Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-15
Local Intelligence.



High and Green streets has begun to lower.
-Bratteboro will postpone her 4th of
July, this year, until the 10Th Of August, at
Bennington.
The Rev. A. II. Graves, of Liltleton,
n. H., will oniciate in ST. Michaers (Epis
copaD church next Sunday.
The street lamp near ID. S. Pratrs resi-
dence was completely demolished, few
days ago, by n runaway team.
-Pipers grocery team ran lively race
through Main street Saturday morning, and
wound up with broken shafts.
Rev. Mr.. Burchard of the Baptist |
church is expected TO return home so as to
occupy his pulpit next Sunday.
One of our summer visitors caught a
brook trout in a neighborng town, the
other day, weighing 10 ounces.
The ladies of the Christian Temperance
Union have a strawberry festival at the
town hall tonight, Thursday evening. Col
DIR. and Mrs. f. II. Chaplin left Brattle-
boro Monday afternoon and sailed for
Europe by the Cunard line on Wednesday.
The date of the strawberry festival TO
he given 10y the ladies Of the Congregation
al society has been fixed for Tuesday, Goth
inst.
The inst drive OF logs of the season,
containing about 5000 900 feet, passed down
the river on Tuesday. Two other large
drives are to follow.
That valiant annihilatOr of tape worms
aud whiskey, the Indian Doctor Utawaun,
now languishes in Middebury Jail on a
charge of assault and battery upon one of
his patients.
The next teachers meeting will be
held at the High School room next Satur-
day morning, at o'clock, when Mr.. Bling
ham will continue his remarks upon the
proper method Of teaching reading.
%. J. Pratt returned from a visit to the
Schoodic lakes last Friday and on Satur-
day DR.. Gale reached home from his an
nual trip to Moosehead. Both gentlemen
report plenty Of sport-and black flies.
Next Sunday occurs the annual OBJ
serVance OF Children's Sunday in the
Universal st church. The conservation of
children will take place at the morning
service. In the evening there will be a
floral concert.
Cornelius Sullivan was run over by a
hand ear just above the West river bridge,
Monday morning, and sustained a fracture
Of the thigh, together with severe injuries
in the back and lungs, from which fatal re-
| suits are feared.
Mrs. Haven, formerly resident OF
| Brattleboro, spoke on temperance, Tues
day evening, at the Baptist vestry. There
was full attendance, and, following the
address, remarks were made by Rev. NJ.
Il. Harris, James Fisk, and Rev. y. f.
Perry.
On Thursday evening of last week an
attempt was made to fire j. Estey q Co.'s
saw mill, but by prompt discovery the
flames were extnguished without raising
an alarm. The incendiary is likely 20 be ar
| rested.
"A dead tree slid down the bank upon
the Valley railroad track last Wednesday
night, after dark, and was struck by
down freight train, but no injury was done
beyond damaging the pilot of the engine 10
| the amount of a few dollars.
AT the semi-annual meeting Of the Yer
mont Savings Bank, held on Wednesday,
a dividend of per cent. was declared for
the past six months, payable in July. F.
| Goodhue and +. w. Brooks Of Brattleboro,
and Addison Withheld of Vernon, were
chosen auditors for the current year.
The question, "Resoived that the man
ner in which the town of Brattleboro pro-
vdes for her poor is a disgrace to our
| Christian professions" is to be discussed
by the Liberal Association next Sunday
afternoon. Henry Burnham is to lead in
the affirmative, and volunteers in the neg
| alive are called for.
Miss Ellen NJ. Brooks aud Miss Kitty
Brooks, daughter of +. W. Brooks of this
town, arrived in New York from Europe
by the White Star line last Sunday morn
ing and reached Brattleboro Monday eve
ming. Miss Belle Brooks, daughter of
Horace Brooks of New York, returned
home at the same time.
Elbrdge Stockwell's team, with cart
load Of dirt from Main street, backed of a
twenty foot bank in the rear of S. n. Her
rick's house, last Friday afternoon, but,
strange to say, though the horses were
thrown one upon the other and the cart
on top OF them, they were extricaied with
out having received serious injury.
Garden strawberries of home culture
have already begun TO appear in the mar
ket. Wild strawberries began 10 ripsn the
first Of June. As choice and handsome q
| specimen of the cultivated berry as we have
seen comes from the beds OF w. S. Brooks
at Fort Dummer farm, whose first picking
was brought TO market in excellent condi-
ton on Tuesday.
An item in the Rutland Herald this,
Thursday, morning, says: "A meeting of
laborers was held in the village building,
Whitehall, Monday evening, TO take action
regarding the proposed narrow gauge rail-
road TO Brattleboro. About one hundred
aud fifty were present, and $3.50 were sub
scribed 10 the stock, to be paid in labor"
Good for the laborersi
The annual muster of the Esley Guard
and Fuller Battery, which occurs on Sat
urday, will take place on the fair grounds.
The Quartermaster General will he present,
and il is expected that Adjutant and In-
spector General Peck will also be here TO
review the troops. II is minated, but not
positively announced, that the muster may
close with a street dress parade.
The announcement of the approaching
visit from O'Brien's circus and menagerie
has produced great and unwouted excite
ment in the breasts of the rising genera
ton. If advance reports are reliable, neith-
err they nor their elders will be dissPpoint-
ed in the extent and variety of the combi-
nation, which is said TO be one of the three
largest and most popular which are travel
ing the present season.
Hon. L. NJ. Archibald, British consul
at New York, was at the Brooks House ac-
companied by his wife, on Monday night,