Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-16
Local Intelligence.


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extended vacations.
-Sedgwick Post, G.. A. H., arc to 60 to
Bellows Falls this evening to organize a post
of the order at that place.
The Universalst Sunday school will pic
mic at Lake Pleasant on Thursday next. 12d
inst
The elephants had rare fun bathing in
the brook on Wednesday, the baby among
them.
Daniel Kellogg and family left this week
for their new homo in Westminster the old
John May homestead.
W. f. Waite left on Thursday for Omaha,
on a prospecting tour with view to engage
in ranching on the Western plains.
Harry Harris has this week passed the
Worcester archaeological School examination,
and been admitted with conditions.
-Richardson cut up 100 lbs Of beef steak
and four hams, with minor items Of sausage,
etc, for the Wednesday morning breakfast Of
the circus employees.
Mr. Price, the receiver Of the First Ma.
tional Bank, expects to be able to pay dvi
dend of - per cent. to creditors in about two
weeks
The Brattleboro Nine played matched
game of base ball with the Live Oaks Of
Keeno, N. H., on the fair grounds here, We'd
nesday morning, and beat them ~ to (.
At the Williams College commencement
exercises. last week, William S. Cutting of
West Brattleboro was awarded the second
prize for proficiency in German.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
First National Bank is called to be held at
Bellows Falls on Monday, July 10, at -
| o'clock noon.
Rev W. II. Collins and his two young
friends, who tramped with him to Benning-
! ton and back last summer, will start next
Monday on a pedestrian journey to Rutland
GRANDMOTHER advises you, Charles, not
to put that double skull" Of yours in print
any more, under the pretence that it means
something about boat race.
Charlie Harris and Ed. Barrows rowed
! against Azor Marshall and Charley Bingham
! in n boat race at Lake Spofford yesterday,
! beating them handsomely. Their time for
the . miles was 10 minutes.
The census returns from Windham coun-
! ty have now all been sent TO the county clerks
| Office with the exception of those from Dunn
merston and Grafton. The gain thus far is
| 2O72 and the Loss ll7l-showing a net gain of
9O1.
Among the recent graduates of the St
Johnsbury high school was Joseph son Of
Rev. James Herrick, missionary to India. and
brother of Mrs. j. II. Dunklee of West Brat
teboro Mr.. Herrick is preparing himself
for the medical profession, and will attend
lectures in New York the coming fall.
If the old saying with regard to the 10Th
of July (St. Swithins Day holds good, we
may expect, during the following forty days
about an equal amount of rain and sunshine
"st swithin's Day, II thou dost rain,
For forty days It will remain;
St. Swthn's Day, II thou be fair,
For forty days twill rain nae mAir.'
"A young lady who was taking home from
the jewelers. an alarm clock thought it would
do no harm TO take it into the evening prayer
meeting, not knowing that it had been st,
but when in the midst of n brothers deyo-
tons. the thing went OF, she came to the con-
clusion that it was the most dttrdcttce thing
that possibly could have been carried.
The authorities of Mears, Mich, are very
DESTROYS to discover the friends of one VIM.
Palmer, who died in that place a week ago
The Mears authorities have understood from
some source that Mr. Palmer once played
church organ in Brattleboro, but no one has
TEEN found here who has any knowledge of
him. Any information in the matter may be
sent to Mr.. W. Z. Eason.
DIR. c. W. Brown of Burlington, grad
uate of the Vermont University, as wei as OF
the Medical department of the University,
takes DIR. Wheeler's place as assistant to DIR.
Holton. DIR. Brown was graduated from the
Medical College at the late commencement
with high honors, having taken the first prize
of fifty dollars on examinations and the prize
of twenty five dollars for the best thesis.
Mr. Geo. S. Dowley, cashier of the Yer
mont National Bank, left town on Thursday
afternoon for his seven or eight weeks vaca-
ton in Europe, and will sail from New York
on Saturday by the steamer Rhine" of the
North German line Mr.. Smith succeeds to
Mr.. Dowley's bank duties in his absence, and
Mr.. Brown, teller of the BIllers River Ma
tonal Bank of Athol, Mass, assists in the
general work of the bank.
Persons having property insured in the
Millville On. J.) Mutual Marine and Fire In
surance Co., will be interested in the officers
statement to the effect that the impairment
Of the capital amounts to only SO, 900. which
q small assessment will make up, and if the
company can be kept from receiyership it
will be able to resume business.
Eliza Carey, q young woman working at
Mr.. o. Bailey's on Green street, for some
time afflicted with scrotula, was taken crazy
last Monday morning, and climbing through
a skylight to the roof of the house, jumped
or fell to the ground, striking upon bank
wall, where she was seen and picked up, con-
siderably bruised but not seriously injured.
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The lawn party on Tuesday evening at
Col. j. j. Estey's, for the benefit of the Bap-
fist society, was of tue usual enjoyable char
acter. The evening was exceptionally fine
and the music of the band, the tempting ia
bles, wonderful side shows and brilliant illu-
mination combined to attract and delight a
large assemblage of people, representing all
denominations. novel and amusing feature
of the evening was the sale of Il parcel of
snll 1ef MT m OH
the maids aforesaid being masked until seat
cd at the supper table with their respective
purchasers after the sale, when masks were
removed at a signal, and the gentlemen be-
held their partners.
An examination of the census enumem-
, ton in this village, rs made by Capt Clarke
and Mr.. Curier, shows that there are in the
! village a total of 9S persons who can neither
read nor write, and it is n curious fnct that
| this number is equally divided among tho
residents of the two enumerative districts sit
uated on either side of MILESTONE brook. In
addition to the number of persons who can
neither read nor write there are 29 who can
| not write. Capt. Clarke found in his district
49, children who had attended school during
the year and Mr.. Currier 265, making total
of precisely 700 children of school age. 1t
may be interesting to know that the asylum
family, including physicians patients, attend
ants and other employees, numbers jls per
sons. OF these 1856 are patients, 10 of whom
are criminals under judicial sentence, The
deaths during the year ending May 3lst were
, n, including 10 Mt the asylum. In the viii
, lage there are 40 manufacturing establish
ments. Eighteen farms are included within
the village limits, and the number in the
t town outside the village is precisely ten times
. this number, or $50. As heretofore stated
the population of the village is 4i73, and of
the whole town 1889.
One of the largest crowds which has Wis
tied Brattleboro in recount years was drawn