Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-17
Local Intelligence.
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uhlg gls@o per Duhutl.
Attention is coned to Cudworth & Child's
insurance card in another column
Hereafter the order book for raylor's
village coach will he found Mt Wizards drug
store.
One of Mr. Balestiers men shot gray
eagle last week, the wings of which spread
: IT, > in. from tip to tip.
Rev. Geo. L. Martin wiz continue his
course of lectures on Romans at the ConGte.
gational chapel next Sunday evening.
The temperance lecture by Rev. c. II.
Vibberts, which was to have been given next
week, has been indefinitely postponed
There should be flu attendance on Mr..
Commits lecture in the High school room
this ever'ng. The lectr-e begins at < O'Clock.
Crosby hall is to have fine stage scenery
painted by Piggott, the well known scenic ar
fist. Mr.. Piggott arrived and began work on
Wednesday.
That was n lonesome looking load Of lager
beer kegs which went through the street
Wednesday afternoon, bearing the mysterious
legend CLOSED
Rev. L. w. Whitney of Peabody, Mass,
who preached Mt the Uniyers,list church last
Sunday, will occupy the pulpit next Sunday
morning and evening.
A sudden attack of illness prevented Rev.
j. Il. Green from preaching at the Unitarian
church last Sunday. Services will be held
as usual next Sunday.
Sermon at the NJ. L. church next Sunday
evening. Subject, Paul at Thossalonica, or
the world upside down, being the sixth Of
a series on the great apostle
AT the annual insurance meetings held on
Wednesday, T. j. b. Cudw orth was reelected
a director in the Farmers Mutual, and c. W.
Wyman in the Vermont Mutual
The young people Of the Congregations
al society contemplate giving ''Puaforc" in
the new Crosby In" as soon as the hall is
completed, which wi be about the middle Of
November
Mrs. L. A. Shumway wishes to express
her heartfelt thanks to the firm of j. Estey n
Co., and to the workmon and ladies' employ
ed i'll their shops for the recent substantial
tokens Of their kindness and sympathy.
Geo. Lawrence has AN apple tree which
has been in blossom for six weeks past, aud
now has young apples blossoms and buds
upon it. The fact that the tree is an old one
which was transplanted last spring accounts
for the phenomenon.
Rev. Mr.. Burchard has lad no further
attack of distressed breathing drriug the past
week, and his condition has steadily improved.
| lie will undoubtedly soon be able to resume
his accustomed hbors. His pulpit will be
| supplied next Sunday morning by Rev. Mr..
Davis of the West village
When this season Of delightful golden
autumn weather, with midsummer tempcra-
tue which has prevailed without intuup-
ton for a month past is over it will be in
order for the oldest iuhubitaut' to rise and
say if he ever knew anything like it. Tradi-
ton has it that something similar was ex-
| pereucod in 1877.
L. Il. Sargent and II. o. Aldrich have
| placed handsome aud substantial cement
curbings in front Of their residences on North
Main street. The use of this material for
this purpose is a novelty hcr,abouts, the idea
having been brought 10y Mr.. Sargent from
the West, where cement is used for all sorts
of building purposes
Last Monday being the 9lst birthday Of
Rev. Samuel Fish, paI.y numbering seven
teen of his descendants including children,
grandchildren and great grandchildren called
upon him in the evening to offer their con-
CALCULATIONS. The venerable elder is still in
good health and apparently as vigorous as he
was five years ago.
The Murphy Miniature Opera Pinafore
Company are to give "Pinafore" at the town
hall on Wednesday evening Oct. 20. The
company, composed of ~ children selected
from the public schools Of Boston, is the
same which played remarkably successful
season of 1906 nights at the Boston Museum
last spring and summer.
The Franklin Park Driving Association
will give a hose tournament, open to al reg.
ularly organized hose companies, on Frank
lin Park, Greenfield, next week WednesdAS
Prizes aggregatng $3.50 will be divided into
three prizes for hose companies of Sl2j, $50
and So, while $50 will be given for a foot
race of 40 yards to be run for by members
Of the companies only.
The lines of the Grammar school teach
ers are not fallen in altogether pleasant
places this term. Miss Slason has not yet
81 tficently recovered to resume her place rs
principal of the school, and last Friday Miss
Roys was called home by tue severe i''uesi
Of her mother. This week the two remain
ing teachers are getting on as best they may
with their charge of upward of $50 children,
aided by limited amount of acceptable vol
unteer assistance from outside.
The Philadelphia Church Choir Pinaforo
company drew full house on Monday even
ing aud the entei tainment was the most per-
feet and entirely enjoyable of its kind which
has ever been g.ven in Brattleboro. The
leading pa. 5 were, without exception, artis-
tically taken, and each, in its way, was en-
tirely irresistible. The chorus was complete
in numbers, and the orchestral accompani-
ment very satisfactory. We can hardly hope
to often see presentation on our local stage
of so exceptiona''y high an order of merit,
Capt Paul Boyton, he of rubber life-sav
ing suit fame, completed q 20O-mile voyage
down the Pemgewasset and Merrimac rivers,
from Plymouth, N. H., to Newburyport
Mass, on Tuesday afternoon. The distance
is 200 miles. 1t has been announced that oil
the goth inst, next Monday Boyton vii
start near the headwaters of the Connecticut
at Hereford, Canada, and make his way dow
to Long Island Sound. The rapids in tn,
river are expected to prolong the voyage Il
ten days The journey is to be made alone
the Captain carr ying his provisions, etc, OF
} his little tender.
The manufacture of apple jelly is new
industry in this county which has sprunl
into considerable importance in the last two
years. The apples are first made into cider
and then, by the use of an ordinary suga
evaporator, the cider is converted into an arti
Gle of clear, firm jelly, of excellent flavor
very acceptable as a table relish, and of u.s.
in various culinary operations. Leonard
Boyle of West Dover appear to be taking tn
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