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

The concert Of the Swedish Lady Quar-
tette and Blaisdels string quartette in Union
hall last Friday evening was fully up to the
expectations Of all. For fine music this COM
pany is not TO be excelled
The past week has been a remarkably
cold one for this time Of the year We had frosts
every night from last week Thursday to this
week Tuesday Each night varied in amount
of damage in different sections. Monday
night was the most severe throughout the vii
lage, but was not as severe in other localities
within q few miles. As a whole, large
amount of damage has been done around here
to fruit and vegetables In many places po-
tatoes and tomatoes have been cut close to
the ground and those who pride themselves
on early gardens are no better off than those
who were just planting. A light rain came
Tuesday evening and it cleared of bright and
warm Wednesday.
The second number Of a new paper pub
lished here made its appearance last week
The Coming Man, " devoted to the gossip
and interests Of the younger class of the com
munity, and bright, lively little sheet its
two first copies have been. 1t is edited by
W. II. Nichols and printed by Jerry Leach
who is the proprietor. Jerry was unfortunate
enough two years ago to lose AN arm at the
shop of the Vt. Farm Machine Co., by being
caught in a belt, and upon his recovery pur-
chased a printing press, and good outfit of
type for job work He has done quite a little
business in that line and had good amount
of patronage. He now with the assistance of
Nichols starts young folks sheet, and as it
is in every way worthy Of patronage no doubt
it will receive it,
w. c. Coup's mammoth circus and me-
nagerie was here Monday and gave fair en-
tertainment with all the attendant side shows,
etc. They had good attendance and nearly
all concurred that the horses and dogs were
fine, but the menagerie and riding part were
thought to be rather thin. Taken as whole
it was up to the average, but not up to what
is said of it in other places.
W. L. Conway, a young man well known
here, who has formerly worked for Leonard
* Roess at Brattleboro making cigars, is now
putting in a stock Of tobacco and tools for the
manufacture of cigars, and will soon be ready
to sell a few brands of his own manufacture
to wholesale customers only. He has good
reputation and we hope he will do we'll The
retail cigar trade is greatly over done here.
Nearly every grocery store every drug store
and hotel and three or four restaurants keep
them, besides the retailing department of the
manufacturers Raabe and Berry, and it
makes the trade cut into rather fine bits.
George w Nutting and family arrived
hnr fv,.
week They have been absent nearly three
years.
Mrs. Judge Wheeler was at Towns hotel
nearly all last week while her husband was
holding court at Windsor
A goodly number of Sir Knights from
here will join Beauseant Commandery on
their pilgrimage to Burlington next month.
&C. NJ. Barretts horse (of Grafton) ran
away Monday afternoon, starting in the Square,
and finally brought up near the tannery with
out serious damage, save the almost entire
demolition of the buggy.
Eight or ten students from Vermont
Academy at Saxtons River attended the Hay
makers entertainment here Thursday evening
and three or four having imbibed too freely
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the hall, made very disgusting spectacle
They were promptly brought before the prin-
cpal Prof. Willard, the next morning and
one publicly expelled. Others are yet under
fear of a similar fate, and for the permanent
good of the Academy it is hoped such things
will be made an example Of
Geo. X. Russell and Chas. w. Towns
left town Monday for two weeks fishing trip
down in Maine
The Bellows Falls Cornet Band have
been invited by the Knight Templars here to
accompany the Commandery to Burlington.
and it is thought quite favorably Of The
band have offered to go for their expenses on
ly which is very good for them. One thing
is sure, if they do go they will compare very
favorably with any other bands they may
meet while away.
The receipts of the Haymakers last week
We're upwards of $50, of which about one
half can be applied to the purchase of a good
piano for the use of the musical union here
after. 1t was decided success in all ways.
and the union are now thinking of taking up
PinNfore and rendering it during the month
of September.
The third annual convention of the Con-
necticut Valley Musical Association is set for
the fore part of October
Monday afternoon an accident occurred
at the toll bridge which at first threatened Sc
rious results. A young man named Reed,
employed by the hotel proprietor at Charles
town, hired livery team at that place and
came here to attend the circus. He was some
what under the influence of liquor and sue
ceeded in passing the toll bridge three times
without paying, The fourth time he tried il
snllman Buss, the gate-keeper, saw him COM
ing at the top of the hill, and as he then be-
gan whipping his horse with the evident in
tention of running the bridge again, Mr.. Buss
began lowering the gate to stop him But as
the gate is seldom used it came part way
down and stopped. The team was coming at
a rapid pace, and Reed paid no attention to
the gate, but was urging his horse forward.
ny ducklng its ead the horse passed under
all right, but Reeds forehead struck the gate.
knocking him out over the back of the buggy
and rendering him insensible. The horse was
easily caught at the other end of the bridge.
The surgeon, DIR. Campbell, AZ first thought
the mans skull was fractured, but upon fur
ther examination thinks II is not. Reed re-