Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05
Local Intelligence.


last week, and among the trout captured was
one which dressed three pounds
Mr. II. o. Aldrich, Of the firm of @. d.
Cobb and Bros, is adding a handsome new
stable to his residence on North Main street.
Out Of due regard for the great and
glorious Fourth, THE PHOENIX goes to press
on Wednesday this week, one day earlier than
usual.
Cobb Bros. call attention TO some slight
changes in their advertisement this week.
They report satisfactory and increasing
trade.
J. J. Ray will sail from New York Sat
urday, for four months trip to Paris, the
great Exposition, and other points of interest
in Europe.
Il. d. Thayer received some bruises
Thursday, by being thrown from moving
machine, and "hopes to be shot if he ever
attempts to ride another.
Some u or Il Cuban boys, pupils of
Charler Institute, New Yorl, City, are board
ing during vacation with Mrs. i. Apfelbaum.
on Western avenue.
L N. Thorn claims the championship on
early potatoes this year, having dug full
grown Early Rose from his garden on the
27th Of June. They were planted April 10th
The White Mountains express train got a
good sepd-oG on Monday. reaching this place
promptly on time and leaving here with -
through passengers A still greater number
went through on Tuesday.
The Bnttleboro nine achieved another
victory on the fair grounds last Saturday az
temoon, When they "waxod' the Indopon-
dents of Turner's Falls to G-and in the alb
senca Of their best pitcher, at that.
Evening prayer every Friday evening
during the summer months in St Michael's
(Episcopal) church at > O'Clock The time
of the childron's service on the first Sunday
in the month has been changed 10 $3.50 o'clock
4. NJ
The past week has witnessed the arrival
Of a considerable number of summer guests
the Brooks House is filling mp and present
appearances indicate that full the average
number of visitors will be in town during the
season.
A section of Fuller Battery went to Ches-
ter Tuesday afternoon to attend the 10th reg
nent reunion, and this morning, Wednesday,
special train took up 3s members of the old
regiment from this place. They are expect
ed to return Tonight.
Engine company No. / of this village
and the Western of West Brattleboro are ex-
pected to attend the fremans muster at
Keene tomorrow, each attended by drum
corps. They will go over by a special train
leaving here at $50 4. N.
No more will be seen upon our streets
the familiar form Of Mother Barry" She
was found dead in her chair Monday morn
ing, having undoubtedly died Of heart dis
Ease. to which she Lad been subject. The
funeral services were held at the Methodist
chapel, Tuesday morning.
A little Brown child, living ON Elliot
street, stepped on large needle, Monday
morning running it into its foot the eye end
first. The needle was just long enough to
reach through the foot, and, passing unbrok-
en- between the bones, was easily extracted by
DIR. Gregg.
Temperance lectures are at discount
with the mercury ranging among the nineties,
and the addresses by Mr.. Rsley, Saturday
and Sunday, were rather thinly attended. Mr.
Risley. also addressed the crowd from the
steps of the town hall Monday evening, the
boys brass band furnishing the music
Tile old house on High street, corner of
Atwood lane, owned by o. J. Pratt has been
purchased by David Miller, who will remove
1t to his lot on Forest street; and Mr. Pratt
wiz move the house he now lives in to the
corner lot, preparatory to putting up "a new
residence which he has had for some time in
contemplation.
Up to Monday night the locating survey
of the Battleboro a Whitehall railroad had
progressed as far as lIarmonyyille, Town
shend, and on Tuesday morning the engin-
GERS corps pushed on from thai point More
than half of the survey las now been accom-
plished, and the route is found fully as feast
bic AS was anticipated.
An accident similar to that recorded far
ther on in this column as having occurred
Monday on the New London road, happened
the same day to the Saratoga and White
Mountain express train near Cayendish, Oh
the Rutland Il Burlington road, but fortunate
~ no one was injured and no serious damage
was done
The ladies of the Baptist society will
hold their annual lawn party on Wednesday
evening Of next week on the grounds of Col
J. J. Estey. Every effort will be made to
have the entertainment an attractive one, and
the memory of the enjoyment afforded by
previous gatherings of this kind should en-
sure large attendance on this occasion.
An independent mass convention" in
the interest Of equal taxation and Reform"
Spelled with big r. is announced to be
held ut the town hall on the It'll of July at IL
o'clock A. Ne with A. b. Gardner and A. p
Childs of Bennington Rev NJ b. Bishop of
R5adsboro, and c. n. Davenport of this town.
among the peakers.
The county examination Of teachers, of
which notice appears III our advertising COL
umns this week, ~ the first held in this coun-
ty under the present law. 1t is practically
substitute for those formerly held by the State
Superintendent or Secretary of the Board of
Education. 1t covers all subjects required TO
be taught in common schools, and on six of
them, the examination is to be in writing.
-Thos. S. Hall, ESD, of West Meriden.
Conn, well known Us the inventor Of Halls
System of Automatic Electric Railway Sig
mails, and general manager of the Hall Rail
way Signal Company, has rented the Harris
place ON Western avenue, and within the past
week has occupied it with his family. We
are glad to know that there is prospect that
We may hereafter count Mr.. Hall and his fam
lily among our regular summer residents
The cheated term, although long delay
ed, put in AN unmistakable appearance last
Friday, and since Sunday the mercury has
ranged, in the daytime, Wen up in the nine
ties-'l2 being probably, about fair aver
age for cool and SHADY places, in the heat of
the day-and from that anywhere up to
90 and rs Such intense and nrotr,ctad