Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-29
Local Intelligence.


WORK at j. EStey " CO.'S organ SHOPS
is reported brisk.
The Baptist Sunday school had their
annual concert last Sunday evening.
A regatta at Chesterfield Lake is pro-
posed to come of about the middle OF July.
Joseph Chandler, Jr., Of this town, is
among the recent graduates al Yale Col
lege
William Smith bad both hands badly
mutilated on a circular saw at Estey's shops
last week.
And now complaint comes that the ma
pie trees in this section are being destroy
ed 10y the borars.
MT. n. 1. Hawley has rented the Har-
ris place on Western avenue, and will soon
occupy it with his family.
The Marshall Perry party will make
their annual encampment at Chesterfield
Lake the latter part Of next week.
-Jenne q Sherman have sold II. II.
Thompson's building lot on Elm street,
near Elliot street, to p. b. Francis for 5000.
st. Michaers (Episcopalj church will
be open for divine service on Friday, to-
morrow at II A. NJ, and in the evening at
"A O'clock.
IL. f. Smith is putting down a new
concrete walk in front of Alexanders
meat market, and also one in front Of II.
Hadley's premises on High street. Who
next?
Strawberries have now almost disap-
peare1 from the market. The crop herea-
bouts has been smaller than was expected,
and fresh berries have not been sold under
Is cents per quart.
Henry Burnham has sold his building
lot on the northeast corner of Forest Square
to Patrick Fleming for $3.50. The lot is
good one and Mr.. Fleming will erect a good
house on 1t during the present season.
DIR. J. l.. Prescott, the we'll known OPP
tcian, who, during successive annual vis-
its to this place, has secured The patronage
and confidence of our best citizens, is now
stopping at the Brooks House. His an
nou ncement appears in our advertising
columns.
DIR. Hulton returned on Wednesday
from an attendance upon the examination
Of the graduating class of the medical
school at the Vermont University, which
took place last week, and upon the COM
meucement exercises Of the school, which
took place on Tuesday.
We hear of boy about town who car
ries two fingers in a sling because OF pis-
toll ball that passed through them; but re-
ports vary as TO whether the accident hap
pened while playing at Kit Carson, Jr.,"
with a young Colt, or in an attempt to
drive tack into a tree with the bullet for
a hammer.
MIR. n. !. Hawley returned from the
New York market ON Tuesday with some
rare bargains from the counters Of various
large jobbing houses, and he promises to
give his customers the full benefit of the
low prices at which lie secured them. Full
particulars are given in our advertising
columns.
Mr. Schuster's concert which TAX es
place this evening, promises to be of an
unusually attractive character. The most
constant and uniiring labor has been ex-
pended in the preparation for the various
parts, and we trust that in recognition OF
the claims Of our local musical talent there
will be a full house.
Miss Hemenway OF Burlington, au-
thor Of the Historical Gazetteer of Vermont,
writes 10 a friend in Brattleboro that she
has resumed the publication of the fourth
volume of her work, which embraces
Wind ham county, and not only intends
but has good reason 10 expect TO be able
soon TO complete the entire work, which
she began eighteen years ago.
We call the attention Of our readers 10
the advertisement of the Fourth of July
party in another column, where a va
riety OF amusements suited TO all tastes
may be found. The fireworks, under the
direction OF a competent committee, will
take place at a safe distance from the scene
OF ac lion on an adjoining piece of ground
belonging to DIR. Rockwell.
The heliotype engravings at Cheney q
Clamps are attracting much attention from
lovers of good pictures. Several of these
engravinGs are studies OF animal life afler
Sir Edwin Landseer, and others are after
Titiens, Briton Kiviere, and other famous
and iavorite masters. In every case the
spirit of the original is retained to a won
derful degree, and it would be difficult to
find a subject in the whole collection that
does not possess genuine artistic merit.
1t is announced that the fast train, with
through drawing-room cars, for the accom-
mediation of the Summer travel between
New York and the White Mountains, will
be put upon the road on Monday, July 8.
II will leave New York at sos A. NJ, Spring
field at 2. NJ. Brattleboro at sos, White
River junction at $40, Wells River at I,
4 a.l. 81. n
turn ing, leave Fabyan at 9:15, reach Brat
tlebor o at $3.50, Springfield al Clio and New
York at ll:l2.
1t is reported on good authority that
uuprincipled parties are making practice
Of catching and eating the young land
lock ed salmon with which Marlboro south
pond was stocked by the fish commission
ers, and which have now reached size of
only some five or six inches in length. A
notice touching this matter appears in our
advertising columns, and the pond has also
been properly "posted." We are assured
that responsible parties in Marlboro stand
ready to prosecute to the full extent of the
law any persons who may be guilty of fur
Their depredations on these fish.
A new base ball nine, called the Brat
tleboro base ball club, was organized on
Saturday evening, with ]. A. Lillis as cap
tain, and J. j. Lillis secretary and treasur-
er. The club contains some good players
and is mostly made up from the old Union
aud Fisk clubs. They have handsome new
uniforms of white trimmed with blue,
with hats, belts AID shields from New
York, and pants aud shirts made at Whit
ney's. Friday tomorrow they go to
Greenfield Mass 10 nlaV a match oan,a