Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-06

Mr.. Israel Wood reports the rain fail IN
July at 81 inches.
Lewis Higgins is taking parties to Ches.
turield lake almost daily.
The windham County fair is set down
for Sept. 22d and Esd
-Hawley is just home from New York
market with new goods.
w. o. Chaplin has accepted position as
bookkeepor with his brother at St. Louis.
Hon. ]. NJ. Tyler spoke at Chester last
evening, and at Putney last Saturday even
ing
Rev. W. II. Charming Of London, Eng,
will occupy the Unitarian pulpit next Sunday
morning.
The Fort Drummer Rifle Club will have
"ladies' prize match" at their range on the
2jth inst.
Frost and White are building an add
tona ice pond near or in connection with
their present one.
MIR c. w. Wyman has been in attendance
upon the great temperance meeting at Bur
lington this week.
Peter Chase can beat the Detamer boy
"hollow" in the aptness, if not in the length,
of his Bible quotations.
1t is understood that the swap" suggest
ed by the Jolly old squire" will not be acted
upon. The Democrats are too "willin'."
"A. b. Clapp & Co. arc preparing to
open n new jewelry store on Elliot street in
the rear of the Vermont National bank.
ON the petition of A. J. Gleason, S. NJ
Waite has been placed in insolvency, and the
first meeting Of creditors will be held Aug. H.
-- The ladies Of the Unitarian society are
making elaborate preparations, as usual for
their annual fair which occurs next Wednes-
day evening
Persons desiring a premium list of tho
State Fair to be held at Montpelier Sept II
TO H. may address Henry Clark the secreta-
ry, at Rutland.
1t will take more Scripture than you
quoted last week, Charles, to make your non
descript sheet average up" in its elevated
position and pure moral atmosphere
Carl Holcnder, with his wife, starts for
Ger many next week, where lie will remain as
agent for J. Estey & Co., in place of Mr.
Jerome Knight, who is about to return.
- The desk in front Of the second win
dow from the corner of the building" pratt
ties the DGJdm6r boy. But it happens that
no desk stands there, nor ever did.
- The delegates 10 the Democratic district
convention from this town were F. W. Childs,
C. II. Davenport. S. J. Royce, A. NJ. Melon
aid and Geo. L. Spaford.
New York Semi-Weekly Tribune three
months, only 80 cents; Weekly, three months,
% cts. Daily, one month, 81; three months,
$3.50. OF CIV. Wilcox, at post-oflice.
We learn that Brattleboro people are
likely to have another opportunity to listen
to Mrs. Osgood the noted singer, who is
about TO return from Europe, and will re-
visit her old home at Newfane.
The salute fired by Fuller Battery at So.
Londonderry on Wednesday afternoon was
distinctly heard at Col. Fuller's residence on
Canal street by Mr.. Chas. X. Wood, uncle of
Mrs. Fuller The distance in a straight line
cannot be less than % miles.
By request OF Hon. Geo. Nichols, chair
man of the State Republican Committee, Col
J. ]. Estey went to New York on Wednesday
TO represent the committee in the conference
held between Gems. Garfield and Arthur and
the Republican leaders on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. /. X. Willis and Mr. H. E.
Walker of this place assisted in amateur pre-
sensations of the Doctor of Alcantara" at
Rutland on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
and the Rutland Herald gives them very high
praise for their part in the performance.
-Rumor has it that the local Democracy
are TO have a flag raising tonight. 1t shows
fine sense Of propriety on their part that
they should presume to haunt banner in
front Of Republican headquarters, or ask to
stretch one across in front Of the office of the
Republican newspaper of the town.
A delegation from the Boston Ancient
and Honorable Artillery were in town on
Wednesday, this being one Of several places
visited to find a suitable place for the COM
pany's annual excursion and banquet 1t is
a suggestive fact that these gentlemen re-
marked that the look of our depot and its
surroundings is enough to condemn the town.
While a two-horse team from Woodford
was waiting at Estey's shops last Friday, the
horses strayed about the premises until they
fell into a half-coYered reservoir, and one of
them had leg broken, which necessitated
his being shot. The owner Of the animal be-
ing poor young man, purse of over $40
was at once raised to make good his loss.
The officers of Alpha Lodge No. $40,
Knights of Honor, installed last week, were
Henry Tucker, p. d. w. II. Taft, d. r.
F. Wheeler V. D.. N. S. Noyes, A. d. ].
f. Jacobs, Chap. Geo. L. Spaford, G. &:
Geo. NJ. Highly, r. F. X. Barrows F. r.
o. NJ Thomas, Treas. A. A. Smith, Guar
diam W. E. Cunningham, S.
The three young Brattleboreans who
took n trip down the Connecticut in row
boat last week, put themselves in tow of a
steamer at Hartford, and made the balance of
the journey in quick time, rowing thence to
New London, and returning by rail on Satur-
day. They express themselves highly pleas
ed with their excursion.
Mr.. Geo. E. Crowel editor of the House.
hold, in company with New York gentle
man, is on pedestrian tour among the White
Mountains and reports himself already able
to make his thirty miles day with ease His
route as planned is, leaving Bethlehem, to
tramp along the Franconia range, taking in
the newly discovered Hawthorne Falls thence
proceeding to Mt. Washington and the rest of
the Presidential range.
Mrs. Hiram Tenney and Mrs. Thomas
Judge went to Chesterfield after blackberries
last Friday, and while returning, coming
down a hill in the south part of the town
their horse became unmanageable and they
were thrown out with violence Mrs. Ten
ney was thought to be fatally injured and
remained insensible until Sunday morning.
Her injuries were found to consist of broken
shoulder blade and collar bone and severe
bruises on her head and hip. She was
brought home yesterday. Mrs. Judges iniu-
ries were comparatively slight.
The Springfield Republicans report of
the First National Bank stockholders meeting
speaks of 'the feeling being strong that there
shall be no lack of money to test the detec-
tives' brag that for a sufficient reward Waite
could be shown in town within q hours.
We had supposed it was the purpose of the
stockholders, as we are sure it is the desire of
all good people in Brattleboro, to have most
wicked criminal brought to justice, rather
than to chase street rumor or test" any
bodys "brag."
The Bellows Falls people were evidently