Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-08
Local Intelligence.


BrnttIeboro.
Col Hooker returned TO Brattleboro on
Saturday from his visit to Leadvilie.
-Four persons united with the Universal
list church last Sunday, three by baptism and
one by profession.
Rev. John b. Green will preach in the
Unitarian church next Sunday morning
There will be no evening service.
-Willard's window has a new attraction in
the shape Of a full-rigged sailing craft-the
property Of Master Will Rockwell
Postmaster Mansur and family returned
on Tuesday afternoon from fortuights visit
to Lake George and Glons Falls, n. Y.
AT parish meeting OF the Universalist
society, held on Monday evening, vote was
passed formally accepting MIR. Harris's resig-
nation.
Efforts will be made to secure very low
rates Of fare for the benefit of the veteran
soldiers who may wish to attend the reunion
to be held at Montpelier week aftcrncxt
Somebody. who took a load of Western
corn at the Valley Mills last Saturday evening,
left generous trail of the grain from the
Brooks House corner up through High street.
Miss Anna Somerville, the young woman
who was thrown from Miss buttons carriage
on Main street last Thursday afternoon, for
tunately sustained no serious injury from the
accident, but the escape was narrow one.
This years running blackberry crop has
been unusually large, and the berries are OK
ceptonally excellent Prices have ranged at
about 10 cents per quart--the same AS for
l. !. l.. D.
ports indicate that the high blackberry crop
will be very small
A young blue heron, measuring five feet
nine inches from tip to tip Of its wings, was
shot by +. Z. Cole in Westmoreland n. H.,
last Tuesday evening. This bird is very rare
III this region, and the exhibition Of this fine
specimen on the street here on Wednesday
morning attracted much attention
Col Haskins, who is employed by the
defense in the bennington village litigation,
returned home on Saturday. after having been
engaged for 20 days in taking testimony III
the case. He will argue the case for the de
Tense when it comes before the Washington
county supreme court in October.
Who shall presume to find fault with
climate which gives us apples New England's
favorite and standard fruit, the year around ;
The seasons crop of ripened summer apples
is Just coming into the market, and at the
same time Willard has russets of the crop of
1875 on sale in good state Of preservation.
"A raid WAS made last Friday upon the
liquor dealers at White River Village, Hart
ford Among others, H. T. Harris of the
White River Village hotel formerly landlord
Of the Revere in this place, was arrested
and fined $50 and costs, and his stock of
liquors, some 100 gallons in all, was confscat-
cd
The weather, and all other good infiu-
onces favored tho Unitarian Indies on We'd
nesday evening, and their annual fair, as
usual, proved in every way an enjoyable occa
sion Tho hall presented an attractive ap-
pearance the display Of fancy articles was
notably fine, the supper was excellent, and
there was a full attendance throughout the
evening.
Harris Bros. ~ Co. received 80 tons of
spikes, fish plates, ETC., on Monday. Their
work under the bank, by the side of the Val
ley truck is progressing rapidly. The Val
ley car house has been purchased and moved
a short distance north and is being fitted up
for n car house for the new road while Just
south of it an engine house for the accommo-
dation of the narrow-gauge locomotives is
well under way. The locomotives, We learn.
are completed, or nearly SO, and will be
ready for shipment by the time the engine
house is ready to receive them.
The local potato cropis now coming free
I L. L Ill
equal to the demand Retail prices are from
20 to - cents per bushel The early varie-
ties are well ripened and the general crop
promises TO be abundant in quantity and e1-
cellent in quality. The bugs are troublin g
very much less than last year, and the farmers
are encouraged to hope that through the use
OF Paris green, and by the aid Of the insect
which preys upon the egg OF the pest, the
ravages of the Colorado visitor will i'll future
be reduced TO a minimum.
We learn that MI John Stoddard for
merry well known to our Brattleboro people.
died IN Savannah, Ga, July Is, aged 20 years.
Mr. StOddard built the house and originally
fitted up the grounds, now owned by j. j. Es-
tey, occupying the place as q summer resi-
| dence. He is remembered by our older peo-
pie a. man Of generous and admirable quail
tiles Previous to the rebellion he was a
planter of great wealth, owning the whole or
large part of a sea-cotton and rico-growing
island of the Georgia coast, but the war strip
ped him Of his possessions, Mr. Stoddard
was native of Northampton, Mass. and q
brother of Charles Stoddard the old-time
well-known Boston publisher
The most practical suggestion that We
have yet heard in regard to providing pub
lie stand for the use OF the brass band, is that
of erecting an open balcony on the front of
the town hall building, Immediately over the
entrance. tasteful structure of this kind
would improve the looks of the building, and
! the location would, everything considered, be
the most desirable that can be obtained. Mr.
g. A. Hines has been requested to look the
matter up and prepare plans, and if he comes
to favorable conclusion in the matter, and
the selectmen find no objection 10 the plan.
We have no doubt the money will be forth
coming to provide the band boys with this
| convenience, which is fairly their right
For the full and complete information of
the public on a subject in which our esteem
ed Democratic neighbor Just now cherishes
deep interest, We desire to state that, up to
the beginning of this week, we have been in
the habit of regularly purchasing our editorial
matter Of the Hon. b. d. Harris at so much
per yard-the quantity of that gentlemen's
inspiration" appearing in our columns hay
ing been limited only by the depth of our
purse, or in other words, by the amount of
pap" which We have been able TO suck"
from the new railroad and other like swim
ding" and ring corporations Upon the
appearance, however, of the last issue of the
Windham County Reformer, Mr.. Harris AFRO
gantly informed us that, on account of the
distinguished notoriety which he had achiev-
ed in the editorial line, he should furnish us