Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-10-26
Local Intelligence.


- MI y. y, htuNNg ~ uIBBluB lHt NtAihi
for a new dwelling house, to be located near
his present one, on the West river road.
Tho Brattleboro Nine played game of
base ball with the Bellows Falls Nine at the
hitter place on Wednesday afternoon. The
result was n victory for the Battleboro boys,
~ to q.
- Mr. Durham, stone mason from East
hampton, Mass, in charge of the Valley rail
road stone work at Milestone brook, sus-
tanned a fracture of the small bone of the leg
just above the ankle joint, on Tuesday morn
ing.
n. G.. Hardie, jr., has just completed a
fine crayon portrait of Col. j. J. Estey, made
entirely from sittings The general treatment
of the subject is skilful and satisfactory, and
We regard it as one of the best things that we
have yet seen from Hardie's easel
The three lectures ON European history
and politics which Prof Alonzo Trip has
given the past week at the Baptist yestry,
closing last evening. although but thinly at
tended, are universally spoken of rs having
been interesting, carefully prepared, and well
written productions
Minnie. nine years old daughter of Rev.
II. Burchard. received severe compound
fracture Of the elbow by being thrown from "A
horse last Friday morning while on visit at
f. a. Covey's farm. She was attended by DIR.
Holton aud is doing rs well as could be ex-
pected
Rev. DR.. walker has been in Detroit dur
ing the past week in attendance upon the ma
tAnal council Of Congr, gntional churches
held in that city. On Sunday evening next
hc will speak at the Centre church on some
OF the aspects and results Of the council.
Parodies are always atrocious unless fun
ny, and the Records very characteristic pro-
duction in the shape of a prospectus, which
appeared last week, in imitation of that of
TrE PHHNGx. is the funniest thing we have
seen for long time But Brother Chandler
is nothing il not ronicnl
In the matter of the proposed widening of
Main and Elliot streets at the Revere House
corner, We learn that it is now left optional with
Mr.. Nash whether he shall choose to accept
theaward of S325O. as fixedby the arbiters. or
whether the whole thing shall be dropped 10y
mutual consent between him and the select
men.
The New York train was an hour and
three-quarters late Tuesday evening The de
lay was caused by a collision of Fitchburg
freight trains at Athol, Mass. which made the
Boston train about two hours late at Millers
Falls and kept the New London train waiting
for that length Of time TO make its connection.
The regular lyceum course opens this
evening Thursday, with lecture by Theo-
dore Tilton. Mr.. Tilton's reputation is well
established one of the most brilliant speak
ems now upon the platform, and the sale of
tickets up to this morning indicates that he
viii Doe greeted by at least a fair sized audi
tnce.
As the time for apple gathering comes on
the village dealers report that the fruit is Of
fercd in liberal quantities from the hill towns.
though but little comes in from the valleys.
| The price averages about three dollars per
barrel and many farmers are holding their
crop in hopes of an advance. The Baldwin is
the leading variety. with but few Greetings
and other kinds offered. Potatoes are album
dant. the Early Rose taking the lead, and
prices varying from g. TO ~ cents per bush
el. As a rule the crop seems to have been
best, both in quantity and in the size of the
IL
early in the spring
Whatever fears may have been felt of a
water famine during the coming winter have
been ciTectually dispelled by the steady, pour
ing rain which set in last Friday night and
continued almost without intermission until
! Monday afternoon, when the sun showed his
face, and night came on with a clsar sky
and sharp air which gave Jack Frost a chance
TO work his own sweet will Tuesday morn
| ing the town woke up To the enjoyment of
the first freeze of the season. the ground be
| ing considerably frozen and ice forming TO
the thickness of quarter Of m inch. few
flakes Of snow fell Monday morning and We
! are told that in northern Vermont and New
| Hampshire the ground was covered to the
/ thickness Of an inch. The heavy and pro-
tracted rain nearly stripped the forests of
their autumnal glories which they tardily put
on, in rather a subdued form, after the rains
of II fortnight ago.
| - Brattleboro loses one Of its oldest inhabit-
ante uthe death on the 22diust., of Mrs Electa
! w. Green widow of the late Asa Green Esq
Mrs. Green was born in Westminster. VT.
| Dec. %, 1897, and was therefore nearly 80
years oi hse al lhe time oil her dectase. Her
i''i'r' i'iiy WIZARD was porn al for' DUN
llier' ana afterwards resided al Westminster
! ! pom h'r marriage she removed 10 brattle-
oofo' some Time previous 10 1910 Joining the
| Centre Congregational church. with her hus-
band, in January, 1917, the year following its
formation. Mr.. Green-who was lawyer and
postmaster mere ior So'"e 'nir'y oau years
was one OF 'he PRIME movers IN the organiza-
uon Vi 'ii' ciiuroh ana MS name appears up