Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-03
Local Intelligence.

Judge Adds is in town.

office for well-preserved copies of the
PHOENIX Of July cob.
Rev. George l.. Walker declines the
professorship OF theology in the Bangor
theological seminary.
Miss Il. Il. Blanchard is still pursuing
her studies in drawing, under some of the
best masters in Boston.
The Valley railroad company are build
ing new car house a short distance north
of the railroad bridge over MILESTONE
brook.
Mrs. N. J. r. Brigham will speak again
al the town hall (unless otherwise an.
nounced) next Sunday, at 2 and O o'clock
p. NJ, sharp.
DIR. Martin l.. Bruce, for several years
past associated with DIR. Holion in the prac.
tco Of medicine in this town, has removed
10 Connecticut
The proceeds of the Catholic picnic.
amounting TO about 500, are TO be expend.
ed in re-panting and repairing the interior
Of their church.
The second match game between the
Greenfield and Brattleboro base ball clubs
has been postponed until after the Ben.
nington celebration.
Quarterly meeting at NJ. +. church
next Sabbath morning. Rev. J. d. Beeman,
Presiding Elder of Springfield district, is
expected 10 be in attendance.
Mr.. b. Ranger, who is making a short
stay at Stafford Springs, CT, has recently
caught a fine specimen of a rare fish known
to scientists as the Rama piscdtrir.
Ladies wishing TO buy black silk or
cashmere at exceedingly low figures can
not do better than TO step into Houghton &
Kuech's, whose advertisement will he
found in another column.
The quantity of nisdirecled letters, pa.
pers, etc., sent through the mails is some
thing enormous, and the fault doesn't al
ways lie with the sender, either,-as hap
| pened the other day, when a paper sent
from England TO town in Germany ar
! rived at The Brattleboro post-of1ice.
DIS. II. II. and Preston Sweet, the no.
ted bone settlers and physicians of New Ha-
ven, have had an unexpectedly large num-
| Der of calls during their stay at the Brooks
House. They will probably visit Bratle-
boro again during The fall. An advertise
ment OF theirs appears elsewhere.
The Methodist Sunday school picnic,
tended by about 175 persons, who spent the
day pleasantly in sailing on the river,
swinging, playing croquet, etc. Tables
were spread under The trees, and the re-
Greshmens disappeared with relish.
The usual number Of fancy articles, re-
freshments, etc., will be on sale at The Uni
tartan fair next Wednesday evening.
Among other things to be sold, are two or
three elegant and substantial pieces of fur
niture. Supper will be served from till 0
O. clock. All who wish TO enjoy good So
cial time should be on hand.
Last Friday, son OF Henry Leonard,
about ten years of age, fell into the open
cellar OF Esterbrooks's house, on Elliot
street, aud, perhaps would have broken his
neck If he hadn't landed upon the back of
| Fred Yeaw, who was laying wall at the
bottom, and who, for time, was at loss
to know what struck him. AS 1t was, the
| boy received some severe bruises upon the
| head and neck.
S. ii. Sherman is putting the flushing
| touch 10 his premises OH Forest square by
laying concrete walks, having lately en-
| closed his grounds with a neat and substan-
| tial fence. Mr.. Geo Il. Crowell has also
newly fenced his premises and put down
| granite curbing for sidewalk. On the
east side of The square the authorities are
making a much needed improvement by
raising the road above "high water mark"
building sidewalks, etc.
-Lucian Howe, who has been spending
a few days in Manchester, VT, took part in
a concert given in one of the churches of
that town Tuesday evening, rendering, in
| his usual happy manner, three organ Sc
leclions. We hear that his master, Mr..
| Eugene Thayer of Boston, entertains the
| highest hopes of MIR. Howe's future, as he
comb ines with unusual musical talent, an
inexhauslible supply of energy and pa
| thence.
The trustees of Vermont University
have decided TO establish an experimental
station in This town, upon lands rendered
for the purpose by Mr.. Richards Bradley,
| the experiments TO he under the direction
of the professor OF cb emistry in the Univer-
| sity, and published for the benefit of the
| farmers OF the state. The lands owned by
Mr.. Bradley comprise almost every vari-
| ETY. of soil to he found in Southern Yer
mont, and hence are peculiarly adaT ted to
the purpose.
| Owing to the unusually delightful
weather with which we have been favored
| this summer, the residents of Brattleboro
have, for the most part, been content
| with taking excursions near home. As
the season advances, however, the need
of change makes itself felt, and Wednes-
| day, quite number of ladies left for the
seashore. Among these were Miss Higgin-
son and Miss Lizzie Schuster, en- route for
| Cohasset. Mrs. L. ii. Keith and Miss Sarah
Perkins, for Kennebunkport; Mrs. +.
Goodhue, Miss L. Goodhue and Miss NJ.
Cabot for Rye Beach.
The following is The list of letters re-
manning at the post office in this village
| Aug. 2:
| Ladies-Miss Fannie r. Edwards, Mrs. s.
| C. Fox, Mrs. S. j. Fox, Miss Jenny Read,
| Miss Kate Sartwel, Miss Katie Walton.
Gents = Alphonso Durham, c. w.
| Brown, John Burnham, W. II. Bartlett,
| Fred Il . Jacobs, Homer III. Gleason, James
$. Paine, S. II. Richardson, A. II. Stone,
| DR.. John A. Stiles, L. ii. Winslow, ~.
| Miscellaneous-M. +. G. Co., Bratlle-
| boro, W., or Office $50.
| Package-o, f. Seymour.
CENTENNIAL NOTES.
A grand rally of The Brattleboro re-
union forces will be held at G. A. r. hall
Saturday evening.
| Col. Hooker, on the march 10 Benning-
ton, will have a mounted staff of about
/ m. - fne