Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-06-23
Local Intelligence.


-futnoy stfawbcriich nave maze their
appearance In tho market.
Sunday school concert nj tho Baptist
church next Sunday evening.
Are you ready 10 help along the cclchra-
ton OF the Centennial FourthY
DIR. uluson Smith Of Aver, Mass, viii
lecture at Harmony hall noxt Sunday, ut 2
o'clock y. NJ.
w. Il. Richardson Is preparing to put
upa new $4,000 barn at his place on High
street, tn DO built Of brick.
Tho regular Sunday afternoon meet.
ings In Harmony ball for religious discus
sion have been discontinued.
The Crosby free library has been re-
moved from Harmony hall. Books may
be had by applying to c. X. Jones.
Prof George n. Boordman Of Chicago,
will preach at the Centre Congregational
next Sunday morning and evening.
A salute was fired by Fullsrs battery,
Tuesday evening, in honor Of the Repub-
lican nominations al Cincinnati.
The ladies' Of the Unversalisi society
will hold a strawberry festival at the town
hall next Tuesday evening. We bespeak
for them large attendance.
There will be a service for the children
Of the Sunday school, in the Unitarian Free
church next Sunday morning, at 1880
o'clock. Seals free and all cordially in
vited.
1t has been decided 10 locate tue new
Reform Club reading room in Union
Block, over the Brattleboro Savings Bank.
1t will probably be opened about the lst Of
July.
Next Sunday will be observed as Flo
raj Sunday in the Uniyersalist church. The
whole services will be devoted 10 the chill
dren, at which time the conservation OF
children will take place.
The Union base ball call club of this
place have challenged the o. KS OF Hlns-
dale to play a match game for SIS on the
Windham county fair grounds at an curly
day. They await an answer.
During the thunder sho yer Wednesday
afternoon, the lightning struck the rail-
road track in front OF the passenger depot.
Several persons were standing upon the
platform at the time, but were uninjured.
The temperance meeting last Sunday
evening was addressed by Messrs. James
Fisk, +. d. Read, ]. q. Eddy, Marvin Ca
rey, II. L. Franklin and John Brown.
Prayer by Rev. n. +. Perry; song, Poor
little Tim" by Prof. Max ham.
The annual meeting OF The Vermont
Valley Il. r. Co. Of ISL was held here on
Tuesday. The following is the board OF
directors elected: Gouverneur Morris,
Henry C. Robinson, Daniel L. Harris,
Frederick Billings, W. II. Rockwell, F. a.
Nash, S. NJ. Waite.
The Republican ratification meeting
which was TO have been hold Tuesday eve
ming was adjourned 10 Saturday evening,
on account of the absence of expected
speakers. a committee appointed Tor the
purpose will then report form of organi-
zation for a Republican Campaign Club,
aud delegates 10 the County Convention
will be chosen.
The Improvements which the Farr
Bros have been making at Chesterfield
lake make it one OF the pleasant places in
this vicinity for a days excursion. They
have plenty of bOals, a good stable, and
building adapted to the wants Of picnic
parties. The steamboat, so long talked of,
will be ready to launch in few days. 1t
Is beautiful boat aud is perfect in every
particular.
An item from one OF our exchanges
says: "The Recognition services of the
First Baptist church, West Randolph, W..
occurred June IL, Rev. Horace Burchard
Of Brattleboro preaching the sermon, and
Rev. y. Newton G!azier OF Montpelier in
the evening. Through the liberality OF
Julius J. Estey, Esq, OF Braitleboro, the
church have the finest location in town, on
which it is intended TO build a suitable edi-
flee at an early day"
The Estey Guard will give a street
parade Saturday evening OF this week.
They expect 10 start for Philadelphia on
Wednesday next, at $3.50 p. m, where they
will join the Ransom Guard OF St. Adams
escoriing Gov. Peck AMI staff. Camp
equipsge was shipped Thursday morning
by freight in charge OF l.. b. Prindle, one
of the company. \ detail will start on
Monday p. m. to make camp and have ev-
erything in readiness for the company on
its arrival.
John Mundell and Lucius Moore, of
this Town, while on a pedestrian trip 10 the
south part of GuilfOrd, last Saturday, aCler
dark, accidentally walked of precipice
some thirty feet in height. into an old slate
quarry. Mundell received severe, if not
fatal injuries, his skull being slightly frac-
tured, one hand badly lacerated, and other
bruises received, both external and inter-
nal. The indications are, however, that he
will recover. Moore's injuries were much
less severe.
On Saturday last Miss Mary Elena
Balch, young lady who was well known
TO many Brattleboro people, aud who since
last August has been suffering from lung
disease, was brought home by her sister,
Mrs. S. A. Miller, and her death occurred
in the early afternoon of the following day.
For some time past it had been Miss Balch's
chief wish that she might be brought back
to Brattleboro to die, and the journey was
she might not survive it.
The potato bugs are showing them
selves pretty generally about town, though
not in very great numbers as yet. The
second crop will probably be larger aud
more troublesome unless due pains are
taken to kill these first corners and destroy
their eggs. We are informed, however, by
Mr.. C. c. Frost of this place, that the potato
bug has persistent and voracious eremy
in the common insect known as the Coccl-
nella or "lady bird" The lary@ of the
two are much alike, except that these of
the lady bird are longer bodied. Both are
of large size. The adult lady bird is of
smaller size than IFS enemy and has either
six or nine spots on lis back, while the
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