Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-04
Local Intelligence.


The White Mountain express train made
its last trip for the season on Monday.
Attention is called to notice Of piano
tuning in another column
Admiral Porter and family of Washing
ton, d. c., are at the Brooks House.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Holbrook return
cd from their wedding tour on Saturday.
beginning next Monday the Jacksonville
stage will leave Brattleboro a. o'clock P. NJ.
instead of 4.
Hiram Winchester Of Marlboro has bought
and will soon remove Y the DIR. George Wood
place near Centrevillc.
"A ripe strawberry positively the last Of
the season, was picked in the open pasture
back of the asylum, on Sunday afternoon.
The stove stores of Wood q Marshall and
A. V. Cox q Co., will keep open every eve
ming excepting Friday, when they will close
at six o'clock
Not so many persons attended the Catho-
lie picnic last Saturday as on some previous
occasions but the excursion seems, neverthe-
less. to have been success
The article on the causes spread and pre-
vention of diphtheria which appears on our
first page to-day, comes from a responsible
source and is worthy careful perusal
The attention OF persons desiring full leg
islatiye reports during the present session is
called 10 the announcement Of the Montpelier
Daily journal in another column.
The farming community will be interest
cd in a very complete account of the live stock
exhibit at the late State fair which we publish
in our agricultural department on the fourth
page to-day.
At the "three-cUunties' fair at North
ampton, Mass, held on Wednesday, j. g.
Davis of Brattleboro was awarded premiums
on 2-years-olds and yearlings in the depart
ment of horses.
Ten of the best fat oxen shown by w. f.
Richardson at the county fair were sold by
him last week to be shipped to England
where in due time they will grace the tables of
the valorous Britons.
Special religious services will be held in
the Baptist church commencing next Sunday
and continuing through next week. Rev II.
q. Dewitt, the evangelist. will preach Sun
day morning aud evening.
Tho annual meeting Of the Bratteboro
Library Association occurs at the library room
ON Wednesday evening of next week at $50.
As business of importance is expected TO come
before the meeting full attendance of the
shareholders is especially desirable
The Independent hose company Of Hud-
son, Mass, who attended our recent iremens
muster. have challenged the Eagles Of Green
field who took the first money on that occa-
sion. to run half-mile race at Hudson for
500 a side, on or before Oct. L.
In the match game of base ball played
last Saturday morning between the Dartmouth
University club and the Brattlebo-o nine, the
Dartmouth boys were victors by score of
10 to 9. The amount Of gate money taken
having been small. purse of $50 was raised
for which the clubs contested in game on
Frosts meadow in the afternoon, when the
Dartmouth boys were again the victOrs l3 to
>. The members of the visiting club won
themselves the favorable opinion Of all by
their excellent behavior.
There are wild Iumors on the street that
Hon. B. d. Harris proposes to join hands
with the enemies Of the new railroad in efforts
to kill the enterprise, on account of dissatis-
faction about the letting of the construction
contract. We are happy to be able to say. on
the very best authority, that there is no foun-
dation whatever for these rumors Mr.. Har-
ris, while expressing disapprobation of some
Of the proceedings attending the letting is as
warm a friend of this enterprise as he ever
has been. and will continue to sustain to the
best Of his ability any honorable means to Sc
cure its success
Last Saturday Mrs. A j. Harris of
Greene, Maine. mother Of Rev. NJ. H. Harris
Of this place, submitted 10 the removal of n
very large ovarian tumor, which had been
growing for II years past. A telegram re-
ceiyed by Dir. Harris Saturday night gave
him information of the success of the opera
ton, and of his mothers comfortable condi-
ton. Sunday night, however, he was sum
moned to go TO her as soon as possible, and
he left lay the first train Monday morning A
note received from him just as We go to press
informs Us that he found his mother very low
and that She has not yet rallied from the
sinking condition which ensued on Sunday.
The family, however. are permitted to cherish
a hope of her recovery. should no further IN
favorable symptoms set in. The operation
was performed by Drs. Garcelon and Dono-
van, and the weight of the tumor was nearly
20 pounds. Mr.. Harris hopes to occupy his
pulpit next Sunday, as usual.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing at the post office in this village, oct. ,.
Ladies. Jean Bnck. Mrs. Sarah II. Barry.
Mrs. A. q. Chick. Mrs. Philip Franklin. MTs-
Carrie Godfrey Mrs Addie McQuaid, Fla
b. Morse, Mrs. Clinton Tyler.
Gents.-Henry b. Allen, Jas. F. Allen, 81
Sammio l.. Adams David Bell. Winslow c.
Barnes, J. W. Dean. Erasmus May, Wm. F.
Mixer. II. Tmpson.
Miscellaneous Box 1876. GU. Bratt!eboro.
Vt