Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-07-04
Local Intelligence.


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Mrs. Emma Manning Huntley gives one
of her popular readings at the lower town hall
this Thursday evening.
The band will give an open-air concert
this Thursday evening at seven o'clock, with
programme erich, rare and racy."
The children of the Baptist Sunday
school will picnic on the grounds of II. G..
Wood on the afternoon of the 4th.
The accident to Mr. Timothy vinton re-
ported last week proves to be less serious
than was feared, and he is able to be out
again.
Michael Kelley, who was fined last week
for an assault on Geo. NJ. Colt and for drunk
enness, in default Of fines was committed to
the State workhouse for 22s days.
The proceeds of the Baptist lawn party
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings of last
week amounted to about 300, which amount
has been used to liquidate the debt on the
parsonage.
A Especial train will run to the Fort Dunn
mer rife range, Vernon, Friday morning,
July 4th, leaving here at o'clock sharp. Re
turning, leave the range at 1915 p NJ. Fare
80 cents for the round trip.
The White Mountain train brings
through New York mail, 80 that the New York
papers are now received before 3 o'clock P NJ.
None Of the county stages leave until that
mail is distributed
%. L. Miner has done lively wool bust
ness this season, having already bought and
shipped upward Of 30, 600 pounds. The price
paid has been about 80 cents for washed and
and - cents for unwashed wool
The town Of Townshend offers ive-per-
cent. refunding bonds, with interest payable
semi-anuually, which, from the substantial
and undoubted character of the security,
must be readily taken. Full particulars are
given in our advertising columns.
The ladies of St Michaels Episcopal
church are making elaborate preparations for
their Fourth of July Festival, in the way of
stage entertainments, and suppers which will
comprise salads. cold meats, strawberries and
cream, ices, etc. The matinee will be an ar
tistic rendering of the Sleeping Beauty" in
twenty scenes.
AT the meeting Of the Unitarian society
held on Tuesday evening an informal express
sion of sentiment on the question of a pastor
for the society was unanimously in favor of
the Rev. John B. Green Of Montreal and the
parish committee were instructed to ascertain
if such sum of money can be assured as
will secure his services
Many of our Brattleboro people. doubt
less, will celebrate the Fourth by attending
the grand rally for temperance at Lake Pleas
ant. Mrs. Lvermorc, who is regarded as the
ablest lady advocate on the platform, is to be
present, a. well as many other speakers. The
Fitchburg band and orchestra will furnish
music and the railroads carry for about half
fare.
By change of time which took effect
last Monday the evening train from Boston
arrives at $40 instead of s:2j. In conse-
quence the post-ofiice closes at s o'clock, its
regular time, and the mail is not distributed
until the next morning. The car for Milers
Falls to hit the tunnel train for Boston now
leaves at 10 o'clock A. NJ, along with the
morning train from the north, instead of at
9:2j as heretofore.
George, son of II. c. Day, boy of
about II years, fell into MILESTONE brook
from height of about ten feet, near the
bridge above Lamsons mill, last Saturday,
receiving a severe wound on the back of his
head from a stone. He was too badly stun
ned to crawl out, and lay in the edge of the
brook some fifteen minutes before help ar
rived and he was taken home. There proved
to be no fracture of the skull, and he has
now nearly recovered from the injury.
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evening of next week, with matinee on the
following afternoon at o'clock, for the pre-
sentation of her Juvenile "Pinafore." On each
occasion the entertainment will open with the
charming little operetta of Bobby Shafto,
which is TO be given by children of ages va
rying from 3 to 10 years Those who have
been favored with an inside view predict for
these entertainments the greatest success in
their way which Brattleboro has seen in
long time. They will be sure to draw full
houses.
DR. james Conland, who has been with
DIR. Holton as his assistant during the past
year, is soon to leave to enter into practice on
his own account at some point not yet fully
decided upon, and his place in DIR. Holton's
NAtANN WIN &c nuHIAlNu - II. N4lit0. % "uttl-
er, notice of whose brilliant graduation at
Burlington last week is elsewhere given. Dr.
Conland has won the confidence and respect
of all our people with whom he has been
brought in contact during his stay here, and
host of good wishes will attend him on his
departure.
The White Mountain train began run
ming on Monday. Going up it leaves Brat
tleboro at $50, and going down at 3:42 the
trains passing at East Putney, same as in pre-
yious seasons. The arrangement about con
ductors is different however-Carroll taking
the train through to Bellows Falls, and bring
ing back the mail train, while Sampson, who
takes up the 1890 mail, takes the White
Mountain train back from the Falls to Spring
field. The train starts off with good bust
ness there having been "a passengers up on
Monday, rs on Tuesday and Ga on Wednes-
day.
The Northampton Gazette of last week
says that the trial of John Carl Cheney, the
bigamist and ex-temperance lecturer, will not
take place until December. When the case
was called in the superior court at Northamp-
NoAA AtAAA Ntth ~ Woo N"tt Hfreott anu Nut-
ney, as he sat in the prisoners box declared
a free man. He continued sitting there, not
taking in the sense of his liberty, and while
he sat there papers for his arrest were again
made out at an adjoining magistrates office,
and when he at length descended from the
steps of the temple of justice lie was rear
rested and after hearing returned to his con
fnement. His defense will be liberty of con
science, backed up by the existence of Nor
monism and Shakerism.
The Amherst college Sophomore class of
81, had their class supper at the Brooks
House last Friday evening. The boys, some
20 in all, came up by the $40 train and spent
the evening in driving about town in car
riages previously engaged for that purpose.
Supper WAS served Mt 10 O'clock the lono, 10