Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-23
Local Intelligence,


gregational chapel.
The match game Of the Brattleboro base
ball club with the Easthampton nine is of"
Mr.. 0. l.. French is breathing the salt
sea air for a few days at Kennebunkport Me.
-Backberries are uncommonly plenty this
year, and prices are down to / and cents
per quart.
The proposed regatta at SpoHord lake
has been postponed indefinitely because OF
lack of entries.
Rev b. NJ Tillotson, OF st. Johnsbury,
will preach in the Unversalist church next
Sunday morning.
j. NJ. Tyler, Esq, has been confined to
the house several days by a severe attack OF
| dysontery, but is now improving.
The annual meeting of the Windham
county conference Of Congregational church
es will be held in this town Sept 18th and 9Th.
Many of the Methodist people are away
Mt campmeeting at Claremont Junction, N
H., but the next Sunday services, morning
and evening, will be held as usual.
Any person having a copy of the report
of the town superintendent of schools for the
year ending March 3lst, 1876, will confer n
favor by sending it to the address Of Rev w.
| II. Collins, Brattleboro.
The tramp arrested last week at Airing
ton, on suspicion of being the culprit in the
recent outrage case in this town, was released,
the evidence against him being insufficient to
warrant his detention.
Robert G. Hardie Jr., Brattleboro's tai
ented young portrait painter, will sail by the
| London steamer from New York, next Wednes-
| day, for a two or three years residence in
| Paris for the purpose of pcrfecting himself in
| his chosen art.
A larger crowd of people attended Van
Amburghs menngerie last Saturday than
have turned out to similar show for years.
The number Of tickets sold was 7,OOO-which
doesn't look like very hard times
In the superior court at Greenfield, Mon
day, A. p. Hill, alias Hurd, the Brattleboro
horse thief, Withdrew his first plea of not
guilty, and it being shown that he had
served several terms in state-prison for SINH
lar crimes, he was sentenced to four years
and six months imprisonment at Concord.
D A. Henry has sold his photograph
business to D. D. Dunklee, and exchanged his
place on Cemetery hill for Henry Cooks farm
|
Henry's change of business, and his many
friends in Brattleboro will wish him health
and prosperity in his new calling.
The Estey Guards went to the Burling-
ton muster by the 1890 train, Monday morn
ing. The detail which preceded them on
Saturday narrowly escaped an accident at
Bellows Falls in consequence of a misplaced
switch. Fuller's battery did not go to Bur-
lington, but will probably muster here on the
second week in September.
Many Brattleboro spiritualists are in at
tendance at the Lake Pleasant camp meeting.
The third week of the meeting finds 200 tents
and cottages occupied, and about 1000 per-
sons on the grounds. Many noted mediums
and lecturers are in attendance. Among those
yet to speak are-Sunday 18th, J. Frank Bax-
ter and Cephas b. Lynn; 27th, Cephas b.
Lynn; 2sth, Nellie J. T. Brigham 2oth j.
Frank Baxter Both, J. NJ. PEBBLES 3lst,
Capt. II. II. Brown Sunday 3lst, J. NJ.
PEBBLES and Prof Dunton. Music is furnish
ed by the Fitchburg band and Russelrs or
chestra.
The route taken by the carriage party Of
Hon. r. w. Park, was across the south part
of Vermont, from Bennington to Brattleboro /;
thence up the Connecticut to Windsor; thence
on the New Hampshire side of the river
through the Connecticut valley TO Haverhill,
n. H., thence to Littleton and the Franconla
Notch thence 10 81: gohlSopry, ana 'IsnGe
M va Si p,,-l;i,,,nr o',d H,,,an5 hom,n Tbar
were favored with fine weather and greatly
enjoyed the trip, which Gen. Schenck com
| pares favorably with a carriage ride Of several
weeks taken Lv him in Tho Nortb of Fnolard
while at the court Of st. James.
The following is the list of letters remain.
ing at the post office in this village, Aug. - (;
Lades.-Mrs. Emmeline Brown, Miss Flora
b. HARDWOOD Miss Hattie p. Hail. Mrs. II. q.
Mannering, Miss Alice Sheffield, Mrs. Horace
Stoddard, Miss Oracle Worden.
Gents.-Barney Bedora, g. II. Ellis. Hen
ry Estey, W. F. Forbush. Sargent II. Hough.
ton, Timothy Leahey, Herbert j. May, Abe
Ogden, j. $. Pierce, Chas. Shipman, ID. Sar
gent, Columbus Smith.
Packages A. 4. Hill, J.. Harris.
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SOD IN PRIZES.
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hose companies The playing will take place
ON Frost's meadow whore n ladies Grani
stand 10 70 Ia oro.,ei c,oo,l, ~ soot;,,,, 2 on,
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been subscribed, ana the ahar VIII doEbloh'
prove one of biggest muSters ever held il
New England.
THE OUTRAGE Casa CARD FROM MIR. AND
MRS. Crosby
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snort space IN your columns, we wish to re
fer through these 20 the recent Outrage tina
has created SO much excitement in this com