Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20
Local Intelligence.


o'clock.
-Brattleboros contribution for the relief
Of the yellow fever sufferers now amounts to
$500 cash Well done
The Eagle boys Of Greenfield, Mass, who
took the first prize in the hose race last week,
were given reception and supper on their
return home at night This was the third
fn. prize taken by the company in similar
contests.
Mr. Orion Clark has lntely added blue
heron to his collection Of stuffed birds-a rare
specimen in this vicinity. The bird was shot
by Dir. Clark's fathor-in-law at Perkinsyillo,
VT 1t is handsomely put up, and is worth
calling in to see.
Rev. D. f. Miller. pastor Of the Motho.
dist society. preached to his Old parish at st.
Johnsbury last Sunday. Next Sunday he
will hold quarterly meeting at Bellows Falls,
--Rcv. L. l.. Beeman of that place supplying
Mr. Miller's pulpit here.
Our readers will find paragraph on our
first page to-day explaining the character and
organization of the Howard Association which
has charge Of the relief work at the South,
and to which the money raised in Brattleboro
in aid of the yellow fever sufferers has been
sent
A considerable number Of Hills manual
of social and business forms have been sold in
Brattleboro by the agent. The books, which
are now being delivered, prove to contain, in
the new and revised edition, even more valu-
able and interesting matter than was prom
ised.
We learn that DR.. W. A. Tenney, former
ly associated with DIR. Holton in his practice
here. has settled in Granville. y. Y, thrv-
ing town on the eastern border of the State
just below Whitehall We are glad to assure
the Granville people that they viii find Dr.
Tenney in every way worthy Of their conf
dence
Mr.. futile of the Rutland Herald, who
was present at cur firemens muster last week.
gives the procession on that occasion the
credit OF being the finest Of its kind thathc has
ever seen. sir. futile is also very compl-
mentary in his allusions TO the arrangements
for the day and to the treatment which all
the visitors received
A large congregation gave their former
pastor, the Rev. N. +. Perry, a cordial wei
come at the Methodist church last sun
day morning. Mr.. Perry's sermon from
Deut. xxxn1., %: AS thy day is 80 shall
thy strength be- was full of hope and en-
coungement for his old parishioners. The
attendance at the evening meeting was also
very full
The members or the Newburyport engine
company, who carried OF the first prize last
week received an enthusiastic ovation from
tlGir brother firemen on their arrival home
brass band and several Of the fire compa-
mics OF the city were in waiting TO receive
them and escort them to their engine house,
where they were given supper, with many
other gratifying attentions.
Tie rain which disturbed our Gremeu's
muster last Thursday, and continued through
the day Friday, was evidently part Of the
grla: storm Of unusual severity and destruc-
tiveucs5 which swept over a wide territory,
from the Carolinas to Canada last week, de-
stroying much valuable property, and causing
the loss Of many lives. Particulars are given
elsewhere in our columns.
Several members of the Unitarian socie-
ty are in Saratoga this week in attendance
upon the biennial conference of Unitarian
and other Christian churches. now in session
at that place. Dornan b. Eaton and Mrs.
Chas. Warder 60 as delegates from the Brat
tleboro church, and next Sunday morning
Mr.. Eaton will give the Unitarian congrega-
ton some account Of the proceedings of the
conference
&C. T. Aliens annual fall catalogue OF
Dutch bulbs, winter Towering plants, and
small fruits, is out, in tasteful dress, from the
press of d. Leonard. The lists of varie-
ties are full and complete. and the directions
for culture plain and explicit. The growth of
the catalogue from eight pages heretofore, to
sixteen the present year, il an agreeable indi-
cation OF the continued prosperity OF Mr.. Al
lens business.
The directors of the Brattleboro & White
hall railroad met last Saturday in their ad-
| journed meeting, and after conference and
consultation, adjourned again for one week.
| We Are assured by the officers that steady and
satisfactory progress is being made toward
| the settlement of disputed points and the
| placing Of the road under contract At an early
day the name of the contractor will undoubt-
edly be announced, and the work of construc-
! ton begin.
Mrs. OSgood came to Brattlcboro Wednes-
day morning and took the train en- route to
! fill an engagement to sing at a musical con-
vention at Waterbury, Conn. For next week
| she has Il similar engagement in Worcester,
Mass. Upon the arrival, within few days
of Max Strakosch from Europe with a very
eminent violinist, Mrs. Osgood will join him
/ in, ffiv A.Vf.a n in fha leading
cities of the United States and Dominion of
Canada Oct. "A she is to sail for Europe,
where she has engagements covering the whole
| time from November to next May.
1t gives us great pleasure to call atten-
| ton to the fact announced in our advertising
columns, that Prof. W. d. Cunning is to give
a course of lectures in Brattleboro beginning
next Wednesday evening. 1t will be remem-
bered that Prof. Cunning gave a course of
lectures here on geology some ten years ago
which attracted wide interest and attention.
We hardly need add that the professor is one
of the leading scientists in this country, that
he is an original investigator and a close and
careful student who always brings ines
sage" worth hearing. For this week we have
only space to say that Prof. Cunning has
spent the last two years in careful investiga-
ton in California, that this course of lectures
viii be entirely new and fresh, and 10 express
the lope that they viii receive the liberal
patronage which they are sure to deserve.
When the Buttleboro and Whitehall rail
road project was discussed in public meeting
a strong point was made of opening new
and more economical line Of road from the
Lakes to the seaboard Win some one, thor
ougllg verscd in railroad locating and man
agement, inform the public how line could
be started froia the spot selected for a termi
nus and reach the table lands on the New
Hampshire side of the Connecticut river so a,
to make a good route via Hinsdale and Win
chester to Boston. Also, If grade of 13C
feet to the mile would be desirable in hauling
freight in competition with the various linei
running from the seaboard to the West