Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-05
Local Intelligence.


Only four Bratteboro people availcd
themselves of the excursion to Saratoga last
Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Flagg of Bornardston, Mass,
will preach at the Unitarian church next Sun
day in exchange with Rev. J. b. Green.
Mr.. W. II. Alexander's announcement
for classes in vocal music during the coming
season appears in our advertising columns to-
day.
The Fort Drummer rifle club will hold
their annual fall meeting at their Vernon
range on Thursday, 18th inst, when several
valuable prizes will be competed for.
Rev. w. II. Collins started on Wednes-
day TO walk across the mountain to Benning
ton in company with two young friends. The
party were last heard from in the neighbor-
hood of the famous and classic 'IIogback.'
The travel toward the White Mountains
is holding out unprecedentedly large for this
time in the season. Good train loads go up
every day and the down trains are still more
heavily loaded with those homeward bound
C. +. Dennison, lately in the employ of
the Bickford Knitting Machine company. has
removed with his family to Springfield, Mass,
to accept a position as adiuster in the new
"Wesson' sewing machine works in that city.
-Forepaugl's circus and menagerie, which
is to exhibit here on the 18th, gets good no
ices from the press in all places which it
visits, and we have no doubt it will prove
what il advortises to be-a first class show in
all respects
A project is on foot for n reunion of the
In lao ha11 al
Brattleboro within the next few weeks The
idea is good one and should meet with
hearty response throughout the county. Par
ticulars will be given hereafter.
Landlord Goodhue gave his guests
! pleasant little hop" in the Brooks House
dining-room last Thursday evening, many of
the young people of the village participating.
The Laraja brothers (harp, violin and flute
furnished music
The secretary's announcement of this
| years annual exhibition by the Windham
County Agricultural society appears in our
advertising columns to-day. The London
derry band will furnish music, and Prof.
Greasy delivers the address.
--Rev. J. b. Green has formally accepted
the call of the Unitarian church and society
of this place to become their pastor and his
pastorate viii begin next Sunday Installa-
ton services will be held at an early day,
probably on the evening of the 18th inst
A vacant house ON Elliot street owned
by Martin Martin was discovered to be on
fire last Saturday light about - o'clock and
the fire department was promptly called out.
The building was saved with little difficulty,
and the damage viii not exceed 500. Cir
cumstances indicate that the fire was incen-
diary.
"Details Of the Estey Guard and Fuller
Battery went to Bradford on Saturday to
make camp for the annual IN ulster, and on
Tuesday morning the main body Of the COM
panies went up by special train. Wednesday
afternoon Colonel Hooker went up to assist,
as a member Of Gov. Proctor's staff, ut the
annual review of the regiment to-day.
Harris Bros 4 Co. congrat ulato them
selves on the fact that through the care and
good Judgment exercised by Mr.. EAson and
his assistants the work on their 81 miles of
roadbed including the heavy roc work which
involved the use Of a large amo unit of power
full explosives, was accomplish d without Sc
rious accident or loss of life or limb.
The remains of Mrs. Lindsey, mother of
c. F. Thompson, who died last Monday
evening were taken to New London, CT. on
Wednesday for burial beside her father and
mother, her first husband and two daughters
Mrs. Lindsey was a woman Of marked char
acter and intelligence rare exa mple of the
old school of thought and training-of whose
life we hope to have some suitable notice in
a future issue Of The PHGlSIx.
The grove meeting held by the Universe
lists at Chesterfield lake was an occasion of
much interest. The attendance was good
throughout, and on Sunday reached the esti-
mated number of :, 900 persons. The seryic-
os were held in Whites grove. On Saturday
addresses were made by Rev. j. Marvin of
Nashua, N. H., and Rev. NJ. II. Harris of
Brattleboro. On Sunday the preachers were
Rev. Mr.. McCollester of Marlboro, n. H.,
and Rev. Mr. Nye of Brooklyn, N. Y The
singing was excellent, and included several
fine solos by Mrs Isham of Keene
The grangers of this vicinity are to hold
a field meeting and basket picnic at the Brad
ley farm, ON Thursday, Sept. 18th, by invi-
taton of the manager, Mr.. j. C. Newton.
The occasion bids fair to be one of much in
terest and intellectual profit. 1t is under
stood that Col. John b. Mead of Randolph and
Prof Greasy of Amherst, Mass, will be pres
ent also Col. Franklin of Newfane and ex-
Gov. Holbrook, The Brattleboro Band will
furnish music for the occasion, and every
thing will be done to make the meeting en-
joyable as well as profitable. The invitation
is general, and should the weather prove IA
vorable there undoubtedly will be large
attendance.
The village sch ools opened on Monday
with full ranks, and with excellent prospects
for successful terms. Owing to an attack of
severe illness Miss Slason, the Grammar
school principal was unable to return for the
beginning of the term, but will undoubtedly
be in her place in course of fortnight. I'm
der these circumstances it was necessary TO
keep the old corps Of assistant teachers in the
Grammar school, and Miss Stevens was there
fore placed in charge of the new Intermedi-
ate school-AIiss Roys remaining in the
Grammar school. The High school numbers
about so pupils, the Grammar $50, and the
Intermediate 30.
DRINKS have been plenty among the
railroad laborers the past week, owing to the
fact undoubtedly, that a considerable num-
Der of them have been discharged and paid
of on account Of the completion of the first
section of road out of Brattleboro Monday
evening three men We're carried into the lock
up by main strength, and the next day were
taken before Justice Newton, when they dis
closed on George Salisbury and said they had
been drinking heavily of ale and lager beer
at his place the day before. They were fined
81 each, and costs, in default of which they
will probably be taken to the State work
house to-day. Salisbury plead guilty to ten
sales of liquor, and was fined 800 and costs
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