Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-09

Prof Geo. A. Brown has decided to re-
main as principal of our High school at least
one year more, and his wife is to take charge
of the Grammar school in the place left va
cant by the resignation of Miss Emily Villas.
This Arrangement is very satisfactory one
to all concerned. Miss Schouler, who has
had charge of the parish school for the past
two years at the rectory, is not intending TO
return next term and the vacancy is not yet
filled.
Mr.. G. L. Barber and Hattie E. Brown
have organized and are drilling a juvenile
Pinafore company which promises a large
amount of success Among the prominent
parts already assigned are Lew Lowell as
Deadeye, Many Slader as Josephine and Katy
Titus as Buttercup.
--Messrs. Locke Goodnow Il Co., our en-
terprising butchers, have been engaged the
past few weeks in building large, commo-
dious and well arranged slaughter house near
Cages mills, which is to be ready for occu-
pancy this week.
"A low spot in the square in front of the
store occupied by F. f. Bullock leaves quite
large pond of stagnant water after each
rain. Last Saturday Mr.. Bullock raised
large and snowy sign over It, mo fishing al
lowed in this pond, which was afterward
supplemented by the signature, per order
of selectmen." This drew attention to 1t so
generally that we presume it may have the
desired effect of removing the difficulty This
week the sign has done duty by being attach
ed to the large wooden watering trough re-
Gently put in the west side of the square.
No public celebration of the Fourth was
held here, but numerous families had pref
ty display of fireworks both Saturday and
Monday evenings. A great many of our peo-
pie went to Saxtons River, where the finely
arranged programme was badly interfered
with by the rain.
The Bellows Falls canal com any have
recently purchased the large field adjoining
the grounds of Warren Walker on the island,
Familiarity known as THE Park" for the
sum of SO, 900 The sale was made by Geo.
Slate as assignee of Chas. Towns, but as yet
the other requisite signatures of interested
parties have not been procured, and so the
deed is not as yet filed.
A surveyor has been at work lately To-
eating and drafting plans for n branch of rail
road to reach our mills. The location decid-
ed upon is to leave the line of the Cheshire
road Just at the west end of the bridge, cross
ing the highway near where the old toll
house now stands, and passing around out
side of the lodges, follow the river down to
the mills. We understand that work is to be
commenced upon the road very soon.
%. f. Woods had a horse that recently
became quite lame, and as he did not wish to
use it hard he arranged with Irwin Sabin to
keep it awhile, with the privilege of driving
it a little about town for exercise. The next
Woods heard of it Sabin had hitched il up
with one of his own and driven it to Boston
and back after a load of powder and had
taken only five days for the trip. The dis
lance from here to Boston is ia miles by
railroad and somewhat farther by the high.
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any more lame horses he will keep them him
self
Thursday evening Garfield and Arthur
Club was formed here, with the following Off
GERS; President, A. N. Swain vice presi
dents, j. A. Farnsworth and @, ID. Eddy sec,
rotary, f. Carruthers; treasurer, A. IL. Fisher
and an executive committee of seven, chosen
from different parts of the town. Union Hal
was well filled, and Hon. J. M. Tyler address