL o'clock instead of 10 a. M, as
now, and though it will quicken its speed
a little, the train will not arrive here till
| quarter TO six, an unreasonable and incon-
venient hour, which will discommode
alike travellers, the stages, and the public
generally. Another unpleasant feature of
the change is the fact that the New London
and Boston train will be compelled to wait
at South Vernon q full hour, unless the
Central Vermont makes provision for
bringing it up without delay, rs it would
seem might easily be done at small ex-
pense.
In accordance with the notice given
last week meeting of citizens was held at
the town hall on Tuesday evening to lnsti-
tute arrangements for the proper celebra-
ton of the Centennial Fourth of july,
Col. S. NJ. Waite was made chairman of the
meeting, and committee of arrangements
was appointed consisting of w. II. Rock
well, S. NJ. Waite, A. j. Simonds, j. w.