Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18
Local Intelligence.


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Tho first flight Of wild geese toward the
south tho present season was observed last
Friday
Loren NJ. Adams of Marlboro has bought
the Samuel Martin place, on the old Fayette-
vile road
Sermon to young people next Sunday
evening at NJ T. church. Subject, "The ma
tons youug-who shall teach them -
Corrected time tables of the Vermont
valley and New London Northern railroads
appear in our advertising columns to-day.
Next Sunday there will be the annual Oh
/ scryance of memorial Sunday in the Univer-
salist church The morning services will be
of a special character.
/ Mr. Edward Crosby returned on Tuesday
from 5000 mile trip through the grain
growing sections of the West. He reports
an abundance OF excellent wheat, notwith-
/ standing the injury to the crop in certain sec
tons
j s. Elliot the BnttoborO popcorn man.
/ attended the Jacksonville fair last Thursday
aud had about $40 in silver coin and a stock
/ Of candies valued at the same amount stolen
/ from his wagon some time during the eve
/ ming
/ A series OF special meetings at the Bap
| fist church under the charge of the evangelist
/ DE Witt, have been in progress since Sunday
/ last and probably will be continued during
next week The attendance thus far is good
and the interest hopeful
The Fort hummer Rife Club are to hold
/ their autumn meeting on the 23d inst, at
/ their range near Western Avenue. In the
! morning the competition will be for the club
/ medal and in the afternoon Tor the medal re-
/ Gently presented the club 10y Col Hooker.
Mr. c. J. Britton, proprietor Of the new
harness shop in Stebbins's building presents
/ his card in another column by his own skill
/ and strict attention to business and the ar
/ sstance Of d superior workman. be hopes TO
/ win fair share OF the public patronage.
That strawberry positively the last Of
/ the season. mentioned a fortnight ago as
/ having been picked, Sept e9ih, in the Asy-
/ lum pasture. is reluctantly compelled 10 take
a back seat by another large, ripe berry
which was picked ia the a.me locality full
week later
-Dunton and Farr closed their plac, at
/ Chesterfield Lake the first Of last week. aud
Col Duntou and family are once more resi-
dent, Of Brattloboro. The number Of visit
ors at the lake the past season has been great
er than ever before and. usual. Braitle-
/ Joro has furnished good many moro than
any other place
1t is announced that Mrs Elizah. Oh Cady
Stanton OF New York the well-knoWu adyo-
cato Of womans rights will deliver her great
/ lecture Oh ''Our Girls" at the town hall on the
evening of Thursday. oct. 24th Mr.. stan
ton J., o lecturer of conceded ability. and a.
this viii bl her first lecture III Bmttlehoro we
have no doubt Size viii b, accorded a large
hearing
Tine subiec. OF Prof Cummings fourth
lectura on wednesday evening last. was
The Origin Of MAJ. We regret being VIZ
able. for want Of space. 10 give a full report
/ Of the lecture. which was one Of the most il
terestiug and instructive Of the course. The
next lecture, IN continuation of the same sub
/ ject. viii be- delivered this Thursday even
| ing
/ The Phunix hose company Of this vii
! lagc attended the muster at Greenfield on
/ "Wednesday but failed to bring home a prize
! There were - contesting companies and they
were required to run 50 rods. lay 800 feet Of
I hose and attach 10 hydrant The first prize
I was won by No >" Of Northampton in l:203
/ the second 10y the "Wotherbee' OF Port Henry,
I n Y. in 1919 the third by the ''Bretts" Of
/ Whitehall. n y. III l:22 The Phmniz com
( panys time was i.34t
/ 1t was the ueatest kind OF . surprise that
/ a Brattleboro lady. Mr. c. ]. Hills Of Hayden
( vile. Mas, Francis i. Locke Of North
/ Adams, ana a lady from Sunderland executed
( on Mr. Aelh Greene of Springfield presi-
( dent Of the Holland club, at the October
meeting al Greenfield ou Saturday, when they
presented him, in behalf Of the club, the
/ timely token of "a watch. The recipient re-
/ apouded a. best lac could under the circum-
stances.
The rubber game Of basr ball between
( the Brauieboros and Central Ncrinouts, play
/ ed at Glare mont Nh. on Wednesday, was
I won by the latter by a score Of i've to three.
Tn. batting OF the Brattleboros-- base hits.
with o total az 10 wns the best which has
/ been done 10y them this season. The Central
/ Yermout- engaged the services Of Driscon and
/ Ber.h. pitcher and catcher. OF Boston, which
/ greatly strengthened them III the heid. The
( pitching of Williams WAS very effective, only
/ three base hits being made of him but for
/ two errors at critical points the BRttleboros
might have won the game.
AIR Israel brown one Of our oldest III
hahtauts died Ut his residence on Clark
street last Saturday, after brief illness.
/ Mr.. Brown celebrated his 9Otl birthday last
I May an account of which was published
il the PHGNIx Mr brown was a native Of
/ Aistead. y. H.. and came To Brattleboro in
/ 1854. He served for three months in the war
/ OF lsl2, and during his residence here has
been employed at the cobbler's trade. Quiet
and unassuming in his manners, he held the
respect Of his acquaintance, and Ans end was
/ peace His daughter Emily, with whom his
/ declining years were spent, Is the only resi-
dent survivor Of his family
Tho vener.bie and well known Elder
I Samuel Fish passed his gOth birthday on sun
day last The event was commemorated Oh
Saturday by the presentation Of purse Of
I S2l. and other yaluablcs, amounting in total
value to So 10y few Of his friends and
neighbour which token Of kind remembrance
was duly appreciated by the recipient as viii
be seen 10y his card O. thanks in another col
uuu. Mr.. Fish, though confined to the house
/ for some months past, is still in the enjoy
ment Of comfortable health and yigor, both Of
body aud mind
Last Friday evening some - or - Of the
friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Avery placed
themselves in ambush in the parlors Of their
residence on High street during their absence
at the shop and when they returned they
were taken by complete surprise. On their
entrance the lights were turned on aud the
company struck up the tune of "Old Lang
syne, reminding the worthy couple Of the