Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-23
Local Intelligence.


HrnttlebOrOs
Col Haskins is TO deliver the address at
Grafton on Decoration Day.
Rev. John b. Green of Montreal preach
es at the Unitarian church next Sunday.
The house on Asylum street. occupied
by Mrs. Rowland, is offered for sale or to let.
Sheriff Starkey advertises to sell Oscar
Smiths stock of goods by auction next Satur-
day.
The advance guard of the seasons big
drive of logs has been running down the riv-
err for week past.
A village meeting is called for next Mon
day evening, Goth, to elect a clerk in place of
Henry Glover, resigned.
Hon. b. d. Harris left on Friday for n
few days visit to Kentucky to attend to his
new railroad contract there.
The bailiGs have issued their customary
spring sanitary bulletin, which will be as Gus
tomarly dsregarded- perhaps
Pratt, Wright 4 Co., are offering an I'M
usually fine line of spring goods. Their new
advertisement this week will repay attention.
One of our prominent local singers has
just received through Messrs Cudworth
Childs matured endowment policy Of $1,000.
-AIossrs. Dunton and Farr announce the
opening of their Chesterfield Lake resort for
the season on Wednesday of next week, 2sth
inst
Ten "specklcd beauties" from the trout
regions Of Maine, weighing all the way up to
30 lbs apiece. were received by DIR. Gale on
Tuesday. A party from this place will prob
ably visit that region next month.
Riley Deming, who was a clerk for b. N.
Chamberlain for some time during the war
and is well remembered by our younger peo-
pie, has, with his brother Fred, leased the
Eagle Hotel at Keeno, n. II.
-Pmtt's milk team INDUCED in q runaway
down Green street Monday morning, and,
doshing through Col Sawyors gate, the horse
broke away from the wagon, but without do
ing any very serious damage, however.
--Donnell of this village, the catcher for
the Brnttlehoros last year, has engaged to
play with the Dartmouth college nine this
year. rs third base and change catcher, in all
matches except those with other colleges.
Tho Republican says that the Connect
cat River company are about buying Rogers
locomotive to put on the Vermont Valley Iii
vision, aud will take the IS NJ. Waite, the
only Taunton engine on this end, down to
that division, where it will not be so lone
some"
A current newspaper item says that Lar
kin q. Meads BIAS relief Of the Surrender Of
CORVALLIS" for the Washington monument,
has been ordered in plaster for the Academies
of Design in Cincinnati and in San Francisco
A.. hoe Itt,ll,. t,rui-.I l,ts
fessors Of the Academy Of Fine Arts at Flor
ence.
Thomas Bowler, Young Irishman living
on Elliot street attempted suicide, Sunday
by cutting his throat. but the wound is not
considered fatal He received an injury on
his head u few years ago. since which time he
has been subject to periods of mental aberra-
ton
-Ex-Gov. Stewart the master in the
Burdett- Estey organ case, was unable to be
present on Wednesday, the day set for the
continuance of the hearing. BY consent of
counsel the hearing now stands adjourned to
June II, when it is expected that the defend
ants will begin their testimony
j. c. Howe is the happy owner of ~
week old Brown Leghorn chickens, hatched
on the same day from ~ eggs by four hens.
The chickens are every one as much like an
other as two peas, they are all bright and well
and their mothers run together and care for
them without the slightest quarrelling. A
prettier sight Of the kind is not often seen.
The bands open-air concert on Saturday
evening was highly enjoyed by large crowd
of people One public-spirited merchant
~ Ill -
their fine performance, and rumor says that
the boys have received promises of liberal
pecuniary aid toward the construction of a
band stand provided suitable location for
one can be obtained.
When the swallows homeward fly"
about five hundred Of them dive into the
abysmal depths Of the chimney of Waites
unused organ shop on Elliot street, around
which. any evening now -a-days, they may be
seen circling in a noisy game of tag" Could
Il photograph of the interior of that chimney
be taken wouldn't it reveal an interesting
sight
DR.. Holton completed his annual course
of lectures before the medical department of
the Vermont University last week. The class
this year numbers upward of 40 students
some 30 or 40 more than ever before and
everything pertaining to the institution is in
a fiourishing condition. The medical college
building is TO be enlarged in order to accom-
MEDIATE the steady growth and constantly in
creasing demands of the school
Decoration day will be observed as usual
by Post Sedgwick and old soldiers, assisted
by the different civil and military organiza-
tions. The procession will form precisely at
2:3O =. NJ on Main street, with the right rest
ing on corner of High and Main. All old sol
diers are invited to meet at the town hall at
? p. NJ Contributions of flowers are solicit
ed, the same to be left at Greene's drug store.
Grafton by Rev. G. f. Martin; Mai. E.
Wales, chief marshall. Music will be fur
nished by the Band and a male quartette.
The committee of arrangements are n S.
Noyes, Il. Z. Gordon, II. W. Walker.
The town meeting called on Monday last,
TO rescind the action taken at the previous
meeting in regard TO the Elliot street bridge,
was quite well attended, but somebody had
discovered defect in the warrant, and con-
sequently no legal action could be taken
The fact came out, however that the build
ing of bridge on the new location, as direct
ed by the previous meeting, would cost, by
estimate of the selectmen, some $500 more
than if built at the old place, with the risk,
besides, of being obliged to build upon the
old site also. 1t was made equally apparent,
however that a majority of the voters pres
ent were strongly in favor of the new loca-
ton, and it is not likely that another meeting
will be called
If ever vegetation can be said to have
jumped into life and growth, such has been
the case during the past week. The warm
and gentle rain of last Friday, which broke
the long spring drouth, put new face on