Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-30
Local Intelligence.


uon lay from TIL ! O'Clock Pm.
Fort hummer rifle club will hold their
spring meeting at Vernon next Wednesday.
The late residence of Mrs NJ. p. s. Cults
on Asylum street has been purchased by Miss
c. NJ. Dalton.
Rev. Geo. f. Piper of Cambridgeport.
Mass, will preach in the Unitarian Church
on Sunday next
The semi-nnnual interest on all the
loans Of the Vermont Savings Bank is due on
the first day Of June
Mrs. Holbrook is drilling class of iuve-
nile singers in " Pmafore," with the purpose
Of giving concert in few weeks.
The annual meeting of the Western
Aqueduct association occurs ON the evening
of June 3D., ut the Vermont Savings bank.
AT the meeting of the creditors of G. +.
Thompson a. Co., held on "Wednesday, +. W.
Brooks aud Chas N. Davenport were chosen
assgnees.
There will be a meeting Of the school
superintendcnts and text book committees of
the county at Newfane on Saturday next,
May 3lst.
Quartermastrr-G General Kingsley names
Saturday Of next week, June It'll Us "Jume
training aud inspection day for the Estey
Guard and Fuller Battery.
Fifty million feet Of logs are on their
way down the river Ten million feet will
stop at McIndoes, and the balance will go
down to Iiolyoke
Mr.. c. b. Rice has returned from Aiken,
S. c., and, with his wife, arrived at the resi-
dence Of his father-in-law, Mr. Edward Cros-
by, Wednesday, having received no benefit
from his southern trip.
DR. Henry Tucker Of this town was elect
cd secretary and treasurer Of the Western
Massachusetts, Homeopathic Medical Society,
mt their annual meeting held in Springfield on
the 2lst
Miss Lillian Gibson Of Wiliamsport. Pa,
recent pupil in our Brattleboro High
school, receives warm praise in local paper
for recent vocal performance at an enter
tainment at Wlliamsport.
An item in recent issue of a Boston pa
per says that Miss Lizzie Schustcr Of this
place. daughter of Prof. Schuster, and
granddaughter of the late Rev. Addison
Brown, ''is called the most promising pupil
at the Boston Art Museum"
A special trim of II cars, bearing the
Brooklyn 18th regiment on its way to Mon
trcal to assist in the celebration of the Queens
birthday, passed through Brattleboro soon af-
ter o'clock last Friday morning On its re-
turn the train passed here at un carly hour
Monday morning.
Something like a bakers dozen of voters
were present ut the special village meeting on
Monday evening. =. Barrows was unani-
mously elected clerk in place Of Henry Gloy-
err, who resigned the Office on account of his
intended departure from town, and the meet
ing then adjourned.
A battalion Of the Grammar school boys
have Leeu under drill for the past few days
preparatory to taking part in the Decoration
Day obscryanccs They will appeararmed with
lances, kindly presented by Col. Fuller, and
of the same kind as those used by the Boston
school battalions.
-Bcauseant Commandery made arrange
ments Wednesday evening TO attend the an
nual conclave of the Grand Commandry Of
Knights, Templar of Vermont, TO be held at
Burlington June To- The Brattleboro Sir
Knights numbering some 10 men, accom-
panied by the Meacham drum corps, will
probably 20 up ON the 9TH, leaving here at
10 30 A. Il.
Letters received from Robert IIardie, jr.,
indicate that he is making excellent progress
in his art studies in Paris. A portrait which
he has recently completed has been accepted
by the jury Of the "Salon"-or. in other words
it has been admitted to u place in the great
annunl exhibition of works Of ar. in the pal
ace Of the Champs Eysecs, the jury Of which
is composed of some Of the best French paint
ers. The honor is a very gratifying one for
the young man.
w f. Richardson went to Fayetteville
last week and bought 5. Z. Milcr's prize
Durham COW and her nine-months-old calf.
The animals were driven down here on Mon
day and attracted no end Of notice and praise
because Of their great size and beauty. The
COW, which is three fourths Durham, is seven
years old and weighs 1850 pounds. The Gulf,
a seyen-eighths Durham heifer, weighs 600
pounds. Stock fauciers pronounce the COW
one of the handsomest animals Of her kind
which they have ever seen.
A young Irishman named James Griffin
fell from the Elliot street pavement over into
the old Revere House cellar last Saturday
evening about . o'clock, while under the in
fluence of liquor. lie was discovered not
long after lying insensble with his head in
pool of blood where it had struck a stone.
and was picked up aud carried into Greene's
drug store. Medical attendance was called
and he was soon after taken home. He got a
bad cash on the head, but his injuries are not
serious.
About the middle of last week the advent
Of cooler weather put an end to the ''jump-
ing" Of vegetation spoken of in our last ISSUE
and on Friday and Saturday mornings slight
frosts We're experienced hereabouts. Sunday
brought clear skies and 'scalding" sun, fol-
lowed on Monday by decided fall of tenn
perature, and a white, biting frost on Mon
day night the Thermometer marking from
TWO to four degrees below the freezing point
before sunrise Tuesday morning Tender
vegetables were either killed or badly injur-
ed, and grape vines suffered severely, in
many cases both leaves and blossoms being
killed, The frost and freeze extended through
put the county, but, except on river lands,
crops were not so far advanced as to be in
ured 1t is difficult to judge as to the injury
10 the fruit trees, but the general opinion
seems to be that as a rule the crop was not
1t point to be seriously damaged.
Mr.. H. W. Alexander performed a very
kind and graceful act on Wednesday after
noon in inviting some 20 or so of the oldest
aides and gentlemen in town to attend a mu-
steal entertainment, especially arranged for
heir enjoyment, at his rooms in kindergarten
hall. About fifty of these elderly people,
who, as a rule, are denied the enjoyment of |
public entertainments were able to be pres |
ant, their ages varying from G5 to IS or 30 |
years. The programme for the afternoon
consisted of selections by chorus of children,
! song by Mrs, Holbrook, singing by quar-
ette of ladies, and by several young men,
pupils of Mr. Alexander, piano music by Miss |