Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-31
Local Intelligence.



try Of the Congregational church.
}. A. Church is engaged in Guidifs
dwelling house for the Misses Barney at Gull
ford Centre.
-Bnitleboro now supports C) six job
printing Offices, aside from several amateur
Offices managed by boys.
The sale Of the New England Furniture
Company's shop at Centreville has been al
iourned for two months.
Late books from leading publishers. in
Guiding Harpers new series, can be found at
Cheney & Clapps book counter.
Mr.. Frank W. Brooks arrived home
from California last Friday evening in excel
lent spirits and greatly improved in health.
Rev. WIN. l.. jenkins returns from his
vacation this week and services win be held in
the Unitarian church next Sunday morning.
as usual
-Hawley is just home from New York
with long list Of bargains. especially in Ia
dies suits Particulars in his new column adj
vertiscment.
The Wilmington stage will begin run
ming on its summer schedule on Monday
June 3d-arriving in Brattleboro at O'Clock
A. 81 and leaving at P. N.
The Valley railroad company will COM
plete the rebuilding Of the Putney cul-
vert this week, and next Monday work ON the
granite arch across MILESTONE brook will be-
gin.
The strawberry festival of the Ladies
Temperance Union, Wednesday evening,
passed of very pleasantly, though the attend
ance was not large, Receipts about 500
The boys cornet band furnished the music.
The Ssth annual convention Of the Epis-
copal diocese of Vermont is to be held at Bur
lington on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs
day of next week. Rev. w. II. Collins Of
this place breaches the sermon on Wednesday
morning.
Mr. Chas NJ. Bliss Of Bennington, cor
responding secretary of the Bennington Bat
tie Monument Association. came to town on
Wednesday, on his way to New Hampshire,
on business connected with the work Of the
Association.
j. w. Smonds who returned Saturday
from trip to Tennessee and the Mammoth
Cave in Kentucky. reports that crops in that
section are but little in advance of those in
Vermont, cool weather having prevailed there
during the present month.
We learn that the insurance on the build
ing and goods of c. NJ. Russell Co., of
Wilmington destroyed by fire on Monday
| night. was divided between the agency of
Moody 4 Howe of this place and that of 4.
p. Childs Of Bennington.
Geo. Wiley. the insane man. who es-
capped from the asylum some weeks since,
and made his way to his fathers in Topsham,
was returned to the institution Wednesday
his family and friends having become salts
fed that he is not Il proper person to be at
large.
The trial of the patent case. Burdett vs..
Estey 4 Co, began at New York on Tuesday
| in accordance with previous announcement.
The opening argument Of Mr. Edmunds for
the complainant began on Tuesday and was
finished "Wednesday afternoon. The trial will
probably last through next week.
We learn that the ladies have in contem-
! plation some entertainments to to be given at
the town hall the last week in June. in aid of
the library building fund, which will be in
charge of Mr.. Bartlett, of Concord, Mass
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unequalled.
The party of sportsmen who are to pay
their respects TO the fish in the Maine lakes
next week will consist of DR.. Gale, ii. 4.
Lawrence F. W. and w. II. Childs of this
place, A. p. Childs of Bennington. and James
| H.. White of West Meriden, CT. II. c. Howard
of Townshend is also expected to join the
party.
The large quantity of Maryland and New
Jersey strawberries which have found ready
sale in Brattleboro during the last fortnight
is a novelty of this seasons trade. Last Sat
urday Wizards sales of the fruit were nearly
800 boxes and other parties sold quantities
which brought the sales for the day up to
more than 100 boxes.
Attractive entertainments are promised
at the town hall, on the 18th aud 9Th of June,
when a class of 20 juveniles. under Miss
Spngue's efficient and experienced direction,
will present the pleasing cantata of The
Fairy Grotto.' Miss Sprague will have the
assistance on the occasion of some of our best
local musical talent, and we bespeak for hei
concerts the liberal patronage which they are
sure to deserve.
We learn that arrangements have been
made with Mr.. J. L. Ray by which during
the coming season. he viii carry passengers
to Chesterfield lake in parties of three oil
more. for one dollar each Mr. Ray will
not run a lake team regularly but will hold
himself ready TO accommodate parties, a,
here indicated, at any time. We need mo-
say that the public can depend on being wei
served at his hands.
In accordance with the strict provisions
or the statute, Mr.. Herrick, chairman of til,
board Of selectmen, has issued his warrant tC
Mr.. A. Starkey for the destruction of all un
licensed dogs. Probably not more than one
half the dogs in town have been licensed. ant
as the law gives the officer no discretion in tn,
matter, but peremptorily orders him to kill
or cause to be killed, all dogs not licensed
general thinning out of the animals is appar
entity unavoidable.
The public will be interested in knowing
that arrangements have been completed b,
which there will be daily mail from Brattle
bOro to Chesterfield Lake during the coming
season. Letters for the lake will leave Brat
tleboro by the S:2j morning train and go by
way of Keene and the Chesterfield stag,
which leaves that place every afternoon an,
reaches the lake toward tea time Letter
for Keene can now be sent by the morning
train, also, and an answer received the sam
day.
The Boston Cash Store" was re-opene,
to the public last Saturday 10y c. d. Cobb
Brothers, the well-known wholesale and re
tail grocerymen of Boston. The store la
been neatly and attractiyely reftted. In an
other column Messrs. Cobb * Brothers Civ
our readers a little history of their bushes