Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-06-28
Local Intelligence.


The homestead Of tho late Ferdinand 1y-
Ter is to be sold at auction July Both.
Village taxpayers can save five per cent
by paying their taxes ON or before July lst.
--Ilev. G. A. Paddock Of lIinsdalc, N. H.,
will preach at the Baptist church next Sun
day.
T. =. Morse Of Dummcrslon has sent 10
our Office stalk Of rye which measures &
feet. . inches.
Eddy, the hullcd corn man, sells an aiti-
Gle of spruce beer which ma kes II very palat-
able drink. Try it.
II. A. Weber aud W. H. Young Of This
town have bought the Charles Converse farm
in Chesterfield. Price, including crops, So
200.
The man who "swappcd hats" ut the
caucus Saturday evening can get bis own
head covering back by calling at s. n. Hcr-
rick's office.
-- Col. and Mrs. L. X. Fuller sailed from
New York, Wednesday afternoon for Paris
and the Exposition. They will return about
the first of August, probably.
The attendance upon the Windham and
bennington Association of Uniyersalists, now
in session here, is large ~ could b. expected,
and the exercises are Of highly interesting
character.
fountain engine company No. is to at
tend the fremons muster to be held at
Keene. ~ H.. on the Fourth Of July. Com
peting companies may as well be getting
their muscle up for the occasion.
- Members of the 10th Vermont regiment
resident in BruHleboro held a meeting Wed
nesday evening and chose a committee to ar
range for an attendance upon the reunion Of
the regiment to be held at Chester. July I'd.
Tho annual parade of the fire depart
ment, which was announced TO be held last
Saturday afternoon, has been postponed I'M
til September, 10y special request of the fire
men, when it is among the possibilities that a
general muster may be held
From the published list of Dartmouth
college prizes awarded last week we notice
that the first junior Lockwood prize Of SO
was won by Clifford II. Smith Of West Brat
tleboro.. The companion prize of SIS was
given to IA Philadelphia student.
The Central Vermont railroad company
are making six elegant new passenger coaches,
at their shops in ST. Adams, for use on the
New London Northern road. Two of these
cars have passed down through Brattleboro
the past week for use on the local trains at
the lower end of the road.
The ferryman at Fairs ferry asks US, in
justice to him, to say that he has never cut
prices, or offered to carry patrons Of the fer
ry at less than regular toll rates. He has now
however, reduced his price to toll one way
for carriages from Bratteboro going to the
lake aud returning the same day.
On Tuesday afternoon a three-y ear-old
son of Thos. Ryan, on Canal street, was bad
ly bitten by dog belonging to Joel Willard
the teeth of the animal going entirely through
and taking ont piece of the flesh Of the
forearm. On the previous day the same dog
bit another child living in the vicinity
though not so severely. He WAS killed Tues
day evening after biting the Ryan child.
Tomorrow morning. Friday, a special
train will leave this place at l12 for New
London, to give those who may wish a chance
to see the Harvard Yale boat race on the
Thames river. If the race is rowed in the
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2:ij P. M.,-otherwise it will start Al soon af-
ter the conclusion of the race as possible
Tickets from Bratteboro are S3-good to re-
turn on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles X Field will cele-
brate the iiftieth anniversary of their mar
rage, which occurs next Saturday, by fam
lily dinner at the Brooks House in the after
1.a -
at first proposed to hold at their residence in
the evening, has been given up on account of
the protraoted intlispostion of Mrs. Field
TIE PHGNIx. day in advance of this happy
occasion, antics with the whole community
in extending TO the venerable couple its hear
test compliments and good wishes
The following officers were elected by
Alpha Lodge Knights of Honor at a regular
meeting held Wednesday evening: P. X
White, d. W. II. Taft, V. d. Ell Coop
er, A. d. ; d. L. Tasker, r.. c. r. Stevens,
+. Il. ; Henry Tucker, Trtas'r J. p. Elmer,
Chaplain; Fred Il. Simonds, Guide Harry
Rowe, Guardian: 7. G. Pettee, Sentinel
This order, founded in 1873, now numbers
over 100 lodges and 10, 900 members. Ithas
paid nearly $500, 600 for the benefit of widows
and orphans of deceased members at an aver
age cost of only - per year for each member
thus far.
The local strawberry crop. both here
and in Putney, has not been up to the aver
age in quantity, although the quality, for the
most part has been excellent The present
week will virtually wind up this years pick
ing, Prices have held steadily at Il to Is
cents per basket. BY far the largest hand
soonest and most luscious fruit which we have
seen this year was sample basket of a new
variety, the Monarch of the West, which
came from Horner's beds on Wednesday.
The largest of these berries measured n plump
! inches in circumference, and the majority
of them were scarcely behind this in size. A
few sample baskets of the fruit will probably
be on exhibition at Wizards Saturday after
noon.
We learn from the Minneapolis Tribune
Of June I, that c. W. Hall, son of Mr.. Lewis
Hall of this place, has received the appoint
ment from Minnesota university, Minneapo-
lis of assistant professor in charge of zoology
and assistant State geologist The Tribune
ton to which he has been appointed. He
graduated at Middlebury College in 1871, and
for several years afterward was principal of
the high schools of Owatonna and Mankato.
The last three years has been passed in the
study of natural science at the University of
Leipsic. Prof. Hall will assist Prof Win
chell in the geological survey of the northern
part of the State during the summer and fall
and will resume teaching in the winter and
spring terms
John Z, Risley, temperance worker
who has had much success in other places, is
to speak at the town hall ON Saturday even
ing next, at Il quarter before s o'clock, and
also ON Sunday afternoon at o'clock. The
Tanytown On. w. Argus speaks thus of Mr..
Risley's efforts in that vicinity;
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