Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-06-21
Local Intelligence.


will preach in the Unversalst church next
Sunday morning.
Five persons received the rite Of confirm
alton at Bishop Bissolrs hands at the Episco-
pal church last Sunday evening.
A section Of Fullers Battery will attend
the reunion of the 10th VI regiment TO be
held at Chester, July I'd.
The local strawberry crop promises to
be very abundant, and berries Of the best
quality now sell at fifteen cents per basket
Our Republican town caucus to choose
delegates TO the county convention is called
to meet at the town hall on Saturday evening
at half-past seven.
Tolls for parties going to Chesterfield
lake have been reduced to half-price, or fare
one way ut the toll bridge-the result of an
attempt to "cut" rates at the ferry.
DR. J. Z. Prescott, optcian will extend
his visit to this place until the 27th inst.
The Doctor has no agent or assistant with
him, and will give personal attention to all
cases Of defective vision.
The railroad survey is making rapid prog
ress. Tuesday morning the engineers began
on the north side Of the Branch" and their
work will probably be completed through Fay
otteyille this week
II. +. Stevenson, lately with c. w. Smith,
has removed to accessible and convenient
quarters in the armory building, where lac is
ready to do any and all work in the way Of
boot and shoe repairing
Eugene Sergeant, the lj-years-old son of
Chester Sergeant, Canal street, who sustained
n rupture of the uretha a fortnight ago, from
n fall in n barn ut Esteyyille, is now steadily
improving and will undoubtedly fully recover
}. F. Page the saloon keeper, was one
of the signers Of the Murphy pledge at the
reform club meeting last Thursday evening
Some new names are added every week,
and the interest in the meetings is well main
tanned. To-nights meeting will be held at
the lower town hall
II. Il. Lawrence and L. W. and W. II.
Childs, of the Moosehcad lake fishing purity,
returned home Tuesday. They report the
fun excellent and abundant and splendid
catch of trout. DIR. Gale, and young How
ard Of Townshend will remain another week.
The rear guard of the rivermen, num-
bering 80 men, put in their appearance here
last Sunday morning, cleared out the logs
during the day. camped on the island below
the bridge Sunday night, and went on down
the river Monday morning The last of the
Zig jam at South Vernon was successfully
cleared out last Saturday afternoon.
At a caucus held at the American House
Tuesday evening, Z. +. Brooks, A. Marshall,
II. G. Willard, VIM. S. Guild. f. A. Eels
and c. II. Davenport were chosen delegates
to the Democratic State convention at Mont
pelier. The delegates and substitutes attend
ing the convention, which is held to-day. are
Brooks Marshall, Eels. Fred Franks and f.
W. CLilds.
Mr.. Orion Clark has rare curiosity, or
freak Of nature at his barber shop, in the
shape of a white robin which was shot on
Frosts meadow a fortnight ago. The bird
had been seen in that vicinity for some time,
and Mr.. Clark secured it for the purpose Of
stufiing and mounting it, and it now forms a
valuable addition to the specimens of his
skill in taxidermy which adorn his place of
business.
The Uniyers.list church was crowded
last Sunday morning with people to witness
were consecruted four Of them little infants
The church was beautifully decorated and
the pastor preached sermon to the children.
A usual the floral concert in the evening at
tracted an immense congregation The prom
inent feature of the concert was an exercise
entitled Children and the Flowers"
The Odd Fellows of Brattleboro and
Keene, y. H., held basket picnic at Ches-
terfield Lake, Wednesday which was very
numerously attended. The members of Oasis
Encampment Of this place and Monadnock
Enelmpment of Keene, appeared in uniform
and held drill and dress parade The Me-
chQnics' band of Brattleboro furnished music
for dancing, and the occasion was in every
respect pleasant and successful.
Mrs. L. NJ. Jones has so wide circle of
friends not only in Brattleboro. but else
where that We shall hardly be trespassing
unduly on private personalities if We mention
that the pleasure a many friends was only
equalled by their surprise ~ seeing thu good
lady at the fair and festival on Wednesday
evening. We trust that this, her first appear
ance in public in - or II years, may not Ly
any means be her last in the near Cor far fu-
ture
Postmaster Mansur in his efforts to give
the public every possible accommodation, has
placed United States letter-box at the pas
senger station, which will be opened by the
route agents on the arrival of their respective
trains-at $50 A. NJ, for letters going south
at $50 p. NJ, for mails going south, and also
for Boston and eastern letters at 1880 A. NJ.
and j;4j P. N. for mails going north Letters
for Boston on 1906 A. NJ. train should not be
put into the letter-box, as no agent runs on
that train.
At the annual meeting Of the Vermont |
Valley railroad company, held at Brattleboro |
on Wednesday, the following persons were
elected directors for the ensuing |
year II. c. Robinson, Hartford. Conn, W. |
b. Washburn, Greenfield, Mass, S. NJ Waite, |
W. II. Rockwell, Brattleboro, Frederick Bill |
ngs, Woodstock, John b. Page, Rutland, G. |
Morris, New York. A meeting of the direc-
tors is called for July "a, when the board will
organize 10y the choice of president, clerk,
treasurer and executive committee
Rev. D. f. Miller of the NJ. f. church |
'iyered the FIRST of series of lectures to
young people last Sunday evening, taking for
his text the story Of the prodigal son. The |
lecturer preferred the example of the elder
brother to that of the younger and in the
course of his lecture took occasion to criticise
sharply the present tendency to wink at
crime or weaken the penalties which ought |
10 attach thereto. This series of lectures will |
be continued for the present ON the third
Sunday evening in each month, and will un-
merit full attendance.
The Estey Guard and Fuller Battery had
heir annual inspection and drill last Satur-
lay, at the fair grounds, and with the ex-
'eedingly fine weather the boys had an en-
Ioyable time of it, The battery had some ar
illery practice in the forenoon, with shell
and blank cartridges, firing four rounds of
shell each distance of about 100 .