Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-17


A brother of Rev A. b. Dascomb, our
Congregational pastor, f'ed very suddenly in
the West two weeks ago, being sick only one
hour ON pastor was away two Sabbaths,
but ii ed his place again last Sunday.
c. W. Towns and Geo. X. Russell start
ed for Boston last Friday with their own pri-
ya'e teams. Rather an unusual thing in these
days of rapid transit by steam but each of
them has fine teams, and f~iSing this pleas
ant ia weather must have mnde fine trip
l.. G.. Howard has II nice dwel ny nearly
completed on Westminster street, nearly
down to II. II. Wa"c's. This makes three
first class residences going up on this street.
Those of n. IL. Far, and A. II. Fisher, which
taken with Towards, make three of the best
dwellings ever put up here in one year.
The laf cs Of the Congregational society
gave n very pleasant rttle supper in their yes
try last week Wednesday evening, and the
Method sts Friday in their new unfinished
one, to MD in the furnishing Of the same
Work on the Methodist church progresses
rapidly and it is to be very great improve
mcnt. The Methot 81 congr, CATION are visit
ing around Mt their neghbors while their
building is unfit for use, and the most of
them, inclut ng their pastor, worshippcd
with the Congregationalists last Sabbath.
F. q. Butler, the president Of the VT
Farm Machine Co. here, is soon to remove his
family to Hartford, Conn, and adyei Uses his
residence on Green street for sale Mr. b.
has resided here for eight or ten years, and.
together with his pleasant family, will be
missed among us. He resigned his position
in the company some time ago and J. b. Viii
liams of Hartford, Conn, has been appointed
in his place.
The dredging machine in the canal caught
hold of three inch main water pipe Monday
forenoon end brought it from the depths, re-
quring the shutting of of water from por-
ton of the village for pal. Of the day.
&C. l.. Barber and +. Can .uthers Of this
place took tho parts of Captain Corcoran and
Dick Deadeye in the Pnafore given at Keene
last week, and high commentators of the
Mariner in which they car led out the parts
came from all who saw it. They take the
same parts in the Pinafore company here
tbs week.
A quite largely attended temperance
meeting WAS held in Union han last Sunday
evening, presided over and addressed by L.
NJ. Read, Esd a young man who has been
sai y addicted to the use Of intoxicating LID
uors publicly signed the pledge. 1t was gen
orally understood that he would do so, and
also that it was largely upon his account that
the meeting was called.
-Sma' pox has entirely d'ed out the pa
tients who sm lived al having fu''y recover
ed and there are no new cases.
Prof Geo, A. Brown, the principal of
our High school, has for the past two years
lcctured quite extensively in this vicinity aud
is spoken of as a speaker of considerable mer-
it. lie has II new lecture this season which is
giving good satisfaction, entitled 'T1t vidual-
ity."
Last week Thursday Garrett Pierce was
up before the police court on charge of an
assault upon a discharged mill hand, and was
fined - and costs. Pierce has the reputa-
ton of being quiet pcaceable fenow, and
the evidence showed that he had considera-
BILE proyocation by being struck first and in
suited, but he marked the other fellow up
most too much to pass unnoticed.
A young man named Davis, living be-
tween here and Saxtons River, was up before
n jury Monday of this week on a charge of
stealing part of a harness, but the evidence
did not support the charge, and he was as
charged.
Tuesday morning two narrow escapes
from fires were had ut North Walpole, just
across the river. In the livery stable of j.
NJ. Rolstou II lighted lantern fell from where
it was hanging and but for prompt action the
buildings would have been destroyed. In
the store of II. c. Hawkins child playing
in u waste paper basket got match and set
the papers on fire as we' as its own clothes,
and Mr.. Hawkins seeing it, caught tho child
and went out doors TO put the fire out upon
its clothing, leaving the waste paper burning.
| When ne came back the fire was under good
Roadway, but with help enough it was extin-
| guished with small damage. Messrs Rabbit
* Hayes, insurance agents, settled the loss
and paid the cash, So 80, within an hour from
the time of the fire. Their agency ranks
high among the best for soundTess and
promptitude in settling losses
-Dusing the past week or two various ru-
mors have been going the rounds to the eff
feet that one of the parties that helped bun J
one of the small pox cases had been taken
with the disease in Westminster West, but the
whole thing proves to be without foundation
The effect has been to cause a large number
of people to be vaccinated in Westminster
DIR. L. Il. Campbe" vRccinated nearly fifty
persons there in one day.
Saturday morning, Oct. 4th, Will How
ard of Alstead was driving near the further
end of the toll bridge when his horse became
frightened at the cars and ran into the bridge,
throwing Howard out, breaking one of his
arms and seriously bruising him about the
head and shoulders. He was attended by DR..
Campbell and is doing well This makes the
fifth accident of a similar nature in that vi
cinity within year,
The Bellows Falls Canal Co. have begun
the erection of new brick building south of
their two wood working shops, which is to
be 100 by 60 feet and four stories high 1t is
to be occupied by the Vt. Farm Machine Co.
in their business as manufacturers of farming
implements of all kinds. Their works have
hitherto been scattered around in different
parts of the village, but this building will